Hi,Everyone here,I and my mum was having discussion abt marriage yesterday And She said the right thing is for Husband"s age be more than that of d husband.She said the wife will not be obedient and respectful if She is older and will always dominating&controlling the family.I didn't agree with her ooo.

I'm not talking of age difference like 10yrs oo#Haba,I'm talking of maybe the wife older than her husband with like a yr&2yrs.
I know mature minds are here in this section,pls share ur views.
Thanks in anticipation

SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2014
TOPIC>>STAY FOCUSED
Memory Verse

Be ye therefore followers of
God, as dear children; And walk in love, as
Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to
God for a sweetsmelling savour. EPHESIANS
5 : 1 - 2.
Read
Ephesians 5:1-8
1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear
children;
2And walk in love, as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given himself for
us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
sweetsmelling savour.
3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it not be once named
among you, as becometh saints;
4 Neither
filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not convenient: but rather giving
of thanks.
5 For this ye know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of
God.
6Let no man deceive you with vain words:
for because of these things cometh the
wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience.
7Be not ye therefore
partakers with them.
8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now
are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of
light:
Message
God’s ways are clearly not the ways of men.
What men hold dear and crave after are
usually not what matters to God. We human
beings like to blow our own trumpets. We
like to be addressed by big titles and we
want the office we hold to be identified with
us wherever we go. These are not important
things before God; as a matter of fact, they
are the expressions of self which if allowed
to thrive by a child of God, will lead to
carnality. Romans 8 : 7 says, a carnal mind
cannot please God.
In John 13 : 33, Jesus called His disciples
“Little children”. Among them were some
men like Peter, who was physically older
than Him. Much later still, after His
resurrection in John 21 : 5, He called out to
them on the sea: “Children, have ye any
meat?” They answered him, “No”; this was
after they had been with Him for years. They
never out grew being called children, and
none of them protested to Him for being
called a child.
Some years ago, at the conclusion of a
seminar at the University of Ibadan (south-
west Nigeria), I had asked the students if
they were ready to become like a child in
order to receive their miracles, then the
Lord asked me the same question. He asked
me if I was not already considering myself
an adult. This really shocked me. It made me
to give myself a serious self-examination. I
realised that I had allowed my new status as
the General Overseer of The Redeemed
Christian Church of God to come between
me and God. Prior to my becoming the
General Overseer, with a two-minute prayer,
I got results, but after I became the General
Overseer, it took efforts of binding and
loosing, praying in tongues and resisting the
devil for me to obtain personal miracles. In
light of this, I started to crave seriously to
become like a baby once again. It is an easy
thing to lose focus if one is not watchful.
Humility is the key thing here. Many people
have missed it on this point today because
they love to flaunt their titles, positions and
achievements. When they talk, you think
they are the ones behind their
achievements. When addressed as brother,
they will immediately correct you, “I am
Pastor, Apostle and Doctor so and so”. Yet,
at many times, they themselves address the
great apostles of old as Paul or Peter etc,
without using any prefix.
PRAYER POINT :
Father, please help me to always see myself
as a child before you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
1 CHRONICLES 28 - 29
AND PROVERBS 30 : 7 - 17.
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Saturday 22 November 2014
TOPIC>>FELLOWSHIP – HOW VITAL!
MEMORY VERSE
That which we have seen and heard declare
we unto you, that ye also may have
fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship
is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christ.
1 John 1:3
Read:
Mark 3:13-15
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and
calleth unto him whom he would: and they
came unto him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should
be with him, and that he might send them
forth to preach,
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses,
and to cast out devils:
Message
God desires to fellowship with His people on
earth, despite the fact that in Heaven, there
are four (4) living creatures and twenty four
(24) elders round about His throne, with
thousand of thousands of angels
worshipping before Him (Revelation 4:2-6,
5:11). God has a special place for us in His
heart in spite of all that is going on in
heaven. May you not fall short of giving
satisfaction to God in the area of
fellowshipping with Him in Jesus’ Name.
The first motive of Jesus for calling the
twelve disciples was fellowship (Mark 3:14).
Also, rooted in the call He made to us all in
Matthew 11:28-29, is the desire for
fellowship. He said:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find
rest unto your souls.”
This is a call to keep company with the Lord,
a call to communion. Learning of Him
occurs in His presence. His presence is a
point of directing your attention to Him
without distraction, in His presence, your
whole being is engaged with Him. As you
can see from this call, it is from the place of
His presence that your derive fulfilment. Joy,
peace and victory all come from the
presence of the Lord.
Some children of God are first and foremost
full of activities. Coming into God’s presence
is secondary to them; it is a “by-the-way”
thing. No, this is not supposed to be so.
Note the order of events in today’s Bible
text: having settled on the mountain, our
Lord Jesus called the twelve disciples up to
Himself so that they should be with Him –
communion, and thereafter, that He might
send them out to preach – Service. Our
service will have no meaning if He doesn’t
have access to our souls in fellowship. It
would not be pleasing to Him if we are not
carrying His presence to the point of service
delivery. We fellowship with Him when we
spend time alone with Him and when we
come together in worship, praise, prayers,
studying and learning of His word (1 John
1:3). However, some children of God don’t
have a personal quality time alone with God,
such are depriving themselves of so much.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to always love your
presence. Let my heart always seek you in
Jesus’ Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
1 CHRONICLES 25-27
and PROVERBS 29:22-30:6
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FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2014
TOPIC>>YOU CAN STAND OUT II
Memory Verse
And when Jesus came to the
place, he looked up, and saw him, and said
unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come
down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
LUKE 19 : 5.
READ
LUKE 5 : 17 - 20.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as
he was teaching, that there were Pharisees
and doctors of the law sitting by, which
were come out of every town of Galilee, and
Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the
Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a
man which was taken with a palsy: and they
sought means to bring him in, and to lay
him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what
way they might bring him in because of the
multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down through the tiling with his
couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said
unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Message
Due to the current challenges confronting
the life of some believers, they wonder in
their hearts if they can ever make it. They
wonder if life will just pass them by. They
wonder if they can ever stand out among
their contemporaries. If you belong to this
class, I have good news for you: yes you can
become outstanding among others in spite
of your current situation. There were many
sons of the prophets in the days of Elisha,
but only he stood out, so much so that the
king of the land acknowledged him, calling
him my father. To this end, as previously
learnt yesterday, you need to have a vision
of what you want to become in order to
stand out. You need to choose to change
because your choice in life determines your
chance. You must be prepared for new
ideas. You must maintain good
relationships, as the greatest poverty is to
not have good friends. Also, you must be
informed on current happenings around
you.
Besides all these, you must be teachable.
From our scripture reading, the man sick of
the palsy and his friends, came to the
teaching service of Jesus; this shows that
these men were teachable. When you stop
learning, you stop growing and then you
begin to degenerate. It is either one is
moving forward or else one is drawing back.
You will ever move forward in Jesus’ Name.
You cannot be reached if you are not
teachable. So many of God’s people are just
too full of themselves, they are self-
conceited and are impervious to corrections.
This will not help you become a success; it
is the deceit of the devil to rob you of a
good future.
Furthermore, the sick man and his friends
were determined. Determination is the route
to distinction and excellence. With their
determination, they broke every barrier that
was on their way. You also must be a barrier
breaker. Sternly confront every obstacle on
your way and pull them down by the power
of God in your life. This power is generated
through a life of holiness and prayers.
Finally, the friends of the sick man
positioned him before the Lord. You must
position yourself also before the Lord for
your miracles, just like Zacchaeus did to gain
the attention of Jesus ( Luke 19 : 3 - 5 ).
PRAYER POINT :
Father, every barrier standing against my
getting to the top, let them be demolished
in Jesus’ Name. Lord, help me to stand out
among my peers.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
1 CHRONICLES 22 : 2 -24 : 31 AND PROVERBS 29 : 10 - 21.
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Thursday 20 November 2014
TOPIC>>YOU CAN STAND OUT I
MEMORY VERSE
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and
not the tail; and thou shalt be above only,
and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou
hearken unto the commandments of the
LORD thy God, which I command thee this
day, to observe and to do them:
Deuteronomy 28:13
Read:
Luke 5:17-26
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as
he was teaching, that there were Pharisees
and doctors of the law sitting by, which
were come out of every town of Galilee, and
Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the
Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a
man which was taken with a palsy: and they
sought means to bring him in, and to lay
him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what
way they might bring him in because of the
multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down through the tiling with his
couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said
unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began
to reason, saying, Who is this which
speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,
he answering said unto them, What reason
ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of
man hath power upon earth to forgive sins,
(he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say
unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and
go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before
them, and took up that whereon he lay, and
departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they
glorified God, and were filled with fear,
saying, We have seen strange things to day
Message
Our heavenly Father is looking for people
that will do the uncommon things required
to become uncommonly successful, thereby
showing forth His greatness. Looking at the
story of the man sick of the palsy in our
Bible reading for today, you will learn some
things that are essential to attaining this
height. This man had a vision of what he
wanted to become in life, though he was
lame. Vision means beginning with the end
in mind. Vision is superior to ambition
because while ambition is what you want to
happen, vision is what God wants to
happen. Furthermore, he realised he
needed a change and he chose to change. In
1 Chronicles 4:9-10, we see that Jabez chose
to become different and he got it. You also
will obtain the necessary transformation you
need in accordance with what you have
chosen in Jesus’ Name.
The sick man was ready for new ideas. For
him, getting an alternative meant getting to
Jesus. This is where some people need to
watch it. This man was wise enough to know
where solution lies for him, but in the case
of some children of God, instead of waiting
on God under their God-appointed spiritual
leaders, they continue to patronise different
prayer mountains. This man also kept good
relationships i.e. good friends. He could not
walk, but his friends could. You have to be
good yourself to be able to have and
maintain good friends. Don’t be a lone
ranger; not only in terms of marriage is this
relevant, it also applies to you having good
dependable friends.
The sick lame man also had current
information. You need to keep the channels
of receiving information open in your life. It
is when you are current that you can be
correct, and then you can collect what you
need, which will eventually stand you out in
success. Elisha was current on the things
going on in his time (2 Kings 2:1-4). By this
information, he kept following Elijah until
finally he collected a double portion of
Elijah’s anointing that subsequently made
him to stand out.
Action Point:
Father, whatever it will take for me to stand
out, please do it in my life and grant me the
grace to co-operate with you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 CHRONICLES
19:1-22:1 and PROVERBS 29:1-9
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Wednesday 19 November 2014
Topic>>FOR CHRIST’S SAKE DON’T!
Memory Verse
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us free, and be not
entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1
Read:
Psalm 137:1-4
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat
down, yea, we wept, when we remembered
Zion.
137:2 We hanged our harps upon the
willows in the midst thereof.
137:3 For there they that carried us away
captive required of us a song; and they that
wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing
us one of the songs of Zion.
137:4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in
a strange land?
Message
A negative change is generally abhorred by
men. Everyone craves progress. We always
desire to keep ascending the ladder of
success. No one wants to make a u-turn in
the journey of greatness. The greatest
journey whose end has the greatest
significance is the journey to Heaven. This
journey is only made in Jesus Christ, who is
the way, the truth and the life. Only through
Him does man have access to God.
Some individuals, who have truly started
this glorious and wonderful journey to
heaven, handle the race too leisurely and
with levity. Otherwise, what shall we say of a
Christian sister or brother who toy with sins
like fornication, lying, dishonesty and
fraudulent practices. Some sisters and
brothers still in courtship are already having
sex. This is an example of making a u-turn
while on the journey to the greater glory
above. In line with today’s scripture reading,
the implication for such people is that they
will fall prey to the enemy. Such people lead
themselves into the captivity of the enemy,
contrary to the admonition of today’s
memory verse. Such individuals become like
Samson who when God’s presence was with
him, he was a terror to the enemy, but by
the time he pushed God away from him
through his unabated lust, he became a
laughing stock with his two eyes gone. Why,
why, why would you allow such regrettable
acts to cause you such pain? Such was the
condition of the entire nation of Israel in
Psalm 137. They went into captivity in the
hands of their enemies. Hear their wailing in
Psalm 137:3-4:
“For there they that carried us away captive
required of us a song; and they that wasted
us required of us mirth, saying Sing us one
of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the
LORD’S song in a strange land?”
Some people deceive themselves or allow
the devil to deceive them. They live in sin
and they claim they can always confess their
sins; it is either such people are not saved
at all, or they have already backslidden.
What a dangerous thing it is for a child of
God to toy with sin. Five to six years ago in
Lagos - Nigeria, the case of a pastor was
reported in the newspapers. A portion of a
wall fell on him while he was on top of a
woman; they died together on the spot,
what judgment! Where would the
destination of such a pastor be in eternity?
For Christ’s sake don’t toy with sin!
Action Point:
Flee every appearance of evil. Don’t say I
will do it only once; your “only once”
escapade could lead you to an eternity in
hell.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
1 CHRONICLES
16:8-18:17 and PROVERBS 28:14-25
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TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2014.
TOPIC>>THERE FOR A PURPOSE.
MEMORY VERSE:
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.
ROMANS 8 : 28.
READ :
2 KINGS 5 : 1 - 4.
1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the
king of Syria, was a great man with his
master, and honourable, because by him
the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria:
he was also a mighty man in valour, but he
was a leper.
2 And the Syrians had gone out by
companies, and had brought away captive
out of the land of Israel a little maid; and
she waited on Naaman's wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress, Would
God my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his
leprosy.
4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying,
Thus and thus said the maid that is of the
land of Israel.
Message
Known unto God are all His works from the
foundation of the world ( Acts 15 : 18 ). One
of the arguments some philosophers put up
for the existence of God is that, the Cause of
all things must be a rational and intelligent
being because to everything the Cause
caused to be, is a purpose given. This so-
called Cause is God and there is nothing He
created that has no purpose. Whatever God
permits to come to you or to come your way
has a purpose. There is a purpose behind
you being an African, European, Asian or
American. Far beyond the superficial things
you may be looking for in that your exalted
position in that organisation, God may have
something in mind for you to accomplish.
Maybe you got sponsored and supported to
occupy a political office or maybe you are in
government, have you found out why He
opened that door to you, or are you busy
seeking mundane things for yourself like the
ungodly and unpatriotic ones?
In some cases, God’s purpose might bring
you into an unpleasant or undesirable
situation, just like the young girl in today’s
Bible reading. She was taken captive from
her native land in Samaria to the far and
strange land of Syria. However, see what
great effect the quiet little counsel she gave
her mistress had in the life of the great but
leprous commander of the Syrian army, and
by extension the entire nation of Syria.
Beyond the healing of her master, she
projected the God of her fathers among the
heathen, so that He might be feared and
honoured. It is a pity that some Christians
today do things that bring shame and
reproach to the name of God. Such people
misrepresent God through their
compromising acts among sinners. Hear
what the little girl said in 2 Kings 5 : 3 :
“And she said unto her mistress, Would God
my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his
leprosy.”
It was just this one-minute piece of
information God was waiting for to
orchestrate a chain of events that would
culminate in His name being glorified
among the heathen. From this story, we also
learn why it is good to be nice and kind to
those who are around us, even servants,
housemaids, gardeners, drivers etc. Some
bosses despise and treat their subordinates
inhumanely. Some housemaids, drivers and
workers are treated as though they are not
human beings ( Colossians 4 : 1 ). If
Naaman and his wife had been maltreating
this maid, she probably would not have
given them the counsel that led to the
removal of their shame and reproach.
ACTION POINT :
Objectively identify what exactly you are
living for.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 CHRONICLES 13 : 1 -
16 : 7 AND PROVERBS 28 : 2 - 13.
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MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2014.
TOPIC>>HE HAS THE LAST SAY.
MEMORY VERSE
For the mountains shall depart,
and the hills be removed; but my kindness
shall not depart from thee, neither shall the
covenant of my peace be removed, saith the
LORD that hath mercy on thee
. ISAIAH 54 :10.
READ
JOEL 3 : 16 - 17.
16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and
utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the
heavens and the earth shall shake: but the
LORD will be the hope of his people, and
the strength of the children of Israel.
17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your
God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain:
then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall
no strangers pass through her any more.
Message
The situation in the world is steadily
becoming alarming. Big and strong
economies are becoming shaky while some
are crumbling already, even though trade is
expanding with mind blowing technological
breakthroughs and rapid succession of
invention of devices across every facet of
human endeavour. Violence in various
forms of inhuman treatment of man by
fellow man is also on the increase. This
includes terror activities, civil disturbances,
kidnappings, rapes, murderous acts, drugs,
human trafficking and sale of human beings
as mere commodity etc. All these and
several more are pointers to any child of
God that the end of all things is fast
approaching and that these are not the days
to live carelessly.
These happenings are at a stage that any
observant mind will sense palpable fear in
the world, just like the Bible said it would be
( Luke 21 : 26 ). For you a child of God
however, you need not panic in your heart
because God has given you an idea of the
events that will occur in these last days. He
also has given you His promises of hope and
has put His Holy Spirit in you. One of such
promises is in Joel 3 : 16 :
“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and
utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the
heavens and the earth shall shake: but the
LORD will be the hope of his people, and
the strength of the children of Israel.“
It is required of you as a child of God in this
end-time, to get close to the word of God in
order to see global events in light of what is
written in it. This will give you hope and
encourage your mind on how close the
eventual return of our Lord is. His return
means release from earthly pains and
limitations for you, but the beginning of
sorrows for those who don’t have a
relationship with Him.
Nevertheless, you need to know that the
children of God that will do valiantly in these
last days, are not those who only depend
on feeding on the word of God that they
hear via public ministrations, but those who
go beyond this by spending time with God
in His word through private study like the
Berean brethren ( Acts 17 : 10 - 11 ). Great
strength for the race comes from this. In
these evil days, you will not be a victim but
a victor in Jesus’ Name.
PRAYER POINT :
Pray that your focus will remain on making
Heaven and that you will remain fervent in
spirit and steadfast in the love of God.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 CHRONICLES 10 - 12
AND PROVERBS 27 : 15 - 28 : 1.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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