MFM Devotional –THE VESSEL GOD USES (I)

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY DR. D.K. OLUKOYA

 

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

 

 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 37; Isaiah 36; Luke 3; Luke 4

 

 

TOPIC: THE VESSEL GOD USES (I)

 

 

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 6:1-8

 

 

MEMORY VERSE: 2 Timothy 2:21 – “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”

 

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: You are either a plus or minus to God.

PRAISE & WORSHIP

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The Lord will make you His oracle and instrument oh His mercy, in the name of Jesus.

 

MFM DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 2026 MESSAGE

In Bible parlance, the word “vessel” means an instrument or tool. There are useful and useless vessels. There are vessels unto honour and vessels unto dishonour. I pray that you will be a vessel unto honour in the hand of God, in the name of Jesus. God is referred to as a Potter and we humans as clay. Isaiah 64:8 says, “We are the clay, you are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.” A potter designs a pot according to its use. He chooses its size and its shape, its colour according to His plan. As a Potter, God created us vessels according to His plan, and His desire. Romans 9:21 says, “Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?”

PREVIOUS DEVOTIONAL

Jesus, in His post-resurrection appearance, called Paul a chosen vessel, “But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). Just as vessels such as cups are used for drinking, we should be used for the intended purposes of glorifying God. The important question is what kind of person would God use? How can we be used as God’s vessels or instruments? The first condition is nearness and availability. Isaiah had a vision in which he found himself in God’s presence. Hence, he heard God’s call, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” Then he answered, “Here I am send me” (Isaiah 6:8). Similarly, Samuel was near and available, hence God called and used him. The Bible records that Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called him and he answered, “Here I am.”

PREVIOUS DEVOTIONAL

 

Beloved, where were you during the last Search the Scripture hour? Where were you during the last Sunday service? Where were you during the Praise and Worship session? What impact are you making in your local church? Would you say you are near and available for God to use? Your answers to these questions determine what type of vessel you are.

PRAYER POINTS:

 

MORNING

 

1. O God, make me Your vessel of honour, in the name of Jesus.

 

 

2. Arise, O Lord, sanctify me and I shall be sanctified, in the name of Jesus!

 

 

3. Anointing of continued obedience to God’s word, envelop my life, in the name of Jesus.

 

EVENING

1. My life shall not be a disgrace to the Almighty God, in the name of Jesus.

 

 

2. By the power of the Holy Ghost, I shall remain a vessel of honour to the Lord, in the name of Jesus.

 

 

3. O God, arise and sanctify my life unto every good work, in the name of Jesus.

 

 

4. By the power of the Holy Ghost, I shall remain a vessel of honour unto my Lord, in the name of Jesus.