Thursday, 21st December 2023
By Pst Israel Olorunfemi
TEXT: “Anyone who is among the living has hope-even a living dog is better off than a dead lion” (Eccl 9:4 NIV)
I welcome you to another beautiful day of visitation. The Lord who called and gave me this MTD mandate shall visit you with Heavy Favour this season, in Jesus name. Your testimony of this prophetic verdict shall be confirmed, in Jesus name.
I want to let you know that it takes our individual faith to receive anything from God. The Bible says: “without faith it is impossible to please God” (Heb 11:6). But, faith in itself cannot produce without hope. It is what you hoped for that faith delivers to you (Heb 11:1). That is why anyone that is hopeless is faithless and will eventually be helpless. When you give up hope on any situation in life, even God cannot help you in such situation. You know why? Without faith it is impossible to please Him and without hope there is no faith. If you are hopeless in that issue, don’t expect any help from God.
The good news this morning is that there is hope for you! In Rom 5:5a, the Bible says: “And hope maketh not ashamed…” The meaning is that hope puts an end to shame in life because it strenthens faith and faith brings good report (Heb 11:2). Hear me – No situation can be concluded, not even by the devil, except by you. When you’re hopeless in any situation, you have closed the book not to be visited by heaven. Child of God, don’t let any evil report maim your faith. Don’t kill your hope.
How do you develop hope? Feed on the word of God daily. Don’t give up on any issue. Don’t give up because of time, age, race, colour, location or background. God can reach you irrespective of those factors. All you need do is to be hopeful, feed on His word and be prayerful!
PRAYER: That sorrow is averted today, in Jesus name.
GOOD NEWS!
Be reminded that Saturday 30th December 2023 (last Saturday of the year) is MTD thanksgiving day. We shall all be returning with a loud voice of thanksgiving to God who sustained MTD all through 2023. We will thank Him in a dance and with our resources. We shall thank Him for making MTD impactful this year. As we do this, we shall receive grace for more impact in 2024, in Jesus name.
(Details on this will be posted along MTD from next week)
- Also know that MTD Intercessors Group is still active. Send your prayer requests via the above WhatsApp number.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Dec 21 (Rev 12; Mic 4-5)
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