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iamdsam: Spending millions on material things while the sick, the ill and the poor are suffering. What a world What type of mindset do men of God or whatever have in Nigeria T.B. Joshua is still and will continue to be the only man of God I respect in Nigeria and the whole world. He does not waste money like that but spends it on necessary and reasonable things. Emmanuel - God with us

Your opinion doesn't really matter sir, nor does it stop d church of God from matching forward, nor does it invalidate other MOG's.

Truth is truth evn if no one is doing it, and conversely, evil is evil, evn if everyone is doing it.

So if you are a pastor and you own a church which accommodates 100 pple, wen your church grows to say 200..you won't build a larger place to contain d growth shey? Because you don't wanna spend

" millions on material things while the sick, the ill and the poor are suffering"

You would put your other 100 new members under a tree or canopy shey?..and wen they reach 500 you'd tell them space no dey for your church, they shd port abi?

Amazes me how we reason atimes.

[quote author=Ms_Steph]After building it with contributions from d poor masses dey will nw make dem sit at d back so dey elites can occupy d front sit[/quote]I must say I'm disappointed at this post...'Poor masses'??...izzit a govt institution? "Elites"...??

You go to church and give givings, does dat now qualify u as "poor masses"? Meanwhile your givings in church is NOT 'contributions' o!..the church is not a multipurpose cooperative society...

If dem no use funds from givings in church to build camp ground/church convocation arena/etc na govt go include am for their budgets?...in my church, I sit in front row...pls define wot you mean by "Elites" plz

Lordlexy: Mabel and Gombs, i want to thank you guys for the wonderful works you are doing, bringing us the daily devotional (messenger angel) is such a blessing. May God richly bless you guys. Amen.

God bless you too sir, as you read and share in his words.

Reyginus: That was harsh.

You are right...and tis really unnecessary of him

Imagine folks nominating an atheist (who believes there's no God) to moderate overr those who believe there is.

BTW mac don hide my posts way back...n yeah, d man is biased...but na seun forum...and he's d boss, he chose a mod, and last time I checked there's no rule stating we operate democracy here, and evn if its nice to practice democracy here, there are ways to go abt protesting...and I admonish this way, so lemme nominate frosbel..lol

Thanks

Courageous For The Gospel · Sunday, August 11th ·

Pastor Chris

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel
of peace (Ephesians 6:14-15).

To be an effective witness for Christ, you
must be courageous, with the boldness of
the Spirit, in increasing measure. It brings
to mind the charge the Lord gave Joshua
as He prepared to lead the children of
Israel to their promised land. He said to
Him, "Only be thou strong and very
courageous…" (Joshua 1:7). Courage is the ability to face
danger and opposition fearlessly. It’s also the will and
ability to stand for what’s right in spite of opposition. So
being courageous for the Gospel means being willing and
ready to do what’s right and necessary for the
propagation of the Gospel, in spite of opposition.

What’s needed in the ministry of the Gospel today are
men and women of courage; courage to affirm faith in
Christ, no matter the adversity. The Lord Jesus, the
apostles, and the early Church stood their grounds for
the Gospel in spite of oppositions. They didn’t chicken
out. They withstood kings and despots of their time;
nothing could intimidate them. This courage and passion
to minister life, to strengthen others, and bring them
into God’s light should spur you on for the Gospel.

We’ve been ordained of God to preach the unsearchable
riches of Christ; we’re to tell the untold about Jesus
and reach the unreached. It’s a task for everyone who is
in Christ; you have a ministry to your world. The Lord
knows you’d require courage to achieve this, hence He
gave you the Holy Spirit, to strengthen and empower
you for the task.

You have all it takes; therefore, have that inner
fortitude to make the Gospel known at any cost. Be
willing to do anything that’s right and necessary for the
propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; it’s the
greatest cause to live for.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, I thank you for the privilege given
to me to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ,
and minister life to those in my world, through the
Gospel. Thank you for empowering me for this glorious
task, which I’m glad to carry out today, by the power
of your Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians
3:5-6

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 12:17-13:1-14, Psalms 89
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 15:1-10, Judges 19

..Where's Ombatse when you need them?

He Rules In Your Body · Saturday, August 10th ·

Pastor Chris

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the
dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the
dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his
Spirit that dwelleth in you (Romans 8:11).
Did you know that the presence of the
Holy Spirit in you, vitalizes your physical
body? Your body therefore has the
capacity for divine health. That’s reality.
Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit;
He lives in you with all of His glory and
power.

1 Corinthians 6:15 says, "Know ye not that your bodies
are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the
members of Christ, and make them the members of an
harlot? God forbid." Notice that Paul used the plural
noun "bodies," to refer to each one of us in the body of
Christ; your body is "a member of Christ"; not just your
spirit! Christ lives in, and uses, your physical body; He
rules and functions in your body.

This was again the Apostle Paul’s submission in the next
verse when he said, "And what agreement hath the
temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the
living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and
walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be
my people" (2 Corinthians 6:16). First, he says, "I will
dwell in them," that means settle down, or make His
headquarters in you. This happened when you received
the Holy Spirit to live in you. Then he continues: "…and
walk in them."
"Walk," there, is the Greek word "emperipateō," which
means to perambulate: to walk up and down in a
supervisory way, as an official assigned to a border
would. That official keeps moving up and down that
border, to see if there’s been a breach, so he could fix
it. The Holy Spirit does this inside you: He perambulates
in you, and if anything goes wrong in your physical body,

He’ll fix it; and if He needs to renew it, He’ll renew it.
Can you see why no sickness, disease, or infirmity should
have the power to ravage your physical body? Let Him
rule your body.

Confession
My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, where His
glory, beauty, aura and perfections are manifested.
Sickness and disease have no tenancy in my body; my
entire being is inundated with the presence of God!
Glory to His Name forever!

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Romans 8:10; John 14:16-17

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 12:1-16, Psalms 85-88
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 14:25-35, Judges 18

Blessed…Fortified …And Protected! · Friday, August
9th

Pastor Anita

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at
thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee (Psalm
91:7).

As a child of God, there’s a hedge of
protection over your life; it’s placed there
by God. Sadly, many breach that hedge
without realizing it, through perverse or
unwholesome communication. Proverbs 15:4
says, "A wholesome tongue is a tree of
life: but perverseness therein is a breach
in the spirit." 1Peter 3:10 (GNB) says, "…If you want to
enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep
from speaking evil and stop telling lies." Speaking evil
means saying things that contradict God’s Word. The
cardinal lie is the contradiction of the Word of God.
There’s a lesson in the story of Job in the Old
Testament. Job, through his negative talking, gave Satan
the inroad to his life, to wallop him. Job was a righteous
man, who feared the Lord, and did what was right in His
sight, and God blessed, fortified and protected him on
everyside. The devil couldn’t afflict Job, despite trying
several times. In Job1:10, Satan, admitted this much: "…
hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his
house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou
hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is
increased in the land."

Yet, with all the spiritual walls of protection built
around Job, he overthrew himself through the
perverseness of his lips. He dug holes in the hedge God
had built around him through his confessions of fear,
discouragement and danger. Read part of his negative
confessions in Job 3:25-26: "For the thing which I
greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was
afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither
had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came." This
is completely at variance with the reality of his life, and
what God did for him, which even Satan acknowledged in
Job 1:10.

Don’t speak words of fear, or admit that you’re not in
safety, irrespective of the perceived danger. Rather,
affirm always that no evil shall befall you, because your
life is hidden with Christ, in God (Colossians 3:1). Declare
that God’s angels are watching over you everywhere you
go, to keep you in all your ways.

Confession
I dwell in the secret place of the most high, and
abide in His holy presence; therefore, no evil shall
befall me, neither shall any plague come near my
dwelling. Blessed be God.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Proverbs 18:21; Psalm 91:2-6

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 11:25-36, Psalms 82-84
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 14:15-24, Judges 17

Upgrade Your Life · Thursday, August 8th

Pastor Chris

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the
word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and
to give you an inheritance among all them which are
sanctified (Acts 20:32).

At certain times, we feel obliged to
upgrade our equipment and devices, such as
cars, computers, phones, and electronics
or even our wardrobe, furniture, or the
entire house. While this is commendable,
we ought also to give greater attention to
upgrading our lives. This is possible through
the application of God’s Word. The Word of God has
been given to us to transform and renew our minds, and
upgrade our lives from glory to glory.

Give more attention to the Word. Study, and meditate
on the scriptures. Proverbs 4:20 says, "My son, attend
to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings." It
doesn’t matter what state you’re in right now, if you’d
give yourself wholly to the Word, it’ll upgrade you
spiritually, mentally, financially and physically; your
whole life will be improved! The Word of God is a life-
builder; you can confidently entrust your life to the
Word; it’ll build you up, deliver your inheritance to you,
and catapult you from one level of victory and success
to another level.

2 Corinthians 3:18 tells us, "But we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are
changed into the same image from glory to glory, even
as by the Spirit of the Lord." The word "changed" above
doesn’t mean changing from bad to good; it’s from the
Greek word "metamorphoo"; and it means
"metamophorsis"; a transformation—from one level of
glory to another! This happens through study and
meditation on the Word.

Confession
The Word of God is working in me, and building me up
daily. In every area of my life, there’s development
and progress because the Word is my total life-
builder. I’m effective, excellent, and prospering in all
things because I live in, and by, the Word!

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Romans 12:2; Joshua 1:8

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 11:1-24, Psalms 79-81
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 14:1-14 Judges 15-16

True Humility · Wednesday, August 7th ·
Pastor Chris

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name, which is above
every name: (Philippians 2:8-9).

Humility is a quality of the recreated
human spirit that attracts divine favour
and promotion. It’s an inner ability—a vital
force—which enables you to respond with
absolute submissiveness to the Lordship of
Jesus Christ, through the Word of God.
It’s often expressed in action by the
willingness to take on the responsibility of service to
others, in loyalty to the Word.

The Lord Jesus lived a practical example of what true
humility is. First, He demonstrated His total submission
to the will of the Father as it is written in Hebrews 10:7:
"Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is
written of me,) to do thy will, O God." Secondly, the
Bible tells us in Philippians 2:6-9, that though He was
equal with God, He didn’t count His equality with God
anything to latch on to. Rather, He made Himself of no
reputation, took upon Him the form of a servant, and
became obedient unto death. For this reason, God
exalted Him and gave Him a name that is above every
name.

As believers, we’re to have the mind of Christ and
emulate His humility. True humility for us is to be
submissive to the Lordship of the Word of God. So
you’ve got to know the Word, and let the Word guide
your thoughts, words, and actions. That’s the way to be
submissive to Jesus, for He is the Living Word.

Moreover, 1 Peter 5:6 enjoins us to humble ourselves
under the mighty hand of God that we may be exalted in
due time. Just as Jesus was exalted for doing the
Father’s will, you too will be promoted from glory to
glory as you live in total submission to the Word.

Prayer
Dear Father, I’m yielded to your Word now and
always, guided and propelled by your wisdom, and
clothed with humility, as I live to bring you glory,
fulfilling your destiny for me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: 1 Peter 5:5; Philippians 2:5-10

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 9:30-10:1-21, Psalms 78
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 13:31-35, Judges 13-14

A Life Of Rest · Tuesday, August 6th

Pastor Anita

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath
ceased from his own works, as God did from his
(Hebrews 4:10).

When you study the account of creation in
Genesis chapter one, you’ll observe that
God created man on the sixth day, in His
own image and likeness, after He had
created everything else. Satisfied, the
Bible says He rested from all His works on
the seventh day: "And on the seventh day
God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested…" (Genesis 2:2).

When God was done creating man, everything was ready.
Man’s first day in the earth was God’s day of rest. Adam
didn’t meet God working; he met Him resting. It wasn’t
that God rested so Adam could finish the rest of the
work, no; God finished all the work before Adam was
formed. Adam was born into rest. This was God’s
purpose and intent for man at the beginning. Man is
supposed to function from a position of rest; free from
struggles, anxieties, turmoil and hardships. No wonder
Paul said in Philippians 4:6, ‘be anxious for nothing’; in
other words, have no worries.

If you’ve found yourself struggling through life, though
you’ve been born again, you can change it. God made you
for His pleasure; that means He created you to be
pleased and happy about you. That’s why He has also
given you all things richly to enjoy (1 Timothy 6:17). 2
Peter 1:3 tells us that He’s given you all things that are
related to life and godliness; in other words, both
spiritually and materially, you don’t lack anything;
because He’s already given you ALL things!

You weren’t born to suffer. The life He’s given you is
one of supernatural grace, glory, dominion, joy and
righteousness; it’s an extraordinary life of success, from
a position of rest. If you’ve been toiling, struggling and
battling in life, embrace the Lord’s rest. Take His yoke
upon you, for His yoke is easy, and His burden is light;
and you shall find rest for your soul (Matthew 11:28-29).

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for creating me for your
pleasure, and giving me an extraordinary life of
success, from a position of rest. I function today with
joy, in righteousness, dominion, and power; knowing
that you’ve given me all that I need for life and for
godliness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Hebrews 4:3; Matthew
6:25-26

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 9:1-29, Psalms 74-77
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 13:22-30, Judges 12

What's d point of this on FP?...


BTW, lemme ask...where's Yerima dat said that he sees girls on d street of abuja doing ......emm..em...and hence under aged marriage is OK (solution to early promiscuity)!!

Let him come and repeat what he said again...

Train Your Spirit To Discern His Voice · Monday, August 5th ·
Pastor Chris

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me (John 10:27).

If as a Christian, you find it difficult to
discern the voice of the Spirit, it’s not
because His voice is weak when He speaks.
It’s because you haven’t trained your spirit
to discern His voice. It’s possible to train
yourself to discern the voice of the Spirit,
and here are a few thoughts that’ll help
you.

First, you must develop a voracious appettite for the
Word. Study the Word and know it for yourself. The
voice of God’s Spirit is made known to you through the
written Word. Secondly, learn to act on the Word
quickly. When you receive instructions or counsel from
God’s Word, don’t delay; act at once. That’s learning to
train your spirit.

Thirdly, pray the Word. Prayer helps to condition your
spirit to become a dependable receptacle of God’s
ideas, visions and promptings. So, how you pray, what you
pray about, and the content of your prayer, on the basis
of the Word, determine how sensitive your spirit will be
to His voice.

Also, desire spiritual things; things that matter to God:
desire them from your heart and pursue them. The
proof of desire is pursuit. Engage yourself with
activities that’ll edify your spirit such as soul winning,
participation in church meetings and services etc. Commit
your resources—time, money and attention to the things
that matter to the Lord.

Prayer
My spirit is sensitive to God’s voice, and I’m able to
discern His voice and counsel to me always because
I’m His sheep. The ways of the Spirit have been
manifested unto me, and I’m guided from within and
through the Word to know and walk in the paths of
life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y:Isaiah 30:21; Acts 13:2

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 8:18-39, Psalms 70-73
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 13:10-21 Judges 11

Joagbaje: There are two kinds of rich men. Those who are rich unto God and those who are rich unto themselves. The people that have issues in this context are those who are rich unto themselves only . They don't share their wealth . So they are Gods enemy . But the man who shares is Gods friend .

Luke 12:20-21
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

So God is not against christian prosperity but he is against greed

Might I add sir, there are two kinds of rich people according to Jeremaih 17 from verse 5

This is what the LORD says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD.
They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and
confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?
But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards,
according to what their actions deserve.” Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid,
so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools.

Trust in the lord n do he's principles...you will surely be rich. He does wants us to prosper, because he makes boast with us. It is possible to be very rich and with christ...abraham, isaac, job, solomon, etc are examples

But if we do any thing wrong, no matter how small, just so that we'd get rich, you see their end, no matter how long, in time they'd crash....and funny enough,they are even making those riches for we dat are in christ

Proverbs 13:22 says, A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up. " (Amplified)

Glory to God for ever...you see why I don't envy our politicians??lol

A Special Breed · Sunday, August 4th

Pastor Chris

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an
holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew
forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9).
The Christian is a special breed; he belongs
to a special class—God’s class of being.
He’s a partaker of the divine nature; that
means an associate of the God-kind.
Therefore, when we say, for example,
that a Christian ought not to be sick, it’s
premised on this reality. You have the very
life of God in you. You’re born of God’s incorruptible
seed—His Word (1 Peter 1:23); therefore, the life in you
can’t be corrupted by sickness, disease or death.

However, in spite of this truth, there’re still many who
believe it’s normal for a Christian to be sick; but that’s
completely at variance with what the Word teaches. In
Mark 16:17-18, the Lord Jesus said concerning the
Christian, "And these signs shall follow them that
believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Could it get better than this?
Notice the underlined words. He said if they (the
Christians—the believing ones) drink any deadly thing
they’d not be hurt! You’re not amongst those that can be
"infected" by anything! Jesus said so, and if He did, then
it’s absolute reality. No infection should have power
over you. It makes no difference if this hasn’t been your
experience, the words of the Master hold true.
Meditate on the Word until it becomes your mind-set
and experience.

You’re "peculiar"; that means unique; one of a kind.
James 1:18 says, "Of his own will begat he us with the
word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of
his creatures." Being the "firstfruit" of His creatures
means you’re the first and the best of all that God
created; you’re topmost and first-class all the way;
you’re His glory. He didn’t create you to be subject to
the devil, sickness, disease, infirmities, pain and
depravity; He made you superior to Satan! He created
you for glory, beauty, and excellence; therefore,
refuse to accommodate anything that’s inconsistent with
His nature in your life.

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me your life and
nature—a life of glory, dominion and excellence; free
of sickness, disease and infirmities. Nothing shall by
any means hurt me because my body is sanctified and
preserved from all evil. I walk in the reality of this
truth today, and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Luke 10:19; 1 Peter 2:9

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 8:1-17, Psalms 68-69
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 13:1-9 Judges 10

Triumphant In Christ · Saturday, August 3rd

Pastor Anita

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to
triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of
his knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians
2:14).

When you confessed the Lordship of Jesus
over your life, you were immediately
catapulted into the Kingdom of God’s dear
Son; into a life of triumph. Sadly, many
don’t understand this glorious truth and as
a result, live below their calling. They’re up
today, and down tomorrow; and to them,
"Such is life: you win some, and you lose some." But
that’s not consistent with the life we have in Christ; we
don’t win sometimes, and lose sometimes; we win all the
time! It’s a life of continuous triumph.
Observe our opening verse again; it says, "… thanks be
unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in
Christ…"; not sometimes, but always. What a life!

Christianity is not a religion; it’s the life of God lived out
through you; it’s divinity at work in humanity. You can’t
have this mentality about Christianity, and be beaten
down in life. Until you come to know the Christian life
beyond the facade of religion, all you’d have is the
religiosity of Christian principles; and that’s not good
enough.
You need the understanding of your victorious life in
Christ; you need to have the revelation of the
triumphant, exultant life of the supernatural that you’ve
been called to live. Such an understanding will put
springs in your steps. To know that you have the very
nature of God in your human spirit and His pulsating life
in every fibre of your being will change your perception
in life.

As one who’s born again, become conscious of who you
are and what you have in Christ. You’re different from
the rest of the world; you have the God-life, which
makes you one with Him. With that life working in you,
sickness, disease and infirmity of the body shouldn’t
have power over you, likewise sin. Sin is the cause of
sickness, and Romans 6:14 says, "For sin shall not have
dominion over you…." If sin, which is the parent of
sickness, has no power over you anymore, by virtue of
the pulsating, triumphant life in Christ, then sickness,
which is the offspring of sin, shouldn’t have any power
over you. Halleluiah!

Confession
I’m a victor in Christ Jesus. I’m more than a
conqueror. I function by the wisdom of God, and in
the dominion of the Spirit over every situation! I live
the triumphant life in Christ today, as I recognize and
put to work my authority in Christ! Glory to God!

f u r t h e r s t u d y: 1 John 5:4; Romans 8:17

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 7:7-25, Psalms 64-67
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 12:49-59 Judges 9

With 105 million pounds, I'd buy suarez, el shawary, Wilshere and Luiz

My madrid squard would be a killer squad.

..And yes, I'm an arsenal/madrid fan

Joagbaje: I don't really get your point. The word "wish " stands for prayer in this context. Just like I say "I WISH YOU SAFE JOURNEY" that's a prayer for safe trip.

Moffat translation reads

3 John 1:2
My dear friend, I pray that you may in all respects prosper and enjoy good health, just as your soul already prospers.

If prosperity not of God why praying such prayer on Gods people. Why dint he say I wish you poverty and suffering as you guys preach.

Might I add 2corinth 9 v 11 (NIV)

11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can
be generous on every occasion , and through us your
generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

Prosperity is of God, why can devil's children(ritualists, killers, robbers etc) be rich and God's can't? Is it that God don't want goodies for his kids?

Look what God said here in Zacharia 1 v 14-16 (KJV),

14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me,
Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am
jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great
jealousy.
15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease : for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to
Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it,
saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched
forth upon Jerusalem.

He wants us to prosper in every good work, spirit, soul and body.

"Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."
Psalm 35:27

God Gets Great Pleasure In Prospering His People. If you don’t want prosperity, God won’t force it on you.
He won’t give you anything that you don’t want to
receive. Yes God loves to prosper you but if you draw
back in fear and give up on faith, God has no pleasure in you.
Faith is the key to receiving and pleasing God. You must
have faith in order to please God( Hebrews 11:6).

Your Name And Your Destiny · Friday, August 2nd ·

Pastor Chris

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but
thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many
nations have I made thee (Genesis 17:5).

Whatever name you answer, as a person,
has a direct bearing on your destiny; your
name gives meaning to your destiny. This
explains why it was necessary for God to
change the names of certain characters in
the Bible in line with their destinies in God.
A good example is Abraham, who was
formerly called Abram. Abram meant exalted father or
assumed father; one who was regarded as a father, even
though he didn’t have children.
However, one day, God spoke to him and said, "…behold,
my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of
many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called
Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of
many nations have I made thee" (Genesis 17:4-5). He
believed God, and immediately started answering the
name "Abraham," meaning ‘a father of many nations.’

Another example is Jacob; he was named Jacob at birth
because when he was born, he held on to his brother’s
heel. Jacob means swindler or deceiver; and true to his
name, he obtained his brother’s birthright through
deceit, with the aid of his mother. However, when he
encountered the Angel of God’s presence and asked to
be blessed, the Angel wouldn’t bless him until his name
was changed from Jacob (the swindler) to Israel, a
prince with God (Genesis 32:28); thus was his destiny
transformed for good.

Before Peter came to Jesus, he answered the name
Simon, meaning a reed shaken by the wind, unstable. As
Simon, he wasn’t consistent. One day Jesus said to him,
"And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, (Greek:
Petros) and upon this rock (Greek: Petra) I will build my
church…" (Matthew 16:18). "Petros" means a little rock
that’s founded on a greater hidden rock (Petra), not
just a stone; signifying stability and consistency.

If the name you’ve been answering isn’t consistent with
the Word of God, you’ve got to change it, because your
name is your destiny. It makes no difference that you’ve
answered the name all your life; if you find that its
meaning isn’t consistent with the revelation of who you
are as a new creation in Christ, you must respond to
God’s Word and change it as an act of faith. When you
do, your new name will be recorded in heaven, and the
destiny of the former one will be cancelled.

Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the revelation
of your Word that enlightens me on who I am in
Christ. Thank you for leading and guiding me in the
way that I should go, taking paths that you’ve
preordained for me, and elevating me unto higher
levels of your glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Matthew 16:16-18

Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Romans 6:15-7:1-6, Psalms 60-63
2 Year Reading Plan : Luke 12:35-48, Judges 8