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“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” 1 Corinthians 15:56(KJV) .

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Sunday 31 December 2017

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Tuesday 26 December 2017

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Thursday 7 December 2017

The Consciousness Of God In You

“For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves” Romans 2:14

From the above scripture we see that even though God did not give the Gentiles the law, they knew what was right and what was wrong and they could differentiate between both.  Why?  The
consciousness of God is in every man.

Now someone may come to ask and say; “Pastor since you know you are going to get married to the person you are dating, is it a sin if you begin to sleep with yourselves?” Now, for you to ask that question it means you already know that it is wrong, but you want to suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Someone else may ask; “Pastor is it right for a man to marry two wives? You know the Bible talks about David marrying many wives and Solomon married many wives”. The Bible says from the beginning, it was not so. When God made Adam, it was not Adam and Eves. It was Adam and Eve. (See Genesis 2:21-24)

The Bible says in our opening scripture that the Gentiles did by nature the things contained in the law. That tells us there is a message in nature. Everyone knows what is wrong within them. They know that stealing is wrong without the law telling them that it is wrong. This lets us know that the law has been written in our hearts. (See Romans 2:15) That is why your conscience convicts you when you do wrong. When you stole, your conscience

convicted you because the law is written in your heart.

If we will become sincere with ourselves, living right will become easy. Stop making an excuse for not living right. If you are struggling, examine yourself; what kind of books do you read, what kind of movies do you watch, and what kind of people do you hang around with? If you would make the necessary adjustments, you will see the changes. “… evil communications corrupt good manners.” I Corinthians 15: 33. So read the right books, be careful about the movies you watch; because those movies are your teachers; they are trying to communicate an ideology to you. You also have to listen to godly music because listening to worldly music would stir up the wrong passions inside you.


Guard your heart, because what goes into your heart is what you will think about, and what you think about is what you will desire.

Confession.
Dear Father, I ask that my love will abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that I may approve things that are excellent; that I may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Jeremiah 31:33-34, Ezekiel 11:19-20, Ezekiel 36:26-27.

Doing the Word
Guard your heart. Get rid of the wrong books, movies and music that you have, and replace them with Christian books, movies and music that will build you up in Christ.

Wednesday 6 December 2017

You Are A New Creation.

“So then, from now on we do not think of anyone from a human point of view. Even if we did think of Christ from a human point of view, we don't think of him that way any more.”
2 Corinthians 5:16(ISV)

Brothers and sisters in Christ, it is high time we stop judging ourselves according to our natural birth or surrounding circumstances. Jesus said in John15:19, “… ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world…” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18a (ALT) say,

“Therefore, if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; the old [things] passed away, look!, all [things] have become new. And all these [things are] of God,”

We are new creations now, and because we are new creations in Christ, we do not judge ourselves by our natural birth anymore being new creatures. All things, including our spiritual and moral condition, have become new. We are new on the inside, having a new heart and a new spirit.

The Bible says that all these things are of God. Thus all these new things are of God, who has brought divinity into us today. Everything inside of us now is of divine origin. The Bible lets us know in John 1:13 that as new creatures, who are sons of God, he says we “… were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”

Now that we have been born of God, it therefore means that the life of God is in us. 1 John 5: 11-13 say, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”

Therefore, we have become more than mere human beings because, the ability as well as the nature of God is inside of us today as a result of the new birth in Christ. So, do not judge yourself by natural circumstances anymore. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 4:18(BBE), “While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” You may not see it with your physical eyes, but God is in you. Become God-inside-minded. So, judge yourself by what the Word of God says and not by what the world sees.


Confession.
I am what God says I am. I choose to see myself the way God sees me. I am more than a man because the nature and the ability of God are at work in me and through me. I declare that the life as well as the ability of God in me is subduing my human nature and desires even as I learn to live with the consciousness of who I am in Christ.


For further study, read:
2 Corinthians 3:4-6, Titus 3:3-7, 1 Peter 2:9-10.

Doing the Word.
Stop seeing yourself just from a human point of view. As a new creation you are more than human.

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Know God As Father

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” John 17:3

In the heart of everyone, there is the search for a Father. This is because, in the heart of every man or woman, there is the desire for affirmation.

You cannot get this affirmation from anywhere else other than your heavenly Father. This is why you need to know God as Father.

Knowing God as Father will put an end to your search for affirmation. Therefore, nobody will be able to intimidate you or make you compromise your faith. This is because, your allegiance would be to your Father from whom you get your affirmation. When your life is lived in this way, obeying God becomes easy. Living right also becomes easy. Why? You have met your Father.

I John 2:24(GW) says, “Make sure that the message you heard from the beginning lives in you. If that message lives in you, you will also live in the Son and in the Father.” Therefore, if the Word of God abides in you it will be impossible for you to backslide from the faith. So, if you don't want to fall away from the faith, continue in the knowledge of the Father and Jesus Christ.

Some other benefits of continuing in the Word of God are as follows: It will cause the Zoe life of God to inundate your entire being. It will keep you in health, such that you will not need to pray for healing. You will live in perpetual wholeness in your spirit, soul and body. This is because knowing God and Jesus Christ is life eternal. (See John 17:3)

Prayer.
Dear Father, as I set my heart to know You, may
my spirit, soul and body be inundated with Your life, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Proverbs 4:20-22, 1 John 1:1-4, I John 5:20

Doing the Word
Give more time to the Word of God, for as you do, your faith will flourish and become stronger.

Monday 4 December 2017

Your True Identity.

“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.” 1 John 5:1
You can only discover who you truly are by divine revelation. When you really have a revelation of who you are in Christ, with an inward certainty of the Biblical fact that God is working in you, you will never be afraid.

Most Christians are not looking within to the Word of God to know who they are in Christ. According to the scriptures, we are sons of God now (See 1 John 3:2). 1 John 4:4(ISV) says, “Little children, you belong to God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” Therefore, in Christ, you have overcome the world.

In 1 John 5:4, the Bible lets us know that everyone who is born of God has overcome the world and our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. Our faith in what God has revealed in His Word about who we are is what makes us overcomers. We will not overcome until we believe and act in line with our redemptive privileges.

Romans 1:17 says, “… The just shall live by faith.” How does faith come? Romans 10:17 says, “… faith
cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Faith is an inward conviction of the certainty of the written Word. Therefore, faith is a product of revelation or accurate knowledge from the Word of God.

So, I encourage you to live your life based on what God has revealed in His Word concerning you, understanding all your rights and authority you now possess in Him today.

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that I have overcome this world because I am born of God. I declare that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Therefore, greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world. Amen.

For further study, read:
Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 1 John 2:13-14, 1 John 4:13.

Doing the Word
Meditate on Colossians 1:27, “… Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Jesus Is The Way

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6

From our opening scripture, we see the Lord Jesus saying to us that He is the way. He did not say, I am a way. No, He used a definite article saying, “I am the way”. He was certain of the truth of what He was saying. That means if you want to get to the Father, there is no other way outside of Jesus.

I remember someone said to me many years ago that it is either Jesus is really the Son of God or He was insane. Then he said he would rather believe that Jesus is the Son God, having observed the character and the fruit of His life.

Jesus also said He is the truth and the life. You would agree with me that such statements cannot be said by an ordinary human being about himself. When Jesus says He is the life, He is saying that He is the essence of all creation. He is saying that without Him, there is no life. He also said, “No man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” So, without Jesus, you cannot know the Father.

“Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.” 1 John 2:22-23

Magnify the Name and the Person of Jesus wherever you go. He is the way, the truth and the life. If you refuse to acknowledge Jesus, you do not have the Father, but if you acknowledge Jesus, you have the Father also.

Confession.
Dear Father, I acknowledge Jesus as the only Way, the Truth and the Life. I will boldly declare at all times that He is Lord. I will always acknowledge and magnify His Name and His Person everywhere I go in honour of You.

For further study, read:
Luke 10:16, John 5:23, John 15:23.

Doing the Word
Never compromise your faith in Jesus. No individual, group, need or reward is worth denying Jesus.

God Is Your Father

“For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.”
John 5:18(BBE)

Jesus had no identity crisis because He knew who He was. He knew that God was His Father. This is one of the reasons for the extraordinary feats accomplished through His life. He was always conscious of the Fatherhood of God and was always conscious of His Sonship.

He did not look to outward manifestations to convince Himself that He was the Son of God. This was why when the devil said to Him in Luke 4:3(CEV), “…. If you are God's Son, tell this stone to turn into bread,” Jesus knew better. He knew that changing stones into bread will not convince Him that He was the Son of God, any more than my blinking would convince me that I am human.

Jesus knew who He was, because He had a revelation of Himself. The reason for the weaknesses in the lives of some Christians today, is because they lack a revelation of who God has made them in Christ.

The Bible says to us in 1 John 3:1-2, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”

We are sons of God now; presently, not in the future.
The Bible says in John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:”

Since we are His sons, God also has become a Father unto us just as He was to Jesus. 2 Corinthians 6:18(NIV) says, “"I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."”

Confession.
I believe in Jesus. Therefore, I have received the right and ability to become the son of God
because I believe in His Name. I declare by my faith that God is my Father and I am His son.

For further study, read:
Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:4-7, Ephesians 1:4-5.

Doing the Word
Live your life conscious of your identity in Christ.
You are the son of God.

Friday 1 December 2017

Knowing The Father

“And this is the real and eternal life: That they know you, The one and only true God, And Jesus Christ, whom you sent.”
John 17:3(MSG)

A lot of people do not know who the Father is because they do not know Jesus. As a result, most times they are scared whenever they want to ask the Father for anything.

There are lots of sinners who would have been born again today, but they are scared to come to the Father because nobody showed them Jesus. Jesus came to show us the Father.

“Jesus said, "I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You've even seen him!"” John 14:6-7(MSG) So, if you get to know Jesus you will come to know the Father.

There are people who have erroneously believed that God cannot use them because of the terrible sins they committed in their past. As a result such people continue to live in self-condemnation and guilt. But as they get to know Jesus from the Bible and see how He forgave a woman that was caught in the very act of adultery, their faith would be stirred and their confidence in God's love would be increased. (See John 8:10-11)

Jesus said, “I have not spoken on my own. Instead, the Father who sent me told me what I should say and how I should say it. I know that what he commands is eternal life. Whatever I say is what the Father told me to say."

John 12:49-50(GWT) Therefore, if Jesus forgave the woman caught in the very act of adultery and told her to go and sin no more without condemning her, it means that God is not the one condemning you if you feel condemned. John 3:17(TLB) says, “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” The Father wants to save, not condemn, you. Get ready to learn more about your heavenly Father and His love for you in this month's devotional. God bless you.

Prayer.
Dear Father, from this day forward, I choose to accept Your everlasting love for me. Thank You for sending Jesus Christ to die for me, to save and to purchase me with His blood. I ask that you grant unto me a revelation of Your everlasting love for me even as I desire to know You more in this month, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 1:18, John 5:37-40, John 14:1-10.

Doing the Word
Give the Lord thanks for the gift of eternal life. Thank the Father for His everlasting love towards you and reject all condemnation.

Thursday 30 November 2017

Go For Knowledge

“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness …” 
Psalm 82:5

Satan's greatest threat is your knowledge of the Word of God. To be ignorant is to be vulnerable. Ignorance is darkness and knowledge is light. If satan is the prince of darkness and ignorance is darkness, it means satan rules over the ignorant.

Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee …” This means that satan's greatest weapon over you is your ignorance.

According to Hosea 4:6 people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. The word ‘destroyed’ in the Greek as used in that verse means to fail. This means that every failure is traceable to a lack of knowledge.
Until you understand your redemption and victory in Christ Jesus over satan, you will suffer under the whiplash of satan. Jesus said in John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 17:17 reveals that the Word of God is truth, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
Therefore, according to John 8:36, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

Understanding your liberty in Christ is what guarantees your liberty in life. Galatians 5:1(MSG) says, “Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.”

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that you grant to me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Proverbs 1:29-33, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 23:23.

Doing the Word
Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.

Wednesday 29 November 2017

Greater Glory

“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.”
 2 Corinthians 3:7-9

According to our opening scripture, if the ministration of death in the Old Testament was glorious, how much more shall the ministration of the Spirit in the New Testament exceed in glory. This means that every good thing or the manifestation of glory manifested and experienced by anyone in the Old Testament is the least we should have.

This means, the experience of glory that Moses had in the Old Testament is the least we should have in the New Testament. The Bible says concerning Moses in Deuteronomy 34:7, “And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.” The Message Bible puts it this way, “Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight was sharp; he still walked with a spring in his step.” If Moses’ eye sight was perfect and he could still walk with a spring in his steps, it means he was not feeble at 120. This reveals the least you should enjoy in the New Testament.

When I discovered this many years ago, I made up my mind that, as a child of God, I will never need to use glasses at anytime of my life even though my parents were already using glasses at that time. Therefore, if you live to be 120, expect that your eyesight would still be sharp and you will still be very strong physically because you are under a more glorious testament.

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that, as I excel in years, so shall I excel in strength. My strength is daily renewed like the eagles. My eyes shall not dim and my physical strength shall never be feeble all my days. Amen.

For further study, read:
Psalm 103:5, Isaiah 40:30-31, Job 33:24-25.

Doing the Word
Expect your strength to be renewed daily.

Tuesday 28 November 2017

The Rebirth

“Therefore, if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; the old [things] passed away, look!, all [things] have become new.”  
2 Corinthians 5:17(ALT)

Our opening scripture shows us the revelation of the New Birth. It is the actual rebirth of the human spirit. We become new creatures without a past, because the old has passed away and all things have become new.

1 Peter 1:23 says, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” So, being born again is being born of God by the action of the word upon man's spirit by the power of the Holy Spirit. A born again person is truly of divine origin. He is an offspring of God. The Bible says in 1 John 5:1, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: …”

Just as Jesus Christ was a child of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18), we also are born of the Spirit. John 3:5-7 say, “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
If you are not born again, you can get born again right now and become a new creation in Christ, free from all your past sins and the sin nature. All you need to do is to receive the salvation gift which Jesus Christ offers to you today. The Bible says in Romans 10:9-10, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

If you believe in your heart the Lord Jesus and you want to make Him your Lord and personal Saviour today, please pray the prayer below;

Prayer of Salvation.
“O God, I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe that He is the Son of God. I believe that He died for my sins. I believe with all my heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is my Lord. I take Him as my Lord and personal saviour. Jesus, come into my heart, make me a new person. I receive eternal life into my spirit even now. Amen.”

For further study, read:
Acts 2:21, John 1:12-13, Romans 10:9-13, 1 Peter 1:23.

Doing the Word
Now that you are born again, you are a child of God and the ability of God is in you to live the Christian life.

Monday 27 November 2017

Abide in the truth

“Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the LORD God had made… The snake replied, "That's not true; you will not die. God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad." Genesis 3:1, 4-5(GNB)

I want you to know that it was satan who spoke through the snake to the woman in our opening scripture. We know this because satan is always rebellious against the Word of God. He loves to question the integrity of the Word of God, and by so doing, corrupt the heart of his prey with doubt and then lure them with his deceitfulness and their lust.

Satan's primary aim is to see to it that you doubt the Word of God. This is because he knows that when you start doubting the Word of God, you will become vulnerable to deception. 

In 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12(GW), the Bible says, “He will use everything that God disapproves of to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them. That's why God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe a lie. Then everyone who did not believe the truth, but was delighted with what God disapproves of, will be condemned.”

It is important you know that every step away from the Word of God is a step into deception. So, do not doubt the Word of God you have heard, read and received into your heart.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that you will cause me to stand firm and hold on to the truths which I have been taught in this devotional. May I be strengthened with your grace with unfailing courage and a firm hope. May I be enabled by You to always abide in the truth in thoughts, words and deeds, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 3:19-21, Ephesians 4:14, 1 Timothy 2:3-4, James 1:16-18.

Doing the Word
Continue in the truth by following the Word of God.

Sunday 26 November 2017

Grow up spiritually.

“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”   
Galatians 4:1

From today's opening scripture, we see that if the heir to an inheritance is a child, he is not different from a servant. The word 'child' is from the Greek word 'nepios.' This implies; “one that is an infant or an immature Christian who is untaught in the Word of God.” So, as long as you remain a spiritual infant who is untaught in the Word of God, you are not different from a servant.

Notice the clause in our opening scripture, “… as long as he is a child …” This means that you can remain a child as long as you want. As long as you are not feeding on the Word of God, you will remain a child spiritually, notwithstanding how long you have been born again. This is why I encourage you today to begin to take your spiritual growth seriously because if you do not grow spiritually, you will be unable to enjoy your inheritance.

Secondly, the word 'lord' in Galatians 4:19, refers to a sovereign; one that is supreme in authority. In other words, the baby Christian is an heir to all the authority that God has, but he is still like a servant because he is still a child (an infant), one that is untaught in the Word of God.

This explains why some Christians pray sometimes and do not see results. It is because they are untaught in the Word of God. They are unlearned and unskilled in the knowledge and the usage of the Word of righteousness to get results. This is why Ephesians 4:14-15(WNT) admonish us saying, “So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead. But we shall lovingly hold to the truth, and shall in all respects grow up into union with Him who is our Head, even Christ.” 

Prayer.
Dear Father, today I recommit my heart to your Word. As I feed on Your Word daily, may my heart be good ground for Your Word and let the Word produce in my life what it talks about always, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read: 
Isaiah 28:9, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Hebrews 5:12-14.

Doing the Word
Give priority to your growth spiritually. Do not just hear the Word of God, practice what you hear.

Saturday 25 November 2017

Get Your Heart Right

"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."
Proverbs 4:20-22

Speaking the right words will cause God's life to dominate you, and keep you in health. This is why God shows us how to maintain such quality of life in Proverbs 4:23 which says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." The Good News Bible renders it this way, "Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts." This shows that the way you are thinking decides what you believe, and what you believe is what you will say, and what you say, decides what happens to you.

This is why it is important for you to get the Word of God into your heart until it influences your thinking. This is the first thing you must do. If you are going to change what you say, you must change what is in your heart. Therefore, I encourage you to habitually study the Bible and listen to messages over and over again until your heart is flooded with the Word. As you do, you are working on your heart, and if your heart is right, your life would also be alright but if your heart is defiled and evil, your life would also go in that direction.

Mark 7:21-23 say, "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murder, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” So, what defiles a man comes from his heart. Therefore, lay up the Word of God in your heart and let it become your meditation. When that happens, your life would only reflect the Word because your life reflects your heart.

For instance, if you think that life is difficult, that will, of necessity, be your experience, but when you begin to think the way of prosperity and abundance as revealed to us in the Bible, your life will begin to go in that direction. Therefore, when I look at your life I can immediately tell the way you think.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for a release of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You even as I submit my heart to the influence of Your Word and the Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Proverbs 7:1, Proverbs 23:19, Luke 11:28, Job 22:22, Psalm 119:11.                                                                                                       

Doing the Word
Take out time to meditate on the Word of God every day.

Friday 24 November 2017

Born For Excellence

“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor …” Proverbs 12:26

In view of our opening scripture, as a child of God, you must understand that when you got born again, you received an excellent mind because of the life of God which you received.

The Bible says in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” Becoming a Christian enlightens your mind. It makes you sound. As a result, every seed that comes out of your union with your wife is blessed and empowered to be excellent. The Bible says, “His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed”- Psalms 112:2.

For example, before Kenneth E. Hagin got born again, he was doing poorly academically. When he got saved, something amazing happened: he suddenly became an 'A' student. He started getting Straight 'A's. Why? His mind became sound because he was now born again. The same thing happened to me, when I was restored to Christ: my ability to comprehend increased.
You've got to understand what happened to you when you got born again, and what you have received in Christ. You have received enlightenment, excellence and a sound mind. Live with this understanding, and your developments and creativity will amaze this world.

Confessions.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare, according to the Word of God in 2 Timothy 1:7, that God has not given me the spirit of fear. I have the spirit of power, love and a sound mind. I am super-intelligent and excellent. Amen.

For further study, read: 
Daniel 1:17-20, Daniel 5:12, 14, Daniel 6:3.                                                                                                               

Doing the Word
Meditate on 2 Timothy 1:7.

Thursday 23 November 2017

Enlightenment For Creativity

“In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 

Without the life that comes from Christ, men have no light. So true enlightenment comes when an individual receives the life of God.

I remember a study done many years ago, in the early 1930's and 1940's,. The study spanned all the way to the 1800's, and discovered that development and creativity have always followed a revival.

For instance, when Europe was the center of Christianity, it became the center of creativity. When Christians who wanted their freedom traveled from Europe to America, the pilgrims planted a cross and vowed that, from America the gospel will go to the whole world. Do you know what happened afterwards? They started producing and that brought about development and creativity.

Also, for Japan, China and the nations of Asia to become anything, they had to go to America and Europe to study. So what they have came from Europe and America.

Europe and America were able to bless the world because of their connection to Christianity, but today, they are going down because they've left their roots. They are no longer committed to Christianity as they use to be.

Being a Christian gives you access to the blessing on Abraham. This is why the Jews are very blessed. Are you aware that most of the developments in the world like mobile phones, cameras, etc came from the Jews? Most of these gadgets are done by Jews. Why? Because they have a covenant linked to Abraham. You are also linked to Abraham by your union with Christ. Therefore, receive the grace for innovations and creative ingenuity.

Confessions.
Dear Father, I thank You for Your life is working mightily in me. That life brings  enlightenment to my mind, knowledge of witty inventions that will amaze this world and causes me to be a difference maker everywhere I go, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Psalm 84:11, John 1:9, John 8:12, Luke 2:32.

Doing the Word
Ask the Lord to give you creative ideas that will birth new innovations.

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Christianos-One that is Joined to the Anointing

“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit”. 1Corinthians 6:17

The word Christian is from the Greek word 'christianos'. It means one that is joined to the anointing. That means the day you became a Christian, you were plugged into the anointing. You live in that anointing now. Know that you are not going to be anointed; you are already anointed by God's spirit which resides in you.

The Bible says he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit (1Corinthians 6:17). 2 Corinthians 3:17 says, “Now the Lord is that Spirit: …” That means, when you are born again you were joined with Christ (the anointed one and His anointing,) so  you have been completely mingled with Christ and the anointing.

You are not ordinary any more; you are a carrier of the same anointing Jesus had when He walked this earth. It means you have the same ability and, therefore, can produce the same results.

So, to be a Christian is not just a religious talk. It means you have been plugged into the flow of the anointing. Live your life everyday, conscious of that anointing that you carry and you will do exploits. For you were born to do exploits by that anointing. Praise God!

Confessions.
I have been born to do exploits. My life is not ordinary because I have been mingled with the anointing of God's Spirit for supernatural exploits in this life and I can do all things by the anointing which resides in me. Amen.

For further study, read: 
Proverbs 11:19, Proverbs 21:21, Romans 5:21.

Doing the Word
Memorize Philippians 4:13 if you have not already done so and keep on declaring it to yourself throughout the day. Anything is possible.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Thursday 16 November 2017

Stop The Fear

“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” Job 3:25

Fear is simply false evidence appearing real. You attract what you fear. Job said what he greatly feared and what he was afraid
of is come upon him. So, stop the fear. Also, stop thinking and talking negatively.

What you are confessing is what will happen in your life, whether good or bad. Proverbs 18:20-21(AMP) say, “A man's [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil]. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].” The Good News Bible puts it this way, “You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.” The Message Bible says, “Words satisfy the mind as much as fruit does the stomach; good talk is as gratifying as a good harvest. Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--you choose.”

It is only the death you speak forth that will manifest in your life. Therefore, stop speaking and confessing your fear; rather start speaking and confessing your faith in the Word of God. Your present condition is an outward description of your thoughts and your words.

Confessions.
In the name of Jesus, I declare according to the Word of God, that I shall not die but live to declare forth the works of the Lord. The number of my days I will fulfill. With long life will I be satisfied and I will show forth His salvation. Amen.

For further study, read:
Matthew 12:35-37, Psalm 118:17, Psalm 91:14-16.

Doing the Word
Never speak death over anything that concerns you.

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Guard Your Heart

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” 
John 10:10

The thief being referred to in our opening scripture is satan. One of the reasons he comes is to steal. So, what does he steal? In the parable of the sower told by Jesus in Mark 4, it is revealed to us that the primary thing that satan comes after to steal from you is the seed of the Word of God sown in your heart.

The Bible says in Mark 4:14-15, “The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.” Satan cannot steal your joy or any other good thing you have in Christ until he steals the Word of God in your heart.

Satan steals the Word in your heart because he knows that the Word of God is the source of your joy and every other good thing you have in Christ. In John 15:11 Jesus said, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” The Word in you is what sustains your joy.

Also, John 1:1-3 let us know that the Word of God created all things; therefore it is the source of all things. Thus, if satan cannot steal the Word of God in your heart, he would not be able to steal your joy or any other thing you have in Christ. “Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life”- Proverbs 4:23 (AMP).

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that You cause my heart to be good ground for Your Word always. I ask that Your Word will always produce abiding fruit in me whenever I hear it even as I continually make progress and prosper by the Word, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read: 
Proverbs 4:20-23, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, James 1:21-25.

Doing the Word.
Be quick to do the Word when you hear it.

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Eternal Life

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” 
Romans 5:12

When did sin enter into the world? Our opening scripture shows us that sin entered into the world by one man. That man is Adam. So, what did he do? The Bible says in Romans 5:19, “For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, …” Adam's disobedience to God's word brought sin into the world and many were made sinners.

As a result, death also entered the world. The Bible says in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death …” Sin brought death. So, what is the remedy that delivers us from sin and death? The Bible says in Romans 8:1-2, “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Receiving eternal life into your spirit deals with the sin nature. Sin is spiritual death revealed in conduct. Therefore, when an individual is not born again, he has spiritual death in his spirit because he is separated from God; so he sins. Sickness is also spiritual death revealed in the physical body. So, when Adam was separated from God, sickness became possible. It is said that sickness is incipient death, but the moment you receive eternal life, it stops the death processes. In other words, it would stop you from perishing. Eternal life fortifies you with righteousness in conduct and health in your body.

The Bible says in Romans 8:10-11, “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” 

Confession.
There is therefore now no condemnation to me because I am in Christ Jesus. I walk after the Spirit; therefore the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Amen.

For further study, read: 
1 Corinthians 15:54-57, Hebrews 2:14-15, Revelations 21:3-4.

Doing the Word.
Live your life by the power of God's Spirit..

Monday 13 November 2017

Quest For Immortality

“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:” 
Ephesians 4:17-18

The man that is not born again is carrying death because he is cut off from the life of God. He is dead spiritually. The Bible says in 1 John 5:12, “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” Therefore, if you are born again, you have zoe (the life of Christ) in you. Amen!

All through human history, men had sought to receive the ability to overcome death. Why? It is because death is an enemy. Yet, in ignorance, many have resorted to the devil instead of to God in their search for immortality.

This is why I am bringing you the truth through this devotional to let you know that immortality and complete victory over death and all that is associated with it - sickness, disease and all other weaknesses -  can only be attained in Christ.

Therefore when you come into Christ, your search for immortality is over. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 1:9-11, “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.”


Confession.
Thanks be to God who has given me the victory over death in all its manifestations through the Lord Jesus. Therefore, I declare by my faith that I reign victoriously in life over all the forces of hell and death in Jesus' Name. Amen.   

For further study, read: 
John 5:24-29, Romans 2:7-8, 1 Corinthians 15:50-57.

Doing the Word.
Put an end to all search for immortality by resting in Christ.

Sunday 12 November 2017

Greater Love

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” 
John 15:12-13

The greatest proof of love is self-sacrifice. You do not truly love anyone until you get to the point where you are willing to die for them. It could be the love of a husband for his wife or the love of a wife for her husband; what determines the depth of their love is how far they are willing to go in sacrificing themselves for each other.

You may have felt worthless because of all the evil you did and all the mistakes you made in the past. I want you to know that Jesus died for every one of us and paid for all our sins as a proof of God's great love for us. That means, in the presence of God we all have equal value because the same price was paid for us all.

Do not think of God's love like the love of a man. Human love is limited and God does not love like men. There are certain things you could do to a human being and they could get to a point where they become fed up with you and may not be able to tolerate you anymore; but God is not that way. He never gets tired of loving you and He keeps giving you an open door to come back into His embrace.

God Himself gives you an invitation to come to Him in Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” That's how much He loves you.


Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You with all my heart, truly appreciating Your everlasting love for me. In spite of all my mistakes and wrong doing, You sent Jesus to die for me and to pay for all my sins. You gave me a new life and a new identity in You. You made me accepted in the Beloved and made me the object of Your love, always forgiving me from all my short comings. Thank You Father for loving me so dearly. I receive grace to live above all weaknesses, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 10:11,15, Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 5:2.

Doing the Word.
If you need grace for any area of your life, ask your loving Father boldly and receive.

Saturday 11 November 2017

Message Of Life

“And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say."”
 John 12:50 (NLT)

Jesus brought a message of life.

In John 10:10 the Bible says, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Notice that Jesus said He came that they might have life. If He came so that we might have life, it means  we did not have the life He brought. In other words, He was not talking about our natural human life. He was referring to the divine life called zoe in the Greek.

John 1:4 says, “In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” John 3:15-16 says, “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus brought eternal life. That means, without believing in Jesus you cannot have eternal life.

Jesus said, “… I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”-      John 14:6. 1 John 5:20 says, “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”


Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that the Word of Life is at work in me by my faith in Jesus, vitalizing my whole being and reproducing in me the nature and character of Christ. Amen.

For further study, read: 
John 6:63, John 17:3, 1 John 5:11-13.

Doing the Word.
Give God thanks for the gift of eternal life.

Friday 10 November 2017

Know God's Love

“For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.” 
John 3:16(AMP)

Without love, life does not make sense. That is why God wants you to know, from our opening scripture, that He loves you with great love and prizes you dearly. When you know that God loves you with great love, you will never feel inferior anywhere, anytime and before anyone.

I have been privileged to have grown up in an exposed environment. While growing up, I noticed that, many of the children of the rich I met, had insecurities. At that time, one of the boys in my class from a wealthy home committed suicide. To know how rich they were, everything he wore on the day he killed himself was all new. He went shopping, bought new clothes and then went home to kill himself. He had everything a young child would want physically, but he never knew love.

Until you find out how much God loves you, you will feel worthless. Knowing that God loves you and accepting His love, adds value to your life. When you do not know God's love, you will attach your value to material things and positions but God's love shows you that your value is Christ.

Ephesians 3:19(AMP) says, “That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!”

Prayer.
Dear Father, in the Name of Jesus, I ask that You grant unto me according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with might by Your Spirit in my inner man; That Christ may dwell in my heart by faith; so that I may be rooted and grounded in love, and to know the experiential love of Christ which passes mere human knowledge, and to be filled with all the fullness of God.

For further study, read: 
Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:9-10, 1 John 4:18-19.

Doing the Word.
Meditate on Romans 5:5, “…the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

Thursday 9 November 2017

Spirit Of Life 2

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”    
Romans 8:11

There was a man by the name John G. Lake from America who went to South Africa as a missionary. While he was there pastoring, the bubonic plague broke out in that country and people were dying everywhere. When this was happening, John G. Lake and his workers went out without gloves or protective covering over their bodies and helped buried many of the people who had died from the plague which was supposed to be a communicable disease, yet John G. Lake and his workers never caught the disease nor became sick.

During that great plague, one of the doctors that was sent by the government to combat the epidemic sent for John G. Lake to find out from him the secret that kept him immune from being infected by the plague even though he came in close contact with those who had died from it without using any known protection or preventive. John G. Lake answered and said, “Brother, that is the 'law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.' I believe that just as long as I keep my soul in contact with the living God so that His Spirit is flowing into my soul and body, that no germ will ever attach itself to me, for the Spirit of God will kill it.” In case they were in doubt he asked them to carry out an experiment for them to see for themselves the power of the Spirit of life. When they took some of those living bacteria from someone who had just died and filled his bare hands with them, and as they watched with a microscope, those masses of bacteria died instantly as soon as they came in contact with his hand. That is what the Spirit of life can do in your body right now if you are a child of God.

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that is at work in me has made me free from the law of sin and death. I am immune to all sicknesses, diseases and infections. Amen.

For further study, read: 
John 6:63, Acts 28:1-6, Romans 8:1-2.

Doing the Word.
Meditate on Romans 8:11.

Wednesday 8 November 2017

Spirit Of Life 1

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” 
Romans 8:1-2

When you are born again, the Bible says, the spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes you free from the law of sin and death.

The Bible also says in Romans 8:11, “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” This shows that the Spirit of life in you slows down the ageing process. When the natural man grows older, he gets weaker because he does not have the life of God (zoe). That should not be the case for the man in whom the Spirit of life dwells. When the Spirit of life dwells in you, He gives zoe to your body.

When you understand the power of zoe, sickness will become a strange thing to you. You will become immune to sickness and disease because your mortal body will be quickened by zoe. Sickness is spiritual death at work in the human body, but when you are inundated by the spirit of life, no longer will death work in your body. Hallelujah.

Confession
In the Name of Jesus, I declare according to Romans 8:11, that the Spirit that raised up Christ from the dead dwells in me. Therefore, my physical body is vitalized by the Spirit of life that dwells in me. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 6:63, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.

Doing the Word.
Speak life to your physical body

Tuesday 7 November 2017

You Are Light

“Ye are the light of the world… ” 
Matthew 5:14

What you are conscious of is what dominates you. That is why I am bringing the truths of the gospel of life to you so that you will make these truths your meditation and allow them to dominate your life.

Firstly, I will like you to see, as stated in our opening scripture, that “Ye are the light of the world… ” If you are the light of the world, how can darkness have power over you? The light which you are in Christ cannot be overpowered by darkness. This light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it (See John 1:5). This means that, no matter how powerful a demon is, when it enters your environment, it is paralyzed. This is the consciousness that you must have as a Christian:  the consciousness that you are absolute light in this world.

Therefore, as light, when you get into any environment, satan is paralyzed. This also means that your inclusion in your family means that satan's power is paralyzed in that family because you are there.

1 John 4:4 says, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 

Confession
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that I am the light of the world. I shine in my world; the brightness of my shining eliminates all darkness because greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world. Amen.

For further study, read:
Luke 10:19, Ephesians 1:16-23, Ephesians 5:8-11.

Doing the Word
Meditate on 1 John 4:4, “... Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world”

Monday 6 November 2017

You Are More Than A Body

“Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.”  
Job 10:11-12 

Our opening scripture today clearly shows us that the body and the spirit are separate. So, it is important you understand that you are more than flesh and blood. You are a spirit being.

James 2:26 says, “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” The Amplified Bible puts it this way, “For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from [its] works of obedience is also dead.” The Message Bible says, “The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse.…”

The scripture above makes it evident that the spirit animates the body. In other words, the spirit gives life to the body. When an individual dies, it is said that he gave up the ghost; that means, he allowed the spirit go. The spirit without the body is a ghost and the body without the spirit is a corpse.

In Luke 24:39(MSG) when Jesus was trying to convince his disciples that it was really Him they were seeing after His resurrection and not a ghost, He said to them, “Look at my hands; look at my feet--it's really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have muscle and bone like this."”

It is important you have an understanding of these things so you would have the consciousness that you are a spirit being living in a body. This consciousness is what will begin to help you understand how to live life in the spirit. Romans 8:8-9 say, “So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus I declare that I am the temple of the Holy Ghost who lives in me. I have been bought with a price; therefore I glorify God in my body and spirit, which are God's.

For further study, read: 
John 3:3-6, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Romans 8:1-6.

Doing the Word
Meditate on 1 Corinthians 3:16, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

Sunday 5 November 2017

The Christian

“This Christian life is a great mystery, far exceeding our understanding, but some things are clear enough …” 
1 Timothy 3:16 (MSG)

The word Christian is from the Greek word 'Christianos' which refers to one that is like the Anointed one. It also refers to one joined to the Anointed one and His anointing. Therefore, the Christian is that man or woman that is a joint heir together with Christ. The Christian is linked to the anointing that is on Jesus.

Galatians 3:26-27 says, “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” The shows us that, God's perspective of who a Christian is, is the man or woman who has put on Christ. The word 'put on' in the verse above is from the Greek word 'enduo' which means to be clothed, to sink into, etc. Therefore, to put on Christ means that you have sunk into Christ, so you are completely clothed and wrapped with the same anointing that is on Jesus.

You are no longer ordinary anymore. You carry in you and on you the same anointing that Jesus carried. The Bible says, “… as he is, so are we in this world” - 1 John 4:17. Whatever cannot stop Christ cannot stop you. Whatever bows to Christ bows to you because you carry the fullness of Christ in you.
Praise God!

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that I am unstoppable because I carry in me and on me, the same anointing that Jesus carried. Nothing shall be impossible unto me even as I make unhindered progress in all that God has called me to do. Amen.

For further study, read: 
1 Corinthians 6:15-17, 19-20, Ephesians 5:29-30,
1 John 2:20, 27. 

Doing the word
Meditate on 1 John 4:17, “… as he is, so are we in this world.”

Saturday 4 November 2017

The Gospel

“But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:” 
2 Timothy 1:10

What is the gospel? The gospel is the good news of what Jesus accomplished for us in His death, burial and resurrection. Therefore, as you get to study the gospel of Christ, you will discover that death has been abolished. Thus, the gospel is a gospel of life which teaches us how to live in dominion over death.

Secondly, you will learn that the demands of God in the gospel are always equal to His provisions. 2 Timothy 1:8 says, “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;” The Good News Bible puts it this way, “Do not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither be ashamed of me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in suffering for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it.” This shows that, whatever God demands from you is what He equips you to do.

Thirdly, you will discover that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to all people. Paul said in Romans 1:14-17(GNB), “For I have an obligation to all peoples, to the civilized and to the savage, to the educated and to the ignorant. So then, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who live in Rome. I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles. For the gospel reveals how God puts people right with himself: it is through faith from beginning to end. As the scripture says, "The person who is put right with God through faith shall live."” The gospel is God's power to save all who believe because the gospel gives life (Zoe).

Confession.
I declare according to my faith in the gospel, that Christ is at work in me both to will and to do of His good pleasure, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Philippians 4:13, Jude 1:24.

Doing the Word
Meditate on Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Friday 3 November 2017

Your Heritage

“Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light. [The Father] has delivered and  drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,” 
Colossians 1:12-13 (AMP)

If you are born again, you must live with the consciousness that satan does not have control and dominion over you anymore. Satan's right to rule and control you was broken the day you made Jesus the Lord of your life. Right now, if you are a child of God, darkness has no power over you. That means, whatever evil spirit operating in your family history has lost his control over your life.

This is why, as you learn to have this understanding of who you are as a Christian, you will know you are not supposed to judge yourself by what happens in your natural family. This is because, from the day you got born again, you were grafted into the family of God. From then on, any curse or oppression that existed in your natural family ceased to have any control over you. You have now become a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. Therefore, the blessing of Abraham as well as every blessing in Christ has become your portion and your right. Praise God! 

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that I have been called to inherit a blessing. Therefore, the blessing of the Lord upon me empowers me to be, do and have all that God has ordained for me to be, do and have. Amen.

For further study, read: 
Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 3:6, Titus 2:13-14.

Doing the Word
Declare the blessing over you and your household as outlined in Deuteronomy 28:3-13.

Thursday 2 November 2017

Access To The Kingdom

“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
 John 3:5-7 

Being born again or the new birth is what gives you access into the kingdom of God. Until a man or woman is born again he or she is in the kingdom of darkness. Therefore the new birth is your entry into the kingdom of God.

What is a kingdom? A kingdom is a realm, an environment or a sphere where the authority of a king is recognized. So, being born into the kingdom of God by means of the new birth is being born into the realm where God reigns supreme and His dominion is recognized. When you are in the kingdom of God you receive the ability to exercise the power and authority of God over all the power of the enemy – satan.

Also, when you are a citizen of the kingdom of God, you have the legal right and authority to cast out satan and to bind all his works wherever you are and wherever you go. Jesus said in the constitution of our kingdom (The Bible) in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Praise God! “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
 John 3:5-7

Being born again or the new birth is what gives you access into the kingdom of God. Until a man or woman is born again he or she is in the kingdom of darkness. Therefore the new birth is your entry into the kingdom of God.

What is a kingdom? A kingdom is a realm, an environment or a sphere where the authority of a king is recognized. So, being born into the kingdom of God by means of the new birth is being born into the realm where God reigns supreme and His dominion is recognized. When you are in the kingdom of God you receive the ability to exercise the power and authority of God over all the power of the enemy – satan.

Also, when you are a citizen of the kingdom of God, you have the legal right and authority to cast out satan and to bind all his works wherever you are and wherever you go. Jesus said in the constitution of our kingdom (The Bible) in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Praise God!

Confession.
In the Name of Jesus, I declare according to the Word of God that I have received power and authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt me. Amen.

For further study, read:
Acts 26:18, Colossians 1:12-14, 1 Peter 2:9.

Doing the Word
Bind any work of the enemy within your immediate sphere of contact and in any area of your life.

Wednesday 1 November 2017

Be Born Again

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” 
1 Peter 1:23

Being born again is more than a conversion. It is the actual rebirth of the human spirit. This means that the day an individual gets born again, his or her spirit is infused with the divine life of God. He or she becomes a partaker of the divine nature, having the same quality of life in the same way God has it.

In this month's devotional, we are going to be studying this eternal life we received into our spirit at the new birth. Why is this important? It is important because, until you understand what happened to you in your spirit the day you got born again, you will live like an ordinary person.

Jesus said in John 3:3, “… Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Therefore, if you are not born again, I encourage you to harken to the command of the Lord Jesus today to be born again. This is important because being born again is not referring to your natural birth, neither do you need to enter a second time into your mother's womb like Nicodemus thought (See John 3:4). To be born again, you must consciously believe with your heart and confess the Lordship of Jesus with your mouth; then you shall be saved (See Romans 10:9-10). I encourage you to do same today by praying the prayer of salvation below:

Prayer of salvation.
O God, I come to you today. I admit I am a sinner and have committed sins, but I believe with all my heart that you sent Jesus to die for my sins. I believe that His death paid for all my sins. I believe He was buried for me and He was raised from the dead on the third day for my justification. I confess that Jesus is Lord over my life and I take Him as my Lord and personal Saviour. I declare that I am saved. I am born again from this day forward. I have received eternal life into my spirit.
Amen.

For further study, read:
John 3:14-18, 36; John 5:24; John 6:40, 47;
1 John 5:12-13, 20.

Doing the Word
Give the Lord thanks for the gift of eternal life.

Tuesday 31 October 2017

Increase Your Effectiveness.

“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.” Acts 6:3

From our opening scripture, we see the apostles preparing to delegate to new leaders. Why is it important for us to delegate as leaders? Delegating to the right persons, who possess the right requirements for the business, will, in turn, increase your leadership effectiveness and productivity.

Leaders who do not delegate appropriately when it is required as a result of growth, will experience lots of stress, and they will later become ineffective as leaders. I remember reading a book where it was said that the heart of a 35 years old Pastor was tested and it was like the heart of a man who was over 70 years of age. So, if you do not want that to happen to you, learn the value of raising leaders now, so that you can delegate to them when the need  arises.

When you read the book of Numbers 11:14-15(CEV), Moses cried out to God saying, “This job is too much for me. How can I take care of all these people by myself? If this is the way you're going to treat me, just kill me now and end my miserable life!” Do you know what God said when he replied Moses? God instructed him to delegate, in Numbers 11:16-17, “And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.” Remember that you cannot do it alone; you need the input of others.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for I know that You love me. I thank You for I know that you have put the right people on my path, to help me at the right place and at the right time. Also help me to be a source of encouragement and support to others, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read: Exodus 18:25-26, Deuteronomy 1:9-18, Luke 10:1-21. 

Doing the Word.
As a leader, look for areas that have been a burden, and let God guide you on how and to whom you should delegate.

Monday 30 October 2017

Success Is Not In Numbers.

“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”
1 Samuel 14:6


From our opening scripture, we see Jonathan speaking to his armour bearer charging him to come with him to the garrison of the Philistine to battle with them. Why was he confident to take such a daring decision to go and battle with thousands of trained men of the Philistine army? It was because he was conscious of their union with the LORD. This is evident in his words to his armour bearer in the latter part of our opening scripture; he said, “There is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”

Are you aware that God is with you? The Bible says in Psalm 46:1, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  If God, who is with you, is a very present help, it means you would never lack help. Are you aware that the word helper means, 'one that is called alongside to help.' The Holy Spirit is with you to advance your progress.

Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit in John 14:16(GNB) says, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever.” Today, that prayer of Jesus has been answered because we now have the Holy Spirit with us as our helper. In other words, the Holy Spirit is with us to help us fulfill our calling. So, walk with the Holy Spirit and you will surely fulfill your calling.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for giving me the opportunity to partner with You in the fulfillment of Your plans and purpose on the earth. I recognize my union with You, and the divine presence of the Holy Spirit who helps me each day in the fulfillment of Your calling for my life. Father, I ask that, by the help of Your Spirit, I will finish my assignment on earth without reproach, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Joshua 23:10, Judges 15:14-16, 2 Chronicles 14:11.

Doing the Word.
Put no limits to what you can achieve in your partnership with God.

Sunday 29 October 2017

Change By The Word.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul:…”
Psalm 19:7


I remember, before I became born again at seventeen, I had two friends who lived very close to my house. From time to time, my friends and I would come together and decide that we were  born again. We would agree that we’d no longer attend worldly parties any more, and then we would  all go back to our houses.

By Friday, after we have ‘tried to be born again’ for a period of time, and information got to us that there was going to be a party on Saturday in one of the most popular joints at that time known as Farm kitchen, very close to the estate where we lived in Warri, we would unconsciously begin to plan to attend.

On one of such Saturdays, I left my house for the party in Farm Kitchen without informing any of those  two friends of mine who agreed together with me to be born again. On getting there, I discovered that those two friends of mine have also come to attend the party without my knowledge. When we met ourselves there, we began to say to each other, “I thought you are born again.” So, right there, we agreed again that, that will be the last party we were going to attend; but it was not the last. We continued that way until I heard the gospel, believed it and finally made Jesus the Lord of my life.

All my struggles ended since the day I accepted Christ as my Lord and personal Saviour, which today is over twenty years ago. God's Word has completely transformed my life because I gave the Word of God the required attention. You too can be transformed by the Word. All you need to do is to get born again if you are not, and then give the Word of God the rightful place in your life, and you will be conformed to the image of the Son of God.

Prayer.
 Dear Father, I thank You because Your Word is producing in me what it talks about, and daily transforming me into the image of Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Romans 10:1-13, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Acts 3:19.

Doing the Word.
If you are not born again, please pray the prayer of salvation.

Saturday 28 October 2017

God Needs You.

“And I sought for a man …”
Ezekiel 22:30


When God calls you, answer the call because the destinies of many people out there are dependent on you answering your call. For instance, R.W Shambach was restored to Christ in an Oral Roberts meeting. What would have happened if Oral Roberts never answered his call? Maybe there would have been no R.W Shambach today. Now think about the numerous people around the world who have been saved and healed by the ministry of R.W Shambach. Those people may have continued in their darkness and their oppression if he was not saved.

Do you know that Jesse Duplantis got saved while watching Billy Graham on television? If Billy Graham never got on television, maybe Jesse Duplantis, who has also blessed so many with his ministry around the world, would not have been saved.

This is why we do the things we do. Someone may be wondering and ask, “Why are you on television? Someone's life depends on it for their salvation. So, as people get saved, all those who partnered with us will also be a part of the reward for all the souls that will be saved. More so, they will be a part of the reward of that individual that got saved because they made it possible for him to be saved.

So, you can see from the illustrations above that your obedience to God's instructions and His call upon your life have a far reaching effect in the lives and destinies of others.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for the privilege of being called and used by You to be a blessing and to alter the destinies of many people out there for You. I ask that many more should be saved and transformed through my life and my involvement and partnership in the gospel, in Jesus' Name. Amen. 

For further study, read:
Isaiah 59:16, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 13:1-3.

Doing the Word.
I encourage you to continue in obedience in whatever God has called you to do. Such faithfulness will change the world.

Friday 27 October 2017

Right Living.

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”
Psalm 119:9


Our opening scripture lets us know that if you want to live a pure life, you have to live your life according to the Word of God. Guide your life according to the Word of God.

Psalm 119:11 says, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” So, if you are struggling with sin, your deliverance and freedom is in the Word of God. All you need to do is to lay up the Word of God in your heart.

The Word of God will create in you a holy appetite. In other words, when your heart is filled with the Word of God, it will create in you new and right desires. The Word of God can restore you back to a life of purity and godliness.

If you have such challenges, especially with living a morally upright life as a Christian, know that the stronghold that causes you to keep on repeating that fault is in your mind. Therefore, for you to be able to change the pictures in your mind, I will encourage you to buy the videos of Christian messages and, instead of watching movies while you are at home, watch those messages. 

Also, get a device you can use in listening to audio messages, such as an mp3 player, which you can put in your ears while you work during the day. This will help you to store the Word of God in your heart, and renew your mind to begin to think in line with the Word of God, which will create new desires for you to live godly in Christ Jesus.      

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for the sanctifying influence of Your Word in my spirit, soul and body. They are preserved blameless till the day of Jesus Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 17:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Jude 1:24.

Doing the Word.
Renew your mind: Put the Word before your eyes and listen to the Word consistently.

Thursday 26 October 2017

Be An Answer To Prayer.

“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6.

Leadership is always the problem and leadership is always the solution. Why? It is because everything rises and falls on leadership.

From our opening scripture, we see that because of the absence of a King in Israel, the people did whatever was right in their eyes. In other words, because there was no clear leader over the people, they lacked guidance.

Leaders determine the direction of the group. So, when God wants to change a nation, He sends a leader. Why does He do that? It is because every call is an answer to prayer. In Judges 3:15, the Bible says, “But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer” So, God raised up a deliverer for His people because they cried up to Him in prayer.

It is one thing to have an answer to prayer; it is a greater thing to be an answer to prayer. There are women praying for their husbands to be saved. There are husbands praying for their wives and children to be saved. You can be an answer to their prayer by rising up to take up the responsibility of soul winning. Also, partnering with us as we reach out to our world with the gospel is a way of participating in the responsibility of soul winning.

This is because when that man, woman, boy, girl whom someone has been praying for their salvation gets saved through any of the means through which we are reaching out to our world with the gospel, God has, at that point, made you an answer to prayer because you were a part of it. It is a greater testimony. Therefore, be an answer to prayer.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank You for saving me and giving me the ministry of reconciliation so that I can be an answer to prayer. I believe that the gospel is Your saving power. Therefore, I ask that, as I reach out to my world with the gospel today, their hearts are receptive to the message, and the blindness in their hearts is taken away in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
2 Corinthians 5:17-20, Acts 26:17-18, Colossians 4:2-4.

Doing the Word.
Reach out to someone around you with the gospel today.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Cultivate The Right Heart.

“…Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”                                   1 Samuel 15:22

Character is not revealed when there is a demand for your obedience. True character is revealed when obedience is a choice. For example, if I should give you an instruction, you would likely obey because I am a Pastor. But if someone you are not familiar with gives you the same instruction, you have a choice to obey or not. Obedience at that point becomes a choice, and that is where you reveal the quality of your character.

Cultivate a heart of obedience and true reverence for God. That is when you are going to be able to see the same kind of miracles that Jesus did being perpetuated in your own life. When Jesus walked this earth as a man, He was able to see such miracles and manifestations of the supernatural because, His complete satisfaction and passion was to obey the Father, and to do the will of the Father even when it was inconvenient.

Jesus said in John 4:34(WNT), “"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.” Jesus said again in John 6:38(CEV), “I didn't come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me,”

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you for you are at work in me, both to will and to do of your good pleasure, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
John 5:30, Psalm 40:7-8, Philippians 2:7-8.

Doing the Word.
Let doing the will of God be your obsession.

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