Bible In OneYear-Day 282 (Thursday, October 09, 2014)

Commentary: Psalm119. The secret of the psalmist is, without any contradiction, his delight in the Word of God.

Psalms 119:9 “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”

The heart of the psalmist was not independent of the word of God, but clung to the word and he meditates on it all the time. He loved to dig deeper into God’s word. He knew that he may read the word, it requires God to shine the light of His Spirit into the heart. This is understanding;

Psalms 119:34-35 “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.”

With the word, God shapes our lives. With the word, He builds Himself into us. With the word, we war a good warfare. With the word, the Spirit helps us. With the word, the holiness and righteousness of God manifest in us. With the word, yokes are broken and deliverance obtained. With the word, light breaks through the darkness in our lives. With the word, we experience sanctification towards perfection. We need the word to be like Jesus. There is glory, power, riches, strength, honor, wisdom and blessing in the word. The word opens us up for divine presence. The word shields us. The word we are talking about is not that memorized but that which is memorized and live. When you hold the Bible in your hand, you hold a book. But when you regard the word in it by living it, it becomes holy and it upholds you.

Psalms 119:116 “Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.”

The word of God must be rich in you. Then you become a blessing to people and a treasure to the poor in heart.

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

In the morning and at night, His word is what you need. This was the practice of the psalmist.

Psalms 119:147-148 “I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.”

God did not give us anything other than His Word to meet our need; He gave us only Jesus, the WORD.

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Psalms120-125. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Supo Abayode

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Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 281 (Wednesday, October 08, 2014)

Commentary: Psalms116-118. Though we read widely about the psalmist, we often quote his deep expression of words and sometimes admire the manner of his prasing the Lord, but little did we realized what he faced in life. His soul, legs, eyes and family were at various times endangered. In his expression of some of what he went through, he said “I found trouble and sorrow”

Psalms 116:3 “The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell (i.e. terrors of the grave) gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.”

It was in these various near-death experiences of the psalmist that he received deep things of God. If it was so, then when trouble comes we should rejoice in the Lord knowing that a greater revelation is about to unfold. Let us look at the benefits of the psalmist’s trials.

1. He discovered how gracious God is, Psa116:5
2. He realized His righteousness was uncompromising.
3. He discovered God’s keeping power, Psa116:6.
4. He lost pride and became humble, Psa116:6
5. He found God’s help after putting on the garment of humility, Psa116:6.
6. He realized that even in the heaviness of his heart, God was still good to him, Psa117:7.
7. He came to experience God’s total deliverance, Psa116:8; deliverance is the act of rescuing the captive from the power greater than he. For a soul to be captured by death means the mind, emotion and will are captured by death. Therefore the legs will follow the path of death; this means, in essence, that the whole life has been captured or reaped by death. This was the situation of the psalmist just like the man of Gadarene. He could not help himself by his own effort. The deliverance of God was great grace to him. We could, in this view, define grace as having no human effort in miraculous achievement, but wholly God’s favor. Joseph’s ascension had no hand of man; only God glorified. This is what Christians should enjoy.
8. The psalmist made a vow to be faithful since God is faithful, Psa116:9. He prayed in FAITH and he vowed to maintain his testimony by being FAITHFUL.
9. He realized that man should not be relied upon because they are unfaithful, Psa116:11/ Psa118:8-9.
10. He found God’s acceptance when men rejected him.
11. He found God’s help and grace when men condemned him. Psa116:6
12. He found out that the righteous death of the saint is very dear to God.
13. He found salvation in his troubles, Psa11:13. Beloved, the cup of salvation is not the splendor of this world but the trial of our faith (i.e. suffering with Christ).

1 Peter 1:7 “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”

4. He made up his mind to live an uncompromising righteous life, Psa116:18.
5. He found out that to unwrap the full benefits of God is in the breaking of the shell of troubles and sorrows, Psa116:12.
6. He discovered that there is a fountain of praises in him which the enemy does not want him to release because it is God’s food to praise Him.

Psalms 116:17 “I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.”

To every genuine Christian, there is always a song to sing at the other side of the Red sea and there is a holy music the world must hear from him to the glory of God. Therefore, when trouble comes and sorrow surrounds, look unto Jesus; there is a joy He wants to give you which no man can take away.

John 16:22 “And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.”

Christianity is a unique relationship with God and not a religion. There is no promise of “no troubles, weeping, sorrowfulness of heart, etc” but there is a promise of divine intervention and gracious outcome of joy.

John 16:20 “Verily, verily, I say to you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.”

For Christ to say “verily, verily,” means that we can’t escape troubles and its anchors. He (Jesus) experienced it (Mark14:32-42), we must exprience it. The beauty of it is that your experience will not end in death but in glory and exceeding joy.

1 Peter 4:13 “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”

This is the testimony of His saints. When trouble comes and sorrow surrounds you, rejoice in the Lord, watch and pray.

Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Psalms119. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 280 (Tuesday, October 07, 2014)

Commentary: Psalms111-115. Many have the Bible but lack the insight to what it says. A lot see the miraculous and wonderful acts of God but very few ponder over it as to imagine His mightiness. The word of God is always with us but not a handful of people know it just as it was in the days of Samuel.

1 Samuel 3:1 “And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious (i.e. not common) in those days; there was no open vision.”

Those who find the WORD were those who take delight in it. The psalmist hereby made it known that only those who take pleasure in God will study His work.

Psalms 111:2 “The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.”

God does not work without His word. His works are based on His words. In His word are His thoughts, secrets and covenant. To know His thoughts, diligently probe His words. For you to know His secret, you need to fear Him. You must be humble for you to know and be in a covenant with Him. These are the reasons He remarked clearly that He honors His word more than His name. When you satisfy the conditions of His word, He will start by putting that word in you, then you can speak in His name.

Deuteronomy 18:18 “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.”

Isaiah, received the word, Jeremiah also received and Ezekiel received the word. You must diligently seek His thought, fearfully probe His secret and prayerfully and humbly plug into His covenant through His word. This is the simple message of the psalmist in Psa111:2. The whole Bishops of this world could speak to you, it will not carry the thought, secret and covenant of God; it is only to guide you. The word that will carry the thought of God, His secret and covenant is that which you hear from God Himself. The prophecies are in parts according the word of God but the vision you receive directly from God is more detailed than the prophecy you received from any prophet. To get to this stage of deep relationship with God, according to the psalmist, you must take PLEASURE (i.e. delight) in His works and His words.

Psalms 112:1 “Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”

Psalms 25:12-15 “What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach (His thought) in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.”

The psalmist got to this point through fervent prayer from the heart.

Psalms 25:4-5 “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.”

The mystery of God’s miraculous manifestation is always with those in covenant with Him through His WORD. His word must be in you before His name can be active in your mouth. His word is Him and it is His Spirit. God works in Jesus, and Jesus is in us as His Spirit; therefore, God is in you as His word; His word is Spirit and it is life. The residence of this word is not in the body but in the heart. If the heart isn’t pure, the pure word of God cannot be retained as life and Spirit.

Psalms 24:3-5 “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Psalms116-118. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Bible In One Year-Day 279 (Monday, October 06, 2014)

Commentary: Psalms106-110. There are questions asked by the psalmist which are deep.

Psalms 106:2 “Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?”

Can anyone change the miraculous works of God? No! No one can praise Him enough for His immeasurable favor towards the children of men. God showed His mightiness through miraculous acts as He led them through the journey to the Promised Land. When a man embarks on the journey of destiny, it is not always through smooth paths but through paths full of serpents and scorpions. It is through the experience with the agents of death that the miraculous acts of God are manifested. In this is God letting them know that He is in charge in the affairs of men. What He wants us to know and understand is that nothing can utter the work of God; not even the serpents and the scorpions. He is there and ever faithful. However, the condition is for you not to deviate from righteous dealings.

Psalms 106:3 “Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.”

In your journey of destiny, guide against compromising righteousness. The serpents are there and the scorpions are all over. However, the grace to overcome is always available and in this is God glorified by His miraculous acts that cannot be uttered. God purposed that route for the Israelites to destiny, therefore, the serpents and the scorpions could not utter it; it is a divine order. No one can change divine order; that is the intention of the psalmist in asking the question.

The opposite of the details of your destiny is what you will go through on the route. Joseph’s destiny carried leadership; he passed through the path of servanthood where he learnt proper relationship with people. These serpents and scorpions represent the opposites of what your destiny means. You must graduate in it before you are handed the destiny. If your destiny carries praise, then don’t be distracted by persecutions and condemnations; you will still be praised, it cannot be change. It is a divine order. Has your name been circulated on pages of newspaper for what you did not do? For as long as you remain faithful and righteous to God, His miraculous acts will make you known at the right time. Joseph was falsely accused of trying to rape his master’s wife; no fair hearing was given to him by his master but was thrown into the prison. That was God’s path He chose for him. By the time he graduated, the ceremony was done in the palace of the king. Unfortunately, Potiphar was not given invitation, neither was any chair provided for him; his name was never mentioned again in the Bible. This is the act of God that could not be changed. Halleluyah!

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Psalms111-115. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Supo Abayode

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Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 278 (Sunday, October 05, 2014)

Commentary: Psalms101-105. The works of a man’s hand determine if such is tagged as wicked before the Lord or not. A man may look innocent outwardly, only God can judge the inward aspect of him. People may identify with what a man is doing outwardly, God recons only with the inward state. Whatever a man does outwardly is marked by the inward motive in the presence of the Lord. What people accept might have been rejected by God; He has nothing to do with the works of wickedness.

Psalms 101:3-4 “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.”

The things that can make God to reject the work of a man include:

1. Ideas from a perverse heart.
2. Secret slanders of neighbors.
3. Haughty look
4. Proud heart
5. Selfish motive
6. Works of deceit.
7. Telling lies.

No matter how good a man’s dispensation is, for as long as the motive takes root in all or any of these, it shall be rejected. And when the work is rejected, instead of appreciation, there shall be frustration; instead of reward, there shall be insult; instead of honor, dishonor comes to be; instead of progress, there is stagnation; instead of praises, there is condemnation.

Jesus put it in a better form;

Luke 14:12-14 “Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.”

As earlier discussed in the previous commentaries, God is not in search of the best, but the faithful. He is the one that makes one fit as the best by His Spirit and the truth remains that the best is yet to come. Man could mark and grade, but God does the final marking. To be faithful means to be committed to using what you have been given faithfully.

Psalms 101:6 “Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.”

There is a prophecy awaiting such rejected works;

Luke 13:25-28 “When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are: Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.”

Doing unauthorized work is working iniquity and there is no hiding place for such before the Lord even though it is hidden from man.

Job 31:3 “Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?”

All works of iniquity are rejected work before the Lord.

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Psalms106-110. Keep the fire of LOVE and PRAYER burning and alive.

Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA