You have something unique.


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Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” ( Acts 3:6 )

The theatrical account of Peter and John recorded in Acts chapter 3, communicates so much kingdom truth. It is tempting to assume that there was an error in the rendition of what transpired. The exact speakings of Peter seem misrepresented. In verse 5, Peter as well as John, looked straight at a lame man and said “look to us” But then, in the next verse, which is our focal verse, Peter speaking to the lame man again says “…what I do have I give you.” Wait, was he still not with John when he made this other statement? He was, but then, this time when it came to what they carried, their calling and gifts, Peter didn’t say “what we have” but rather “what I have, I give you”. In matters of what we carry, it is a personal affair. What one individual is graced with is different from the other. Likewise our responsibilities differ. But unless we identify what we carry, we will abuse ourselves and other people. John knew what he carried was different from Peter so he was not offended nor jealous. People may want to occupy the places of other people only when they have no idea of what they carry. Let us turn to God to discover what He has placed in us. You carry something in you that is rare. Discover it and use it to the praise of God’s name.

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Father, thank you for the revelation from your word. Help me to recognize and appreciate what you have given me to be given to the word. Let the world see your glory.

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The fishes are still in the sea


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When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” ( Luke 5:4 )

The fishes are still in the sea even though the experts may not believe it. Peter was an expert in the fishing industry of his day. He knew as we will say in our day, the mathematics of the sea. He was probably an authority in matters of the sea and fishing. But on one fateful day, the expert, Peter and his crew went fishing but caught nothing. All night they toiled, they used all the methods they knew, all the formulae and the mechanisms available but they caught nothing. Peter knew where the fishes stayed at different times of the day by instinct and experience. But he still couldn’t find any on that day. But then, when Jesus came on the scene, things changed. He was able to tell where the fishies could be found in that moment. Jesus was not a fisherman. Neither did he belong to the family of Fishermen. However, he knew by the Spirit where the fishes where. He who created the fishes also knows where he placed them. And even if there were no fishes He was able to call them into the net of Peter. Beloved, He who created us and our body parts, also knows how to heal them or restore them better than any physician. We can trust Jesus’ word to us over the physician and the experts. Remember, the fishes are still in the sea even though the experts may not believe it.

Prayer_Bead: Lord of Lords, King of Kings, thank you for what you have purposed and are able to do in my life. Order my steps in your will for my life. Please do what the experts cannot do for your glory.

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Be devoted in love.


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Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ( Romans 12:10 )

Love makes provision for a need before that need is realized. It is the nature of love to anticipate a need and make advance provisions for that need. Now, we are admonished to be devoted to one another in love. Devotion is allegiance (loyalty) to a particular course or person; the total abandonment to a particular person or agenda to such an extent that it is almost as if one is a slave to that other person. Hence the apostle Paul calls himself a bond servant of Christ. In other words, he had pledged allegiance to Christ. He was sold out in service to Christ. The Scripture further adds that we honour one another above ourselves. We must regard other people with respect and importance. Humility is the environment that affords us the opportunity to honour other people because pride breeds dishonour. We must commit to one another in the body of Christ, so that the fragrance of the Love of Christ may be perceived by outsiders. Devotion through loyalty keeps us together in love. Let us commit in love. It is a decision that when made, the Holy Spirit will empower us to honour.

Prayer_Bead: Lover of my soul, King of my heart, thank you for your word. Awaken the spirit of love in me. Help me to be devoted to my neighbour and my partner. In Jesus name.

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Power of cooperate prayers.


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So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. ( Acts 12:5 )

The book of Acts is filled with the “acts of the gospel”. One of such common acts is prayer. And then in the book of Acts we see the power of this act on display. Peter in our anchor verse, was arrested and kept in prison, to be brought for trial the following day. But the church, [body of Believers] gathered together to earnestly pray for him. The result of that earnest prayer was that Peter was supernaturally released from prison even without the knowledge of the prison guards. In Acts 14:8-18, the Apostles Paul and Barnabas had caused an uproar by the healing of a lame man. Some Jews came to persuade the crowd to murder apostle Paul. They stoned him until he was unconscious and dragged him outside the city to die (verse 19). But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe ( Acts 14:20). Here again we see the power of cooperate prayer. The disciples gathered around him to pray for him and he was fine; fine enough to even travel. There is so much the body of Christ can do through cooperate prayers if we are united in heart. We need to carry the burdens of one another as if they were ours. You are responsible for the other Believer and they are responsible for you. Pray earnestly for someone today.

Prayer_Bead: Heavenly Father, Omnipresent Lord, thank you for attending to cooperate prayers. Burden me with the burdens of another, so that I may pray for them. Thank you for answering my prayers for them by meeting their needs.

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Don’t compromise.


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She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. ( Acts 16:18 )

Sometimes we tend to put up with discomfort for so long that it begins to feel like a new normal. The verse of scripture above is an excerpt from an account that starred apostles Paul and Silas, a slave girl and her masters. This slave girl was filled with evil spirit who spoke through her. Now, these spirits in the slave girl followed the Apostles on their missionary journey, proclaiming that “they were servants of the Most high and that they were telling the way to be saved”. Interestingly, what she said was a fact about the Apostles but the channel of expression is ungodly. As a result, she was drawing attention to herself, thus bringing glory to the evil spirits in her. She sounded like she was working with the missionaries but her source was contrary to theirs. The Apostles had tolerated her for a long time until they decided it was enough. The fact that this slave girl said what was the fact didn’t mean she was of God. Sometimes we tolerate and entertain certain things and people because we assume they are of God simply because they sound or act “spiritual”. Whereas in reality, their effect are detrimental to our growth and our becoming like Christ. We need to put away with such evil phenomena and not compromise. We are the fragrance of Christ and that fragrance must not be fouled by demonic atmosphere. Sanitize your sphere by the Spirit of Revelation.

Prayer_Bead: Heavenly Father, thank you for the awakening and consciousness of Your presence with me. I denounce the influence of contrary spirits in Jesus name.

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