Be Excellent.

“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” Daniel 6:3(KJV)

I will like to challenge you today to make up your mind to be exceptional. Rockerfeller said, “Excellence is doing common things uncommonly.” Do what you do in a way that no one has ever done it before.

You can never go beyond where you are right now until you desire it in your heart, because we rise to the level of our expectation of ourselves. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” The word ‘think’ also means ‘to expect’. So what you expect of yourself is what you will become. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:18, “…thine expectation shall not be cut off.” Think excellent thoughts concerning what you do because that is what you will certainly produce.

Work at excellence and refuse mediocrity. Remember Christianity is not a hide out for mediocres, our Father God is an excellent God. This is obvious from the things He created. Everything He has created and everything He does is in order, because excellence is a product of order. Order is the accurate arrangement of things in its place.

You will not have order in your life until you have priorities. What are your priorities? Your priorities are the things you value and what's most important to you. What are the things that you can invest your life in today that tomorrow you would not regret that you invested your time in. Schedule your life around those priorities. When you build your life around such priorities you will have order, and when you have order, you will have excellence.

Planning will also help to amplify your excellence. Therefore I encourage you to have a plan for your life. Have a plan for your day and whatever you do. It has been said that to fail to plan is to plan to fail. Remember that the future belongs to those who prepare for it. Are you preparing for your future? I encourage you to prepare for a greater future ahead of you by investing in yourself and before long your will inspire the world. God bless you.

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer on Philippians 1:9-11.

For further study read:
Proverbs 17:27, Daniel 5:14, 1 Kings 10:1-5.

DOING THE WORD
Write out your plan for today and increase your order. Your plan should include attending Fragrance of His Presence tonight.

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Born for results.

“Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.”             
Isaiah 8:18(KJV)

You must take responsibility for results because leaders take responsibility for results. When you have results of success and great accomplishments, you will be able to inspire others. Go for results, desire to be successful.
Your results in life is what determines your influence. A Pastor whose ministry is impacting the whole world is more influential than a Pastor who is just reaching a State. I challenge you today to go for results. Desire to be more, do more, and have more than you had yesterday for the sake of the gospel.

Child of God you were born for success. This is because when you were born again, your ability to fail stopped. Your capacity for failure was removed the day you got born again. That is why the Bible says in 1 John 5:4, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

You were born for success. You were born to win. There is no defeat in your spirit. All you have in your spirit is victory and success.

You are the handiwork of God, and God does not manufacture junks, neither does He sponsor flops. If God made you, it means that you are good enough for success and you are God's best. This is because every product is a reflection of the manufacturer. So if God made you it means that you are a success going everywhere to happen.

CONFESSION
In the Name of Jesus I declare that I am a success because I am God's own handiwork, recreated in Christ Jesus, that I may do those good works which God planned beforehand for me. Am taking paths which He prepared ahead of time, that I should walk in them. I am living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for me to live.  

For further study read:
Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
Think and act like God's best because that is who you are.

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Have integrity.

“A good reputation and respect are worth much more than silver and gold.”                   
Proverbs 22:1(CEV)

Character breeds respect. Nobody is going to respect you until they know you are a person that keeps your words because every man's character is measured by his integrity.

You can never rise above your level of integrity because integrity is the true foundation of success. Peter J. Daniels one of the richest men in Australia said, “I have told the world that we can never separate morality from success because no man can truly remain successful without morality.” This explains to us why most of the richest men in the world are principled.

For instance are you aware that Bill Gates never slept with his wife until he got married to her. Are you also aware that he was a virgin when he got married at thirty years of age.

Integrity always breeds respect. When you have integrity God will believe in you, others will believe in you, even life and nature will work for you.

It is so  important that you have integrity as a child of God.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for I know you are able to keep me sincere and without offence till the day of Christ in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
1 Samuel 12:3-5, Psalm 25:21, Proverbs 11:3,
Proverbs 20:7, Acts 20:33-35,  2 Corinthians 7:2.

DOING THE WORD
Maintain a good reputation.

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Be purpose driven.

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” 
Luke 19:10(KJV)

From our opening scripture, we see that Jesus knew exactly what His purpose was, and He could express it to us in one sentence. This means that Jesus was successful and influential in His ministry because He was focused.

Nothing makes men fail like broken focus. If you don't know where you are going, any road can take you there. Don't join the statistics of those who don't know where they are going. Some of them do not even have any dream, they have no vision, or any purpose statement for living. They don't want to be influential neither do they want to do anything significant to impact the world.

Don't live your life without a vision. If you don't know God's vision and His purpose for your life, this is what you must do. If you are not born again, then you have to get born again first. Then if you are born again, all you need to do is to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the purpose why you were born, and He will show it to you because that is why He came to dwell in you.

Find out why you were born, because you can never inspire others if you don't know where you are going. This is because people want to follow someone who is confident about where he is going. So the confidence and conviction of the leader becomes the inspiration of his followers. You can never inspire without confidence, and you cannot have confidence if you don't have a vision.

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer in Colossians 1:9 for yourself today.

For further study read:
Habakuk 2:1-3, Ecclesiastes 10:15, Isaiah 30:21,
Acts 26:16-19.

DOING THE WORD
Write out God's vision for your life if you have not yet done that.

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You have no limits.

“You will also know the unlimited greatness of his power as it works with might and strength for us, the believers.” 
Ephesians 1:19(GW)

When you receive the Holy Spirit, He not only empowers you He will also expand your vision. For instance, before Kenneth Hagin got filled with the Holy Spirit, his vision was to preach only in America. But when he got filled with the Holy Spirit, his vision expanded. This is because the Holy Spirit is the One who expands our capacity to achieve.

When a man or woman is filled with the Holy Spirit you cannot limit their potential anymore. They have become a people of unlimited possibilities. The Bible says in Ephesians 3:20, “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” This means that there is power in you right now energizing you for limitless success.

If you are filled with the Holy Spirit you cannot fail because your capacity for success is beyond what you can imagine. The Holy Spirit will always take you beyond your dreams. No matter how big your dreams may look to you, it is small to God. Believe in this limitless ability of God's Spirit that has been poured upon you for supernatural accomplishments.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for augmenting my potential by the power of the Holy Spirit. I thank you for you are able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I could ask or think, according to your power that is at work in me, therefore I know that you are taking me beyond my dreams even as I produce supernatural results in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
1 Corinthians 2:9-10, Matthew 17:20, Mark 9:23.

DOING THE WORD
Think possibilities.

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Be Supernatural.

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19(KJV)

Child of God the whole of creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. This lets us know that people are drawn to people who carry the supernatural. In John 6:2 the Bible says, “And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.”

Do you know that miracles inspire followership? This is why a church that has the supernatural will always have followership. This is why as a Christian you ought to have the supernatural manifested through your life. God expects everyone of us to manifest His supernatural power. That is why He has sent us the Holy Spirit to dwell in us and make us supernatural.

Jesus said in Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Jesus made sure those he sent out were all filled with the Holy Spirit. When they received the Holy Spirit, they lost all their fears and they began to work miracles. That is what Jesus wants to see in every one of our lives.

Jesus gave us a vivid description of the supernatural life of a Christian in Mark 16:17-18 saying, “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” That's the picture of your life if you are a Christian.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for empowering me by the Holy Spirit and power to do good and to heal all those who are oppressed of the devil by your ability that is in me in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
John 14:12,  Luke 10:17, Acts 3:1-10, Acts 6:8, Acts 8:6, Acts 19:11-12, Romans 5:8-9.

DOING THE WORD
Always be confident to pray for the sick.

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Be Nice

“Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble.”
 1 Peter 3:8(CEV)

Our opening scripture encourages us to have concern and love for each other. Are you kind to others? You ought to be kind to others as a child of God. God expects you to be caring and compassionate because that is the nature of God. Remember the Bible says in 1 John 4:8, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”

It has been said that, “people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Our Lord Jesus Himself used the principle of love and caring in ministering the gospel to others. The Bible spoke of how Jesus fed the five thousand who attended his service in the wilderness. (See John 6:5-13)

When you read John 6:26, you will notice that the people began to seek Jesus afterward because He fed them. This means you can use concern to influence people. When people know you are concerned about them they will come to you. This is because people are always drawn to those who care about them.

Therefore always practice 1 John 4:7 which says, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you because the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit who dwells in me. I thank you for I am abounding in love towards others and towards all men in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Romans 12:9-10, 2 Corinthians 6:6, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 3:18, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8.

DOING THE WORD
Let your love for others be completely sincere.

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Go for knowledge.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 
2 Timothy 2:15(KJV)

If you are going to inspire anyone, you must be ahead of them with information because knowledge inspires. So I encourage you today to go for knowledge and study the right materials so that you can fill your life with the right information.

Do you want others to follow you? Then you must have superior knowledge. This is why you must study because nobody wants to follow a fool. So if you are going to have influence you must have knowledge.
 
As a child of God you must have the knowledge of the Word of God in you. In John 8:31-32 Jesus said, “…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So it is the truth of the Word of God you know that determines the liberty you enjoy in Christ.

Pattern your life after the knowledge of the Word of God, as you do, God will give you influence with men and if He gives you influence with men, they will follow you willingly. Why? It is because God's Word is superior knowledge and if you have it in you, it will make you a marvel to your world. (See Psalm 119:97-100)

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer in Ephesians 1:17 for yourself today.

For further study read
:Daniel 9:2, 2 Timothy 4:13, 1 Timothy 4:13.

DOING THE WORD
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

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Built to overcome.

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 
1 Corinthians 10:13(KJV)

Our opening scripture lets us know that whatever you may be going through right now is common to man. So change that mind set that makes you think it will be difficult for you to be able to overcome that temptation or trouble.

Every temptation or trouble is common because other people have overcome it, so you can overcome it. That's the way I think. That is why as an individual there are certain things that I have made up my mind that I will never do. Why? For the glory of God. Secondly, for the faith of others, so I would not do anything that will ruin the faith of others. Thirdly, there are unbelievers who don't do it.

Do you know that there are unbelievers that have ethics like Cornelius the Bible tells us about in Acts 10:1-6, who hold on to some high moral principles?

It doesn't make them Christians or qualify them to go to heaven. But it shows you that no Christian has any excuse to live in sin, because it is not in our nature to live in sin.(See 1 John 3:9)

Do you know who you are? Do you know who a Christian is? You are a new creature. You have the life and nature of God in you. You are not of this world because you have been chosen out of the world. Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world. You are born of God, therefore you overcome this world. Praise God.

CONFESSION
In the Name of Jesus, I declare that greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I am born of God, therefore by my faith, I declare that I have overcome this world, I have overcome the flesh, and all lusts.

For further study read:
1 John 4:4, 1 John 2:13, 1 John 5:4, Romans 8:37, Revelation 12:11.

DOING THE WORD
Think as a victor because that is who your are.

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Leadership is responsibility.

“Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you.”
1 Timothy 4:16(CEV)

If you cannot lead yourself well, you cannot be a good leader of others, because leadership begins with you.

The Lord Jesus also used this principle when He said in John 17:19, “And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.” The Bible in Basic English puts it this way, “And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy.”

This means that if you are a leader, you cannot lead people beyond your own experience. You can't take them where you have never been yourself. A minister of the gospel asked a question one time, he asked, “how can a bound preacher produce a loose church?” In other words, if the preacher is bound, the church cannot experience true liberty.

Leadership is influence, and everyone has a certain level of influence over others. There is someone whose life you are influencing, it could be a member of your family, it could be your friend, it could be your wife or your children, it could be your employees, it could be your cell members or your church members if you are a Pastor. Those who you are influencing can only become like you. It is a spiritual principle which you must be conscious of. You pass onto them your strengths and your weaknesses. It matters who your leader is.

Therefore if you are a leader reading this, know that you are a custodian  of the future. So if you have any weakness in your life don't hide it, deal with it so that it does not repeat itself in the next generation.

INSTRUCTION
Today I encourage you to pray for your Pastors and those who are in leadership over you;  pray for the supply of God's spirit towards them, also pray that they would carry out their responsibility of leadership to the end without reproach.

For further study read: 
Colossians 4:17, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 6:11-14,
1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 2 Timothy 4:5.

DOING THE WORD
Instead of criticizing your leaders, pray for them. And as a leader deal with your weaknesses.

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Who is tempting you?

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:” 
James 1:13(KJV)

Our opening scripture shows vividly that God is not the author of temptation. In other words, God is not the one tempting you. God does not want you to fall, so He would not tempt you with evil. So whenever you are tempted know that it is not coming from God.

Where does temptation come from? The Bible gives you the answer in James 1:14-15, “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” Temptation comes from your own lust. As long as you do not deal with that lust, you will continue to be tempted. When you yield to that temptation, you will sin and when sin is finished, it brings forth death. So if you don't want to be tempted, eliminate lust, and if you eliminate lust, you will not sin.

Child of God you know the particular lust you need to deal with. Don't feed that lust, but instead feed your faith by getting scriptures that will help you to deal with that particular lust and begin to meditate on them day and night, don't stop until it affects your thinking. By so doing you will starve that lust to death.

CONFESSION
I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me, and the life I now live in the body, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

For further study read:
1 John 2:15-17, Romans 12:2, Romans 13:14,
Colossians 3:1-3, Galatians 5:24, Titus 2:12, 1 Peter 2:11, Job 31:1.

DOING THE WORD
Read Galatians 2:20 and continue to meditate on it day and night until that lust ceases to have control over you.

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Stand your ground.

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” 
James 1:2-4(KJV)

It has been said that pressure is what forces deception to reveal itself. This is because pressure will always test the quality of your character. Can you stand pressure? I mean pressure that comes against your faith and convictions in the Word of God.

David said in Psalm 27:3, “Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.” What happens to you when the negative pressures of life mounts up against you? Do you become afraid and begin to compromise your faith or do you remain confident in God?

Remember Joseph, the Bible reveals to us in Genesis 39:10 that his master's wife mounted pressure on him everyday to sleep with her, yet he stood his ground. Why was Joseph able to persevere for that long inspite of the sexual harassment  he faced daily? It was because of the quality of his character. His character was free from all deception and he had great reverence for God.

Child of God let such examples motivate you to know that you can successfully overcome the negative pressures of this life. That is why I encourage you to continue to build your faith strong in the Word of God. The Word of God will renew your mind and strengthen your convictions to stand even in the evil day.  

INSTRUCTION
Please pray the prayer in Ephesians 3:16 for yourself today.

For further study read:
1 Corinthians 10:12-13, James 1:12, Ephesians 6:10-17.

DOING THE WORD
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might that is at work in you.

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Do you Lie

“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.” 
Ephesians 4:25(KJV)

God told me something, He said, “Only weak people lie.” Lying is proof you have weak character. That means that when success comes to you, it will destroy you.

God said to me, “If you build your life and ministry on truth, you will sustain your success.” Then He went on to say, “But if you build your ministry on a lie, it will destroy you and your ministry.” Yet a lot of people do not know that when they lie, they are setting themselves up for destruction.

Do not make lying a part of your character because lies are costly. For instance when you read the Bible in Acts 5:1-10, you will discover that lying cost Ananias and Sapphira their lives. It is that costly. Therefore Proverbs 4:24(CEV) says, “Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.” God's Word translation puts it this way, “Remove dishonesty from your mouth. Put deceptive speech far away from your lips.”

Colossians 3:9-10 says, “Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”

INSTRUCTION
I encourage you to turn away from all deceit, and choose to walk only in the light and truth.

For further study read:
Proverbs 12:19, 22, Proverbs 21:6, Colossians 3:9, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15.

DOING THE WORD
“What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth. In Christ's body we're all connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.” Ephesians 4:25(MSG)

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Purge yourself.

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.” 
2 Timothy 2:20-21(KJV)

A prepared messenger is better than a prepared message. In other words God will put more time to preparing you before He uses you. I heard the story of a man of God who was praying and asking God to use him, then God answered him and said, you are not usable. Why? The answer is in our opening scripture. If you want God to work through your life mightily, you must purge yourself from dishonour.

The English Standard Version puts 2 Timothy 2:21 this way, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.” Why does God not want to use you in dishonour? It is because when you are living in dishonour as a child of God, you lose your power of influence. How can you loose someone else from something you are bound to yourself?

Therefore if you want to be an effective Christian or leader, you must cleanse yourself from dishonour. That is when you can truly influence others positively and effectively with the liberating power of the gospel.

PRAYER
Dear Father I turn away from all that defiles the mind and spirit. I come boldly before the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace to help in time of need in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Psalm 119:9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Timothy 3:14-17,
1 John 3:3.

DOING THE WORD
I encourage you to consecrate yourself to God afresh today.

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The responsibility of soul winning.

“Therefore, because we realize how greatly the Lord is to be feared, we are endeavouring to win men over, and God recognizes what our motives are, and I hope that you, in your hearts, recognize them too.”
 2 Corinthians 5:11(WNT)

Being a Christian is a call to a divine responsibility because God now depends on you for the salvation of others. I remember when I just got restored to the Lord as a teenager, I witnessed to my friends and I also prayed for the salvation of many others. Finally, a lot of young people living in the estate where I lived began to give their heart to Christ. It will surprise you to know that when I met some of these youths after they got born again and asked them why they got saved, many of them told me to my face that it was because of me. To me that’s a great testimony.

Child of God from the day you got saved, you became a leader with the responsibility for the salvation of others. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”

I encourage you to be a soul winner by reaching someone around you with the gospel of Jesus Christ love, and His unconditional acceptance towards everyone that believes.

INSTRUCTION
Pray for the salvation of souls, that the hearts of the unsaved will be receptive to the gospel of Jesus Christ through every available means it is preached today.

For further study read:
2 Corinthians 5:10-11, 15-20, Acts 20:24-27,
2 Timothy 2:24-26.

DOING THE WORD
Please share the gospel or your testimony of salvation with someone today.

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You are a leader

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16(AMP)

Everyone in the body of Christ is called to lead. This is because you are the light of the world. Light guides, light exposes, and light shows the way. Therefore as a member of the body of Christ, from the day you got born again, the responsibility of leadership was placed on you. This is why from the moment you announce to others that you are a Christian, they begin to use a higher standard to measure what you do.

Have you noticed that since you got born again, if you reacted in certain ways, someone who knows you are now born again would ask you a question like this, “I thought you said you are now born again?” In other words they unconsciously now begin to expect more from you than before because you are a Christian. This is because as a Christian you have now become a leader, you are different and the world does not expect you to live like them.

1 Peter 2:9 (AMP) says, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for the responsibility to lead. I ask that my life will be for the praise and glory of God even as Christ is formed and manifested in and through me today and always in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Ephesians 4:20-32, Ephesians 5:1-5(AMP), Colossians 3:9-13.

DOING THE WORD
Consciously reflect the character of Christ in your daily life.

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Check your motive

“But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.” 
1 Thessalonians 2:4(KJV)

According to our opening scripture, I want you to be aware that for everything you do in the kingdom of God, God trieth your heart. In other words, God tests your motive for doing what you do in the house of God.

Why do you do what you do in the house of God? Do you do what you do for eye service, so that the Pastor will see you and praise you? The praise of men should not be your motivation for what you do in the house of God. Let your motivation be that you are working for the Lord. It doesn't matter who sees you or who thanks you for your service in God's house. You will definitely not lose your reward. God sees in secret and He will reward you openly according to Matthew 6:6.

The Bible says in Hebrews 6:10, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”

PRAYER
Dear Father I selflessly consecrate myself to doing your will. Therefore, may my acts of love and my service in your house be acceptable to you always in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Nehemiah 5:19, Psalm 20:3, Acts 10:4.

DOING THE WORD
Continue doing your acts of love and service in God's house knowing that your service to God will not go unrewarded.

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Take a Stand

“Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.” 
Hebrews 13:18(BBE)  

A hidden sin in your life as a child of God is like a ticking time bomb. I want to encourage you today to deal with any compromise in your life. If you continue in any compromise or hidden sin and you do not expose it and turn away from it, it could lead you to a downfall tomorrow.

Paul the Apostle says in 2 Corinthians 4:1-2(BBE), “For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong: And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.” I encourage you to make this important decision today even as you give up and renounce every secret thing of shame.

If you are reading this devotional today, I want you to know that you have a great future ahead of you, greater than what you have ever experienced, its greater than where you are now, and it is far greater than what you can ever imagine.

Therefore, do not let any secret sin or compromise lead to a shipwreck. I pray that you will receive grace today to make that firm decision to live a life void of offense before God and men.

PRAYER
Dear Father I surrender all to you today, and I renounce every secret thing of shame, every false way and deceit in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
2 Corinthians 1:12, Ephesians 5:8-17,
1 Thessalonians 2:3-5.

DOING THE WORD
If you have to apologize or confess to anyone you have dealt deceitfully with, I encourage you to do so.

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Cultivate a good conscience.

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:” 
1 Timothy 1:18-19(KJV) 

In our opening scripture, Paul the Apostle admonishes Timothy his son in the gospel to hold faith and a good conscience. This is important because some Christians have their conscience filled with guilt. The reason is because they have allowed certain compromise in their lives, in other words, there are certain things they do that makes their conscience hunt them. It is important you understand that your conscience is your inward monitor.

For instance in John 8 when they brought the woman that was caught in the very act of adultery to Jesus demanding that He should give them a verdict on whether or not they should stone her, He said to them in John 8:7, “…He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” Then the Bible says in John 8:9, “And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.” This shows us that this people themselves who wanted to condemn this woman to death were not living right, because they were convicted by their own conscience.

Child of God I encourage you to continue holding on to your faith. Continue to produce supernatural results by your faith. But there is one virtue you must not leave out, a good conscience. If you don't cultivate a good conscience now, and you continue to allow compromise in your life, you will make a mess of your faith at the end. 1 Timothy 1:19(MSG) says, “keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we're in. There are some, you know, who by relaxing their grip and thinking anything goes have made a thorough mess of their faith.”  

INSTRUCTION
Renew your consecration to God to follow financial, sexual and Biblical integrity.

For further study read:  
1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 3:9, Titus 1:9,
Hebrews 3:12-14, Revelation 3:3.

DOING THE WORD
Don't relax your dedication to the right principles.

         

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Do you want to be promoted?

“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” 
2 Corinthians 2:17(KJV)

Today from our opening scripture we see that even in Paul's day, there were those who corrupted the Word of God for their own gains. The Analytical- Literal Translation(ALT) puts it this way, “For we are not as the rest, adulterating the word of God for financial gain, _but_ as out of integrity, _but_ as from God, we speak in the presence of God, in Christ.”

Child of God, are you a man or woman of sincerity and integrity? What is your motivation for what you do for God or for others? Is it all about what you are going to gain out of it? If you are that way, you are vulnerable to corrupt the Word of God for your personal gain.

In Ephesians 6:24 Paul wrote, “Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.” This means that it is not all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with sincerity. But if you want to attract unusual favour and more grace, I will show you a more excellent way, be a man or woman of sincerity and integrity of heart towards our Lord Jesus Christ. Why is this important? It is important because it is the condition of your heart that moves God to promote you. Promotion doesn't come from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. It comes from the Lord. Today I encourage you to cultivate a sincere heart.

PRAYER
Dear Father I ask that you expose every seed of falsehood that have entered into my belief system and purge me from them all in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Matthew 22:36-40, 2 Corinthians 8:8, Titus 2:7-8.

DOING THE WORD
Always be motivated by your love for God in whatever you do in the house of God or for others.

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You can be blameless.

“A bishop then must be blameless, …” 
1 Timothy 3:2(KJV)

From our opening scripture today, the Bible shows us a very important requirement for leadership,  a leader must be blameless. If this requirement for leadership is good for ministry in God's house, then it will be good for business and every other platform of leadership.

I had the opportunity to watch an interview of two of the world's richest men, during the interview, the younger one of the two men was asked to say what he admired in the older man.  He answered and said, “… his integrity.” And he went on to say that if you have solid principles, it will take you through anything. This means that if you can follow the principles of leadership in the Bible, it will put you above even those in the secular world who are dishonest.

You do not need to wait till you are made a leader before you begin to practice these principles. Start practicing these principles now from where you are because as you do, they will take you to the top. Upholding integrity in your life will announce you for leadership. People will be willing to follow you because they know you can be trusted.

You can live your life above reproach, you can live a life that is scandal free. It is important you make that your mindset. This is because if you could not live a life that is scandal free and blameless, God will not demand it of you. Child of God I want you to know according to Philippians 4:13 that you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you. Therefore you can be blameless.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you because you are at work in me both to will and to do of your good pleasure. I thank you Father for you are able to keep me from falling, therefore, I receive grace by your Spirit to live a life that is free from reproach in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read: 
Philippians 2:13-15, 1 Thessalonians 5:23,
Jude 1:24-25.

DOING THE WORD
If you have been living a life of compromise I encourage you to repent today and begin to follow the right principles.

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Foundation for enduring leadership.

“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(KJV)

Today, you will notice from our opening scripture that the first thing the Apostles looked out for in those who were to become leaders is honesty. For an individual to be honest, he or she must have integrity.

Integrity is the foundation for enduring leadership. Leaders who have been recognized and respected through the years are men of integrity. This is because without integrity your influence as a leader will wither.

So if you are going to be trusted with people you must have honesty and integrity of heart. This is because honesty not charisma is the first requirement for leaders. This is the Bible way for choosing leaders, honesty comes first.

Some persons may be wondering why they are not experiencing growth as they ought in what they do, either in ministry or even in business. The question I will like to ask you is this; are you working with men and women of honest report? If you are then there must be growth and increase because when the Apostles appointed these men of honesty over the Lord's work, the Bible records in Acts 6:7 that the number of disciples multiplied. This indeed shows us that honesty and integrity of heart is the foundation for enduring leadership.

PRAYER
Dear Father I ask that you continue to strengthen me by your Spirit to maintain a perfect heart and to finish my assignment on earth without reproach in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Romans 12:17, 2 Corinthians 8:21, 1 Peter 2:12.

DOING THE WORD
Consciously follow the path of integrity and honesty.

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Born to overcome

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” 
Matthew 5:14(KJV)

The Bible says you are the light of the world. As the light of the world, I want you to know that there will be confrontations against you from the rulers of the darkness  of this world which the Bible talks about in Ephesians 6:12. These rulers of the darkness of the world are spirit beings that govern the world, but because we are the light of the world, we will always win over the rulers of the darkness of this world.
 
The Bible says in John 1:5, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” This means that darkness can never overpower or overcome light. Therefore I encourage you today to let your light so shine because darkness would only prevail around you to the measure your light shines.

For instance, when I was in the university I attended which was a Christian university, there was a time we heard that they had started a cult. When we heard, those in my fellowship and I began praying for them, as we prayed for them that God would touch their hearts and change their lives, they started getting saved, and they joined our campus fellowship. Why? It was because we let our light shine by taking responsibility for change within that university and we overcame because light always overcomes darkness.

INSTRUCTION
If there is any member of your family who is not saved or you know anyone that is born again, please make intercession for the salvation of that soul today.

For further study read: 
Psalm 2:8, Colossians 4:2-4, Ephesians 1:18.

DOING THE WORD
Please find a way to reach out to that individual you prayed for today with the gospel of Jesus Christ in love.

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Your primary mission.

“You are the salt of the world…” 
Matthew 5:13(ISV)

As a child of God be conscious knowing that you are the salt of the earth. One of the characteristics of salt is to preserve. This means that God has raised you to preserve this world from decadence. In other words, the Church is the only hope of the world.

We must not forget the primary responsibility and mission we have as the salt of the world, it is to save the world and to preserve them from destroying themselves. If we turn away from that responsibility and mission, we would lose our influence. So if the Church is going to remain relevant in our world today, then soul winning must be our priority collectively and as individuals.

The Message Bible puts Matthew 5:13 this way, “Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You've lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.”

INSTRUCTION
“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:” 2 Thessalonians 3:1

For further study read: 
Luke 10:2, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 20:20-21.

DOING THE WORD
I encourage you to reach out to someone with the gospel today.

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Stand strong in the Lord.

“Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”” 
1 Corinthians 15:33(NKJV)

One of the plans of the new age order is to debase art, and to make it run mad. They intend to do this by promoting new forms of art which will corrupt and defile the imagination of people because art is the language of the spirit. This explains why the quality of music and films being produced these days are filled with nudity and rebellion.

This is because it is part of the plan of the new age order to use media to promote and change mind set. This is because the greatest channel you need to use to change human attitude is the media. So they promote their agenda and the wrong values in form of entertainment, and as people expose themselves to such media, the spirit of the age can begin to gain influence over their minds by neutralizing their sensitivity to these negative ideas.

Also, one of the plans of the new age order is to create an interfaith movement by promoting other religions to be at par with Christianity. They are against the truth and seek to stand against the faith that Christianity is the only way to heaven.

 Yet Jesus said in John 14:6, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” This means that any other way can never lead to the Father or to heaven. Only Christianity and faith in Jesus Christ can give salvation.

Therefore if you are reading this today and you are not born again, I bring you good news; God loves you, and He has already sent Jesus Christ who died as payment for all your sins and wrong doings. I encourage you to surrender your heart to Jesus today even as you declare His Lordship over your life by praying 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 for my justification. 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:
John 10:7-11, Acts 4:10-12, Hebrews 7:22-25, Revelations1:5.

DOING THE WORD
Thank the Father for the gift of salvation and pray that others who are not saved would come to the knowledge of the truth.

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The truth about homosexuality.

“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.”                1 Corinthians 6:9-10(NKJV)

The new age order has as one of their plans to make homosexuality an alternative lifestyle. It will amaze you to know that this plan was proposed by Alice Bailey in the early 19th century. This is to let you know that the enemy has had a strategy that they have been working on for all these years.

Homosexuality and the gay rights movement is not something that just started in the 21st century, it is actually part of a well coordinated plan by the kingdom of darkness to influence this world for the anti christ.

The Bible shows that homosexuality is not God's will for man. Jesus Christ validated the teachings of the Bible as recorded in Genesis 1:27, when He said in Matthew 19:4-5, “Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” This proves to us that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. A marriage cannot exist between two men or two women.

Homosexuality is not just a mental or emotional dysfunction, it is a satanic practice and we must never be in support of such ideas and policies. Therefore I encourage you to continue to uphold the teachings of the Bible in such matters.

INSTRUCTION
Pray that the blindness in the hearts of men and women around the world will be eliminated by the light the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ wherever it is being preached today.

For further study read: 
Genesis 2:18, 20-25, Romans 1:21-32, Ephesians 5:3-7, 1 Timothy 1:8-10, Revelation 21:8, 22:15 (NKJV).

DOING THE WORD
Let the Word of God be your final authority concerning all matters of morality.

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God hates Divorce

“The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” 
Matthew 19:3-6(KJV)  

Another plan of the new age order is to make divorce easy and legal, and to free people from the concept of marriage for life, which is contrary to what the Bible teaches as we have seen in our opening scripture. Malachi 2:15-16(MSG) also says, “GOD, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that's what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don't cheat on your spouse. "I hate divorce," says the GOD of Israel. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says, "I hate the violent dismembering of the 'one flesh' of marriage." So watch yourselves. Don't let your guard down. Don't cheat.”

Also, one of the plan of the new age order is to make abortion legal and to make it easy. This is why today abortion is been legalized by some nations around the world. The major reason they seek to build abortion clinics and health clinics in schools is to promote premarital sex and to remove the fear of unwanted pregnancies which does not uphold and encourage Christian culture and chastity. We pray that such laws will not see the light of day in our nation.

INSTRUCTION
Pray for marriages that are experiencing difficulties, that God will restore peace in such homes, also pray that understanding and love will be restored among such couples in Jesus Name.

For further study read: 
Genesis 2:20-24, Mark 10:6-8, Proverbs 5:15-19.

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Uphold the family structure and morality.

“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” 
Ephesians 5:6-7(KJV)

One of the plans of the new age order is to destroy the traditional Christian family structure. Why are they against the family? It is because the family is the core of the nation. If you break the family, you break the nation.

It will interest you to know that one of the strategies the new age order intends to use to destroy the traditional Christian family structure is by promoting sexual promiscuity by freeing young people to the concept of premarital sex, which encourages them to engage in sex outside of marriage which is contrary to the Word of God.

Hebrews 13:4(AMP) says, “Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous.” The Message Bible puts it this way, “Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.”

Child of God I encourage you not to yield your mind to the negative influence of the media concerning  being chaste, modest, decent and morally pure. This is because one of the strategy of the new age order is to use the advertising industry and the media to promote sexual promiscuity. This is why the Bible encourages you in Proverbs 4:23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

INSTRUCTION
Pray for the family and marriages today  Pray that the family structure and marriages are preserved and protected from all discord, divorce, incest and infidelity, also pray that the love of God would abound in our homes between husbands and wives and between parents and their children.

For further study read:
Proverbs 6:23-33, Proverbs 7:1-27, 1 Corinthians 7:1-16, 1 Corinthians 6:9,

DOING THE WORD
Be chaste, modest, decent and morally pure. Let it be the standard in you home.

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Train up your Child

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” 
Proverbs 22:6(KJV)

Secondly, do you know that reducing parental authority over children is one of the plans of the new world order? They intend to break the communication between parent and child so that parents do not pass on their Christian traditions to their children.

They intend to carry this out by promoting excessive child rights which gives children the right to decide to do or not to do what their parents tell them to do. We thank God this is not prevalent in Africa as in some European nations.

In other to reduce parental authority over children, they have also proposed abolishing corporal punishment, in other words we are looking at a situation where it will be against the law to flog your child with a cane as correction for wrong behaviour. Yet the Bible says in Proverbs 22:15, “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” Proverbs 23:13-14 says, “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”

When you observe nations where these excessive child rights are in force, you will also observe that the children and youths in such nations have become very rebellious and ungodly in the society. This is why you must not allow your children to make their own decisions especially when it contradicts the way of the kingdom of God, you ought to guide them in the way they should go now that they are still children. Don't leave them to themselves and the media. This is why the Bible says in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

INSTRUCTION
Pray for your children and other children around you today- Pray that all your children will be taught of the Lord. Pray that God will grant them wisdom to discern between right and wrong, also pray that God will deliver them from wicked and unreasonable men and women.

For further study read: 
Psalm 78:3-6, Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 19:18,
Proverbs 29:15,17.

DOING THE WORD
Teach your children the Word of God everyday and don't hesitate to correct your children in love whenever they present the wrong behaviour.

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Guard your Children

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” 
2 Timothy 3:15(KJV)

Do you know that one of the plans of the new world order is to take God and prayer out of the education system? For the most part, this has already been done in some Western nations where you can't pray in their schools. I am letting you know that this is one of the strategies of satan to redeem the nations of Christian tradition.

This satanic plan also intends to change curriculum to ensure that children are freed from Christian culture. The reason why they are attacking the children is because children go to school to be equipped to face life, they are willing to trust and they are willing to value what is being given to them. So if you take God out of education, they will unconsciously have a resolve that God is not necessary to face life, instead they will focus on those things the school counts  worthy to be passed on and they will look at God as an additional, if one can afford the additional.

Child of God it matters the school you send your children or wards to. This is because these ideas mentioned above are stealthily been introduced into The education system all around the world today. This is why it is important for us to have schools that are run by born again Christians who would uphold Christian values and tradition in our schools so that Christian culture can continue to be perpetuated in the lives of the next generation.

INSTRUCTION
Please pray for the children and the youth in our nation. Pray that God would protect them from the negative influence in our world today. Pray for the salvation of those who are not saved, that their hearts will be open to the gospel. Also pray for those who are saved that God will preserve them till the day of Jesus Christ.

For further study read:
Isaiah 54:13, Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Deuteronomy 11:19-21, Joshua 24:15.

DOING THE WORD
If you are a parent I encourage you to bring up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Don't be Ignorant.

“in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.” 
2 Corinthians 2:11(GNB)

In this month's devotional, within the next few days, you will be learning some very important thoughts that is going to help you understand why you should consistently live your life in line with the vision of the kingdom of God. I will like to begin by exposing the ten point plan of the new world order given by a woman named Alice Bailey.

Alice Bailey was an occult prophetess who was born on June 16th 1880. She was listening to a monk who was under the influence of an evil spirit, and he dictated to her the ten point plan that could change the world for the next three hundred years. If you want to know more about this occult attack on Christianity, you can do a search on it on the internet for the 10 point plan by Alice Bailey and the new world order.

I am bringing these things to your attention at this time so that you will become proactive as a Christian in dealing with these occultic ideas that are been proposed by governments and some international organizations in our world today. The purpose of this satanic plan is to change Christian tradition or to redeem the nations of Christian tradition. This is why we must continue to pray fervently for our nation.

I encourage you to pray for all our political leaders using the President as a point of contact that God would stir up his heart to favour God's righteous course. Pray for the members of the Legislature that God will stir up their hearts to make only righteous laws, also pray that God will strengthen their hearts against all occultic ideas, bills and prayers from within and outside this country. Finally pray that the gospel of Jesus Christ would continue to spread rapidly within and outside the borders of this nation, and may the gospel continue to influence the hearts of every individual in this nation for salvation.

INSTRUCTION
Please take some time now to pray for Nigeria in line with the prayer points listed in the last paragraph above.

For further study read:
Ezra 1:1, 1 Timothy 2:1-4, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2,
Isaiah 60:17-18, 1 Kings 3:9

DOING THE WORD
Instead of complaining about the nation, pray and continue to do what is right within your sphere of influence.

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