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I bury my head in shame if it's true that a serving governor is commissioning streetlights as an laudable projects !!!

Alex101 has my vote !

This thread has been exciting and entertaining !

I also checked their site around 6am .Today's own has not been uploaded....

26 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

WHY GOD ACCEPTS YOU (1)

‘…Approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him….’

2 Corinthians 5:21

2013-02-26. 

God loves and accepts you as much on your bad days as He does on your good ones. In a performance-based society, that’s easy to forget. But you mustn’t! God’s acceptance is based on your standing in Christ, not the state of your life at a given time. ‘For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His (not our) goodness].’ Think of the cross as a trading post. There God took every sin you’d ever commit and laid it upon Jesus. And the moment you place your trust in Christ, God takes all of Christ’s righteousness and wraps you up in it. From that point on, He sees you only one way—in Christ. How liberating! Liberating, because now you realise that your worth isn’t based on what you do but on who you are in relationship to Christ. God actually assigned value to you by allowing Jesus to die for you. ‘But I can’t believe that God doesn’t care about what I do.’ You’re right! And your rewards in heaven will be based on your stewardship here on earth. God wants you to do good works, but He doesn’t want you to depend on them; He wants you to do them out of love for Him. Once you understand your position, who you are in Christ, you begin doing the right things for the right reasons.

1 Kings 10-11, Matthew 18:1-9, Psalm 40:9-17 , Proverbs 6:6-8

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

HEALING

 Give thanks to God for the many healings and miracles taking place around Wales in these days - at Ffald y Brenin Retreat Centre, but also in many other places too.  Pray that God’s healing power will begin to touch more and more people outside of the Church, so that they will know His love and experience His grace.  Pray that Christians will be bold in praying with their non-Christian friends for healing and miracles.

So Okija juju was again disqualified this year ?

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase"

Without faith,it's impossible to please God ......

Thanks Flawless-diva for this morning update !

Thanks Odunharry for today's update !

Joe Ajaero and his comrades are catalyst of disaster to this nation . How a union can hold a nation to ransom is what I don't understand ? I trust they can try all this nonsense with Obasanjo or even Fashola .....

Do you know that all the top ogas for NEPA are into private power supply,generator supply and distribution ? I know a top woman is a GM in PHCN ,she's into generators maintenance and services for top banks in this nation......

Like all our politicians,these people will pay dearly for all their actions and it cannot be well with them so say the holy Bible .....

Nigeria will be saved and Migeria must WORK in my life time !

We've got to give it to Tinubu though he's more corrupt SYSTEMATICALLY than OBJ...

El-Rufai is a liar !

Join your hands together,contribute money like some of you did in 2011 ,I tell you and I lie not that Buhari can NEVER become president of this nation again .....

I only fear for the needless lives that will be lost when he loses cos that's his fate even if he contests hundred times !

23 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

‘Give all your worries…to God, for he cares about you.’

1Peter 5:7

2013-02-23 

Think about the things you worried about last year, or even last week. How many came to pass? Statistically, 10 percent at most! And did all your worrying make them better or worse? And what about the physical and emotional toll that worry is taking on you? Dr. Charles Mayo, founder of the famous Mayo Clinic, said, ‘Worry negatively affects the circulation, the heart, the glands, and the whole nervous system. It profoundly affects your health. I have never known a person who died from overwork, but many who died from worry.’ So when are you going to face up to the fact that you worry too much, and do something about it? ‘What can I do?’ you ask. The Bible says, ‘Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.’ By committing each day to the Lord, you are trusting Him to go before you and work things out for the best. It’s the only way to live! Worry doesn’t work. It’s like a rocking chair; it will give you something to do and keep you going, but it won’t get you anywhere! Life is too big for any of us to handle alone. So when worry comes to prey on your mind, attack it with the promises of God. Go ahead, bring your fears to God and watch them shrivel and die: ‘…It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life’ (Philippians 4:7 TM). George Muller said, ‘The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.’

 

I Kings 6-7, Matthew 17:1-13, Psalm 36 , Proverbs 5:21-23

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

PRAYING FOR UCB

 Pray for UCB’s Prison ministry which connects with prison Chaplains and distributes many copies of ‘The Word for Today’ to inmates.  It also links prisoners seeking pen pals with the Prison Fellowship.  Lord, bless this ministry and use it to open doors into prisons, reaching prisoners with Your love.  Encourage our Prison Ministry staff with the privilege of hearing stories of the difference their work has made, both to chaplains and ...

PointB,

I'm not igbo but I just love this laudable project....

I nominate Manny4life though I don't know if my vote is valid.....

22 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

HE UNDERSTANDS (2)

‘…He faced all of the same testings we do...’

2013-02-22 

Are you disappointed in people? Jesus understands, because in the final analysis, those He loved and counted on let Him down. Judas, His treasurer, sold Him out, and then sealed the deal with a kiss. Even in His darkest hour, Gethsemane, His closest disciples, Peter, James and John, couldn’t stay awake and pray with Him for an hour (Matthew 26:40). Are you tired of all the demands? Jesus understands. ‘A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and He healed them all’ (Matthew 15:30 NLT). You say, ‘But if Jesus was God how could He get tired?’ Because He was both God and man. He had to be God in order to save us, and man in order to die for us. ‘…Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime’ (John 4:6 NLT). Have you been falsely accused? Jesus understands. They accused Him of being ‘…a lush, a friend of the riff-raff’ (Matthew 11:19 TM). Up until the time of His death they were still trying ‘…to find something false…so they could kill him’ (Matthew 26:59 NCV). And Jesus said, ‘…The servant is not greater than his lord…’ (John 15:20 KJV). When you decide to follow Jesus, you’re signing up for a life of advancement—and adversity! So why did Jesus go through these things? ‘Since he himself has gone through suffering…he is able to help us…’ (Hebrews 2:18 NLT). He walked the path you’re on today so that you could go to Him knowing He understands, and that He is able to help.

I Kings 3-5, Matthew 16:13-28, Psalm 33:13-22 , Proverbs 5:15-20

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

NEIGHBOUR FRIDAY

 Lord, help me to be a generous neighbour to those living in the houses near me.  Help me to see my street through Your eyes, and keep me alert to neighbours who are in particular need – struggling financially, with illness, with the death of a family member, or simply alone because no-one visits them. Show me ways I can help.  Could you invite a neighbour round for a meal this weekend?

Abeg,can I nominate Okija juju to act temporary till when election is conducted for a new eze ?

Flawless~diva,

You beat me to it this morning . Thanks for the update and may God enrich your life with wonderful testimonies !

When is this debate gonna start again nowwww ?

As long as you don't contest for president again in your miserable life . We don't want your almajiri to unleash the blood of 'dogs and baboons' in our nation.....

If Buhari cannot sacrifice his selfish ambition to rule this nation once again,we might as well be stuck with PDP and Jonathan .....

I tell you my people and I lie not, Buhari can NEVER rule this nation again . The handwritten is on the wall,it's so simple as ABC .

20 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

KNOWING WHAT GOD’S CALLED YOU TO DO

‘…Who are you…?’

John 1:22

2013-02-20.

When asked, ‘Who are you?’ John the Baptist replied, ‘…The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord…’ (v. 23 NKJV). After listening to John for a while, his disciples left him to follow Christ. And that was okay with John, because he knew what he was called to do. Do you? You can only go on for so long ‘trying things.’ At some point you’ve got to discover what God’s called you to do and give yourself fully to it. Apparently Paul wasn’t a particularly great speaker: ‘I came to you…timid and trembling…my message and my preaching were very plain…’ (1Corinthians 2:3-4 NLT). But what Paul lacked as a speaker, he more than compensated for as a writer. He wrote the inspired word that enabled others to preach! Something so powerful was released through Paul’s writings that even when they threw him in jail he didn’t ask for a lawyer or a gourmet meal because he was tired of prison food. No, he wanted paper so that he could keep writing. In fact, Paul wrote all the way to the end of his life. And because he did, lives are still being changed today. What a legacy! And all because one man discovered his calling and devoted himself to it. So the question is: Have you discovered your calling and devoted yourself to it? George Bernard Shaw wrote: ‘Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I get to hold for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before turning it over to future generations.’ 

Hebrews 11:17 - 13:25, Matthew 15:29-39, Psalm 28 , Proverbs 5:3-6

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

 Jesus, the Light of the World, also calls us to be lights shining in the places where He has planted us.  Pray that the Church in your local community will want to get involved in community events.  Pray that God will put in place ‘bridge’ people, who will help the Church find ways of blessing and serving things which are already happening in the local area.  Pray for good relationships between Church and local council.

Pls quote me after 2015 election ..Buhari can NEVER be president again . Bakare has already prophesied to that effect . ...

19 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

PRAYER, NOT PRESSURE, CHANGES PEOPLE

‘But we all…are changed…by the Spirit of the Lord.’

2 Corinthians 3:18

2013-02-19.

Jesus asked the question, ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?’ (Matthew 7:3 NIV). Expecting more out of people than they’re able to give will hurt your relationships, not help them. People need the freedom to be who they are. That doesn’t mean they don’t need or want to change. But nobody appreciates being given the message, even subtly, that they must change in order to be loved and accepted. We’re more likely to change for those who are willing to accept us with our shortcomings, than for those who demand we live by their rules. One thing is certain: God won’t change the people we’re trying to change until we adopt a ‘hands off’ policy. We must get out of His way and let Him work! Even when we think we’re hiding our disapproval, people still feel it. It’s in our voice and body language. Prayer is the greatest agent for change, not pressure. If we truly love people we’ll pray for them and allow God to work on them His way, on His schedule, and for His glory. Many of those who irritate us are simply being themselves; their personality just doesn’t mesh with ours. Sometimes we want them to change when we need to change. Often the things we require in other people are already available for us to enjoy, if we’ll just stop judging them. For change to be lasting, it must come from the inside out. And only the Spirit of God can bring that kind of change.

 

Hebrews 9:1 - 11:16, Matthew 15:15-28, Psalm 5 , Proverbs 5:1-2

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

UNITED IN MISSION

 Give thanks for the remarkable increase in ‘inter-church’ mission initiatives which have sprung up around the UK since Hope 08, and for the many who have come to faith in Jesus through those initiatives.  Pray for outreach activities in your local community which are supported by several different churches, that they will be founded on true unity –governed by the same heart and the same vision, even though participants come from different church ...

19 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

PRAYER, NOT PRESSURE, CHANGES PEOPLE

‘But we all…are changed…by the Spirit of the Lord.’

2 Corinthians 3:18

2013-02-19.

Jesus asked the question, ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?’ (Matthew 7:3 NIV). Expecting more out of people than they’re able to give will hurt your relationships, not help them. People need the freedom to be who they are. That doesn’t mean they don’t need or want to change. But nobody appreciates being given the message, even subtly, that they must change in order to be loved and accepted. We’re more likely to change for those who are willing to accept us with our shortcomings, than for those who demand we live by their rules. One thing is certain: God won’t change the people we’re trying to change until we adopt a ‘hands off’ policy. We must get out of His way and let Him work! Even when we think we’re hiding our disapproval, people still feel it. It’s in our voice and body language. Prayer is the greatest agent for change, not pressure. If we truly love people we’ll pray for them and allow God to work on them His way, on His schedule, and for His glory. Many of those who irritate us are simply being themselves; their personality just doesn’t mesh with ours. Sometimes we want them to change when we need to change. Often the things we require in other people are already available for us to enjoy, if we’ll just stop judging them. For change to be lasting, it must come from the inside out. And only the Spirit of God can bring that kind of change.

 

Hebrews 9:1 - 11:16, Matthew 15:15-28, Psalm 5 , Proverbs 5:1-2

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

UNITED IN MISSION

 Give thanks for the remarkable increase in ‘inter-church’ mission initiatives which have sprung up around the UK since Hope 08, and for the many who have come to faith in Jesus through those initiatives.  Pray for outreach activities in your local community which are supported by several different churches, that they will be founded on true unity –governed by the same heart and the same vision, even though participants come from different church ...

19 FEB 2013

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

PRAYER, NOT PRESSURE, CHANGES PEOPLE

‘But we all…are changed…by the Spirit of the Lord.’

2 Corinthians 3:18

2013-02-19.

Jesus asked the question, ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?’ (Matthew 7:3 NIV). Expecting more out of people than they’re able to give will hurt your relationships, not help them. People need the freedom to be who they are. That doesn’t mean they don’t need or want to change. But nobody appreciates being given the message, even subtly, that they must change in order to be loved and accepted. We’re more likely to change for those who are willing to accept us with our shortcomings, than for those who demand we live by their rules. One thing is certain: God won’t change the people we’re trying to change until we adopt a ‘hands off’ policy. We must get out of His way and let Him work! Even when we think we’re hiding our disapproval, people still feel it. It’s in our voice and body language. Prayer is the greatest agent for change, not pressure. If we truly love people we’ll pray for them and allow God to work on them His way, on His schedule, and for His glory. Many of those who irritate us are simply being themselves; their personality just doesn’t mesh with ours. Sometimes we want them to change when we need to change. Often the things we require in other people are already available for us to enjoy, if we’ll just stop judging them. For change to be lasting, it must come from the inside out. And only the Spirit of God can bring that kind of change.

 

Hebrews 9:1 - 11:16, Matthew 15:15-28, Psalm 5 , Proverbs 5:1-2

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

UNITED IN MISSION

 Give thanks for the remarkable increase in ‘inter-church’ mission initiatives which have sprung up around the UK since Hope 08, and for the many who have come to faith in Jesus through those initiatives.  Pray for outreach activities in your local community which are supported by several different churches, that they will be founded on true unity –governed by the same heart and the same vision, even though participants come from different church ...

Here is the link below for those who might be interested in updating this thread for us daily .


http://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today.html


I really appreciate our Mods for recommending this thread for the homepage . May the good Lord lifts you up on every side this year in Jesus name ....

For those who have determined to be following this thread daily ,I've got no more prayer for you cos you are bless already .....

TODAY'S WORD FOR TODAY

WHEN GOD LIGHTS A FIRE UNDER YOU

‘…Great persecution broke out…and all…were scattered…’

Acts 8:1

2013-02-18

Jesus never intended for His disciples to get comfortable in Jerusalem and stay there. He told them, ‘…Forgiveness of sins will be preached in [my] name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem’ (Luke 24:47 NIV). They were only supposed to remain in Jerusalem long enough to be infused with power, then take the gospel to the world. But they ‘…returned to Jerusalem…And…stayed continually at the temple, praising God’ (vv. 52-53 NIV). Now it’s okay to wait on God for directions and the power to carry them out, but not to keep repeating some earlier experience you’ve had. Jesus said, ‘You will receive power…and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1:8 NIV). So how did God get them out of their comfort zone? By lighting a fire under them! ‘…Great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and …Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went’ (Acts 8:1-4 NIV). We all believe the gospel must be preached to every nation, but few of us want to leave home and take it to them. We’re willing to pray, and even pay, as long as we get to stay. But when God has a mission for you, He will do whatever it takes to get you moving. Before He will let you miss out on your destiny, He will permit trouble to uproot you. You can’t freeze-frame the past or relive it. And you can’t keep God’s blessing to yourself. When God lights a fire under you, He’s saying; ‘It’s time for you to move!’

Hebrews 5-8, Matthew 15:1-14, Psalm 149 , Proverbs 4:25-27

TODAY'S PRAYER - FROM PRAYER FOR TODAY MAGAZINE

FOUNDATIONS IN PRAYER

 Give thanks for the prayer which already happens in your community, especially where several churches are praying together.  Pray for those who champion prayer in your local area, and particularly for those who co-ordinate prayer for mission activities.  Ask God to shield them with His protection, and give them His strength as they encourage more and more people to pray.  Pray that mission-minded prayer in your community will increase and multiply in the ...

Odunharry,

Thank you for assisting to update for today but try and follow the format I'm using before with the date on top for ease following ....

Thank you and God bless !

Have a splendid week ahead ...

pekelepekele:

If you are a christian why is your username Nathief

I was born into a muslim family but my mum later got converted and with the influence of a mum on her children,we her. Children later got to know Christ for ourselves .