April 11, 2012
WHERE LIES YOUR CONFIDENCE? Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
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Memorize: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. Psalms 118:9
Read: Psalms 118:7-9
The famine in Samaria described in 2 Kings 6:25-33 was so bad that cannibalism became an option for survival. A woman went to seek help from the king. But how could a king who could not help himself assist another? In a time of famine, looking up to man can be a very futile endeavor and yield a frustrating experience. While everyone in the city including the king panicked, Elisha sat comfortably in his house.
God supernaturally made a way for him in the famine. If you fear God, He can single you out and provide for you while others are experiencing a famine. God can bless your business beyond measure that other people will come to ask how you are doing it. That shall be your portion this season in Jesus name. While Elisha was relaxed in his house, the elders of the city came to meet him for help.
Eventually, the king also came to the house of the man of God where he got a word from God, which solved their problems. Are you going through a famine situation and yet you keep away from God's house or from God? You are not yet ready to come out of it! In the time of lack, hunger and disappointments, who do you run to? If you run to God, you can be sure He will solve your problems.
A time of suffering is a time to remember God. It is possible that if you had remembered Him earlier, you might not be going through that unpleasant situation. A time of hardship is a time to call on God's servant to help you with prayers of intercession. You will also observe that God did nothing about the famine situation until the elders and also the king came to His servant.
When the leaders of a nation turn to God but their head refuses to, God may not take them too serious. But when the head together with the leaders under him turn to God, the Lord will answer speedily. We do not know for how long the elders of Samaria were with Elisha, but as soon as the king joined them, a prophetic word was provoked. For God to take your family more seriously, do not rest until both parents and all members of your family are saved.
ACTION POINT: Pray for those in trouble, who have run to the wrong places for solution, to be redirected to where their solutions are. |
Posted by Pastor E.A Adebye. Posted In : April 2012
April 10, 2012
GUARD YOUR HEART Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
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Memorize: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23
Read: Proverbs 4:20-27
From Matthew 5:8 we understand that the one who is pure in heart is blessed. Are you single or unmarried? Are you married but your spouse is separated from you by geographical location? What do you think about when you go to bed? Do you engage yourself in impure thoughts? Do you know that some people assist the tempter? How you may ask? ... |
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Posted by Pastor E.A Adeoye. Posted In : April 2012
April 8, 2012
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO GRACE? Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
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Memorize: But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
At the first Holy Communion service organized by the Lord, not one of His disciples was born again because Jesus was yet to go to the cross. In spite of this, He broke the bread an... |
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April 5, 2012
THE ESSENCE OF GOD (PART 1) Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
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Memorize: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony: and they loved not their lives unto the death. Revelation 12:11
Read: 2 Kings 1:9-12
God is the Father of lights according to James 1:17 and Himself is said to be light in 1 John 1:5. Light is one of the few things used in describing the essence of God in scripture. A study of white light therefore should give us tremendous insight to who God is (with ... |
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April 4, 2012
BESIEGED? Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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Memorize: They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. Psalms 37:19
Read: 2 Kings 6:25-29
Hopelessness is a state of total loss of expectations. Usually there is an increase in the feeling of hopelessness among the general populace whenever the economy of a nation goes through a downturn. This was experienced in Samaria in the days of Elisha. The city was besieged; completely cut off from food supplies. As soon ... |
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April 3, 2012
WHY PAY TITHES? Tuesday, April 3, 2012 |
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Memorize: And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. Hebrews 7:9
Read: Hebrews 7:4-9
Have you ever wondered why the Owner of the earth and its fullness (all the silver, gold and natural resources) demands for tithe from you? Is He asking because He cannot do without it? No! He does not need you to feed anyone He wants to feed. He that fed the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness without their working for one day, and... |
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April 2, 2012
WHEN IT IS TIME Monday, April 2, 2012 |
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Memorize: While it is said, Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 3:15
Read: 2 Corinthians 6:1-2
In life God has a time for everything. Even when it appears He is not following your timetable, be rest assured that His timetable for your life is far better than yours. When the day comes for you to fulfill your destiny, fire will fall. When your day of favor has fully come, it will not pass you by. Even when Mo... |
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March 30, 2012
CROWNED WITH GLORY Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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Memorize: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:5
Read: Psalm 8:4-5
The royalty a child of God is born into is an eternal one because our Father has an unchangeable Kingdom. When I was in primary school, we studied a subject called civics. During that subject period they could ask: Who is the minister of education and finance and you would give their names.
But today, if you... |
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Posted by Pastor E.A Adeboye. Posted In : March 2012
March 29, 2012
KNOWING HIM Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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Memorize: Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17
Read: Isaiah 6:1-3
Who can truly understand God? After spending three and a half years with Jesus and becoming the closest disciple to the Lord, when John the Beloved saw the same Jesus in glory, he could not recognize Him. He fell down as a dead man at His feet. Who can understand He who in 1 Timothy 1:17 is called the invisi... |
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Posted by Pastor E.A Adeboye. Posted In : March 2012
March 28, 2012
KEEP HOPE INTACT Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
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Memorize: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. Hebrews 6:19
Read: Hebrews 6:17-20
If you lose all your earthly possessions but retain your hope for a better tomorrow, all will be well. But if you lose hope, you have lost everything. One important instrument ships have is the anchor. When they get to a particular destination and want to stop, they will release the anchor. The w... |
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Posted by Pastor E.A Adeboye. Posted In : March 2012