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COMMANDED HELP

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

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

Our Focal Scripture reveals that God commanded a widow to sustain Elijah in Zarephath. Elijah had not even met the widow before, she was a stranger, but she had a divine command to favour Elijah. It was a case of help arising out of strange places, but this was not help at the instance of a man, it was help that was commanded by God Himself.

Friend, God will command men to favour you. God will command strangers to come to your aid; God will command even your haters to be of help to you; God will command people you are yet to meet to favour you in your area of need; God will command people who have what you need to deliver it to you; God will cause men to favour you, even against their own plans and wishes.

When God commands a man to favour you, such a man may not ordinarily be willing to help you, but there will be a divine compulsion to favour you. When God commands a man to help you, such a man does not need to like you, but you will be favoured all the same, and heaven’s agenda for you will be fulfilled.

The woman of Zarephath was in Elijah’s future, and she had a command from God to favour Elijah. God says, there are people in your future whose job is to make you smile. Before you get to where you need them, they will be waiting for you. Before you meet them, they would already have what it takes to help you.

Ask God to command men to help you; ask God to grant you help from strange places; ask God to position men in your future to serve your destiny.

Psalm 18 vs. 43 says: “...a people whom I have not known shall serve me.”

Prayer: Lord, command men to help me; send me help from strange places; position men in my future to help me, in Jesus’ name! Amen

gr8tgg:
We thank God for today's program, may all we have receive from God today be permanent in Jesus name.

Amen...Thank u Jesus

THE CURSE IS BROKEN

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

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

When Elijah released a curse upon Israel and commanded that there shall be no rain, God relocated him to Zarephath where a widow was commanded to feed him. Israel was under a curse, and God took Elijah away from the environment of that curse. God took Elijah away from the consequences of the curse upon Israel.

Friend, God is breaking you out of every curse in your environment. God is causing an immediate separation between you and every curse that was originally meant to affect you. God is disconnecting you from the effects of curses in your family, city, work place, nation, etc. As God did not allow Elijah to partake of the curse in Israel, you won’t partake of any curse around you.

People around you may all be suffering from certain health challenges, but God says, your case is different. Businesses around yours may all be suffering under the increasing economic recession, but it won't be your portion. Others may be stagnated in their careers, but it won't be your portion. Whatever territorial demon that holds sway in your locale will not hold sway over your own life.

Today, I decree that every curse over your life is broken; every curse over your family, marriage, future, career, business, etc is broken; every curse that wants to limit your progress is broken; every spoken word and every enchantment that wants to stop your destiny is overruled.

Remember, others in Israel were victims of the curse, but not Elijah. Others may suffer curses, but God says, over your life, every curse is broken.

Psalm 124 vs. 7 says: “Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.”

Prayer: Lord, every curse over my life is broken, in Jesus’ name! Amen

GET REFINED

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

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

After Elijah’s stay in Cherith, God took him to Zarephath. Elijah’s next level and next blessing happened in Zarephath. Zarephath means ‘refinement’. One word that explains refinement is ‘distillation’. Distillation involves separation of the real thing from impurities; so Elijah’s next level was crafted at the place of separation from impurities.

Friend, sometimes, what makes you lose your blessing may not even be the devil; it just might be the impurities you carried over to your next level. Every impurity in you has the capacity to hinder the blessings God wants to manifest in your life; every sin in you can make God change His mind when He might already be set to bless you; everything in you that God considers impure is enough to make you remain a crude version of yourself.

Ask God to refine you, and take away unrighteousness, ungodliness, immorality, hate, strife, laziness, inconsistency, indecency, negative habits and attitudes, etc. Ask God to remove everything in you that can hinder your full manifestation in your next level. Ask God to take away everything in you that is not of Him.

Apart from removing impurities, distillation reveals different components of the substance that is being distilled. Refining, for example, is what brings forth different products from crude oil. So when God seeks to have you become more refined, He is seeking a chance to manifest the treasures in you which you may not even be aware of. Refining brings your hidden deposits to light.

Don’t make the mistake of rising higher in life without becoming more refined in all your ways. Your next level is embedded in refinement.

Prayer: Lord, refine me and make me pure, in Jesus’ name! Amen

BE TRANSFORMED

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

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

When Elijah's stay in Cherith ended, God told him to move to Zarephath where a widow was to feed him. Elijah’s next level happened in Zarephath. Zarephath means ‘refinement’. So as God transited Elijah, He passed Him through the place of ‘refinement’. God caused Elijah to transit, but also needed to transform him.

One tragedy in life is to make movements without being positively changed in the process. When you rise up the ladder of life, yet missing out on strategic destiny classes, you might be promoted to some levels without having what it takes to be on such levels. When you rise higher, get blessed, become wealthy, etc without a commensurate divine impact on your life, you are simply an accident waiting to happen.

Friend, ask God to transform you. Ask God to make you a better person; ask God to teach you the lessons you need for your next level; ask God to make you suitable for the higher levels He has in store for you; ask God to make you better, as He makes your life better. Ask God to help you to improve as your level in life increases; ask God to transform you as He transits you from one level of glory to another.

If God keeps blessing you and you don't learn the lessons you should learn, one day, you will need the lessons you didn't learn. When we transit without being transformed, our lives become a tale of activities without the input of the Holy Spirit.

The fact that you have transited higher does not remove the need for you to be transformed into a better person. In the end, you are not the positions you attained, you are who you became through the journey of life. Seek to be transformed as you're transited

Prayer :Lord, transform me as you transit me, in Jesus’name! Amen.

gr8tgg:
DON'T STOP PRAISING GOD NO MATTER YOUR CONDITION, NO MATTER YOUR LOSES. GOD BLESS YOU.

We have so much to praise God for, there's great
power in giving honor to Him every single day of your lives.
Sometimes it really is a sacrifice to offer praises to God.
We may not feel like it. We’re struggling. We're weary.
Or maybe, we feel like He let us down.
We think God seems distant, like he's far away.
Or doesn't really care about what's troubling us.
Painful life blows and losses might have
recently sent us spiraling.
Here’s what can make a lasting difference.

When we make that decision to fix our eyes on
Him, and daily give Him praise,
No matter what's staring us straight in the face,
we suddenly realize that God has already begun to release the grip those struggles can have over us.
Even if is only five minutes praise Him, May your five minutes praise to God vanish that particular problem you are facing right now in Jesus name.

Amen

gr8tgg:
HASTY CONCLUSIONS

“13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
(1 Samuel 1: 13-14)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional.

While Hannah prayed and poured out her heart to God, her lips moved but her voice was not heard. Hannah groaned deeply in prayers, but her mode of prayer was unconventional: she spoke in her heart, but her lips were moving without bringing forth any sound.

Eli saw what Hannah was doing and concluded that she was drunk. He misunderstood her actions and efforts, and assumed that she was under the influence of wine. Something on the inside was pushing Hannah, but Eli looked at the outside, and based on what he saw, he drew hasty, faulty conclusions.

Friend, don’t judge a man by his actions; judge by the intensity of his spirit. Look beyond the physical and understand people based on their real intentions and motivations. Don’t look at what is unfamiliar to you and condemn it without even understanding it. Don’t be too quick to judge harshly what is unfamiliar to you. Don’t be in a hurry to condemn what God Himself is impressed with.

Don’t condemn people simply because you do not understand their passion and intentions; don’t disregard genuine efforts of people because the pattern of those efforts is unfamiliar to you; don’t write off people for being crazy when they are only displaying a fierce, rugged faith that is unfamiliar to you.

Eli was the priest, but his assumption concerning Hannah was wrong. Your high position in life does not confer accuracy on your hasty, faulty conclusions. Ask God to open your eyes to see clearly.

2 Corinthians 5: 16 says: “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh...”

Prayer: Lord, I refuse to be caught in the web of hasty, faulty conclusions, in Jesus name! Amen.

Amen

CHEER UP

“And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.”
(1 Samuel 1: 18)

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

Prior to our Focal Scripture, because of the repeated attacks from Peninnah, Hannah repeatedly didn't eat from her portion of the sacrifice (see vs. 7). Hannah failed to eat what she should eat because of Peninnah; she was reacting to Peninnah's antics; she allowed her situation (Peninnah) to dictate her pace.

Friend, God says, don’t let your circumstances dictate your pace. Don’t let your pain and setbacks determine when you should wear a smile on your face; don’t allow the fact that some of your prayers are not yet answered to push you into frustration and depression; don’t allow whatever bad news you hear in the airwaves to steal your joy; don’t allow whatever has happened to you to steal your joy, peace, confidence, etc.

The fact that Hannah refused to eat did not change her situation, and it didn't even make her adversary to stop taunting her. When you allow your situation to dictate your pace, your wrong moves will make no difference. When you allow your situation to depress or confuse you, the depression or confusion won’t take you anywhere.

Hannah later met Eli, and she cheered up and ate, and her countenance was no longer sad. Peninnah made her sad in the past, but the moment she refused to be sad anymore, the next thing that happened was that she conceived and had a son. Your next level may never come if you keep allowing your current situation to dictate your pace.

When the situation dictated Hannah’s pace, she was empty handed; but when she stopped allowing her situation to dictate her pace, her situation changed. Don’t allow your situation to dictate your pace, and you will rise above it.

Prayer : Lord, my situation will not dictate the pace of my destiny, in Jesus’ name! Amen

HASTY CONCLUSIONS

“13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
(1 Samuel 1: 13-14)

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

While Hannah prayed and poured out her heart to God, her lips moved but her voice was not heard. Hannah groaned deeply in prayers, but her mode of prayer was unconventional: she spoke in her heart, but her lips were moving without bringing forth any sound.

Eli saw what Hannah was doing and concluded that she was drunk. He misunderstood her actions and efforts, and assumed that she was under the influence of wine. Something on the inside was pushing Hannah, but Eli looked at the outside, and based on what he saw, he drew hasty, faulty conclusions.

Friend, don’t judge a man by his actions; judge by the intensity of his spirit. Look beyond the physical and understand people based on their real intentions and motivations. Don’t look at what is unfamiliar to you and condemn it without even understanding it. Don’t be too quick to judge harshly what is unfamiliar to you. Don’t be in a hurry to condemn what God Himself is impressed with.

Don’t condemn people simply because you do not understand their passion and intentions; don’t disregard genuine efforts of people because the pattern of those efforts is unfamiliar to you; don’t write off people for being crazy when they are only displaying a fierce, rugged faith that is unfamiliar to you.

Eli was the priest, but his assumption concerning Hannah was wrong. Your high position in life does not confer accuracy on your hasty, faulty conclusions. Ask God to open your eyes to see clearly.

2 Corinthians 5: 16 says: “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh...”

Prayer: Lord, I refuse to be caught in the web of hasty, faulty conclusions, in Jesus name! Amen

gr8tgg:
Amen. Today's program was a very swift one God did wonders in the lives of those that attended,
what is happening right in CCT deliverance ministry now is instant arrest, God uses his mighty power to arrest the troubler of your Israel instantly, so long you are present during prayer rain,
Cct deliverance ministry is strongly becoming a no go area for demons that has said over their dead body will they let you go.
Sisters, brothers be strong in the Lord He will turn your captivity to freedom in Jesus name.

To God alone be all the Glory who has never stop doing what him alone knows how to do best,thank you Lord for another service today...take all the Glory

SEAL THE FUTURE

“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou... remember me, and... give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.”
(1 Samuel 1: 11)

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

In our Focal Scripture, Hannah vowed unto God concerning the child she wanted to have. She was yet to conceive a child, the child she wanted was in her future, and before that future came, she sealed it with a vow. She made a pledge to God concerning the future of her dreams. Before she even got the future (Samuel), she already gave it to God.

Friend, seal your future with a vow. Make commitments to God concerning what you would do when your desires become your reality; pledge to God concerning what you would do with the extra resources you seek from Him; make deep commitments concerning what you would do when you get to your next level; make a vow that you are committed to fulfilling, and do fulfill it.

Hannah pledged her future to God; she pledged that her future (Samuel) would serve God. If the future you so badly desire becomes your reality today, how far are you willing to let it serve God? How far are you willing to let your future career, business, wealth, children, etc be a tool for kingdom advancement?

Hannah pledged her unborn son to God, and when he was born, she took him to live with Eli. When God remembered her, she fulfilled her vow. Don’t make promises to God in desperate moments, only to renege when God plays His part.

Hannah vowed her future, she secured her desired future with a vow to God, and God made that future to become her reality. Seal your future with a vow to God, and He will make it your reality.

Psalm 50 vs. 5 says: “Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

Prayer: Lord, my future is sold out to You, in Jesus’ name! Amen

riszy:
@Godsent
Pls can I hav the Pastor's phone number and address?

good day riszy,the address is number 5 idowu close ,off 2nd power line plaza junction sango ota ,Ogun state ..
There will be service tomorrow the 9th of July by 8:30am if u can make it ...God bless you

PRAY ON

“And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.”
(1 Samuel 1: 11)

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

Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Elkanah embarked on a journey year by year. This journey involved sacrifice; it was also a chance for Hannah to pray. Year after year, Hannah probably prayed the same prayers; her desire was to have her own child; she kept praying for the same miracle to happen.

Hannah’s prayers were not immediately answered, but she definitely soaked in enough prayers into her ‘Samuel’s project’ that when the child eventually arrived, he was not an ordinary child; Hannah's prayers, though not immediately answered, seemed to be building an unimaginable future.

Friend, your consistent prayers today will build an unimaginable future. When you are praying consistently and persistently on the same issue and it seems God is not yet showing up, just maybe, your prayers are helping to work out a greater result than you intended. Just like some physical items take long periods of time to produce, there are things God might want to package for you, and instead of taking simple prayers, they might take long term prayers.

The fact that your prayers have not received divine attention does not mean that God is not listening or He forgot about your answers. Whenever you pray, God hears, and possibly adds something new to the answer He already designed for you. Whenever you pray, be certain that your prayers are never wasted.

When Hannah’s prayers were answered, the result did not look like something that came out of a single session of prayers. Her son was a man-child. Pray on even when it seems that God is yet to respond. Your prayers today will build an unimaginable future.

Prayer: Lord, may my prayers work out an unimaginable future for me, in Jesus’ name! Amen

SHUT IT OUT

“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.”
(1 Samuel 1: 5)

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

Hannah’s barrenness wasn't an attack of the enemy; God Himself shut the womb. Samuel was on the way through Hannah’s womb, and God shut the womb preparatory to his arrival. Samuel was on the way, and God Himself shut the door of conception from being opened for Hannah. Because of what was coming, God shut some doors.

Friend, sometimes, when God wants to bring the best, He might shut out the inferior from coming to you. God might stop certain jobs from coming to you because of the bigger job He destined for you; He might shut out some relationships in order to bring you better relationships that will turn your life around; God might stop your preferred opportunities from coming to you because He has predestined some opportunities for you. When a Samuel is on the way, others might be shut out.

Don’t be scared when some doors are shut at you; it just might be that something uncommon is about to come your way. Don’t lose hope when some things you desire seem beyond your reach; God might just be packaging a bigger package for you.

When Samuel was finally born, he was worth the wait. His greatness atoned for the years of delay and shame. When God brings you better options, you won’t miss what didn’t work for you. When God brings you that better job, relationship, opportunity, etc, you won’t need to bother about what you missed in the past.

God shut the door of Hannah’s womb, and when He opened it, He brought forth an amazing child. If indeed God has shut some doors for you, then ask Him for those better options that will warm your heart and make you smile:
Prayer: Lord, for every door you shut, bring me the best option, in Jesus’ name! Amen

YOU'LL GET YOUR REWARD

"...when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat."
(1 Samuel 1: 7)

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

In the days of Hannah and Elkanah, when one made a sacrifice in the temple, one was supposed to eat from it. The sacrifice was an effort that one should reap from; the sacrifice was such that one should enjoy its proceeds. Hannah always got a worthy (double) portion and ordinarily, she should have a lot to eat after every sacrifice.

Peninnah always mocked Hannah in the season of sacrifice, and Hannah would weep but won’t eat. Peninnah’s mockery led to a situation where Hannah wouldn't eat from her own sacrifice. She created a cycle that caused Hannah not to enjoy the fruit of her labour. Her mockery of Hannah was perfectly timed to stop her from eating from her sacrifice.

Friend, God says, you will eat from your sacrifice. You will eat the fruit of your efforts. You won't work hard and not live to see the positive results; you will not work hard to train your children and not live to reap the fruits of your labour; you will not work hard for your organization and someone else will reap the reward that should come to you. You will live to enjoy the reward of your efforts.

Any ‘Peninnah’ that says you won't eat of your sacrifice will be taken out of the way. God will embarrass and judge every wicked man who wants to deny you of the positive results you deserve. God will punish every wicked man who wants to divert your rewards to someone else.

You won’t be counted among those who worked hard but had nothing to show for it; you will be counted among those who ate from their sacrifice.

Psalm 128 vs. 2 says: “For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”

Prayer: Lord, I shall live to eat the reward of my sacrifice, in Jesus’ name! Amen

gr8tgg:
where can we find peace in time of trouble?

open your bible
Psalm 85:8
8 I will listen to what God the LORD says;
he promises peace to his people, his
faithful servants— but let them not turn
to folly.

Are you having no peace in your home?
in your office?
in your spirit?
listen and read the promises of God concerning giving us peace and you will have peace in your spirit, soul and body.
But are you among his people? if no'' is your answer, try, strife hard to be among his people because his peace is a great gift that the world cannot give to you.

John. 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I
give you. I do not give to you as the
world gives. Do not let your hearts be
troubled and do not be afraid.

Mark. 4:39
And he awoke and rebuked the wind
and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”
And the wind ceased, and there was a
great calm.
brothers & sisters, Jesus calmed the storm in the past he can still calm it again in your life.
halelluyah.

Receive peace in your home,
receive peace in your office
receive peace in your environment
receive peace in your spirit body and soul in Jesus name.

Amen

This July; Jehovah will honour you again and again....

Just when they imagine they can keep count of what God is doing in your life, something greater will show up...

By the 31st day of this month, you will have many reasons to shed tears of Joy in Jesus name! Amen

NEGATIVE MEN

“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.”
(1 Samuel 1: 3)

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

Whenever Hannah joined to worship and offer sacrifice at Shiloh, the priests in charge were Hophni and Phinehas. In 1 Samuel 2 vs. 12-17, they were described as sons of Belial who didn't know the Lord; they did things that God abhorred in the priesthood. These were the same ungodly priests who received the sacrifice of Elkanah and Hannah.

As long as they were in charge, Hannah had no result. Hannah later came in direct contact with Eli, and he spoke a word and God came through for Hannah. In Old Testament times, people approached God through the priests; so while Hophni and Phinehas were intermediaries between Hannah and her result, she got nothing. The moment Hannah bypassed Hophni and Phinehas and met Eli, God remembered man .

Friend, God will take away every negative man standing between you and your result; God will remove every man whose presence is opposing the release of the results you need; God will cause every man who wants to frustrate your proposals to be replaced; God will cause every human opposition to your advancement to be rolled away; God will remove every man who is using his position to say no to your progress.

When negative men take charge of your affairs, you will end up with more negativity. When negative men are in charge of giving you approvals, those approvals may never come. God says, every negative man standing between you and your next level must give way.

Hannah got her desired result when she bypassed the negative men (Hophni and Phinehas). Ask God to take negative men out of your way, and you will get the results that you are looking for.

Prayer: Lord, take away every negative man on my way in Jesus name ! Amen

To God be all the Glory that has brought us this far, ...And for she(woman with the issue of blood)said,if only i can touch His garment,i will be healed. And behold, because of her strong faith,her miracle came forth.,Receive all your awaited miracles of perfection in this month of July in Jesus name,may God perfect all that concerns us in our business, career, family ,and in our life in Jesus name....Happy New Month

A MATTER OF TIME

“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.”
(1 Samuel 1: 2)

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

Elkanah had two wives; Hannah was barren, while Peninnah had children. In the environment where Peninnah had children, Hannah had none. Hannah lacked what someone around her had in abundance; she lacked what her adversary had. She was mocked because of what others had that she did not have.

In a matter of time, Hannah had a son. She initially lacked what others had, but in a matter of time, she got what others had. She seemed left behind, but in a matter of time, she moved forward and made progress. She seemed disadvantaged and forgotten, but in a matter of time, God remembered her.

Friend, you may seem forgotten, disadvantaged, rejected, abandoned, unfortunate, etc, but God says, it’s all a matter of time before your story changes. You may not have what others have at the moment, but God says, in a matter of time, you will have yours. You may not yet have your own job, business, houses, cars, etc, you may even be barren like Hannah at the moment, but God says, in a matter of time, you shall have what you lack.

Hannah didn't have an ordinary child like Peninnah did. She had a child who became famous and played a leading role in Israel. You may not have what others have, but God says, in a matter of time, you shall have what will put you in the news. What you will receive from God will be so outstanding that it will make you famous.

Look beyond what others around you have, and look to God for your own portion. It’s only a matter of time before Jehovah gives more than you asked for.

Prayer : Lord, in a matter of time, I shall have what I lack at the moment, in Jesus’ name! Amen

Good morning wonderful conquerors on the thread, they that wait upon the Lord your strength shall be renew .. May God bless us all

rupion:
& thanks for keeping conquerors thread moving.

Amen,how is the family

A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE

“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah...”
(1 Samuel 1: 2)

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

Hannah lived in the dispensation of the law, when grace was yet to be poured out in its fullness. ‘Hannah’ means ‘Grace’. She lived under the law, but her name was ‘Grace’. She was a peep into God's agenda for the future. If one wanted to know what God was planning, one only needed to look into Hannah’s life.

Hannah became a representation of the future that others were yet to see; she was a representation of the next level that others were still praying for and anticipating. Before others got a taste of grace, Hannah already began to enjoy grace; she got it ahead of others; the future of others was her present reality.

Friend, hear God’s prophetic word: you will get your portion ahead of others; before others get to the peak, you will get there; before others hit their target, you would have hit yours; you will get your next level before others get theirs; you will rise higher ahead of others; what others dream about will become your reality; what others hope for in their tomorrow will meet you in your today.

Hannah’s experience of grace was a case of early satisfaction. She didn’t wait for what others waited for. God says, others may wait for long, but you won’t have to wait for so long; others may have their hopes and expectations delayed, but yours will come early; for others, it may be a future, but for you, it shall be your present experience.

Ask God to grant you the grace to be a peep into the future that others are expecting. Ask God to cause the future of others to be your present reality.

Psalm 90 vs. 14 says: “O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”

Prayer: Lord, may my life be a peep into the future that others are expecting, in Jesus name! Amen

GRACE WILL SPEAK

“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.”
(1 Samuel 1: 2)

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

Our Focal Scripture makes mention of Hannah, Elkanah’s barren wife. The name Hannah means ‘Grace’. So ‘Grace’ was the one who had no children. Hannah’s situation mocked the essence of grace. She was empty handed despite the grace on her life; it seemed that grace watched misfortunes come on her.

In a matter of time, the same ‘Grace’ that was barren had a child who became Israel’s next prophet. She was initially delayed, but when grace came through for her, she received a child that was a compensation for her barrenness. Grace later changed her story from barrenness to fruitfulness; grace turned her life around and pushed her to the next level.

Friend, for everything that looks like a misfortune, grace will answer. For every setback, disappointment, delay, rejection, embarrassment, etc, grace will speak on your behalf. For those miracles that are yet to happen, grace will make it happen in a matter of time. For the expectations that are yet to be met, grace will cause them to be met without further delay. Grace will download and deliver your portion to you.

When Hannah finally received a child through the grace of God, that child turned out better than the children of Peninnah. What ‘Grace’ gave her was better than what her adversary had. God says, because of grace, you shall have a better result than your adversaries; because of grace, even your haters will envy you for what God will give you.

God is not unmindful of the things around you that mock His grace upon your life. Soon, everything that has mocked God’s grace upon your life will become a platform for divine visitation. Grace is coming with a greater package.

Prayer: Lord, let Your Grace speak for me, in Jesus’ name! Amen

gr8tgg:
How Can We Give Thanks in All Circumstances?

THANKS IN THE FACE OF HORROR.

Jesus’s thanks was not based on his
present circumstances. He was about
to endure the worst possible horror.
He felt thankful to the Father for the
grace and glory that was coming
because of the cross and this gave him
joy.

Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our
faith…for the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is seated at the right hand
of the throne of God. ( Hebrews 12:2 )

Jesus’s eyes were on his future joy. He
got through the cross by not focusing
on the cross but on the promised joy
that would result from it.
That’s where God wants your eyes:
On the future joy he has promised
you.

LOOK TO THE JOY SET BEFORE YOU
So right now you have trouble. That’s
okay.

In fact, the trouble that you endure
has a purpose: in it you are
displaying the reality of Jesus to the
world in a unique way.
The kingdom of God is most clearly shown on earth
when Christians gratefully suffer
present trouble because they see a
future weight of glory coming that
makes everything this world throws
at them as “light and momentary
afflictions”.

So how can you give thanks in all
circumstances?

There’s only one way:
Jesus’s way. Look to the joy set before
you.
Look to the joy! If the future joy
Jesus promises is real and you believe
him, there is no circumstance that can
steal your thanksgiving.
May all your Thanksgiving even the ones you gave in the presence of a strong storm in your life yield a great joy into your life in Jesus name.


Below are some of the very best possible future you could ever imagine — if you will believe it.


You will have all your real needs
provided while on earth
( Philippians 4:19 ).

You will receive all the grace you
need at all times so that you will
abound in every good work God
has for you ( 2 Corinthians 9:8 ).

God will complete the good work
he began in you ( Philippians 1:6 ) etc.

may God be with us all and give us the eyes to see the victory and great joy that we shall emerge with after the suffering in Jesus name.
Heaven is my target.
What is your own target brothers and sisters?

Amen Amen

DON'T STOP

“...blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”
(Mark 10: 46)

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

Bartimaeus was disadvantaged as a result of blindness, others could see but he couldn’t see, others could lead themselves about but he needed someone else to lead him around, his life was a tale of a huge disadvantage that could cripple anyone’s wishes and ambitions.

Despite the fact that he was blind, Bartimaeus came to the wayside to beg. He took his destiny in his own hands and made efforts to survive. He couldn’t see, but he could speak and he used his voice to beg men for alms. Despite his disadvantage, he pushed and pressed on; his disadvantage didn't stop him.

Friend, God says, don’t allow your disadvantages to stop you. Don’t allow what is missing in your life to cause you to accept the status quo. Don’t allow your misfortunes to become a reason why you will not make any progress; don’t allow the disappointment of men to become the highway to your irrelevance.
Don’t allow what is not working in your favour at the moment to become the reason why you will fold your arms and do nothing. Don’t let your disadvantage push you into hiding.

Bartimaeus didn’t get healed while hiding at home; he was healed as he sat by the wayside; he made progress when he stepped out despite his disadvantage. God says, as you step out despite your disadvantages, you will meet unexpected favours, you shall rise to the next level, you shall step into mega success, and you will find unexpected opportunities that will distinguish you.

Dare to step out despite your disadvantage, and God will turn it around for your good.

Prayer: Lord, I choose to step out; my disadvantages will not stop me, in Jesus’ name! Amen

IT'S A TRAINING

“...and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”
(Mark 10: 46)

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

In our Focal Scripture, blind Bartimaeus sat by the wayside begging. Because of his blindness, he spent his days begging. If one hundred people walked past him, he probably had to beg them all. He probably learnt how to scream loud enough while begging.

When Jesus was passing by, Bartimaeus screamed at the top of his voice and asked for mercy. He learnt to beg men for money, and he was able to beg Jesus for mercy. His beggarly experience positioned him for a divine repositioning. The downside of his life became the platform for his next level. Begging was his training for his next level.

Friend, like blind Bartimaeus, you may be at that level where you are ‘begging’, but God says, it is a training for your next level. You may be working under someone who stresses you out and makes you go the extra mile to do your work; God says, it’s not a punishment- it’s a training for the big stage. You may have been in difficult circumstances, and God says, what you learnt therein will help you to rise to the next level.

Your setbacks, disappointments, difficult moments, pains, tough times, etc are preparations for your next level. When men think they are short-changing you, they have no idea that they are making you wiser. When men think they have caused you losses, they have no idea that they just might have fired you up for prayers and prophetic confessions.

God can cause beauty to arise out of the ashes of your life; your negative experiences are not a waste of time if you take positivity out of them. Ask God to show you the training in your tough times; it may be tough, but it’s a training.

Prayer: Lord, may every tough moment of my life prepare me for my next level, in Jesus’ name! Amen

NO MORE CONTRADICTIONS

“...blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”
(Mark 10: 46)

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

Our Focal Scripture speaks of blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus. ‘Timaeus’ means ‘honour’. So Bartimaeus was a son of honour, but he was blind and was a beggar. His descent was honourable, but his situations were dishonourable. He had an elitist descent but a peasant situation. There was a contradiction between his name and situation.

The contradiction in Bartimaeus' life was not where his story ended; he met Jesus and his story changed. He encountered Jesus, and he received his sight and put off his beggar’s garment. He encountered Jesus and the contradiction in his life was resolved; he encountered Jesus and the circumstances that were inconsistent with his name gave way.

Friend, God says, every contradiction in your life is about to give way; everything in your life that is inconsistent with God’s word and God’s promise over your life is about to give way; everything in your life that mocks your walk with God is about to give way; God will soon turn your story around, and everyone who knew where you were will be shocked at the next level God will take you to.

God says, it is not over yet; you may be at that point where your circumstances are contradicting God’s word concerning you, but that is not where the story ends; you may not have the finances you need, there may be difficulties on your way, you may have been disappointed, disillusioned, rejected and abandoned, etc, but that is not where the story ends.

God is the script writer of your life; and no one can write the conclusion of your life story when God is at the introduction. God may allow some suspense in your story, but it won’t end in suspense, it will end in praise.

Prayer: Lord, resolve every contradiction in my life; my story will end in praise and not in pain, in Jesus’ name! Amen

BREAK THAT CYCLE

“And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”
(Mark 10: 46)

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

According to Bible commentators, one in every five men was blind in the days of Bartimaeus. Blindness was a common problem that anyone could have encountered in the days of Bartimaeus. If one cared to look around, more blind men would have been discovered.

Though blindness was common, Bartimaeus pushed for healing. He didn’t accept the commonality he was about to share with others who were blind. Others may have accepted blindness but Bartimaeus did not accept it. A common disease met an uncommon man who refused the trend.

Friend, don't accept the status quo. Don't accept any negative commonality. Don’t accept negativity in your life simply because others have accepted it; don’t accept that any negative trend or misfortune will be your portion simply because someone else has accepted it; reject any negativity that has happened to people around you; refuse every negative commonality.

Bartimaeus met Jesus, and he broke away from the negative commonality he shared with those who were blind in his days. If you have a covenant with God, and if only you can encounter God, your case will be different from the case of others. Your connection to Jesus is all you need to break away from every cycle of negativity that others may be caught in.

Your case is different if you share a relationship with Jesus. Stay connected to Jesus and He will break you out of every cycle of negativity that wants to pull you down.

Matthew 15 vs. 13 says: “...Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.”

Prayer: Lord, I break out of the cycle of negativity; the negativity that happens to others will not happen to me, in Jesus’ name! Amen

BEFORE YOU SLEEP:

They distort, tweak or totally misrepresent issues, stories and facts....They just lied!

Did you realize when you told that lie that even though they didn't confront you with it,They knew you lied and they were very disappointed.

Tell a lie once and all your 'Truth' becomes questionable!

Lofty and high earned reputation crashes like a pack of cards once lie is detected.

The truth may hurt for a little while,a lie hurts forever.

A lie may take care of the Present but it has no Future.

Once you start believing your lies and telling it over and over again, then you are simply depraved and unbelievably wicked!

After a lie, Apology might be accepted but Trust might be totally lost.

Lying to those who love, trust and care about you is such a horrible thing to do.

The Truth doesn't cost anything but a lie could cost everything!

Stay on the Path of Truth and Integrity; In this season- NO MORE WHITE, BLACK, BLUE OR YELLOW LIES!

Goodnight.

Exodus23v25:
We can't just stop praising the name of God for his goodness and unfailing
love over CCT week in week out and for the mighty things you have been
doing for everyone of us... Thank you lord for the service we held today... You
are a wonderful God.... Baba... You are just too much!!!

My brethren, next week Saturday (18-06-16) by 8:30am is the Monthly
Renunciation service for this month.. be there and every problems of life
confronting you shall receive the touch of the God of Elijah, in Jesus name...

For more information....

Contact: 5, Idowu close, second power line, plaza bus stop, Ijoko road, Sango
Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria...


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Lord thank u for your faithfulness, u alone is wordy of all our praise

Exodus23v25:
May God show us His great mercy, in Jesus name... Amen

Amen