HOW ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS?

March 27, 2012
HOW ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS? 
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Memorize: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. Matthew 15:19

Read: Matthew 15:16-20

In life, the greatest victory a man can ever have is victory over the flesh because your number one enemy is not the devil but your flesh. However, thanks be to God for Christ has given us this victory. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Galatians 5:24 The question then is: are you exerting your victory over the flesh in your day to day living or are you still being defeated by this defeated foe?

If you defeat all your external enemies but fail to conquer yourself, you are less than a conqueror. David killed Goliath the external enemy but because he could not conquer himself, he was defeated by his flesh. Until you conquer yourself by exerting your victory in Christ, victory over external enemies would be meaningless. Even those external enemies would not mind allowing you to defeat them when they know that your flesh is Satan's stronghold over you.

In other words, what is the point of fighting with one who is already a victim or captive of their ally? They know they can always use your flesh and internal weaknesses to get you on your knees any day. So for you to triumph, you must first win your internal battles.

In what areas do we need to exert our victory over the flesh? First is in impure thoughts. Many men and women who are being used of God to plunder the kingdom of darkness and rescue the captives are still defeated in the realm of thoughts because they have abdicated their responsibility in fighting the good fight of faith. Many believers are captives of immoral thoughts.

This persists even in places of worship because they believe nobody can see through them to know what they are thinking. If you dwell on how to take revenge on your offender, you are a victim of this. If you focus on exposed body parts of ladies, including indecently dressed sisters, you are a victim of this. If you look lustfully at the opposite sex and begin to conjure lewd images of such during your private moments you are being defeated by your flesh.

Even if you were to kill the Goliath troubling Nigeria, you cannot emerge triumphant because you are being defeated internally where it matters most. What type of thoughts do you dwell on? Fight the good fight of faith over impure thoughts today!

KEY POINT: Satan does not fight with anyone who is a victim of lust because he or she is already defeated.
 

IS HE REALLY LATE?

March 26, 2012
IS HE REALLY LATE?
Monday, March 26, 2012
Memorize: He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastics 3:11

Read: John 11:1-6

God is a God of plan and purpose. He does everything according to His timetable. For instance, the era we live in today is somewhere in God's eternal plan for man. Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 clearly tells us that God has a set time for everythi...

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GRACE IN ACTION

March 25, 2012
    
GRACE IN ACTION
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Memorize: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8

Read: Luke 8:1-3

Occasionally, individuals, families, communities or governments organize special events such as special wedding receptions, state banquets, special awards, etc where entry would strictly be by invitation. At such gatherings, some uninvited guests could manage to gatecrash. At the gate, they would be asked f...

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KING OF KINGS

March 24, 2012
KING OF KINGS
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Memorize: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:16

Read: Acts 16:25-26

What makes a king different from other people? Although a king looks just like any other person yet he is not an ordinary person. One difference is that everything he touches becomes unique. If an ordinary person sits on a chair, it remains a chair no matter how flamboyantly designed it is, but if a king si...

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HEAVENLY ROYALTY

March 23, 2012
HEAVENLY ROYALTY 
Friday, March 23, 2012
Memorize: And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:6

Read: Revelation 1:5-6

God loves little children so much because they are His heritage. While the Lord was on the earth, smart parents knew this so they brought their children to Him for His divine touch (Luke 18:15). Unfortunately, His disciples were so ignorant that they turned such parents away until the Lord Jesus c...

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BEYOND UNDERSTANDING!

March 22, 2012
BEYOND UNDERSTANDING! 
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Memorize: Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isaiah 40:28

Read: Isaiah 40:21-28

God is love. It is commonly assumed that everybody knows who God is but this is not true. Some years ago, while in France, I was opportune to be a guest of the then Nigeria Ambassador to France. He organized a recept...

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HEAVEN'S AIR FRESHENER

March 20, 2012
HEAVEN'S AIR FRESHENER 
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Memorize: Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2

Read: Revelation 5:8-9

Immediately the Lamb stepped out, He took the sealed scroll from God's hand and the four living beings and the 24 elders knew that the One in control had come. The praises took a different form as each of them got harps ready to praise Him.

The elders also had vials in their hands filled with some ki...

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WHY YOU MUST HEAR HIM

March 19, 2012
WHY YOU MUST HEAR HIM 
Monday, March 19, 2012
Memorize: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8

Read: Isaiah 6:8-10

Knowing that two persons cannot walk together except they be agreed (Amos 3:3), it becomes imperative to know that God as a partner, speaks and to hear Him when He speaks. If you cannot hear Him when he speaks, you will not know when He is calling you, or when He wants to send you on an errand...

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ON GIVING

March 18, 2012
ON GIVING 
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Memorize: He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. Proverbs 21:26

Read: Proverbs 21:25-26

Several years ago, someone came to my office and gave me an envelope containing N100 with a note. On the note he wrote: “I did not want to give you this money but God said I must”. I told the Lord, “I don't need this N100 now, why did you compel this man to give it to me?” When I got no answer, I kept it.

Later that evening, a m...

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RECOVERING LOST DREAMS

March 17, 2012
RECOVERING LOST DREAMS 
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Memorize: For his anger endureth but a moment in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.Psalms 30:5

Read: Exodus 3:1-10

While most people have lost one or two crucial stakes in life, a few have lost everything. One person who went through this experience was Job. Yet, he did not commit suicide. Have you lost so much that you feel you can no longer stand up to or measure up with your colleagues again and as ...

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About Me


Pastor E A Adeboye The General Overseer (G.O) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a man of God, who has been a tremendous blessing and inspiration to numerous people and drawn lost souls to salvation by the grace of God. To date, all over the world Enoch Adeboye has been conferred with several honorary degrees and national merit awards in appreciation of his contributions to humanity.

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