Wednesday, 21st October 2020

Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 3:1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Message
For every circumstance there is a season - dry season, seasons of doubt, seasons of despair, seasons of anxiety, seasons of joy, seasons of hope, seasons of love, season of spiritual warfare, season of tests and trials.
Beloveth, God is in control of all these seasons and He can change every situation attached to every season at His own time and season.
Yes! life is full of the changing seasons but we sometimes allow ourselves to get buried by the junk we collect and carry it with us from one season into the next.
Whichever season you are currently in, remember that God is making everything beautiful in its time.
Shift your thoughts to your heavenly Father and live through the season glorifying Him and and wait patiently for Him to act.

Prayer
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
I pray that You change every dry season, every seasons of doubt, seasons of despair, season of tests and trials to seasons of hope, seasons of love, seasons of joy and season of appreciation in Jesus name.

Tuesday, 20th October 2020
Bible verse: Deuteronomy 28:9
The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

Message
To be blessed by God and be a blessing to nations you must;
- surrender your total self to the Lord
- be a doer of God's word
- be obedient to God's word
- trust in the Lord and do good
- have faith in the Lord
- repent of your sins
- earnestly seek the Lord in prayer
- listen to the voice of His Spirit
- whatever you do for the Lord, do it from the heart with gladness and to the glory of God
- tell somebody about the goodness of the Lord
- have a transformed mind

Prayer
Thank you Lord that you have given me promises in your Word.
Help me in the practical circumstances of life to be wise, careful and obedient.
Allow me to bless others through your grace and mercy, with the blessings and good treasures you have bestowed upon me in Jesus name.

Monday, 19th October 2020
Bible verse: Deuteronomy 28:12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Message
As long as you seek the Lord, you can expect Him to rain His blessings on you and bless the work of your hands.
Your relationship with God, your prayer life, worship habits, personal devotion, will determine your rate at which God will open your heavens and your rate of prosperity.
God and His ways are just beyond human comprehension.
The things that seem impossible to man are very easy for God to fix. There is nothing too hard for Him.

Keep your eyes on what God is doing, and not on what your enemy is doing.
Learn and understand what Christ says about love and about tomorrow.

Prayer
Holy Spirit, lead me into God's promise land which He has prepared for me.
Oh gracious Father, let the rain of Your good treasures fall so I will be blessed with more than enough, and be a blessing to others and lend to nations in Jesus name.
Thank You Lord that Thou wilt fill me with joy by Your countenance.

Sunday, 18th October 2020
Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 10:8 contd.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Message
The hedge of protection is to keep the devil from troubling you.
God gives His obedient people a divine protective hedge like He did unto Job and you have inheritance of His protective hedges.
Yes! God places hedges around the righteous for protection and blessing. He holds them securely in His hands. He will never forget them, even though others will.
Every one of us has the need for God's hedges about us and our families because the devil will use every device he used against Job to try us.

You are therefore to be strong in the Lord, come closer to Him than the world.
The safest place for any child of God is to be in His hands, hiding in His fortress and living within the hedge of His grace.

Beloveth, strive to live a separated life; eschew evil like Job.
Separate from someone in sin, separate from people who wear you down spiritually, hate evil and separate from it.
Live a righteous life and be determined to obey God so that He can brag about you to the devil like he did of Job.

If you dig a pit for others, or you destroy others with your mouth, God will surely remove those hedges He builds around you and you will fall into that pit.
Remember, God's hedges don't happen by accident, you must work for it.

Prayer
Dear Lord, surround me with a hedge of caring people who will lovingly point out when I am acting in a way contrary to Your laws.
Guard me against spiralling into the abyss of sinful harmful thoughts in Jesus name.

Saturday, 17th October 2020
Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 10:8 contd.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Message
Hedge is defined as something that protects you against possible problems.
The laws of man, the laws of nature and the laws of God act as hedges and fences, standing for the limitations and boundary lines of our lives.
Yes! life is filled with lots of fences and hedges.
God's words are hedges and there is a serpent behind the hedges waiting anxiously to bite.

While some fences are built with the obvious purpose of keeping things out, other fences are to keep other things in, some fences are meant to ensure some sort of privacy while some might have the purpose of decoration.
God's words and instructions are limitations meant to keeping the evil and wicked ones out of your vicinity, to grant you victory, favour and peace of mind.
Beloveth, every attempt to break down the limitations will bring poison into the life.
When the Lord says, "Forsake not assembling of yourselves together," be sure there is danger in isolation.
When God says, "Thou shalt not steal," be sure there is danger in living a life of crime.
Try to break down one of God's hedges, and you shall be bitten.
Look before you leap and drive away the snakes before you sit in the shade of the hedge.

Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, open my eyes, Lord, to visualize Your spiritual hedge of protection like a solid wall surrounding me that Satan cannot penetrate or destroy in any situation or circumstance.
Guide me in seeking the mental hedge of protection from the Holy Spirit as he fills my mind with peace, joy, righteousness, compassion, and love in Jesus name.

Friday, 16th October 2020
Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Message
Beloveth, the universe is a place of hedges surrounded with rules, regulations and laws - the laws of man, the laws of nature and the laws of God.
Just as there are natural consequences to fracturing the laws of nature and of governmental laws, there are natural consequences to fracturing the laws of the spiritual world.
There is a serpent behind the hedges. If you do wrong or act wickedly, you shall certainly suffer.
If you dig a pit in order to trap another, you yourself will, like Haman, be the one caught in it.
Dig through a wall or hedge where a snake is likely to be lurking, instead of pulling off the intended theft, you will become the victim of a snake bite.

Beloveth, punishment might not be always visible, but will surely follows the deed.
Reform your ways, and stop any wicked intention, every gossiping attitude and stop tearing down your fellow citizen and God's hedges.

Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, help me to focus on things that are lovely and beautiful.
Let me see the good in people and not corrupt my mind with the discourse and divisive voices on social media or the news.
Give me a check in my spirit when I am about to act in a way that is not loving or respectful.

Thursday, 15th October 2020
Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Message
Today, most people are undependable, show up late, lack conviction, make excuses, self-justify and produce inferior crafts due to slap-dash workmanship. They do not take any sense of pride in their work.
The _*with thy might*_ attitude means you should dive headlong into every task, then go above and beyond what is expected.
Whenever you are given a task, it is your decision how to approach it but always strive for excellence.
A diligent worker is constantly considering how he can complete his job more quickly and effectively.
Note this did not say, pick out that which you are best at and give it your all and leave everything else alone.
The emphasis is in whatever state you find yourself do the best you can with it.

Beloveth, when you complete small tasks to the best of your ability, larger ones will be easier to accomplish as well and surely you will receive favour, promotion and blessings from above.
Don't forget _*where there is opportunity, there is responsibility*_ and vice versa.


Prayer
Lord, today I pray for diligence.
Help me to understand that no good thing will come to me without persistence.
Grant me the courage, determination, wisdom and ability to do, in whatever state I find myself, the best I can with it in Jesus mighty name.