Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 21 January 2024 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – Lessons From The Life Of Prophet Nathan (V)
TOPIC: Lessons From The Life Of Prophet Nathan (V) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Devotional 21 January 2024)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 11, Exodus 12, Exodus 13, Luke 17, Luke 18, Luke 19.
FIRE SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 1:5-27 (KJV)
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
MEMORY VERSE: “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” – Hebrews 10:23 (KJV)
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES:
The world suffers a lot; not because of the violence of bad people but because of the silence of good people.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP:
Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY
RECEIVE A MOUTH AND A WISDOM THAT THE ENEMY CANNOT RESIST, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
MFM Devotional For Today 2023 MESSAGE:
Prophet Nathan stood for what was right to defeat the scheme of wicked men. He spoke out to ensure that the counsel of God stood. God had earlier revealed that Solomon would be the successor of David. However, Adonijah, despite knowing this plan of God (1 Kings 2:15), still went ahead to portray himself as king all over the place. It is saddening how some people would know the express will of God and still go ahead to do their own thing to their own peril.
When Nathan heard that Adonijah was reigning as king, he took action to enforce the will of Abba. Under his nose, wicked men would not have their ways. Therefore, he gave counsel to Bathsheba to meet with the king and he himself would come in to speak with the king. He didn’t keep mute while the enemy was having a field day. He devised a way to rubbish the counsel of darkness. He didn’t stand and allow the wicked to hijack the portion of Solomon.
Beloved, you cannot continue to sit and watch an Adonijah take and sit on your throne and portion. You have to rise up and take back the mandate the enemy has stolen from you. You have to command spiritual robbers to restore whatever good thing they have stolen from you. Do not give in to fate. Rise up and fight for what belongs to you. Fight for your destiny; fight for your family; fight for your nation; fight for your children. Fight for your marriage; the devil is not resting and he will not let go easily. You have to fight him in the place of fervent prayers to recover your lost virtues and glory. Don’t forget that if the enemy has stolen from you, recovery is by force. A closed mouth is a closed destiny. Fight for your portion! In Matthew 11:12, the Bible says, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” Arise and use holy violence and anger to recover what belongs to you from the enemy.
MORNING
- Powers sitting on my portion, be unseated and die, in the Name of Jesus.
- Night robbers stealing my portion, release them and perish, in the Name of Jesus.
- My virtues stolen when I slept, be restored to me now, in the Name of Jesus.
EVENING
- Servants sitting on the horse of my destiny, I push you away, die, in the Name of Jesus.
- My virtues that ancestral powers have stolen, I recover them, in the Name of Jesus.
- Spiritual robbers assigned to steal my glory, destroy yourselves, in the Name of Jesus.
- I take my place in destiny and occupy my rightful position, in the Name of Jesus.
MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)
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