Month: January 2021

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The Finisher


[The Glory Unveiled]

Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the LORD.
“Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God. ( Isaiah 66:9 )

Whenever God asks a question, usually He is not in need of the response because God knows all things. But the reason why God will ask questions is usually because He wants us to see that there is no need to worry or be disturbed about something we are incapable of doing ourselves, other times He asks questions to point us to our true state. So that sometimes, His questions will open us to our faults and hidden motives. But here in this verse of scripture, God is asking whether He will begin something and not end it? We know the right answer. If God brought us to the moment of birth, He will give delivery. Has God started something in your life? He will accomplish it. He will not stop us from accomplishing what He started with us. This statement alone should give us that assurance that God loves us too much to leave us half way. When the storm rages and it seems all hope is lost, we should be reminded that God who begun the journey with us, will take us through. He is both the God of the beginning and the end.

Prayer_Bead: Father to son, Spirit to spirit, thank you for this love relationship with you. Thank you for caring so much that you will not leave me half way.

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Possibilities in Prayer


[The Glory Unveiled]

As he [Jesus] was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. ( Luke 9:29 )

The principle of input and output is almost universal. Seed time and harvest will not cease, says the word of God. Prayer is the seed (link) that connects our realm and heaven, so that as long as we want to engage heaven, we will need to pray. Jesus lived the life He lived to serve as an example for us. More so, at the Mount of transfiguration, He had to pray before His face changed. He had to engage the supernatural realm through prayer before the supernatural became natural. It is a principle that had to be adhered to before the desired results are met. Moses and Elijah could cross over into our world because prayer was made into heaven for their release. It is possible to engage in prayer so fervently that we are catapulted into the realm of glory, where it is evident on the outside that we have had an encounter. Jacob travailed in a similar manner until by the time he came down, his manner of walking changed because the Angel had touched him. In prayer, possibilities abound for us to be transformed into who we really are supposed to be. Let us engage the supernatural through prayer.

Prayer_Bead: King of Glory, thank you for the pathway into your presence where possibilities abound. Guide me into intimate fellowship with you. Rekindle the fire upon my altar. And stir your Spirit within me.

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Unique gifting and calling


[The Glory Unveiled]

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. (Jonah 3:6)

The opening verse of this chapter says, and the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time. Why would God insist that Jonah should be the man to go and preach to the people of Nineveh? So that even when Jonah tried to run away from his assignment, God’s word came to him a second time. Of all the men of God in his time, why will God insist on him? It is because God had graced Jonah with an anointing that was unique to him. We read in our focal text that when the warning of Jonah reached the people of Nineveh and the King, they all repented, from the least person to the king sitting on the throne. And so one will begin to ask, what kind of message did Jonah preach that was able to convince an entire city. What exactly did Jonah preach? The fact is that, more than what he said is what God graced him with. Our individual callings will open doors for us and cause people to listen to us. Your gift is unique to you, and it can only yield the intended results if it is used by you and no one else. This is why we cannot make much impact with the gifts of other people but ours. Let’s find our niche and we will be heard.

Prayer_Bead: Everlasting Father, Giver and source of all things, thank you for what you created me with. Thank you for my unique abilities that can not be replicated anywhere. Help me to trust you and love my uniqueness.

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The mandate of our existence


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But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” ( Luke 4:43 )

The daily life of Jesus Christ vividly displayed His ultimate goal. His life was so purpose driven that whatever He said or did was in line with the ultimate goal. He did nothing outside the confines of His mission. Here in this scripture, we hear Jesus reiterate His assignment. But in this rendition, the Lord Jesus used “must” to emphasize the weight of this mandate. He used another phrase that makes the purpose of his activities so important and unbending. He said proclaiming the good news of the kingdom is the reason why He was sent. So it means that as long as he was on earth, he was doing everything that would lead to the realization of that purpose. What a life? Jesus could not have ever been distracted because He knew the reason why He was sent here. If we come to know and understand our purposes, we will not live distractive lives. We will not be tossed about by just anything we hear. Let the purpose of our existence be the drive of our lives.

Prayer_Bead: Most High God, Thank you for sending me here on earth for a specific assignment. I pray that the reason for my creation becomes the drive of my life.

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The mystery of Christ and the church

[The Glory Unveiled]

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” ( Ephesians 5:31 )

The above scripture explains why Christ had to come in the flesh—The man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. So Christ Jesus left the father and came to His bribe, the church. He came in the flesh and to the earth because His bride has flesh and is on earth. And then Christ and the church had to be one flesh according to the design. But since Christ had to go and prepare a place for his bride, (and yet had to be one flesh with his bride) He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us and in us as a seal guaranteeing that we are His (see Ephesians 1:13-14). So we are one body with Christ; we are one with Him through this mystery of marriage. Nothing gets to us without the knowledge of Christ. This truth reassures us that we are not alone in any situation or crisis at any point in time. Christ is always with us because we are “one flesh with Him”. Glory!!

Prayer_Bead: My Lord and my master, thank you for taking me into yourself and making me one with you. Help me to remain submissive to you in this union.

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