MFM Daily Devotional 8 January 2024

TOPIC:  Put Your Faith to Work

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Numbers 33:50-56 
⁵⁰ And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

⁵¹ Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

⁵² Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:

⁵³ And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

⁵⁴ And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

⁵⁵ But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

⁵⁶ Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

MEMORY VERSE 
“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
2 Corinthians 1:20

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: I decree that henceforth, your faith in God will convert his promises to testimonies in your life, in the name of Jesus

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 22, Genesis 23, Genesis 24, Matthew 22, Matthew 23, Matthew 24

MFM Daily Devotional 8 January 2024 MESSAGE

Faith bears good fruits and yields awesome rewards when it is strong and active. In other words, as a believer, you must always put faith to action. This is also the secret to growing your faith and converting God’s promises to testimonies.

When Israel was preparing to enter Canaan, they put their faith into action. As our Fire Scripture reveals, God instructed Moses to tell His children that as soon as they get to Canaan, the first thing they should do is to divide the land among the tribes of Israel. The larger portion should go to the larger tribes and the smaller portion should go to the fewer tribes. Though God had promised Abraham that His children would possess the land of Canaan, the Israelites still needed to put their faith into action in order to experience the fulfilment of the promise.

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God’s promise never fails. In our Memory Verse, 2 Corinthians 1:20, the Bible says, “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” Beloved, you can only get the best reward for your faith when you put it to work. In dividing the land before they entered it, the Israelites demonstrated their faith in God’s great promises. In Numbers 34:16-29, men were chosen to practically divide the land as God had earlier directed them. God honoured and rewarded their action by making them possess the land.

Dearly beloved, has God made you a personal promise? Then remember that faith is acting as if you are already in possession of it. Begin to thank Him for His faithfulness and the fulfilment of the promise (2 Corinthians 1:20). In faith, choose the name you will call your spouse: darling, sweetie, honey, etc. Begin to choose the suit or the wedding gown you will buy and wear. Those steps of faith will hasten the manifestation of your spouse and your marital testimony. Has God promised you a child or children? Put your faith to action today. Begin to buy your maternity dresses, baby things and give names to your babies though they are on their way. Has God promised you financial breakthroughs? Put your faith to work by working even harder and God will come through for you, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Daily 8 January 2024 Prayer Points

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. Father, as I knock on faith’s door today, let it open to me, in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, give me the grace to always walk by faith, not by sight, in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, give me the grace that turns promises to testimonies, in the name of Jesus.

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
4. O God, arise and give me the grace to always put my faith to work, in the name of Jesus.
5. O God, give me the faith that is big enough to overcome every obstacle and challenge in my life, in the name of Jesus.
6. My Father, give me the faith that never doubts Your words and promises, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father, I thank You because Your promises are yea and amen, in the name of Jesus.