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POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. THURSDAY, 26TH OCTOBER 2017 TODAY’S DEVOTION. QUALITY FOCUS ON HAPPINESS  TODAY’S SCRIPTURE.      “I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” (Philippians 3:13-14 NLT) Happiness requires letting go and learning to forget. Worry won’t change the past, so forget what can’t be changed and focus on the future.You only have a limited amount of energy. That’s why you get tired. That’s why you get fatigued. That’s why you get worn out. Since you only have a limited supply of energy, I highly recommend you not waste any of it on the past. Focus your energy daily on the quality life that is ahead of you and what lies ahead.This habit is so important to your happiness. There are three traps you have to b...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. WEDNESDAY, 25TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION.QUALITY REST PART 2. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE .“It’s useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?”(‭‭Psalm‬ ‭127:1.MSG‬‬) Getting adequate sleep at the right time helps you function well throughout the day. People who are sleep deficient are less productive at work and school. They take longer time to finish tasks, have a slower reaction time and make more mistakes.After several nights of losing sleep even a loss of just one or two hours per night, your ability to function suffers as if you haven't slept at all for a day or two. God rested after six days of work (Genesis 2:2). He was not tired (Psalm 121:4), rather, He was showing us how to live well, live productively and live long: ‘work, and 'rest' Whether we are students, pastors, executives, poli...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. MONDAY, 23RD OCTOBER 2017. TODAY’S DEVOTION. QUALITY WORK OF GOD IN YOU PART 2. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13 NLT) Not only is God with you and in you; God is also for you. Romans 8:31 says, “If God is for us, no one can defeat us” (NCV). When a shepherd leads their sheep, there are always guard dogs behind nipping at the sheep to keep them moving in the right direction. The Bible says the guard dogs in your life are goodness and mercy. God gives you the things you don’t deserve(that is His goodness)and, He doesn’t give you the things you deserve by reason of your shortcomings (that is His mercy) Do you ever feel the smile of God in your life? If you don’t, you don’t really know God. Some people think God is like the angry parent who’s mad at them all the time. No. God is for you! If you want to b...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SUNDAY, 22ND OCTOBER 2017. TODAY’S DEVOTION. QUALITY WORK OF GOD IN YOU PART 1. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13 NLT) No matter what you’re going to face this next week, you’re not going to face it alone. God is with you, He is in you and He is for you.Philippians 2:13 says, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (NLT). “God is working in you.” The word “working” in Greek is the word energos, from which we get the word “energy.” God is the energy driver in your life. You’re not just depending on your willpower. You’re not just depending on your own strength. God says He will give you the power you need, no matter what you’re facing.  Not only is He in you, He is with you. The Bible says,...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SATURDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION.TO LIVE A QUALITY LIFE, STOP WORRYING PART 2. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE. "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (1 Peter 5:7 NLT, second edition) We established in yesterday's devotion that it takes more than willpower to stop worrying and that it takes four things to stop worrying. Firstly , get to know God first and secondly put God first in every area of your life.We will be looking at the other two today. 3.Live one day at a time. The Bible says, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34 NCV). If you’re worrying about tomorrow, you can’t enjoy today. You will miss today’s blessings. It’s okay to plan for tomorrow, but you have to live for today. When you’re always worried about tomorrow, the future gets overwhelming. But God will give you the grace...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. FRIDAY, 20TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. TO LIVE A QUALITY LIFE,  STOP WORRYING PART 1. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE." all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (1 Peter 5:7 NLT, second edition) It takes more than willpower to stop worrying. You already know that because you’ve tried it. You’ve thought, “I shouldn’t worry about this,” and yet you keep worrying about it. It takes four things to stop worrying: 1. Get to know God. Jesus says in Matthew 6:32, “People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things” (MSG). If you don’t have a relationship with God, you have every reason to worry. You must get to know God! As a believer, you have a heavenly Father who has promised to take care of you. You are God’s child and children get special privileges. When you worry, God says, “You’re my child. Why are you acting like an orphan?” 2.Put God f...

POTTER'S TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. THURSDAY, 19TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY FAITH IS THANKSGIVING. TODAYS SCRIPTURE. "When you pray and you ask for something, believe that you have received it and you will be given what you asked for.” (Mark 11:24 TEV) Faith is not believing God can do something. Faith is not hoping He will do something. Faith is thanking God in advance that it’s done because the word of God said it. Jesus said, “When you pray and you ask for something, believe that you have received it and you will be given what you asked for” (Mark 11:24 TEV). You say, “Wait a minute! I’ve got to thank God in advance before I get it in order to get it?” Yes. If you thank God after you’ve gotten it, that’s gratitude. When you thank him in advance, that’s faith.  If I handed you a cheque right now for a hundred thousand Naira,would you wait until you cashed it to thank me? No! You would thank me righ...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. WEDNESDAY, 18TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY SERVICE. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE. “But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;”(Matthew 20:26KJV) Service is the key to greatness! The scripture above should have read “…whosoever will give “quality service”among you, let him “serve in a quality manner”. The word “minister” comes from the greek word “diaminos” and it means a servant or attendant, one who serves or runs errands for others. As Christians, we have been called to service; both to God and mankind. God is more mindful of people than anything else. Therefore, when you are concerned about serving people through your work, the Lord will be mindful of your success and prosperity; He will cause prosperity in everything you do. The Bible says there is profit in all labour(Proverbs 14:23). When you  render quality service, ...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. MONDAY, 16TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION .QUALITY COMMUNION WITH GOD “I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!” (Psalm 116:1-2 NLT, second edition) On the days when you have deep, significant communion with God, your relationship grows. On the days when you have little or no conversation with God, your relationship decays. It’s that simple.  When you really love somebody, you don’t just want to spend time with him. You want to have quality talks with him. Remember when you first fell in love as a teenager and your parents got upset because you were always on the phone? You talked and talked and talked because you were getting to know that person. Communication is how you get to know others. The word communion is from the same root word called communication. What do you talk about if you want to express love to God? Any...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SUNDAY, 15TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION.QUALITY READING OF GOD'S WORD. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE. “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) Yesterday we learnt the three basic steps for quality quiet time which are relax,request and read. Today, I will outline some basic ways that can lead to an effective daily quiet time with God's word. 1. Read the word slowly. Don’t be in a hurry; don’t try to read too large an amount; don’t race through it.  2. Read the word repeatedly. Read a passage over and over until you start to picture it in your mind.  3. Read without stopping. Don’t stop in the middle of a sentence to go off on a tangent and do a doctrinal study. Read that section for the pure joy of it, allowing God to speak to you.  4. Read it out quietly. Reading it aloud w...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SATURDAY, 14TH OCTOBER  2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION.QUALITY QUIET TIME. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) A daily quality quiet time is necessary for spiritual growth, but the question is how do you achieve it? You may be motivated to do it but don’t know how. A wise man said, “If you aim at nothing, you are sure to hit it!” To have a meaningful and quality quiet time, you will need a plan or get a kind of general outline to follow.  The main rule is to keep your plan simple.Thereafter, follow these three simple steps: Relax, request and read. 1. Wait on God (relax). Be still for a minute; don’t come running into God’s presence and start talking immediately. Follow God’s admonition: “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10a ...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY, 10TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY VALUE! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE “Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable” (1 Peter 2:4 GNT). God says not only are you accepted by Him, you’re also valuable in quality! How much do you think you’re worth? I’m not talking about your net worth; I’m talking about your quality  self worth. Don’t ever confuse your valuables with your value as a person. Your  being rich or poor has nothing to do with your value as a person. Two things determine the quality of your value in life: 1. Value is what someone is willing to pay for something. 2. Value depends on who has owned something in the past. Based on these two things, what is your value? Ask yourself, “Who owns me?” and “What was paid for me?” The Bible says, “You have been bought and paid for by Christ, so you belong to him...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. MONDAY, 9TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAYS DEVOTION. QUALITY ASSOCIATIONS. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE. "Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character" (1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV). Let’s agree upfront that God wants you to have non-believers as friends. God wants you to love everyone, show kindness to everyone and be able to help everyone. If you don’t have any non-Christian friends, you won’t be around anyone who needs to hear the Good News. But your best friends should be Christians. They should be strong believers. It’s always easier to pull people down than to pull them up. That’s why you must make sure the people you hang out with the most are moving you in the right direction. They should be building you up rather than tearing you down. Where do you want to be in ten years? What kind of person do you want to be? Tell me two things about you and I can tell you where you’ll be without even knowing you. Tell me the people ...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SUNDAY, 8TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY DISCOVERY. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE. "having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will,” (EPHESIANS‬ ‭1:11‬ ‭AMP‬‬) Your quality living begins by knowing that you have a divine purpose. You were not created as a result of wishful thoughts. You are not merely a product of a biological arrangement. You existed in the mind of God even before your conception (Jeremiah 1:5 AMP) God has a purpose for your life and the discovery of that purpose is where quality living dwells in abundance. Your life will be meaningless until you discover why you are here. What did God know about you before He formed you in your mothers womb? You need to ask yourself ; why am I here on earth? What is my assignment here? Discovering the answers to these questions will begin the  jou...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. SATURDAY, 7TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION .QUALITY WORSHIP LIFE. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE . "A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers."(‭John‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭AMPC‬‬) God tells us how to praise and worship him in His Word. Our opening scripture states that in order to worship God in truth, we need to know that Jesus said "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Before you can worship the way that God desires, you must develop a relationship with Him through faith in Jesus, His Son. The best way we can praise and worship God is with our every thought and action. Romans 12:1-2 states, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God ...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. THURSDAY, 5TH OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY FRIENDSHIP. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE. "A friend is always a friend,and relatives are born to share our troubles." (Proverbs 17:17 CEV). Friendship is sweet and can be very interesting and fulfilling when you meet a quality friend who stands by you in bad or good times. Instead of talking about getting a quality friend, I would rather talk about becoming a quality friend. If all of us become the friend we expect then quality friendship will be easier to achieve. When you constantly go out of your way to show yourself friendly, that is a sign of lasting quality friendship. The bedrock of quality friendship is love, the opening scripture in another version says,"“A friend loves at all times, and is born, as is a brother, for adversity.”‭(Proverbs‬ ‭17:17‬ ‭AMPC‬‬). Fair weather friendship is not quality friendship. Your friends need you most in their trying pe...

POTTERS TOUCH DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY, 3RD OCTOBER 2017. TODAY'S DEVOTION. QUALITY INFORMATION. TODAY'S SCRIPTURE.“Daniel,’ he said, ‘man of quality, listen carefully to my message. And get up on your feet. Stand at attention. I’ve been sent to bring you news.’ “When he had said this, I stood up, but I was still shaking.” (‭‭Daniel‬ ‭10:11‬ ‭MSG‬‬). Yesterday, we established that all believers in Christ are men of quality! However, manifesting quality requires divine knowledge. Living a quality life is a product of the quality information you have access to.Quality living is determined by your level of information and to improve the quality of your life, you must increase your knowledge. In the opening scripture after the Angel called Daniel a man of quality the next thing he said was , "Daniel,’ he said, ‘man of quality, listen carefully to my message..." The quality of every man is...