Speaker 1: Shaloon, brother sansis this we thank God for yet another
Speaker 1: beautiful opportunity to see the day and to experience the
Speaker 1: goodness of God for our lives and our families. Blessed
Speaker 1: be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: even as he has protestined us for the adoption unto
Speaker 1: himself as sons through Jesus Christ. God, bless you for
Speaker 1: connecting with Harvest Chapel International Dynami Kumasi. Remember that every
Speaker 1: moment spent with God has time with investing. Let's share
Speaker 1: a word of prayer. Father, we thank you again even
Speaker 1: for this morning and for the word that you have
Speaker 1: for us. You have made us know that you do
Speaker 1: not speak in a vacuum, and so we know that
Speaker 1: this morning's word is directed to each and every single
Speaker 1: here that is connecting this very moment. Who pray for
Speaker 1: your spirit to open up our understanding that we may
Speaker 1: be able to receive in form or that you have
Speaker 1: for us this morning and go out there to practice
Speaker 1: it in Jesus name. Amen, this is your brother, Pastor Jeff,
Speaker 1: and it's a pleasure to bring you the Word of
Speaker 1: God for our morning glory devotion. Today. Let's take our
Speaker 1: confession together from the Book of Joshua, chapter one, verse eight.
Speaker 1: This book of the Law shall not depart out of
Speaker 1: my mouth, but I shall meditate in it day and night,
Speaker 1: that I may observe to do according to all that
Speaker 1: is written in it. For then I will make my
Speaker 1: will cross pross, and then I will have good success. Hallelujah.
Speaker 1: The topic for our morning devotion today is no turning
Speaker 1: back from the path of faith, no turning back from
Speaker 1: the path of faith. We'll take our scripture reading from
Speaker 1: Second Corinthians chapter four. Read from the verse seven through
Speaker 1: to the verse eighteen. Second Corinthians, Chapter four, the verse
Speaker 1: seven through to the verse eighteen. I read from the
Speaker 1: New King Jim's version. But we have this treasure in
Speaker 1: Ethan vessels, that the excellence of the power may be
Speaker 1: of God and not of us. We are hard pressed
Speaker 1: on every side, yet not crushed. We are perplexed but
Speaker 1: not in despair, persecuted but not forsaking, struck down but
Speaker 1: not destroyed, always carrying about in the body the dying
Speaker 1: of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may
Speaker 1: be manifested in our body. For we who live are
Speaker 1: always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life
Speaker 1: of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Speaker 1: So then death is working in us, but life in you.
Speaker 1: And since we have the same spirit of faith. According
Speaker 1: to what is written, I believed, and therefore I spoke,
Speaker 1: we also believe and therefore speak, knowing that he who
Speaker 1: raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up
Speaker 1: with Jesus, and will present us with him. For all
Speaker 1: things are for your sakes. The grace having spread through many,
Speaker 1: may cause thanksgiving to our bound to the glory of God.
Speaker 1: Therefore we do not lose heart, even though our outward
Speaker 1: man is perishing. Yet the inward man is being renewed
Speaker 1: day by day for our light affliction, which is but
Speaker 1: for a moment, as working for us a far more
Speaker 1: exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we do not
Speaker 1: look at the things which are seen, but other things
Speaker 1: which are not seen. But the things which are seen
Speaker 1: are temporary, but the things which are not seeing are
Speaker 1: a turner a man. There's a very common song of
Speaker 1: devotion and dedication that I believe a lot of us
Speaker 1: have sung before and are very familiar with. The lyrics,
Speaker 1: and I just want to share the lyrics with us.
Speaker 1: The song is I have decided to follow Jesus, no
Speaker 1: turning back. I have decided to follow Jesus. The Cross
Speaker 1: before me and the world behind me. I have decided
Speaker 1: to follow Jesus. No none go with me. I will
Speaker 1: still follow. I have decided to follow Jesus. This is
Speaker 1: definitely a good song for all of us soldiers and
Speaker 1: warriors of Christ and of the Cross. We are able
Speaker 1: to connect with the cross because it symbolizes our feliation
Speaker 1: to the death of Christ, which is also the reason
Speaker 1: for the death of our old nature, our past, our flesh,
Speaker 1: and our charnal nature. Indeed, singing songs like this is
Speaker 1: good for our own edification, and it's good for our
Speaker 1: mental posting and orientation. The lyrics of the song is
Speaker 1: like a creed, a professional confession, and it sums up
Speaker 1: our sincere desire to fight and to forge ahead on
Speaker 1: waving from the path of faith that Christ has set
Speaker 1: before us. Indeed, we know that the road that has
Speaker 1: been carved out for us is a narrow one, is
Speaker 1: hard and rough, but the end of it is already known,
Speaker 1: and the trick to take we are therefore not moved,
Speaker 1: even though for now it may seem that we are
Speaker 1: only few who have found this path and have dedicated
Speaker 1: ourselves to follow after it. Yes, we see that many
Speaker 1: are going by the broadway, the broadway that our Bible
Speaker 1: teaches us in the Book of Matthew chapter seven thirteen,
Speaker 1: that it is a way that leads to distraction. But
Speaker 1: then for those of us who may be few and
Speaker 1: have found this narrow path, we know indeed that many
Speaker 1: have gone ahead of us, who have crossed this path
Speaker 1: before and have made it. These ones are the ones
Speaker 1: who surround us and are the great cloud of witnesses,
Speaker 1: who are cheerleaders and continue to spare us on, telling
Speaker 1: us in the spirit that we can do it, and
Speaker 1: we can make it, just as they did. We have
Speaker 1: an assurance of an end in sight, I hope that
Speaker 1: will not fail us, a hope that will not make
Speaker 1: us ashamed. We know that we are just passing through
Speaker 1: this world, and indeed, sooner rather than later, we will
Speaker 1: be in a better place. Or whilst we are here,
Speaker 1: we bear the marks of the true soldiers of Christ Beloved.
Speaker 1: This is the mindset that we have as well drilled
Speaker 1: soldiers who are stepping out to face another day. As
Speaker 1: we set out into another day and into this world,
Speaker 1: our resolution is that no matter what the world and
Speaker 1: the day will throw at us, we will not forsake
Speaker 1: our Jesus and will not forsake the path that He
Speaker 1: has put us on. Yes, of course, we may know
Speaker 1: that today we will be a target for persecution and
Speaker 1: ridicule because of our affiliation and our alignment with the
Speaker 1: seemingly uncomfortable truth which is Christ. But we are not
Speaker 1: moved to denounce our faith or the principles of truth
Speaker 1: that this world that we live in does not want
Speaker 1: to hear. We choose today as we step out to
Speaker 1: be the kind of soldiers. We'll put everything on the
Speaker 1: line for Christ. We may not be literally putting down
Speaker 1: our lives, but just as Collusions, chapter three, verse three says,
Speaker 1: we are dead and our lives are now hit with
Speaker 1: Christ in God. So all we are going to do
Speaker 1: today as we step out is to carry the truth
Speaker 1: of God with all boldness and with courage to practice
Speaker 1: and live out the truth so that the world may
Speaker 1: see the difference. We resolve to continue to teach and
Speaker 1: to preach the truth, preach holiness, and sanctification, even in
Speaker 1: this very world and environment which is not ready to
Speaker 1: accept it. We put us our earthly titles and reputation
Speaker 1: so that our general, who is Christ, may be glorified.
Speaker 1: We are stepping out there today to fight every opposition
Speaker 1: that will come against the truth and the gospel of
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, knowing that even as we do so, we
Speaker 1: may win some for the Lord and shame the devil
Speaker 1: and break his hold or our many of our friends,
Speaker 1: our family and loved ones. Because we are not ashamed
Speaker 1: of the Gospel, which is the power of God to
Speaker 1: bring salvation onto all men. We are delighted in the
Speaker 1: prospects that, indeed we have been enlisted into Christ's army,
Speaker 1: and there's no way that we are turning back from
Speaker 1: the fight that is ahead of us. We are encouraged,
Speaker 1: indeed to go out to wage a good warfare, and
Speaker 1: to fight this good fight, knowing that God, who is
Speaker 1: our strength by his Holy Spirit, is accompanying us day
Speaker 1: by day, even in Jesus name, Amen, God, bless you beloved.
Speaker 1: Want to take our memory verse for the morning. I
Speaker 1: pray that even us we take this together, and as
Speaker 1: you go through your day, you memorize it and meditate
Speaker 1: on it, that God would minister with the scripture to
Speaker 1: you our memory. Verse for the Morning is taken from
Speaker 1: the Book of Hebrews, chapter twelve, verse two. Hebrews, Chapter twelve,
Speaker 1: verse two. Looking onto Jesus, the Author and finisher of
Speaker 1: our faith, who for the joy that was said before him,
Speaker 1: and endure the cross, despising the same, and has sat
Speaker 1: down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Speaker 1: Looking onto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,
Speaker 1: who for the joy that was said before him, endured
Speaker 1: the cross, despising the same, and has sat down at
Speaker 1: the right hand of the throne of God. Hallelujah, Amen.
Speaker 1: This morning, we also look to Jesus, and we look
Speaker 1: at the joy that is ahead of us. Because of
Speaker 1: this victory, we also assured of our own victory in
Speaker 1: Jesus' name. God bless you so much for joining in
Speaker 1: this morning glory devotion. We know that God has ministered
Speaker 1: to you, and God has empowered you as a true
Speaker 1: soldier to go out there and to live for the truth.
Speaker 1: Continue to be connected to Radio AHTI today. There's a
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Speaker 1: At twelve o'clock we'll be having our launch, our Prayer Time.
Speaker 1: Connect with us and let's pray together. Throughout the day,
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