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“And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?” (Mark 11: 5)

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

When Jesus’ disciples came to the place where the colt was tied, some men were standing by. These men saw Jesus’ disciples loosing the colt, and they queried the release of the colt. They spoke like men who were not excited that the colt was about to become relevant. By their conduct and words, they opposed the release of the colt.

Despite the naysayers who felt that the colt shouldn't be untied, it was untied and later carried Jesus into Jerusalem. Despite the opposition against the colt, it moved to the next level and experienced a breaking forth where it was confined. The opposition against the colt could not stop the colt.

Friend, God says, the opposition against you will not stop you. The naysayers against your destiny will not stop your next level from becoming a reality. Those who speak against you in open and secret places will not stop your Exceeding Expansion from manifesting this year. Those who believe you don’t deserve what God is bringing your way cannot even stop God from giving you what He has destined for you.

If your naysayers like, let them increase in number and hold more meetings against your progress; if they like, let them wish you evil or speak evil against you secretly or openly. If Jehovah is involved, their efforts will be inconsequential and immaterial. The presence of haters won’t stop anything that God is bringing your way.

Put your confidence in God and forget the naysayers and haters around you. They may have their say, but God will definitely have His way.

Isaiah 54: 15 says: “Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.”

Prayer : Lord, the haters and naysayers around me will not stop my Exceeding Expansion, in Jesus’ name!Amen

YOU ARE STRATEGIC

“And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.”
(Mark 11: 4)

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

When Jesus’ disciples were sent to fetch the colt, they found it tied by a door outside, at a place where two roads met. They didn’t need to look far before finding the colt. They didn’t need to engage in a rigmarole journey before finding what they were looking for. The colt was in a strategic position, and it was easy to find it when it was needed.

Friend, God says, you are strategic. When men need you, you won’t be missing, and they won’t look too far before they find you. When men need you, they will locate you easily. The kings of this world won’t struggle to find you when they need your services; those in power won't need to look too much before they seek you out for favour; God will position you in such a way that you will be easily located.

When God positions you strategically, you will be the hottest property in town, and even your haters will run to you because of the value you bear within you. When God makes you strategic, people may not even like your face, but they will have no option but to come to you for your services. When God makes you strategic, your Exceeding Expansion will happen without any delays.

The colt was on its own, doing its normal routine at the place where it was tied, and Jesus’ disciples located and untied it. It was strategic, and it didn’t do anything spectacular to be noticed and untied. When God makes you strategic, without much spectacular efforts on your part, people will locate and favour you. When God makes you strategic, your ordinary efforts will count in destiny.

Ask God to make you strategic in your generation; ask God to position you in such a way that men will easily seek you out for honour and distinction.

Prayer: Lord, make me strategic, in Jesus’ name! Amen

BEFORE YOU SLEEP:

Whatever happens, don't allow these things bother you at all:

* Enemies posing as friends; they always expose themselves.

* Leavers pretending to be cleavers. Their absence will bless you in the long run.

* Things you don't understand. Maturity brings clarity. Just keep growing.

* Repeated Rejection: Just keep knocking on doors. The right one will open for you.

* Gossips tearing you down. They're just bored and little. Keep living and loving.

* The unexpected behaviour of those you admire. You've just discovered that they need Jesus too.

* The commentary of the ignorant...They're just...Ignorant.

* Your present financial status: Worrying about it or pretending to have more won't change anything. Pray, Work, Sow and Reap.

* Attacks of the devil: He thinks he's God but he's NOT! God is bigger, better and stronger!

Goodnight.

YOU ARE NEEDED

“...say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.”
(Mark 11: 3)

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

The colt that Jesus needed in His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, was tied. Apparently, the owners had no need for it; they probably underestimated the colt; they had a colt but found no assignment for it. The colt was in an awkward position where it was useful but no one had need for it.

When it was time for Jesus to march into Jerusalem, He sent two of His disciples to untie the colt. The owners of the colt thought it was useless, but Jesus thought it was useful. They had no need for the colt, but Jesus gave the colt the miracle of being needed and being put to use.

Friend, you may be surrounded by men who think you are useless and can’t serve any purpose, but God will send you men who see and need the value in you. God will send you men who will give you a chance to excel and show your worth;

God will send you men who celebrate the champion in you even when no one believes in you; God will send you men who will call your potentials and potentialities into action on the big stage of life.

Your destiny is not defined by those who think you are useless and should remain tied at a spot; you are not a product of those who don’t treat you well. Don’t judge yourself harshly because of those who don’t believe you are worth anything. Some may sneer at you, jeer at you, or even try to de-market you, but you are useful and you are needed.

Pay less attention to haters and those who don’t treat you well. You deserve to be celebrated, you are loaded with value, you have what it takes to fulfill purpose, and you are definitely needed.

2 Corinthians 4: 7 says: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”

Prayer : Lord, I am loaded with value; send me men who need me, in Jesus’ name!Amen

ANSWERS FOR TOMORROW

“And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.”
(Mark 11: 3)

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

When Jesus sent His disciples to fetch Him the colt, He knew that some men would raise questions concerning the release of the colt. His disciples were yet to encounter the question; it was a question that would arise in a matter of time; that question was in the future.

Jesus told His disciples what to answer to any man who questions the release the colt. He gave them an answer/solution for a question/problem that was yet to arise. He gave them answers for their tomorrow. The disciples weren’t clueless when the question arose.

Friend, God says, you will receive answers for tomorrow’s questions in your today. You won't walk into your tomorrow clueless about what tomorrow holds for you; you won't be confused when tomorrow’s questions arise; you won't be bamboozled by the confusion that tomorrow’s questions seek to throw at you; tomorrow’s questions won't defeat you.

When tomorrow’s questions arise, you will be ready with an answer that will be on point; when issues arise in your future, all you need to do is to dig deep into the resources within you and you would find answers that God already prepared for you ahead of time. You shall have early answers for tomorrow’s conspiracies; you will have answers in advance for the evil plots waiting for you in your tomorrow.

As God empowers you with answers in advance, you will answer tomorrow’s questions with ease; as God empowers you with answers for the future, no question of life shall leave you clueless.

Jeremiah 33 vs. 3 says: “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

Prayer: Lord, I won’t be clueless when tomorrow’s questions arise; give me answers in advance, in Jesus’ name!Amen

GOD'S WORD IS SURE

“And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.”
(Mark 11: 3)

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

In our Focal Scripture, Jesus spoke of the possibility of men who might query the release of the colt. Jesus said, “If any man say unto you, why do ye this”? The word ‘If’ infers probability and uncertainty; so Jesus presented His speech as a probability. Jesus' speech had an element of uncertainty.

When the disciples eventually found the colt and were loosing it, some men showed up to ask them why they were loosing the colt. So what Jesus presented as a possibility/likelihood became a certainty. What Jesus said and it looked like it may or may not happen, eventually happened.

Friend, God's word concerning you might look like a probability, but God says, in a matter of time, it shall come to pass. When God says you shall be head and not the tail, it may not look feasible, but it will certainly happen in the process of time. If God says you shall not lack your mate, it’s not a probability, it’s a certainty; if God says He will supply your needs, it’s not a probability, it is a promise He will certainly fulfill.

There is no probability with God; when He says a thing, it will surely come to pass. When He makes a promise, He is committed to the fulfillment of His promise. It may not always look possible or feasible or probable, but in a matter of time, it will come to pass.

Receive every word from God with a heart of faith and confidence that He is faithful that promised. Men may promise and have no commitment to fulfill their word; but when Jehovah is involved, every promise is a certainty.

2 Corinthians 1: 20 says: “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”

Prayer : Lord, every word You speak is yea and amen; it shall come to pass, in Jesus’ name!Amen

NOT BY QUALIFICATION

“...ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.”
(Mark 11: 2)

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

The colt that Jesus would later ride on to enter into Jerusalem was one on which no man had ever sat. In Bible times, animals that were used for transport were first trained before being used for transport. Colts were too immature to be used, donkeys and horses were used instead. A colt wasn't used without previous experience.

That colt was bereft of training and experience, but it was used by Jesus in His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Its first job was to carry Jesus; its first job was one that it was not qualified for, but when the job came, it didn't fail. It wasn't qualified, but it got the biggest job a colt could get.

Friend, you may not have the best of qualifications, you may not have all the training required of you, you may not have all the abilities that men think you should have, you may not have all the competence and perfection expected of you, but God will grant you big opportunities that will distinguish you and cause you to be celebrated beyond your imaginations. God will make a way beyond your skills.

When men are involved, they insist on your abilities and qualifications, but when Jehovah is involved, grace can lift you to realms you may not even be qualified for. Just as the colt carried Jesus in its first assignment in life, and didn’t disappoint, when God takes you to realms above your competence and qualifications, His grace will empower you to succeed.

You may not have all the qualifications, but if you have God, He will qualify you and divinely empower you beyond your imaginations. Look beyond your qualifications and look at God, and you will rise above your qualifications.

Prayer : Lord, I will rise above my qualifications, in Jesus’ name!Amen

In The Month Of March, You Shall Have MIRACLES EVERYWHERE!

BEFORE YOU SLEEP:

The reason people are jealous of you is because they see something IN YOU that they wish they had. What they fail to realise is that God has blessed everyone with a package that is unique to them.

Isn't it amazing that they see something IN YOU worth having that you don't see IN YOURSELF?

If we were to see IN OURSELVES what others see IN US, we would always wish to be better versions of OURSELVES!

Walk up to the mirror, salute the man/woman you see in there. Tell that man/woman that he/she is awesome, unique and a trans-generational champion...Give him/her a peace sign....It is his/her season!

Goodnight.