MFM Devotional 21 August 2026 By Dr. D.K. Olukoya

TOPIC – Lessons From The Life Of Naaman (2).

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ecclesiastes 5, Ecclesiastes 6, Revelation 17, Revelation 18.

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: For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. – Psalm 18:29 (KJV)

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: Man at his best state is nothing without God!

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

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: May God not be a stranger to your life, in the Name of Jesus.

THE MESSAGE:

Another lesson to learn from the life of Naaman is that God is sovereign and He is the lifter of men. Our Fire Scripture says in 2Kings 5:1 that……by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria. It means that whatever Naaman had achieved in life and career was by the making of God. No man can receive anything except it is given to him from above. God is the giver of all things we can ever think of acquiring. This is why we must be wise enough to always acknowledge Him in all our endeavours and give Him the glory due unto His name.

Nebuchadnezzar learnt this in a hard way. He thought that the Babylonian empire was built by his prowess and the might of his power. He never retained God in his knowledge and God had to teach him a lesson. He was driven from among men to live among animals until he realized that it is God that rules in the affairs of men. Herod also had his own tale too. Unfortunately, he didn’t live to tell the story. He was slapped by an Angel of God and was immediately eaten up by worm. Why? He gave not God the glory…. (Acts 12:22-23). The designer of the Titanic was said to have made a boastful statement that “Not even God can sink the Titanic” but what happened? The ship sank in its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg. It is a tragedy when the creature is challenging the Creator.

God, without man, is still God. But man, without God is absolutely nothing. Some people proudly boasted that they did not need God to survive but a lot of them ended on a miserable note. The earlier we acknowledge that we are nothing without God, the smoother life will go for us.

Has God been faithful to you in your life’s journey? Have you been blessed with an enviable life: good job, good spouse, good home, good health, protection, provision and safety? And you think it’s all by your making? You must be joking. Have you thought of people that are more qualified than you but have been messed up by the enemy? Except the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain that build it.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. O God, I thank You for my achievements so far. It can only be You, Lord, in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, I acknowledge You in all my ways as the doer of all, in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, I am so sorry for all the ways I have not given You the glory due to Your name and for all the times I have shared Your glory with You. Please forgive me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Spirit of pride in my life, die to your root, in the name of Jesus.
5. Lifter of men, Jesus Christ, lift my head, in the name of Jesus.
6. By God, I run through a troop, in the name of Jesus.
7. By my God, I leap over every wall of limitation and hindrance. I break barriers, 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)