Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH
30TH , MARCH 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 27:12-23, Numbers 28, Numbers 29:1-11, Luke 8:1-18, Psalm 38:12-22
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5:1-13
1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the
poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they
shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those
who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be
filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall
obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the
peacemakers,
For
they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
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MEMORY VERSE:
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men." –Matthew 5:13
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTE:
The
only relevant vessels to God's purpose are salted Christians.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC
WORD FOR TODAY:
𝐈
𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐈𝐍
𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄
𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓
𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄,
𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄
𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒.
THE MESSAGE:
Christianity
is not a religion but a way of life that stresses the assimilation
of the heavenly culture as exemplified by the life of Jesus Christ.
It is noteworthy that the primary focus of Jesus in His great
teaching in the Sermon on the Mount as recorded in the Book of
Matthew is to emphasise the quality of life every believer must
strive to imbibe as a matter of necessity.
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Christianity
is about character. Such character is founded upon the principle of
life and the Spirit of Jesus Christ. There is an event contrast
between the prevalent character and dispositions of the Jews and the
Kingdom character Jesus wants His disciples to embrace. The Jews had
serious moral lapses and deep spiritual infirmities. The disciples
were not to be grouped together with the Pharisees and other
perverted people of their generations; they must be people with
divine character mode and must see themselves as the salt of the
earth.
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Why
did Jesus choose the imagery of the salt? Why are you called the
salt of the earth by the Master? Salt is a seasoner of great value.
You can imagine what any food without salt will taste like in the
mouth. Salt sweetens and improves the taste of any meal it is added
to. Salt also preserves and prevents rottenness. Salt also aids the
healing process of certain ailments.
READ A WORD FOR THE DAY AND BE BLESSED ALL DAY LONG
It
then follows that you, as a salt of the earth, must always try your
best possible to impact your world positively wherever the Lord will
graciously place you in life. You must bring healing to the
embattled souls around you, sweeten your world with the aura of the
life of Jesus you are bearing, preserve godliness and reverse moral
decadence wherever you are.
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Jesus
lived a life of undeniable impact during His earthly ministry. He
added colour and taste when the marriage feast at Cana Galilee was
going to flop. He raised the son of the widow of Nain to life and
ended mourning in the city. He brought joy back to the family and
neighbourhood of Lazarus when death snatched him untimely. Jesus
taught us how to be salt in our generation. May you not lose your
taste in these perilous times, in Jesus' name.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. O
Lord my Father, make me an effective vessel in Your hand, in the
name of Jesus.
2. Arrow of defilement, I am not your candidate,
die by fire, in the name of Jesus.
3. Holy Spirit, fill me
afresh, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4.
Anointing to succeed in the Christian race, my life is available,
come upon me, in the name of Jesus.
5. Blood of Jesus, purify my
entire life, in the name of Jesus.
6. O Lord, deliver me from
myself, in the name of Jesus.
7. Power of spiritual laxity and
unseriousness, release me and die, in the name of Jesus.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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©2022 MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide |