MFM Daily Devotional 13th June 2023, Tuesday
MFM Daily Devotional 13th June 2023, Tuesday Mountain Top Life Devotional Message by Dr. D.K Olukoya
TOPIC: Lessons From The Life Of Mordecai (5)
Bible In One Year:
Ezra 6–8; John 21
Memory Verse:
Psalm 5:8 – Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of my enemies, make thy way straight before my face.
Motivational Quotes:
Do all that you can do to satisfy God and your conscience and thereafter, you will see the salvation of the Lord.
Prophetic Word for today:
May the Lord God arise and scatter all your enemies, in the Name of Jesus.
Fire Scripture:
Esther 9:18-30
18 The Jews in Susa had met together on the 13th and 14th days of the month of Adar. And then on the 15th day they rested. So they made the 15th day a happy day of feasting. 19 So those who live in the country and small villages celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar. They keep the 14th day as a happy day of feasting. On this day they have parties and give presents to each other.
20 Mordecai wrote everything down that had happened, and then he sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Xerxes’ provinces. He sent letters far and near. 21 He did this to tell the Jews to celebrate Purim every year on the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar. 22 They were to celebrate those days because on those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. And they were also to celebrate that month as the month when their sadness was turned into joy. It was a month when their crying was changed into a day of celebration. Mordecai wrote letters to all the Jews and told them to celebrate those days as a happy day of feasting. They should have parties, give gifts to each other, and give presents to the poor.
23 So the Jews agreed to do what Mordecai had written to them. And they agreed to continue the celebration they had begun.
24 Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite was the enemy of all the Jews. He had made an evil plan against the Jews to destroy them. And Haman had thrown the lot to choose a day to ruin and to destroy the Jews. At that time the lot was called a “pur.” 25 Haman did this, but Esther went to talk to the king. So he sent out new commands. These commands not only ruined Haman’s plans, but these commands caused those bad things to happen to Haman and his family! So Haman and his sons were hanged on the posts.
26-27 At this time lots were called “purim.” So this festival is called “Purim.” Mordecai wrote a letter and told the Jews to celebrate this festival. And so the Jews started the custom of celebrating these two days every year. 28 They do this to help them remember what they had seen happen to them. The Jews and all the people who join them celebrate these two days every year at the right time in just the right way. Every generation and every family remembers these two days. They celebrate this festival in each and every province and in each and every town. And the Jews will never stop celebrating the days of Purim. Their descendants will always remember this festival.
29 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote an official letter about Purim. They wrote with full authority of the king to prove that the second letter was true. 30 So Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of King Xerxes’ kingdom. He told the people that the festival should bring peace and make people trust each other.
MFM MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE:
Another lesson that we can learn today from Mordecai is that he was not a selfish man. The unexpected blessings and honour from God were not only meant to elevate Mordecai, but they were meant for him to continue God’s missions for peace in the kingdom and reliance on God.
By doing what he knew to be God’s calling on him, Mordecai was blessed by God and was placed in a position to continue God’s mission on a greater scale.
Mordecai didn’t do what he did for Esther, the king, and his people because he was hoping to be placed in a royal position; he did what he did because it was right in the eyes of God, and he knew that even if his actions caused his death, he would have eternal life with his Father.
Besides that, Mordecai embodied several attributes we can find in ourselves: compassion for others, standing up for our beliefs and what is right, using the wisdom of God in our lives and being selfless, and putting others first. This reminds us that we all could be called by God, like Mordecai, to be leaders in faith and examples for others.
Beloved, Mordecai also established the feast of Purim, a two-day festival celebrating how God had rescued them from Haman’s wicked-minded plot to completely destroy the Jewish race. It is a sort of thanksgiving service unto God for all His righteousness in their lives.
How many times has God done something great through us and we failed to acknowledge and appreciate Him? Mordecai was an embodiment of humility and someone who respected God for who He was and for what He was doing.
God would want us to toe the same path to become examples to those around us, especially those that do not know Him. The only way we can win such people is to be like small Gods in their situation.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. O God, arise and fight for me by the thunder of Your power, in the Name of Jesus.
2. Anti-greatness power of my father’s house, die, in the Name of Jesus.
3. O God, arise and manifest Thy greatness in my life, in the Name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. My presence shall attract testimony anywhere I find myself, in the Name of Jesus.
5. Any power calling my head for evil, fall down and die, in the Name of Jesus.
6. Success of evil power over my life, die, in the Name of Jesus.
7. Angels of goodness, come and visit me today, in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
MFM Daily Devotional 13 June 2023 Mountain Top Life ©2022 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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