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destiny By God's grace.Happy New
Month&Welcome to Ember Month
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Patience is the key to all doors of
success, Patience teaches us the art
of hard work, We should do this
practice, so we can find the real
concept of success and happiness.
Let us be patient in this last quarter of 2014
Welcome to Ember months

HOW time flies! Today marks the beginning
of the quartet of September, October,
November and December – otherwise
known as the ember months. These are the
crowning or capping months of every
calendar year.
Rightly or wrongly, many believe that these
are fast-paced months. Some,
superstitiously, believe that the ember
months come with evil foreboding. What no
one can deny, however, is the fact that
road mishaps, banks and internet frauds,
armed robbery and other criminal activities
are usually in the ascendancy during this
period which also serves as annual
convention and thanksgiving season for
most faith-based organizations (FBOs).
Experts’ explanation for the high rate of
crime and accidents recorded during this
period has to do with the frenzy and
obsession to end the year on a note of
grandeur and financially well-oiled
celebration(s). In the bid to catch up with
the Joneses, like the Americans would say,
every Tom, Dick and Harry resort to both
legitimate and illegitimate sources of
generating additional income in readiness
for the spending spree that usually
characterize this period of the year.
While swindlers and scammers throw their
spanners to work with a view to defrauding
as many victims as possible, women of easy
virtues also see this period as a season of
boom for their sinful and dehumanizing
trade. Sadden still, our commercial drivers
usually throw caution to the wind,
overloading their vehicles and speeding
with reckless abandon all in a bid to
increase the number of trips in a day and
rake in extra money during this period. The
unfortunate outcome is usually increase in
road mishaps and needless loss of human
lives.
These warped mindsets and extreme
approaches to the ember months are
unfortunate and condemnable. We view
this period as one of stocktaking and
evaluation than anything else. It ought,
rightly, to be a season of looking back to
see how far one has fared vis-à-vis the
targets one has set for the fading year.
And, on the basis of such retrospective
evaluation, what becomes expedient is
some level of restrategizing to ensure that
the set goals are achieved before the year
winds up. This, certainly, can be done
without recourse to criminality or
illegitimacy.
We find it curious that many wait for the
ember months to set in before they embark
on an avoid rush and frenzy to get so many
things done. Like they say in Africa, why
wait for the war before embarking on arms
acquisition? This is a cut and dried case of
planlessness that is avoidable in the first
place. We, therefore, call on individuals and
even organisastions to resort to meticulous
planning as well as set feasible goals at the
dawn of every year as antidote to the
needless fire-brigade approach to the end-
of-year seasons.
Since prevention, they say, is better than
cure, the onus is on the security agencies,
particularly the Police to ensure adequate
security and a crime-free society during
this period; the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC) to evolve strategies that
would reduce to the barest minimum
incidents of road mishap and so on.
Deltans and, by extension, Nigerians
should realize that security is a collective
responsibility. They should, therefore,
collaborate with security agencies by
volunteering useful information that would
aid their operations and, more importantly,
strive to live within the confines of the law
throughout this season and beyond





HOW time flies! Today marks the beginning
of the quartet of September, October,
November and December – otherwise
known as the ember months. These are the
crowning or capping months of every
calendar year.
Rightly or wrongly, many believe that these
are fast-paced months. Some,
superstitiously, believe that the ember
months come with evil foreboding. What no
one can deny, however, is the fact that
road mishaps, banks and internet frauds,
armed robbery and other criminal activities
are usually in the ascendancy during this
period which also serves as annual
convention and thanksgiving season for
most faith-based organizations (FBOs).
Experts’ explanation for the high rate of
crime and accidents recorded during this
period has to do with the frenzy and
obsession to end the year on a note of
grandeur and financially well-oiled
celebration(s). In the bid to catch up with
the Joneses, like the Americans would say,
every Tom, Dick and Harry resort to both
legitimate and illegitimate sources of
generating additional income in readiness
for the spending spree that usually
characterize this period of the year.
While swindlers and scammers throw their
spanners to work with a view to defrauding
as many victims as possible, women of easy
virtues also see this period as a season of
boom for their sinful and dehumanizing
trade. Sadden still, our commercial drivers
usually throw caution to the wind,
overloading their vehicles and speeding
with reckless abandon all in a bid to
increase the number of trips in a day and
rake in extra money during this period. The
unfortunate outcome is usually increase in
road mishaps and needless loss of human
lives.
These warped mindsets and extreme
approaches to the ember months are
unfortunate and condemnable. We view
this period as one of stocktaking and
evaluation than anything else. It ought,
rightly, to be a season of looking back to
see how far one has fared vis-à-vis the
targets one has set for the fading year.
And, on the basis of such retrospective
evaluation, what becomes expedient is
some level of restrategizing to ensure that
the set goals are achieved before the year
winds up. This, certainly, can be done
without recourse to criminality or
illegitimacy.
We find it curious that many wait for the
ember months to set in before they embark
on an avoid rush and frenzy to get so many
things done. Like they say in Africa, why
wait for the war before embarking on arms
acquisition? This is a cut and dried case of
planlessness that is avoidable in the first
place. We, therefore, call on individuals and
even organisastions to resort to meticulous
planning as well as set feasible goals at the
dawn of every year as antidote to the
needless fire-brigade approach to the end-
of-year seasons.
Since prevention, they say, is better than
cure, the onus is on the security agencies,
particularly the Police to ensure adequate
security and a crime-free society during
this period; the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC) to evolve strategies that
would reduce to the barest minimum
incidents of road mishap and so on.
Deltans and, by extension, Nigerians
should realize that security is a collective
responsibility. They should, therefore,
collaborate with security agencies by
volunteering useful information that would
aid their operations and, more importantly,
strive to live within the confines of the law
throughout this season and beyond

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1,2014.
PURPOSE
MEMORIZE:
In whom also we have obtained an
inheritance, being predestinated
according to the purpose of him who
worketh all things after the counsel of
his own will:Ephesians 1:11
READ: Romans 8:28-31
28 And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to
his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also
did predestinate to be conformed to the
image of his Son, that he might be the
firstborn among many brethren.30
Moreover whom he did predestinate,
them he also called: and whom he
called, them he also justified: and whom
he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then say to these
things? If God be for us, who can be
against us?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: John 10:22-12:19
MESSAGE
Purpose is commonly defined as the
reason for which something is done, or
why something exists. It is therefore
correct to say that the purpose of a
product can only be determined by the
creator and maker of that product. God
is the Creator and Maker of the Heavens,
the Earth, and all that is in them,
according to Genesis 1:1. In Genesis
1:27, the Bible says that God created
man in His own image and He made
them male and female. Therefore, God is
the only one who is in a position to
speak authoritatively on the purpose for
which a person exists.
The Bible is very clear on the fact that
God created man for fellowship. The
created cannot by any means fellowship
with the creator as equals. We are to
fellowship with God in holy worship, in
absolute reverence and fear, and in total
submission to the will of God. This
fellowship is so important to God that
when it got broken because of the sin of
Adam and Eve, He paid the ultimate
price of His Son’s sacrifice in order to
reconcile us to Himself. This is why 1
Peter 2:9 says:
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the
praises of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvellous light:”
God’s highest purpose for you is
revealed in this passage as being “to
show forth the praises of God who called
you out of darkness into His marvellous
light”. We are therefore primarily made
as agents of worship to glorify God our
maker. May you live up to God’s
expectations of His glory being made
manifest in every area of your life, in
Jesus’ Name.
However, many 21st century Christians
have erroneously redefined the purpose
of existence to mean the same thing as
personal ambitions and goals. They are
busy working hard in pursuit of
ephemeral personal agendas, believing
that they are fulfilling the purpose of
God. May you not labour in vain. The
Bible says that “we are predestined
according to the purpose of Him who
works all things after the counsel of his
own will”. This means that no one can
determine his purpose in life by himself
because it has been predetermined
before the creation of the world and
therefore not open to choice. The
purpose of every human being in this
world is to glorify God.
PRAYER POINT
Father, please don’t let me
misunderstand the purpose of my
existence. Let my life glorify you my Lord
and my King in Jesus’ Name.

Welcome to Ember months

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Thanks

Sunday August
31st 2014
NO FAITH, NO MIRACLE
Memorise: Now unto him that is
able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that
worketh in us, Ephesians 3:20
Read: Mark 10:49-52; Bible in one
Year: John 8:31-10:21; Job 31:16-28
There are levels of categories of
faith. In the scriptures, we see
those different categories at work
at one point or the other. These
categories include the following:
No faith (Mark 4:40), little faith
(Matthew 6:30), faith as small as a
mustard seed (Matthew 17:20),
great faith (Matthew 15:21-28),
exceeding great faith (Matthew
8:5-13) and the gift of faith from
the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:9).
Those who want to experience a
harvest of miracles are those who
are ready to put their faith to
work. It is faith that brings about
miracles. There was a time in my
ministerial life when I had little
faith. But God honoured my faith.
A woman brought her child to me
who had never spoken since the
day she was born. I decided
therefore to pray for the child. As I
said “in Jesus’ name”, the child
answered “Amen!” I nearly jumped
out of the window because I had
never seen such a thing before.
God will embarrass you with
miracles in Jesus’ Name.
There was an experience in my life
that shows that God will never fail
when we put our faith in Him.
Before my wife and I met the Lord,
we had three children through
caesarean operation. We decided
to stop child-bearing since the
doctor had said that my wife could
not give birth naturally. We got
born-again six years later and
started reading the promises of
God in the Bible. I read in the Bible
that with God nothing shall be
impossible and this stuck to my
heart. I realised that what the
doctor said was impossible can be
made possible by the mighty power
of God. My doctor friend told me
that my wife would bleed to death
of she tried to give birth. When the
time of her delivery came, she
laboured for two days
consecutively but the baby did not
come out. On the third day, as I
was on my way to get food for my
wife, the devil threatened: “Stupid
man! And you said you have a
Ph.D. Your wife will die today and
you will see that her relatives will
do to you.” Suddenly, a holy anger
rose up within me and I said:
“Listen devil! If my wife should die
tonight, I will get permission form
my father-in-the-Lord to preach on
Sunday, and the first thing I said
this, the devilish thought
disappeared from my mind and the
joy of God flooded my heart. As I
got to the hospital, I sat inside the
car and suddenly heard the cries of
the baby. Human words cannot
express the joy that came to my
heart upon seeing my wife in good
health and my baby in joy. The
kind of joy that will being tears to
your eyes will happen to you in
Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, please meet me at the level
of my faith, and help my faith to
grow.

Saturday
August 30th 2014
WHEN REVIVAL COMES II
Memorise: Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a right
spirit within me. Psalm 51:10
Read: Psalm 51:1-3; Bible in one
year: John 6:60-8:30; Job 31:5-15
In what areas of your life do you
think you need revival? What do
you think you have done that has
taken you into a backslidden state
or what deadly error have you
fallen into that has put you in
danger of hell and perdition? Today
is the day of revival, repentance,
forgiveness and restoration of your
joy of salvation. Revival is not
miracle-working; it is increased
spiritual interest or renewal in the
life of holiness and complete
obedience of a people towards
God.
The first thing a man who wants to
experience revival must do is to
realise that he or she has sinned,
according to Psalm 51:3. In Psalm
51, we see David praying fervently
for revival and restoration after he
sinned against God via adultery
and murder. He asked God to have
mercy on him; he craved the loving
kindness and tender mercies of
God. He pleaded for spiritual
cleansing after acknowledging his
sins. This is where many so-called
born again Christians, particularly
those who have been pretty old in
the faith often miss it. They feel
that they don’t need to say the
“sinner’s prayer” again because of
their long-term Christian walk.
They are like the Pharisee of old
who went to the temple to display
his superiority over the publican
(Luke 18:10-14). Whenever a wise
man discovers that he has fallen
short of God’s approval and favour
due to sin, he throws away his ego
and humbles himself before the
One who can forgive and forget.
God is easily found when we seek
His face in earnest penitent prayer
according to the experience of
Manasseh in 2 Chronicle 33:12-13.
The Bible in 1 John 2:1-2 says:
“My little children, these things
write I unto you, that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous: And he is the
propitiation for our sins: and for
ours only, but also for the sins of
the whole world.”
What the Lord is telling us in this
scripture is that, it is expected that
a child of God should live sin-free,
according to 1 John 3:8-9. However,
peradventure anyone finds himself
in sin, he must quickly cry to God
in penitential prayers so that he
may be restored and spiritually
revived again. The next thing is
that you must have faith in the
word of God and the blood if Jesus
Christ for cleansing. Appropriate
the blood of everlasting covenant
and make up your mind not to go
back again.
Action Point:
Check your life and see if there is
anywhere you have gone amiss. Do
not hide it or pretend as if nothing
has happened. Confess it to God
and let him revive and restore you.

Friday August
29th 2014
WHEN REVIVAL COMES I
Memorise: with thou not receive us
again: that thy people may rejoice
in thee? Psalm 85:6
Read: Psalm 85:4-7; Bible in one
year; John 5:19-6:59; Job 30:24-31:4
In spiritual parlance, revival
presupposes the backsliding has
hitherto taken place. In other
words, it is when people abandon
their spiritual fervency that the
need for revival becomes
inevitable. In Christianity, revivals
is a term that generally refers to
an increased spiritual interest or
renewal in the life of a
congregation or church, either
regionally or globally. This should
not be misconstrued with
evangelistic meetings that
churches conduct to bring about
salvation of lost souls. May the
Lord revive His Church in Jesus’
Name. What happens when revival
comes? According to our Bible
reading today, people turn away
from their wickedness when
revival comes. Salvation becomes a
household commodity among the
backslidden and the anger of God
ceases to burn against His people.
A typical example of revival is
recorded in Jonah 3:4-10
concerning the people of Nineveh.
One pleasant thing about God
concerning sinners and backsliders
is that He will always warn them so
that they may repent and escape
His fiery judgement. The Bible says:
“But if the wicked will turn from all
his sins that he hath committed,
and keep all my statutes, and do
that which is lawful and right, he
shall surely live, he shall not die. All
his transgressions that he hath
committed, they shall not be
mentioned unto him: in his
righteousness that he hath done
he shall live. Have I any pleasure at
all that the wicked should die?
Saith the Lord God: and not that he
should return from his ways, and
live?” Ezekiel 18:21-23
Another thing that happens when
revival comes is that God answers
the prayer of sinners contrary to
the general opinion that He does
not. However, it is the prayer of
repentance that God honours
before any other, as seen in the
case of Manasseh in 2 Chronicles
33:12-13. revival brings about total
restoration of both spiritual and
physical wellbeing. The true sign of
revival is when people turn a new
leaf of godliness (2 Chronicles
33:15-17). This contrary to what we
experience in the church today
where people claim to be born-
again and yet still maintain the
status quo of their past sinful lives
and habits. Manasseh died a
repentant sinner and had peace,
even at death according to 2
Chronicles 33:18-20. your beginning
may not matter, but how you end
is what matters the most.
Prayer Point:
If you are a sinner, pray for the
salvation of your soul and if you
are a backslider, pray for revival
and complete restoration.

Thursday
August 28th, 2014
LESSONS FROM REBEKAH
Memorise: And the children
struggled together within her; and
she said, if it be so, why am I thus?
And she went to enquire of the
LORD. Genesis 25:22
Read: Genesis 25:20-23; Bible in
one year: John 3:16-5:18; Job
30:9-23
Rebekah, the wife of Isaac, was
temporarily barren and her
husband had to intercede for her
before God blessed her with the
fruit of the womb. She was a
Syrian woman who was brought up
in her native country. She grew up
to know the gods of Syria but was
not familiar with the God of
Abraham and Isaac. This may be
the reason why the Bible did not
record anything about her prayers
to God but rather recorded the
intervention of her husband Isaac
who interceded for her. However,
what transpired after his reveals
that Rebekah later became
knowledgeable about God, and she
even showed signs of being very
spiritual.
After Rebekah became pregnant,
she noticed that the babies
struggled together with her; they
seemed to kick and jostle each
other. Their movements prompted
her worries and she sought out a
prophet to explain the suitation to
her. Rebekah found herself in a
dilemma that no human wisdom
could explain. She therefore chose
to seek for divine direction from
the Lord. Note that this is the very
first time the Bible talks about
someone making enquiries from
the Lord. We should learn two big
lessons from Rebekah. We should
learn to be sensitive to heavenly
signals and seek the face of the
living God whenever we need
clarification on any matter. Many
are in problems today because they
were so complacent and carefree
that they neglected the warning
signals that God gave them until it
was too late. Many today also seek
for clarifications and directions
from the wrong sources and other
patronise gods that cannot give any
useful direction.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.” John 14:6
Jesus is the way, He is the Truth
and He is the solution to all
problems in life. Therefore, seek
Jesus today; seek for King of kings
and the Lord or lords; seek for the
only One who knows all things and
can do all things, and He will give
you direction. He will put an end to
your confusion nand misery. Jesus
will quench your thirst and satisfy
your hunger. Jesus will heal your
broken heart and give you peace in
all areas of your life. My friend,
Jesus is the answer. Whatever you
may be passing through, call upon
His name today and your life will
never be the same again.
Prayer Point:
Jesus the Son of God, I believe in
you. As I call upon your name
today, please solve all my problems
and give me peace.

Wednesday
August 27th 2014
REWARD FOR LABOUR
Memorise: And I have given you a
land for which ye did not labour,
and cities which ye built not, and
ye dwell in them; of the vineyards
and oliveyards which ye planted
not do ye eat. Joshua 24:13
Read: Genesis 31:3-7; Bible in one
year; John 1:1-3:15; Job 29:21-30:8
Jacob sojourned with Laban and
laboured for him for several years.
At first, his host was cheating him
at every opportunity, and the years
of his hard labour were almost in
vain. Down the line, God had to
intervene to enable Jacob eat the
fruit of his labour. For a reader of
this devotional, in every area that
you have been deprived of your
reward in the hands of your
employers or contractors, the Lord
will intervene on your behalf in
Jesus’ name. it is evil when your
sweat serves to increase the
wealth of another man without
you having any benefit to show for
it. After God decided to bless Jacob
to redeem the years of his labour
under Laban , the sons of Laban
and their father conspired against
him, believing that he did not
deserve the wealth he had earned.
When God intervenes in your
situation, you will become what
the enemy did not think you could
ever become. God’s intervention
brings reward for labour. This can
be manifested in God helping you
to set up your own business or
company after faithfully serving
another for a reasonable length of
time. Jacob ran Laban’s business as
his own; he was faithful to tending
the flocks and the business grew
rapidly under his care. Jacob later
recognised that although he had
served Laban over the years, the
man was not eager to grant him
independence. May the Lord deliver
you from the wisdom and power of
those who don’t want you to
become your best.
Reward for is obtained when the
Lord delivers you from the hands of
unfaithful business associates.
Laban dealt fraudulently with
Jacob; at several instances, he
changed their business agreement
just to make sure that Jacob lost
out while he prospered. When the
Lord chooses to reward your
labour, He will not allow the plans
of fraudsters against you to stand.
Through fraud, there are many
people who have lost their month-
watering Jobs innocently. Some
people have been imprisoned for
frauds they knew nothing about.
Some people have lost millions and
billions through fraud; this will
never be your experience in Jesus’
Name. Also, when the Lord chooses
to reward your labour, He will not
allow your sincere investment to
go in vain. Jacob invested his time,
skills and labour into the business
between himself and Laban.
Reward for your labour comes
when God decides to judge
between you and those using you
for their own advantage. After over
200 years of hard labour in Egypt,
God came down to deliver the
children of Israel and He gave
them a land where they would
enjoy the abundance provided by
others. May the Lord cause you to
enter into an inheritance of rest in
Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, grant me reward for all my
labour and remember me for good
in Jesus’ name.

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Tuesday August 26th 2014
TOPIC:DISCIPLESHIP
Memorise: And he said to them all,
if any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me. Luke
9:23
Read: Mark 8:34-37; Bible in one
year: Luke 23:6-24:53; Job 29:7-20
At the beginning of the earthly
ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ,
discipleship was a term used to
describe the process of building
followers who were committed to
the cause, teaching and beliefs of
our Lord Jesus Christ. It later
becomes a common term used to
describe the followers of Jesus.
Discipleship is the crux of the
Lord’s final address on earth. In
this address known as the Great
Commission, He charged us to
make disciples of all nations
(Matthew 28:19). Discipleship is not
something that happens
immediately after salvation,
neither is it an optional experience
for any Christian. Discipleship,
which essentially means following
Jesus, is the essence of Christianity
Discipleship as a Christian
experience is a way of life that
requires paying a cost (self-denial),
and communication to the cause
(taking up one’s cross). These two
attributes required of a disciple are
clearly stated in many passages of
the Bible, specifically Luke 9:23,
says:
“And he said to them all, if any
man will come after me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow me.”
This is further enunciated in
Matthew 10:38:
“And he that taketh not his cross,
and followeth after me, is not
worthy of me.”
Luke 14:27 stretched the idea even
further by saying:
“And whosoever doth not bear his
cross, and come after me, cannot
be my disciple.”
The Bible speaks of following Jesus
in relation to self-denial and the
cross. Discipleship is therefore the
way of sacrifice.
Paying the cost of discipleship
through self-denial and
commitment to the cause of Jesus
by taking up one’s cross daily are
two important requirements to
discipleship. By denial of self, Jesus
does not mean to deny one’s self
of something. He means to
renounce self; to cease to make
self the object of one’s life and
actions. This involves a
fundamental reorientation of the
principle of life. It is to place the
divine will before self-will. God, not
self, must be at the centre of life.
This is something that is especially
difficult for the average human
being. I pray that as you read this,
the Lord will visit you and turn
your focus from self and earthly
things to God and heavenly things
in the Name of Jesus.
Prayer Point:
Father, please help me to focus on
you alone. Help me to pay the price
of discipleship and to be
committed to the cause of Jesus all
the days of my life.

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WHAT

MONDAY,AUGUST 25,2014

TOPIC: WHAT SEEK YE??

MEMORISE: But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33
READ: Luke 12:29-31
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink, neither be ye of
doubtful mind.
30 For all these things do the nations of the
world seek after: and your Father knoweth
that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God;
and all these things shall be added unto
you.
MESSAGE:
In most 21st century societies, the hustle
for survival is the preoccupation of many
families and individuals living below the
poverty line, while fashion, entertainment,
lavish spending and accumulation of state-
of-the-art technology are the concern of
those that are well-off. The lifestyle of
many, and ultimately what they pursue in
life, is driven by their philosophy of life and
the economic class they belong to. Many
people seek wealth, fame, power etc, and
they would do anything including
participating in heinous crimes to achieve
their goal. However, the Bible in Matthew
6:31-32 says that God knows we have need
for food, clothes and accommodation:
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after
all these things do the Gentiles seek for
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things.”
The Bible also says in Proverbs 10:22 that
the Lord is able to bless His own:
“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,
and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
Since the Lord is able to bless and prosper
His children without them engaging in illicit
activities, it is therefore not befitting for a
Christian to participate in the same crazy
pursuit for material things prevalent in the
world today.
Furthermore, the word of God in 1 Timothy
6:9-10 says:
“But they that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men
in destruction and perdition. For the love of
money is the root of all evil: which while
some coveted after, they have erred from
the faith, and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows.”
Evidently, those who want to be rich at all
costs usually fall into diverse temptations
and traps of the devil. Out of desperation to
be rich, they are easily drawn into sinful
acts in the form of questionable
businesses, partnership with dubious
characters and dealings in substandard and
harmful products. The question therefore
is: what do you seek? What are you running
after? Be warned that what you seek
determines what you get. Seek the kingdom
of God and His righteousness; seek the
Lord Jesus with all your heart and He will
surprise you with joy, peace, prosperity and
a host of other heavenly blessings that
money cannot buy.
Prayer Point: Father, please give me the
grace to seek your kingdom and
righteousness with all my heart, with all my
soul and with all my might, in the Name of
Jesus.
Bible in a Year: Luke 21:25-23:5

Every1 knows Alaafin na Boss,Who is Ooni of ife beside a god himself

NOTE:- Imagine you’re sitting for a
WAEC
Exam and you were asked to answer
this
Question, What would your answer be?
– 90
Marks.
Imagine you are about falling from a 6
storey
building but you still hanging on to a
brick
and you need help urgently… Then a
man
who has Ebola virus stretched his hand
to
help you..
What would you do ? 90mks
# Be Sincere in your Answer!!

sholatech: Thanks! This was so helpful to me today while on move. More Grace!

Amen.Thanks

BOKO Haram is on the move from its
Sambisa fortress in Borno State.
It is heading towards Southern Borno with
several towns and villages already seized by
its insurgents. Its members, and possibly
captives,are dispersed in such places .
Gwoza is the most prominent of the towns
thus seized.
A top security source described the
situation last night as scary.
The source said the ‘security situation’ in
Gwoza and some other parts of the state
was worsening.
Investigation by our correspondent
revealed that the insurgents, who were
encouraged by their recent capture of
Gwoza and surrounding villages, have been
advancing fast to the southern part of the
state.
Towns like Askira/ Uba, Bayo, Biu, Chibok,
Damboa, Shani, Kusar, Kwayu and Hawul
are their immediate targets.
“The insurgents have been rapidly taking
over towns and villages in Southern Borno
which were hitherto safe from terror
attacks.”Unless urgent action is taken by
the federal government, they might be in
total control of the southern part,” the
source said.
“The situation is getting worse because the
military, the police and other security
agencies have no access to towns and
villages overrun by the insurgents.
“Only a comprehensive military campaign
can save the entire Borno State from falling
into the hands of the insurgents.”
But a military source said: “There is no way
the insurgents can take over Borno.We will
reclaim anywhere they may be temporarily
rampaging.
“We will not unfold our plans but we will
surely liberate these areas.”
Sambisa Forest has been the focus of
intense covert surveillance by the military,
and the foreign experts sent by the United
States of America (USA) and other western
nations to assist in locating the over 200
school girls abducted in the April 14 attack
by Boko Haram elements on the
Government Girls Secondary School,
Chibok, Borno State.
It is believed that the girls were taken to
the forest which has also served as the
training camp of the sect.
Over four months after their abduction, the
girls are yet to be located.
The relocation of the insurgents from forest
has raised anxiety about the fate of the
girls.
The federal government has repeatedly said
that patience is crucial in rescuing the girls
as using force will endanger their lives.
The Mail of London reported on
Wednesday that the Royal Air Force was
sending three fighter jets to help in
locating the girls.
The RAF Tornado GR4s equipped with
surveillance facilities, according to the
newspaper, will undertake “reconnaissance
missions” over the Sambisa Forest where
the girls are believed to be held.
Besides, the jets are expected to help the
Nigerian authorities in tracking the
movements of the insurgents.
The mission is, however, dependent on one
of Nigeria’s neighbours allowing Britain the
use of its runway.

SUNDAY AUGUST ²⁴, 2014.

THE MATERIALIST’S MISTAKE

MEMORIZE:
And he said unto them, Take heed, and
beware of covetousness: for a man's life
consisteth not in the abundance of the
things which he possesseth. Luke 12:15

READ:
Psalm 49:6-10
6 They that trust in their wealth, and
boast themselves in the multitude of
their riches;
7 None of them can by any means
redeem his brother, nor give to God a
ransom for him:
8 (For the redemption of their soul is
precious, and it ceaseth for ever
9 That he should still live for ever, and
not see corruption.
10 For he seeth that wise men die,
likewise the fool and the brutish person
perish, and leave their wealth to others.

BIBLE IN A YEAR:
Luke 19:28-21:24

MESSAGE
The materialist is somebody with great
regard for material possessions, a
person who considers material
possessions and physical comfort more
important than spiritual values. To a
materialist, the end justifies whatever
means is employed in acquiring wealth
or possessions. Materialists would cheat,
steal, hurt fellow human beings and
even kick against God’s commandments
in order to amass wealth and get great
possessions.
One irrational and foolish confidence
that is often displayed concerning
earthly wealth and possessions is
exposed in Psalm 49:9. This scripture
reveals that those who trust in their
wealth and boast in the multitude of
their riches always hope to live forever
and expect to be secure from sickness,
sorrow, pain, oppression, accidents and
disaster. The Bible teaches that this
wrong attitude to wealth and prosperity
robs a person of his or her dignity and
degrades such persons to the level of
beasts. The Bible also teaches that there
are limits to the purchasing power of
wealth, especially when it comes to the
deeper demands of the soul, where
financial wealth has no relevance.
Another irrational and foolish
miscalculation of human philosophy is
that a person’s worth is summed up in
his or her earthly wealth and
possessions. Based on this wrong
assumption, materialists seek to acquire
wealth and possessions at all costs and
by all means. Meanwhile, the Bible in
Luke 12:15 tells us that the worth of a
man’s life does not consist in the
abundance of the things he possesses.
The idea that wealth has value for a
person beyond the grave is a mistake.
This is why the Lord asked these
questions in Mark 8:36-37:
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul?”
We must give truthful answers to these
questions in order to avoid committing
the mistakes of the materialist. If you
acquire a world full of wealth and
possessions and lose your soul, what
will you offer in exchange for your soul?
Be wise! The truth is already revealed in
the word of God; poverty is bad, wealth
is good, but you must not pursue wealth
and possessions in a way that will make
you lose your soul.


PRAYER POINT
Father, please help me to set my
priorities in line with the word of God.
Let my precious soul make it to heaven.

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