Month: January 2021

Topic: YOU ARE NOT DISADVANTAGED
Biblical Text: ‘ When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, will thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me ‘ [John 5:6-7]

You are not disadvantaged! Do not look down on yourself, rather look up to God. God had a great assignment for Moses but he listed a lot of excuses to suggest to God that he was disadvantaged to take up the great task. He told God, who am I that I should go onto pharaoh and deliver the children of Israelites out of Egypt? He told God again that the Israelites will not believe him. He just felt He was not capable. When God insisted that He was still the chosen one, Moses told God, I am not eloquent, I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. He was continuously pointing out his disadvantages to God. What about Jeremiah? When God chose him, he told God, Lord, you know I am a child, I cannot speak. Every righteous child of God is not disadvantaged! Do not think the predicament you are currently experiencing is because you are disadvantaged, you can win that competition, excel in that job or task that others have failed, you will succeed. Even your trusted counsellors might have told you that you are disadvantaged, do not believe them, trust in the Lord that sent you, the one that qualifies men; He will turn every disadvantage in your life to an advantage just like He did for Moses and Jeremiah!
KNOW IT ∞ God will turn every perceived disadvantage in your life to an advantage.
READ IT ∞ Exodus 4:1, 4:10, Jeremiah 1:6-7
PRAY IT ∞ Father, thank you for turning my disadvantage to an advantage.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 1 Samuel 8-10
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Date: 20.01.2021

Topic: IN HIS PRESENCE
Biblical Text: ‘ And He said, my presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him; if thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.’ [Exodus 33:14-15]
God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and cry to them to change their ways so that they are not destroyed. Jonah refused to go rather, he arose, boarded a ship and departed unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. Suddenly the ship he boarded began to experience a mighty storm. A storm capable of destroying the ship which includes all passengers aboard. They were afraid. Upon enquiry, they discovered that the trouble they were going through was because of Jonah who fled the presence of God. Moses on the other hand, knew the importance of the presence of God, having fled the land of Egypt before as a murderer, he returned with the presence of the Lord to deliver Gods people from captivity without fear. And great wonders were done through the hands of Moses because of the presence of the Lord. It is the presence of the Lord in our lives that makes all the difference. The presence of God guarantees rest, protects from the wicked and gives you fullness of joy. However, sin drives us away from His presence. Adam and Eve hid from the presence of the Lord when they sinned. Repent today and His presence shall go with you.
KNOW IT ∞ It is God’s presence that makes all the difference in our lives.
READ IT ∞ Jonah 1:2-12, Exodus 33:14, Psalm 51:11
PRAY IT ∞ Father, have mercy on me, cast me not away from your presence.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 1 Samuel 4-7

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Date: 19.01.2021

Topic: ANTIDOTE TO FRUSTRATION
Biblical Text: ‘ Have not I commanded these? Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest’. [Joshua 1:9]

Jane busted into tears, she had just been told that she was not successful in the job interview. This was the sixth time this year she will not succeed in a job interview. All ended with a familiar response, either You are not successful or we will get back to you later. Earlier that day, the landlord served her with a quit notice because she owed over a year house rent. The job was her last hope of making ends meet. Jane was visibly frustrated! Isaac went through a season of frustration. All the wells his fathers servant had dug were covered up by the envious philistines. To get water for his large numbers of cattle was a serious challenge. He was still battling with this when the village head told him to leave the village. Forceful relocation was not what he envisaged. After, he was driven out, he tried digging wells on two different occasions but the enemy strove with him. They wanted to frustrate him, but he kept on digging until he discovered another well which they strove not with him; that same night, God appeared to him with a promise to bless and multiply him. A crucial antidote to frustration is to intensely focus on the outcome by trusting in God and not on the obstacle. The end result will be blessing for you.
KNOW IT ∞ Trusting God is the antidote to frustration.
READ IT ∞ Genesis 26:15, 19:24, Ecclesiastes 7:8
PRAY IT ∞ Father, I trust in you to overcome my season of frustration.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR* ∞ 1 Samuel 1-3

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Date: 19.01.2021

Topic: ANTIDOTE TO FRUSTRATION
Biblical Text: ‘ Have not I commanded these? Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest’. [Joshua 1:9]

Jane busted into tears, she had just been told that she was not successful in the job interview. This was the sixth time this year she will not succeed in a job interview. All ended with a familiar response, either You are not successful or we will get back to you later. Earlier that day, the landlord served her with a quit notice because she owed over a year house rent. The job was her last hope of making ends meet. Jane was visibly frustrated! Isaac went through a season of frustration. All the wells his fathers servant had dug were covered up by the envious philistines. To get water for his large numbers of cattle was a serious challenge. He was still battling with this when the village head told him to leave the village. Forceful relocation was not what he envisaged. After, he was driven out, he tried digging wells on two different occasions but the enemy strove with him. They wanted to frustrate him, but he kept on digging until he discovered another well which they strove not with him; that same night, God appeared to him with a promise to bless and multiply him. A crucial antidote to frustration is to intensely focus on the outcome by trusting in God and not on the obstacle. The end result will be blessing for you.
KNOW IT ∞ Trusting God is the antidote to frustration.
READ IT ∞ Genesis 26:15, 19:24, Ecclesiastes 7:8
PRAY IT ∞ Father, I trust in you to overcome my season of frustration.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR* ∞ 1 Samuel 1-3

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Date: 18.01.2021

Topic: THE WONDERS OF WORSHIP
Biblical Text: ‘ And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him saying, I will be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleaned. [Matthew 8:2-3]

A family in Nigeria was once at their lowest ebb in their finances, they decided to worship God every night without asking Him for anything. The Lord that loves worship, arose and sent them a helper that same month. And guess from where the help came from? An unknown person in Afghanistan! Beloved, worshipping God provokes wonders. Worship is an opportunity to give gratitude to God by exalting and extolling Him for who He is! In the Biblical text we read, the leper worshipped God and God arose and cleansed him. Halleluyah! One of the wonders that happened in Elijahs ministry was provoked on the altar of worship; fire fell down from heaven to consume a sacrifice that has been completely drenched in water. God always move in an atmosphere of worship. A certain ruler also worshipped Jesus and desired his daughter to be healed. Immediately, Jesus arose and followed him to heal his daughter. God will always move in the direction of your worship to provoke His wonders. As parents loves children that show gratitude so also God loves His children that worship Him continually. Worship God today to provoke His wonders.

KNOW IT ∞ Worship God continually and provoke His wonders in your life.

READ IT ∞ 1 Kings 18:36-39, Matthew 9:18-19, Psalm 96:9

PRAY IT ∞ Father, I worship you O Lord, thank you for everything.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 2 Corinthians 10-13

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Date: 17.01.2021

Topic: NEVER GIVE UP
Biblical Text: Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong . [1 Corinthians 16:13]

During the gold rush, a man who had been mining in Colorado for several months quit his job, as he had not struck gold yet and the work was becoming tiresome. He sold his equipment to another man who resumed mining where he had left off. The new miner was advised by his engineer that there was gold only three feet where the first miner stopped digging. The new miner found out the engineer was right. This means the first miner was a mere three feet away from striking gold before he quit. You are closer to the finish line than you think and if you push just a little harder, you will succeed. The race to fulfillment in life is not for quitters but for people who will finish what they start. The children of Israelites were almost giving up when they saw the Egyptians pursuing hard after them, they thought they had gotten to the end of the road but God turned it to a bend. The fact that you have the backing of God in a divine assignment does not mean things will not get tough, but you must persevere through the adversity to success. Never give up on yourself, your calling or assignment. Do not abandon your education, job, career, and marriage because you thought it cannot work. You are three feet away from success. The end will give you the anticipated result.

KNOW IT ∞ Do not give up, you are close to success.

READ IT ∞ Philippians 1:6, Luke 18:5, Isaiah 41:10

PRAY IT ∞ Father, I receive strength never to give up in the face of adversity.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 2 Corinthians 7-9

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Date: 16.01.2021

Topic: GIVE IT UP
Biblical Text: ‘Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, we also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing ‘ . [John 21:3]

In a town where their major occupation was fishing, some young men decided to go on a fishing expedition. They were fishing experts and they chose the best time of the day to catch fishes, which is at night. They were convinced that their fishing expedition would be highly successful. After spending hours in the sea, they discovered it was not as easy as envisaged, they had cut nothing. Where were the fishes? One of the young men exclaimed, we can still try more, we must not go home empty handed. Then they tried harder for a few more hours. Despite utilizing all their skills and experience, their quest to catch fishes was futile. With daybreak gradually lurking, the leader of the group suggested that they should go home and give it up! Give it up? They asked, Yes, give it up, we can try another time, he replied them. Slowly, they made their way back home. I have been in situations where I struggle to get things done; in most cases, I realize God is not there. The wise step to take is always to give it up. Sadly, we hear of individuals who died in the process of struggling to do what was not achievable. No matter how far you have gone, when you discover that Gods presence is not in the task you are trying to achieve, give it up fast! No delay, do not wait until it brings you pain.

KNOW IT ∞ When you sense God’s presence is not in what you are doing, give it up!

READ IT ∞ Genesis 19:26, Luke 5:1-5. Exodus 33:15

PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the wisdom to give up on activities that you are not involved in.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 2 Corinthians 4-6

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Date: 15.01.2021

Topic: IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
Biblical Text: ‘ For with God nothing shall be impossible’ . [Luke 1:37]

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirit and they cried out for fear. It was an impossible feat, for a human to walk on water, no man had ever walked on water; they thought this must be a spirit. Scientifically, this is not possible. Of course, gravitational force plays a role in making everything on earth go down. Also, looking at the surface tension theory for humans to succeed to walk in water, he would have to sprint 108km/hour (67mph); the worlds fastest man Usain Bolt ran at 37.8km/h (23.5mph) to set a world record; not enough to walk on water. For the human body to achieve this feat, it would take 15 times more energy than what it produces. Jesus did not run on water, He walked on water; He did what was scientifically and humanly impossible. He bid his disciple, Peter to come and walk on water too. So many things people label impossible has been done; some of them not in the lifetime for them to see it. They said we can never have a heavy metal flying in the sky; the Wright brothers made it possible by making an airplane. Scripturally speaking, with God nothing shall be impossible. For some of you, God might have been showing you great things that He wants to do through you which people have tagged impossible. Believe in His Word that says there is no impossibility with God and forge ahead!

KNOW IT ∞ The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

READ IT ∞ Jeremiah 32:27, Genesis 18:14, Luke 18:27

PRAY IT ∞ Father, thank you for making every impossible thing in my life possible.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 2 Corinthians 1-3

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Date: 14.01.2021

Topic: THE POWER OF PRAYER
Biblical Text: “ And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint”. [Luke 18:1]

A missionary was sharing an experience he had at a jungle campsite. Upon arrival in the city, he had treated a man seriously injured and talked to him about Jesus. Unknown to him, the man with five of his friends followed him into the jungle campsite with the intention of killing him in order to rob him of the money and medical drugs on him. But as they were about to reach the camp, they saw he was surrounded by 26 armed guards which were seen by the six friends. Because of those guards, they were afraid and left him alone. As he was recounting this experience in Church, a man from the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary; he asked the exact day that this happened. The day he mentioned was the same day he had a strong urge to pray for the missionary. He called the men in the Church to come and pray with him in the Church. All of them that gathered that day were 26! Prayer is a crucial weapon of the believer. The power of prayer delivered Apostle Peter from the hands of wicked Herod. As a child of God, we are admonished to pray without ceasing. There is power in prayer. Prayer is an act of communicating with God; it is not a monologue conversation but a dialogue! You speak, He speaks. Make it a point of duty to start your day with prayer and end it with prayers. Also, always pray anytime you have a strong urge to pray. It works wonders.

KNOW IT ∞ We experience the power of God in prayers

READ IT ∞ Psalm 55:17, Daniel 6:10, Jeremiah 29:12

PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace to always seek your face in prayers.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 1 Corinthians 13-16

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Date: 13.01.2021

Topic: WHO DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
Biblical Text: ‘ For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. [Mark 5:28]

There was a certain woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years. She had suffered many things in the hands of the physicians and had spent all she had. She was not better but her condition grew worse. When she heard of Jesus, she decided to seek Him because of the mighty signs and wonders He did. He could not see Jesus one on one because of the multitudes present. But her faith was stirred up; she believed that if only she could touch His clothes she would be well. She forced her way in the crowd and touched Jesus. Immediately, the fountain of her blood dried up and she was healed of that plague. The woman tried many alternatives before she came to Jesus. She initially believed many of the physicians she consulted but none could heal her despite spending all her savings. If she had not believed in Jesus probably she would have died from the infirmity. A lot of people remain challenged, plagued and in suffering because of who they believe in. Who you believe in, determines who you seek help from. They take the simplicity of the Gospel for granted but seek traditional help where they will list countless items for them to bring for sacrifice. Some seek help from other religion when challenged. If you are in this category of people, stop going round in circles, they cannot deliver you. Come to Jesus, believe Him and He will terminate every plague and challenges in your life. He is the same yesterday, today and forever more.

KNOW IT ∞ Believe only in God, He will bring an end to the plague troubling your life.

READ IT ∞ Mark 5:25-34, 1 Kings 18:37-39, John 1:12

PRAY IT ∞ Father, I believe in you, manifest yourself in my life and situation.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ 1 Corinthians 10-12

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