Month: October 2021

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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 42, Day 4, Wednesday, 20th October 2021. TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 4:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 42, Day 4,      
Wednesday, 20th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 4: Don’t Be A Mephibosheth

Memory Verse: Ps.78:11
“11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.”

Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 16:1-3.
1 When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth,  who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred  clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
2 And the king said to Ziba, “What do you  mean to do with these?” So Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who are faint in the wilderness to drink.”
3 Then the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’”
Yesterday, we saw how King David showed kindness to Mephibosheth as a sign of Gratitude to what His father did in time past. He gave all the belonging of the house of Saul to Mephibosheth. He made his grand father’s servant, Ziba, to serve him till the day of his death, and dined on the King’s table but how did he showed his gratitude? Ingratitude.
When Absalom, David most beautify son, rose up against Him to take the throne, David ran for his life and his faithful servants followed him. Zibe, Mephibosheth servant, deem it fit to present some takeaway gift for the King’s surviver. The king was surprise by his presence without Mephibosheth. He asked after him, and Ziba said, he is preparing for the  house of Israel to make him the next King, what an insult? What an ingrate personality? He was ready to take the place of his helper, his lifter, the only one who remembered him in his lowly estate. He wasn’t satisfied with what King David gave him, he was after the throne.
You gauge what you’re being given on a platter of gold, without your demand, and see it as too little, did you worked for it? You are aiming at what belongs to your helper after helping you? Are you not the worst ingrate? Always remember where you were, where you came from before you take your actions. Mephibosheth has forgotten that, he was a forgotten issue in Israel before King David sent for him. When the king would have receive the harvest of what he sowed into his life, Mephibosheth rewarded him with the attitude of ingrate. Please, take a look at yourself, are you not another Mephibosheth? Are you not happy when things go wrong with those who helped you in the past? Are you not in the position of an ingrate to your spouse, your boss or your co-worshipper? Check where you belong this morning.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 42, Day 3, Tuesday, 19th October 2021. TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 3:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 42, Day 3,      
Tuesday, 19th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 3: Think On Who To Be Kind To

Memory Verse: Ps.78:11
“11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.”

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 9:1-7
“1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”  He said, “At your service!” 
3 Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?”  And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in  his feet.”
4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?”  And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his  face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Here is your servant!”
7 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”
There is need for us to always sit back and remember how we got to where we are in life. A time to show God appreciation of how He has been with us when the road was rough and tough, how we scaled through and every instrument God had sent to our path to help us get to where we are. This attitude will help us to be grateful to God and also not to be an ingrate to every one who contributed to our present position.
King David was in that mood that fateful day,and he remembered Jonathan, who sacrificed the throne and His sonship to his father to make him get to the throne. He was so eager not to be an ingrate, he couldn’t hide his feelings anymore about what Jonathan did for him. Then, he woke up early that morning and asked the question in His palace and was very specific,
“1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
“… that I might show Kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
He remembered how much Jonathan did to make him the king, he fought  his biological father, he lied to his father just because of the love he has for David.
Can you try and take such reflection today? There are some helps that came our way that we wouldn’t have escape the situation we found ourselves if not for that person. Can you just remember that Man, that woman, that relatives of yours, your colleagues, that stood by you, their seed in your life is calling for their harvest, don’t be an ingrate. Locate them and be of help one way or the other. Never bite the hand that feeds you, you know why? 
1. You might still need that hand in another form,
2. That hand might not allow others to help you again. Act like David this morning and ask questions. God bless you.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 42, Day 2, Monday, 18th October 2021. TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 2:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 42, Day 2,     
Monday, 18th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: DON’T BE AN INGRATE 2: Are you An Ingrate?

Memory Verse: Ps.78:11
“11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.”

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 2:8-9
8 He raises the poor from the dust  And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set  them among princes  And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, And He has set the world upon them. 
9 He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.  “For by strength no man shall prevail.
An ingrate is someone who forgot who he/she was before God’s lifting. Ingrate is an attitude of ingratitude, selfishness or pride. When others had made sacrifices for you to get to the top or attended to you in times of need and you let them down when they are in need of help, you are an ingrate. 
After receiving help to be where you are today, and you find someone in that same position you were, and you couldn’t stretch a helping hand, you are an ingrate. 
When you look down on the less privilege, you are an ingrate. 
When you deny your parent their right as their son or daughter, you are an ingrate. 
When you deny those who built you up spiritually and you couldn’t be of blessing to them materially, you are an ingrate. 
When your siblings couldn’t get a help from you and you are a philanthropist outside your home, you are an ingrate. 
When your spouse lack the resources you have, when you are a helper outside your home and stingy to your household, you are an ingrate.
God lifted you from that poverty state, rejected state, lonely and homeless state, so you could be of help to others too, to rise and help, but when you are not doing this, it can attract the wrath of God. Nobody is an island, God used someone to made you, be a vessel in the hand of God to lift people starting from your immediate family, to people with good and better qualification, remember people in the household of God also, don’t be an ingrate, show gratitude to God by helping people up the ladder of life.
 
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 42, Day 1 Sunday, 17th October 2021. TOPIC: Don’t Be An Ingrate

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 42, Day 1     
Sunday, 17th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: Don’t Be An Ingrate

Memory Verse: Ps.78:11
“11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.”

Bible Reading: Ps. 106:7-13
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy  mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led  them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
10  And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their enemies: there was not  one of them left. 
12 Then believed they his words; they  sang his praise.
13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
14 But lusted exceedingly in  the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
“Sing along”
When I think, of the goodness of Jesus,
And all He has done for me,
My very soul shall shout Halleluyah, 
Praise God for saving me.
How grateful are you to the goodness of God you’ve never paid for but enjoyed? His undeserved mercy that brought you this far? His faithfulness that has overshadowed your unfaithfulness? The goodness of the Lord is something none can count accurately. It outnumbers our imagination, only those who are sincere can think of them, I hope you are not an ingrate? Be grateful for all He has done, that He is doing and all He will do. Don’t be an ingrate as you go to the bed tonight.
God showed Himself to the Israelite in many ways He has never revealed in the past. Taking them out of Egypt by executing all the first born of the Egyptians, He led them to cross the sea, going through the wilderness for forty good years without sickness, but all of these acts of God was forgotten by the children of Israelite. When they see another challenge, they put aside the past miracle of God and start complaining of the present challenges, and all these made God dealt with them in anger.
Are you the same? Hope you’ve not forgotten where He brought you from? Hope you still remember you were nowhere to be found before now? Hope you remembered, it was God who made it possible for you to be who you are? Don’t be an ingrate. As you lay down tonight on your bed, think, if truly you are not an ingrate and if you are, go back to God and show Him gratitude for everything you can remember about your life. Sing that song along as you think through over your life. Don’t be an ingrate. Let’s study together this week again, God bless you.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 7 Saturday, 16th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 7:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 41, Day 7     
Saturday, 16th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 7: The Vine

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 15:5-6
“5 “I am the vine, you  are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is  withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.”
Jesus Christ introduced Himself as the Vine and we as the branches. Jesus is simply saying, He is our source, source of everything that makes us who we are. Can a branch exist without the Vine? Every branch is a product of a vine. Without the vine the branch can’t be, that is what Jesus meant when He said, without me you can do nothing. We, as  branches, draws our strength from Jesus, the Vine. We depend wholly on Him for our surviver and livelihood. We cannot do without Him, Oh, you mean you’ve been surviving without Jesus? No, you are just existing, you are not living fully the way you are to live, because without the vine the branch can’t live.
Get this from me, until you become a vine to others you are not living fully, yes, you, as a branch, need to become a vine to others to live through but this can’t be made possible since you are not connected to your source of strength. What you get from the vine, as a branch, is what you are to pass over to other branches from you. You need the vine to the best you’ve been predestined to be. We can’t do without Jesus, our source of everything.
Get connected to Jesus, to identify what your responsibilities are, in order to live a purpose fulfilled life. When the branch is disconnected from the Vine, it might still look fresh but the branch will soon dry up. Go back to your source which is Jesus Christ, our Vine.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 6 Friday, 15th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 6:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 41, Day 6      
Friday, 15th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 6: The Way, The Truth and The Life

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 14:6
“6 Jesus said to him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The Life. Jesus was sent to the world to connect us back to God after the world was led astray by our forefathers. Many ways were initiated and the Way to the Father become hidden. Little still maintain the right Way to God but many are clueless of it. This made God sent His only begotten son, Jesus, (John 3:16), to show us the Way back to Him. The Way that was once the only and wide Way now became the narrow way because, others way has become wider than the way to God, Math. 7:13-14. Jesus is the right Way back to God. 
Now, until you find the Right Way, (Jesus), you cannot find the truth. Many knows the Way, Jesus, but has refuse to accept the truth. The truth is imbedded in the Way. They knew Jesus as the Way, they believe in His existence but refuse the Truth about Him and this can’t help them to the Father. Some also knows the Way and The Truth but refuses to walk in the truth so, they are caged by the devil, the Scripture said, you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free, John 8:32.
Lastly, Many knows the Way and walked in it. Received the truth but lack the Life therein, what do i mean? They received the truth, accepted it but find it difficult to act the truth. They show others the truth, they speak the truth but couldn’t acts the truth, so therefore they lack the life of God, Math. 23:13-30. But there are some who knows the Way, the Truth and have received the Life therein.
Where do you belong? Have you been walking in the Way, the truth, and has the life be manifested in you? It is not about knowing Jesus but following Him day and night in all His commandments, because without Him you cannot get to the father. Jesus is the only Way, The Truth and The Life.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 5, Thursday, 14th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 5:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 41, Day 5,      
Thursday, 14th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 5: The Resurrection And Life

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 101:24-25
“24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
It’s a pity that many believers, even Pastors and leaders of  churches does not believe that God still resurrect believers in this generation. When such miracle take place, believers are the first to criticize, breaking the news that “it can’t be possible.” “It is charm”. “The prophet is a fake man of God”. We simply mean diabolic powers can do what God can’t do. We hardly believe that, it is God. But the truth of the matter is this, Jesus is the Resurrection and Life. He brings back to life and gives life back to the dead.
Martha believed in Jesus Christ. She accepted He is the Resurrection but it’s in the coming age not in their generation. She believed just as many believers today would believe, that, Jesus is the Resurrection and Life but not in this generation. My Bible tells me that, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever more” Heb. 13:8. What He said, He was, is what He is, and what He will always be. He is the Resurrection and Life. He never said, “I was” neither did He said, “I will be” but He said “I am the Resurrection and Life”  meaning it is continuous. If you believe, you will see the Glory of God.
I pray with you today, everything that is dead in your life, the power of resurrection rest on them in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen. Jesus is the Resurrection and Life giver, He will give life to every lifeless situation in and around you today in Jesus Precious name, Amen. Let your faith bring your Resurrection in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 4, Wednesday, 13th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 4:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 41, Day 4,      
Wednesday, 13th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 4: The Good Shepherd

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 10:11-14
“11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep  and scatters them.
13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 
14 I am the good shepherd; and I know  My sheep, and am known by My own.”
Jesus Christ is The Good Shepherd not just a shepherd, but the Good one. As we all know who shepherds are, they watch over their sheep or flocks. A typical example is a good Fulani who goes around in search for what their flock will eat day and night. Not just the Fulani of this days that have other missions but the good ones that care about their flock for good pastures. He stays ahead to lead them, he move around for protection and when it feels okay, he leads from behind, in all, for their safety.
This is whom Jesus is to us. He is our guide in this world. Our Leader, Protector, Provider and our Defence. Jesus stands as our owner not an employee who can turn us down when we default, No, He is the only Good Shepherd who cares come what may. One good thing about the Shepherd is the fact that, He always look out for us even when we feel He is not present. When we go astray, He takes out time to search for us. He guide us back to where the flocks are. He might be angry with us but still He loves and cares for us. He might use His rod as a cane also as a guide. He loves us regardless of our ways. 
Here is the challenge, Do we recognise His voice when He calls? Do we identify with Him everywhere we are? Do men know who our Shepherd is? Are we a responsible sheep who listen to His calls? May we be able to hear and recognise our Good Shepherd as He is leading us in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 3, Tuesday, 12th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 3:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  
Week 41, Day 3,      
Tuesday, 12th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 3: The Door: Entrance.

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 10:7-9
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most  assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the  sheep. 
8 All whoever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
Today, we are looking at, Jesus Christ, as The Door. This door speaks volume to every facet of life. First of all, He is the door to safety from every evil on earth. In verse 8, Jesus said, He is the door that secures the sheep from robbers and thieves. He secures whoever accepts Him as Lord and Saviour. He rescues us from seen and unseen dangers flying here and there.
Secondly, Jesus is the door that preserves within and without. When you are in Christ, He secures you when you are out for pastures. This door is an edge around us wherever we find ourselves. 
Thirdly, this door leads to life eternal. He said, whoever enters through Him will be saved, this is life eternal. You get assess to God directly. You are save from judgment, from the lot of the wicked. 
When you have Jesus in you, He allows things that works in your favour come around you, whatever is negative He shuts Himself against them all. Jesus is the door that leads to that godly desires you have within. Let this consciousness be in you and you will enjoy these benefits in your life.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 41, Day 2, Monday, 11th October 2021. TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 2:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel 
Week 41, Day 2,     
Monday, 11th October 2021.
 
TOPIC: WHO IS JESUS 2: The Light Of The World

Memory Verse: Math 16:13
“13 … He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Bible Reading: John 8:12.
“12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Jesus Christ is the light of the world, He has been from the beginning of the world. Where there is light, darkness vanishes without any command. In John 1:4-5, the Bible says,
4 In Him was life, and  the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not  comprehend it.”
Jesus has never been overcome by the world or darkness. He rules from the beginning of the world till date, and He will continue to rule till eternity. Whoever follows Jesus, as the light of this world, will overcome the darkness of this world. When we choose to follow Christ we decide to walk in the light, we’ve decided to walk away from the darkness totally, that was why Jesus called us the light of the world, because whatever He is, is what we become if we choose to follow His footsteps. 
Math. 5:14-16,
“14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a  lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
How do we manifest as light? It’s through our good works, through our walk with Him, following His footsteps. Propagating the Gospel of Christ anywhere we find ourselves. When we have the originator of light within us, we’ll reflect and radiate the same light to the world. Are you reflecting the light of God or are you still in the darkness? Jesus is the light of the world and we’ve become the light also if we will walk with Him.
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