Sunday, 30th April 2017

Bible verse: Mark 6:52
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

Message
Many and often times we easiyl forget the great things God has done in our lifes, providing for our daily needs, for the good health, for our families and loved ones.
We forget to look unto God and thanked Him as the author of our blessings and breakthrough.
Yes! our heart is under the influence of selfish motives. We failed to understand and/or consider the truth.

Our memories are short lived whenever we face challenges.
Beloved, stop hardening your heart and start henceforth to be magnifying the Lord and singing praises to His holy name for all He is doing in your life.

Prayer
Dear Lord, let my heart not be hardened that I cannot remember the miracles and blessings you poured upon my life.
Let the influences of hardness of heart not overshadow my sensibility and intelligence in Jesus name.

Saturday, 29th April 2017
Bible verse: Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Message
The wall of Jericho fell while the children of God were praising to the Lord.
The Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab when his children were singing and praising him.
Paul and Silas were, were publicly praying and singing hymns to God when He caused great earthquake to the foundation of the prison.

When your focus, your trust and faithfulness is on the Lord, He will strech His wings over you, strenghten you, bring direction and guidance to your lives, save you from many calamities and keep you from evil.

Yet you must avoid complaining, reject pride and let negative words be far from from your lips.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me always to praise rather than to criticize, to sympathize rather than to discourage, to build rather than to destroy, and to think of people at their best rather than at their worst and not to do anything out of selfish ambition or foolish vanity in Jesus name.

Friday, 28th April 2017
Bible verse: Proverbs 16:3
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Message
God loves you and His presence with you is the pledge of prosperity, progress, protection, purity, power and unmerited blessings.

When life knocks you down, stand up, dust off yourself remmebering that the downfall of a man is not the end of his life. No matter how many times and the frequency of your falling down, know that God's love for you is limitless. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Job lost all, he never complaing or point to someone else or seek faults in another rather he committed all unto God's hand and focused on God knowing fully that God will never fail him.

Prayer
Oh everlasting Father, Your word says, "The righteous cry out, and You hear them and deliver them from all their troubles."
I commit myself to obey whatever You say and I place my needs in Your hands.

Thursday, 27th April 2017
Bible verse: 1 John 2:15-16
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Message
The love for the world pushes out the love for God, while the love for God pushes out the love which says in the heart that God is unnecessary - lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and boastful pride of life.

You can not love the world and God at the same time since the world is full of wicked desires, lusts or pleasures, pride, hatred, jealousy, unforgiveness, bitterness etc. while God is Love.

Brethren, we are NOT to make this world the object of our chief affection; we are NOT to be influenced by the maxims and feelings which prevail among those who take pleasure in the world.
Instead we are to be consumed with loving God, obeying Him, doing His will and setting our affections on God.

Remember that Adam and Eve fell due to an appeal to the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and boastful pride of life - Eve saw that the tree "was good for food, pleasant to the eyes, desired to make one wise".

Prayer
May I not be overcome by lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and pride of life in Jesus name.
Oh heavenly Father, I pray that my affection is in the right place - loving You by keeping Your commandments, sharing love as You have requested of me, having a forgiving heart and never to lose confidence in the grace of God in Jesus mighty name.

Wednesday, 26th April 2017
Bible verse: Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Message
Satan and his agents are going round seeking those he will deceive and devour.
But God, with his lovingkindness and for our salvation allowed His only begotten son, Jesus Christ to suffer and die for me and you.
Yes! everything God does is pure and good!
He loves righteousness and hates iniquity.
He is not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness because his blessings and mercy for you are uncountable.
He freely clothes you, gives you life, peace, strength, wisdom, joy and the air you breathe.

Let us praise him for His glories and excellencies, the blessings received from him, the grace & happiness he promised, what He has done, is doing and will do in the future.

Prayer
Father when I look back at this period of my life, your unconditional love, the joy, peace forgiveness of my sins and the fullness of your glory on my life, I say thanks you Lord.

Place in my heart, Oh Lord, a desire to please you and keep my heart from unnecessary fretting.
Let me desire to gain greater confidence and understanding in your love, grow in your wisdom and enjoy your peace in Jesus name.

Tuesday, 25th April 2017
Bible verse: Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Message
Love is a self-sacrificing, caring commitment that shows itself by seeking the highest good of the one loved.
To walk in love means speaking the truth, because our Lord is the God of truth, being sincere and faithful in our dealings with others, because He is a sincere & faithful God, being holy in all our behavior, because He is holy, laying aside our selfishness, greedy desire, pride, and rights in order to practice God's love towards others.
Stop imitating the society instead allow yourself to be clothed with humility putting on the armour of light, the garments of salvation, zeal for a cloak and the bond of perfectness - love.
Finally be committed to do the will of God.

Prayer
Dear God, grant me courage to be able walk in love and live my life in faith and glory.
Strengthen me with your love and your grace in Jesus name.

Monday, 24th April 2017
Bible verse: Deuteronomy 28:63
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Message
Why are you worrying?
God has already solve your problems and He knows exactly where your life is heading.
He will steer you in the right direction if only you will have confidence in Him, trust Him and allow Him.

Beloved, if we are counting on the privileges and rewards which the faithful shall receive, we should also count on the punishments God attached to misconduct and disobedience.
You receive blessings if you "walk in the statutes of God, and keep his commandments" OR curses if you "will not hearken unto God, and will not obey His commandments".

The coin has two sides, good or bad; obedience or disobedience; blessings or curses.
Yes! God sets before you two alternatives - obedience or disobedience. You have the freedom to choose.
As for me and my family, I choose to serve and be obedient to God.

Prayer
Dear Lord, as the eagle flieth, grant me the ability to fly away from destruction, disobedience, ungodliness and all factors of the devil that will hinder me to walk in your statutes in Jesus precious name.
Establish me strongly in the spirit and give me the special grace to live a holy life in Jesus name.

Sunday, 23rd April 2017
Bible verse: Daniel 12:3
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Message
With no light to guide us, we cannot know where we are going and without faith we shall turn into gloomy gus.
We will never enjoy the unction and power of God until our hearts are right with one another and with God.
We are to believe in our Lord, trust him and invest in human beings for their everlasting life and salvation.

Prayer
Dear God, I submit myself to your training and obedience.
Help me to choose wisely and let your lights shine at all times on my life and let it always direct me to showing people the way, that they might not perish, but have everlasting life, in Jesus name.
Make me to feel the power of righteousness in Jesus name.

Saturday, 22nd April 2017
Bible verse: 1 Timothy 4:13-14
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Message
The primary duty of every believer is to extend God's kingdom and save souls.
We are to give attendance to reading and be familiar with the word and will of God so that we can spiritually grow, build up others and show them grace, truth, gratefulness and understanding by using our lifestyle, our priorities, our attitude toward possessions, our personal appearances to testify to our commitment to God.
Remembering that the knowledge of the word teaches us that there is no place for anger, pride, sarcasm, filthy talk, ridicule, gossip, destructive criticism, retaliation, malice, angry words, lying, dirty jokes etc.

Spiritual gifts are God given but they are not automatic or fully developed.
You must be committed and be focused in whichever area of gift and exercise confidence that your faith is in God and you're doing what He wants you to do.

Prayer
Oh gracious Father, let my work for the Lord always be the overflow of my walk with the Lord in Jesus name.
I reject burying my spiritual gifts, instead, I seek to experience the power of the gospel in my soul in Jesus mighty name.
I destroy every spirit struggling against my spiritual gifts and its manifestation in Jesus name.