LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)
Tuesday 22nd August 2017
TOPIC: POSSESSING THE
BLESSING BY COURTESY
TEXT: "Be
courteous that you may inherit a blessing" (1Peter3:9NKJV)
Common courtesy is fast
becoming a scarce commodity in our society and even among Christians. The Bible
made us realize that courtesy is one of the keys to the blessing and also
positions us for divine help.
Sometimes we don’t know how to go about pleasing
God and getting blessed. Preachers have made it a lot complicated by teaching
us to believe that 'tithing' is the only path to the blessing. No, practicing
courtesy also can give you access to God's blessing. The prophet Micah
simplifies it for us: 'what does the Lord require of you but to love
kindness'(Micah 6:8NAS). Below are ten common courtesies you should work on every
day, and teach our children. After all if they don’t learn courtesy from us
where else will they learn it? (1) Go out of your way to speak to people.
Pleasant words are healing ( Pro 16:24 NIV) (2) Try to remember people's names
it shows you value them (3)Smile, it increases your ' face value' (4) Be
friendly and helpful, if you do people will return it (5) Show genuine interest
in people, you can find something good in almost everybody if you try ( 6) Be generous with your praise and be courteous
with your criticism (7) Be slow to Judge, there are three sides to every story,
your side, their side, and the right side. (8) Instead of ' using' others serve
them: by love, serve one another ( Gal 5:13). (9) Start trusting people, it
builds lasting relationship (10) Be humble.
Courtesy does two
things: a) It speaks well of your parents, ' Live so that people will...praise
your father' (Matthew 5:16 NVC). b) It
determines your level of blessing. ‘Be courteous...so that you may inherit a
blessing
WORD
CONFESSION
I am
evidence that Jesus Christ is alive and at work. I declare this day that the
favour of the Lord is upon my life. Thy will be done this day! Today is a day
of completion and breaking fort. I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle
shall follow miracles and wonders shall never cease in my life in Jesus name.
PRAYER
*Father thank you for
bringing me and my family into this new day in Jesus name
*Father God give me the
wisdom to activate all the good things you have programmed into this day for me
in Jesus name
*Father God, connect me
to the destiny ‘destiny elevator’ that will take me to my next level in Jesus
name
*O Lord God, dispatch
the angels into the city on my behalf to perfect that good thing You have
started in my life in Jesus name
*O Lord God by Your terrifying
sound let the enemy of my joy and testimony be scattered in Jesus name
*O Lord God give me by
favour what efforts can’t make happen for me today in Jesus name
*I command every
garment of disfavor on life to catch fire now in Jesus name
*I command every mark
of disfavor on my life to cancelled by the blood of Jesus in Jesus name
*O Lord God I claim
victory concerning………………………..in Jesus name
*Thank you Lord for
hearing and answering my prayers I Jesus name
1 YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN
2 Kings 8:16-29, 2 Kings 9 Acts 23:12-35 Psalm
80:1-7
SUCCESS QUOTE FOR TODAY
You cannot change what
you will not confront! You have the ability through the power of the blessing
to revolutionize your life and control your future'
-- John Hagee
THE PROPHETIC
WORD FOR TODAY
"Great
things are happening in your life this season, glorious things without measure,
enlarge your heart, be expectant, for I have removed your restrictions. I am
renewing my covenant, and restoring that which the enemy has taken away."
For Prayers & Counseling contact us at
Fragrance Of Christ Church Int’l
Modupe House, 152 Iju Road, By Conoil Filling Station
Fagba B/Stop Iju Ifako-Ijaiye Lagos
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