Sunday, 21^st January, 2018.

Bible Reading: Isaiah 58:1-8, Mat 6:16-18

Memory Verse:  I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should do. 1 Corinthians 9:27a (NLT)

Usain Bolt made history at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win gold in the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints at three consecutive games. It takes months of intense training and enormous discipline for athletes such as Bolt to achieve their Olympic dreams. Athletes adhere to strict disciplines in the type of food they eat and rigorously exercise their bodies.

Hum…Athletes discipline themselves for an earthly reward while as Christians we discipline our bodies for an eternal reward. Do not forget this: There is no price too much to pay for a glorious destiny. There is someone reading this devotional that need to handle destiny with more seriousness. There is a user of this devotional who needs to live a life of deeper consecration to make any landmark achievement in his generation. Someone once said that when he discovered the reason God created him (destiny), he made up his mind to live a fasted life all the days of his life. To anything working in life, there are underlying principles. To anything working in life, there are underlying sacrifices that must be made. Have you asked yourself what God requires of you to do in order to fulfill your destiny? Always remember that you are in partnership with God, you will always have your own quota to contribute. Many times, your quota is a few discipline practiced everyday.

A student who is not ready to burn the midnight oil is not ready to sing the daylight song of good success. It is as simple as that. Deep calls unto deep! Picture yourself stand before your school assembly or convocation ground receiving that award of excellence and then begin to pay the price of discipline to get there. The pain of discipline is better than the pain of regret.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Genesis 27 – 29

Quote: There is no price too much to pay for a glorious destiny.

Prophetic Decree: Receive grace to live a life of continuous discipline in Jesus name.

Prayer Focus

1. Thank you Lord for your fresh Word of grace and deep insight.

2. I decree: I will not die small

3. I decree: I will pay the price for good success.

4. I decree: I will not sit at the back in the school of success, in Jesus name.

5. I decree after the order of Mordecai, any Haman planning my downfall shall be used as a ladder to my elevation in life, in Jesus name.