A Daily Devotional by Bishop David Bakare
The Greater Life
Thursday,
15 August
And these signs shall follow them
that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new
tongues; Mark 16:17
SCRIPTURE
FOR TODAY: John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than
these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
MORE LESSON: Mark 16:15-20 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Today, I want you to know that God is not
glorified in your living a mundane life. God is not happy about your poverty,
debt, sickness and failures. God is not proud of the fact that life is
difficult for you. Any one that portrays Christianity as a life of struggles
and hardships is not correct. A victorious destiny is God's design for you.
Did you know that God doesn't want you to
have less than what Jesus had while He walked on the earth? He doesn't want you
to be less than Jesus was; that is why Jesus said, he that believes in
Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will
do because I go to My Father. John 14: 12 (NKJV). What excites God in
Heaven is when He sees His children living the greater life.
Smith Wiggles-Worth the great preacher went
to preach somewhere and when he finished, he retired to the room where he was
to sleep. In the night, he was woken by noise in the room; so he opened his
eyes and rolled away the blanket to see what was responsible for the
disturbance in the room, he saw a demon bouncing up and down in the room, he
hissed and said, 'I didn't know it is you', pulled the blanket back to cover
himself and continued to enjoy his sleep. Without a prayer or a command, the
devil left, angry. That is the greater life! it is not when you dream that a
goat is pursuing you and you start running to see all the prophets in the
country.
There is a greater life in every area of
your life. You can be greater in your spiritual life, finance, in success and
impact, and in your ministry. That is God's will for you. Jesus is our perfect
example; He lived on top of every situation when He was here in the flesh. He
faced hard times and challenges and He overcame them; that is the greater life.
The greater life is not a life void of
challenges; it is the life that prevails. Paul the apostle was in a shipwreck
and everybody was devasted and unable to eat but he stood up and started
encouraging everyone else; including his captors (Acts 27:22–27). He assured
them that he had spoken to God and had secured all their lives with God and
none of them would die. The greater life is victorious in tribulation and
cannot be quenched by trials of life. Today, go for the greater life in every
area of your endeavour; that is your inheritance in Christ Jesus. You were born
to be great, don't do anything less; go for the greater life in Christ Jesus.
You will do greater works as He has said, in Jesus’ name.
Prayer/Action
* Pray against every form of hardship in your life.
* Pray for the grace to do exploit for God here on earth.
* Pray for deeper knowledge and intimacy with God.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: As the LORD lives, my progress this new month shall be more and more until the perfect day, in the unfailing name of Jesus.
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