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PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 04 March 2021

TOPIC of PRAYER: Pray to Resist Devil’s Pressure, Part4

SCRIPTURE READING:
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

2 Corinthians 11:28
Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

BRIEF EXHORTATION:
Yesterday, we talked about how satan are uses forceful ways as the last options to fight believers. Even, our Lord Jesus Christ and all the fathers of faith, all, went through the same things in the hands of the satan.

Aaron, the priest, yielded to Satan pressure through the children of Israel in the wilderness when he made an idol for them (exo 32:1,22-24).
Satan, on many occasions, used the children of Israel to pressurized Moses in the wilderness (number 11:4-15).

Satan used job's wife and his friends to mount pressure on him to sin against the Lord. Children of Israel, in the wilderness, always yielded to the pressure of Satan most especially in the area of need.

Brethren, as I have mentioned before, satan can use any body or anything to put pressure on you. I pray satan will not succeed in pressurizing our lives .

PRAYER POINTS:
1. O Lord, do not give satan permission to use my spouse or anything relating to my spouse to mount pressure on me, either to sin or to do contrary to God’s will and commandment.

2. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use my children or anything that relate to my children to mount pressure on me, either to sin or to do contrary to God’s will and commandment.

3. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use my parents or anything relating to my parents to mount pressure on me, either to sin or to do contrary to God will and commandment.

4. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use my boss and co-workers or anything relating to my job or business to mount pressure on me either to sin or to do contrary to God’s will and commandment.

5. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use the government and it agencies or any issue related to this nation or the world to mount pressure on me, either to sin or to do contrary to God’s will and commandment.

6. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use issue relating to this endtime to put pressure on me to sin or to do contrary to God will and commandment.

7. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use any minister of God or any brethren or any issue relating to church to mount pressure on me either to sin or to do contrary to God will and commandment.

8. O Lord, do not give Satan permission to use anything or any human being to mount pressure on me either to sin or to do contrary to God will and commandment.

9. O Lord, if their be any of these people or any of these things using already by Satan to mount pressure on me, deliver me and set me free.

I pray God will answer all our prayers by his grace and mercy.

PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 02 March 2021

TOPIC of PRAYER: Pray To Resist Devil’s Pressure

SCRIPTURE READING:
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

2 Corinthians 11:28
Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

BRIEF EXHORTATION
We have looked at the topic, "Pray against the devices of Satan", and we discussed about the two groups of devices of satan: soft ways and hard ways. Now, we want to talk about devices of Satan in a hard way.

The first device is pressure. Brethren, pressure is one of the toughest or resilient way that satan uses against many child of God. I plead with you sir/ma, let us be conscious of this device called pressure in this year.

Pressure is an attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something that is against the will of the person. Satan can use anybody to mount pressure on someone e.g. your spouse, children, parent, friend, family, boss, neighbor, co-worker, pastor, brethren and government agency. Satan can also use circumstances, situations or challenges such as your finance, work, business, economy of country, need, marital status, health, financial status etc.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord Jesus Christ, I repent from every pressure that I have yielded to, in my journey of faith as a believer in you.

2. O God of heaven and Earth, by your mercy, use the blood of Jesus Christ to cancel all the sins that I committed by yielding to Satan's pressure.

3. Lord, Jesus Christ, by your mercy set me free from every pressure Satan is using to draw me away from you in these last days.

4. Lord, Jesus Christ, any pressure that I may be passing through right now that can cause me to miss heaven and rapture, relief me from such pressure in Jesus name.

5. Lord Jesus Christ, any pressure that may still come later to me from Satan in other to make me to yield to sin or to make me to do his bid or to make me to loose heavenly focus, deliver me from such pressure and give me victory in Jesus name.

6. I decree in the name of Jesus Christ, I and my family will not be defeated by the devices or stratagems of Satan and his demons in these last days in Jesus name.

7. I decree total failure to any power of darkness that wants me to share with them their portion in eternal punishment and destruction.

I pray God will answer all our prayers by his grace and mercy.

PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 01 March 2021

TOPIC of PRAYER: Pray Against the Devices of Satan, Part 3

SCRIPTURE READING:

2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

BRIEF EXHORTATION:
In the Part 1, we talked about the two ways in which Satan and his kingdom device or plan against believers in Christ; the soft way and the hard way.

In the Part 2, we explained how satan comes firstly in a soft way to plead with a believer, in temptation, and make an offer of juicy things in other to make the believer to come back to him or to do his bid.

Today, we are going to the second part of his devices which is the hard or forceful way. Satan uses these two methods against our Lord, Jesus Christ. In the part 2, I cited example where the devil came in soft manner in the wilderness and through peter in Matt 4:1-8, Matt 16:21-23 respectively. Glory be to God that the Lord, prevailed.

The hard way that Satan and his demons always use are pressure, persecution, anxiety/fear, oppression, provocation/upset and spiritual attack. By the grace of God we shall consider each of them in the days ahead. I pray God will strengthen us and give victory against the enemies.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. O Lord, shield me from every device of Satan that are against my life in these last days.

2. O Lord, deliver me in any area of my life that Satan may be hitting me hard in these last days.

3. O Lord, deliver and save me from every attack launched from the kingdom of darkness against my life, to pull me out of the salvation of God in these last days.

4. O Lord, deliver and save me from any forceful ways that Satan, his demons and agents are using or trying to use against me in these last days to do their bids or to pull me out of the kingdom of God.

5. O Lord, deliver me, save me and strengthen me against all odds and opposition of the kingdom of darkness in these last days.

6. I decree and I declare in the name of Jesus Christ Satan will not get an advantage of me in these last days.

7. I decree in name of Jesus Christ, you Power of darkness waiting to see my end in torment, pain and destruction in hell, fail completely by the power in blood of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is coming. Stay ready in absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness.

Dtruthspeaker:
It's ok, I love "Statements speaking for themselves"!

There are also some clarifications I want to make for better understanding.

-1. There is a sharp difference between the great tribulation and the wrath of God. Howbeit, most believers do not know the difference and they mix two things. I pray I get to explain the difference by and by

-2. Any time the scripture lay emphasis on a certain white Garment, it is talking about the rapture of the saints. Let me give instances.

Matthew 22:11-12 KJV
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: [12] And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Revelation 16:14-15 KJV
Almighty. [15] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Revelation 19:6-8 KJV
[7] Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. [8] And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: g for the fine linen is the righteousness h of saints.

And so on.

I will make reference to this white Garment when I continue to show what tribulation is in my next comments

To be continued

Dtruthspeaker:
If you restrict your understanding of what "Tribulation" truly means ONLY to John's Revelation, then you have done great injustice to The Lord who said it Earlier in Mathew 24 and therefore, you would also not see it in action in other earlier references.

So this clearly shows that your opinion of what "Tribulation" truly means must be different from mine.

My observation throughout the Bible from Genesis to revelation "Tribulation" has only One Great Meaning whenever it is used.

Thus, Tribulation refers to Increased Troubles. If observant you would see that Tribulation and Troubles are Always Linked both in words and in fact. Hence I think that what was called Tribulation in the past can also be called "Troublations or Trouble-lations today".

Which on further observation it is seen and known that all the people in the world fall into one Trouble or the other with some form of regularity and these types are usually bearable and tolerable.

However there is a period of time where there is a Noticeable Increase in the Number, Regularity, Vehemence and Hotness of Troubles, and here the afflicted soul cries out and everyone sees and can see that such a soul is afflicted.

The afflicted even cries out saying "who I don offend? dem curse me? What did I do to deserve this kain wahala?"

This state is what I have identified to be Tribulation.

And I gleaned this both from personal experience and from several passages in the Bible most especially Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, which I used to overcome all these experiences and observations.

Eg Psalm 25:17, Psalm 16:4 etc

Let us continue.

Before I continue, I will like to say or stress that the phrase 'great tribulation' are used three times in the whole of the bible; one in Mathew 24 and twice in the book of revelation. The other phrace that looks like it is 'much tribulation' which is used in the book of acts.

So it follows that the phrase 'great tribulation is a term that relates solely to the end time. And to understand it clearly, scriptures especially those about end time should be consulted.

MaxInDHouse:
Well ironically 99.9% of the world's population don't appreciate it's meaning!

I'll speak on the second horse rider. Today a great long DEADLY DEMONIC SWORD has been given to the people of the earth to slaughter one another, only true Christians are not involved in this onslaught. So how are they going to show appreciation when they're still being driven by the same missile Satan is using to manipulate them namely Politics and Racism?

To God be the glory. Please share. Knowledge beget knowledge.

MaxInDHouse:
Are you studying it diligently or counting on your Pastor's conclusion?

Can you interpret/explain
© The four horse riders? Rev 6:1-8

This your pictorial representation is very apt, concise and direct. Those whom God has given understanding of revelation chapter 6 will appreciate it.

PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 26 February 2021

TOPIC of PRAYER: Pray Against the Devices of Satan, Part 2

SCRIPTURE READING:
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

BRIEF EXHORTATION:
Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

There are two ways in which Satan devices against believers in other to destroy him/her. They are the Soft way and the hard way. The soft way is when Satan is trying to plead with temptation or juicy offer with a believer in other to make he/she to return to him after the person has accepted Christ or trying to plead to him/her to do his will in a gentleman approach.

He can use anyone to plead to you e.g your spouse, family member, friend and colleague, boss, neighbor, leader in a group or church and government agencies. Satan used the same devices to our O Lord, Jesus Christ many time, in Matthew 4:1-8, Matthew 16:21-23. I pray God will give us victory over Satan's devices.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. O Lord, Jesus Christ, give me victory in any way that satan is pleading with me, in order to get better chance of me to sin and to hell.

2. Whatever thing that Satan is using to plead to me either temptation or juicy attraction so that I can compromise my faith in you, O Lord, Jesus Christ, let him fail completely.

3. Whosoever that Satan is using to plead with me in order to make me to compromise my faith or to outsmart me, O Lord, Jesus Christ let the person fail totally.

4. O Lord, Jesus Christ, deliver me and give me victory over any man or woman trying to be used by Satan to carry out his evil bid over my life in this end time.

5. I decree and I declare in the name of Jesus Christ that Satan will not get an advantage of me in these last days.

6. I decree in name of Jesus Christ, you Power of darkness waiting to see my end in torment, pain and destruction in hell, fail completely by the power in blood of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is coming. Stay ready in absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness.

Dtruthspeaker:
If you restrict your understanding of what "Tribulation" truly means ONLY to John's Revelation, then you have done great injustice to The Lord who said it Earlier in Mathew 24 and therefore, you would also not see it in action in other earlier references.

So this clearly shows that your opinion of what "Tribulation" truly means must be different from mine.

My observation throughout the Bible from Genesis to revelation "Tribulation" has only One Great Meaning whenever it is used.

Thus, Tribulation refers to Increased Troubles. If observant you would see that Tribulation and Troubles are Always Linked both in words and in fact. Hence I think that what was called Tribulation in the past can also be called "Troublations or Trouble-lations today".

Which on further observation it is seen and known that all the people in the world fall into one Trouble or the other with some form of regularity and these types are usually bearable and tolerable.

However there is a period of time where there is a Noticeable Increase in the Number, Regularity, Vehemence and Hotness of Troubles, and here the afflicted soul cries out and everyone sees and can see that such a soul is afflicted.

The afflicted even cries out saying "who I don offend? dem curse me? What did I do to deserve this kain wahala?"

This state is what I have identified to be Tribulation.

And I gleaned this both from personal experience and from several passages in the Bible most especially Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, which I used to overcome all these experiences and observations.

Eg Psalm 25:17, Psalm 16:4 etc

Thank you for your response. I am not saying that you are wrong. I am equally trying to draw out the real meaning of the great tribulation as God would have the church and believers to know so that we will not be in error.

Truth be spoken, majority of believers today, do not know the actual meaning of the great tribulation as God would have them know. And unless we allow scripture to explain itself, we will run into error.

What I want to do is to allow scripture to explain itself and not try to read my own meaning into the scripture.

Let me finish my exposition, using only scripture to explain scripture, then you can make your opinion of my presentation.

I will definitely continue today, if God wills.

It is the book of revelation that addresses the happenings of this hour. Pick your bible and study now.

We are living in a very spiritually dangerous time. The bible calls it, the perilous time, the time of distress, the time of trial, the tribulation time and so on.

Do you know what to do at this hour? Then read what the scripture says about this time.

Remember, if you understand the time, you will know what to do.

There is a YouTube video series titled 'Know your enemy' I recommend it for everyone that wants to know the truth about some of the enemies of the church of Christ.

Watch and be edified.

annyplenty:
Ok let us begin.

Revelation 1:8-9 KJV
Almighty. [9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience h of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Let us try and define tribulation with the statement of John above.

-1. John said he was in the island of Patmos for
a. the word of God
b. testimony of Jesus

Does it mean John went to island of Patmos that was known for horrendous weather and ferrocious animals to go and read the bible and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ?

The answer is a capital NO?

Why then was John on the island?

John was thrown into the island as his punishment for holding unto the word of God and for preaching Jesus Christ.

This punishment or simply persecution was referred to by John as tribulation

-2. John was writing the letter to both
a. The early seven churches
b. Us, the endrime church
and John said he was our companion in tribulation.

This statement means that as John was being persecuted, which he referred to as tribulation, the early churches and us the endrime church will us go through such tribulation or persecution.

To be continued

Now we can infer that those three John into the island of Patmos would not have done so if John had stopped holding on to the Word of God and also had stopped testifying of Jesus.

But because John was adamant, they threw him into the island as a punishment, perhaps, he would 'come into his senses someday' and deny Jesus and then be freed.

Logically, tribulation can be defined as the total suffering, punishment, persecution, imprisonment, hunger, and all such hardships that the enemy impose on believers to force him to stop holding unto the word of God and to stop him from testifying (preaching) Jesus.

This logical definition of tribulation agrees with the scripture below

Romans 8:35-39 KJV
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or unclothedness, or peril, or sword?

[36] As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

[37] Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

[38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

[39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord..

Verse 35 above asked a vital question that begins with who a personal pronoun used for human beings and not animals nor object.

The question says who shall separate us from the love of Christ, in other words from Christ? That means human beings may try to separate believers from Christ or seek to stop them from following Christ.

Then after the question, instead of mentioning names of human beings that will agree with the pronoun 'who' that was used to ask the question, scripture started mentioning different types of threats.

That means those types of threats mentioned afterwards are the different types of methods that human beings can use to stop believers from following Christ. And these include tribulation, persecution, unclothedness, sword, peril and so on.

Verse 36 even mentioned that we could even be killed for Christ's sake, yet we will not forsake him.

The totality of these sufferings and killings imposed on believers to force him to deny Christ is tribulation.

To be continued

Dtruthspeaker:
I will and I have previously presented my own view in another thread but could you permit me to present mine after yours?

I would very much like to hear your own view, so please, go first.

Ok let us begin.

Revelation 1:8-9 KJV
Almighty. [9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience h of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Let us try and define tribulation with the statement of John above.

-1. John said he was in the island of Patmos for
a. the word of God
b. testimony of Jesus

Does it mean John went to island of Patmos that was known for horrendous weather and ferrocious animals to go and read the bible and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ?

The answer is a capital NO?

Why then was John on the island?

John was thrown into the island as his punishment for holding unto the word of God and for preaching Jesus Christ.

This punishment or simply persecution was referred to by John as tribulation

-2. John was writing the letter to both
a. The early seven churches
b. Us, the endrime church
and John said he was our companion in tribulation.

This statement means that as John was being persecuted, which he referred to as tribulation, the early churches and us the endrime church will us go through such tribulation or persecution.

To be continued

Dtruthspeaker:
Yes, I think I do but what do you have?

Share, please!

PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 25 February 2021

TOPIC of PRAYER: Pray Against the Devices of Satan, Part1

SCRIPTURE READING:
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

BRIEF EXHORTATION:
According to the scripture above that says "lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices, there are some things that give Satan an advantage over a believer that makes him to outwit or outsmart such believer in the journey of faith. These are called devices of satan.

The question is that what is a device in the hand of Satan. Dictionary describes devices as objects or machines that have been invented for a particular purpose. Others describe devices as plans, methods or tricks with a particular aim. Lastly, they are objects or tools developed by someone to accomplish particular work or task.

There are some things that served as devices in the hand of satan that he uses to push many Christian into sin and ultimately to hell. We shall discuss some of those devices later.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Every device that Satan and his demons have developed to be use against me in these last days, to pull me out of the kingdom of God, be destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus Christ.

2. Every stratagem that Satan have created to use to make me to commit sins in these last days, be crippled and destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus Christ.

3 Every scheme that Satan has invented to be use to hinder me, from making rapture and heaven, be crippled and destroyed and destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus Christ.

4. Every device that Satan has been using to accomplish his evil plans and works against me in these last days, and to hinder me from following the Lord, Jesus Christ at rapture, be crippled and destroyed by fire in the name of Jesus Christ.

5. Any device or stratagem of Satan and his demons that is already at work in my life in these last days, I stop your work by the power in name and the blood of Jesus Christ.

6. I decree in name of Jesus Christ, you Power of darkness waiting to see my end in torment, pain and destruction in hell, fail completely by the power in blood of Jesus Christ.

JESUS is coming. Stay ready in absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness.

Queenlovely:
My fellow Nigerians, I am a religious and political atheist,

I don't believe God can solve my problems

I don't believe Government/man can solve our problem.

The solution to our problems must start from our villages, Community, Town, local government. It is the bedrock. That is the foundation

When our local government becomes organized, then there is nothing we cannot do. Criminals are not spirit, they live amongst us, they are our neighbors. If every Community chase these elements out, invariably the country will be safe. Think about it.

Man cannot solve our problem

Only collective efforts can

What exactly are your problems that you think God cannot solve?

Dtruthspeaker:
It's been going on since!

Do you know why the great tribulation is called the great tribulation?

Take decisions never to forsake nor deny Jesus whatever be the case.

Stand firm for Christ till the end, even to death.

Fulani herdsmen rising farmers, boko haram rising against Nigeria, Biafra rising against Nigeria, ritualists killing their brothers for money are a few signs :of the end.

It will not get any better. The only thing you can do is to escape with Jesus.

Pay special attention on your children. Watch what they eat and where they eat.

Watch who they mingle with. Watch what they watch on television or phone.

Be spirituality alert till Jesus comes.

Don't desire the Lord's wraith. Seek the Lord while you may find Him.

Only northerners Sabi trace looted money?

PRAY TO PREPARE DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 22 FEBRUARY 2021

TOPIC: WATCH THEREFORE

SCRIPTURE READING:
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

BRIEF EXHORTATION:
when I checked the meaning of "therefore" it says: for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.

Let us go back to the Matt 24:1-3, in this scripture the disciples asked about the following things: what shall be the sign of your coming and what shall be the signs of the end of the world.

Matthew 24:36, says; But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Which day is this scripture is talking about? It is talking about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Matt 24:42, then commanded us to watch therefore, referring to the coming of Lord Jesus Christ. Because we don't know the day and hour of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. it is very important for us to watch. We shall continue to discuss more on this topic in the days ahead. I pray God will help us to be watchful for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.


PRAYER POINTS:
1. O Lord God of mercy, forgive me in any area that I am not watching for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. O Lord God of mercy, grant me more and more, the Spirit of watching for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. O Lord God my Father, by your mercy, help me to watch for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ unto readiness for rapture.

4. O Lord God my Father, by your mercy grant me strength, focus and faith to watch and pray, so that I will not enter into temptation, sin and trap of the enemy. Matthew 26:41

5. O Lord God my Father, by your mercy grant me strength, focus and faith to watch, to pray and to be ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that I will not suffer loss at rapture.*Matt 24:43

6. O Lord God my father, by your mercy, strengthen me to watch and pray every day, so that my flesh will be crucified and my spirit will be ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus. Mark 14:38.

7. O Lord God my Father, by mercy put on me the garment of watchfulness to stand guard to the day of your coming, watching for your glorious appearance.* Luk 12:37

Jesus is coming. Stay ready in absolute repentance, watchfulness and holiness

The church needs to go back to the cross to confirm her message so that she would not run in vain

As soon as you receive the Lord, Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, get baptized in a pool or stream or river by complete immersion; not as a baby and not by sprinkling.

HARPAZO; If you know, stay ready.

Let's pray watch and be vigilant against ebola returning to Nigeria

Lord, let there be no war in Nigeria.

Pray again war in Nigeria.

Government should thread cautiously

Lawlessness and chaos are the signs of end-time. Get yourself ready to get out of this place called earth when the trumpet of rapture sounds!