Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
A BARREN CHRISTIAN
17TH , AUGUST 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, 2 Chronicles 8, 2 Chronicles
9, 1 Corinthians 11:2-34, Psalm 98:1-9
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Luke
13:6-9
1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose
under heaven:
6 He also spoke this parable: “A
certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came
seeking fruit on it and found none.
7 Then he said to the keeper of his
vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and
find none. Cut it down; why does it [a]use up
the ground?’
8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir,
let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
9 [b]And if it
bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’
”
MEMORY VERSE:
“Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” – John
15:2
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
God abhors a fruitless life in all its entirety.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the HolySpirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
HENCEFORTH,
I DECREE THAT THE LORD WILL MAKE YOU AN ALL-SEASON FRUIT BEARING TREE, IN THE
NAME OF JESUS.
THE MESSAGE
In today's Fire Scripture, we can see the discontentment of the
owner of the vineyard, seeing that the tree has been unproductive over a long
time. He decided to get rid of it, instead of wasting time, the soil which it
is planted, as well as the efforts and other investments made on this fruitless
tree.
In the same vein, God invests so much in the lives of His
children and expects that they bring forth fruits, which in turn should abide
in Him. To see a Christian, who has been unproductive in any way at all,
amounts to nothing but spiritual barrenness.
Starting with the Great Commission, which is an express command
from Jesus that we should go and preach the message of salvation, win souls and
make disciples of men for the sake of the kingdom, this call is not just to
evangelists, but to all who are believers in Christ. In one word, you are saved
to save others!
My question then is, how well do you fair in this area of your
Christian life? Do you witness to others about Christ, or are you ashamed to be
called "born again"? If truly you have encountered Christ, you should
be willing that others come to the knowledge of this Light.
The memory verse makes it clear that we are branches of the True
Vine, who is Jesus. Except we are connected, there can be no fruitful
reproduction. Even where we are productive, God will do a prunning such that
will make the branch more productive while all unproductive branches shall be
cut off and cast into fire (John 15:1-5).
The Bible states that a soul winner is wise. Beloved, you can
win souls to Christ with or without words through your preaching, singing, and
even your behaviour. Many people are watching you in that office, your
neighborhood or marketplace. How many can decide to follow you to your local
church? Does your talk match your walk? Are you truly light and salt of the
world?
If you must become productive, you must bring forth fruits, not
just through your character, but such that speaks of who you are and in whom
you believe. This calls for a serious self examination! Before the final
judgement, why not do a spiritual self-check without pretence or prejudice, and
decide to ask for divine help to deal with the very root of spiritual
barrenness. God is ready if you are ready to receive the intervention.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Every spirit of barrenness, my life is not your candidate, come
out and die, in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord Jesus, kill every unfruitfulness in my spiritual life,
in the name of Jesus.
3.
I refuse to suffer spiritual dryness, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Father, let Your
mercy avail for me, in the name of Jesus.
5. Holy Spirit, wake
me up to my spiritual responsibilities, in the name of Jesus.
6. Power to bring
forth fruits, come upon me by fire, in the name of Jesus.
7. Satan, you shall
not harvest my life, by the power in the Blood of Jesus, in the name 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 |