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A DOUBLE PORTION

“...Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,”
(Matthew 17: 1)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

As Jesus went to the Mount of Transfiguration, He took Peter, James and John. James and John were brothers. So after choosing Peter, Jesus chose two people from the same family. Other families didn't get a slot, but Zebedee's family got two slots. Others were left out, but one family got a double portion.

Friend, hear God’s prophetic word: you shall have a double portion. While others are waiting to be chosen for greatness and favour, you will be chosen again and again; as others seek for opportunities, you shall have multiple opportunities; while others hope to be selected for the next level, you shall rise again and again.

God says, in this season, you shall be blessed again and again; you shall be preferred, promoted, celebrated and congratulated again and again; you shall have success and open doors again and again. While others seek an opportunity to be distinguished, you shall be distinguished again and again.

James and John did not beg Jesus to take them on that journey, but Jesus selected them. Jesus will select you for double honours; you may not ask for it, but He will bring it to you; you may not lobby for double distinctions, but they will come because Jesus already chose you.

When Jesus chooses a man, it doesn’t matter if others feel it is fair or just, and it doesn’t matter if the man is the best or not. Pray that the Lord will select you for a double portion.

Isaiah 61 vs. 7 says: “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.”

Declaration: I have a double portion; my miracles shall come again and again, in Jesus’ name! Amen

childofGod29:
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Good morning everyone. wish everyone a blessed week. I would like to share some story about the kingdom of GOD.

BIBLE VERSE: 2 chronicles 7:14
"if my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my
face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

In a famous town; there was a very wealthy man who was an employer of labour. Amongst his wealth is a standard agricultural farm inclusive of a poultry. He had many workers in the farm including the gateman. One day; one of the workers named Dennis went into the poultry and saw some fresh eggs laid by the chickens. He looked around carefully and having satisfied himself that no one was looking he stole some eggs. But unknown to him the gateman was watching him from a secret spot and did not confront nor report him to the master. Before long; month ended and it was pay day. Dennis collected his salary and his made his way to leave work premises; the gate man sneaked upto him and started singing about "EGGS". Bewildered; Dennis asked what the song meant and the gateman reminded him of the eggs he stole, at which he was shocked. The gateman demanded his whole salary or he would report to the master. Dennis handed over his salary to the gateman; this repeated the nxt month and the upper one. By the fourth month the gateman walked up and demanded Denis's salary as usual; at this point Denis was already troubled and fed up with the gateman's extortion so he refused and reported himself to the master. The master on hearing his confession did not condemn him but rather commended him for his bravery to come forward n confess inspite of the sack that he will face. The master did not sack him but admonished him to go and sin no more. The gateman was later invited by the master and judgement was passed on him. He was relieved of his duties.

The master is GOD and Denis we humans. HIM THAT HAS EARS LET HIM HEAR FOR GOD ALMIGHY IS A MIGHTY TOWER WHICH WE CAN ALL RUN INTO IF WE SEEK AS IN MATHEW 7:7.

CHOSEN FOR GREATNESS

“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,”
(Matthew 17: 1)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Our Focal Scripture introduces one of the greatest events in scriptures that describes and defines the divinity of Jesus. The transfiguration didn’t involve multitudes; it did not even involve all of Jesus' disciples; only Peter, James and John were selected for the glorious event. Others were left out but Peter, James and John were chosen.

Friend, God says, for the greater days coming ahead of you, others may be left out but you will be chosen. God will usher you into greatness that does not involve everyone; God will grant you the favour of being chosen for uncommon divine manifestations that others may not be part of; God will specially select you for unrivalled greatness and uncommon divine visitation.

Other disciples heard about the transfiguration after Peter, James and John already experienced it. No one knew what was about to happen until it happened. God will keep your chance for divine visitation and manifestation reserved for you so that no one can take your place. Before they hear of it, you would already have it. Before they get a chance to fight for your place, you would have been established.

When opportunities show up for people who will rise to the next level, you will be chosen. When there are limited spaces for distinction and people are being sought, you will be among those to be chosen. You will be chosen to be at the top; you will be chosen for greater favours and higher levels; you will be chosen for greater relevance.

Ask the Lord to choose you to be among those who will be distinguished for greater distinctions.

Declaration: I shall be chosen for greatness, in Jesus’ name! Amen

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TRANSFORMATION PATHWAY

“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable... he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.”
(2 Kings 5: 1)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Our Focal Scripture tells the tale of Naaman, captain of the host of Syria. Naaman was great and honourable, he was important to his master, but he was afflicted by leprosy. Leprosy was not the form that God originally gave to man; it was a deformity; so Naaman lived with a deformity.

Naaman’s miracle began when he was referred to Elisha by the Hebrew maid. He got information that triggered his departure from deformity. Naaman washed in river Jordan, he conformed to Elisha's instruction, and was healed. The information he got and conformed to led to his transformation.

Friend, your life may appear stuck in deformities and anomalies that God did not plant in you, but you will be on your path to recovery and transformation if you conform to the right information. The bridge between your deformity and transformation lies in the information you are yet to act on. Your story may have begun on a note of deformity, but if you find and conform to the right information like Naaman, there will be transformation.

For every deformity in your character, and every stagnation in your career and business, find scriptural principles that can facilitate your transformation and conform to it. For everything in your life that you don’t want to see anymore, find new information that can move you out of it.

Naaman’s transformation came by the finger of God, but he was first informed, and he conformed to the information he got before he experienced transformation. Walk the transformation pathway; if it worked for Naaman, it will work for you.

Prayer: Lord, help me to discover and conform to information that will transform me, in Jesus’ name!Amen

childofGod29:
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panicacid:
Emilia,Imo State .I am always having this dream of seeing my self in my secondary school days. I want God to grant me financial breakthrough and my heart desires

You are welcome in Jesus name. Please be assured that the God of Elijah can do all things and His hands are not
shortened that it cannot save no matter your location (Isaiah
59 v 1).

Please refer to page 15 of this thread where you will find the procedure for "do it yourself enquiry prayers". Study the procedure very well.

Once you have studied it and are ready for the prayers, you can then request for grace to proceed with the prayers from the Servant of God.

When done with the enquiry, you should post your
observations here so that you will be advised to move to the next stage.

The next stage is Revelation Prayer Points(RPP). You should notify us here when you are ready so that you can also receive grace from the man of God. The RPP sheet will be forwarded to you to download and print out for your use. Instructions on how to do RPP
is on page 2 of this thread. When ready, you should let us know so that grace will be given before you commence with the RPP.

After RPP is Renunciation depending on the outcome of your RPP. The procedure for Renunciation is also on page 2 of this thread.

Please, take note that You have to receive "GRACE" at each stage of the process leading up to deliverance.

The last stage is the "Deliverance".

You are admonished to also send your basic profile to spiritualwarfare223@gmail.com if you haven't already
done so.

Please find more details below on Procedures for One on One Online Deliverance:

1. Conclude with enquiry prayers.

2. Conclude your RPP

3. Conclude your Renunciation

4. Repeat RPP to confirm that there is no more prayers/signs.

5.Get booked for online deliverance through email (by submitting deliverance placard through email) .

6. Embark on 6am to 6pm fasting on the day of deliverance.

7. A video clip of CCT Deliverance Service will be provided for you to download and use for the deliverance.

8. Request for and receive grace from the man of God on the Nairaland thread. Get dressed, read Isaiah 59 V 1

9. Ask for forgiveness of sins, cover your environment with the blood of Jesus. Ask the fire of the Holy Ghost to fill and
incubate your environment in Jesus name.

10. When done, stand up, be in spirit and keep singing along with the deliverance footage. Cue the video to auto play and
repeat. Anytime you fall under anointing get up and continue until the Lord is through with you at which point He will bring you down on your knees to thank Him and give Him praise.

In addition, these links will also be of help to you to get you to specific pages on the thread after you might have registered.

Providing your details for deliverance, see instructions on page 1 of the thread at https://www.nairaland.com/4746122/online-deliverance-dreams-interpretation-god posted by servantofGod22 on September 21, 2018 at 12.11pm

Enquiry prayer instructions are on page 15 of the thread at https://www.nairaland.com/4746122/online-deliverance-dreams-interpretation-god/14 posted by servantofGod22 on October, 2018 at 9.53pm

RPP instructions are on page 2 of the thread at https://www.nairaland.com/4746122/online-deliverance-dreams-interpretation-god/1 posted by Ronnygold on September 25, 2018 at 7.44pm.

Renunciation instructions are also on page 2 of the thread at https://www.nairaland.com/4746122/online-deliverance-dreams-interpretation-god/1 posted by Ronnygold on September 25, 2018 at 7.58pm

Note that the daily prayers on the group are deliverance prayers. Anytime you see it, quote it and type amen to it, close ur eyes, standing be in spirit, if you have that challenge on that prayer, you will receive instant manifestation from the Almighty God. Remember to thank Him thereafter.

Also feel free to use this facebook link ( https://www./310540179538050/permalink/618174475441284/?app=fbl) to join the online one on one deliverance with the man of God

Also, do add your nairaland moniker when sending mail or message to the WhatsApp group

Let us know if there is anything you don't understand very well.


Thank you and God bless you.

Betty85:
Thank you, after i read your reply, I did the enquiry prayer all over again, this time I did it five times. These are my observations
1 : I didn’t notice anything until the time, my feets felt very light and it was I as if I was being moved forward 2: I continued to the fourth time and didn’t notice anything until the fifth time and I had the same experience like the third time, my feet and body felt really light and I moved from where I was standing by the bed.
Thank you

To God be all the Glory,you thank God for the prayer so u can move to the next stage

childofGod29:
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YOU'RE COMING BACK

“...and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.”
(Ezekiel 37: 10)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the hand of the Lord brought Ezekiel to the valley, it was full of bones; but eventually, the dry bones came back to life. When a human body is reduced to bones, there is no hope; the case is beyond redemption. No human discussion can bring a dry bone back to life, but in our Focal Scripture, the dry bones came back to life. They were finished, but God brought them back to life.

Friend, hear God’s prophetic word: you’re coming back. You are coming out of the graves men pushed you into; you are coming out of every health challenge that has reduced you; you are coming out of every hopeless situation that has caused men to mock you.

You are coming out of every destiny sabotage that happened to you; you are coming out of every challenge that has reduced you to nothing; you are coming out of every setback that has pushed you down.

The dry bones may have been forgotten, their case may have been closed, but God brought them back. It doesn’t matter if men have forgotten you. Your case may have been closed, but God says, you are coming back. Men may have written you off, but you are coming back.

Those who murdered the men in the valley of dry bones may have done their worst; but at God's time, He raised the men back to life. Relax, God is on the way; He will raise you in places where you were buried.

Even if people have done their worst, you will bounce back; God will bring the miracles of restoration with compensation.

Micah 7 vs. 8 says: “Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”

Prayer : Lord, raise me from places where I was buried; I’m coming back, in Jesus’ name!Amen
Enjoy A Fantastic day

childofGod29:
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THE FATHER'S HOUSE

“17. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18. I will arise and go to my father...”
(Luke 15: 17-18)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the prodigal son came to himself, he remembered his father’s house; he remembered that the hired servants in his father’s house had enough to eat and spare; he remembered where he walked away from, and what he lost when he went into a far country; he remembered the glory of his father’s house.

Friend, something special and supernatural happens in your Father’s house. There is healing in your Father’s house; there is deliverance in your Father’s house; there is hope in your Father’s house; the possessions that are destined for you are in your Father’s house; there is power, grace, anointing and glory in your Father’s house.

The tragedy of the prodigal son was that his father had space for him in the house, yet he was in a far country. The greatest tragedy in life is to be absent from the Father’s house, devoid of intimacy with the Father. The greatest tragedy in life is when you have things that life could offer, yet losing your connection to the Father.

Jesus paid the ultimate price so that you can be eternally connected to your Father. Jesus came so that you can have the abundance and manifestations that are available in your Father’s house. If you have reconciled with God through Jesus, then you have access to everything that pertains to life and godliness: it’s all in your Father’s house.

Never make the mistake of being away from your Father’s house. Never make the mistake of toning down your relationship with God. Stay connected to your Father and you will maintain your access to the Father’s assets.

Declaration: I stay connected to the Father; no ‘far country’ will take me away from God, in Jesus’ name! Amen

Ewere6:
pls how do I download the RPP in this page 2 because I didn't see download.

u can print this

childofGod29:
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STAY WITH THE SOURCE

“12. ...And he divided unto them his living. 13. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country...”
(Luke 15: 12-13)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the prodigal son got his portion of his father’s possession, he left his father and went to a far country. He got resources from his father, and walked away from the source of the resources. The resource he got became his reason to walk away from the source. The resource disconnected him from the source.

Friend, you will be falling into the delusion of the enemy if the resource you have received becomes your reason to walk away from the Source. You will be making a huge mistake if God answers your prayers and you suddenly become prayerless. You will be playing the game of the prodigal son if you are driven by the resources you have received from God, rather than being driven by God Himself who is the Source.

The prodigal son didn’t get into trouble immediately he left the source (his father), but he later ran out of resources and he needed his father again. Walking away from your Source may not always backfire immediately, but that doesn’t make it less tragic; it may not backfire immediately, but it will backfire later.

After many days, the prodigal son came to his senses and realized that the right thing to do was to return to his father. He lost all his resources but remembered that the source could be of help. Don’t wait till the evil day when you have lost your resources before you realize how tragic it is to abandon God your Source.

Don‘t pay too much attention to your resources and thus walk away from the Source. No matter the resources at your disposal, you are vulnerable without your Source. No matter your possession, you are empty handed without God.

Declaration: I refuse to abandon God my Source, in Jesus’ name! Amen

childofGod29:
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Amen and Amen

Truth20:
I want to give all the glory to the God of Elijah, the most high God. I finally saw sign in my Rpp after carrying out the enquiry prayer like four times without manifestation and Rpp like two times without manifestation and the servant of God assigned a brother that helped me with the Rpp prayer through phone call; So I was carrying out the prayer on phone, he was receiving the manifestation on the other end and these were the numbers I received signs :
1.monitoring spirit from Idols from father's or mother's house
2.monitoring spirit from:witches or wizard/marine/air/shrine/occult/satanic kingdom
3.monitoring spirit from father's/mother's house
4.monitoring spirit from village/community/compound I live
5.monitoring spirit from relatives/friends/neighbours/tenants/colleagues
6.monitoring spirit from landlord/landlady/business/work/school
10.monitoring spirit against my prosperity/breakthrough/health
11. Monitoring spirit against my bone of my bone/marriage/children
12. Monitoring spirit that want to tamper with my glory /has tampered with my glory
13. Monitoring spirit that has collected my glory/wants to destroy my glory
14. Monitoring Spirit that says over your dead body will I make it
15. Monitoring spirit that my way of backbiting/gossiping/malice/anger/unforgiving spirit
16. Monitoring spirit that my working glory /gift from God is annoying them
17. Monitoring spirit that my serving God but following their ways /using their things is annoying them
18. Monitoring spirit that not following my father's/mother's footsteps is annoying them
19. Monitoring spirit that is after me because I participated/looked/passed/their sacrifice
20. Monitoring spirit that is after me from arrows shot at me /from the grave
21. Monitoring spirit that God's blessings upon my life is annoying them
22. Monitoring spirit that the great child God wants to give me is annoying them
23. Monitoring spirit that is against me for the sins of iniquity of my father/mother/self
24. Monitoring spirit that is against me for evil covenant entered by my fathers/mothers/self
25. Monitoring spirit that is against me for curse upon my fathers /mothers/self
27. Monitoring that is after me from step mother/step father
28. Monitoring spirit that is after me from womb/midwife/child bathing/placenta manipulation
30. Monitoring that is after me for not prayerful /reading the word of God
31. Monitoring spirit that is after me for robbing God/offering/vows/pledge
32. Monitoring spirit that is after me for my ungodly ways of life /disobedience to God
33. Monitoring spirit that is after me for not serving God in spirit and in Truth
34. Monitoring spirit that is after me for abandoning the things of God/saying no to God's call
35. Monitoring spirit that is after me through my helping/associated with the wrong people

Thanks be to God

LOST IN THE BLESSING

“12. ... he divided unto them his living. 13. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”
(Luke 15: 12-13)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the prodigal son took his portion of his father’s possessions, he went to a far country and wasted all he had in riotous living. What he wanted was given to him, and he left the house. After receiving his portion from the father, he discarded the father and began riotous living. After receiving what the father had to offer, he ended his intimacy with the father.

Isn’t it tragic that when we seek God’s blessings, we could be broken, prayerful, dedicated, intimate with God, etc, yet we easily stray into a far country after receiving the portion we seek? Sometimes, it seems that God’s biggest mistake was to bless us; sometimes, it seems we would have been better off in our walk with God if He didn’t bless us.

Friend, God doesn’t bless you so that you can walk away from Him. God doesn’t give you the good things of life so that those things could take His place; God doesn’t give you a good job so that you can become too busy to be with Him; God doesn’t bless your enterprise so that you can be so bothered with profit that you forget your walk with God.

God did not make a mistake by blessing you or making your life beautiful. God did not open doors or make a way for you so that you could turn your back on Him. God did not raise you higher so that you can discard your intimacy with Him. God didn’t bless you so that He can lose you.

After wasting his possessions, the prodigal son needed his father again. If you abandon God because of what you have received, be sure that you will need Him sooner than later.

Declaration: God’s blessings will not drive me away from God, in Jesus’ name! Amen

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LOST IN THE HOUSE

“And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.”
(Luke 15: 28)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the prodigal son returned home, his elder brother was infuriated because the father received the prodigal son with a huge celebration; he was angry that the prodigal son obtained mercy from the father; he was angry that the prodigal son enjoyed an undeserved celebration; he was so angry that his father needed to come out and beg him.

The elder brother may not have been called a prodigal son, but his behaviour was not expected from one who was with the father. His speech was filled with hate, disdain and jealousy for the prodigal son. He may not have gone to a far country, he may have been with the father, but he was filled with prodigality. The elder brother was lost in the house.

Friend, it is easy to identify prodigal sons that have left the Father, but the reality is that it is also possible to be with the Father, yet filled with prodigality. It is possible to profess love for Jesus, yet having a hunger for the same things the Lord detests. It is possible for you to speak in tongues, and have sufficient reasons to be called God’s child, yet you manifest strange behavioural patterns that are not allowed in the ‘house’.

Ask God to take away prodigality from you. Ask God to take away everything in you that is contrary to His expectations. Ask God to take away the works of the flesh in you; ask God to take away everything in you that is abominable.

If you remain a prodigal son whilst maintaining a relationship with God, you might enter into the realm of reprobacy; be a true son and discard prodigality.

Revelations 3: 16 says: “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

Declaration: I refuse to be a prodigal son in the ‘house’, in Jesus’ name! Amen

childofGod29:
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Ronnygold:
I want to appreciate Almighty God for His mercies upon my family, especially on our daughter Miracle.

At 11 months she started walking and I told the man of God about it, God gave me instruction through the man of God that I should not allow anyone take her picture without my consent, I received the instruction with Joy because I believed it can never happen because of the way we protect her in our own way, we don't allow people carry or touch her anyhow and they already know us for that, so for someone to just take camera and snap her? I just believed God wanted us to be more careful.

2 weeks ago, we went for a former neighbor's wedding, sat on a table carrying Miracle on my lap and being watchful for anyone that will offer to carry her, our former neighbor's don't try it because they know we will not allow them.

She was dancing to the music on my laps, then a lady seating with her boyfriend on the same table but distant from us suddenly started smiling at her, stretching hands to carry her which I ignored, before I knew what was happening, she brought out her phone and started snapping her, smiling and showing it to her boyfriend before I knew what was going on. I requested to see which she showed me, I started foaming immediately cos I remembered the instruction. Had to call her outside and told her we don't tolerate that, we deleted the pictures on her phone and on her trash folder.

My people, before we left that wedding, Miracle started having temperature from her laps, my husband noticed it first because he was carrying her, the temperature progressed when we got home but was going on and off. It was strange, I can't even remember the last time she had temperature since we gave birth to her, even while teething. Different part of her body will be hot at different times, I was afraid and had to tell the man of God.

She was hot at night, on and off and very high, I had to start fasting the following morning, the man of God gave me prayer points, I started praying fall and die prayers and I mean it. Is been long I prayed such prayers. The following day, when she walks, she will take one or two steps and fall, she will start crying and almost refusing to walk, I increased the intensity of my prayers. When I finished my fast, I informed the man of God, he said God has answered my prayers.

The following day, I continued the prayers and refused to go to work, I stayed with her, when I slept I had a dream where I saw 3 women with babies on their back, they came to my house, these women are from our former house, one of them did not even come for the wedding, I was surprised to see her face in the dream and they don't even know this our new house, when I woke up I knew God has started His work.

Before the day ran out, Miracle started walking normally and her temperature became normal since that day!

Let somebody shout Hallelujah!!!

Thank you Jesus!!!

thank you Lord ,To u alone be all the Glory

SAY IT

“Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.”
(Ezekiel 37: 4)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

In our Focal Scripture, God told Ezekiel to prophesy to the dry bones, so that they might live. Ezekiel’s prophecy was meant to orchestrate a resurrection of the bones; Ezekiel was meant to say something in order for the bones to come back to life.

The bones were yet to come back to life because Ezekiel was yet to prophesy; what Ezekiel was yet to say made the bones to remain dry. God was willing to raise the bones, but He waited until Ezekiel prophesied.

Friend, it’s not enough to know God’s word and thoughts concerning you; God says, prophesy according to the word. Speak God’s word back to Him. Proclaim God’s word concerning you; say what God says about you; say what you read from God’s word; when men give disturbing reports, declare the report from God’s word.

Ezekiel spoke, and God fulfilled his prophecy. What Ezekiel said laid the foundation for what God did. You may have been waiting for God to take action, but just maybe, God is also waiting for you to prophesy. If you prophesy according to God’s word, God will fulfill your prophecy.

Don’t prophesy about what has gone wrong when you can use your tongue to speak of what God can do. Don’t use your tongue to speak of problems when you can use same tongue to speak of divine solutions. Instead of being the announcer of the negative reports of men, be the one to announce God’s word to ‘dry bones’.

The dry bones only came back to life after Ezekiel spoke according to God’s word. Speak God’s word and your ‘dry bones’ will come back to life.

Numbers 14 vs. 28 says: “Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:”

Prayer : Lord, as I speak Your word, may there be fulfillment in Jesus’ name!Amen
Enjoy A Splendid Thursday.

childofGod29:
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WALK IN NEWNESS

“29. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid...”
(Luke 15: 29)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the prodigal son walked away with his portion of inheritance, the elder brother remained. This elder brother spent years and achieved longevity with the father; at some point, he could boast that he had never offended the father.

When the prodigal son returned, the elder brother was filled with anger. Their father was excited but he wasn’t. He stayed so long with the father but couldn’t share the feelings of the father. He was insensitive to the father after spending years with him. The length of time he spent with the father seemed to deny him of the newness he should experience in that relationship.

Friend, you are making the mistake of the elder brother if your passion and intimacy with God wanes with years. The years you have spent in Christ should breed more newness, fire, love, hunger, thirst, brokenness, contrition, sensitivity, depth, etc; the fruit of the Spirit should manifest more in you if you have been with Jesus; but if the reverse is the case, you are like the elder brother, attaining familiarity but missing the mark.

Being with Jesus for so long should make you to be more like Him, not less of Him. Being with Jesus for years should make you more transformed, yet broken as ever; spending years with Jesus is no excuse to get used to Him or lose touch with His presence and power.

Ask God to restore your first love for Him if you have lost it; ask God to make your years in Christ count; ask God to make your depth and hunger for Him grow as days turn to months and as months turn to years. Ask God for newness in your walk with Christ.

Declaration: I walk in newness; my love for Christ will anever wane, in Jesus’ name!Amen