Sunday, October ¹⁹, 2014
TOPIC>>HERE COMES THE DREAMER
MEMORY VERSE
In a dream, in a vision of the
night, when deep sleep falleth
upon men, in slumberings upon
the bed; Then he openeth the
ears of men, and sealeth their
instruction,
Job 33:15-16
READ
Genesis 37:9-19
9 And he dreamed yet another
dream, and told it his brethren,
and said, Behold, I have dreamed a
dream more; and, behold, the sun
and the moon and the eleven stars
made obeisance to me.
10 And he told it to his father, and
to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him,
What is this dream that thou hast
dreamed? Shall I and thy mother
and thy brethren indeed come to
bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth?
11 And his brethren envied him;
but his father observed the saying.
12 And his brethren went to feed
their father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do
not thy brethren feed the flock in
Shechem? come, and I will send
thee unto them. And he said to
him, Here am I.
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray
thee, see whether it be well with
thy brethren, and well with the
flocks; and bring me word again.
So he sent him out of the vale of
Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him,
and, behold, he was wandering in
the field: and the man asked him,
saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren:
tell me, I pray thee, where they
feed their flocks.
17 And the man said, They are
departed hence; for I heard them
say, Let us go to Dothan. And
Joseph went after his brethren, and
found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off,
even before he came near unto
them, they conspired against him
to slay him.
19 And they said one to another,
Behold, this dreamer cometh.
MESSAGE
Dreams are important.
Psychoanalysts believe that dreams
are an indication of the dreamer’s
inner longings, desires and
cravings, released from the deep
sub-conscious during the state of
sleep. Dreams can therefore be the
manifestation of the inner
yearnings of the dreamer’s heart
let loose during sleep; they can
also be spiritually induced. Dreams
play a significant role in the life of
human beings. Paul received
direction on where to preach next
through a dream in Acts 16:9:
“And a vision appeared to Paul in
the night; There stood a man of
Macedonia, and prayed him,
saying, Come over into
Macedonia, and help us.”
Dreams are sometimes mysterious;
such dreams convey revelations. To
understand them, interpretation is
required. Have you been having
strange experiences in your
dreams? My sincere prayer is that
the Good Lord will grant you
victory in your dreams and turn
your God-sent dreams into reality
in Jesus’ Name. Dreams can be
classified by their features. One
such classification includes: dreams
as a message from God or the
devil; dreams as a message
concealed in mysteries; and
dreams as a result of activity or
thoughts. Sources of dreams are
God, the devil and the flesh. God
relates with man through dreams
for specific reasons. These reasons
can be any of these: to instruct
him to carry out an action
(Matthew 2:13) , to warn him of an
impending danger (Matthew 2:22) ,
to teach him (Job 33:15-16) , to
encourage him (Genesis 31:10-13) ,
to rebuke him (Genesis 31:24) , to
correct him (Genesis 20:3-7) and to
bless or make a covenant with him
(Genesis 28:12-15) . The devil
relates with man to cause fear and
unbelief, to inflict man with
sicknesses or death, to make
diabolical covenants with him and
to mislead him. Most dreams men
have are from the flesh. A dream
from the flesh simply means the
revelation of the dreamer’s carnal
longings and desires being let
loose at the moment of sleep. Are
you facing afflictions in your
dreams? Please check your life.
How pure are your thoughts? How
will you rate your prayer life? All
these go a long way in determining
the type of dreams you have.
Moreover, many people dream and
can be described as mere
dreamers, whereas those who
succeed in life are men and women
with a dream. However, while the
dreamer talks much but does little,
the person with a dream talks little
but does much. Which are you: a
mere dreamer or a person with a
dream?
Bible in one year:
2 Samuel 21-22
Proverbs 14:4-17
Action Point:
Those who make it in life do
something about their dreams.
They attempt the impossible,
thereby discovering what God
can do. Do something about your
dream today.
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Monday, October ²⁰„2014
TOPIC>>A CHRISTIAN YOUTH AT HOME
MEMORY VERSE
Remember now thy Creator in
the days of thy youth, while the
evil days come not, nor the years
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I
have no pleasure in them;
Ecclesiastes 12:1
READ
Ephesians 6:1-3
1 Children, obey your parents in
the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother;
which is the first commandment
with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee,
and thou mayest live long on the
earth.
MESSAGE
A Christian family is a place for the
formation of talents, aspirations
and desires. It is a breeding
ground of creativity and a place of
safety and security. A Christian
family is expected to be a place of
bliss. It will only be so when the
relationship between the parents
and children (especially the grown-
up children) is cordial. This is
possible when children have
chosen the path of obedience. Are
you a Christian child, teenager or
adult, still living with your parents
or on your own? You have certain
responsibilities to perform; which
might not be required of
unbelieving youths. For example, it
is a scriptural command that you
obey your parents. It is a
dangerous thing for children to
disobey their parents, except when
their instructions contravene
scriptural commandments. It is
also mandatory that you love your
parents. It is disastrous to neglect
either of them or play one parent
against the other. Family devotional
time should be lively, and it is the
duty of a grown-up child to actively
participate in this. Be busy for God
and engage in productive activities
and hobbies that will make your
parents happy. It is your
responsibility to help your parents
and siblings. Be observant to
identify the needs of your parents;
if it lies within your ability to meet
the need, you must be willing to
help them out. Contrary to what
many may think, one of the most
basic needs of parents is self-
esteem.
A Christian youth should be a
model to others in love, kindness,
productivity, holiness, godliness
and obedience. Whenever you have
to make serious and delicate
decisions, don’t do it alone. Always
seek for the advice of others,
especially elderly and more
experienced people. Seek for
guidance so as not to falter. Be an
example to others in prayer. Pray
constantly for your family, love
your home, have the interest of
your family at heart and seek its
welfare. Your good relationship
should not be limited to members
of your nuclear family alone. Seek
to relate well with members of
other families as well. Your
relationship should be cordial.
Demonstrate love to them and find
occasion to help them. However, it
is improper to divulge the secret of
your family to outsiders. Do not
criticise or condemn your family in
front of members of other families.
Furthermore, your relationship
with God should be
unquestionable. Love God and
demonstrate that you love Him in
speech and actions. To play your
role successfully as a Christian
youth, you must be committed to
the Person of Jesus and to a
pattern of living that befits His
representative. You must also be
committed to people and to God’s
plan of showing Christ to the
world.
Bible in one year:
2 Samuel 23-24
Proverbs 14:18-31
Action Point:
Be Christ-conscious as a
Christian youth because without
Him, you are nothing.
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Tuesday, October ²¹„2014
TOPIC>>WHO ARE YOU?
MEMORY VERSE
But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should show forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous
light:
1 Peter 2:9
READ
Isaiah 6:1-8
1 In the year that king Uzziah died I
saw also the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up, and his
train filled the temple.
2 Above it stood the seraphims:
each one had six wings; with twain
he covered his face, and with twain
he covered his feet, and with twain
he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and
said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD
of hosts: the whole earth is full of
his glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved
at the voice of him that cried, and
the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am
undone; because I am a man of
unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a people of unclean lips:
for mine eyes have seen the King,
the LORD of hosts.
6 Then flew one of the seraphims
unto me, having a live coal in his
hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar:
7 And he laid it upon my mouth,
and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
lips; and thine iniquity is taken
away, and thy sin purged.
8 Also I heard the voice of the
Lord, saying, Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us? Then said
I, Here am I; send me.
M£SSAGE
Nothing destroys faster than
ignorance. History confirms that
ignorance has claimed many lives
and destroyed more properties
than any other factor. Half-hearted
obedience is an act of ignorance.
In today’s Bible reading, we learn
of King Uzziah. Uzziah, king of
Judah, was the son of Amaziah. His
father did the right thing in the
sight of God, but not with a perfect
heart (2 Chronicles 25:1-2) . Uzziah
followed the footsteps of his
father, and he died a leper (2
Chronicles 26:1-5 , 21 ). Half-hearted
obedience is worse than outright
disobedience. Pride, self-
exaltation, disobedience and
presumption always lead to
sacrilege and result in death. It is
good to start well, but it is far
more glorious to end well.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 says:
“Better is the end of a thing than
the beginning thereof: and the
patient in spirit is better than
the proud in spirit.”
Isaiah started his ministry as a
preacher in king Uzziah’s court.
However, it wasn’t until after King
Uzziah’s death that he received a
vision of the Lord’s glory. If you
want to be victorious as a
Christian, you should rely on God
alone and know that the only
throne which cannot be destroyed
is the throne of the King of kings.
As long as King Uzziah was alive,
Isaiah saw nothing; but when King
Uzziah died, he saw the glory of
God and saw himself as dirty,
wretched and despicable. He was
broken. When you see the glory of
the Lord, you will see yourself in
your true state. Who are you? How
does the Bible describe you? Are
you patient in spirit or proud? Are
you a Christian or an unbeliever?
Christians are kings and priests
(Revelation 1:6) . We are a chosen
generation, chosen before the
foundation of the world. We are a
holy nation; a nation of lights. We
are the light of the world. Are you
showing forth the light of Christ to
people living in your
neighbourhood? We are also called
to show forth the praises of God.
We show forth His praises through
strength. We are not a nation of
weaklings, but a nation of the
strong. Where do we derive our
strength as Christians? Our
strength is drawn from seven main
sources. The first of these is joy
(Nehemiah 8:10) . The second is the
strength of the Lord (Ephesians
6:10) . The third is the Spirit of the
Lord (Acts 1: . The fourth is the
Name of Jesus (Philippians 2:9-10) .
The fifth is the blood of Jesus
(Revelations 12:11). The sixth is the
word of God (Hebrews 4:12) , while
the seventh is the mercy of God (2
Corinthians 4:1) .
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 1:1-2:12
Proverbs 14:32-15:10
Key point:
If you do not know who you are
as a Christian, circumstances of
life will take you for a ride.
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Wednesday, October 22,2014
TOPIC>>READY FOR THE GREAT HARVEST?
MEMORY VERSE
Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Matthew 28:19
READ
Acts 13:38-39
38 Be it known unto you therefore,
men and brethren, that through
this man is preached unto you the
forgiveness of sins:
39 And by him all that believe are
justified from all things, from
which ye could not be justified by
the law of Moses.
MESSAGE
Our God has so many wonderful
attributes. Some of these
attributes, such as omnipotence,
omnipresence and being
omniscient are unique to Him
alone. There are other attributes
which God as a wonderful Father,
shares with His children. These
include holiness, mercy and love.
God is love. John 3:16 says:
“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.”
One of the ways God demonstrated
His love to mankind was by making
adequate provision for salvation (1
John 1:8-9) . As a child of God, you
can demonstrate the love of God to
the world through evangelism and
missions. The term ‘evangelism’
denotes sharing good news from a
loving God to a lost world. The
Great Commission is binding on all
Christians (Matthew 28:18-20) . The
need to fulfil this mandate is ever
so urgent, especially with the
imminent return of our Lord. Every
child of God is called to be a
“reaper”. Are you ready for the
great harvest? As a child of God,
you are expected to rightly divide
the word of truth. There is no
geographical limitation or racial
restrictions to fulfilling the Great
Commission ( Mark 13:10 , Acts 1:8 ).
To be actively involved in
evangelism, it is required that you
wisely utilise the different
opportunities that present
themselves to you in the course of
your daily business, without
appearing to be over-bearing. With
the power of the Holy Spirit and
the wisdom of God, even a newly
born-again Christian can win souls
on a continuous basis. Soul
winning is one of the reasons God
retained you on earth, and you
should be particular about it. As a
Christian, you can do effective
evangelism in the vehicle you
board, at social gatherings,
birthday celebrations and send-off
parties. You can also engage in
hospital visitations to pray for the
sick, give them provisions, befriend
them-especially if they feel lonely
and poor, preach salvation through
Jesus Christ to them and bring
Bibles and good Christian literature
for them to read. You can also be
involved in prison visitation. You
can visit prisoners, write letters to
them, send them good reading
materials and give them gifts with
the permission of the authorities.
Other ways in which you can be
involved in evangelism include,
placing illustrated gospel tracts on
your table after eating in a
restaurant, around school
campuses, on bus-stop benches
and in departmental stores as you
buy or sell. Additionally, you can
be involved in house-to-house
evangelism. Are you ready?
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 2:13-3:28
Proverbs 15:11-24
Action Point:
Make evangelism a habit,
because it is uppermost on God’s
heart.
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Thursday, October 23,2014
TOPIC>>ANSWERING A MISSIONARY CALL
MEMORY VERSE
And they went forth, and
preached every where, the Lord
working with them, and
confirming the word with signs
following. Amen.
Mark 16:20
READ
Acts 13:1-5
1 Now there were in the church
that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers; as
Barnabas, and Simeon that was
called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene,
and Manaen, which had been
brought up with Herod the
tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord,
and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for
the work whereunto I have called
them.
3 And when they had fasted and
prayed, and laid their hands on
them, they sent them away.
4 So they, being sent forth by the
Holy Ghost, departed unto
Seleucia; and from thence they
sailed to Cyprus.
5 And when they were at Salamis,
they preached the word of God in
the synagogues of the Jews: and
they had also John to their
minister.
MESSAGE
Missions can be defined as God
specifically sending a person to
reach the unreached for Him. The
unreached are those people who
have not heard the gospel
sufficiently enough to be taken
over for Christ. The sender is God,
and the personality sent is the
missionary. The unreached can be
within the environment of the
missionary or in faraway lands. A
Call is imperative for missionary
work. The missionary call is just like
any other call to Christian service.
Many people have shipwrecked
their lives because they were not
sure of God’s call upon their life. If
you are sure of God’s call upon
your life, you will not be tossed to
and fro by all shades of doctrine.
Being called to be a missionary is
by God’s grace; it doesn’t follow a
stereotyped style. Factors
underlying God’s call include
acknowledging and receiving a
claim of ownership by Christ. You
must acknowledge divine
ownership upon your life and
develop an understanding of God’s
will and have the willingness to do
it. You should also develop
sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s voice
by having an open mind, an
attentive ear and a pure heart. In
addition, you should be active in
God’s service. A missionary call
does not necessarily come through
a special revelation. The call can
come through a casual remark by a
friend or neighbour about the
heathen. It can be through a
hymn, an anointed message,
counselling from an anointed
leader or through divinely
orchestrated circumstances. Are
you prepared to answer the
missionary call?
A missionary should be physically
fit to withstand adverse situations
such as mosquitoes, bad climates,
diseases, poor public sanitation
and poor medical services. Also, a
prospective missionary should at
least be at the level of his or her
audience. In other words, a
missionary must be adequately
educated to reach the highest of all
the educated folks in the mission
field and should be able to meet
and discuss with other
missionaries at their level. To excel
as a missionary, you need a
charming personality that is
emotionally stable. You should also
be able to adapt to the culture and
food of other people.
There is equally the need for you to
be patient and persevering. A
missionary should be versatile. He
or she should also be submissive
to God, the mission board, and to
his or her superior officers. Finally,
whoever wishes to be a missionary
should have a thorough experience
of salvation, sanctification and the
baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 4-6
Proverbs 15:25-16:5
Action Point:
For success on the field, every
missionary should ask for the
gifts of the Holy Spirit. Go ahead
and ask for these gifts now.
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Friday, October 24, 2014
TOPIC>>TURNING WEAKNESSES INTO BLESSINGS
And said unto him, Hearest thou
what these say? And Jesus saith
unto them, Yea; have ye never
read, Out of the mouth of babes
and sucklings thou hast
perfected praise?
Matthew 21:16
READ
Exodus 4:10-12
10 And Moses said unto the LORD,
O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
neither heretofore, nor since thou
hast spoken unto thy servant: but I
am slow of speech, and of a slow
tongue.
11 And the LORD said unto him,
Who hath made man's mouth? or
who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or
the seeing, or the blind? have not I
the LORD?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be
with thy mouth, and teach thee
what thou shalt say.
MESSAGE
Our God is a God of miracles. He
moves in mysterious ways and He
still calls people to His side today.
Many people have the call of God
on their life but do not know. Some
people believe they are too weak to
be used of God, while some others,
who are already in a position of
service, are facing frustration or
even failure. God is not the author
of confusion. He calls His own into
blessings and glory. There are
times in the service of God when
we have to move, and there are
other times when we have to wait
patiently for His move. Proverbs
3:5 says:
“Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding.”
Are you weak and confused? Trust
in the Lord. God has not forgotten
the weak. When God calls a person
to His service, He doesn’t choose
Him on the basis of how clever,
talented or educated he is (1
Corinthians 1:26) . God had to strip
Paul of all his pride vis-à-vis his
qualifications, status and
achievements before sending him
to the ignorant and outcast people
called Gentiles (Philippians 3: .
Paradoxically, God used ignorant
and unlearned Peter in proclaiming
the Good News to the elite Jews of
the Roman empire (Acts 2:5&14) .
The good news about weaknesses
is that, the Holy Spirit is available
to qualify for God’s service, the
weak who puts his or her trust in
the Lord.
To turn weakness to strength, you
should be meek and humble. This
does not imply that you should
give in to a sense of inferiority
complex, self-pity, self-hatred or
self-consciousness (2 Corinthians
12:10) . Weaknesses and
inadequacies can become blessings
if they press us to depend on
Christ (2 Corinthians 12:9) . Another
step to turning your weaknesses to
strength is to exchange your
strength for His strength. To do
this, you must acknowledge your
weaknesses, limitations and great
need for God. You must also
present yourself as a living sacrifice
to Him (Romans 12:1) . Learn to
wait on God (Isaiah 40:31) .
Patiently wait for His time. Ensure
that you do not take any major
decisions or major actions until He
shows you that it is time to act
(Luke 24:49) . Don’t get ahead of
God, neither should you lag behind
Him. Wait patiently on Him in
prayer and fasting (Psalm 69:6) .
Spend quality time each day to
read the Bible and to pray. Finally,
you should develop a strong
devotional habit and expect
opposition and trials. You should
know that when you try to go
deeper and higher with God, the
world, your human nature and
demonic principalities will oppose
you.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 7:1-8:21
Proverbs 16:6-19
Key point:
When you wait patiently on the
Lord, He purges the dross of sin
and flesh away from you and His
power begins to work in you and
through you, with supernatural
results.
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Saturday, October ²⁵,2014
TOPIC>>CLOSING THE DOOR AGAINST EVIL
MEMORY VERSE
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.
Luke 10:19
READ
Isaiah 49:25-26
25 But thus saith the LORD, Even
the captives of the mighty shall be
taken away, and the prey of the
terrible shall be delivered: for I will
contend with him that contendeth
with thee, and I will save thy
children.
26 And I will feed them that
oppress thee with their own flesh;
and they shall be drunken with
their own blood, as with sweet
wine: and all flesh shall know that I
the LORD am thy Saviour and thy
Redeemer, the mighty One of
Jacob.
MESSAGE
The world is full of evil. Just listen
to the news today and you will
hear all manner of stories of
horrors such as armed-robbery,
looting, kidnapping, betrayal,
persecution, terrorism, ritual
killing, cannibalism and a host of
others. There is hardly a nation on
earth where heinous crimes are
not committed on a daily basis. Evil
is manifested in different shades
and colours. Some are violent,
crude and horrific while others are
subtle, mild and deceptive. They
may be emotional or psychological;
physical or spiritual. Evil is
perpetrated at domestic,
community, local and international
levels. The situation is perplexing.
Peace is a scarce commodity
nowadays. Many people live in
fear, torment, horror and anxiety.
However, for a heaven-bound
Christian, the story is not one of
hopelessness. We have reason to
rejoice because there is light at the
end of the tunnel, Colossians 2:15
says:
“And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he
made a show of them openly,
triumphing over them in it.”
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
paid the supreme price for our
peace. His death, resurrection, and
ascension to heaven were all
geared towards our peace.
Through His death and
resurrection, he obtained
permanent victory over the devil
and his cohorts. The author of all
evil is the devil. He is assisted by
principalities and powers. Since
Christ has destroyed the devil
(Hebrews 12:14) , and has
triumphed over principalities and
powers, the easiest way for a
person to close the door against
evil is by surrendering his or her
life to Jesus. Be born-again. Jesus is
more than enough to take care of
your fears and anxieties. You can
also close the door against evil
when you abstain from all
appearances of evil. Evil has the
tendency to boomerang. Those
who do evil, end up attracting evil
to themselves. To close the door
against evil therefore, do good to
others. Be good and kind to
members of your family, relatives,
friends and acquaintances. Be kind,
even to those who persecute you
and perpetrate evil against you.
There is a user of this devotional,
who has been betrayed severally
by friends and loved ones. You can
close the door to all the evil in
your life by forgiving all your
offenders and being nice to them.
Many people are living under a
curse. The good news is that the
anointing destroys curses. You can
also close the door against evil
through aggressive prayers. Pray
aggressively against witchcraft
attack and destiny destroyers.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 8:22-9:28
Proverbs 16:20-33
Action Point:
Close the door against evil by
putting on the whole armour of
God and confronting evil
headlong. Begin today.
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
TOIPC>>SUCCESS BY THE SUPERNATURAL
MEMORY VERSE
But the path of the just is as the
shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day
Proverbs 4:18
READ
Isaiah 1:18-19
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.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye
shall eat the good of the land:
MESSAGE
How do you live great and die
great? How does a person
experience good success in
perpetuity? It is by drawing upon
the supernatural for success. How
does a man do this? The first thing
to do is to know God, the Author of
success.
The first step to knowing God is to
know who you are as a human
being. The scriptures confirm that
man is the epitome of God’s
creation (Genesis 1:27) . Man is a
great being because He was made
in the image of God. You should
however know that all men have
sinned, and the wages of sin is
death. In the area of sin, man is
helpless because he cannot save
himself. Only Jesus, who is God
that came in the form of man, can
save man from sin. Man can only
experience smooth fellowship with
God when he is delivered from sin.
The second step to knowing God is
to confess your weaknesses, short-
comings, failures and
misdemeanours to God. After this,
repent whole-heartedly and accept
God’s salvation. It is not enough to
know God. Whoever will draw upon
the supernatural for good success
should love God. Loving God is
crucial in your bid to experience
good success. You should love God
because He first loved you. In
addition to loving God, you should
endeavour to please Him. When a
man’s way pleases God, the
Almighty will cause even his
enemies to be at peace with Him.
You should also fellowship with
God. One of the main reasons for
the creation of man was God’s
desire for fellowship. You enjoy
fellowship with God when you
enter His gates with sincere
thanksgiving as His child.
Recognise the Name of Jesus and
call on Him. You should pay your
vows, which includes dealing
thoroughly with sins. To remain in
fellowship with God, you should
never usurp His glory. Speak
constantly to the Father in the
Spirit and glorify Jesus through the
Spirit. Proper fellowship produces
great results, such as divine
provision, divine protection, divine
prosperity and divine promotion.
Added to fellowship is asking.
Whoever will draw upon the
supernatural for good success
should learn to ask God for success
through prayers and fasting.
Thanksgiving is also crucial to this
experience. As a Christian who
wishes to experience good success
always, you should give thanks
always. Let your thanksgiving
outnumber your requests. Thank
God for who He is, what He has
done, who you are, what you have
and for what you will have.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 10-11
Proverbs 17:1-14
Action Point:
Thanksgiving is crucial to
drawing upon the supernatural
for good success. Spend quality
time in thanksgiving to God
today.
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Monday, October 27,2014
TOPIC>>LIVING BY FAITH
MEMORY VERSE
Now the just shall live by faith:
but if any man draw back, my
soul shall have no pleasure in
him.
Hebrews 10:38
READ
Mark 11:22-23
22 And Jesus answering saith unto
them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That
whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that those things which he
saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith.
MESSAGE
Faith is part of the nature of God.
God lives by faith, and every child
of God is expected to live as God
lives. Are you a child of God? You
are expected to live by faith. You
are expected to live to please God
and Him alone. Hebrews 11:6 says:
“But without faith it is
impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently
seek him.”
Faith can be defined as trust,
strong belief and unquestioning
confidence. Faith means belief in
God. It is the belief that God can
do what he says He can do. Faith is
belief in God’s word. You need to
have faith in God! Generally, there
are two kinds of faith: These are:
physical or natural (human) faith,
and spiritual or supernatural faith.
All human beings have some
measure of faith. You need faith
for salvation, sanctification,
justification, wholeness or health
of the spirit, soul and body. You
need faith to live the Christian life,
to walk the Christian walk, to
remove the obstacles blocking your
way to heaven, to live holy, to live
above the world and to enter into
the rest of God. However, it should
be noted that faith standing alone
is not sufficient. Certain things
need to be added to it (2 Peter
1:5-10) . It is risky for a ministry to
be built on faith alone because it
could die as a result. This is
because, as the faith on which such
a ministry is founded begins to die,
the ministry itself will also begin to
die.
Do you want to live by faith? First,
have the faith of the Son of God
(Galatians 2:20) . Then add virtue or
good behaviour to your faith.
Ensure that you live holy and
righteously. To virtue, add
knowledge. Don’t allow ignorance
to destroy you. To knowledge, add
temperance and to temperance,
add patience. To patience, add
godliness. To godliness, add
brotherly kindness and to brotherly
kindness, add love. Secondly, let
everything added to your faith
abound in you. Be diligent in
making them flourish in you. It is
dangerous to live by faith alone. If
you fail to add virtue and other
qualities to your faith, you might
end up becoming barren,
unfruitful, blind and short-sighted.
For you to live by faith therefore,
you should first and foremost be
born-again, and diligently develop
your faith to reach the measure of
that of the Son of God. Pray
constantly in the Holy Ghost and
live in perpetual obedience to the
will of God. Hate sin and shun bad
company, ungodly habits, pride
and false doctrine.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 12-13
Proverbs 17:15-28
Action Point:
No life is more fulfilling than
living by faith. Begin to live by
the faith of the Son of God
today.
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Tuesday, October 28,2014
TOPIC>>DEBORAH, THE PATRIOTIC WOMAN
MEMORY VERSE
Who can find a virtuous woman?
for her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:10
READ
Judges 4:4-9
4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the
wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel
at that time.
5 And she dwelt under the palm
tree of Deborah between Ramah
and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and
the children of Israel came up to
her for judgment.
6 And she sent and called Barak
the son of Abinoam out of
Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him,
Hath not the LORD God of Israel
commanded, saying, Go and draw
toward mount Tabor, and take with
thee ten thousand men of the
children of Naphtali and of the
children of Zebulun?
7 And I will draw unto thee to the
river Kishon Sisera, the captain of
Jabin's army, with his chariots and
his multitude; and I will deliver him
into thine hand.
8 And Barak said unto her, If thou
wilt go with me, then I will go: but
if thou wilt not go with me, then I
will not go.
9 And she said, I will surely go with
thee: notwithstanding the journey
that thou takest shall not be for
thine honour; for the LORD shall
sell Sisera into the hand of a
woman. And Deborah arose, and
went with Barak to Kedesh.
MESSAGE
Deborah was a patriotic woman.
She was a prophetess, who used
the anointing of God on her life to
judge and instruct Israel in the way
of righteousness. Are you a
virtuous woman? In what way is
your life affecting your community?
The name Deborah means ‘bee’.
She lived up to her name by her
industry, sagacity and great
usefulness to the society, her
sweetness to her friends and her
sharpness against her enemies.
How far does your name influence
you? What influence does the name
of Christ have upon you? Have you
been able to influence others to
Christ? Deborah was said to be the
wife of Lapidoth. ‘Lapidoth’ means
‘lamp’. As one associated with
light, Deborah was a blessing to
her community. Are you a blessing
or a curse to your family, friends,
acquaintances, neighbours,
community, state or nation?
Deborah was intimately acquainted
with God. She was a judge and a
prophetess. How close are you to
the Almighty? From the life of
Deborah, we learn that God
depends on man to carry out His
rescue operations and
programmes. However, no man
should see himself as
indispensable. God can use
anyone. Any man or woman who
purges himself or herself can be
used as a vessel unto honour by
the Master. 2 Timothy 2:21 says:
“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.”
Don’t be too big for God. He has
alternatives. As a prophetess and a
judge, Deborah’s head was
perpetually greased by the oil of
anointing. To excel in God’s
service, you need the anointing. It
is the anointing that destroys the
yoke. Deborah was picked from
among the rebellious multitude in
Israel. God still has His own
vessels. He uses whoever yields
himself or herself to Him. Deborah
did not allow her gender and other
issues of time and life to block her
focus or stifle her consecration.
She was entirely devoted to the
service of God in Israel. There is no
person without challenges.
However, God expects diligence
and total consecration in whatever
is committed to your hands.
Deborah was a good leader. She
gave her followers the assurance of
victory and did not fail. She raised
their hope, and she delivered. Are
you a morale-booster or a
discourager? She helped the faith
of her subordinates to grow
strong. She was also submissive to
her husband. How submissive are
you?
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 14:1-15:32
Proverbs 18:1-14
Key point:
God is no respecter of persons.
What He needs from you is holy
living. Live a life of holiness and
you will be used of God.
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Wednesday, October 29,2014
TOPIC>>THE EAGLE AMBASSADORS
MEMORY VERSE
But they that wait upon the LORD
shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and
not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
READ
Isaiah 40:28-31
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou
not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends
of the earth, fainteth not, neither is
weary? there is no searching of his
understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint;
and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and
be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the
LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint.
MESSAGE
God has favourites. Certain animals
are viewed as God’s favourites
because of the way they were used
in describing His character in the
Bible. For example, the lion: our
Lord is described as the Lion of the
tribe of Judah in Revelation 5:5 .
Another is the eagle: God in
Exodus 19:4 , used the eagle to
describe His character of protecting
His own. There is much to learn
from the eagle. Because the eagle
is the king of birds, it has many
characteristics that distinguish it
from other ordinary birds. A study
of some of these characteristics will
enable us know how we ought to
comport ourselves, manifest what
we have been created to be, do
what we have been called to do,
and have what Jesus Christ died to
give us. We need to learn about the
eagle because all children of God
are expected to be ambassadors
with royal traits like that of the
eagle. Our royalty is described in 1
Peter 2:9, which says:
“But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should show forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous
light:”
A thorough study of the eagle
reveals that eagles flock together
and fly alone. As the saying goes,
“birds of the same feather flock
together”. We as heaven-bound
Christians must associate with our
kind (Psalm 1:1-3) . We must keep
company with genuine believers
(Hebrews 10:25) . We must also
tarry in the presence of God in
worship, praise and through all
manner of prayers (Luke 6:12) . The
eagle flies alone. Be separate, as
commanded in 2 Corinthians
6:14-18 . You cannot afford to do
things the way unbelievers or
careless Christians do them. The
eagle has a long range vision. An
eagle is capable of seeing from
afar, both its prey and its enemies
(like the serpent, trying to sneak
into its nest to steal eggs or kill its
young ones). This strong vision of
the eagle keeps the enemy away.
We as eagle ambassadors must be
vigilant and not allow the enemy to
sneak into our lives. We must get
rid of the little foxes that spoil our
vine – the little foxes of unbelief,
sorrow, depression and all such
things. We must practice peace, joy
and righteousness. We must not
allow the enemy to infiltrate our
homes, finances, relationships,
health and spiritual well-being (1
Peter 5: . We must steadily resist
the devil at all times (James 4:7) .
Additionally, an eagle tests before
trusting. A female eagle chooses
her mate with care. Christian
leaders have a lot to learn here. We
must be prayerful and exercise
great care in choosing our partners
and subordinates.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 15:33-17:24
Proverbs 18:15-19:4
Key point:
Eagles are peculiar birds. A
heaven-bound Christian is God’s
favourite and should be unique.
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Thursday, October 30,2014
TOPIC>>THE REDEMPTIVE NAMES OF GOD
MEMORY VERSE
And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name
JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21
READ
Exodus 6:2-8
2 And God spake unto Moses, and
said unto him, I am the LORD:
3 And I appeared unto Abraham,
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the
name of God Almighty, but by my
name JEHOVAH was I not known to
them.
4 And I have also established my
covenant with them, to give them
the land of Canaan, the land of
their pilgrimage, wherein they were
strangers.
5 And I have also heard the
groaning of the children of Israel,
whom the Egyptians keep in
bondage; and I have remembered
my covenant.
6 Wherefore say unto the children
of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will
bring you out from under the
burdens of the Egyptians, and I will
rid you out of their bondage, and I
will redeem you with a stretched
out arm, and with great judgments:
7 And I will take you to me for a
people, and I will be to you a God:
and ye shall know that I am the
LORD your God, which bringeth
you out from under the burdens of
the Egyptians.
8 And I will bring you in unto the
land, concerning the which I did
swear to give it to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give
it you for an heritage: I am the
LORD.
MESSAGE
Our God is the only one that has
the ability to save to the uttermost.
He has many redemptive names
which include: Jehovah El-Shaddai,
Jehovah Rophekah, Jehovah Nissi,
Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Shalom and
Jehovah Rohi. The name Jehovah
El-Shaddai, reveals God as the
Almighty; the all in all (Acts 17:28) .
God is more than enough to
nourish you, strengthen you and to
supply all your needs (Philippians
4:19) . The name Jehovah Ropheka
means the Lord our Healer. Christ
is still in the business of healing
His people today, because there is
nothing like the age of miracles,
rather we have the God of miracles.
Are you in need of healing? Call on
Jehovah Ropheka and you will be
healed. Another redemptive name
of God is Jehovah Nissi. This simply
means the Lord our Victor. Our
God is the One who can give us all-
round success and victory over all
circumstances. To really overcome
the world, the devil, sin and self,
you must be born-again. It is when
you are genuinely born-again that
God will be in position to fight
your battles for you. God is also
the Jehovah Jireh. This redemptive
name means the Lord will give or
provide. God can still provide for
all your needs today as He did in
time past. All that He requires from
you is faith.
The Lord is also our Sanctifier –
Jehovah Mekaddishkem. In these
days of spiritual decadence and
social degeneration, the need for
believers to be sanctified cannot
be over-emphasised. God is also
Jehovah Shalom. He is the Lord our
Peace. Jesus Christ is the Prince of
Peace, and it is only those who
have surrendered their all to God
that can experience peace indeed.
Are you born-again? Are you living
in peace or tumult? Examine your
life today. The last but not the least
redemptive name is Jehovah Rohi.
This name means the Lord my
Shepherd (Psalm 23:1) . To yield
your life to God as your Shepherd,
you will need to accept Him as
your personal Lord and Saviour.
He will then become your
Shepherd and you will be His
sheep. God knows His sheep, and
His sheep know Him (John 10:14) .
If you regard Jesus as your
Shepherd, you will stop doing
things without His express
permission. It is then that you can
enjoy the benefits due to a sheep
(Psalm 23:1-6) . The Good
Shepherd will ensure that there is
no want in your life. He will protect
you and guarantee your safety. He
will bless you abundantly and you
will obtain favour of God and men.
Are you born-again? If your answer
is “no”, then you must become
born-again, because God will not
be your shepherd, heal you, give
you peace of mind, provide for all
your needs, give you victory over
all your enemies, nor guarantee
your safety until you are born-
again.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 18:1-19:18
Proverbs 19:5-18
Action Point:
Spend quality time in prayer for
the mercy of God today. He is
ever merciful.
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Friday, October 31, 2014
TOPIC>>DIVINE PROMOTION FOR THE WISE
MEMORY VERSE
The wise shall inherit glory: but
shame shall be the promotion of
fools.
Proverbs 3:35
READ
Psalm 75:5-7
5 Lift not up your horn on high:
speak not with a stiff neck.
6 For promotion cometh neither
from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.
7 But God is the judge: he putteth
down one, and setteth up another.
MESSAGE
Divine promotion is a reward for
those who live holy. God is the
Judge, and only He can promote
you. The devil is not the one who
will promote you. There are two
types of promotion according to
Proverbs 3:35 . These are: glory and
shame. There is glorious
promotion for the wise and
shameful promotion for fools. Who
are the wise? The Bible says that
the fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7)
. Those who are wise fear God, and
because of this, they live a holy life.
They depart from sin. God says
that such people will have a
glorious promotion. A classical
example of a wise man, who as a
result of his fear of God abstained
from sin, is Joseph in Egypt. He
refused to have carnal knowledge
of his master’s wife, though it was
offered to him ‘free of charge’. In
Genesis 39:9, He queried this offer
saying:
“……There is none greater in this
house than I; neither hath he
kept back any thing from me but
thee, because thou art his wife:
how then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against
God?”
The end of the story is that Joseph
became the Prime Minister of
Egypt. Who are fools? Fools are
those who can see danger ahead
and still walk into it. Fools are
those who know that the wages of
sin is death and yet continue to
sin. Fools are those who know that
the only way to get to the kingdom
of God is by becoming born-again
and yet they refuse salvation. Fools
are those who have decided to
continue living in sin, after knowing
that without holiness, no man shall
see God.
You must live a holy life if you want
glorious promotion. God is no
respecter of persons. He will never
bend His standards. Promotion
puts you on top. Being on top
comes with very many advantages,
according to Deuteronomy 28:1:
“And it shall come to pass, if thou
shalt hearken diligently unto the
voice of the LORD thy God, to
observe and to do all his
commandments which I
command thee this day, that the
LORD thy God will set thee on
high above all nations of the
earth:”
God will give you divine promotion
if you live holy. However, if you do
not live holy, you will go down.
Those who are on top enjoy it up
there. Those who are below remain
in suffering. I prefer being on top.
When you are on top, you will get
special protection. The one who is
on top is special and of more value
than the one who is below. Can
you see how wise it is to live holy?
I pray that today, the Lord will give
you the grace you need to live holy
for divine promotion, in Jesus’
Name. All you need to do is to
make up your mind that you will no
longer live a life of sin anymore,
and the Lord will help your
decision.
Bible in one year:
1 Kings 19:19-21:16
Proverbs 19:19-20:3
Prayer Point:
Father, put your fear in me so
that I may shun evil for holy
living, and grant me divine
promotion this season in Jesus’
Name.
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Saturday,November 1st 2014
TOPIC>>HOW HIGH IS YOUR VOLTAGE?
MEMORY VERSE
Now thanks be unto God,
which always causeth us to triumph
in Christ, and maketh manifest the
savour of his knowledge by us in
every place.„
2 nd Corinthians 2:14
Read:
2 nd Corinthians 2:14-17
14 Now thanks be unto God, which always
causeth us to triumph in Christ, and
maketh manifest the savour of his
knowledge by us in every place.
15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of
Christ, in them that are saved, and in them
that perish:
16 To the one we are the savour of death
unto death; and to the other the savour of
life unto life. And who is sufficient for these
things?
17 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.
MESSAGE
The level of decadence in the world
in these last days is on the increase,
just as predicted in the Bible
(Matthew 24:12). There is
widespread acceptance of
degenerate behaviours just like the
Bible said it would be (2 nd Timothy
3:1-. Believers that are still here
on earth, seeing and hearing all
these evil on a daily basis, no doubt
have a responsibility of ensuring
that they operate at a very high
spiritual voltage level. A believer at
a low spiritual voltage level, risks
being overwhelmed by the moral
and spiritual current of the world,
with the potential of being
swallowed up by same. Whereas,
the expectation of the Lord is that
our high voltage of righteousness
would flow and overwhelm the
decadence of obscene acts, requires
that a child of God be spiritually hot
at all times. Note that continuous
exposure of the same stimulus
tends to gradually be steadily gain
strength in eliciting a response,
which eventually might lead to
participation. There is therefore the
need for a child of God to always put
precautionary measure in place.
The current situation demands that
you as a child of God must be strong
in the Lord and in the power of His
might (Ephesians 6:10-13). You must
therefore ensure that you wholly
apply yourself to the necessary
spiritual discipline of prayers
(Romans 12:12) and study of the
word (James 1:21). You will also
have to apply self-discipline in what
you look at – you will do yourself a
lot of good if you don’t fix your eyes
on those seductively dressed
daughters of Jezebel (Job 31:1). Self-
discipline also has to be applied in
the area of what you watch – what
kind of programmes you watch on
TV, how long you sit down watching
the TV, what kind of places you go to
when resorting/holidaying and what
kind of friendship you keep (1 st
Corinthians 15:33).
Besides these, you should fellowship
regularly with fellow believers. Do
not keep away form this for too
long. Be involved in your local
church assembly. Remember the
popular saying that says: it is the
idle hands Satan engages? Make
sure you particularly engage in soul
winning. It will also serve you well
to boldly and readily express your
identity as a child of God in any new
environment you find yourself.
Bible in a year
1st Kings 21:17-22:53,
Proverbs 20:4-17
Key Point
How high is your spiritual voltage?
Let your speech and lifestyle always
reflect your identity.
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HAPPY NEW MONTH

Sunday November 2, 2014
TOPIC>>BLESSED HOPE
MEMORY VERSE
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13
READ
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth
salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness
and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly, in this present
world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he
might redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.
MESSAGE
What is our hope as Christians, and why
have we chosen to turn our backs on the
world and its pleasures? It is the hope of
glory, honour, immortality and an eternity
spent in the bosom of our Lord ( Romans
2:7 ). This mother of all hopes shall be
made manifest at the return of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Normally, a person hopes for something
good and pleasant. However, for the
children of God, there is no hope that
compares with the return of Jesus to Earth.
It is on account of this hope of Jesus
returning for His people, that Apostle Paul
confidently declared in 1 Thessalonians
4:13-14 that:
“But I would not have you to be ignorant,
brethren, concerning them which are
asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others
which have no hope. For if we believe that
Jesus died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring
with him.”
Jesus is the grace of God that brings
salvation by the gospel. The return of Jesus
puts an end to all pain, all suffering, all
disappointment, poverty, failures, battles,
conflicts, sorrows and defeats. For those in
Him, who eagerly look forward to His
coming, I write this to you: His imminent
return is very much around the corner,
based on the signs of His return as given to
us in the Bible. Note that today’s scripture
passage provides certain dos and don’ts
for those who have the blessed hope of the
return of Jesus. Titus 2:12 says that the
Grace of God – Jesus, is teaching us that we
should deny ungodliness and worldly lust.
Beloved, we are in an age where
ungodliness and worldly lusts are becoming
the norm; an age where people perpetuate
evil without qualms and where mild terms
are coined for sin e.g. having an affair
when talking of adultery. In spite of this,
the Grace of God teaches us that we should
live soberly, righteously and godly. To be
sober is to be responsible and serious. It
means to comport oneself with dignity. To
live righteously and godly is to live
according to the word of God and to live by
the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Besides, Titus 2:14 says we are to be
zealous of good works – works of kindness,
evangelism, visitation, follow-up,
encouraging those needing comfort,
interceding for others etc. We are not just
to do these works, but we are to do them
with zeal. Now the question is: are you
giving attention to the teaching of the Grace
of God? May the blessed hope be for you a
blessed hope indeed when the Lord
appears in Jesus’ Name.
Bible in a Year:
2 Kings 1-2
Key Point:
He that has this hope purifies
himself even as he is pure.
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Monday 3 November 2014
TOPIC>>THE WORD
MEMORY VERSE
For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any twoedged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
READ
Isaiah 40:6-8
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What
shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the
goodliness thereof is as the flower of the
field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon
it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
but the word of our God shall stand for
ever.
MESSAGE
The word of God is God communicating with
us and the word of God is God revealed to
us. In it we see His nature and His
character. The word of God is forever settled
in heaven. The word of God is a living spirit
(John 6:63). The word of God reveals the
mind of God and therefore His will to us.
What can man do without the word of God?
Nothing! It is the word of God that gives us
the means of salvation from sin. It
confronts us with the reality of our fallen
state, the doom of sinners and the way out
through the love and mercy of God. It is the
same word that serves as our compass on
our journey to Heaven (Acts 20:32).The
word of God also reveals God’s provision for
our successful and victorious living here on
earth, and how to harness His promises in
our lives. What would we do without the
word of God? Any congregation of God’s
people that give prominence to the word of
God, teaching and preaching it, and
patterning their lives according to it will be
blessed. But those that do otherwise are
treading on very dangerous grounds.
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon
it: surely the people is grass. The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of
our God shall stand for ever.”
Isaiah 40:7-8
The word of God will outlast anyone.
Though heaven and earth shall pass away,
the word of God shall not pass away
(Matthew 24:35). What should your attitude
towards the word of God be? The word itself
reveals this: “Tremble at God’s word” (Isaiah
66:2). This directs God’s attention to you for
favour and victory (Isaiah 66:5). You are to
uphold the word of God in your life
irrespective of circumstances. Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego upheld the word of
God even at the point of death, and God did
not disappoint them. You are to feed your
mind the word of God. This will renew your
mind to think the way God thinks and will
restrain you from sin (Psalm 119:11). The
word of God coming out prophetically from
the mouth of God’s anointed servants is as
powerful as the written word. The story of
the official in Samaria, who derided the
word of God from the mouth of Elisha
attests to this. He paid for it with his life (2
Kings 7:18-20). I encourage you to tremble
indeed at God’s word; study it, meditate on
it, obey it and you will prosper (James 1:25)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
2 KINGS 3:1-4:37 and
PROVERBS 21:1-15
Action Point:
Prayerfully improve on your reading,
studying, meditating and memorising of
God’s word.
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Tuesday, November 4,2014
TOPIC>>NOT AN ESAU
MEMORY VERSE
Lest there be any fornicator, or
profane person, as Esau, who for
one morsel of meat sold his
birthright.
Hebrews 12:16
READ
Genesis 25:29-34
29 And Jacob sod pottage: and
Esau came from the field, and he
was faint:
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed
me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottage; for I am faint: therefore
was his name called Edom.
31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day
thy birthright.
32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at
the point to die: and what profit
shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me
this day; and he sware unto him:
and he sold his birthright unto
Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread
and pottage of lentiles; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and
went his way: thus Esau despised
his birthright.
MESSAGE
The Bible in Matthew 7:6 warns us
not to give our precious things to
those who will not value them.
“Give not that which is holy unto
the dogs, neither cast ye your
pearls before swine, lest they
trample them under their feet,
and turn again and rend you.”
In this scripture, our God
expresses His displeasure at the
lack of respect for valuable things,
and on how such attitude results in
the abuse and mismanagement of
such things. God’s displeasure is
not only at the attitude, but also
for persons exhibiting such
attitude. God, who knows all things
before they happen, must have
seen this evil trait in the man Esau
before he was born; hence the
rejection of Esau and His
preference for Jacob (Roman 9:13) .
The proof of Esau’s character of
carelessness and lack of regard for
his heritage can clearly be seen in
the attitude he displayed when he
came back from the field hungry.
He requested to be fed from the
pottage of his twin brother Jacob,
who in return, asked him to trade
in his heavenly apportioned
birthright and he agreed. You see,
the Bible has a reason for every
word it uses in its accounts of
events, Genesis 25:30 says:
“And Esau said to Jacob, Feed
me, I pray thee, with that same
red pottage; for I am faint:
therefore was his name called
Edom.”
There is an element of the lust of
the eye displayed by Esau here.
The redness of the boiling pottage
attracted him, coupled with his
hunger. But what are these
compared to his birthright. Even
his state of being “hungry to the
point of death” is not sufficient to
justify him exchanging his treasure
for food. Within the entire
household, there would have been
some fast food somewhere, but the
red pottage caught his eyes and
heart. How on earth did Jacob
conjure this request he made of
his brother, Esau. I believe Jacob
already knew that important things
never mattered to his brother and
this was why he had the guts to
throw that kind of request at him.
True to his assessment, Esau
proved to be his real self –
careless, negligent and therefore
worthless.
Brethren, if you are noticed to be a
carefree, careless fellow, those
who would take advantage of you
would try you out. Some sisters will
still be smiling when male co-
workers go beyond their boundary
by touching them carelessly. Why
then would such men not think in
their hearts that you wouldn’t mind
being asked to bed? Believe me,
they would assiduously work
towards it.
Bible in one year
2 Kings 4:38-6:23
Proverbs 21:16-29
Action Point:
Be careful, don’t be an Esau. It
was too late for Esau, when he
realised his error.
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Wednesday, November 5,2014
TOPIC>>WORSHIPPING BLINDLY
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for
salvation is of the Jews.
John 4:22
READ
Exodus 32:2-4
2 And Aaron said unto them, Break
off the golden earrings, which are
in the ears of your wives, of your
sons, and of your daughters, and
bring them unto me.
3 And all the people brake off the
golden earrings which were in their
ears, and brought them unto
Aaron.
4 And he received them at their
hand, and fashioned it with a
graving tool, after he had made it a
molten calf: and they said, These
be thy gods, O Israel, which
brought thee up out of the land of
Egypt.
MESSAGE
The void created in man, following
the departure of God’s glory from
him as a result of the great fall in
the Garden of Eden (Romans 3:23) ,
yearns to be filled up.
Unfortunately, the archenemy of
man – Satan, has blinded the eyes
of many to the light of the glorious
gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the
only means by which this void can
be filled (2 Corinthians 4:4) .
Jesus is the only way back to God.
John 14:16 says,
“And I will pray the Father, and
he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide
with you for ever;”
When people appear religious
without real encounter with the
gospel of Jesus, or refuse to open
the door of their hearts to Jesus,
though they are full of activities in
the house of God, they are merely
worshipping blindly. In the words
of today’s memory verse, they are
worshipping what they know not
of. Some are high up there in
leadership positions, but they are
like Aaron, they are acquainted
with all the spiritual terminologies
of the Christian life, but do not
know God. Aaron was next to
Moses in leadership over Israel,
but the man Aaron could not be
said to really know who God is. If
he did, when the people were
clamouring for a god because of
the long absence of Moses, he
would have known that God cannot
be found in objects.
It is only in Jesus that God can
truly be seen and known; any
other way is an exercise in
blindness or groping in darkness.
Jesus is the brightness of God’s
glory, and the express image of His
person (Hebrews 1:3) . It thus
follows that to truly and genuinely
become a child of God, and a true
worshipper of God; you must have
Jesus alone to the exclusion of any
other spiritual object of worship.
For those who refuse to surrender
their hearts to Jesus, but who say
they are of God because they are
following the moral teachings of
Jesus Christ, it is useless for you to
cherish His moral teachings
without first accepting His death
for you and acknowledging your
state of death in sin. You must
repent from sin and call upon God
for your salvation. You must also
accept His Lordship over your life.
Refusal to do this and mere
adherence to His moral teachings
leads you nowhere because your
state of sin still remains and no
sinner will make heaven. Let it be
known to you that everyone that
would not accept Jesus is being
proud against God. Such an
individual is saying that his own
efforts can save him. By deeds of
the law no man is justified, only by
the grace of Jesus (Romans 3:20) .
Bible in one year:
2 Kings 6:24-8:24
Proverbs 21:30-22:12
Key point:
Jesus, and Him alone is the way,
the truth and the life, there is no
any other.
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Thursday, November 6,2014
TOPIC>>GOD'S OWNERSHIP OF ALL 1
MEMORY VERSE
The earth is the LORD'S, and the
fulness thereof; the world, and
they that dwell therein.
Psalm 24:1
READ
1 Chronicles 29:10-16
10 Wherefore David blessed the
LORD before all the congregation:
and David said, Blessed be thou,
LORD God of Israel our father, for
ever and ever.
11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness,
and the power, and the glory, and
the victory, and the majesty: for all
that is in the heaven and in the
earth is thine; thine is the kingdom,
O LORD, and thou art exalted as
head above all. 12 Both riches and
honour come of thee, and thou
reignest over all; and in thine hand
is power and might; and in thine
hand it is to make great, and to
give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our God, we
thank thee, and praise thy glorious
name.
14 But who am I, and what is my
people, that we should be able to
offer so willingly after this sort? for
all things come of thee, and of
thine own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers before
thee, and sojourners, as were all
our fathers: our days on the earth
are as a shadow, and there is none
abiding.
16 O LORD our God, all this store
that we have prepared to build
thee an house for thine holy name
cometh of thine hand, and is all
thine own.
MESSAGE
Only God is self-existing. He is the
only One whose ground of
existence consists in Himself i.e.
His existence is self-determined.
The existence of every other being
or thing is determined by external
entities and not by themselves.
That external entity is God (Acts
17:28) . God’s existence is not
determined by anyone, but He
determines the existence of all that
have ever existed, all that now exist
and all that will ever exist, be it
spirit, human, physical, or non-
physical elements- all and
everything. Our God is truly
awesome! It therefore follows that,
He is the One that owns everyone
and everything everywhere (Psalm
24:1) . Also, the implication of this
is that: nobody else really owns
anything by himself because both
an individual and the abilities he
exhibits – the talents, physical
prowess, intelligence and ability to
acquire possessions, all belong to
God (Daniel 2:20-22 , Deuteronomy
8:18 ). This implies that man is just
a steward of his own life and
anything he may claim to own. He
is accountable to God on the way
he lives and on what he uses his
possessions for (Revelation 20:12) .
Wisdom therefore teaches us that
we should not hold tenaciously to
any possession which God desires
from us. This is what David meant
in his statements after leading the
people of Israel in making
preparation for the building of the
temple of God by giving. After he
and the people had given of their
possessions very bountifully, he
expressed with humility his
acknowledgement of the fact that
both they and all that they
contributed actually came from
God; God owns them all. If you
labour and God refuses to bless
your effort, what would you do?
This is where our attitude must
also change; especially those who
when giving a testimony would say,
because I fasted many days and
prayed very well, so what I desired
happened, as if it was just their
efforts in prayers that got it done.
No! If you pray and God does not
answer, what would happen? Our
testimony should not direct the
attention and glory of the
accomplishment to us, but to God.
When you therefore realise that it
is God that owns you and gave you
the ability to perform all that you
do, and that the results you get
also belong to Him, you would not
find it difficult to give Him
whatever He desires of you. When
you do so, you will continue to
flourish even in generations after
you because God would establish a
personal covenant with you.
Bible in one year:,
2 Kings 8:25-10:17
Proverbs 22:13-28
Action Point:
Bless the Lord for His greatness
and for being mindful of you.

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Friday, November 7,2014
TOPIC>>GOD’S OWNERSHIP OF ALL II
Or despisest thou the riches of
his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing
that the goodness of God leadeth
thee to repentance?
Romans 2:4
READ
Isaiah 40:13-18
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of
the LORD, or being his counsellor
hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel,
and who instructed him, and
taught him in the path of
judgment, and taught him
knowledge, and showed to him the
way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a
drop of a bucket, and are counted
as the small dust of the balance:
behold, he taketh up the isles as a
very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to
burn, nor the beasts thereof
sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him are as
nothing; and they are counted to
him less than nothing, and vanity.
18 To whom then will ye liken God?
or what likeness will ye compare
unto him?
MESSAGE
If only men would think deeply,
then they will be better able to put
things in their proper perspective.
It is baffling the way we mere
mortals behave at times due to lack
of depth of thought; this includes
even the children of God.
Sometimes we behave as though
we were the one who created
ourselves or as if the abilities we
possess and exhibit are self-given.
We sometimes boast of things to
the extent that but for the mercy of
God, if He were to prove us wrong,
a devastating and regrettable
experience would ensue. Some
people boast of the prowess of
some parts of their body and even
lay claim to the ownership of the
same. God created you with the
features of your body and they are
meant to be used correctly to His
glory. Psalm 12:3-4 says,
“The LORD shall cut off all
flattering lips, and the tongue
that speaketh proud things: Who
have said, With our tongue will
we prevail; our lips are our own:
who is lord over us?”
What if God had made you dumb
or deaf? God is the owner of
everyone and everything. It is
foolish of anyone to think and act
as if he owns himself and therefore
can dictate to himself what he will
do and what the outcome of such
actions will be.
God Himself tried to consider the
value of man relative to His own
worth in Isaiah 40:15-17 . He
started by saying even the nations
are like a drop of water in a
bucket, and then He said they were
like small dust on a balance scale.
All these yardsticks seemed too
much for man’s value, hence in
verse 17, He said all nations before
Him are as nothing, and in fact
they are counted to Him less than
nothing. Does this not make you to
shiver? What then is your pride? It
is a great honour and privilege for
God to be so mindful of man to the
extent of Him sacrificing His
utmost for man’s salvation. If you
are wise, you will just continue to
cherish and treasure this privilege
as a child of God and keep enjoying
His goodness by giving Him the
prime place in your decisions,
choices, thoughts, actions and
attitude. You will always be grateful
to Him for everything, even in what
may seem like a little and
insignificant providence you enjoy.
Many of God’s children take things
for granted too much. In every
aspect of our lives, we must
acknowledge and give thanks to
Him always. Every moment of our
continued existence is only by His
mercy. Every accomplishment is
by His grace
Bible in one year:
2 Kings 10:18-12:21
Proverbs 22:29-23:13
Action Point:
Praise God for His awesomeness
in your life
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Saturday, November 8,2014
TOPIC>>ARISE NOW!
And make straight paths for your
feet, lest that which is lame be
turned out of the way; but let it
rather be healed.
Hebrews 12:13
R£AD
Isaiah 60:1-3
1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen
upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall
cover the earth, and gross
darkness the people: but the LORD
shall arise upon thee, and his glory
shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to
thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising.
MESSAGE
When God speaks, it can be in
various forms: it can be an advice,
an invitation, an encouragement, a
warning, a declaration or a
command. The word “Arise” in the
divine statement of today’s Bible
reading is purely a command. Just
like in Genesis 1:3 , where God
commanded light to appear in the
midst of prevailing darkness,
“Arise”, is a command from the
Commander-in-Chief Himself to
you today.
Your spiritual position or posture,
prior to receiving this command to
arise, will determine the type of
response expected of you. Hence,
to an already dead fellow, arise
means come back to life. If your
spiritual case can be said to be a
dead situation, this day, you will
come back to life in Jesus’ Name.
To the one who is asleep, arise
means wake up. If you have been
spiritually asleep, by God’s mercy
you are being awoken from your
slumber in Jesus’ Name. To the
one who is sitting down, arise
means to stand up. To be sitting is
better spiritually than to be asleep,
yet this is far from what God
expects. If you have been
spiritually sitting or you are
spiritually a lame person (Hebrews
12:13) , your spiritual feet receive
strength now and I command you
to be upstanding in Jesus’ Name.
To the fellow standing, arise
implies that he should jump into
action, this was the situation of
Samuel in the house of Jesse (1
Samuel 16:12-13) . If however you
are already walking, arise to you
means that you should begin to
run. David was already in action
against Goliath, but a time came
when he stepped up his action by
running towards Goliath before
releasing the stone from his sling
(1 Samuel 17:48) . This implies you
need to add speed to your action.
Suppose you are running already,
arise to you means that you should
begin to fly. Possibly, you are
already in the air flying, then arise
to you implies that you should
begin to soar (2 Corinthians 3:18) .
All these changes in position are
possibilities with God, not just by
your own strength. Once you are
willing and you trust in Him, you
will experience your desired
change. However, you have to
recognise your current state. A
dead fellow feels nothing, for such
people, no matter what they hear
they are not touched, they don’t
feel it. Unfortunately, there are
even some ministers of God like
that; they are impervious to the
voice of God. “Arise now” may be
the last chance for such to come
alive. Whatever your state may be,
a change for the better is possible,
and it is coming your way this
season in Jesus’ Name.
Bible in one year:
2 Kings 13:1-15:16
Proverbs 23:14-28
Action Point:
Sincerely assess your spiritual
position and pray accordingly.
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Sunday, November 9,2014
TOPIC>>SHINE THE LIGHT
Let your light so shine before
men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
READ
Matthew 5:14-16
14 Ye are the light of the world. A
city that is set on an hill cannot be
hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto
all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before
men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
MESSAGE
Just as “Arise” from yesterday’s
Bible reading is a command,
“Shine” in today’s message is also
a command. The command to
shine is a call to you to show the
light inside you. This implies that
you should show forth your good
works and show the world that you
belong to God. Action they say
speaks louder than voice. Jesus
Himself said by their fruits ye shall
know them (Matthew 7:20) . It can
also mean to roll back or resist
darkness. In the natural world,
when light shines where there has
been darkness, the darkness
recedes. Therefore you as a child of
God are to kick out the devil; kick
him out of your family, out of your
workplace and out of your
community (Mark 16:17) .
Sicknesses, failure, demonic
oppression, bondage and sorrow
are all manifestations of darkness.
It is your duty to kick them out.
The command to “shine” could also
mean, “Show your potential”. We
as children of God are destined for
greatness (Ephesians 1:18-23) . It
also means that you should use
your talents (Matthew 25:14-30) .
We all have certain talents given to
us by our Master that we should
put to use and make gains for Him
with. We should be wise and not
behave like that wicked and
slothful servant, who went to hide
his Master’s talent in the ground.
Of course, you know that the end
of that servant was terrible; he was
cast out into the outer darkness
after the one talent he refused to
use had been given to the servant
who made use of his own five and
gained five more. May you not end
the way this wicked servant ended
in Jesus’ Name.
To shine can also mean “Do
exploits” (Daniel 11:32) . Exploits
means “Great things”. To shine also
means to excel, to be above all
others, just like Daniel and his
friends excelled above all the wise
men of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel
1:17-20) . To shine can also mean
to generate or produce light. This
further means that, Jesus, being
the Light of the world, is
reproducing His light in us (John
9:5) . There is no way you will
generate light without producing
heat. This is what makes the
difference between the sun and the
moon. The sun generates light on
its surface and its heat is felt on
earth, though it is 93 million miles
away. The moon however does not
generate light, it only reflects the
light from the sun, and hence we
do not feel any heat from it,
though it is only 239,000 miles
away. This indicates that as you
generate light, the heat of
persecution is bound to come
along. You do not need to be
frightened or scared; you just need
to be prepared for it.
Bible in one year:
2 Kings 15:17-17:23
Proverbs 23:29-24:7
Action Point:
Pray that God will help you to
shine more brightly.
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Monday 10 November 2014
TOPIC>>BEWARE OF PRIDE I
MEMORY VERSE
Pride goeth before destruction, and an
haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
READ
Isaiah 40:13-17
40:13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the
LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught
him?
40:14 With whom took he counsel, and who
instructed him, and taught him in the path
of judgment, and taught him knowledge,
and shewed to him the way of
understanding?
40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a
bucket, and are counted as the small dust of
the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles
as a very little thing.
40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,
nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt
offering.
40:17 All nations before him are as nothing;
and they are counted to him less than
nothing, and vanity.
MESSAGE
A person that is self-existing and is self-
sufficient is the only one that has the right
to be proud. There is however no single
person in all of human history that is self-
existing or self-sufficient. Only God, who is
the creator of all things that there is – man,
animals, elements, molecules, atoms etc, is
self-existing and self-sufficient. The Bible in
1 Timothy 6:16 says this of Him:
“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the
light which no man can approach unto;
whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to
whom be honour and power everlasting.
Amen.”
It is therefore only God that has the
exclusive right to pride. Yet, it is obvious
that even God does not exhibit pride. This is
shown in the regard He has even for lesser
beings of His creation. Considering the
infinite superiority of His being to anything
or anyone else, one would expect Him to
relate with us with impunity and not to be
mindful of us at all (Psalm 8:4). In spite of
the gap between his awesomeness and our
lowly estate, God still condescend to relate
with us. He shows concern for us in all of
our predicaments, even to the point of
making the ultimate self sacrifice. He gave
His son to die for our sins so as to deliver
us from the grave consequences of sin. God,
the Almighty, the creator of the universe, the
One larger than all that is and can ever be
imagined, still makes Himself available to us
at our beckoning. He protects, provide for,
deliver, wipe tears from our eyes and pat us
on the back etc, we mere mortals! Who then
are you to be full of yourself, to be high
minded, haughty or to look down on
everyone else, just because of your position
in your office, your wealth, talents, skills or
beauty? All these are privileges; it is the
Almighty God that gave you all these. No
man receives anything except it is given by
God (John 3:27, James 1:17).
You should therefore be wise and come
down from the dangerous position you have
allowed pride to put you in. Your pride is
essentially putting you in the position of
God. This perhaps is not known to you, and
may not be your intent, but unknown to
you, that is your state. The mercy of God is
being extended to you through this
devotional this day, so that you may repent
and not allow the unpleasant experience of
the wrath of God meant for the proud to
come upon you before you learn. Ask King
Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:1-34, he would
tell you better.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 KINGS 17:24-19:7
and PROVERBS 24:8-20
Key Point:
Destruction is the reward for pride.
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Monday, November 10,2014
TOPIC>>B£WARE OF PRIDE I
MEMORY VERSE
Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
READ
Matthew 5:14-16
5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that
is set on an hill cannot be hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put
it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and
it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father which is in heaven.
MESSAGE
Just as “Arise” from yesterday’s Bible
reading is a command, ”Shine” in today’s
passage is also a command. The command
to shine is a call to you to show the light
inside you. This implies that you should
show forth your good works and show the
world that you belong to God. Action they
say speaks louder than voice. Jesus Himself
said by their fruits ye shall know them
(Matthew 7:20). It can also mean to roll
back or resist darkness. In the natural world,
when light shines where there has been
darkness, the darkness recedes. Therefore
you as a child of God are to kick out the
devil; kick him out of your family, out of
your workplace and out of your community
(Mark 16:17). Sicknesses, failure, demonic
oppression, bondage and sorrow are all
manifestations of darkness. It is your duty
to kick them out.
The command to “shine” could also mean,
“Show your potential”. We as children of
God are destined for greatness (Ephesians
1:18-23). It also means that you should use
your talents (Matthew 25:14-30). We all have
certain talents given to us by our Master
that we should put to use and make gains
for Him with. We should be wise and not
behave like that wicked and slothful servant,
who went to hide his Master’s talent in the
ground. Of course, you know that the end of
that servant was terrible; he was cast out
into the outer darkness after the one talent
he refused to use had been given to the
servant who made use of his own five and
gained five more. May you not end the way
this wicked servant ended in Jesus’ Name.
To shine can also mean “Do
exploits” (Daniel 11:32). Exploits means
“Great things”. To shine also means to excel,
to be above all others, just like Daniel and
his friends excelled above all the wise men
of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1:17-20). To
shine can also mean to generate or produce
light. This further means that, Jesus, being
the Light of the world, is reproducing His
light in us (John 9:5). There is no way you
will generate light without producing heat.
This is what makes the difference between
the sun and the moon. The sun generates
light on its surface and its heat is felt on
earth, though it is 93 million miles away. The
moon however does not generate light, it
only reflects the light from the sun, and
hence we do not feel any heat from it,
though it is only about 239,000 miles away.
This indicates that as you generate light, the
heat of persecution is bound to come along.
You do not need to be frightened or scared;
you just need to be prepared for it.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 KINGS 15:17-17:23
and PROVERBS 23:29-24:7
Action Point:
Pray that God will help you to shine more
brightly.
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Good morning sir, please check today's memory verse, bible reading and action point, are you sure they are correct? I'm currently listening to Open heaven's on Dove TV now, the bible passage, memory verse and action point are all different from what you posted up there. please confirm and make necessary corrections, to maintain the integrity of this thread. Thanks.



Senator James

SenatorJames:
Good morning sir, please check today's memory verse, bible reading and action point, are you sure they are correct? I'm currently listening to Open heaven's on Dove TV now, the bible passage, memory verse and action point are all different from what you posted up there. please confirm and make necessary corrections, to maintain the integrity of this thread. Thanks.



Senator James

So sorry 4 d mistake &Thanks so much 4 noticing that.It"s has been modified sir.

Tuesday 11 November 2014
TOPIC>>BEWARE OF PRIDE II
MEMORY VERSE
And, ye masters, do the same things unto
them, forbearing
threatening: knowing that your Master also
is in heaven; neither
is there respect of persons with him.
Ephesians 6:9
READ
Romans 12:3-10
12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto
me, to every man
that is among you, not to think of himself
more highly than he
ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt
to every man the measure of faith.
12:4 For as we have many members in one
body, and all
members have not the same office:
12:5 So we, being many, are one body in
Christ, and every one
members one of another.
12:6 Having then gifts differing according to
the grace that is
given to us, whether prophecy, let us
prophesy according to the
proportion of faith;
12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering: or he that
teacheth, on teaching;
12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:
he that giveth, let
him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with
diligence; he that
sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
12:9 Let love be without dissimulation.
Abhor that which is evil;
cleave to that which is good.
12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another
with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
MESSAGE
Do you know that there are many people
who have lost
precious opportunities that God meant for
their breakthrough or
turn-around, all because they think highly of
themselves beyond
what they really are? Quite a good number
of God’s people are
suffering unnecessarily just because they
despised lofty
opportunities in the form of persons,
situations, gifts and
relationships packaged in simple,
unattractive and lowly boxes.
Some of our sisters would not want to get
married to anyone
that is not at least at the same level as they
are, due to their
high educational qualifications, fast
promotion to the position of
executive in blue chip companies or because
of their famous
and wealthy backgrounds. As a result of this,
they are not
prepared for the will of God. God does not
see the way we see;
He has a purpose for us His people. It
doesn’t matter if you are
already an MD of a multinational
corporation at age 25, God
may say a first degree holder management
trainee is your
husband. Would you be humble enough to
accept? Many have
allowed their earthly privileged position or
possession to make
them miss out of God’s will for their lives;
thus, a fulfilled and
blissful marriage experience has eluded
them. Young lady
listen! If you were brought up with a silver
spoon in your mouth
or you are a high flyer and you are
unmarried, be wise, you are
now a child of God, your heavenly Father
knows all about you,
He determines who becomes this or that.
Trust in Him with all
your heart, He has your best interest at
heart. That man God is
saying is your husband, though he does not
seem to measure
up to your standard as you may claim, God
is taking him
somewhere. He is not at the bus stop of his
life yet. All you
need to do is to confirm if he is God’s will
for you. If this is
ascertained, you would be wise to accede to
his proposal to
you. But go into the relationship following
the laid down
guidelines of your church. If you do, you will
not get your fingers
burnt.
Some of us also allow our position and
wealth to interfere with
the way we relate with people that are not
as privileged as we
are at this particular time. I write at this
particular time because
such people may be going somewhere with
God like Joseph in
Egypt. One thing we should bear in mind as
children of God is
that, God has a purpose for those He brings
around us,
including the driver, the house help, the
gardener and others;
they deserve to be treated with dignity.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 KINGS 19:8-21:18
and PROVERBS
24:21-34
ACTION POINT:
Review the way you relate to those who are
less privileged
around you and prayerfully correct any
issues you observed.
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WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014
TOPIC>>MY BODY, HIS PROPERTY
MEMORY VERSE
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto
God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:1
READ
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of
God, and that the
Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
3:17 If any man defile the temple of God,
him shall God destroy;
for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
MESSAGE
The passion of God behind the admonition
in today’s memory
verse is evident. The goodness of God and
His commitment to
our wellbeing is far beyond our imagination.
Can you
comprehend this: that having paid the
ultimate price for our
redemption, He is still passionately pleading
with those of us
that are His, for our own sake, to keep our
bodies? Though it is
in our own best interest, yet He pleads with
us. To start with, a
person that says he or she is enjoying
himself with cigarette
smoking or taking of hard drugs does not
know what he is
saying. Such a person is destroying himself
in bits. Likewise,
the fellow given to alcohol is destroying and
cutting short his
age systematically. What about the
fornicator and adulterer?
The major vehicle for HIV infection is no
other than sexual
immoralities such as pre-marital sex,
homosexuality,
lesbianism and the likes. Presenting your
body as a living
sacrifice means denying your body the
fashion or pleasures that
are at variance with the ways of the kingdom
you belong to.
This includes denying yourself such
aberrations like exposing
your body through clothes that are in
vogue.
If the body of the believer in Christ is the
temple of God, and
God is holy, how does a child of God think
he or she will be full
of the Holy Spirit while unabatedly indulging
in evil habits?
Somebody must be deceiving himself or
herself somehow. The
Bible warns us not to grieve the Holy Spirit
(Ephesians 4:30).
What other possible ways could the Holy
Spirit be grieved, if not
by rendering His habitation non-conducive
for Him to dwell in?
Is it not that those defiling His temple (our
bodies) are asking
Him (the Holy Spirit) to pack up and go
elsewhere?
The care of our body includes feeding it
with the right things –
good food and not junk food that causes
obesity, and taking the
right quantity of food at a time (gluttony is
condemned by the
Bible). Likewise, drinks must be non-
alcoholic and non-
nicotinic. Spiritually, feed on the word of
God. Besides, treat the
body with natural means for its refreshing
like sleeping
moderately and not inducing yourself with
drugs to sleep. Also,
use your body rightly. It is good to work
hard, but then, learn
also to give it its due rest. Don’t use the
body for immorality in
any form. Learn not to pamper your body
either, it may crave
those things that would make it to incur
God’s wrath, it is your
duty to deny it those things. You can do all
these because the
power of God through Christ is now in you.
God is not
demanding what you cannot do.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 KINGS 21-19-23:27
and PROVERBS
25:1-14
KEY POINT:
God desires purity of the heart as well as
purity of the body.
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Thursday 13 November 2014
TOPIC>>SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE OF PRAYER
MEMORY VERS£
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 12:12
Read:
Ephesians 6:18
6:18 Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints;
Message
In virtually every field of human endeavour,
there are great men and women. Be it in
science, arts, sports, politics, governance
and religion, history is full of people
regarded as great in these various fields.
Many of such people were given to causes
that are ephemeral and mundane. One
common denominator in the life of such
people or anyone that would be a success is
‘discipline’. What worthy thing it is
therefore, when we apply the effort of self-
discipline in the area of the one thing that is
an avenue for attracting the favour and
immense power of God to work on our
behalf. This worthy avenue of drawing God’s
power is prayer.
The Bible commands us to pray always.
Many people would ordinarily find it easier
to spend time chatting either in the real
world or in virtual cyber space than in
praying always as the Bible commands. Note
that God wants to manifest His glory in your
life. But then, prayer is never at home with
the flesh, rather, the flesh wants to gist or
while away the time in some other way. This
is why prayer is a discipline, a spiritual
discipline. Know that it is more profitable
for you to pray than to occupy your time
with some other mundane things. Put the
flesh in its place, discipline your flesh and
be compelled to pray.
How is it possible to pray always? Would we
not be violating the word of God if we
abandon our other responsibilities and
spend all of our time on our knees by our
bedside praying? Yes we will be. What is
actually required of us is that our hearts
must be attuned to God at all times, such
that whether we are at home cooking in the
kitchen or at the bus stop awaiting the
arrival of a bus or on the wheel driving, a
silent upward communication link is not far
from us. With such heart posture, it is a
usual thing to thank God for virtually every
seemingly little but advantageous thing, as
well as thanking Him for things that do not
appear to be to our advantage. Such heart
will always be full of heavenly joy,
accompanied with a whisper of: all things
work together for good to them that love
God (Romans 8:28). Besides, for those that
are baptized in the Holy Spirit, the ability to
pray always is easier, as such a person can
almost ceaselessly carry on praying in
tongues quietly, irrespective of what he or
she may be busy doing, except when he or
she needs to pause to attend to someone.
So much gets accomplished while praying in
the Spirit. The whole demand in Ephesians
6:18 can easily be accomplished by doing
so. That is the reason why you should get
baptized in the Holy Spirit if you are not.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
2 KINGS 23:28-25:30
and PROVERBS 25:15-28
Prayer Point:
Pray that God will help you to be more
disciplined in praying.
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Friday 14 November 2014
TOPIC>>NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
MEMORY VERSE
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Read:
1 John 3:7-9
3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you:
he that doeth righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil;
for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For
this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works
of the devil.
3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not
commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him:
and he cannot sin, because he is born of
God.
Message
There is a nature that is of the Earth and
there is a nature that is of Heaven. Since the
fall of man, the earthly nature of man has
become corrupted and therefore is greatly
under the influence of the kingdom of
Satan. Characteristic features of this nature
are: wickedness, moral perversion – sodomy
and all sorts of indecent sexual practices,
deception, fraudulent practices, poverty,
ignorance, sickness etc. A person not in
Christ carries this polluted nature around
and is capable of manifesting any of its devil
influenced character, irrespective of social
and educational status. However, when a
person comes to Christ, the power of the
cross of Christ destroys this nature of sin
and the person is given a new nature which
is of God; a nature whose feature and
expression include a holy character. The
character of this new nature is described in
2 Peter 1:4:
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises: that by these ye
might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the
world through lust.”
When a person truly gives his or her life to
Jesus, some things occur spiritually in his or
her life. The Bible says that fellow is
delivered from the power of darkness and is
translated into the kingdom of God’s Son
(Colossians 1:13). Also, he or she now has
Jesus dwelling in the inside. Jesus in
Revelation 3:20 promised that, if you open
the door of your heart, He would come in to
your heart. Not only these, 1 John 3:9
reveals that the seed of God is now dwelling
in you if you are in Christ. Also, with Jesus
now dwelling in you and He being light,
there would be no place for darkness.
Darkness is the sphere of operation of sin
and demons.
It is not enough to know all these. The onus
is now on you as a child of God to assert
yourself based on the power of God that is
now at work in you against the old nature of
sin, Satan and the sinful and worldly
influences around you. Hence, the Bible says
you should be strong in the Lord and in the
power of His might, so that you would be
able to stand your ground against the
enemy of righteousness (Ephesians 6:10-13,
James 4:7).
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 CHRONICLES 1:1-4:23
and PROVERBS 26:1-14
Prayer Point:
Pray to God to be more like Jesus Christ.
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Saturday 15 November 2014
TOPIC>>GROWING IN GRACE
MEMORY VERSE
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him
be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
Read:
Colossians 2:6-7
2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and
stablished in the faith, as ye have been
taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
MESSAGE
Even though little children and babies enjoy
many benefits such as being carried, being
assisted in every situation and receiving
prompt attention and care when they cry, it
is not a desirable thing to remain a baby or
a child. It is neither in the interest of the
child nor that of its parents that a child or
baby remains stagnant in growth and not
mature. In like manner, while Jesus as the
Great Shepherd of his people will gather the
young ones with His arms and carry them in
His bosom (Isaiah 40:11), He would not be
delighted in having them remain immature
indefinitely. To remain a babe in the faith
for too long is to make yourself a liability to
the body of Christ and an unnecessary
burden for the leaders set over you. Such
Christians don’t know their full rights in
Christ, and hence, the enemy takes
advantage of their ignorance to afflict them
and cheat them. It is common knowledge
that in the natural world, children do funny
things that can bring them harm, the same
applies spiritually. Spiritual babes can
ignorantly inflict injury on themselves by
allowing the devil to make them do foolish
things. Such Christians will no doubt be
carnal Christians. Besides, babies don’t
reproduce and God hates unfruitfulness
(John 15:1-2). With these in mind, it is
therefore very undesirable to refuse to grow
in your Christian life. Now, how is a
Christian expected to grow? This is revealed
in Colossians 2:6-7.
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus
the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and
built up in him, and stablished in the faith,
as ye have been taught, abounding therein
with thanksgiving.”
Note from the above passage that there are
two directions of growth. Basically, a plant
sends its root downwards, while its stem
and branches grows upward. It is the root
growing deep in the soil that gets food
supply to support the stem, branches, leaves
and fruiting of the plant above. So also must
the children of God keep sending their roots
deeper and deeper in Christ till an evident
outward expression of growth and maturity
in Christian virtues, character and wisdom is
made manifest. Also, from the above
passage, to achieve spiritual growth, you
must expose yourself to Bible teachings i.e.
sound doctrinal teachings that reveal the
total counsel of God. You are not helping
yourself if you select only the things in the
word of God that suit you and neglect other
instructions, warnings and chastisement.
Prayer Point:
Pray that the lord will help you to be
consistent in exposing yourself to provisions
of God for your growth - studying,
meditating, praying, evangelising and
obedience to the word of God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 CHRONICLES
4:24-6:81 and PROVERBS 26:15-28
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Sunday 16 November 2014
TOPIC>>COMMITMENT
MEMORY VERSE
For even the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give
his life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45
Read:
John 9:3-6
9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man
sinned, nor his parents: but that the works
of God should be made manifest in him.
9:4 I must work the works of him that sent
me, while it is day: the night cometh, when
no man can work.
9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the
light of the world.
9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on
the ground, and made clay of the spittle,
and he anointed the eyes of the blind man
with the clay.
MESSAGE
The Master Himself is our example in
commitment. He told us that He came not
to be served but to serve and to give His life
a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). He
demonstrated this by the way He lived. He
lived serving and ultimately served us by
giving His life for us. Furthermore, He was
also serving His Father and was committed
to doing the will of His Father. When He was
about leaving the earth, He said this to us:
as my Father have sent me, so send I thee
(John 20:21). How committed are you to
Jesus and to His will?
Many people, perhaps including you, are not
in any way participating in the vast activities
and work of the kingdom. Many attend
church regularly, but they do not commit
themselves to service. They are mere
benchwarmers, only consuming without
giving out, No wonder they don’t
experience new dimensions of the Holy
Spirit. However, some people view becoming
a worker as an avenue for socialising and as
a fashionable thing. Such are not really
committed. This should not be so! Really, it
is of no use coercing anyone to serve God.
God Himself will not be pleased with that.
He loves a cheerful giver, including
cheerfully giving your service to Him. You
need personal revelation of what Jesus
suffered and went through to redeem you in
order to change your outlook. He is the
maker of heaven and earth, the One without
whom nothing was made that was made
(John 1:3). Yet, He passed through the
womb of His creature, was born as a baby,
grew like every child. He trekked some 100
miles spanning Jerusalem via Samaria to
Galilee to and fro regularly. He was slapped,
flogged, spat upon, crowned with thorns
which pierced the skin on His head and
rough edged crude nails were driven
through His hands and feet. All these
terrible sufferings He endured for no
offence He committed but for you and me.
What then can be too dear, too great or too
precious to us that will stand in the way of
our complete commitment to His will and
service?
Besides, every service we render cheerfully
and willingly is not in vain but is credited to
our account for due recompense of reward
when it matters (1 Corinthians 15:58). Oh
what a good Father we have! Furthermore,
you need to realise that time is short. You
ought to strive to achieve much for your
own good before the time is up. Seize every
opportunity to serve, so as to be in a
position to get great rewards.
Action Point:
Evaluate the level of your commitment to
God’s service and make necessary
adjustments.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 CHRONICLES 7-9 and
PROVERBS 27:1-14
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