HORM Devotional

Luke 15:8 KJV

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

DAILY READING –  Luke 7:18-50; Genesis 11; Psalm 5.

It was said at a party or social function, that he will be found under a table or in some corner scribbling in his notebook!

This was the extent of Sir Isaac Newton’s dedication to his work. Sir Isaac Newton, a scientist, yet devout Christian, was used mightily by God to make astounding scientific discoveries.  He is considered one of the greatest scientists in history. Even Albert Einstein said that Isaac Newton was the smartest person that ever lived.

 History has a record of many such men and women who through discoveries marked a turn in human development. For many of them, the process of discovery took time but they kept at it: studying, researching, finding facts. When they eventually make that one discovery, they not only become celebrated, but also within them they experience a depth of satisfaction that becomes a justifiable reward for all the effort and arduous labor invested in their search.

 It is the same when you devote yourself to search  The Word to make a discovery. In Luke 15 the Bible talks about the woman who lost her coin and lighted her candle and searched diligently until she  found the lost coin.

Discovery leads to recovery. Sometimes by refusing to act according to the Word of God, we can lose things which originally belonged to us in the covenant. We can lose wealth, health, peace, etc due to ignorance or not walking in line with God’s will.

 We can however experience restoration or recovery of these things by simply going to the Book of Covenant, to search out where we missed it. Diligent search in The Word will locate your missing inheritance and when you find it there is a reward and your expectations are not cut off.

 PRAYER: Father please help me  to make the discovery from your Word that will lead to recovery of all I have lost in Jesus name.

Quote :

Discovery will guarantee you recovery of anything ever lost or missing in your life. – WORDBITE 222.

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK ESTABLISHED BY THE WORD]

1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

DAILY READING – Luke 7:1-17; Genesis 8-10; Psalm 4

 King Solomon’s temple is undoubtedly the most expensive building in human history! Its total cost is well over half a billion dollars! This is an unimaginable cost for one house, but that’s what the value comes to when you include a total of over 108,002.5 talents of gold, 1,017,000 talents of silver, and greater quantities of bronze. This cost may appear crazy to people in modern times, but if it appears extravagant, it is reflection of King David’s love for God in that he extravagantly prepared materials, over and above, intent on building a magnificent temple for God. [1 Chronicles 29:3].

David served God from a standpoint of love. No wonder God called him a man after His own heart. He loved God deeply and ended up a trans-generational celebrity, immortalized by God in history. Love must be the starting point of the service we render to God.

1 Corinthians 13 makes it clear that whatsoever we do outside of love in service to God, will profit us nothing. The truth is that you cannot do anything for God. No one has the capacity to, but you can do a whole lot from God. That means you serve God from the overflow of your intimate walk with Hum. Mary must precede Martha. It is from the place of sitting at the feet of Jesus, like Mary, being nurtured, fed with the word by the Spirit, that you can rise up to serve. You must first come to the place of intimacy with God. So that whatever service you are offering is rooted in your love for Him.

Love should be the real motivation for our service to God. God is a God of love. He wants you to serve Him because you love Him. This is what makes service easy and not irksome. So if you have been serving God legalistically you need to get back to the Father’s love zone, where service is from the heart., where you serve Him out of the overflow of the love of God already in your heart.

 PRAYER: Lord, please help me to love you more and more, so that my service becomes an overflow of that love,

 Quote :

Until your worship gets to your money, it hasn’t really gotten to you. – WORDBITE 222.

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK SUPERNATURAL LOVE OF GOD]

Deuteronomy 28:13 KJV

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath.

DAILY READING – Luke 6:27-49; Genesis 6:1-7:24; Psalm 3

 It is one of the shortest, yet most amazing wars in history!  In June 1967, four strong Arab nations- Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq, with contingents from Kuwait and Algeria- surrounded Israel boasting to push it into the sea and annihilate it from existence. Israel then had just a population of 2.5 million people, mostly survivors of Hitler’s holocaust trying to rebuild their lives. Israel was outnumbered both in soldiers and weaponry.

Globally, many thought Israel’s end had come. It was another David and Goliath scenario. But Israel remembered God’s covenant with their fathers, and as David ran towards Goliath, so Israel first launched an attack on June 5, against its enemies, bombing Egypt’s warplanes. Within six days, the great Arab coalition was defeated. Israel had won, gaining more lands and tripling the size of its territory! It was called The 6 Day Miracle! God had fought for Israel! Ever since, Israel has been dominating amidst bigger Arab nations surrounding it.

Kingdom dominion is the portion of God’s people. As a child of God under the new covenant, you are to dominate your world. You are to be the head and not the tail, above only and never beneath. You are to take the lead, while others follow. That is your heritage. Because you are born of God, you are born to overcome the world!

Kingdom dominion comes through right relationship with God. It is by God’s power that we dominate. Adam lost his first dominion through sin. To walk in Kingdom dominion, you must be holy as God is holy. Can two walk together except they be agreed? Purity plus simplicity will deliver to you the power to dominate your world.

PRAYER: Father I’m tired of living below. Please help me to walk in purity and simplicity, so that I can access Your power to dominate my world in Jesus’ name.

 Quote :

 For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God.

– WORDBITE 222.

  [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK THERE IS A KING IN ME]

Luke 15:17

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

DAILY READING – Luke 6:1-26; Genesis 3-5; Psalm 2

During the California Gold Rush, mariners called the coastal region in the Pacific Northwest the Graveyard of the Pacific. This was because since 1800, treacherous and deceptive waters along this coast claimed more than 2,000 vessels and several lives.  But in 1860 two light houses were built along these coasts, lighting the way for mariners to avoid dangers, guiding ships to safety, thereby saving many lives. Light houses are crucial in navigation to guide ships safely through troubled waters.

God’s love can be likened to a light house. In the dark, murky, and treacherous waters of the world, His love guides us through the darkness. When you have the right image of God’s love shinning in your heart, you will always find your way home. It was the right image of his father’s love that guided the prodigal son home from his foray. The Bible gave a defining moment in his life, when he came to himself. And that was when he remembered his father’s goodness. This right image of his father was the beacon that led him home.

You must have the right perception of God. He loves you with an everlasting love. Everlasting means time will not change His mind; seasons, circumstances, situations, will not change His mind concerning you. Our foundation must be rock solid on the understanding of God’s unshakable love. Love is not something God is trying to do, love is who He already is. God is love. If perhaps you have drifted from His presence, and are awash at sea, floating in troubled waters, headed in no direction, then let the love of God shine like light again through the darkness, as a beacon to lead you back home. The Father really loves you, His mercies are new every day, and His compassions fail not.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always have the right image of You in my heart; let Your light dispel every darkness that tries to hide Your love from me.  

Quote

 It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings.

– WORDBITE 222.

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK THE SUPERNATURAL LOVE OF GOD]

Psalm 92:12

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

 DAILY READING

Luke 5:27-39; Genesis 1:1-2:25; Psalm 1

We have come into a new season. God is doing a new thing. He is preparing a people for His glory, a mighty army on the face of the earth. They are a strong race, people who will not bow to oppositions. Whatever they face, they will take the licking and still keep ticking. They are likened to the palm tree. Psalm 92:12 says it flourishes despite opposition. Through great storms, the palm tree not only survives but thrives stronger.

News coverage of hurricane Katrina in 2005, gave special coverage to the palm tree. After the worst hurricane that ever devastated the U.S, with houses destroyed, cars overturned, and tons of littered debris, many palm trees survived unaffected. While bigger trees snapped like toothpicks in the wind, the palm trees remained unbroken. This, because of their genetic make-up for strong roots and flexibility. The palm tree can bend, even flatten almost horizontal to the ground, yet not break. Once the storm is over, it just pops back up to its original position.

Scientists also found the storm actually makes  this tree stronger. So when David says that the righteous will flourish like the Palm Tree, it means that despite the storms of life, they will survive, rise again, and keep flourishing. In fact, the storms only come to make them stronger. They may bend, but they are getting right back up again!

Proverbs 24:16 says the righteous man falls seven times and yet rises again. You are undefeatable. As part of the army God is raising in this end-time, understand that your case is different. You are built to last. So, no matter what you are facing now, rise up! You’re not broken! The stronger one lives in you, and because He lives, you shall live also. Keep your root grounded in the Word of God, and you will only grow stronger as the storm rages.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to stand strong despite the fierce winds of oppositions. I thank You for the grace to always rise stronger and better. 

 Quote: 

True success is not verifiable in the fact that a man has never fallen before but in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up.

– WORDBITE 222.

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK FAITH CLASSICS]