MFM Devotional 20 August 2026 By Dr. D.K. Olukoya

TOPIC – Lessons From The Life Of Naaman (1).

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ecclesiastes 3, Ecclesiastes 4, Revelation 15, Revelation 16.

FIRE SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 5:1 (KJV)

1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

MEMORY VERSE: Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. – Songs of Solomon 2:15 (KJV)

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: One little stain not washed could define the whole appearance. A little leaven leavens the whole lump, Beware!

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: I pray for you, every power that wants to stain your goodwill shall die, in the Name of Jesus.

THE MESSAGE:

In the next few days, we will be drawing lessons from the life of Naaman, one of the finest characters in the Bible. Who was he and what can we learn from him?

Naaman was a general commander of the Syrian Army held in high esteem because through him, Syria had won many wars. The Scripture describes him as a great, honourable and mighty man of valour. What an amazing credential!

However, despite Naaman’s enviable credentials, he had a ‘but’ in his life. Something that stained his royalty. Something that normally brings him to an emotional valley. He was a leper. No matter how high he feels about himself and achievements, once the thought of being a leper crosses his mind, his spirit comes right down. Leprosy in Bible times was a very deadly disease. It causes the nerves in the body to rot and deteriorate while the carrier is still living, and it has no cure. In those days, leprosy was said to be contagious and so, lepers were not allowed among normal human beings. They lived a secluded life until death. It was a horrible, humiliating, slow and painful way to die. Whatever is true of leprosy, Naaman, in all his glory, realized how vulnerable, fallible and mortal he was. Although he was still in active duty, he knew that his days were numbered. He knew his death sentence was suspended for as long as the disease would ravage his body. Although Naaman was a wealthy and influential man, his wealth could not buy health for him.

A ‘but’ is any negative thing that occurs to rubbish someone’s good deeds. The Bible calls it ‘little foxes that spoil the vine’. They are the tares among the wheat of people’s destinies. They are planted to rubbish people’s existence. Whenever the enemy spots someone with a glorious destiny, he wastes no time to plant a ‘but’ that will distract the person from fulfilling the destiny. It could be sickness, bad luck, disfavour, lack of helpers, near-success syndrome, addiction, a particular sin, etc. But whatever it is that is a ‘but’ in your life, I want to assure you, that heaven will destroy it today, in the name of Jesus. Amen!

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

Any ‘but’ planted in my life to rubbish my existence, die, in the name of Jesus.
Little foxes in the garden of my life, assigned to spoil my vine, you are liars; be uprooted and be roasted by the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
Enemies planting tares among the wheat of my destiny, you will continue no further, collapse and die by fire, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

My body, reject infirmity, in the name of Jesus.
⁠Owners of evil load, my life is not your dumping ground; carry your load, in the name of Jesus.
⁠Star hunters of my lineage, on assignment to tarnish my image, receive divine leprosy, in the name of Jesus.
⁠Blood of Jesus, fumigate the land of my destiny, in the name of Jesus.

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)