Saturday, 31st October 2020

Bible verse: Isaiah 33:15-16
15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Message
There is blessings in living a godly life.
Because you do not want to offend others you decided not to speak uprightly or you close your mouth when the truth is to be spoken.
Because of your wealth and/or influences you have pleasure in the oppression of others. Corruption at all levels is supported by you.
Do you know that it is corruption if you render favour to get something in return?
It is bribery when you do not expose wrong doings because of your good rapo and friendship to the wrong doers or you turn blind eyes and deaf ears to wrong doings so you will not be affected. Yes! You are a compliance and have widely opened your eyes to seeing and support evil.
Do you shake your hands from giving and/or receiving bribes?
Beloveth, Unless you change your attitude and character and forsake pride it will be difficult to dwell on high place of the Lord where you will be fully protected and enjoy uncommon life.

Prayer
Father Lord, the spirit, the willingness, the ability and the boldness to walk righteously, and speaketh uprightly I receive in Jesus name.
Let Your light guide me and Your presence go before so I can dwell on high in Jesus name.

Friday, 30th October 2020
Bible verse: 2 Kings 20:1
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

Message
It is hard not to reward good behavior and attitudes unless of course you sense it is being done only for manipulation, camouflage or for personal egoism.
Our heavenly Father loves to reward faithfulness by His children.
Attempts to manipulate God's blessings and favor will always fail.
When your business, or your marriage, or your vision, or your ministry, or plans for a better, brighter future, is at the edge of collapse and cooping with life is almost impossible you don't need to attempt manipulating God with special offerings and fasting while you have not been faithful to Him nor obedient to His Word but instead have been doing things your own way, at your own time and discretion.
Hezekiah walked faithfully with God, tore down all the altars and high places, set his heart to serve God and cleanse the nation from sinful practices and exemplified trust in God.
No wonder when he challenged God, God has to change His verdict.
Beloveth, your condition is not your conclusion.
The good things you have been doing for God's kingdom shall be the basis of your petition to Him. And you should expect something to happen.
Expectation is the breeding ground for miracles.
Those who walk faithfully with the Lord usually find they are generally under the blessings and attention of the Lord.

Prayer
Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
Oh Lord, I need your presence, your touch and directives in my life right now.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me in Jesus mighty name.

Thursday, 29th October 2020
Bible verse: Jeremiah 40:4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

Message
Beloveth, which chains are upon thine hand?
Which trouble and tribulation, which molestation are you going through?
Under which captivity are you and who is keeping you captive?
God is able to keep you from the trials that are coming, to loose thee from the chains which were upon thine hand, to place you in a place and environment good and convenient for thee to dwell.
God is abounding in love. He is forgiving, He is gracious, He is compassionate, He is slow to anger, and God is not limited to the physical.
God has not ceased kindly to invite His lost children to repentance, and to promise them pardon and salvation and provide grace, favour, blessing and forgiveness. God will always keep His word , He is not a man that will lie.

Jeremiah was imprisoned and abused by his own people. But God used the enemy to bless him - the king, Nebuzaradan, ordered Jeremiah to be brought forth among all the captives that were there loosing the chains which were upon his hand; not for the sake of degrading him but to granting him liberty.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were taken captive to Babylon. Instead of being killed they were delivered from the fiery furnace and then put in places of honour and leadership.
Josepth was in captivity when the king ordered him to be brought forth among all the captives that were there and he received favour of God.

Beloveth, if you have keep God's commandment to endure patiently, He will also keep you from the hour of trials and tribulations, make the rough ways straight, rescued you from every humiliation and arrows of the enemies, send to you your destiny helper and He will deliver you when you need Him to.

Prayer
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
May the Lord guide me in my activities the rest of this year, give to me ears to hear and a heart that will respond unto Him in Jesus name.

Wednesday, 28th October 2020
Bible verse: Proverbs 18:21 contd.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Message
Gossip, false teaching, slander, fabricating of rumours, backbiting, false accusations, flattery, sharing of false informations are catalysts to destroying others and powerful weapons of mass destruction.
Remember that a critical heart produces a critical tongue, a self-righteous heart produces a judgmental tongue, a bitter heart produces an acerbic tongue and an ungrateful heart produces a grumbling tongue.
On the other hand, a peaceful heart produces a reconciling tongue, a trusting heart produces an encouraging tongue and a loving heart produces a gracious tongue.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

Beloveth, time to put away from you crooked speech, let devious talk be far from you and embrace non-corruptible words.
It is written: Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Don't forget, God condemns all slander, malicious gossip and all forms of flattery

Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray for a consecrated tongue, guided and controlled by a heart full of the Holy Ghost; a tongue with mighty power to encourage and elevate my brethren and to destroy the works of the devil in Jesus name.

Tuesday, 27th October 2020
Bible verse: Proverbs 18:21 contd.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Message
Beloveth, your words are a barometer of what is in your heart.
Yes! they are an index, a revelation of your moral and spiritual character.
Your words can lead to your personal downfall and destruction and can serve either as a source of peace, favour, blessings, bring life and joy and encouragement and hope and healing when spoken in the right tone and at the right time.
If you do not carefully monitor and control the use of your words, they can also denigrate and humiliate and destroy.
Careless speech will almost always boomerang on the speaker and bring devastation.
Therefore tame your tongue because your tongue can become weapons of mass destruction, launching holocausts and wars destroying friendships, careers, hopes, understanding, reputations and families.

It is written that the good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

Prayer
Dear gracious God, may the power of my tongue not lead me to personal downfall and destruction but become a source of peace, favour, blessings, joy and encouragement and hope and healing in Jesus name.

Monday, 26th October 2020
Bible verse: Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Message
Beloveth, of all the powers that man possesses there is scarcely any more awful than the power of speech.
Your words can either speak life, or your words can speak death.
Your tongues can build others up, or they can tear them down.
Your words can touch hearts, create trust, form relationships, and build communities and it can on the other hand, break hearts, destroy trust, wreck relationships, injure the feelings of others and divide communities.
It happens when we talk without a filter, without guarding what comes out of our mouth, talk with reckless words as razor blades flying out of our mouths into the body of another person or when we blurt out rash, unthinking words.

How many people have you maimed or killed with your words?
Is your tongue too quick to criticize?
Do your words build up, or do they tear down?
Beloveth, if you want to start seeing the promise of God manifest in your live, you will have to speak words of faith, words of encouragements, words of uplifting.
Fill your mouth with life, not death - tame your tongue.

Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray that You grant me the wisdom and ability to always use my words to touch hearts, create trust, form relationships, and build communities in Jesus name.
Help me to lay down all tangled thoughts and restless emotions and/or circumstances that will cause me not to fill my mouth with life in Jesus name.

Sunday, 25th October 2020
Bible verse: Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Message
To tell a lie is to avoid telling the truth i.e saying something untrue outright, or fudging the truth.
Brethren, there is no such thing as a white lie - either you are telling the truth, or you are lying.
When a lying tongue is coupled with cheating, fraud and deception the result is a terrible sin.

You are warned not to get your wealth by lying, fraud, and deception or by preaching false doctrines instead you are to be perfectly honest in all business dealings.
Gehazi lied to get treasures but he never enjoy this treasures, instead he rotted with terminal leprosy.
Cheaters and cheapskates will neither prosper nor survive.
Check yourself, check your ways of dealing and obtaining favour and/or wealth.

Do you cut corners in your service to maximize the profit margin?
Do you exaggerate the potential of a business or product?
Do you try to get refunds for your mistakes in a purchase?
Don't forget that any treasure on earth is vanity, vexation of spirit, and will not help in the day of death.

Prayer
I praise and thank You Lord for the goodness and grace You have extended to me to obtaining my treasures not by a lying tongue.
Help me to find and secure myself in dealing in godliness with contentment and dwelling in the spiritual instead of this natural world in Jesus name.

Saturday, 24th October 2020
Bible verse: Jeremiah 22:13
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Message
This is describing God's condemnation upon someone who abuses and oppresses others in order to advance a life of luxury for himself.
God does not necessarily oppose someone for building a prosperous place for themselves in life.
But He does most definitely speak _*Woe*_ to those who build their house by unrighteousness and their chambers by injustice.
Woe to the one who takes wonderful care of themselves at the expense of others.
Woe to the one who provides for their own luxuries or comfortable living at the expense of others who work for nothing.
Woe unto those who build their business on fraud, deceit and blackmailing.

Beloveth, if you give God and His kingdom first place in your live, have the fear of the most high God, not only will you learn to act with justice and righteousness toward others out of a reverent fear of Him, but He Himself will make sure that you have everything you need.
God is the gracious provider and the just defender of those who trust Him.

Prayer
Dear gracios Father, I thank You, that You are indeed more than enough for me.
I thank You, that You do answer my prayers, when I pray according to Your Word.
Grant me wisdom and knowledge that I may do what is good and true in all the days of my life never to build my house and fortunes by unrighteousness in Jesus name.

Friday, 23rd October 2020
Bible verse: Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Message
The throne of grace is the eternal seat of the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth.
It is the throne whence God bestows the blessings of mercy and grace to those who seek him.
Through Christ, you have received the gracious invitation to come boldly to God's Throne of Grace, in time of need.
Beloveth, what an amazing thing to be told that you can approach the heavenly throne and with confidence.
It is not because of your own merit or worthiness that this gracious invitation has been extended to you but because of the treasures of His mercy and grace.

You are to come boldly, freely, constantly, ceaselessly, and persistently unto the throne of grace repenting of your sins, that you may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Prayer
Thank You, Father, for the grace and mercy that streams from Your throne of grace to me through Jesus Christ.
Lord, thank You for Your great love and compassion.
Thank you that through Jesus You have made it possible for me to be delivered, redeemed and saved and given me the invitation to come boldly unto the throne of grace.

Thursday, 22nd October 2020
Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 3:1 contd.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Message
Season changes so also are your situations.
Change in the hand of the changeless God is safe and positive, and will yield good fruit to those that respond correctly and embrace it.
Beloveth, the first thing to recognize when facing seasonal changes is that God Himself never changes. He is the bedrock of your peace, security, and confidence when facing the past, present, and future.
Furthermore recognize that God always has someone at the ready to move His plans forward because His plans are never conditioned on just a single person though He uses single individuals as part of the process.
He will find your destiny helper, direct him/her to locate you and cause him/her not to sleep until you are located.
Be strong and courageous, be still in the presence of the Lord and stays committed to the word of God.
Do not allow unfavourable season to move away from the sight of the Lord.
In every change you can be sure that God is planning for your good, moving you closer to Him.

Prayer
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Thank You Lord that You are planning for my good, moving me closer to You at every seasonal change.