Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 9 September 2025 By Dr. D.K Olukoya — Jesus, Friend Of Sinners (2)
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TOPIC: Jesus, Friend Of Sinners (2) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Devotional 9 September 2025)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 3.1-5:30; 2 Corinthians 11:1-15; Psalm 53:1-6; Proverbs 22:28-29
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Luke 19:1-10 (KJV)
1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
MEMORY VERSE: “She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do condemn thee: go and sin no more.” – John 8:11 (KJV)
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: I pray that the Blessed Holy Spirit will make You His friend, in the name of Jesus.
MFM Devotional For Today 2025 MESSAGE:
Yesterday, we established the truth that Jesus was a friend of sinners and that sinners who enjoyed His love, friendship and salvation turned out to be value-adding members of God’s kingdom.
Also Read: MFM 70 Days Fasting and Prayer 9 September 2025
Today, we shall examine two classic examples of sinners who experienced the friendship and unconditional love of Christ. The first was Zacchaeus, a rich publican. He desired to see Jesus who was going to pass through Jericho. However, because he was a man of small stature, Zachaeus climbed a sycamore tree so that he would see Jesus when he passed the road. When Jesus got to the place, though there was a crowd around Him, Jesus spotted Zacchaeus and told him to come down for He must abide in Zacchaeus’ house that day. What lessons do we need to learn from Zacchaeus story? First, Zacchaeus had a genuine desire to see Jesus. He defied the disadvantage and limitation that his stature constituted among the crowd. He devised a means by which he would see Jesus (climbing the Sycamore tree). He matched his desire with faith and his faith with action. Remember that the Bible says that faith without work is useless. Second, to Zacchaeus’ surprise, Jesus spotted him, knew and rewarded his faith and effort. How? He offered to be Zacchaeus’ guest and later assured Zacchaeus that salvation had come to his house. Jesus Christ still honours and rewards faith today; even the faith of a sinner. Faith saves sinners and turns unpleasant situations around for believers. As the friend of sinners that He was, Jesus’ answer to those who murmured about His going to be guest to Zacchaeus was, “The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). This is a food for thought for us all.
The second classic example is about the woman caught in adultery. Jesus saved her from her accusers. Are your human accusers making life unbearable for you? I encourage you to turn to Jesus, the friend of sinners and Saviour of the whole world. He will come to your rescue and save you. He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to the Father through Him because He daily makes intercession for them.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
- Jesus, the friend of sinners, have mercy on me, in the name of Jesus.
- Let the power of salvation appear in my household, in the name of Jesus.
- Father, You are mighty to save, save (insert the name), in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
- O Lord, convert sinners to saints today, in the name of Jesus.
- By the fire of Pentecost, I destroy every veil hindering anyone from seeing Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
- Holy Spirit, bring all sinners out of the captivity of sin and satan, in the name of Jesus.
- O Lord, let Your love continually increase in my heart, 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)
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