PRESERVED BY HIS POWER

The power of God is a keeper of men; it is a preserver of lives and destinies. We are held together, kept alive and kept in charge by the power of God. 

SCRIPTURE: Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:5

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When you are equipped with power, you are guaranteed safety.

The power of God is a keeper of men; it is a preserver of lives and destinies. We are held together, kept alive and kept in charge by the power of God. The knowledge of this truth is very important because we live in a world that is becoming increasingly dangerous. 

For instance, someone's offence is that he entered a taxicab, and suddenly found that he is in the midst of strange and deadly people with the intention of robbing or killing him. We live in days where human beings have become more heartless than you can ever imagine, more beastly than animals because even animals at times can be entreated. So, we need power to be kept, and the power of God is a keeper. God's power is the major tool for the preservation of the lives and destinies of God's people. 

When you are equipped with power, you are guaranteed safety. The bankruptcy of power can lead to vulnerability in life; where power is in short supply, a person can be easily vulnerable to the wickedness of the wicked. 

Moses would have died before his time if not for the power of God. Moses was one man who carried power; he was a symbol of power so he could not be wasted by the devil. Pharaoh, as terrible as he was, looked for Moses and Moses, after encountering the power of God, returned to face him. He manhandled Pharaoh until Pharaoh was buried in the Red Sea (Exodus 10:7; Exodus 14:1-28). That is, Moses became the terroriser of a terrorist (Pharaoh) by power.

Beloved, if you want your life to become a snare to the kingdom of darkness, what you need is power, the Power of God. 

REMEMBER THIS: When you are equipped with power, you are guaranteed safety.

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Believe that you cannot be wasted by the enemy.

2. Make use of the power you have as a child of God against the enemy.

3. Spend more time with God at the place of prayer and worship.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the power and authority You gave me in Christ. In the Name of Jesus, I condemn every tongue and device of the enemy against my life, destiny, and family. I shall fulfil my days, Lord in Jesus Name.

STOP MARKETING THE FLESH

One of the worst things that can happen to a Christian is to become a tool in the hands of satan the devil unknowingly.

SCRIPTURE: And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. Proverbs 7:10

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: One of the worst things that can happen to a Christian is to become a tool in the hands of satan the devil unknowingly.

From our anchor scripture above, it is established that there is the attire (a dressing) of a harlot. Commercial organizations market their products extensively through advertisement. In the same manner, the attire of a harlot is the attire that merchandises or advertises the human flesh as a product to be exploited.

In this end time, there is the shameless exposure and showcasing of the flesh even in church. It is impossible to differentiate a Jezebel (immoral and seductive woman) from a Christian woman or lady. They wear dresses that are very revealing and tight on their bodies, yet, they come to church to sing and clap. The question is: who are they deceiving?

Instead of advertising our spirituality, we live in a generation that seeks to advertise carnality. The truth is, each time you dress in a seductive manner, you are only advertising your body and you seem to be saying, ‘Everybody see me, look at how physically endowed I am: look at my chest, look at my back, look at how big my hips are; just take a look.’ If you are such a person, the only thing that appears to be your most important asset is your flesh. 

Beloved, one of the worst things that can happen to a Christian is to become a tool in the hands of satan the devil unknowingly. The challenge is, many children of God have joined the children of the devil in fulfilling satan’s vision by directing people to the path that will lead them into damnation with their looks.  Endeavour not to become a tool in the hand of satan. Stop marketing the flesh. Advertise spirituality, not carnality. 

REMEMBER THIS: One of the worst things that can happen to a Christian is to become a tool in the hands of Satan the devil unknowingly.

ASSIGNMENT(S): 

1.  Determine to represent God in your looks or dressing

2.  Endeavour to change your wardrobe if necessary.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your Word to me today. I demand that You kill every fleshly tendency in me, O Lord, in Jesus Name.

USE YOUR GIFT TO GLORIFY GOD, NOT THE DEVIL

Never use your God-given gift to the glory of the devil or for ordinary entertainment without impacting lives positively. Ensure you can defend how you use your potential before God.

SCRIPTURE: For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep Acts 13:36a 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Ensure that you glorify God in everything you do.

In those days, there was a man called Elvis Presley, the king of rock as he was called. He was raised in church. I once listened to his recorded performance of the Christian hymns: Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art with his deep baritone voice combined with amazing vocal effects; it was awesome and impactful. But afterwards, he drifted and handed himself to the devil; he started singing songs that glorified the devil. Consequently, he died on drugs; Elvis Presley faded away in shame because he decided to glorify the devil with his potential. 

Michael Jackson also grew in church, sang in church, but after a while, he was lured into the world. He began to glorify the devil with his potential and he died miserably.

There are many people today who are glorifying the devil with what was graciously given to them by God. How could a person use the voice that Jehovah gave him for the worship of His Name, to sing immoral songs glorifying the devil? Why would God give you voice, wisdom, graces, etc., and you use it to celebrate His enemy, satan, the devil? How would you stand before God in Judgment?

There are people who have the gift of making people laugh but they are making unclean jokes. Some of the jokes are full of lies. You do not need to tell lies to make jokes; there are clean, healthy humours that can make a heart merry and do good like medicine.

Beloved, ensure that you glorify God in everything you do. Never use your God-given gift to the glory of the devil or for ordinary entertainment without impacting lives positively. Ensure you can defend how you use your potential before God.

REMEMBER THIS: Ensure that you glorify God in everything you do. 

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Ask for mercy if you have ever used your potential to glorify the devil or promote the kingdom of darkness.

2. Channel your gifts and potentials towards making positive impact on earth and glorifying God.

3. Refuse to bow to the pressure of glorifying the devil with your potentials no matter the money, fame or promises involved.

PRAYER: Lord, my life, resources and potentials are all Yours. Use me for Your glory, Lord in Jesus Name.

WHERE TO EXPRESS DILIGENCE

Be diligent in the assignment of your life or the work of your hands give it what it takes, deploy your energy for maximum impact in what you do (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

SCRIPTURE: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Ecclesiastes 9:10

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is no victory for the lazy.

Yesterday, we looked at diligence as one of the major keys to destiny fulfilment. We saw, among other things, that where people are lazy, life can never be easy, and hard work is the cure for hard life.

Today, we are going to look at the areas of life where diligence can be expressed for the fulfilment of destiny:

 

1. Faith and Relationship with God: Be diligent in the development of your faith and in your relationship with God. It is necessary to note that your faith and relationship with God require diligence (Joshua 1:8).

Beloved, there is no victory for the lazy. Many people spend hours watching television, they spend hours on garbage on the internet but no time for the Word of God. Joshua 1:8 says that we should meditate on the Word day and night. So, it is crucial to develop your faith because your faith determines your life, strength and victory in life. Develop quality relationship with God; take the time to worship, study His Word, pray, fast, fortify yourself. 

 

2. Self-development: Be diligent in the development of yourself. That is, increasing in the knowledge of what you do, your gift, talents and potentials. David developed himself until he was number one in Israel in playing the instrument (1 Samuel 16:18).

Beloved, come to a level in your profession where you can be considered first amongst every other person. 

 

3. Life Assignment: Be diligent in what you do. Be diligent in the assignment of your life or the work of your hands give it what it takes, deploy your energy for maximum impact in what you do (Ecclesiastes 9:10).

As you make up your mind to be diligent, I see you at the top in life.

 

REMEMBER THIS: There is no victory for the lazy. 

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Spend time with God at the place of prayer and worship to build a strong and intimate relationship with Him.

2. Take up a course that would facilitate your mental and career development where necessary.

3. Maximally deploy your energy into your assignment.

PRAYER: Lord, draw me close to You like never before. I receive the grace to pour out myself unto the fulfilment of the purpose for which I was created, Lord, in Jesus name.

THE PLACE OF DILIGENCE IN DESTINY

The possibilities of life are accessible by diligence, but where people are lazy, life can never be easy.

SCRIPTURE: By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Ecclesiastes 10:18

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Where people are lazy, life can never be easy.

Diligence is another key to destiny fulfilment. The place of diligence to destiny fulfilment can never be over-emphasized. The possibilities of life are accessible by diligence, but where people are lazy, life can never be easy.

Jacob was a typical example of a diligent worker; he forced himself into destiny fulfilment on the frequency of diligence. Genesis 31:38-41 confirms that Jacob worked day and night; he was too diligent to be frustrated by his wicked uncle, Laban. Diligence was the only way Jacob could survive and succeed despite the wickedness and crookedness of his employer. At a point, he had to physically paint woods to determine the colour of the offspring the flocks were to bring forth because that was the next condition of service. He wearied out Laban by work; the cheating attitude of Laban could not work against Jacob. He worked his way out of Laban's crookedness (Genesis 30:37-38).

Now, let us look at some facts about diligence:

1. Diligence brings eminence (Proverbs 22:29).

2. Diligence brings excellence (Daniel 6:1-3). To work hard is to stand out. Hard work brings high flight.

3. Diligence brings affluence. Hard work is the cure for hard life. Jacob became affluent by diligence (Genesis 30:25-27, 43).

4. Diligence forbids decadence. Nothing is permitted to decay where there is diligence. It is indolence that breeds decadence (Ecclesiastes 10:18).

5. Diligence facilitates providence. It facilitates the fulfilment of your Divinely ordained plans and purpose. God is a Worker; Jesus is a Worker (John 5:17). So, God loves those who love work. 

Beloved, make up your mind to be diligent in everything you do.

REMEMBER THIS: Where people are lazy, life can never be easy.

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Have a schedule of your daily activities and have a personal assessment at the end of each day.

2. Refuse to company with lazy people.

3. If you are trusting God for what to do, start doing something no matter how little it is.

PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace to be diligent in everything I do. I refuse to waste my life. Bring me into eminence through diligence and excellence, Lord, in Jesus Name.

YOUR DECISION AND YOUR DESTINY

Beloved, the wrong decision of today can close a destiny forever. So, avoid wrong decisions and guide your heart from negative suggestions that can influence your decisions.

SCRIPTURE: And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? Genesis 25:31-32.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: People make choices, and choices make people.

Previously, we looked at discovery as one of the keys that facilitate the fulfilment of destiny. And today, we are looking at decision as another key. Decision is very critical to the fulfilment of destiny. People make choices then choices make people. That is to say, people make choices, and the choices they make either make or mar them in return. It is not possible to be made without a choice.

It was through a decision that Jacob negotiated and got the birth right from Esau, his brother and he (Jacob) ended up as the carrier of the Abrahamic Blessing. Jacob was the second born, so what ought to have been in the line-up of the covenant patriarchs is: the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Esau. But Jacob examined the situation of his birth, he saw that the Abrahamic blessing is very great; he saw how massive his father Isaac was by virtue of the blessing. So, Jacob began to think: does it mean that this mighty river of blessing flowing through this family is meant to bypass me? Does it mean that I was only born into this family for fancy? With all these thoughts in mind, he began to strategize until he found a solution. He discovered that his brother Esau loved temporary things above permanent matters and that he also preferred food above the future. 

So, Jacob strategically planned to collect the birth right from Esau. And Esau, who did not value the birth right entered into a transaction that displaced him from the book of eternal covenant with the Almighty God; he made a regrettable decision. The position of birth is the most difficult thing to change but Jacob changed it by choice (Genesis 25:29-34).

Beloved, the wrong decision of today can close a destiny forever. So, avoid wrong decisions and guard your heart from negative suggestions that can influence your decisions.

REMEMBER THIS: People make choices, and choices make people.

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Determine to succeed in life and fulfil your destiny no matter the situation around you.

2. Make out time to think on scriptures that will build your faith unto fulfilment.

3. Back up your decision with brutal work and aggressive prayer.

PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace to make the right decision for my life and destiny. Nothing can hamper my fulfilment in life and destiny, Lord in Jesus Name.

CRITICAL DISCOVERIES TO MAKE IN LIFE

Beloved, until you know who you are, nobody has the right to know who you are. Until your identity can be defined by you, obscurity remains your portion.

SCRIPTURE:  The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Until your identity can be defined by you, obscurity remains your portion.

We have been on the journey of exploring the profits of discovery. In addition to the different profits of discovery mentioned previously, it is also important to know that discovery is cure for deficiency and shortage. Our anchor Scripture establishes the fact that discovery is cure for deficiency and shortage. Revelation is a magnet of possession. There is something that can travel in your direction if a fresh light comes upon you.

Now, what discoveries are you to make? 

1. Discover whose you are. 

Who owns you? The God you are serving, do you know Him? (Daniel 11:32, Philippians 3:10). Knowing God is a continuous process. The more you discover the God you are serving, the more authority you gather.

 

2. Discover who you are 

In John 1:22-23, when the Pharisees sent people to John, the people asked him, who are you that we may give an answer to them that sent us? That is to say, what do you say of yourself? He said, I am the voice…; he did not say, I am a voice. That is, that voice that Isaiah spoke about, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord that voice you read about, I am the one.

Beloved, until you know who you are, nobody has the right to know who you are. Until your identity can be defined by you, obscurity remains your portion.

 

3. Discover what is yours.

You must know what is yours. Divine health is yours (Isaiah 53:5). Supernatural supply is yours (Deuteronomy 8:18), Deliverance is yours (Galatians 3:13). Divine direction is yours (John 10:27). The anointing is yours (1 John 2:20). Favour is yours (Psalm 5:12).  

Beloved, endeavour to know God, yourself and what is yours. You shall succeed in Jesus’ Name.

REMEMBER THIS: Until your identity can be defined by you, obscurity remains your portion. 

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Know whose you are. Let it be confirmed that you belong to God totally; do not glorify the devil and still think you are God's own.

2. Know who you are; do not allow the devil to intimidate you with his lies.

3. Make demands on what is yours.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for making me in Your Image. I walk in the realm of fulfilment, freedom and prosperity. And I take delivery of what is mine, Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE ABUSE OF GRACE AND ETERNAL DAMNATION

The abuse of grace leads to eternal damnation in hellfire. To claim that grace is a license to live anyhow is to find oneself in eternal hellfire where there is no way out. 

SCRIPTURE: For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despise Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Hebrews 10:26-28.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The abuse of grace leads to eternal damnation.

The grace of God which is given to help us live a sin-free life has been used by many in our days to brazenly commit sin and excuse it away. There are people who live anyhow they want in the name of grace. Some preachers teach that once you are saved, you are forever saved and that it does not matter the sin you commit. That is a lie from the pit of hell; that is an abuse of grace. 

The essence of grace is to make us wax strong in spirit (Luke 2:40); grace makes people to be Christ-like in every aspect. It teaches people to deny ungodliness and worldly lust (Titus 2:11-12); grace empowers people to live soberly in righteousness and godliness in this present world (Titus 2:11-12), and causes people to abound unto good work (2 Corinthians 9:8). So, grace helps us to live right; it is not a license to live wrong.

Jude 1:4-7 (NLT) says, some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvellous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not remain faithful.

So, there is nothing like if you are saved today, you remain saved permanently regardless of how you live. 

Beloved, please be mindful of this: church welcomes everybody as they are so they can be changed, but not so with heaven. The abuse of grace leads to eternal damnation in hellfire. To claim that grace is a license to live anyhow is to find oneself in eternal hellfire where there is no way out. That will not be your portion in Jesus Name. 

REMEMBER THIS: The abuse of grace leads to eternal damnation. 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Refuse to live in sin; and if you have a weakness, make demands on God's grace to overcome and live in righteousness.

2. Be sincere to God; if you make a mistake, sincerely ask for mercy and never go back to it.

3. Pray, study the Word, and create an atmosphere of God's presence around you always.

PRAYER: O Lord, give me the grace to walk in righteousness. Draw me close to You and connect me with Your purity, Lord, in Jesus Name. 

DOMINION IN DISCOVERY

The level of dominion you have exercised so far is a function of your discoveries.

SCRIPTURE: And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  Matthew 16:17-18

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The level of dominion you have exercised so far is a function of your discoveries.

Many years ago, Paul Yonggi Cho was trying to cast out a demon from someone. He said he did everything he could but the devil remained. All of a sudden, he got a flash of light in his spirit and he told the demon: “demon, you have to go out now! Two thousand years ago, my elder brother, Jesus Christ defeated you on my behalf and I stand in His shoes to ask you to get out.The devil replied with something like, Hold on, hold on! I will go but please do not tell anyone this secret because many people are not aware of it. Then the demon left. 

Beloved, it is the knowledge of whose you are and who you are that gives you dominion in life. Search the Scripture and let God reveal you to you.

When Jesus said to His disciples, who do men say I am? Peter said, you are the Christ the son of the Living God (Matthew 16:15-16). By that discovery, Jesus said to Peter, thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. That is, step into dominion by what you have just discovered.

Beloved, there is something you can see out of Scripture that will make you shift in power, authority, audacity, and boldness. The level of dominion you have exercised so far is a function of the discoveries you have made. Light is reflective. When you carry light, you do not beg darkness; darkness naturally excuses itself as light arrives. So, if you are lacking in power or dominion, then you must step up in discoveries, discoveries from Scripture. 

REMEMBER THIS: The level of dominion you have exercised so far is a function of your discoveries.

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Locate Scriptures that will position you as an authority in the realms you desire, and meditate on them.

2. Surrender your will completely to God so that your dominion and audacity can be established. 

PRAYER: Lord, I surrender my will to You. Please show me a revelation that will shift me to a higher realm of dominion and power with You, Lord, in Jesus Name.

KEYS TO DESTINY FULFILMENT

Beloved, the day you locate your place in Scripture, your destiny fulfilment begins, and all eyes will be fastened upon you (Luke 4:20).

SCRIPTURE: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jeremiah 1:5

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Discovery is behind recovery.

It is very important to know that keys are assets to life. Keys are also indispensable to life because they facilitate access and exit. 

However, it is not enough to have keys, it is important to have the right keys. And beyond having the right keys, making use of them is crucial.

Now, one key that facilitates the opening of destiny is called Discovery 

Discovery facilitates the fulfilment of destiny. In Luke 4:15-21, Jesus Christ our Saviour literally stepped into His Ministry by a discovery He made in the Book of prophet Isaiah – And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written (concerning him in Isaiah Chapter 61). 

Beloved, the day you locate your place in Scripture, your destiny fulfilment begins, and all eyes will be fastened upon you (Luke 4:20). In Luke 4:17, the Bible says, when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written He opened the place and found. So, you do not just access what is written about you until you search for it. There is a connection between destiny and discovery.

 

Now, what are the profits of discovery?

i. Discovery is key to recovery.

When you discover, you recover. Daniel discovered something in the Book of Jeremiah and it became the recovery of the destiny of Israel from captivity (Daniel 9:1-2). Discovery is behind recovery.

 

ii. Discovery is key to delivery. 

What you discover concerning your life, for example, will determine what you can deliver to your generation. Jesus discovered who He was and delivered His calling, potential and the grace of God (Luke 4:17).

 

iii. Discovery is key to deliverance (John 8:32). 

There is something you know that will turn your life around.

Beloved, my counsel is, pay the price to discover God's purpose for your life so you can maximally fulfil your destiny. 

REMEMBER THIS: Discovery is behind recovery.

 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Search the Scripture and ask God to show you what was written concerning you.

2. Assume your place immediately you discover who you are and impact your generation to the glory of God. 

 

PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace to discover my place in destiny. Show me what is written concerning me in Your Will, Lord, in Jesus Name.

BE STILL

The reality of God manifests in stillness. 

SCRIPTURE: Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46:10-11

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The reality of God manifests in stillness. 

In life, there are times when we come face-to-face with situations that cause bewilderment and perplexity. Many people do not know what to do at the turbulent moments of life. 

Now, what do you do at such times? You have to be still (Psalm 46:10-11). 

But the question is, what does it mean to be still? It means to be calm; to be at peace. It also means to be unruffled and unshaken in the face of daring circumstances and situations. It means to be stable and noiseless.

What are the products of stillness?

1. Insight: In stillness there is insight. Psalm 46:10 says, Be still, and know.So, when you are at peace, there are things you get to know. At times, when the enemy wants you to be agitated and tensed up, calm down and listen; you will hear and know something. 

2. Encounter: In stillness there is encounter. Knowledge is a form of encounter. The Bible says, And Adam knew his wife.In other words, Adam encountered his wife. So, to be still is to have encounter.

3. Divine Reality: In stillness there is the manifestation of Divine reality. The reality of God manifests in stillness. There is a side of God you will never know until you are calm because it is not of him that willeth or runneth but of God that showeth mercy (Romans 9:16).

Beloved, be still and watch God move. It is not over until God says it is over and God will never say it is over until His interest is secured; until His purpose is established in your life and destiny. So, do not let anything under heaven make you lose your peace. 

REMEMBER THIS: The reality of God manifests in stillness.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Do not worry about anything; hand over your worries to Him and watch Him move into action.

2. When you are confronted by a storm, be still, and listen for Divine instruction and direction; write those instructions out and obey them accordingly.

3. Disassociate yourself from every source of discouragement and depression.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for Your plan for me. Thank You for perfecting all that concerns me. I receive Your peace Lord, in Jesus Name.

POWER ABOVE ALL OTHER POWERS

Nothing paralyzes satanic agenda like the power of God.

SCRIPTURE: Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Lamentations 3:37

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Nothing paralyzes satanic agenda like the power of God.

Sometime ago, I heard the testimony of a rich man in Cotonou, Benin Republic. This man was so diabolical that he had a personal native doctor (Babalawo).  But one day he had an encounter and ran to our church in Benin Republic to surrender his life to Jesus Christ. His native doctor, knowing what had happened in the spirit confronted him physically and threatened to kill him within three days if he failed to return to his shrine. So,out of fear the man ran to our location pastor and said to him, Pastor, help me take care of my family when I die. 

However, the Pastor told him: No way! You are not going to die. Get on your knees. He anointed him and brutally declared, By the vengeance mantle of God at work on the life of my father, Dr Paul Enenche, I decree that the same three days the native doctor gave you to die, he shall be the one to die. Brethren, on the exact third day, the native doctor became history  he died! That was the manifestation of Power that surpasses power. The Power of God is above all other powers on the earth. 

Beloved, the Power of God is superior to any power on earth. Nothing paralyzes satanic agenda like the power of God.All other powers can fail but the power of God cannot fail.

Today, I prophesy to you, the Power of God shall answer for you, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: Nothing paralyzes satanic agenda like the power of God.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Surrender completely to the Lordship of Jesus Christ for your salvation and safety.

2. Reject any alternative to God or the Power of God; it is a trap of destruction.

3. Take cover under the prophetic cover God has placed over you for your preservation.

PRAYER: Lord, I decree that no power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me out of Your Hand. I stand on the Power of Christ for the preservation of my life and destiny, Lord, in Jesus Name.

YOUR CASE IS DIFFERENT

The season of doom for the world is the season of boom for the church: times of punishment for the world are times of nourishment for the children of God. 

SCRIPTURE: When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up...  Job 22:29

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The season of doom for the world is the season of boom for the church: times of punishment for the world are times of nourishment for the children of God. 

We serve a God who has an exemption package for His people. This exemption package is what makes your case as a child of God different from others. Your case being different simply means that you don't necessarily have to experience the negative things others experience around you. 

The truth is, it is not compulsory to suffer what your father suffered. It is true that everybody is living in the same world, but it is not true that everyone’s experiences must be the same.

Time has revealed that we are in a generation where the systems of the world seem to be failing rapidly; a dark cloud of lack seems to gloomily unfold upon the earth. There is also the degeneration in the health of the inhabitants of the earth.

But the good news is, your case is different. For the children of God, the season of doom for the world is their season of boom; the period of scarcity for the world is the period of prosperity for the church. The groaning season for the world is the glowing season for the people of God; times of punishment for the world are times of nourishment for the child of God (Job 22:29, Genesis 26:1, 12).

My counsel is, camp with God. Nothing makes your case different like association with the Almighty. If God is your Father, let Him be your Father indeed!

In this season, your case shall be different; what befalls others shall not befall you, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS:The season of doom for the world is the season of boom for the church: times of punishment for the world are times of nourishment for the child of God. 

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. No matter what happens around you, never fear and never faint. Know that your case is different. 

2. Remain under the shadow of the Almighty; fight whatever attempts to fight your relationship or association with God. 

PRAYER: Lord, I refuse to be buried in the holocaust of this generation. I connect the power to sail through what sink others. I confess that my case different Lord, in Jesus Name.

WALKING OUT ON THE DEVIL

 You are meant to walk on what is walking on you; you are meant to defeat what is trying to defeat you.

SCRIPTURE: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Psalms 91:3

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You are meant to walk on what is walking on you; you are meant to defeat what is trying to defeat you.

It is confirmed that we are in a generation with very high satanic wickedness in an epidemic proportion. Selfishness, hatefulness and loveless-ness have become the order of the day in our world. There is the degeneration of human sympathy and the escalation of cruelty.  

But the good news is that God has wired His children with enough power to handle the recklessness of the devil and to walk out on him and his devilish operations. That is why God assures us in Mark 16:18, they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them

Beloved, you have been constructed by God to be indestructible; no matter how wicked the devil is, he cannot hurt whom God has hidden; he cannot attempt whom God has kept. The devil is not permitted to harass you; rather you have been empowered to harass the devil. Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk (Luke 10:19 NLT).

The truth is, you are meant to walk on what is walking on you; you are meant to defeat what is trying to defeat you. Why are you afraid of what is meant to be afraid of you?

Today, I decree an end to satanic oppression in your life; receive the power to walk out on the devil and his devilish operations without consequence, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: You are meant to walk on what is walking on you; you are meant to defeat what is trying to defeat you.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Know who you are in God and your superiority over the devil.

2. Never agree to be intimidated into cowardice by the activities of the devil around your life.

PRAYER: Lord, I connect with Your power to handle the recklessness of the devil in this generation. I overcome every agenda of the enemy around my life and destiny by Your Power Lord, in Jesus Name.

A STAND WITH GOD'S KEY TO AUDACITY

It is your stand with God that guarantees your audacity; to stand with God is to standout in life.

SCRIPTURE: As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It is your stand with God that guarantees your audacity; to stand with God is to standout in life.

A stand with God connotes the maintenance of a solid relationship with God. To stand with God is to stand in authority and audacity; it is your stand with God that guarantees your audacity in life.

Our anchor Scripture above reveals how Elijah stood before King Ahab and fearlessly declared that there would be no rain until he had spoken otherwise. What an audacity! It is like a civilian walking up to a military General and dictator, someone like Idi Amin Dada of Uganda or Adolf Hitler of Germany, and told him that he would not have access to the treasury of the country which he governs until he (the civilian) asks him to do so. That would be suicidal!

Now, as brutal as King Ahab and His wife Jezebel were, what was it that gave Elijah the courage to make such utterance right before them and went away unhurt? It was because of Elijah's stand with God.

Beloved, where you stand determines how you end in life. Your stand with God determines your shield in life. Your stand on the Word of God, prayer, holiness or righteousness guarantees your audacity in life.

Today, I prophesy to you, as you determine to stand with God, I decree that your audacity on earth and in the realm of the spirit is guaranteed, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: It is your stand with God that guarantees your audacity; to stand with God is to standout in life.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Ensure that you maintain a buoyant relationship with God.

2. It doesn't matter what peoples opinions are, camp with God.

3. Always be ready to defend the interest of God wherever you are.

PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You eject the spirit of timidity from my life and inject into me the spirit of audacity. Help me to maintain Your Presence at all times.I receive the grace to camp with You and to defend Your interest in all situations Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE RICH POOR MAN

What is the use of prosperity that is devoid of charity? The essence of prosperity is generosity.

SCRIPTURE:  I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive  Acts 20:35

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: What is the use of prosperity that is devoid of charity? The essence of prosperity is generosity.

It has been confirmed that poverty many times is not the shortage of money but the shortage of the right mentality to manage resources. And a major mentality in sustaining prosperity is GIVING.

Please understand that giving is living, and quality giving equals quality living. You don’t know the joy of living until you know the joy of giving. You may be a rich man in the eyes of people but as long as no one is feeling the impact of your wealth, you are a poor man with some money. 

The truth is, life is a seed; what you sow does not go away, but gives you a way. Those you impact in times of progress are those who may impact you in times of problems (Acts 14:19-20).

What is the use of prosperity that is devoid of charity? You are a rich man yet your mother is looking for what to eat in the village, your brothers cannot pay their school fees, your close friend, neighbour or relative died because there was no money to go to the hospital. You are not a rich man at all; you are actually a poor man with some money.

Beloved, the purpose of riches is outreach; the essence of prosperity is generosity.

Today, be delivered from every spirit of stinginess and receive the grace to be a giver, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: What is the use of prosperity that is devoid of charity? The essence of prosperity is generosity.

ASSIGNMENT (S)

1. Refuse to be comfortable where there is a need and you do nothing. You can't have it without giving it.

2. Do not wait until you have billions in your bank account before you begin to give; start giving from what you have.

PRAYER: Lord, I break free of every grip of stinginess in my life. I refuse to have it and not give it.

THE SPELL-DELETING BLOOD OF JESUS

The Blood of Jesus Christ is the therapy for the spell of negativism.

SCRIPTURE: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. Colossians 2:14

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Blood of Jesus Christ is the therapy for the spell of negativism.

A spell refers to words or a formula supposed to possess magical or diabolic powers. It also refers to the effect or influence induced by such magical formulas or words. 

The spell of negativism, therefore, connotes the existence of a diabolic influence that causes the occurrence of negative events in a person's life. These are happenings that are contrary to the Will or agenda of God for a person.

The truth is, the battle or confrontation of life is not a respecter of persons; that a person is gentle, innocent or a child does not spare him or her from being confronted by agents of wickedness. Being alive alone makes you a potential target of negative spells.

It may interest you to know that there are many people who are victims of negative spells not necessarily because they are sinners.There are other people whose predicaments in life originated from their mother's womb. That was the case of Jabez. Jabez’ limitation followed him from his mother's womb until he cried to God. (1 Chronicles 4:10). 

Beloved, the good news is that the Power in the Blood of Jesus Christ is potent enough to delete every negative spell hanging on your life. The Blood of Jesus is the therapy to the spell of negativism.

Today, by the Power of the Blood of Jesus, I command every spell of negativism on your life to be destroyed. From today, retrogression and stagnation are over forever in your life, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: The Blood of Jesus Christ is the therapy to the spell of negativism

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Take a day or two and fast to seek the intervention of God if you notice any perennial negative pattern in your life or family. 

2. Locate relevant Scriptures for your liberation and release them against the enemy at the place of prayer.

PRAYER: Lord, by Your Blood You set the captives free. I thank You for Your Blood that rescued me from the chains of negative spell that held me bound. I receive my total freedom today Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE KEEPING FORCE OF THE BLESSING

God's commitment to blessing you is also His commitment to keeping you. 

SCRIPTURE:The LORD bless thee, and keep thee. Numbers 6:24

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God's commitment to blessing you is also His commitment to keeping you. 

One of the strongest forces on earth is the force of the Blessing, the Blessing of God. The Blessing of God is like a two-edged sword that exhibits two-dimensional forces the Blessing force and the keeping force (Numbers 6:24). God does not bless you and then leaves you to be destroyed by the enemy. The Blesser is also the keeper.

The truth is,the Blessing of God has so much to offer.  However, due to the ignorance of this understanding, the full dividends of the Blessing of God are not being maximized by many children of God. Divine Blessing goes beyond material or financial possessions or increase; the Blessing is also pregnant with the power for preservation.

God cannot bless you and leave you to be wasted; He cannot bless you and allow your destiny to be eaten up by a witch or a wizard. God's commitment to blessing you is also His commitment to keeping you.

So, to hurt a blessed person is to invite the wrath and hurt of God on your life. 

TODAY, I prophesy to you: the Lord bless you, the Lord keep you, the Lord cause His face to shine upon you and give you peace on every side in Jesus’ Name.

REMEMBER THIS:God's commitment to blessing you is also His commitment to keeping you. 

ASSIGNMENT (S):

1. Above anything else, desire the Blessing of God upon your life.

2. Locate Scriptural provisions of God's promises for your preservation and appropriate them accordingly.

3. Endeavour to do what you need to do to establish the Blessing of God on your life listen to appropriate messages on the way of the Blessing. 

PRAYER: Lord, I pray that You may bless me indeed and enlarge my coast. Deliver me from every shame and reproach confronting my life and destiny. Let the mystery of Divine preservation through Your Blessing be evident in my life

THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD

What God said about you is heavier than what any witch or wizard has said.

SCRIPTURE:There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. Proverbs 19:21

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: What God said about you is heavier than what any witch or wizard has said.

The counsel of the Lord refers to the purpose, design, intent or plan of God. 

Our anchor Scripture above confirms that we live in a generation where the hearts of men are filled with wicked devices, evil imaginations and demonic orchestrations against their fellow human beings. 

The scripture also makes us understand that despite the evil intents or devices of men, it is the counsel of the Lord that shall stand. It does not matter how wicked the orchestrations, calculations or permutations of the enemy against your life is, it is the counsel of the Lord that shall stand in your life.

The truth is, what God said about you is heavier than what any witch or wizard has said. The Word of God is more potent than any weapon of war – be it physical or spiritual (Isaiah 54:17).

Today, by the apostolic mantle of God on my life, I cancel every negative agenda of the enemy against your life. Every handwriting of evil against your destiny is blotted out now. Concerning your marriage, the counsel of the Lord shall stand; concerning your finance, career, family and destiny, it is the counsel of the Lord that shall stand, in Jesus’ Name.

REMEMBER THIS:What God said about you is heavier than what any witch or wizard has said.

ASSIGNMENT:

1.Locate the counsel of the Lord concerning your life by studying the Word of God. 

2. Constantly confess and declare the counsel of the Lord for your life.

3. Trash anything anybody has said concerning you that is contrary to the Word of God. 

PRAYER: Lord, I need to hear Your voice above the noise of the world. Frustrate every voice of the enemy against my life, family and destiny. Let Your counsel stand in my life O Lord, in Jesus Name.

BEING FOUND WHERE GOD IS FOUND

Walking with God implies being found where God is found and being absent from where God is absent.

SCRIPTURE: And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Walking with God implies being found where God is found and being absent from where God is absent.

Sometime ago, I went for a meeting in a hotel and then met a man who needed my counsel over an issue. He suggested that two of us should sit at the bar section of the hotel and talk. Then I told him that I would not follow him to the bar and sit down with half-naked girls who swim at the swimming pool and also with people drinking alcohol. I cannot be found there; we can talk anywhere but that kind of place is abominable for me. This is because that is an ungodly environment. And doing that would not portray a godly image of a leader to his members. If the people I lead see me in that kind of place, they would ask, What is pastor doing here? I did that because I am not supposed to be found where God is not found. A dedicated person is only found where God is found and absent from where God is absent.

Beloved, to be a dedicated person is to be found where God can be found and be absent from where God is absent. Elijah told Ahab, before God whom I stand (1 kings 17:1). This means, walking with God implies being found where God is found and being absent from where God is absent.

Beloved, make up your mind not to be found in a place where God is absent; do not engage in an activity that drives God away from your life. Do not follow people to an environment where the presence or activity of the devil is perpetrated.

Remember this: Walking with God implies being found where God is found and being absent from where God is absent.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Disengage yourself from any ungodly association you are in.

2. Make up your mind to be found only where God's presence is felt and noticed.

3. Do not neglect the assembling of brethren together(Hebrew 10:25).

PRAYER: O LORD, I ask and receive the grace to cultivate and maintain Your Presence.

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EXCELLENCE THE CURE FOR MEDIOCRITY

Nothing can be glorious until somebody is serious; and nothing can be excellent until somebody deploys excellence.

SCRIPTURE:Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm

Daniel 6:3(KJV)

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Nothing can be glorious until somebody is serious; and nothing can be excellent until somebody deploys excellence.

 

Excellence connotes the condition of being superior, especially in performance. It is the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. On the other hand, mediocrity is an average existence.

 

From our anchor scripture, we see that the major secret that made Daniel to stand out even in a strange land was the delivery of excellence on his assignment.

Beloved, avoid mediocrity; do not give out nothing short of your best; be known for excellent delivery. The truth is, if it cannot be done excellently, it should be left totally.

Please understand this: Nothing can be glorious until somebody is serious: And nothing can be excellent until somebody deploys excellence.

Now, what are the products of Excellence?

1. Excellence brings audience, both with God and man:

When you are excellent, people are forced or compelled to listen to you when you speak. 

2. Excellence brings eminence and prominence:- You cannot be excellent and be in obscurity. People of excellence are eminently prominent people.

 3. Excellence attracts abundance.

You cannot be excellent and end as a pauper. And to be a mediocre person is to be buried in shortage and scarcity.

Thus, to escape mediocrity, you must embrace excellence.

 

REMEMBER THIS: Nothing can be glorious until somebody is serious; and nothing can be excellent until somebody deploys excellence.

 

ASSIGNMENT (S):

 

1. Determine to be a person of excellence and deploy excellence in all you do.

PRAYER: Lord, I make demands on Your grace to be a person of excellence. I refuse to exist as an average person. Cure me of every trace of mediocrity and incompetence Lord, in Jesus Name.

PRODUCTIVITY BY MENTALITY

A dormant mind equals a dormant life; a non-strategic mind equals a non-productive life.

SCRIPTURE: “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life Proverbs 4:23(KJV)

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A dormant mind equals a dormant life; a non-strategic mind equals a non-productive life.

There is a connection between mentality and productivity; there is a link between how you think and your results in life. The truth is, the stronger your mentality the heavier your productivity. Do not just let your hands work, let your mind work ahead of your hands. Nobody will mind the man who does not use his mind. The reason why a mad man is not productive is because he has lost his mind. It is not possible for you to be productive if your mind is functionless. A dormant mind equals a dormant life; a non-strategic mind equals a non-productive life.

To be productive, you need to be strategic. It is the synergy of mentality and activity that guarantees productivity. Activity without mentality is an exercise in futility. This is why you see some people working so hard, yet they see little or no result.

 

There are some employees with zero mentality or initiative; each time you ask them, ‘have you done this and that?’ Their responses would always be, ‘No sir, or okay, I remember now sir.’ That is a liability existence.

But today, I prophesy to you, your mind must work productively. As you maximize your mind you shall see greater results in life, in Jesus Name.

 

REMEMBER THIS: A dormant mind equals a dormant life; a non-strategic mind equals a non-productive life.

ASSIGNMENT (S)

1. Deliberately make strategic thinking a part of your daily TO-DO list.

2. Determine to consciously apply your mind to your task and whatever you do.

PRAYER: Lord, I ask for Your help to use my mind well. Deliver me from any form of bankruptcy of mentality. I make demands on the Holy Spirit for the sharpening of my mentality for greater productivity, Lord, in Jesus Name. 

DISTINCTION BY AUDACITY

Every Goliath is a set up to steer you up to your next level in life.

SCRIPTURE: And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

1 Samuel 17:26

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Every Goliath is a set up to steer you up to your next level in life.

 

Daring what others dread simply means doing with boldness and courage what others avoid out of timidity and cowardice. It is facing what others fear. 

Our anchor Scripture makes it clear: despite the many years of war experience King Saul and his Army Generals had, they were humiliated and humbled by Goliath because they dreaded him too much to dare him. It took the fearlessness of a boy called David to face and eliminate the Goliath that others feared. While everyone avoided Goliath like a plague, David ran into Goliath in defence of the Name of the Lord and His people. And that fearless act did not only deliver the Israelites but changed David’s level forever.

Please understand this: Every Goliath is a setup to steer you up to your next level in life; therefore, to avoid the Goliath is to forfeit the next level. If your destiny must be outstanding, doing what others avoid must be your secret. To function like others, is to end like others. The difference between the destiny of David and those of his brothers was in his determination to dare what they dreaded or avoided.

A wise man once said, If you will run in an opposite direction from other people, you will get opportunities that they will not get.’

Beloved, do what others avoid in order to achieve what they cannot achieve.

You shall make it, in Jesus Name.

 

REMEMBER THIS: Every Goliath is a setup to steer you up to your next level in life.

 

ASSIGNMENT (S)

 

1. Make up your mind to do what others avoid even when it is not be convenient.

2. Never join the crowd in the wrong direction.

3. Ask God at the place of prayer for the spirit of boldness to take audacious steps that can change your level. 

PRAYER: Lord, Clothe me with the garment of boldness to dare what others dread in order to see the results they cannot see. Help me not to miss the opportunities responsible for my next level O Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE DANGER OF WRONG FELLOWSHIP

To mingle wrongly is to struggle eternally; to dine with the wrong company is to die with the wrong company. 

SCRIPTURE: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 1 Corinthians 6:14

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To mingle wrongly is to struggle eternally; to dine with the wrong company is to die with the wrong company. 

Fellowship is a friendly association, especially with people who share the same or similar interest. The wrong fellowship is one that has the potential to corrupt a person and prevent them from fulfilling their God-ordained destinies.

Please understand this: The greatest undoing of anybody is fellowshipping or mingling with the wrong people; you can't mingle wrongly and escape struggles in life. If you are an eagle, then mingle with eagles; avoid the fellowship of vultures because vultures eat corruption but eagles do not taste corruption. If you are a lion, what are you doing in the company of hyenas? Hyenas eat rotten meat but lions do not eat anything that is rotten.

It was by fellowshipping with the wrong friend (Jonadab) that Amnon ruined his destiny and lost his life eternally on the account of wrong advice. (2 Samuel 13:1-29).

Beloved, your company determines your destiny; to mingle wrongly is to struggle eternally; who you follow determines what follows you. To dine with the wrong company is to die with the wrong company.

My counsel is, avoid the wrong association in much the same you would avoid cancer. Anybody who is not going in your direction does not deserve your association. Friendship is not by force but by choice. Love is a command but friendship is a choice; you are to love liberally but relate carefully and selectively.

But you shall not be a victim, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: To mingle wrongly is to struggle eternally; to dine with the wrong company is to die with the wrong company. 

 

ASSIGNMENT (S)

 

1. Disconnect from any person whose influence makes you compromise your integrity with God.

2. Make it a daily prayer schedule for God to bring the right people into your life.

PRAYER: Lord, disconnect me from any wrong association I entered into knowingly or unknowingly. I refuse to allow the wrong fellowship ruin my destiny O Lord, in Jesus Name

FROM COMMOTION TO PROMOTION

God will not allow what will collapse you to confront you; He won’t allow what will finish you to face you. 

SCRIPTURE: Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 

1 Samuel 17:36

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God will not allow what will collapse you to confront you; He won't allow what will finish you to face you. 

 

It is confirmed that we are in a generation with so much commotion, challenges and confrontations. Some people have even come to believe that commotion is part of life. No wonder in the days of David, he faced a lot of commotions or confrontations. For instance, as young as David was he battled Goliath (1 Samuel 17:41-54). David was also literary on the run for his life. A death sentence was passed on him  King Saul wanted to kill him by all means (1 Samuel 19:1).

Now, David must have complained like most Christians do today, Why all these battles? God does not like me? Where did I go wrong? What did I do? I pray, I pay my tithe, I am doing everything God said I should do, yet God allowed all these battles to confront me. But I think God may have whispered into his ears, David my son, in all these things you are more than a conqueror'' (Romans 8:37).

Beloved, God will not allow what will collapse you to confront you; He won't allow what will finish you to face you. So, that commotion in your life is a set up for your promotion. It was in confronting Goliath that David’s destiny opened up.

God is turning your life around this season, in Jesus’ Name.

REMEMBER THIS: God will not allow what will collapse you to confront you; He won't allow what will finish you to face you. 

ASSIGNMENT:

1. No matter what you may be passing through, never murmur against God or think that God does not love you. Don't ever think God is against you!

2. In the face of confrontations or contradictions, develop a dogged faith, trust and confidence in God.

3. Know that inside that situation is your promotion.  

 

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You because You won't let what will conquer me to confront me. You won't let what will finish me to face me. I receive the grace never to bow to the confrontations of life. Let my current trial set me up for my triumph in life O Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE REWARD OF PATIENCE WITH GOD

Those who wait on the Lord never waste in life; those who trust in God never rust in Life.

SCRIPTURE: But let patience have her perfect works that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing

James 1:4.

 

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Those who wait on the Lord never waste in life; those who trust in God never rust in Life.

 

Patience is the ability to stay calm in the face of delays, challenges or controversies. Patience with God is the ability to trust and wait on God in seasons of difficulties, even when the reason does not present itself to wait on Him.

This is very important because those who wait on the Lord never waste in life; those who trust in God never rust in Life.

So, what then is the reward of patience with God?

Patience with God delivers a person from the danger of alternatives.

It is impatience that makes people work out alternatives to God's perfect plans for their lives. And alternatives are the ruins of destiny. That thing that is not the plan of God has the capacity of destroying a person's life and destiny.

Any alternative the devil is offering you is shadow compared to what is ahead for you according to God’s perfect plan. Despise the alternatives and go for reality.

No matter how big water yam is, for instance, it can never serve the purpose of yam – it is not pound-able. No matter how colourful an alternative looks, it can never be as wonderful as the plan of God for you. 

So, settle for the original not the fake; settle for the authentic not the synthetic. Be patient with God and you shall see yourself at the top. Beloved, there is reward for patience with God.

 

REMEMBER THIS: Those who wait on the Lord never waste in life; those who trust in God never rust in Life.

 

ASSIGNMENT (S)

 

1. Ask God for mercy in any area you have had alternative(s) to His plan for your life.

2. Be patient with God and trust Him. Never doubt or suspect God. 

PRAYER: Lord, I ask for forgiveness in any area I have had alternatives to you or to Your plan and purpose for my life. I ask for the grace to be patient in waiting on You for my miracles O Lord, in Jesus Name.

STRATEGY AN ANTIDOTE TO STRUGGLES IN LIFE

Not to think is to stink and sink; those who don't reason can't escape the prison. 

SCRIPTURE: The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 

Ecclesiastes 10:15

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Not to think is to stink and sink; those who don't reason can't escape the prison. 

 

Strategy is a plan of action intended to achieve or accomplish a specific goal. It connotes putting a plan into an operational or achievable form. 

Strategy involves putting your mind to work. And nothing works out when the mind is not at work. A mad man, for instance, is not employable; he cannot vote or be voted for because his mind is not working as it should.

It is important to note that the quality of your mentality determines the dignity of your destiny. Not to think is to stink and sink; those who don't reason can't escape the prison. The synergy of strategy is the synergy of energy; to be strategic is to be energetic. It is confirmed that the power of the mind is stronger than the power of the muscle. It is the mind that determines the direction of life.

Now, what does strategy do?

1. Strategy eliminates struggles: Where strategy is lacking, the struggle continues (1 Samuel 30:8). To know how to do it well eliminates unnecessary sweat.

2. Strategy expedites success: Strategy fast-forwards success, it expedites, accelerates and facilitates success (Proverbs 22:29).Nothing is permitted to be successful until someone has decided to be strategic.

Beloved, don't live your life to chance; live your life deliberately, calculatedly and strategically.

You are going up, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: Not to think is to stink and sink; those who don't reason can't escape the prison

 

ASSIGNMENT (S):

 

1. Consciously make a TO DO list daily, to ensure the smooth running of your daily life.

2. Apply the instructions in this devotional study to every department of your life.

 

PRAYER: Lord, I refuse to live a haphazard life where anything goes. Help me to develop an organized schedule for my life. I receive the grace to live my life deliberately, calculatedly and strategically O Lord, in Jesus Name.

EXCELLING BY EXCELLENCE

Whatever will not be done excellently must be left totally; what you inject into life determines what you can eject out of life.

SCRIPTURE: Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 

Daniel 6:3

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Whatever will not be done excellently must be left totally; what you inject into life determines what you can eject out of life.

 

To excel is to surpass someone or something. It is to be much better than others. To excel is also to exceed or go beyond expected limits in positive performance or outcome, while excellence is the quality of being outstanding and remarkable in performance or outcome. 

Excellence is key to eminence. Excellence is doorway to prominence. To avoid mediocrity is to embrace excellence. Your passion for excellence determines your portion in destiny. Mediocrity on the other hand is the doorway to obscurity. You cannot do things shabbily and expect to make any meaningful mark in your generation.

Excellence defies sentiments and prejudices. It conquers all forms of discrimination and segregation. For instance, even though Daniel was not a Babylonian, he rose to the top in Babylon on the wings of excellence (Daniel 6:3).

Whatever you do, ensure that you give it your best. A particular thing may be good enough but I have realized that “good enough” is never enough. It is being better than the best that is good enough. Make up your mind to do things with excellence.

Beloved, whatever will not be done excellently must be left totally. Average input can never produce an excellent outcome. It is Input that determines outcome; what you inject into life determines what you can eject out of life.

Please understand that the world has zero tolerance for mediocrity; average existence has minimal or no voice. The voice of a failure is not heard; the voice of a poor man is scarcely heard. You are not qualified to coach in a field you have not mastered. To excel in life and destiny, you must exhibit excellence in all that you do.

You shall get there, in Jesus Name.

 

REMEMBER THIS: Whatever will not be done excellently must be left totally; what you inject into life determines what you can eject out of life

ASSIGNMENT (S):

 

1. Make up your mind to be an excellent person and to be known for excellence. 

2. Look for books or materials relevant to your field that can enhance your mentality for excellent delivery, and study them. If you need to take an extra course or academic study on what you do to be better, go ahead. 

 

PRAYER: Lord, I repent of any area I may have displayed mediocrity in time past. Deliver me from every trace of mediocrity or average existence Lord. I receive the impartation of the spirit of excellence to excel in life and destiny O Lord, in Jesus Name.

THE WORD OF GOD AND YOUR SPIRITUAL WORTH

You lack worth if you lack the Word of God; to be Wordless is to be worthless; low Word equals low life.

SCRIPTURE: Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Jeremiah 15:16

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You lack worth if you lack the Word of God; to be Wordless is to be worthless; low Word equals low life.

 

The Word of God refers to divine utterance, message or a collection of utterances and messages from God. The Word of God is the person of God (John 1:1). The Word of God is the compendium of the promises, prophecies, acts, works and wonders of God to His people (Hebrews 2:4-NLT).The Word of God is the manual or guideline for the Christian faith divinely designed for the believer’s effective spiritual walk with God (John 1:14, Hebrews 2:2).

Now, the ingestion of the Word of God is critical to a person's spiritual worth. The truth is that the devil does not respect the quality of the suit you are putting on or your vocabulary; the devil does not respect your tittle. But he is compelled to respect the intensity of your spirituality through the quality and quantity of your Word-intake (Scripture).

Beloved, you lack spiritual worth if you lack the Word. To be Wordless is to be worthless; to be empty of Word is to be empty in life; low Word equals low life; low Word equals low spirituality, and low spiritual intensity equals low worth in life. 

But today, I prophesy your deliverance from spiritual anorexia. Receive the baptism of fresh hunger and appetite for the Word of God, in Jesus Name.

REMEMBER THIS: You lack worth if you lack Word; to be Wordless is to be worthless; low Word equals low life.

ASSIGNMENT (S):

 

1. Determine to have a daily quiet time especially in the early hours of the day for prayers and study of the Word of God.

2. Embark on the schedule of reading the whole Bible within a year by faithfully

 

PRAYER: Lord, deliver me from spiritual anorexia. Just as I hunger for the physical food, let my soul and spirit hunger for Your Word. Give me a Word from Your Word that would increase my worth in life O Lord, in Jesus Name.