Friday, 31st July 2015

Bible verse: Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge,
I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten
the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Lesson
God is asking us to come closer to him, fellowship with him, know his will, his laws, his promises for us.
It is the knowledge of God that must flourish in our hearts if He is going to make us what He wants us to be.
God wants us to grasp, in our hearts, the knowledge of:
- What our relationship to Him is.
- How very holy and pure and awesome He is.
- That we cannot hide anything from Him.
- That any sin is horrible in His sight and the wages of sin is death.
- That we need to lay up treasures in heaven, not on earth.
- That we need to guard our hearts and minds from evil.
- That we must not flirt with temptations.
- That we need to readily and openly confess our guilt when we are guilty.
- That we need to be led and governed by LOVE.
- Our own need to be holy in order to stand in His Presence.

God is making the pastors responsible for his people rejecting knowledge because they failed to feed His people with his Word.
They are selected by Him, equipping them with book of the law, wisdom, and the full responsibility of teaching the knowledge of God to His people.
Instead they are conformed with the doctrine of churches, busy feeding their individual greed, blindfolding his people, and branding them.
Consequently, His people lack having a real true experience with Him that would save, bring deliverance, and joyful fulfillment.


Prayer
Everlasting Father, kindly share your knowledge with me, making me aware of what is meant to be, permitting my soul to understand it, and wisdom to agree with its outcome.
I pray that the eyes of my heart may be enlightened, so that I will know what is the hope of Your calling, the riches of the your glory, the surpassing greatness of Your power in Jesus name - Ephesians 1:18

Thursday, 30th July 2015
Bible verse: Judges 6:37
Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only,
and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel
by mine hand, as thou hast said.

Lesson
To make good decisions we need facts and help.
Gideon was just looking for a little help - a visible evidence by basically saying - "Is it really you lord? If it is you prove it with a sign"
Likewise, when things are getting worse and our problems or circumstances seems to be swallowing us up,
or huge challenges are before us, or we are contemplating to keep a relationship or not, etc
then we begin to ask God questions and/or for a sign - seeking a little help from God.
If you want to have more of God's guidance, don't ask for signs, study his Word and pray.
Notwithstanding, never mind if your prayers aren't so impressive or you sometimes stumble or ask for the wrong things, or beg for proof, or scream out to God that its unfair.
Just know that God:
1. cares and listens!
2. is patient when you haggle or argue!
3. even honours your doubting prayers for proof!
4. is kind to stoop down to your level and welcome your conversation even if you say silly things or your prayers are often so poorly done.

Prayers
Dear Father, you know every decision I need to make and every challenge I face.
Forgive me for the times that i try to figure this life out on my own and for my doubting proof prayers.
I need your Holy spirit to give me strength, wisdom and direction.
I let go of small thinking and small doings and choose to open my heart and mind to you.
Lead me in the way I should go and if I make a faulty decision, let your boundless grace bring goodness to the decision I make in Jesus name.

Wednesday, 29th July 2015
Bible verse: Genesis 50:24
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Lesson
The promises of God will never fail.
It does not matter where you find yourself.
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego were in the mist of fire when the Lord visited them.
Daniel was in the Lion's den when he was visited by God.
The Apostles were in the upper room waiting not knowing what to do but unexpectedly the Holy Ghost visited them.
The Lord will surely visit your family, children, work in Jesus name.
Your time of visitation by the Lord is now.
God will come to your aid, deliver you from your afflictions and bless you in His land of promise.

Prayer
Oh Lord, let your visitation upon my life cause transformation in the life of others in Jesus name.
Father, let your supernatural visitation upon my life cause global doors of breakthrough and divine connection to those that matters to me in Jesus name.

Tuesday, 28th July 2015
Bible verse: Galatians 4:27
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

Lesson
God's Word to those who are experiencing barrenness in whichever form is to rejoice because you are well provided for in Christ.
God cannot command you to do anything He has not empowered you to do.
You must realise that He has already made provisions for you to be able to succeed in whatsoever He has commanded you to do.
God cannot lie.
Start thinking, speaking and acting as if the barrenness is no more.
Begin by giving thanks and praises to God and express your spiritual joy by singing aloud.
Praise and worship Him whole-heartedly.

Prayer
Thank you Lord for giving me another opportunity to call your name today.
Everlasting Father, let me not suffer any form bareness.
Make me fruitful and release multiplication upon my life in Jesus name.
I receive the power to be fruitful in Jesus name.

Monday, 27th July 2015
Bible verse: Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Lesson
We should be angry but not sin. We often got angry and end up in sin.
Anger does not give us the righteous life that God desires.
Moses, out of anger, struck the rock with his staff instead of speaking to it.
When anger was fully played out in Cain's life, it led to murder.
The enemy loves to use our anger to create racial division, to create injustice, and to get a bitter root inside of churches, denominations, people groups, and individuals.
Many marriages, friendship, companies, churches are destroyed because of anger.
Do not go to bed with anger in your heart.
To err is human but forgiveness is divine.

Prayer
Everlasting Father, give me the grace to be long-suffering and slow to anger.
Give me the forgiving spirit to be able to tolerate others, uproot any spirit of anger in our lives in Jesus name.

Sunday, 26th July 2015
Bible verse: Ruth 3:11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.

Lesson
A virtuous woman is one of high moral standards, with conviction of right and the love of righteousness; decorated with strength and honor.
One who does not blame the world for her calamities but filled with the love of Christ, pure from being deceitful, selfish, hatred, and envious.
When she speaks, it is NOT gossip, or slander, or idle talk, or discouragement but she speaks prudence and sound sense.
Can you boast of yourself of being a virtuous man/woman?
Yes! it is never too late to be transformed. God promises you His divine power and favor as you go through life!

Prayer
It is only by your loving grace and mercy that I can have victory, favor and be brought to salvation.
Help me, Oh Lord, to moving from the ruts I find myself to new heights of living in Jesus name.
Give me a crown of glory and destroy every spiritual laziness in Jesus name.
Through submission, obedience and faithfulness let me begins to see rays of hope in the midst of every darkness in Jesus name.

Saturday, 25th July 2015
Bible verse: Esther 3:10-11
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

Lesson
It seems incredible, but the king simply hands over to his minister the whole nation, their possessions to do with as he will.
Like Joseph, Haman was given extraordinary priviledges, authorities and power - to draw up decree he pleased, and seal it with the king's ring.
Power corrupts and intoxicates therefore we should learn to avoiding and shunning all the bad examples and practices.
Be conscious that:
1. God has a plan for your life - to have peace, joy, prosperity, love, everlasting life and to reach your expected end.
2. Satan has a plan for your life - his plan is to stop you from achieving God's intended purpose for your life.
3. You have a choice either to move and act in accordance to God`s will - doing good or follow Satan using your given power & authority doing bad.
4. Only God has the answer. He is the unchangeable, omnipotent, the miracle working God.
God has all you need to help you walk where you will walk.
Be determined to get to know Him in a better way and take action today to do that.

Prayer
Dear Father, thank you that through Your divine power I have all that I need today to get through life and to be a godly person in the process.
O God, grant to me that great freedom of mind that will enable me to diligently manage the common affairs of life, diligent without anxiety; as exact in each punctilio of action according to your will; and yet so resigned as to leave all events to you in Jesus name.

Friday, 24th July 2015
Bible verse: Acts 18:9
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

Lesson
No matter how equipped we may feel or how much courage we lack, it is always a helpful reminder to know that God promises to be with His people.
Even when many were exasperated against the you, or your life might seem to be in danger, or going through unpredictable circumstances, relationship-worries, health-related, dating-worries about your marriage, hanging around friends and when faith breaks; trust in the LORD, and do good;

Prayer
I refuse to fear, because God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind in the name of Jesus
I refuse to be intimidated by any demonic nightmare in the name of Jesus.

Thursday, 23rd July 2015
Bible verse: 2 Kings 4:9-10
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God,which passeth by us continually.
Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

Lesson
Many people are afraid to make decisions and/or establish close relationships because
- they don't want to be judged by the environment
- they don't want to become vulnerable
- they do not want to risk being hurt
- they usually based their decisions on what other people might think and would say.
or because of:
- lack of trust and believe in their family live and relationships
- failed and/or improper communication
- lack of sincereity and openness
As a result, they miss the joy of meaningful relationships as well as the opportunity of receving their blessings and privileges.

Here is a woman, not conformed with this world but with a clear implications of her actions, supported by her aged man, having full trust in his wife, made a room available for a man.
A few weeks or months later she was pregnant.

What would you have thought or said of this woman?
- cheating on her husband?
- showing generousity?
- having an old, weak husband?
- ursurping authrity over her husband and and and..?
Can you boast of such trust in your marriages, your frienship, your places of worship etc?
The perceiving, the observing, eye is the gate of knowledge, the quickener of sympathy, the informer to benevolence.

Time to have a change of mindset be positive thinkings because there are duties and privileges which are possible to you only within a certain limit and line of time.
Make room for God,trust Him and His servants and dare to believe he will act for you.

Prayer
I declare that, somebody, a company, president, a minister, will sense your need and God will cause him/her not to sleep until it has been granted you in the mighty name of Jesus.
Lord Jesus, grant us the spirit of discernmant and the spirit of holiness in Jesus name.

Wednesday, 22nd July 2015
Bible verse: 2 Kings 7:1
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a
measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Lesson
Man's extremity is God's opportunity of making his own power to be glorious.
God has resources that you know nothing about, and He has ways of working of which you have not even thought.
It is NOT up to you to discover or to know or to figure out how God is going to do His work.
It is only to believe that God is going to work because He said He would.
The famine and dryness in your life, the troubles you are going through will be over, there will be wonderful miraculous changes.
Unbelief is a sin by which men greatly dishonour and displease God, and deprive themselves of the favours he designed for them

Prayer
Heavenly Father, I ask You to grant me a heart free of unbelief, that I may praise You in Spirit and in Truth.
You are the GOD of the impossible, the GOD of the supernatural.
Help me to see the things that I hope and pray for by faith.
I renounce all doubt, hopelessness, and fear in Jesus name.