Month: December 2019

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Tuesday 31  December 2019

Text : PROV. 30: 24-31

Topic : HOW ARE YOU PLANNING YOURSELF❓

Memory verse:
Proverbs 30:25

Message :
From the human perspective, ants are reputably among the tiniest insects on earth. Ants are too infinitesimal. We climb on them, crush them with the soles of our feet or with our finger – tips without even noticing. However, the text today reveals something special about the ants – they are meticulous and are always well – prepared . They prepare for their future so that they will not starve. How much of a planner are you? Do you live your life in a disorganised or shabby way? Really, this has nothing to do with your economic or spiritual status. How organised is your office, family, church and wherever you are in charge of?

You can achieve a lot more if you get more organised. Yes, you can, unfortunately, we live in a world that a typical person wants to lump up things and then later rummage the rubble. But as we look at the God we serve you will notice that we serve a God who is well organised. He created the heavens and the earth in an orderly pattern ( Genesis 1). God is not the author of confusion. He is a God of order. We therefore must emulate Him and be organised.

The truth is that one of the reasons we were not able to actualise some of our goals this year is that we were very much disorganised. One of the greatest favours we can do to ourselves as we approach the New Year is to take some time to organise our lives before we cross over into it. It is time to have an organised prayer life, financial plan, living and work environments. It is time to put things in order if we must move forward.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS :
Do not spiritualise organisational issues.

PRAYER:
Lord,  I ask for grace to be organised in every sphere of my life.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR :
Malachi 1-4 ; Luke 24: 36-53

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Happy New year in advance

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Sunday 29 December 2019

Text : Judges 6 : 11- 24

Topic : DO YOU KNOW YOUR WORTH❓

Memory verse:
Judges 6:12

Message :
The above Bible text is derived from the event that happened while Gideon was threshing wheat at the wine press. Here, the Angel of the Lord called Gideon a mighty man of valour. Notice that despite the fact that Gideon had not yet fought and defeated the intimidating Midianites, God still saw the great valour in Gideon.

Are you a believer? If you are, then you are not a loser, for there is greatness in you to win the battles of life. Remember that you are the branch of a Vine and Christ is the true Vine (John 15:1-7). Stop looking at yourself with pity and unworthiness. Start now to see the greatness in you through Christ.

The words that the Angel of the Lord spoke to Gideon greatly boosted his confidence and self-worth and made him daring. Allow these words that you have read today to do the same thing to you. Where have you felt like a lay-back? Is it in your family, marriage, educational pursuit, Christian Life, finances, etc? Please be assured today that there is great valour in you. Receive the power to step out in boldness and overcome all those challenges. Keep on, do not give up for after now, comes a great victory.

What you do not know is that you are yet to harness the great potentials that God has deposited in you. You are not useless. There is something in you that your generation needs. The world is waiting for the manifestation of your valour.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS :
There is greatness in you to overcome every challenge.

PRAYER:
Lord, by your power, I receive great valour to succeed.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR :
Zechariah 9-12 ; Luke 23:26-56

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Friday 27  December 2019

Topic: ARE YOU STILL LYING TO YOURSELVES❓

Text: Psalm 119:27-32

Memory verse
Psalm 119: 29

Message:
Self Deception is the worst of all acts of deception. When many centuries ago, the playwright, William Shakespeare admonished, …” *tell thyself the truth”,** He must have been shocked by the unbelievable way people propagate falsehood even to the extent of lying to themselves.

Lying to yourself implies not accepting the truth you know to be so; not admitting your wrongs; consciously believing a lie.
It is cultivating a lifestyle that is opposite of your personal convictions.  The psalmist knew that the repercussions of lying to oneself can be damming and so he prayed earnestly that God should restrain him from such acts of self-delusion.

The secret to overcoming the tendency to self-deception is acquainting oneself with instruction from God’s Word. It is accepting and practising the Word of God in spite of what our feelings or friends may be demanding. It is a safe way of preserving one’s destiny. Let make that prayer of David our daily prayer.  It was this revelation that made Frederick Douglas declare, ” **I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence”.*
*
CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
Lying against someone is evil, but lying against Oneself is Suicidal.

PRAYER:
Lord, keep me from lying to myself.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR:
Zechariah 1-4; Luke 22:47-71

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Complement of the season

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Sunday 22 December 2019

Topic:: ARE YOU OBEYING DIVINE GUIDANCE❓

Text: Luke 2:41-44

Memory verse
Luke 2:43 -44

Message:
Joseph and Marry took seriously every instruction they received about the child Jesus. At one time, they had taken refuge in Egypt, all in obedience to divine instruction. In fact, every step they took was based on divine instruction. They didn’t just live anyhow. But it could be, as the years rolled by, they loosened up their sensitivity to divine guidance. Perhaps this explains why none of them knew that the child Jesus tarried in Jerusalem, but supposed he went home with some other people.

For a consistent quality relationship with God, it is very important that we remain sensitive to divine guidance. Regardless of our attainments in God, we should never come to the point of taking spiritual issues for granted, or to just ” COPY and PASTE” whatever we see other people do, without really being certain whether or not such “things” are approved by God. Instead, just like Joseph and Mary did at the earlier days of their walk with God , every decision and every step we take should be birthed through prayer and specific divine counsel – and not merely guided by our previous experiences or by what we just heard or saw other people do.

The Christian Life is neither a gamble nor is it designed to be guided by conviction or mindset of somebody we fancy. We must never allow our eyes to wander off God. At each time, we must seek to be certain were we are with God , instead of wasting precious times and treasures chasing shadows.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
We must never allow our eyes  to wander off God. At each time, we must seek to be certain were we are with God

PRAYER:
Lord, today, I commit to make certain that every step I take is ordained by you.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR :
Nehemiah 10-11; Luke 20;27-47.

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Merry Christmas to you

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Wednesday 18 December 2019

Text:
1 John 2:15-17

Topic:
WHAT IS YOUR OWN VIEW❓

Memory verse:
Matthew 5:8

Message:
Studies by the Barna Group and Covenant Eyes in the United States have revealed that over 40 million Americans are regular visitors to pornographic websites where they watch videos or pictures of naked men and women. An average visit is said to last between 29 seconds and 6 minutes. But more alarming at a global level is that there are around 42 million pornographic websites, which totals about 370 million pages of pornography for people to feast their eyes on.

The studies, extracts of which were published in an article by Luke Gibbons in Prophesy News Watch Magazine also disclosed that pornography increases marital infidelity rate by more than 300% and that 68% of church-going men and over 50% of Pastors view pornography on a regular basis.

You may say, “Wow! This is happening in America?” But, the truth is that although the numbers are not available in Nigeria, the trend is not too different across the world. Pornography is designed by the devil to poison, pollute and destroy the minds of millions of people. It is very very ADDICTIVE.
(1Corinthians 6:12; 2Peter 2:19)
and DESTRUCTIVE (Proverbs 6:25-28; Ezekiel 20:30; Ephesians 4:19). Lusting after other people in our minds, which is the essence of pornography, is offensive to God.

We must have it settled in our minds that the love of this world and the lust therefore will at best make us enemies of God. BECAREFUL!

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
Don’t allow your eyes lead you to sin

PRAYER:
Give me strength, O Lord, to resist the lust of the eyes and the lust of the flesh so that I don’t make myself an enemy and a stranger to You in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR:
Ezra 6-8; 2 Timothy 3

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Tuesday 17 December 2019

Text : 2 Kings 4: 38-41

Topic : ARE YOU STILL IN THAT LITTLE ACT❓

Memory verse
2 Kings 4:40

Message:
The songs of the Prophets at Gilgal were entertaining their master, the great Prophet, Elisah. But it was in a time of drought and famine, food was scarce. As they gathered the vegetables they could find and put them in the common pot for a meal of soup, one of them had brought a vine laden with gourds which they unknowingly shredded into boiling pot of soup. When   the food was done and they tried to eat it, it turned to be poisonous.

One ingredient spoilt the whole meal. All the other ingredients were excellent but just one ingredient made the rest unpalatable and poisonous. How many Christians are hindered and limited in their testimony by just one act of worldliness? What is that in your life, which you know is the death in the pot? Often times, people will overlook all your virtues and judge you by just one work of the flesh or one pet sin which you have not given up?

What is that one wild vine that the enemy is capitalizing on in order to rubbish your Christian testimony? Now, your chance is, to confess it, so that it could be dealt with ; so that all your religious effort will not be a waste.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
One spot spoils the immaculate.

PRAYER:
Lord, help me to take care of those little things that could tarnish my Christian image.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR :
Joshua 19-21 ; Luke 18 :1-23.

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Monday 16 December 2019

Text:
Genesis 18 : 1-8

TOPIC: WHERE IS YOUR PASSION FOR GOD❓

Memory Verse :
Genesis 18:2

Message :

When father Abraham saw the three men standing in front of his house, he ran to meet them. A very interesting factor that is worth our consideration is that the men were close to him and yet he ran to meet them. Why run to meet someone close? Passion!

Beloved, how you go to God sometimes determines how He comes to you. The Bible says, *” Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you” (James 4:8).* Your passion towards God is a magnet.

The strength of your passion towards God determines the speed with which He responds to your quest to see Him. How do you go to God ? Abraham’s approach shows that of urgency and seriousness. He ran towards God.

When was the last time you attended church service on time and ahead of others? Have you become familiar with God and became complacent about His presence ? What is your current disposition when it has to do with God and the things of God?

Those who run towards God are those the devil, his demons and afflictions run away from. Those who pant after God have men pant after them in all their endeavours. God rubs off on those who run after Him.

God had scheduled that visit to Abraham’s house. Abraham saw them and ran towards them. Don’t rest on the promises you have received. Run towards God with them. He will bring them to pass.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS :
WHERE IS YOUR PASSION FOR GOD

PRAYER
Lord, You are my God, early will I seek You.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR :
Joshua 16 – 18; Luke 17 : 20-37.

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Sunday 15 December 2019. 

Text:
Isaiah 36:1-12

TOPIC:
“WHO”DO YOU TRUST❓

Memory Verse:
Isaiah 36:5

Message:
Some of the circumstances that confront us in life is designed to determine where our trust and confidence are. As you will notice from our text, Rabshakeh was sent by his master, the king of Assyria, to challenge the people of Judah and dissuade them from trusting the LORD for their deliverance. He wanted them to submit to him with tributes and total allegiance but thank God for King Hezekiah who knew God and what He is capable of doing. Rather than cower under the threats of the enemy, he lead his people to seek God’s mercy and intervention. And his expression of trust and confidence in the LORD brought them complete deliverance.

It is possible that something or someone is standing like Rabshakeh threatening your peace and confidence in God. Situations and circumstances may be asking you: ‘Now in whom is your trust? ‘ Do not be hesitant; boldly declare that your trust is in the Lord who neither sleep nor slumber;  declare that  your trust is in Jesus Christ.

The Christian of the Nicene era responding to the question, “On whom dost thou trust? ” Replied, “I trust in a triune God. I trust the father, believing that He has chosen me from before the foundations of the world; I trust Him to  provide for me in Providence, to teach me, to guide me, to correct me if need be, and to bring me home to His own house where the many mansions are. I trust the son. Very God of very God is He – the man Christ Jesus. I trust in Him to take away all my sins by His own sacrifice, and to adorn me with His perfect righteousness. I trust Him to be my intercessor, to present my prayers and desire before His father’s throne, and I trust Him to be my advocate at the last great day, to plead my cause, and to justify me. I trust Him for what He has done, and for what He has promised yet to do. And I trust the Holy Spirit – He has begun to save me from my inbred sins; I trust Him to drive them all out; I trust Him to curb my  temper, to subdue my will, to enlighten my understanding, to check my passions, to comfort my despondency, to help my weakness, to illuminate my darkness; I trust Him to dwell in me as my life, to reign in me as my king, to sanctify me wholly, spirit, soul, and body, and then to take me up to dwell with the saints in light forever. “This can as well be be the expression of your trust.
Remember the Bible says, woo be to that man that will put his trust in man

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
They that trust in the Lord can never be put to shame

PRAYER:
Lord, help me to maintain my trust in you.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR:
Joshua 10-12; Luke 16

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Saturday 14 December 2019

Text:
Genesis 18:20-33

Topic:
DOES YOUR MATTER DRAWS GOD’S ATTENTION❓

Memory verse:
1 John 1:9

Message:
From our text you will notice that there was a charge against the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the accusations were so strong that heaven had to detail a three – man delegation to find out how true those grievous charges were. The leader of that delegation was The Angel of the Lord ( the pre-incarnate Christ) and incidentally they stopped over at Abraham’s house on this search Journey. But most unfortunately, they experienced first- hand that those accusations were not mere witch-hunt.

Without doubts, Satan has been described as the accuser of the brethren, who accuses them before God day and night ( Rev 12:10). We know that some accusations are nothing but cheap blackmail. But now if Satan were to get a hint of God’s intentions concerning your promotion, healing, financial miracles and open doors, what possible charges can he boldly forward against you and how true could they be?

He brought charges against Job but they all proved to be mere allegations. All the accusations he and his cronies leveled against our Lord Jesus were unfounded. But what can be said in our own case whatever the outcome may be, the assurance of God’s word today is that a fountain has been opened in Zion for cleansing (Zech. 13:1) And the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness ( 1 John 1:9) Two things are required of us today. First, is to receive the forgiveness and cleansing that Jesus offers when we confess our sins and the second is to stand up and intercede for our brethren against whom there are written ordinances and satanic charges. Let’s intercede for them as Abraham did, perhaps we could save a lot.

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
Every charge against God’s elect can be nullified through the power of contrition and confession.

PRAYER:
Lord, grant me the sincerity of heart to address every satanic accusations against me.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR:
Esther 6-8; Luke 13:1-22

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GOD Bless you

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Friday 13 December 2019

Text:
Genesis 26:1 -12

TOPIC:
ARE YOU WEARING YOUR BLESSINGS WELL❓

Memory Verse:
Genesis 26:12

Message:
One time Isaac was in a famine. There was a great drought in the land, but Isaac went out and planted crops right in the middle of that famine. It didn’t make any sense but somehow in that same year of drought, the Scripture says, “Isaac received 100 times what he had sown because the Lord blessed him.”

What is interesting is that when Isaac got blessed, the people around him, the Philistines and his friends all of a sudden got jealous of him. They were fine as long as he was broke. As long as they were at the same level, when he began to wear his blessings well, the Scripture says, “The Philistines hated Isaac.”

Maybe you’ve noticed this in your own life. When you start to do better, the people around you don’t celebrate. They become jealous. But you can’t allow the attitudes of others to hold you back and cause you to live in mediocrity. Instead, when you’re blessed, brag on God! Shake off the criticism of others and receive His blessing. Wear it well because when you honour Him, He will continue to increase and promote you all the days of your life!

CONTROLLING THOUGHTS:
When God blesses you, don’t hide it.

PRAYER:
Father, thank You for every good and perfect gift that You have poured out on my life.

BIBLE READING FOR THE YEAR:
Ezekiel 47-48; John 20

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