Month: March 2021

Date: 21.03.2021

Topic: EXTREME IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS
Biblical Text: “ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding”. [Proverbs 4:7]

I recall a brother in a fellowship at the University I graduated from. He was spiritual and active in the fellowship but hates reading his academic book. Sometimes, after going to an all-night prayer meeting, he does not attend lectures throughout the next day. Gradually, his academic workload was piling up and he kept neglecting it. By the time he got to his final year in the University, he had subjects to re-sit for, that will make him stay for at least an extra year in the University. He went to the extreme, dedicated time for his spirituality growth but neglected his academic growth. He was a lazy Christian. God wants us to live a balanced Christian life. He is concerned about your spiritual growth as well as every other needed growth in your life and that includes your mental growth. If the reason why you failed in examination is because of your activities in Church, you are a lazy Christian. I heard the story of a believer who was very active in the fellowship in the University; it did not deter him from coming out with a first class in Engineering. My earthly father showed me an examination script of a student in the university. He did not attempt to answer any of the questions, but he used about three pages of his examination script to preach Christ to the person marking his scripts. He went to the extreme; he failed woefully! Do not be a slothful, lazy Christian who goes to the extreme. Apply wisdom and get understanding.

KNOW IT ∞ Do not be a lazy and slothful Christian who goes to the extreme in spiritual matters.
READ IT ∞ Proverbs 3:13; 4:5, 16:16
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the wisdom to avoid the extreme and live a balanced Christian life
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Haggai 1-2

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Date: 20.03.2021

Topic: SEEKING SPIRITUAL HELP
Biblical Text: “ Our help is in the name of the Lord, who makes heaven and earth”. [Psalm 124:8]

They say desperate situations call for desperate measures. A lot of people seek spiritual help from anywhere in a desperate situation. A Christian woman was looking for a child; she went to meet a spiritualist who claims to be a pastor. He gave her concoction to drink and boiled egg, which he had already soaked in incantation. Few weeks after, she got pregnant and nine months later she gave birth to a baby girl. The girl at nine years of age is a concern to the family. She will go to the marketplace to steal. The young girl does not understand why she steals. She always hears a voice telling her to go and steal. The mother has been deeply concerned. She had gotten herself into a bigger problem from the place she sought for spiritual help. She thought that her not getting pregnant was an issue, but Satan gave her a bigger problem. There are some ‘pastors’ who charge consultation fee for those seeking desperate spiritual help. Some of them even sell anointing oil for as much as #10,000 a bottle to very desperate individuals. Beloved, when you are desperately in need of spiritual help, be desperate for God. Do not be deceived by those herbalists brandishing themselves as men of God; they will cause you bigger problems than what you took to them. The Israelites were in severe affliction and bondage; they sought spiritual help in God. Pharaoh on the other hand sought spiritual help in magicians and sorcerers. Pharaoh tried to hold down the children of Israelites in their bondage with the help of his magicians and sorcerers but failed. The magicians and sorcerers admitted that there is the finger of God in all the things that Moses was doing. Pharaoh did not have the privilege of seeking spiritual help in the right channel. You have that privilege! The right channel of seeking spiritual help is in God; every other channel will lead to bigger trouble.

KNOW IT ∞ Our help is in the name of the Lord
READ IT ∞ Exodus 8:5-7, 8:16-19, Daniel 2:1
PRAY IT ∞ Father, I recognize you as my only spiritual help.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Zephaniah 1-3

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Date: 19.03.2021

Topic: BEWARE OF FAKE PROPHETS
Biblical Text: “I have not sent these prophets yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied”. [Jeremiah 23:21]

A woman went to see a prophet to enquire whether she can marry a particular man. The prophet replied in the affirmative. He told her that their marriage will be blessed. Some months after their wedding, the man impregnated another woman. His behaviour suddenly changed, about six years into the marriage, the man left the house to stay with another woman. The woman was devastated, she asked a prophet before she accepted the marriage proposal, ‘How can this happen to her?’ She fell into the trap of a false prophet. King Ahab- King of Israel wanted to go to war with the king of Assyria. The king of Judah-Jehoshaphat volunteered to help the king of Israel. He asked King Ahab that they should enquire from the Lord. King Ahab gathered 400 prophets to enquire whether the battle will be favorable or not. All of the prophets told the kings that the Lord will deliver the king of Syria into their hands. Jehoshaphat was not satisfied; he sensed that the 400 prophets were fake. He asked if there was a prophet of the Lord in Israel. Prophet Micaiah was hastened and brought up to the king. Despite the fact that they pressured him to speak in line with what the 400 prophets had said; he refused. He insisted on speaking only what the Lord says. He told the king, ‘I saw Israel scattered as sheep without a shepherd’ meaning that the king will die if he goes to war. The king disobeyed and went to war on the strength of what the 400 fake prophets had told him. King Ahab lost his life in the war. To believe every prophecy is dangerous; you need to check if it is of the Lord. There are many fake prophets gone into the world to deceive lazy Christians. BEWARE !

KNOW IT ∞ Beware of fake prophets
READ IT ∞ 1 John 4:1, Deuteronomy 18:22, 1 Kings 22:1-37
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the wisdom to discern fake prophets.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Habakkuk 1-3

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Date: 18.03.2021

Topic: OBEY BEFORE COMPLAIN
Biblical Text: “ And he prayed unto the Lord and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I know that thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness and repentest thee of the evil” . [Jonah 4:2]

Obey before complaining is mostly used in the military, it means when a superior gives you an order, it must be obeyed immediately without questioning; there is no room for complaining when executing an assignment of a superior officer. This applies also in the kingdom, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, to warn them to turn from their wicked ways. Jonah refused and headed to Tarshish. It was a fatal mistake; he almost paid with his life. He thought his complain was valid and he disobeyed the instruction of the Master. When God gives a command, he is not subjecting it to debate or questioning; He wants the orders carried out immediately. No debate! God told Ananias to go and lay his hand on Saul that he might receive his sight. Ananias brought a complain before God that looked valid to him, ‘Here was a man that afflicted the saints of Jerusalem’. God told Ananias, ‘No debate, go and do what I have told you to do’. You might think the instruction of God is not the best thing to do; your opinion does not matter rather you MUST obey and NOT complain. God told a brother to go and do missions work in another State; he had less than two hundred Naira on him. He did not complain but obeyed. God did a miracle with the two hundred Naira; it feed him, gave him a house and sustained his ministry for over 20 years and still counting. Also, when trusted servant of God gives you an instruction, do not complain rather OBEY.

KNOW IT ∞ All of God’s instruction to you must be obeyed not debated.
READ IT ∞ Numbers 16:12, 16:32, 1 Samuel 15:22
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace to always obey you and never complain in Jesus Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Nahum 1-3

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Date: 17.03.2021

Topic: DRAW NIGH
Biblical Text: “ Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you to cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”. [James 4:8a]

Emmanuel laid down starring at the ceiling in his house. He knew he had gone far from God. The thoughts constantly disturbed him. From a young boy singing in the choir to deviating and singing secular music that made him lose focus for God. He had no more time for God. As he stirred up the ceiling, he heard an audible voice, “Emmanuel, you have gone far from me, draw nigh, draw nigh!’ Emmanuel could not hold the tears any longer, he began to sob. The devil’s intention is to draw you farther and farther away from God in order to destroy you; God’s intention is to draw you closer to Him. The good things that God wants to give you are available ONLY when you draw nigh to Him. A lot of people are far from God and still complaining that God is not solving their problems. Jesus said, ‘Come unto me if you are heavy laden’; beloved, without drawing nigh, you cannot be able to get answers to your problems. For a person that has drifted from God; the first step to take is to seek repentance. But it does not stop there, God expects you to draw nigh to him by worshipping Him, communicating with him in prayers and fasting. If your earthly father is shouting your name from a distance of 100km, you can never hear him because you are too far away. That is exactly the case with our heavenly Father; to hear God, you must draw nigh to him. God wants a relationship with you. You can begin today if you do not yet have a relationship with Him.

KNOW IT ∞ Draw nigh to God and he will draw near to you.
READ IT ∞ Hebrews 7:19, 10:22, Matthew 11:28
PRAY IT ∞ Father, help me to draw nearer and nearer unto thee.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Micah 4-7

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Date: 16.03.2021

Topic: SEEING INTO YOUR FUTURE
Biblical Text: ‘ And the Lord said unto Abram, after that lot was separated from him, lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it and to thy seed forever’. [Genesis 13:14-15]

God gave Abraham a glimpse of his future. It was a glorious insight into the inheritance that God has for him. All Abraham had to do was just trust in the Lord to bring it to pass. Every child of God can catch a glimpse of their future in the light of scriptures. You do not need a seer to tell you about your future or that of your children. Some Christians are fond of consulting seer concerning all the affairs of their lives. It is a seer that will tell them who to marry! Saints, your future is glorious. Half-baked Christians will take the word of the seer more seriously than the Word of God. Somebody told me a seer told him that he will be very successful in life but should not marry a fair lady. He took the words of the seer seriously but never had he taken the Word of God seriously. A lot of Christians are not seeing into their future in the light of scriptures hence are vulnerable to fake prophets. Some of our fathers in the faith have shared testimonies of what God showed them years back and it came to pass; some after 20 years of faithfully following God. Do not wait till you get a revelation! Start seeing into your glorious future in the light of scriptures. God says your light will shine brighter and brighter unto a perfect day. Your future cannot be determined by the economy of your country; or the place where you were born; or in a seer . Depend completely on God through His Word to reveal your future, precept upon precept to you.

KNOW IT ∞ Your future is bright not bleak; see into your future in the light of scriptures.
READ IT ∞ Genesis 12:1-4, 17:15-16; Acts 27:23-33
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace to see into my future in the light of scriptures.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Micah 1-3

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Date: 14.03.2021

Topic : IT FELL ON GOOD GROUND
Biblical Text: ‘ But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the Word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and brought forth, some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty’. [Matthew 13:23]

I know a man who was a Muslim and gave his life to Christ in Kano. He faced persecution for accepting Jesus in his life. He gave up everything he was doing to be a full-time missionary in South-west part of Nigeria, focusing mainly on unreached people groups. It had been over 25 years now that he heed the call of God; he has gone through several trials and afflictions for the Gospel, yet he is still holding firmly to Jesus as the author and finisher of his faith. He has discipled several people for the Lord- Jesus Christ. This is an example of one who allows the Word to fall on good ground to produce fruits in their lives and in the lives of others. Apostle Paul gave his life to Christ and he allowed the Word to fall on good ground in his life. Despite all the tribulations and persecution, he did not stop following and bearing fruits for Him. He wrote 2/3 of the New Testament. He gave all of his life to bear fruits for the Lord. As believers, we must allow the Word of God to fall on good ground in our life in order to bear fruit and produce a hundred-fold return. Aquila and Priscilla allowed the Word of God to fall on good ground in their life; they became helpers of Apostle Paul’s ministry. I pray the Word of God will fall on good ground in your lives in Jesus Name.

KNOW IT ∞ Allow the Word of God fall on good ground in your life by being a diligent hearer and follower of the Word.
READ IT ∞ Romans 16:21, 2 Timothy 4:19, 1 Corinthians 15:10
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace to make your Word fall on good ground in my life all the days of my life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Hosea 8-10

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Date: 12.03.2021

Topic: IT FELL ON STONY GROUND
Biblical Text: ‘ But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word and anon with joy receiveth it!’ [Matthew 13:20]

Lawrence was a Christian. He believed in God and His Word. He had a challenge in his job and was subsequently sacked. He felt ashamed that he could not render the help he freely did before; he was struggling financially. He had prayed and prayed, nothing happened; he could not bear it any longer. He decided to consult a traditionalist to turn his fortunes around. Lawrence allowed the Word to fall on a stony place in his heart/life. To fall on stony ground means a believer that receives the Word of God with joy, a diligent hearer of the Word but does not allow the Word to take root in his life and when tribulation and persecution arises because of the Word, he shrinks back, drops his religion and fall away. There are so many ‘self-calling’ Christians that seek the help of traditionalist to help them during their trials in life. They have fallen from the faith. Christians who are diligent hearers of the Word yet they do not mind forging papers or even changing their names to travel abroad have allowed the Word to fall on stony ground in their lives. The children of Israel heard the Word of God, they saw the miracles but when persecutions came, they changed their tunes. What is your response during tribulation and persecution? As a good Christian, we must trust in His Word and not abandon it to pursue quicker alternatives that will bring shame. Never will the Word fall on stony ground in your life in Jesus Name.

KNOW IT ∞ Do not be a diligent hearer of the Word that abandons it at the slightest persecution.
READ IT ∞ Exodus 16:3, 17:3, 32:1
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace not to abandon your Word during persecution.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Hosea 1-4

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Date: 11.03.2021

Topic: IT FELL BY THE WAYSIDE
Biblical Text: “ When anyone heareth the Word of the kingdom and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received by the wayside’. [Matthew 13:19]

Kike, Kike, Kike, her mother called out! What did you learn from Church today? Kike could not remember anything about the message in the Church. She muttered, ‘Mummy, I cannot remember, but the message was powerful’. Kike allowed the Word of God to fall by the wayside. To fall by the wayside means to be a careless, inattentive, negligent and forgetful hearer of the Word. So many Christians are in this category, they hear the Word of God but It passes away quickly as they hear it. Their affection is not touched by what they hear; their heart is not open to receive the Word and they allow the devil to take the Word sown in their hearts. The devil steals the Word profitable to direct them from their memory. The people of Lystra acted like a careless hearer of the Word; they allowed the Word to fall by the wayside. Paul and his team preached the Word at Lystra, signs and wonders erupted yet almost immediately they allowed certain Jews to persuade them in stoning Paul almost to death. They were careless with the Word and allowed it to pass away quickly. If they had committed to heart all that Apostle Paul had told them, they would never have stoned him. We must not be a careless hearer of the Word. We must take the Word of God seriously and commit it to heart in order for it to produce fruit of righteousness in our lives and the people we come in contact with.

KNOW IT ∞ Do not be a negligent & careless hearer of the Word.
READ IT ∞ Jeremiah 18:15, 23:27, Hebrews 12:5
PRAY IT ∞ Father, give me the grace not to be a careless hearer of the Word.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Jonah 1-4

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Date: 09.03.2021

Topic: INIQUITIES DRAW THE LINE OF SEPARATION
Biblical Text: ‘ But your iniquities have separated you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear ‘. [Isaiah 59:2]

The Lord told the children of Israel not to go up and fight the Ammonites; God said He will not go with them if they refuse. Yet they rebelled against the commandments of the Lord and went to battle the Ammonites. They were smitten and destroyed before their enemies. They returned to God and wept but God did not hearken unto them because of their iniquity. Iniquities draw the line of separation between God and us. When we deviate from his commandments and instructions, we become stained and are separated from Him. When you are stained– a line is drawn between you and God; He will not hear your cry at that point. It is foolishness for anyone who claims to be a child of God to remain in iniquity and expect God to hear their heart cry. The only heart cry of an unbeliever that God will hear is that of genuine repentance. God is holy, He will not hearken or attend to the prayer of any, stained by iniquity. Making vain oblations and prayers to God at this point is a waste. It is dangerous to be separated from God because we are exposed to satanic attacks and to Gods anger. Today, you can erase the line of separation between you and God by genuinely asking God for forgiveness and forsaking those sins. God is waiting for you; do not give the devil a room to operate in your life.

KNOW IT ∞ Iniquities separate us from God.
READ IT ∞ Ezekiel 8:17-18, Isaiah 1:12-16, Deuteronomy 1:43-45
PRAY IT ∞ Father, forgive me of my sins, I receive grace to forsake my sins in Jesus Name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR ∞ Amos 4-6

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