Saturday 1 March 2014

IN MEMORIAL- 01/03/2014

IN MEMORIAL- 01/03/2014

Welcome to the month of March

Yesterday’s message was titled BEFORE YOU GET ANGRY. Today’s message is titled “IN MEMORIAL” as provided by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise Mark 14:9: "Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."  and read Mark 14:6-9. The Bible in one year reading for today has been taken from Jeremiah 19:1 Jeremiah 22:10 and Psalm 49.


Quoted below is the message for today. God bless you for your contribution.


"Jesus Christ was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. As He sat down to eat, a woman came with a costly perfumed ointment and poured it on his head. Some hypocrites saw it as a waste of resources because they felt the ointment could have been sold for a great deal of money which could have been given to the poor. Jesus saw their ulterior motives and in Mark 14:6-7 said:
’’.....let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”

It is amazing to see people think that whatever someone does for his or her Maker is a waste, as we see In this story. To the surprise of those who were present at that place, Jesus said the woman shall forever be remembered for that singular act of anointing His body in preparation for His burial! There are lots of lessons to be learnt from this story; one of such lessons is that the body of our aged parents should be prepared for ‘burial’ a long time before they die. How? By taking good care of them while they are alive. When they die and we buy golden caskets to bury them or we buy 1,000 cows to entertain guests at their burial, it is a mere exercise in futility. The dead do not appreciate golden caskets, neither do they eat delicacies from fattend cows. If we live by this principle, the law of harvest will come to play down the line.

”And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” Acts 10:4

Another lesson we learn from this story is that whatever we do for God is not only appreciated now, it is also kept in divine memory! Can you imagine that what a woman did over 2,000 years ago is still being talked about in the 21st century? Jesus said that the woman's good deed shall be spoken of wherever the gospel shall be preached. In addition, we must learn not to listen to what people say whenever we are moved, particularly by the Holy Spirit, to do something for God (Galatians 1:15-16). The story was told of one of my sons, who on receiving a divine call into the ministry, was advised by some people that he was too young to waste away his youthful vigour preaching the gospel; ”such a task is meant for drop-outs”, they said to him. The young man shunned this deadly counsel and went ahead to resign his secular appointment with the Government. Today, he is fulfilled, joyfully doing what God has called him to do."

Today's action point is that What is that thing that God is asking you to do for Him? go ahead and do it NOW.

God bless you as you richly contribute to the forum, amen.




8 comments:

  1. God please open our eyes to right thing to do for you in your kingdom. that thou o Lord will teach us to profit.

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  2. Father LORD in the mighty name of JESUS, give me the grace to do you will and to listen to You alone. The power and a hearing mind that I will make me obey you alone and not what the people are saying give it to me oh Lord, and whosoever that surrounding me in other not to listen to Father Lord separate us today in the mighty name of Jesus, amen

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  3. Honour your parents while they are alive. Do not neglect them by keeping them in unkept homes or environments. Takecare of them. Call them. Visit them. Don't wait till they pass on before you spend the dead cannot appreciate whatever you feel is good. Do it now that they are alive. God bless you all.

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  4. Whao! What a powerful msg! Glory to God in the highest. I am ready to spend and be spent for the kingdom of God here on earth. So help me o Lord.

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  5. Father Lord, help me to listen to you and do your will, every moment of my life in Jesus mighty name, Amen.

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  6. Thank you my daddy,for another Previlledge to see another month in the year 2014 Lord I honor you I give you all the glory I thank you for gift of life for me and my whole family, it is not that we are rightious but by your grace thank you our Daddy, awesome God.in Joshua 1vs 1-7
    When you sent Joshua to the children of Israel,Daddy you gave him courage and dtrenghten him ,Father as your words was with Joshua let your word of Encourage lead me and my family to whosoever,and wherever you want me to do your work and strenghten us ,Let your
    mighty hand be upon us grant us the grace to be usefull and the burning desireto do your work without no fear,for fear will go but regret will forever be in ones life,Father for I and my children are for signs and wonders we don'nt want to regret at the end make us to be useful in your vineyard so that we can be a vessel of honor in your kingdom this I asked In Jesus precious name Amen.

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  7. Father Lord your word is settled on earth and in heaven, open my eyes O'Lord to the things that will glorify your name help me to look to the right path of your need to your children and what really can be as a ,momorable in the generation to come that as it was said about her "Mary Margdallen till of today grant me the grace to be able to do it , as said that in mathew 26 vs 35-36 that when you was hungry they gave you meat and thristy you were given to drink naked was clothed and you was visited when you was in prison ,father I am willing and ready ,my soul is willing but my flesh is unhealed ,father 'Lord help me in your mercy and grant me the wisdom,knowledge and understanding to be able to do it In Jesus mighty name. Amen.

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  8. Lord Jesus, grant me strength to do your will. Fill me with Your holy ghost fire that I may do it with passion and to perfection. I love You Lord. Let Your will be done in my life.

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