Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 20 November 2021 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – Sardis: The Dead Church (II)

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TOPIC — Sardis: The Dead Church (II) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Devotional 20 November 2021)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Galatians 4-6

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Revelation 3:1-6

1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

MEMORY VERSE: “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 11:3

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
To walk with God is to live in abundance spiritually and physically.

PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF HELL SHALL NOT CATCH UP WITH ME, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

Mountain Top Life MESSAGE:

When the city of Sardis was surrounded by the enemies, instead of fighting back, they went to sleep, thinking that they were totally safe. They woke up and saw that the city had been captured. Although they were rich, the people of Sardis were very lazy and living in idle leisure.

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At the beginning, the church in the city was strong but a time came when they became like the people around them. The environmental influence rubbed off on them to their own disadvantage. So, they became lazy and prayerless.

Throughout church history, there has always been a faithful few, as we read in (verse 4). Jeremiah 23:3 talks about the Lord gathering the remnant of His flock out of all countries. These are those that have not defiled their garments with sin and unfaithfulness to God. Instead, they have remained spiritually pure, devoted to Christ and committed to His message. 2 Corinthians 11:3 says, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”

Many people today no longer do the will of God, but that of the devil. The few that are standing for God are being persecuted, afflicted and denied of their rightful positions and portions, but God is still interested in you if you stand for Him. Do not allow the influence of a lifeless few to affect you: stand with God, look unto Him to perfect all that concerns you.

The truth is that it is possible for an individual, a family, an organisation, a church to miss it. However, there is a way out. It is the way of repentance. Dear reader, repentance is returning to God wholeheartedly and genuinely and clinging to Him all the way. It is turning away from the old and sinful way. Repentance will prevent further death and decay from occurring in your life. Repentance will release God’s grace and power to revive and restore valuable things that are dead or lost. Repentance will make you a beloved of the Lord again and open the heavens for you! Beloved, stand with God so that your name will not be blotted out of the Book of Life.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

O Lord, rearrange my life so that You can do through me what You want to do, in the name of Jesus.
Father, wash my soiled life with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
Lord Jesus, heal my backsliding, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING