MFM Daily Devotional 3 July 2024
TOPIC: Children As Plants And Pillars
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 75;Psalms 76;Psalms 77; 2Corinthians 10; 2Corinthians 11
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Psalm 127:3-5
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
MEMORY VERSE
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace
Psalm 144:12
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: In partnership with the Holy Spirit, you shall be able to fulfil the divine mandate in bringing up godly children.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Your children shall be God’s delight and His heritage indeed, in the name of Jesus.
MFM Daily Devotional 3 July 2024 MESSAGE
Children are God’s own heritage, his sole property and belonging. Parents are merely stewards, working hand in hand with God to bring up his heritage according to his desire and purpose for them. Every godly parent should be in partnership with the Holy Spirit to succeed in the ministry of parenting according to divinely laid down principles.
God desires that our sons may be like strong plants in their youth. Consequently, they grow into strong and godly men as they continue in the way of the Lord. This prepares them to become godly men, fathers, and husbands who will build godly homes and continue in like manner to build God’s kingdom on earth.
The same thing refers to our daughters who are expected to become like pillars and not caterpillars. Not mere pillars, but such that is fashioned after the similitude of the palace, well rounded, sculptured, and polished, displaying godly beauty in their lives. This implies that parents should bring up their children in the way of the Lord such that when they grow up, they will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).
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Parents and parents-to-be, take note! You have a divine responsibility to perform over the children that God has committed to your hands, whether they are biological or spiritual children. How are you tending God’s plants? Do you nurture your children, feed and care for them to ensure that they grow according to divine purpose? Your nurturing calls for teaching them the word of God, good morals, how to live righteously in this evil world, how to relate amicably and maintain healthy and godly living.
Teach your children godly values to make them outstanding and exemplary in life. Teach them about integrity, diligence and healthy financial management, so that they don’t mismanage their resources as they grow up, but will know how to honour God with their lives and possessions. Your daughters should be rightly moulded to become candidates for godly homes as wives and mothers in future.
Jesus, as a child, experienced a physical, mental and spiritual growth (Luke 2:52). The same is true of Samuel, Esther and the daughters of Philip. We can have more of them in our homes by the help of the Holy Spirit, bringing them up to grow in like manner and having favour with God and man.
MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 3 JULY 2024
MORNING:
1. Powers that redesign children’s destiny for evil, my children are not your candidate, fail woefully, in the name of Jesus.
2. My children shall not become misfired arrows, in the name of Jesus.
3. Divine agenda for my children’s lives, be fulfilled by the power of God, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING:
4. My children, become true heritages of the Lord, in the name of Jesus.
5. My son(s) and daughter(s) shall become healthy plants and godly pillars, in the name of Jesus.
6. (Mention your children’s names) fulfill your divine purpose by the power of the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father Lord, help me to know and do Your will in my children’s lives, in the name of Jesus.
