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¦×ROYALTYצ ~ ¦LEAD¦ ¦RULE¦ ~ I am a royal priesthood, chosen to show the glory of God to the world.
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The need for vision

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Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. ( Proverbs 29:18 )

Vision is very important as it guides mission and paves the way to reach the desired destiny. Without vision, the passion and sense of dedication to a particular mission is lost. Vision gives sight and direction to the purposes of a person or groups, without which the people walk in darkness. Imagine going somewhere with your eyes closed and at night too. What are the chances of reaching that intended destination? We would agree that it is close to zero. Without a sense of direction and purpose, no journey is headed for its destination as it would have no destination. To the man or woman who is determined to accomplish a particular task, vision is that which keeps them going regardless of the obstacles that may come their way. Until one identifies their purpose and the accompanying vision that would get them there, they would not experience that happiness and satisfaction for having to live. Knowing and pursuing vision or purpose is the one thing that makes any life meaningful and desirous. Any leadership or institution without a sense of vision is leading its followers to destruction. It is like the blind leading the blind and the Bible says both of them would fall into a ditch. The law of God, like a vision, guides our conduct and ways of life. Leading us far from destructions. Let us catch the purpose for our lives and pursue its vision by asking the Father and creator of all things.

Prayer_Bead: Father of creation, thank you for my life and my life’s assignment. Guide me through your word to discover it in order to maximize my calling.

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The Believer’s true north

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We live by faith, not by sight. ( 2 Corinthians 5:7 )

In our world today where almost every information is graphically communicated and served at the speed of light, it is difficult to convince people without giving them something for their eyes. Social media with all of its alluring tendencies has heightened our appetite for seeing things. We want to see what’s new. We want to see who said what and when. Debates and arguments are valued on the strength of what is seen rather than what is believed. Today, if you say a famous person bought a new car, for instance, without a picture of it, you may as well be seen as telling lies. Many people are unwilling to settle for unseen promises and wishes. The popular saying goes, “why make wishes when you can have sandwiches?” But contrary to the world’s culture and trends, the unseen world appreciates reality on the scales of faith rather than sight. So that in translation, the seen realities are sustained by what is unseen rather than what is seen. What we see can mislead us because it is susceptible to change and many unstable factors. But once faith is awakened, stability is guaranteed. As believers we only have one way of living; by faith. We cannot live any other way. So that living outside the boundaries of faith means we are not living at all. For us, to truly live means we must exercise faith in every and all things. It also means that we are alive because of faith, without faith, we are as good as dead. Our every existence hangs on the unseen promises of God rather than the laws of nature or Isaac Newton’s.

Prayer_Bead: Shepherd of my soul, thank you for your word to me. Please help my unbelief that I may live the real life ordained for me.

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Benefits of the fear of God


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The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. ( Psalms 34:7 )

The second book of Kings chapter 6, verses 15-17 paints a graphic picture of today’s devotional scripture. Elisha and his servant (probably Gehazi) had been surrounded by the King of Aram’s army in a city. In that moment, it appeared to the servant that they were trapped and that they were out numbered by the forces against them. But when the eye of the servant was opened, he saw that angels encamped round about them. And the angelic beings on their side were more than all the armies of Aram (see 2 Kings 6:16). The angels of God are ready to come to the defense of anyone who fears the Lord. Today’s Psalm is also the voice over of what happens when men, instead of Angels surround us. Saul had been looking for David to kill. He had pursued him almost everywhere. But in the opening verses of 1 Samuel 26, the tables turned; David found Saul, the man who wanted him dead. Saul was lying in his camp, surrounded by a sleeping army. Every man around him was asleep including Saul, the General Overseer and King himself. This account shows what happens when men instead of angels encamp about a person. Human strength will fail them because they may watch but they would only watch in vain. Saul’s army were around him, no disputing that, but they were asleep. They could not see whether or not someone was coming to kill their master and leader. But Elisha trusted in the Lord and He delivered him. When we also trust in the Lord, He would deliver us from visible and invisible forces. He would keep even the hair of our head from harm. We’re the King’s kids. Not just any mere King but the King of all Kings. He will deliver us from all harm.

Prayer_Bead: Daddy Lord, thank you for the services of angels. Teach me your ways, that I may continually reverence you as I ought.

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Jesus, our every help


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“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” ( John 5:7 )

The question which prompted this response—in the preceeding verse—is not in any way suggestive of a helper. Jesus had just asked an invalid whether he wanted to get well? [Our focal verse was his response]. He said he had no one to help him. In this life, everything is dependent on something or someone. In 1 Corinthians 11:11, the apostle Paul says that man is not independent of woman nor is woman independent of man. They all need one another. The invalid at the pool in our devotional text, like any one of us was also not independent of other people, he needed help which unfortunately didn’t come for him for thirty eight years. You see, even though the solution to his problem was just close by, he couldn’t reach it because he needed help to reach the solution. It was not good for Adam to be alone, God said, “I will make a help mate suitable for him”. If the first Adam (man) needed someone to help him, [Eve] and the second Adam, our Lord Jesus was helped with the cross to golgotha, then we all need help. Even though the water of favour may be stirred, we need help to engage it. The stirring symbolizes the moment or opportunity for divine intervention. But when that moment comes, sometimes we still need help. For the invalid, Jesus showed up and that day was the end of his predicament. May Jesus show up for us in every crisis.

Prayer_Bead: Jehovah Jireh, the LORD my provider. Send help to me on every side.

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Force your way in

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“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. ( Luke 16:16 )

From the time of Moses and the Patriarchs, the laws were preached and the prophets proclaimed the revealed counsel of God. Even before Moses the Patriarchs proclaimed what they knew to be the counsel of God to their families and world. But since John the Baptist came on the scene, the order changed. It’s like a company that always delivered a particular product but after some time, they changed the packaging of what they deliver. Now the company didn’t collapse nor change their name. The only thing that changed is the packaging of the initial product. For example, in the month of March this year, FanYoghurt packaged their yogurts differently. Instead of their normal designs on the wrappings, they decided to use a picture of the Big Six. They didn’t change the real product though, in fact the yogurt tasted exactly the same, if not better. The same is true for the dispensations of the counsel of God. The intention is the same, to get mankind back to Himself (God), but the approach or wrapping changed. Now a more attractive package is being used; the good news of the kingdom. The later part of the scripture says, “…and everyone is forcing his way into it”. We all would agree that good packages attract customers. The distributor of the good news has changed the wrappings because He needs you to get His product at all cost since He loves you. Have you encountered the LORD as Saviour? Do you have the Spirit that makes us children of God? If not, today is an opportunity. The product is a necessity product. We all need saving from the consequences of sin. And glory to God, we have a redeemer. Our role is to accept Him as such. If you would, pray the ‘prayer bead’ below.

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, thank you for your ultimate sacrifice on the cross for me. I acknowledge that I need you. From today, be my Lord and Saviour. Amen!

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Prophesy!!


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Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! ( Ezekiel 37:4 )

Could it be that your next testimony is a prophecy away? The Bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. The book of James calls it “a small part of the body that makes great boast” (see James 3:5). So there is so much good we could do with our tongue as much as evil. But today we want to talk about the good we could do with our tongues. Our commentary was introduced with a question, could it be that your next testimony is a testimony away? Usually what separates us from what we envision are, our words and our actions. The words we sow into our daily life is very important to our daily growth or stagnation. Ezekiel was confronted with some dry bones but instead of God doing something about the situation, He asks Ezekiel to prophecy to the bones. Now we must understand that prophecy is the word of God spoken out by man. It means repeating or reporting what God says. And so Ezekiel begun to do as God commanded him. Ezekiel told the dry bones to hear the word of the Lord. God created the world and all that is in it by the word of His mouth, as such every created thing knows and recognises the word of God when spoken. The only reason why any created thing would respond to a major change like the one Ezekiel was undertaking was the word of God. Speak the word of God to the circumstance of life confronting you. Say to that situation what God says and it would pay heed. The key is to speak consistently with the word.

Prayer_Bead: Creator of all things and sustainer of all. Teach me to realize that any situation that confronts me is an opportunity to manifest your glory to the world.

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God has a better army

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You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'” ( 2 Chronicles 20:17)

Battles are always approached with strategic mental attitudes and planning; the ultimate goal being to win over perceived enemies. Usually, each side does an under cover investigation to know the man strength and amunition power of their opponents to prepare in advance. But here in Israel, at the time of King Jehosaphat, the army of Israel didn’t follow the laid out military protocols. They have been instructed by a prophet of God to follow a certain procedure he had disclosed to them. This was an approach foreign to their enemies—something that would naturally throw them out of course. They would have carried the battle from the physical sphere to a spiritual arena. As such their opponents were ill prepared for that kind of combat. The best way to win over any battle, even life’s battles is to change the battle plan and mode of engagement. That way the opposing group is thrown into confusion. You would then not have to fight just as the Israelites didn’t have to fight to conquer their enemies. All they did was to take their spiritual strategic positions as instructed by the prophet and then they stood firm [had faith]. They went out to face their enemies but not to fight them but to look upon their destruction. This is what happens when we fight our physical battles with spiritual arsenals. Stop fighting your battles by yourself. There is an army stronger than all the world’s armies ready to fight on your behalf. Engage them and let them do your bidding.

Prayer_Bead: Jehovah Overdo, thank you for the spiritual and physical provisions and supplies. I hand over my battles to you. As I take my position in praise, rise against my adversaries.

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God will stop the unstoppable


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So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. ( Joshua 10:13)


Five Kings of the Amorites came up against Gibeon and overpowered them in battle. And so the Gibeonites sent word to Joshua and his men to help them fight the Amorites. It was during this battle that Joshua prayed and the sun stood still like frozen water and the moon stood motionless like a statue. It may be quite difficult to appreciate this great miracle in our day because Science has convinced us that the sun is already stationary. But even if that were true,  then it means for the sun not to “move” in our scientific interpretation, we would understand that the earth did not revolve around the sun nor spin (rotate) on its axis for that number of hours [then—instead]. Making it rather a beautiful miracle. The reason for considering this scripture is to appreciate what length God would go to protect His name and glory. He did not want to disappoint His people so He had to come through for them. If God would make the sun stop for someone then He could and would make every scorching situation cease in your life. Anything that steals our joy and robs us of the peace of God is hereby stopped in Jesus’ name. God would do whatever He would do to display His glory and kindness to the world through us. Does your situation seem insurmountable? Call upon the God who surmounts the insurmountable, He who stops the lion’s mouth, calms the storms and speaks to fishes. He is the same God today.

Prayer_Bead: God of wonders and exceeding miracles, thank you for your sovereignty and power. Lord, do in my life what would demonstrate your glory and power to the world today.

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God will restore


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“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten–the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm–my great army that I sent among you. ( Joel 2:25)


Fortunately for us as believers, there is no apparent loss in our walk with God. Whatever we lose can be restored to us in a split second. There is a provision made available for us to chance upon when we experience a loss of any sort. The grace of God and the sovereignty of God is able to make the impossible possible. God is able to work through all our past pains and hurts and losses to bring us to where He wants us. And then when we get there, He is also able to restore unto us all we have lost. God made the above promise to His people that He would repay (restore) what His army had destroyed. So it means the destruction was permitted by God Himself. He allowed it in order to correct and reroute His people from going the wrong way. And then when they were awakened to the right path, He restores what was lost to them [now that they have found their way back to where He wanted them to be]. Beloved, whatever we have lost can be restored to us. But first of all, could it be that God has taken what He took in order to get our attention and to lead us to the right path? We need to exam ourselves to know why we experience the loss in the first place. After we discover the reason, we need to now align ourselves and then the restoration becomes automatic.

Prayer_Bead: Father of all lives, My God who called light out of darkness and the things which are not as if they were, please order my steps in your word and restore whatever I lost through disobedience and negligence.


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God alone has the answer

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He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “O Sovereign LORD, you alone know.” ( Ezekiel 37:3 )

The Lord had taken Ezekiel, the prophet into a valley full of dry human bones. And there in the valley the Lord asked him whether the bones could receive life and live again? Ezekiel responded thus, only God knew. Now that statement right there set the tone for what would happen next. Sometimes in a crisis, we make negative confessions. We say things out of fear or anxiety and such words go to hinder the outcome we would have hoped for. A typical example was a  statement made by an Officer of the King in 2Kings 7:19. He said God could not do anything about the famine crisis in Israel even if the floodgates were opened. You know the rest of the story. He actually saw the miracle happen but he didn’t partake of it because of his confession. But here, in the valley, Ezekiel made the right assessment of the situation and realized that he couldn’t help the situation thus only God could.  Whatever situation we are confronted by, we must always live in the consciousness that God knows all things and He can change any and every circumstance. Ezekiel could have said that “Ah Lord, you know these bones cannot live again, why bother me?” And that statement would have denied him the opportunity to see for himself the power of God at work. He wouldn’t have learnt these lessons from that experience too. God can get the best out of the worst. Remember He calls light out of darkness and order out of disorder and chaos. He is God over all things, both living and dead situations. Our assignment is to put our absolute trust in Him.

Prayer_Bead: Father of creation, thank you for your Sovereignty and your love for humans. I pray that you’d help me to trust you even against the odds as Ezekiel did.

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