GOD is FOR ME - Tuesday, April 21st .

When the voice of the enemy and the oppression of the wicked break your heart, when the terror of death are fallen upon you and fear and trembling and horror overwhelm you, and thoughts of guilt, thoughts of putting up wings like a dove and flying away to a place of rest passes through your heart, you must remember that God is with you.

Like King David in Psalm 56:3-4(GNB) you must say, when I am afraid, O Lord almighty, I put my trust in you, in God, I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

You must remember God`s words of promised protection and help which are His convenant.
You must be determined to trust God by praising him for Hid words even in the midst of the storm, because He can never change.

Roman 8:31 says what shall we then say to these things if God be for us and who can be against us.

Dearly beloved, kindly believe God`s word, believe in His presence, praise Him for His word for when you do all these it is a demonstration of your faith that God can arise for you.
The same God, who did not spare His only begotten Son, but delivered him up to die for you, is for you.
The same God, who delivered Israel from their enemies, is for you.
The same God, who fought the previous battle and gave you victory in your trouble, is for you.
Only make sure that you are for Him too. That is your responsiblity, do not shift your focus, do not go into sin; stay with God.

I Prophesy upon you this day that all the enemies troubling you, those that are planning to hurt you, those that are gathering in hidden places and watching everything you are doing and hoping to kill you, God will punish, disappoint and defeat them in anger in Jesus name.

Only don't keep your mouth shut. Pray these prayers as David did in Psalm 56:9 when I cry unto thee then shall mine enemies turn back. God wants to hear your cry now and I see those enemies of yours turning away from you Shalom.

Prayer: Let God arise and contend for me today.

Confession: Help me against the enemy, for human help is worthless. With God on my side I will win, He defeats my enemies.

DIVINE SURPRISE - Wednesday, April 22nd

In today's study and meditation, John the Baptist was surprised to see people turn out in large numbers to him despite the fact that he was in the wilderness. He did not go to the press, and no serious personal effort to publicize himself. You see, there is nothing God sends you to do that He will not aid you Himself to do. It was the same God who gave John the assignment, and gave him the word to speak and also placed him in the wilderness and it was this same God that went to the people who needed to hear the message and stirred up their hearts to go to him.

1 Thess 5:24, says Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. Whatever God commands, He will commend. The question this day is God your commander? Have you surrendered to him to run your life, and to carry all your burdens for you?

As a child of God, performance does not always result in productivity, and activity does not always mean performance. You must cease from impatience, the bid to perform and do something quickly. Like Saul did in the battle against the Philistines when he did not wait for Samuel to come and perform the sacrifice before the battle (1Sam 13).

One of the signs of a true son of God is patience, ability to wait for God's opinion on issues before taking action.
Isaiah 26:16 says "he that believe shall not make haste."

The reason for your frustration, struggles and failure is because you did not allow God to choose what to do for you and when you allowed Him, you did not realize that you are just a partner with him.
John the Baptist waited for his word from the Lord, stayed put in the place of divine location and God was doing his work for him. God Himself went to the cities, towns and villages and brought the people to hear him.

God wants to do the same for you in the area of your divine assignment, career, family, business and all your endeavors. Stop the worry, stop the fretting, decide to allow God to be the chief commander of your affairs.
What about Noah? (Gen 6:13-14, 18-19, 7:14-16) when God gave him assignment to build an ark and save creation?
When he did his part, It was God who went and commanded all the animals, birds and fishes to come to him and they came him twos, male and female. Imagine if Noah were to go look for the animals, how many years do you think it would have taken him to gather them all. In fact the flood would have come and gone if ever he was able to go and search for them one by one.

We have the example of Jonah too (Jonah 1-12, 3:1-5). The same God who told him to go and preach to the people of Nineveh was the same God who went ahead to stir up the hearts of the people unto repentance.

He who calls you to that assignment will do it. Submit to him, and recognize Him as a partner. You were not called to perform; you were only called to obey.

In the name of Jesus I command the heavy burden of how to go about that divine assignment on your shoulder and heart to be lifted up. Your frustration and confusion cease now.

Prayer: Father, I surrender to your will; let your will come to pass in my life in Jesus name. I am sorry for all the areas in my life where I have been wandering from doing what you have planned concerning me. I repent from unbelief and doubt.

Confession: I shall receive divine surprise from God today in my divine assignment where God has placed me.

The PRAYER of a FATHER - Thursday, April 23rd

The role of a father over his children is so great. Apart from God, the father is the one that have authority over his children, regardless of the fact that he is godly or not.
That was why God gave this commandment Honour thy father and thy mother that It may be well with you. (Ex 20:12).
Some children today dishonour their fathers and receive curses from their fathers instead of blessing. For instance Reuben, when he went to defile his father's bed, was cursed in that It was declared that he shall not excel (Gen 49:3-4) so it was, to the extent that his blessing was given to his brother, Judah.

In our text for today, King David was praying for his son, Solomon ever before he became a king and all the prayers of David in 2 Chron 9:1, the bible records that When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon she came..... Verse 9 says And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold and of spices great abundance and precious stones neither were there any such spice as the queen of sheba gave King Solomon.
Also in verse 21 of 2 Chronicles 9 another prayer of David was answered in the life of Solomon
For the king's ship went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold and silver, If David had cursed Solomon his son, the curse would have come upon him.

Today many are suffering under the curses of their parents. Some are barren, and some are in hardship or in sickness because of the utterances of their parents over them.

The Holy Spirit is impressing it upon me strongly to tell you this day to examine your life especially your past, if you have not been in the good book of your earthly father and maybe he had cursed you at some point and your life is a reflection of that curse. If your father is still alive, you need to go and make amendment and seek his blessing. However if he is dead I stand as Moses stood on that day to cancel the parental curse upon Reuben according to Deut 33:6 by the precious blood of Jesus.

I declare that curse to Be wiped away and blessing should come into your life today in Jesus name

It is important to remind you as a parent also to mind what you say to your children, especially when you are angry. If you have cursed any of your children, renounce it and start blessing him or her from now on.

And to you young man or woman, begin to do things that will provoke your parents to bless you.

I pray for you that any parental evil decreed upon you at any time of your life is cancelled by the blood of Jesus. I break the power of that curse, and I command the blessing of the Lord to be your portion from today.

Prayer: Repent of the sin that brought the curse over your life.
Ask God to forgive you for breaking His law, by not honouring your parent. Use Col 2:14-15 to pray.
Use Gal 3:13-14 to pray and release God's blessing upon your life. Where possible make restitution with your parents or the children you have cursed.

Confession: I receive all the answers to all prayers and the blessings my parents ever prayed and placed respectively on me.

THE SERVANT OF THE LORD MUST NOT FIGHT – Friday, April 24th.

Persecution, opposition or restriction are signs that you are yet to get to your place of rest or place of God’s ordained destination for your life. For every level you attain in the spirit there will be new persecutions. Example is seen in Gen 26:17-23. When the men of Gerar opposed Isaac, until he got to Rehoboth striving continued.

Wisdom in times of persistent strife, attack or opposition in your supposed place of destiny is to;
1.Seek God for what to do
2.The wisdom Jesus taught and example of Isaac are enough at such times.

In Luke 9:54-56 the disciples wanted to fight it out in the name of faith or spiritual warfare but Jesus restrained them. There must be no
striving, no fighting. And to Verse 56 they moved to another village.
We again also see His no-fight message in the instruction Jesus gave to the twelve apostles when He was sending them out to go and preach in communities.
In Luke 9:4-5, He instructed; And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them
In essence he gave them a charge to stay with those who would receive them and move away from where they were being opposed.
God himself warned Joseph in a dream to take baby Jesus and flee into Egypt. God could have said he should fight Herod (Matt 3:13). The same instruction is what the Holy Spirit is giving you today move away from where you are being opposed and stay only with those who receive you. Remember a servant of the lord must not strive (2 Tim 2:24).

Prayer: Oh God, give me the spirit of peace, love and friendliness.

Confession: Today I shall be imparted by the spirit of gentleness from the Lord.

DO NOT KEEP SECRETS (Mind what you say, and who you say it to) - Saturday, April 25.

There is no secret anywhere, in a matter of time, it shall be revealed. Every man is a leaking pot; the only difference is the level of leakage and the time it takes to leak everything out. Some people are like baskets, strainers or sieves. Whatever water you pour into them cannot stay. Some are like leaking pot; they leak out their contents, gradually.

Many have had their dreams shattered because of their mouths. Many others have stirred up enmity for themselves even because of their inability to shut their mouths. Joseph could not keep his mouth shut and by so doing, he was cast into a pit, sold into slavery and imprisoned. Thank God who was able to turn things around for his good according to His word (Rom8:28).
Note this Yoruba adage Ogiri leti, eniyan lo n je be (that is walls have ears).

I plead with you today, do not join anyone to commit the sin of backbiting another person, because the personal you back bite about will soon hear and will make himself your enemy.

The scripture even warns that you should be careful to pour out your heart to the one that lieth in your bosom.
The law of life is sowing and reaping. Whatever bad thing you say about any body, will soon be said about you.

Use the instructions below as your life guide
i Don't critcize others.
ii Appreciate others.
iii Remember the golden rule; love your neighbour as yourself.
iv Put briddle upon your mouth.

There are people that are waiting to hold your words against you, so only let words that are seasoned with grace proceed from your mouth.

Your word will not become a trap for you in Jesus name. Anyone waiting to use your words against you shall not prosper in their assignment in Jesus name.

Prayer: Father, intervene by your mercy on my behalf and turn whatever wrong and negative word that has preceded from my mouth to good in the hearts of the people that I have uttered them to.
In the name of Jesus those who are waiting to use my words against me, let them wait in vain.

Confession: My words are henceforth seasoned with grace in Jesus name.

Bible Verse Of The Day: Luke 13:10-13

DEAL WITH THAT STUBBORN PROBLEM - Sunday, April 26

The woman in this passage had been suffering from infirmity for eighteen years. She must have tried to find solution. However, when she could not get one, she decided to give up and take the problem as part of her "cross" to be managed till the day of death.
This obviously was not the plan of God for her and for you too my dearly beloved if you are in such situation.

Firstly, you must understand that God does not tempt anyone with evil, no matter what type according to James 1:13, let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempt he any man

Secondly, God wants you to know that Satan is the author of sicknesses and diseases; so don't carry your disease or sickness as if it is a cross that will give you access to heaven.

Thirdly, God wants you to know that the reason He sent forth His son, Jesus Christ was to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8b). "For this purpose the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil"

That was why Jesus called this woman out of the congregation and dealt a deadly blow to the devil in her life.
The point of emphasis in this story for meditation is for you to know that whatever problem or challenge, that has stayed with you for long and refused to leave has a spirit of the devil behind it.

And you must deal with it by;
i First taking authority over the devil through the deliverance prayer (you may need to see a pastor who can conduct deliverance for you, by breaking the grip of that demon)
ii Then you can claim your healing by the laying of hands as mentioned in Mark 16:18. This was all Jesus did.
Please note that you cannot pray this kind of prayer and have result without being born again by giving your life to Christ or else the situation will worsen.

Today is the day for your deliverance and healing from that affliction in the name of Jesus, so don't give up, don't take the issue as the part of a cross God wants you to carry.

Prayer: By the blood of Jesus I destroy the foundation upon which the spirit of infirmity and affliction is standing in my life. I block every ancestral or self inflicted access route through which the demons have come into my life by the blood of Jesus. I break the power and the grip of the spirit of infirmity afflicting me with this disease (mention the name of the disease or diseases), I command you to stop your operation in my body, I bind and cast you out of my body now.
Lay your hand upon yourself and claim your healing using these scriptures: Isa 53:4-5, Ex 23:25, Ps 107:20, Ex 15:26.

Confession: I receive my freedom from every stubborn problem now.

Bible Verse Of The Day: Luke 13:18-21.

GROWING: YOUR DELIBERATE ACTION IS NEEDED - Monday, April 27th

In these verses of the scripture we are considering, a principle for growth and principle of transformation are revealed for anyone who desires to grow unto maturity in the kingdom. These principles are discussed below:
i Everything in the kingdom has life has a capability to grow and bring u blessing. The word of God is referred to as the mustard seed. Once it is received in your heart and allowed to grow, it will make the life of the bearer a blessing.
ii Every word of God is a living truth. As long as you allow the word to grow, it will operate as changer in your life . However, the revelation here is that it must first of all be TAKEN, as the verse says "as a grain of mustard seed which a man TOOK". To TAKE, involves an action, a deliberate one, a decision of the heart, using your will power.

The reason why the word of God has not been making necessary impact in many people's lives is not because the word lacks power, but because, the hearer is only hearing it religiously and paying lip service to it. Many are opening and reading the bible not because they want to take something out of it, but as a matter of habit.
If you want the word of God to bless you, it will take your effort. You have to take it as a sick man takes a prescribed medicine in order to combat a nagging disease or sickness. Verse 21, of scripture we are considering reveals that when you TAKE the word, it can change you, and transforms your total being that is your spirit, soul and body. But most of the time, many Christians apply it only to the issue of the spirit. Whereas every word of God is God breathed and has the ability to affect every part of man. So the word must be applied to the soul and the body.
As you read this meditation day God is speaking to you that the word in your hand right now can do the same work in your spirit as well as in your soul and body.

Prayer: In the name of Jesus, as from today by faith, I take the word of God and I begin to apply it to every part of my life.

Confession: I receive the en grafted word of God today and I grow thereby.

Bible verse of the day: Luke 15:11-15

COME OUT OF WANT – Wednesday, April 28.

God has great and abundant wealth. And as the good, and loving father He is, He is always ready to give to anyone who is ready to ask for his own share or portion from Him, especially those who think they have a need for it.

God is not what He is being painted to be--I mean the picture of a wicked and stingy father. He is a father who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His people.

We see the promptness of the father in the passage above, in releasing to the son what he demanded for. He who asks will receive (Mat 7:7).

However, the problem is in the way we handle the resources that God has given to us. God gives, but does not take back, because, the calling and the gift of God are without repentance.

The want or lack in your life is not from God. The scripture says in the book of Psalm 23 that "the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want". As long as you make God your shepherd even in your spending and investment, you shall not want.

The son in the passage above became prodigal because he wasted the resources that his father gave him.
Therefore, check your life carefully and ask yourself these questions:
a) Is God directing my spending or am I the alpha and omega of my finance?
b) Am I spending my money as God directed; or only to gratify my own desires?
c) Am I paying my tithes and giving offerings regularly?
d) Am I giving towards the expansion of God's kingdom, through world evangelism and soul winning?

Remember Mathew 6:33; "seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you".
This means making concern of the kingdom your priority.
The second cause of want and lack is engaging in riotous living, that is, wasteful and, uncontrollable spending, impulsive buying, and lack of planning or budgeting.

I believe as you are reading this compendium today, God wants to intervene in your problem of want and lack, if only you will re-order your life and change your focus.
As you make the necessary changes today, I see your want come to an end in Jesus name.

Prayer: I thank you father because you are always ready to give. I thank you father because there is forgiveness with you. I therefore confess the sins of not considering you and making you my shepherd in my daily living and spending, I receive forgiveness in Jesus name. I confess the sin of not paying my tithes and offering. Deliver me from selfish life. I hand over the control of my finance to you. Lord as from today, take over in Jesus name.
i I come out of want and lack in Jesus name.
ii Father, bless me in Jesus name.

Confession: I receive the unction and prayer to come out of want. The Lord henceforth is my shepherd, I shall not want.

Bible verse of the day: Luke 15:14-15

COME OUT OF WANT (2) - Wednesday, April 29.

Want or lack is a state of poverty. Poverty is a bad thing. It de-humanises, it brings one down from a place of honour to a position of shame.
In verse 15 our text, the young man who used to have friends and probably feed many, was reduced to a labourer and a beggar. Poverty made him to desire anything he sees for food, even the food of the swine, which was not given to him. Someone who was created to be served now became a servant.

Poverty brings insults. It makes friends to desert you, it makes you to live and think like an animal. In-fact it is the source of many evils one can think of. You must hate it, you must resist it, therefore repent from sins that are taking you to the valley of lack. Come to yourself like the prodigal son; your Father (God) is ready to receive you, He is a loving Father and will bless you again.
Meditate on Psalm 23.

Prayer: Oh Lord as from today I break the chain of poverty around my neck, I refuse to continue to be poor in Jesus name. I shall not perish in hunger in Jesus name. Oh Lord, give me bread enough to eat and to spare. My God is supplying all my needs today according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Confession: I receive the grace to come out of the valley of sin and want and hop to the mountain top of prosperity.

Bible verse of the day: Exodus 32:26

WHO IS THE LORD? - Thursday, 30th April.

This is the question the enemies always want to ask his legally captured captives any time they demand their release. But the Lord was introduced in Psalm 24:7 "lift up your head O ye gates; and be lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in"

He is the great king
The Lord, strong and mighty
The Lord victorious in battle
The Redeemer of Israel
The one who parted the sea
He is the one who killed the firstborn children of Egypt

This same God will show up and plead your case and deliver you from the terrible grip of the enemy in Jesus name.

It is the practise of the enemy not to want to release his captives especially when the captive has been serving the good cause of the wicked according to the statement in Isaiah 14:12, 17 and Jeremiah 50:33. "That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners .... all that took them captives, held them fast, they refused to let them go"

Wherever the wicked has held you bound the same God of Israel will arise and show up and fling open the gates that have held you bound in Jesus name, even if you have walked yourself into the hands of the enemy, as the israelites did. You shall be delivered. ONLY trust in the Lord.

The captive of the mighty shall be delivered acording to Israel 49:24-25
TODAY IS YOUR DAY OF DELIVERANCE, even though you might have been a legally captured captive through evil dedication, parental curse or self-inflicted curses, TODAY IS YOUR DAY OF DELIVERANCE IN JESUS NAME.

Prayer: (i) I command every gate of satanic prison that has held me bound to be flung wide open in Jesus name. (ii) I command every age-long door that has held my ancestors bound, that is holding me bound too, to open up in Jesus name. (iii) By your mighty arm O Lord, bring terrible punishment upon the wicked in my life in Jesus name.

Confession: I declare today to join the Lord's army, I decamp from devil's army and I am now on the Lord's side.

Bible Verse Of The Day: Exodus 7:1-7

STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS - Friday, May 1st.

To be successful in our calling we need a strategy which comes through wisdom from God. Moses was complaining and God revealed to him the end of the assignment He had just given him from the beginning. God revealed to him the strategy He had put in place to make the king of Egypt release the Israelites. God did this purposely to put the heart of Moses at rest, so that he would not be frustrated and that he would be confident. It is because of lack of revelation of God's plan or strategy for our assignment that makes us give up before the completion of the assignment.

This happened to Joshua. For all battles he fought before the one he fought with Ai, he asked God for a strategy. He however took for granted the battle against Ai; he probably thought Ai was a small nation and so no need to hear from God. If he had consulted God before confronting Ai, God might have told him there was sin in the camp. But he just went into the war presumptiously and was defeated fair and square by Ai soldiers.

Get this clear reader, every new challenge, problem or opportunity needs a new strategy from God before you can succeed. That was why David declared that God daily anoints him with fresh oil in Psalm 92:10.
Every day has her own evils just as it does opportunities. As you meditate on how to go about your assignment today, I pray that God will give you a strategy(battle plan) that will lead you to success in Jesus name.

But even before you go further in the assignment, you too can ask God for the revelation of His strategy for it.

Prayer: (i) Make me know my end oh Lord! (ii) Open my eyes to see what you are doing in my life and ministry or assignment today. (iii) Oh Lord, give me the strategy that will lead me to success in that which you have given me to do in Jesus name.

Confession: I receive the battle plan for my divine assignments today.

Bible verse of the day: Exodus 10:7

TROUBLE YOUR TROUBLE - Saturday, May 2nd.

God wants you to trouble your enemies to the extent that they will have no choice than to hurriedly let you go away.

There is no way God will be with you and be in you and the wicked one will be at peace around you.

In the book of 1Sam 5:1-8, the ark of the covenant which signifies the presence of the Lord became a trouble to the Philistines and their god.

I PRAY FOR YOU TODAY, THAT YOU WILL TROUBLE YOUR ENEMIES IN JESUS NAME. EVERY POWER THAT HAS HELD YOU BOUND WILL RELEASE YOU AND LET YOU OUT BY FORCE IN JESUS NAME.

Don't just sit there and be grumbling. God is with you and in you. Arise as a mighty man (Jud.6:12, 14) from every trouble that has been troubling you and decide to come out of that situation no matter what.

Isa. 52:1-2. "Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."

You are God's battle axe.

Prayer: 1. Father trouble those that are troubling me and command them to release me compulsorily in Jesus name. 2. In Jesus name I become a plague to the camp of the enemy as the ark of the Lord became a plague to the Philistines.

Confession: As Israel became a leash or trouble to Egypt, I become a trouble to the wicked one today. I become a goad that cannot be carried by the enemy. The powers of my enemies are smashed and scattered all around me by the presence of God in my life in the name of Jesus.

Bible verse of the day: Exodus 10:21-23

MY CASE IS DIFFERENT - Sunday, May 3rd.

Today, God is going to make a difference between you and the unbelievers around you, who are your competitors in Jesus name.

God does not want you to walk in darkness. Darkness represents confusion and ignorance. The people of the world may not know where to turn to or what to do, but as the precious jewel of God know the way.

1 John 2:27. But the annointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same annointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

The scripture says light is sown for the righteous. Prophet Isaiah was referring to this situation in Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine; for the light is come, and the glory of the Lord is upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of they rising.

I affirm to you here that God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. What He did to separate His people in Egypt from the Egyptians, He will do again and again in this season of global meltdown and famine. Everybody may walk in darkness and may not know what to do concerning how to come out of the economic recession, but that is not your portion. Gross darkness may cover the world, but for you the light of the lord shall arise. Jesus in you is the light and the hope of glory.

What He did for Isaac in the time of famine as recorded in Gen 26:1-12, giving him the light as to what to do during the famine of that era. He will do for you too today and this week in Jesus name. He will also do for you what He did for Jacob under the oppresion of Laban (Gen 31:4-9).

TODAY I PRAY FOR YOU THAT HE WILL GIVE YOU LIGHT (knowledge) OF WHAT TO DO TO GET OUT OF EVERY OPPRESSION.

God gave Joseph light that brought him out of the prison of Egypt to promotion. IN THE SAME MANNER I COMMAND YOU OUT OF WHATEVER PRISON (a symbolism for darkness) YOU ARE NOW. Now, in Jesus name receive the light for your promotion.

Follow the path of these men of God. Know more about God through His word and continous prayer. Daily ask for wisdom and trust God totally.

Prayer: Father in the name of Jesus give me the wisdom that will create a strategy that will produce the best result for my life.

Confession: I have light, I arise and shine for my light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon me. Darkness may cover the world, gross darkness may cover people around me, but for me the Lord has arisen upon me and His glory is seen upon me today and forever more.
People that will bless my life, family and business will see my light and they will begin to come to my light, therefore today I will lack no help in Jesus name.

Bible verse of the day: Exodus 10:28-29

MIND YOUR WORDS - Monday, May 4.
Bible Reading: Ex 10:28-29

Words are important, the scripture says those who know how to use words would reap its benefit.

Prov 18:20-21 "A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A man will be satisfied with the fruit of his lips. The power of life and death is in the tongue.

The word of Pharaoh in Exodus 10:28-29 became a snare to him. Infact that was the last time he saw Moses because, he himself pronounced his own death through his mouth.

As a child of God, mind what comes out of your mouth. Words are potent, words are powerful. Don't allow words that will hinder the plan of God for your life come out of your mouth today.

Many times we hinder ourselves through the words of our mouths. Many have entered into problems through their words. Many have been disconnected from their destinies and helpers through the words they spoke at some points. Many have been sacked from their places of employment because of the words they uttered. Relationships are being broken and marriage cords are being sundered through the misuse of words. That is why the scriptures say in Colossians 4:6.

You should allow only the word of grace to come from your mouth, words that are season with salt and the psalmist prayed in Psalm 19:14; Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun.

I PRAY FOR YOU THAT TODAY AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR DUTY THE SEASONED WORDS THAT WILL BRING HELP TO YOU WILL BE THE ONLY THING THAT WILL COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. YOUR WORDS WILL NOT BE A SNARE TO YOU.

Meditate on these scriptures all through today and make a decision that you will not allow evil words to come out from you. Fill yourself with the words of God until it becomes a wine that has no vent in you (Job 32:19) for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh (Matt. 12:35).

Prayer: (1) Father, let the blood of Jesus Christ be sprinkled upon my heart and let my heart be cleansed from every evil conscience. (2) I shall be a channel of life today through my words. (3) I set myself free, in which ever area I have trapped myself by the words of my mouth.

Confession: I shall enjoy full satisfaction today, because only good words shall proceed out of mouth. I shall enjoy the good fruit of my mouth, I have favour with all men from the increase of my lips. My tongue is held in control, you my tongue, will not produce death, you shall produce only that which pertains to life. I shall not be reactive in any circumstance of life today in Jesus name.

I SHALL NOT END MY LIFE EMPTY HANDED - Tuesday, May 5.
Bible Reading: Exodus 11:1-3

The plan of the enemy is that you will end the day, month and year empty handed. He wants you to end that long career you have conscientiously been nurturing with nothing to show for it. He wants you to end your marriage without benefits accruing from it.

But I have a word from the Lord for you today, THAT WHATSOEVER OR WHATSOEVER THAT HAS BEEN YOUR SLAVE DRIVER, OPPRESSING AND HARASSING YOUR LIFE TODAY WILL LET YOU GO. AND YOU WILL NOT ONLY GO, YOU ARE RELEASED WITH FAVOUR, YOU SHALL BE COMPENSATED. YOU ARE LEAVING THAT SITUATION WITH FAVOUR AND YOU SHALL BE DECKED WITH JEWELS OF GOLD, SILVER AND EVERY PRECIOUS THING IN JESUS NAME.

I CLAIM FAVOUR FOR YOU FROM ALL MANKIND. WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN REJECTED, YOU SHALL BE CELEBRATED. THOSE WHO HAVE ABUSED YOU WILL USE THEIR LIVES TO COMPENSATE YOU. THIS IS THE PLAN OF GOD FOR YOU TODAY: YOU SHALL NOT GO EMPTY-HANDED. FOR EVERY LABOUR YOU HAVE PUT IN ANY QUARTERS, YOU SHALL BE REWARDED AND YOUR SMALLNESS SHALL TURN TO GREATNESS.

For it is written in Exodus 12:36; And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

Believer, this is the word of God for you today, release your faith. Place a demand for your compensation through prayers and take practical steps to receive this compensation. Remember, one of the principles of the kingdom is, "you will only get what you ask". (Matt 7:7)

Prayer: (i) You that have abused me, I decree a divine compensation now in Jesus name. (ii) Father grant unto me divine idea that will cause me to spoil my enemies as Jacob spoiled Laban.

Confession: All those that have abused me or oppressed me will come and bow down before me and they will beg me to go. I carry away the wealth of those who have oppressed me.

STRIFE NOT, MOVE ON - Wednesday, May 6th.
Bible Reading: Matt 10:23

Persecution is a sign that you are yet to get to the place or your point of destination. However, many times we don't realize this, and at such times we trouble ourselves enduring and engaging in fights of faith and thereby waste our time. As a child of the kingdom, are you experiencing persecution or opposition in any area? It is a sign that you are yet to get to the place of your best potential and the end of your rest. Wisdom therefore is to move on. When God wants to advance a man and move him to the next level, what He normally allows to come his way are persecutions because man does not generally want to leave his comfort zone and without leaving the place one cannot advance. The present persecution you are passing through is not to kill you but to advance you.

In Genesis 26:17, Isaac thought he had finally gotten to the place of his rest so he decided to "settle" in the valley of Gerar, a rolling country, a place of instability. He reopened the wells, tried to establish himself, raising up the old ruins until God allowed persecution to come his way, so that he might move on and get to Rehoboth - an enlarged and better place (Gen 26:22).

Whatever persecution you may be passing through God wants you to look at it as something, to move you forward, you ought not to fight it, you know that a man of God must not fight (2 Tim 2:24). You don't need to slug it out, it is a sign that you are yet to reach your REHOBOTH; you just move on. God could have fought with Herod when Jesus was born but instead he told Joseph to take the child and flee to Egypt, a place of fulfillment of destiny.

Do not let yourself be hindered or clamped down to the land of your persecution and refuse to move on because of all you have acquired there because you would soon get to your Rehoboth.

I know a minister of God who had moved several times before he finally got to his Rehoboth where he is now doing exploits, built one of the largest church buildings in Africa and a world standard university.

I PRAY FOR YOU TODAY TO TAKE THAT STEP AND GET OUT FROM THE PLACE OF NARROWNESS, SMALLNESS AND STEP INTO YOUR BROAD PLACE. MAY THE ANGEL LEAD YOU TO THE PLACE THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR YOU, WHERE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR YOU TO FLOURISH AND WHERE STRIFE CEASES. YOU WILL GET THERE IN JESUS NAME.

Prayer: (i) In the name of Jesus, I command all evil forces holding me down in the place of hatred and strife to lose their grips over me right now. (ii) I move from the place of smallness to the place of enlargement. (iii) You angels of God lead me today to the place of my fulfillment in Jesus name.

Confession: I move out of the place of hatred, to the place of celebration. As Isaac got to his Rehoboth, I release the angel of God to lead me to my place of rest, place of miracle and fulfillment in Jesus name. All my strifes ceaseth as from today in Jesus name.

DON'T DOUBT - Thursday, May 7th.
Bible Reading: Matt 11:2-3

Doubt, a sign of unbelief, demotes. Doubt hinders a man from receiving God.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his way. James 1:6-8.

John the Baptist in a state of unbelief doubted Jesus, despite the fact that he had known who He is at the beginning of his ministry. Jesus told His disciples that John the Baptist was more than a prophet. He was the one sent directly from heaven by God. However, because of his doubt, he was demoted to a rank even below that of the feast in the kingdom of God (Matt 11:11) ;Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of woman there hath not risen are greater than John the Baptist: not withstanding he hath is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

In 1 King 19, Prophet Elijah after a great exploit for God. Killing the prophets of Baal and Queen Jezebel raised attack against him, in his thought and expectation God should have come down and delivered him. But when the deliverance was not forth coming he doubted the power of God, he doubted his calling and ran away from where God had planted him to be a thorn in the flesh of King Ahab so his supernatural ministry was cut short. He could have continued as a prophet of God, but doubt cut his life and ministry short. When you doubt God you are limiting the Holy One of Isreal. (Ps 78:41)

No matter what the situation may be now or what may confront you today, do not doubt God, hold tight to your faith. Habakkuk 2:3 says even though it tarry wait for it

Delay is not denial; do not doubt your God-given abilities and the power of God.

In the event that satan brings doubt into your heart today, always remember the past and the supernatural deeds of God in your life. Remember His good promises, remember God cannot lie and declare boldly that the same God who did these things, will do much more.
Your miracle will no longer tarry, wait for Him. You might have wept through the night, know surely that your joy cometh today. (Ps 30:5)

Prayer: (i) You spirit of doubt, I bind and cast you out of my life in Jesus name. (ii) You doubt you will not rob me of my miracles today in Jesus name.

Confesssion: I doubt my doubts; I cast out my fears in Jesus name, I shall not be demoted; I am part of those who hold on to their confession to the end, I refuse to limit God in my heart, God is greater and bigger than whatever circumstance that may face me today.

HE KNOWS YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES - Friday, May 8th.
Bible Reading: Exodus 13:17-18

God knows us and knows our ways (Ps. 139). God loves man so much that He gave His son to mankind.

Romans 8:32 declares He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things.

Heb 4:15 says We have not a high priest which, cannot be touch the feeding of our infirmities (that is weakness).

God understood the state of mind of the Israelites who were slaves in Egypt who were just formed into a nation. God knew they were yet to change their slave mentality, the mindset of their former environment, where God did not want them to stay any longer and also because these people were yet to be trained in warfare so that the enemy would not take advantage of their inexperience and fear both of which naturally makes a man not to believe heart, hence God decided to take them through the longer way, the way of the Red Sea instead of the shorter way of Philistia.

Most of the time as men, we fret, and worry, when we think our plans, our goals and our lives are not going the way we want. This is not because God does not love us. He in actual fact loves us and wants to prepare and train us so that we become matured before getting to where He is taking us. He did not want us to go back to the place of slavery, that is, the place of sin, hence He leads us gradually and systematically. Because He knows the enemies are on a particular road, He takes us through another route.

Therefore today, as you go out, you might have been fretting, worried that your business goals and, your expectations are not being achieved. Don't worry rather give thanks to God for His love and concern for you in making sure you get to your destination safely, and not maimed. Put a smile on your face, knowing fully well that He is leading you, and surely you will get there, I mean your promised land.
Submit to God totally. (Prov 3:3-5). Commit your ways to Him, and He will lead you.

AS YOU STEP OUT TODAY, YOU SHALL BE LED ON THE WAY OF DESTINY, YOU SHALL NOT PASS THROUGH THE WAY OF THE AMBUSH OF THE ENEMY IN JESUS NAME.

Prayer: (i) Lord, go before me today as a pillar of cloud to show me the way I should go. (ii) Oh Lord be with me as a pillar of fire by the night to give me light that I can maximize my night unto profiting.

Confession: I am led on the way; I should go today the way of profiting, the Lord is my light and my salvation. Because the Lord goes before me, the enemies on my way flee away from me in terror. That which God has planned for me today will be achieved in Jesus name.

HOW CAN SATAN CAST OUT SATAN? - Saturday, May 9.
Bible Reading: Mark 3:23-27

How can Satan cast out Satan? It is impossible. This is an issue of deliverance and where you go for the deliverance.

The question is what happens to those who go to various satanic spiritual houses for healing, miracles or deliverance and share testimonies of receiving the deliverance or miracle from God. The scripture says God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). One thing we should concede to Satan is that he is wise; if he allows one demon to cast out another that means his kingdom is already divided and, therefore cannot stand. I want you to know Satan's kingdom will continue until the earth ceases, until the time when he would be put under chain and lock. If Satan cannot cast out Satan, then what is happening in these satanic spiritual houses is one of these two;
(a) The demons go into alliance or agreement with themselves.
(b) Due to the hierachy in the Satan's kingdom, the stronger demons have the power to suppress the lesser ones and so do.

This is why most of the time so-called healing or deliverance "received" is not permanent. The moment the recipient of such miracle or deliverance disconnects from such spiritual houses the problem re-surfaces and most of the time, in greater and higher dimension.
So don't be deceived by the various lies from such spiritual houses, where Jesus Christ is not preached, but only sacrifices and rituals are the order of the day. Do not go to them, you will only be complicating your problem. Rather, hand over your problems to Jesus He is the only One that has the solution to your problem.
Remember Satan cannot cast out Satan!

Prayer: I separate myself with the blood of Jesus and fire of the Holy Ghost from Satan and his cohorts.

Confession: I refuse to be cast out by Satan or be condemned by him.

DEAL WITH THE SPIRIT OF EGYPT - Sunday, May 10th.
Bible Reading: Ex 14:10-12

The spirit of Egypt is the spirit of slavery. It is the mindset that prefers the negative life.
It is a mindset that adapts to the present hardship, a mind that prefers the suffering of the moment to daring to break free and breakthrough.
It is the spirit that makes people to be satisfied with their present difficult condition.
It is the spirit that covers people's eyes and prevents them from seeing deliverance in the midst of affliction.
It is this spirit that keeps people bound in sin.
The spirit of Egypt makes one to constantly worry and be fearful about the future outcome of events.
The spirit of Egypt is a destroyer, it destroyed all the Isrealites who allowed it in their lives and prevented them from reaching the promised land.
When a man is bound by the spirit of Egypt, gratitude and thanksgiving will be far from him.
That is why God had to warn Israel in the book of Isaiah chapters 30 and 31 not to think of going back to Egypt for help. Remember Lot's wife too. Because Egypt is a place of sin, in Galatians 5:1 we are warned to stand therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
My advice to you today, is to do this one thing, that is, forgetting the past, and be positive about your situation, look ahead with enthusiasm for what God will do in your life today.
Renew your mind with the word of God (Rom 12:1).

Prayer: (i) You spirit of Egypt, I bind and cast you out of my life in Jesus name. (ii) You powers that want to hold me down to my past, I break your hold over my life in Jesus name. I declare that my today shall be better than my yesterday in Jesus name.

Confession: As I go out today I divorce the spirit of Egypt.

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DAY OF PROPHECY - Monday, May 11th.
Bible Reading: Hos 12:13

By the wonderful and right hand of God you are saved this day because you are on the side of the Lord, you are saved from your enemies. (Ps 17:7)
I shall be protected by God, as would His own eyes.
I am hidden in the shadow of the wings of God, from the attack of the wicked.
Those that are waiting to pull me down, are waiting in vain in Jesus name.
The Lord Himself opposes my enemies and they are all defeated.
The Lord shall defend me.
He shall be my fortress.
Light is given to me today and my darkness is dispelled.
I receive strength to attack my enemies and power to break their defences.
I will laugh and people will laugh with me.
Kings will serve me; their queens shall be my nursing mothers.
I have suffered before, but now God will show me favour and mercy.
No oppression shall be heard in my domain.
Instead of bronze I am filled with gold.
I may be small today; I shall become as great as a powerful nation.
My shame and disgrace are ended.
My wealth will be doubled.
I am clothed by God with salvation and victory.
I am the Jerusalem of the Lord, people will see my victory.
My victory shines like a torch in the light.
I shall be called by a new name (mention the names you want people to call you).
I command these blessings to come upon me this day and overtake me in Jesus name.

Prayer: (i) Spirit of prophecy fall upon me. (ii) I prophesy that this day I will not remain the same again as I step out.

Confession: I receive the spirit of prophecy. Let this spirit move me today.

THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS MANY-SIDED. - Tuesday, May 12th.
Bible Reading: Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of God has many sides and the many sides usually manifest in:
(i) Wisdom (ii) Understanding (iii) Knowledge (iv) In all manner of workmanship (v) Witty invention (vi) Might (vii) Counsel (viii) Doing battle or any particular assignment one is given to do.

When the Spirit of God comes into your life. He comes in wisdom, understanding and knowledge in the area of particular assignment God has given you.

Whatever assignment you have to do today, you need of Spirit of God to particularly empower you for it.

In Isaiah 11:2, the Spirit of God was prophetically declared would be on Jesus fully because of the great assignment given to Him.

The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson as might to prevail in battle.

The Spirit of the Lord came upon Bezaleel and Aholiab who were given the assignment of beautification of the temple, for cunning works in all manner of workmanship.

It came upon the apostles to help them to preach the gospel (Act 1:.

I pray for you today that whatever may be your assignment, the spirit of God will come upon you to empower you in that specific area of your assignment in Jesus name.

Confession: I receive into my life all the manifold graces, abilities and manifestations of the Holy Spirit now.

For further reading: Ezekiel 1

AS FOR THIS MOSES - Wednesday, May 13th.
Bible Reading: Exodus 32:1

How people quickly forget the good deeds of men of God! How the children of Israel so soon forget Moses! The same Moses that God used to bring them out of Egypt, the same Moses that God used to work signs and wonders, such as parting of the Red Sea, to bring water out of the rock, and manna from heaven, the same Moses that risked his life to stand before Pharoah, the same Moses that sacrificed his family to lead them. Man of God beware!

This was why Jesus said if they can do this to green wood, how much more the dry? They have done likewise to the fathers of old, so don't be suprised, don't be discouraged.

You might have laboured and given all you have in the service of God in a particular place and be expecting the people to remember you and relate well with you even when you have left them, but then they forgot about you like they did Moses.

Everything is silent around you, no phone calls, no usual gifts from the place where you have expended the better part of your life.

People have a tendency to forget about men of God so soon, but God cannot forget His men. That is why God said He is their portion.

He also said He is their exceeding great reward. Which means men of God should not look for reward from any man. God is the only one who can reward them.

Jesus said that after we must have done all we are told to do, we should call ourselves unprofitable servants.

Do not make a habit of receiving praise from men. If you do, you will soon be disappointed if the praise ceases.

The scripture says and Jesus knew what was in men therefore He did not commit Himself unto them. This should be your attitude, love men, serve them, but do not commit yourself to them, do not put your trust in them but in God.

I prophesy upon you today that you come out of every disappointment you have received from man. Receive the touch of Jesus for the hurts in your heart caused by reliance on men.

I command every grief and heaviness to be lifted from your heart.

In the name of Jesus, I command you to move forward in that which God has given you to do. You shall be rewarded in Jesus name. What men cannot or will not do. God Himself will do for you in Jesus name.

Prayer: I cleanse my heart of all hurts emanating from abandonment and disappointment that I have nursed against any man or group by the blood of Jesus.

Confession: They looked unto Him they were lightened and were not put to shame, so says the scripture, Lord I look unto you today and I know I shall not be put to shame. The Lord is the portion of my life, I am rewarded by Him. I am not moved by whatever any man may do to me today in Jesus name.

MOSES THE INTERCESSOR - Thursday, May 14th.
Bible Reading: Exodus 32:10-14

Moses pleaded the case of the Israelites by reminding God about His convenant to the patriarchs and by telling God of what people around would say of Him if the destruction He wanted to carry out upon Israel should be executed. And the Lord repented, that is, changed His mind.
Our God is great in mercy and He is long-suffering. He does not want anyone to die; He cannot hold his anger against man for too long. His anger is but for a moment.

However, He needs a man who will stand in the gap for His people, who will through prayer restrain His hand from cutting off His people.
Today, you are the Moses of some people around you. God wants to intercede for sinners around you and who are on the highway to perdition. God wants you to intercede and set the oppressed around you free.
You should take your eyes away from your problem and focus on the people around you. You should realize the urgency and the need to preach to that friend or boss of yours today so that he or she will not die in his sin. There is also the urgent need to stand in the gap for your city, pleading for mercy because of her decadence just like God told Ezekiel in chapter 33 vs 7-9.

God has made you a watchman too, keep not silent. Don't put on an I don't care attitude about the explosion of sins in the world, care because God cares.
I pray that God will burden your heart for His people in Jesus name.

Prayer: Ask for the spirit of prayer and intercession in Jesus name. Pray that God will open your eyes to see the dire need in the lives of men around you and be able to minister to them. Holy Spirit, burden my heart, with the love for your people. Help me today to love your people the way you love me and saved me in Jesus name.

Confession: I receive the grace and power to stand in the gap for nations, kingdoms, people in authority, families, friends and people.

WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? - Friday, May 15th.
Bible Reading: Exo 32:26

The people of Israel rebelled too soon, against the commandments of God not to worship idol. However in the midst of this disobedience, there were still few ones among them who were on the Lord's side, who had made up their minds not to defile themselves with the world.

To be on the Lord's side means to be loyal to God.
It means to be different in the midst of the world that is indifferent and disobedient to God.

To be on God's side means not to be friendly with the world (James 4:4).

To be on God's side means not to defile yourself with the things of the world and do as Daniel and the three Hebrew children did in Babylon (Dan. 1,3).

To be on God's side is to fear God to the extent that you consider any sin as a sin against God, just like Joseph did (Gen. 39:7-9).

In the Exodus 32:26 text, the Levites showed uncommon loyalty by separating themselves from the rebellion of the people. Moses then commissioned them to go through the camp and execute their rebel-relatives.
For their loyalty to God, they became God's ministers.

Everything has reward. When you stay loyal to God, you will become His special person, you will be promoted. You will receive a blessing from the Lord.

Daniel and his friends refused to worship or bow down for another god, they separated themselves unto God among many people in the land of their captivity, and God rewarded them with uncommon promotion and they became exalted even above the "sons of the soil" of that land. (Dan 3:30)

What of the Hebrew midwives, when they refused to obey Pharoah to commit abortion and mass murder as requested by the king of Egypt against Israelite pregnant women? God rewarded them and built them enduring houses in the land. (Ex 1:15-20)

As you go about your duty today, make up your mind that you will not defile yourself with the king's feast, make up your mind that you will not be part of the problem of the world. Make up your mind that you will not join the multitude to do evil today, no matter what the profit or gain that may be attached to it. Sin brings reproach, it is only righteousness that exalts (Prov 14:34).

Friendliness with the world is enmity against God. God is counting on you today as His person, as He counted on Job.
In 2 Chronicles 16:9a, the scripture says: For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong on behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him.

Be on the Lord's side. He is counting on you.

Confession: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. My children and their children will serve the Lord. The excellent spirit of Christ is in me. I am different from the world system today in my thoughts, attitude and action.
I will not follow multitude today to do evil.

SIN SEPARATES MAN FROM GOD - Saturday, May 16th.
Bible Reading: Ex 33:1-5,7.

As it was in the beginning God and sin cannot be together. It was sin, that is, the disobedience of Adam and Eve that separated them from God.

So also, was it when Israel sinned against God by raising up a molten calf for themselves in the place of God?
God decided not to be in the midst of the people any longer nor go before them as He had promised, because He is a consuming fire, and cannot condone sin.

For the good of the people, God said He would not go with them so that they would not be consumed. This led Moses to remove the tabernacle which signifies the presence of God away from the camp, so that it would not be polluted by sin and that God might not consume the people that He had then just redeemed with His own hand according to the text above.

Sin brings separation between man and God (Isaiah 59, Hab 1:13)

When God leaves a person, Satan comes in. Let us learn from the life of King Saul, the man who played the fool. When God left him an evil spirit possessed him.

You must put a high price upon the Spirit of God that is in you, that is the only differentiating power in you.
Take the presence of God away from you, you are empty, you are nothing.
It is the presence of God in your life that makes the difference.

Whatever our Lord Jesus did, it was by the presence of the Spirit of God in His life.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with them. Acts 10:38

That was why King David wept before God when he sinned. He did not want God to leave him. Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me he cried.

Today, flee from every appearance of sin.

If there is any unconfessed and unforsaken sin in your life, quickly confess it (Prov 28:13). Do not nurse sin. Address that sin today, call the sin by its name and get rid of it before it chokes the life of God out of you.

Prayer: Examine your life today, make it a habit not to sleep each night until you examine whether there is any sin in your life and if there is confess it and obtain forgiveness.
You the leaven of sin, I uproot you from my life, you will not grow any further in me in Jesus name.
Ask God to fill you afresh with His Holy Spirit.

Confession: From today, I separate myself from every type of sin and worldliness in order to stick to God.

IT WAS NOISED - Sunday, May 17th.
Bible Reading: Mark 2:1-4

It was noised that Jesus was in the house. A yoruba adage says Ja di soun, sun soun ki aye ori mi Oluwa o ti se tan to o fi han ni
The adage simply means all the efforts of man is useless without God. King David also confirmed this in Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it:except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.

It wasn't Jesus that created the noise we read about in our text for today, it was the people.

Many times we want to promote ourselves, not knowing that God is the judge who promotes and brings down (Ps 75).

Noise was created around Jesus because He was in the full purpose of His Father. This is a message for you as a trader, business-man or -woman, politician, pastor and even student.

Jesus carried the anointing, the power of the Holy spirit, that is, God's presence.
He was a man of prayer (Mk 1:35).
When you are in His purpose and carry grace and power and you pray as you should all men will seek after you.

When you have what they are looking for they will seek for you. May you become a much sought-after person from this moment. In order for you to be a sought-after person you must seek after God too, seek His presence and seek to carry His anointing for what you are doing.

Another thing you need if you want people to be around you is to learn people development, that is, you must know how to treat people. Everything you ever will desire is in the hand of people.

Psalm 2:8 declares Ask of me I will give you nations (people) for your inheritance.

Learn how to win with others, be friendly, be agreeable, always appreciate people when they do good to you. Read books on developing relationships; they will help you.

Prayer: Put in me o Lord what people are seeking for. Anointing that makes impact, put it upon me oh God! What will make people to noise my name positively abroad, do it in my life and ministry. I cease from every struggle and begin to seek the anointing. Angels that create noise go ahead of me and announce me. Lord go before me and blow my trumpet. Begin great things in me and let people hear about it, o Lord Mk 3:8.

Confession: I am a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord and a royal diadem in the hand of my God. I shall no more be forsaken neither shall my land, my life, my trade and my business be any more desolate. My life becomes Hephzibah and my land Beulah, because God is delighted in me. From today the angels that noise abroad good works are working together with me in Jesus name.

CHOOSE YOUR COMPANY WISELY - Monday, May 18.
Bible Reading: Mk 2:5

The faith of those around the sick who carry them to the place of prayer is important. Faith in this passage represents the action taken by the people carrying the man that was sick of palsy in order to achieve their goal of procuring healing for the sick man. They were aggressive, they couldn't wait, they would not take no for an answer, they kept looking for ways, they knocking the doors until they themselves created a door.

We were not told they carried bible or prayed elaborate prayers, they just acted, and refused not to see any difficulty or hindrance on their way.

Nothing is impossible, if you can do the extraordinary, the impossible, dont't just sit there and complain that nobody is helping you. If you can look critically, help is waiting for you somewhere.

Most importantly, the Holy Spirit wants you to understand that the sick man would not have received his healing, if he had surrounded himself with pessimists, those who turn back at the slightest opportunity and who give up easily. But thank God the sick man had friends who believed in the impossible, who kept encouraging him.
This is the kind of company you need if you must achieve the goal for your life.

In actual fact, Jesus chose his inner friends - Peter, James and John. Any time there is a need for critical assignment it is these faith friends that He normally took with Him. For instance in Mk 5:36-37, 40 ; As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow him save Peter, James and John, the brother of James. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
He could have taken Thomas the doubter along, but He did not. He needed people who had faith. In verse 40 Jesus had to ask all the people out, because he had perceived their lack of faith had to enter the room where the dead girl was with only the parents of the girl and His three "faith" disciples.

Your company will determine your destiny. If you keep the company of doubters, pessimists, it is unlikely you will achieve anything tangible (Prov 13:20).

Examine your friends today. If there are more pessimists than those who encourage them you have to quickly screen off the pessimists and be closer to those who encourage and urge you on to do good if you must achieve your life goal.

Prayer: Separate from me those who are sapping and discouraging me and add to me those that will increase me. I receive wisdom to choose my friends wisely. In Jesus name, today I am connected to those who will take me to the place my best potential.

Confession: I screen off pessimists in my company and refuse to give them as much as a foothold in my life. Optimists and "faith" friends come on, flood my path in life.

LET THEM SAY - Tuesday, May 19th.
Bible Reading: Mark 3:21

Are you afraid of what people say about you? You should listen to the voice of your spirit and take that action that will bring you joy.

The preacher says He who watches the wind will never sow.

Read again what Jesus friends said about him in Mark 3:21. They said he is beside himself that is, He is insane, He is mad.

In the next verse, that is verse 22, the scribes called Him an occultic person, a wizard, a satanist who was using demon to cast away demon.
But Jesus did not allow whatever men said about Him to disturb Him or hinder Him from fulfilling His divine mandate.

The opinion of someone about you must not be your opinion about yourself especially if that person is evil and satanic.

If you are not ready to be an object of people's conversation that means you are not ready to stand out and excel.

Don't live your life to please people, please God by following His purpose for your life no matter what men may say. If you are waiting for people to understand your vision and purpose before you begin to move, it will take you all the years because no man can understand God's dealing in your life except you.

Seek to know what is God's plan for you (Jer 29:11).
As soon as you discover the plan, go for it. For your critics, find out where the criticisms are coming from. If they are from those that do not believe in you, disregard them and move on. If they are from your friends, find out where you are wrong, make necessary amendments and move on in life.

Prayer: All negative opinions about my person and life by satanic and evil people, I use the blood of Jesus to cancel them.

Confession: For the Lord God shall help me to fulfill my mandate on earth, therefore I have set my face like a flint and I know I shall not be confounded. I am not moved by what men say. I am only moved by the word of God.

NO MORE TOILING - Wednesday, May 20th.
Bible Reading - Mk 6:48

According to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary, toil means to work or move laboriously.

What we will be discussing here has to do with the principle of Mat 7:7 because the heavens belong to God and the earth He has given to the sons of men according to Psalm 115:16. He has limited Himself to heaven unless He is invited to the earth.

Jesus would have passed by those rowing because they did not call to ask Him for help. Instead they were crying out of fear. Until "they cried out" they received no help.

Heaven has certain principles. There are no assumptions there. Even though God knows our hearts, He still expects us to cry unto Him for help. That was why Jesus had to ask blind Bartholomew, "what do you want me to do for you?" even though He saw that he was blind (Mk 10:46-51).

Also in Luke 24:28 He was expecting the disciples to invite Him into their apartment.
David said this man cried unto the Lord and the Lord heard him and delivered him from all his afflictions. The question is how do you cry? You have to cry through intense prayers.

You can cry for help today against all contrary winds that are blowing against you.
You can declare that enough is enough about fruitless toiling.

Rowing means effort to advance or move forward. Ship indicates your life or destiny. In the name of Jesus I agree with you and command that every wind that is blowing contrary against you and your destiny thus making all your efforts to advance and move forward impossible to cease in Jesus name.

Your toiling comes to an end in Jesus name.

I recommend that you set some hours aside to pray this night, probably pray all through the night.

Prayer: Jesus, my Lord and my Master I invite you today into the boat of my life. I address every contrary wind that is making my advancement in life difficult to cease in Jesus name.

Confession: I will not embark on any fruitless toiling or work not ordained for me by God.

THE TROUBLE OF A CHILD (A Message To Parents) - Thursday, May 21st.
Bible Reading: Mk 9:14-24

It is a bad thing to cry over a child. What the scripture says is that we shall not bring forth or give birth to sorrow. That is our children will not give us sorrow (Isaiah 65:23). It means when sorrow comes through our children it is not from God. Children are supposed to be a blessing, that is why the book of Psalm says, Happy, blessed is he that have them and such shall not be put to shame in the gate of the enemy (Ps 127:5 AMP).

However, Satan comes at times to use them to fight us. I PRAY FOR YOU THAT YOUR CHILDREN WILL NOT BE AN INSTRUMENT IN THE HAND OF THE ENEMY TO FIGHT YOU,

Satan can enter throug their ignorance, that is why the book of Proverbs says train your child in the way he should go (Prov 22:6).

Satan can also come into children through the negative and evil foundations of their lineages, that is, ancestral covenants and curses. That is why you as as a parent should stand on the foundation of Jesus. Satan can also lay hands upon children through the bad characters and attitudinal examples their parents put up before them from time to time, so parents be careful.

In our main text the scripture mentioned that the problem of the young man started from childhood that means the parents might have been carrying the pain for a long time.

It may be this problem that caused the death of his mother and left only the father to be carrying the child around because it is the women that are normally more concerned and carry their wards about.

I PROPHETICALLY PRAY FOR YOU THAT IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST EVERY PLAN OF THE ENEMY TO GET YOU THROUGH YOUR CHILDREN SHALL NOT STAND.

IF ANY OF YOUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF TROUBLE TO YOU, I STAND WITH YOU TODAY ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURE AND COMMAND DELIVERANCE FOR THAT CHILD FROM THE HAND OF THE ENEMY IN JESUS NAME. THE CHILD THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BRING YOU JOY AND BLESSING WILL NOT BRING YOU SORROW AND SHAME.

However, I will like you to borrow a leaf from this father. He had been seeking for help all round for years may be in different places until he decided to bring his boy to Jesus.

You can stand in the gap today for that child and hand him/her to Jesus;you must cease from all other ways and put your faith in Jesus.

Prayer: Father today in Jesus name wipe away my tears over this (mention his/her name) child of mind. Strangers shall come out of their closed places, every strange spirit that has taken over the life of my son/daughter I command you to go out now. Rededicate the child or children unto God. I shall not have sorrow over my children in Jesus name and every plan of hell to use them against me, I command that it should fail in Jesus name, it shall not prosper.

Confession: I refuse every trouble and sorrow the devil wants to plant in my family through my children. My children shall all be godly seeds.