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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 )

Ezekiel was occasioned to visit the valley of dry bones by the Spirit of God. In that valley, there was everything but life. The stench of death had taken over the valley and all one could find was the symbols of death. But God wanted to invade that valley with life. And so He sought for an opportunity to carry out that life giving experiment. Usually, God will always do something on earth through a human host. And so now that He had found Ezekiel, the first requirement seem to be met but then it does not end there. Now, there was the need to bring about that which God intends to see done. And that can only be a reality when God’s voice comes on the scene. So, God asks Ezekiel to convey the word of God, which is the voice of God to the dry bones. In the book of Acts; in the third chapter we see a recreation of these events, where Peter and John met a lame man [“dry bones”]. The only way that man’s situation could change was for the man to hear the voice of God through the word of God. And so Peter said, “in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise up and walk”. “In the name of Jesus” suggests that the command was coming from Jesus and not Peter. The word of God is the agency for creation and recreation on earth because everything was founded by the word of God. They can only be recreated by that same word. So, instead of complaining like the man at the pool of Bethesda, (John 5:5-7) let us search for the voice of God, and then our dry bones situations will change.

Prayer_Bead: God over everything, Lord over anything, thank you, for your voice is not scarce in my day. Please give me the ear to always hear your voice in every situation of life. And thank you as you recreate the challenging situations of my destiny.

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Saul replied, “You [David] are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.” ( 1 Samuel 17:33 )

At the time of this Biblical account, warriors were respected by the number of victories won in battles and the experience they had accrued from their many years of fighting and being exposed to battles. Here in our verse of Scripture, David, a young man, had applied to fight against the champion and giant of the day, Goliath. To the trained soldiers, this was pride and even an insult to their uniform. Even the King, Saul, couldn’t handle the fact that a young untrained boy would break the status quo. And so in the proceeding verses, even after he was a little convinced that the young man wanted to commit suicide, he offered him his uniform and arsenals. From Saul’s perspective, Goliath was that military giant and a champion because of his many years of experience and exposure. He was not aware that God could train a young boy at the back of the desert to defeat a giant who was trained in the most rigid and disciplined military academy of the Philistines. Beloved, we don’t necessarily need to go through the laid down system of the world to be mightily used by God. God in these days is training the untrained to do what the trained cannot do. God is enlisting people into His academy for the announcement of His glory and grace. Will you align to be chosen? God needs our obedience and commitment. And then it cannot be imagined what He will do through us. Join the new breed of warriors.

Prayer_Bead: King of Zion, Judah’s Lion, Chief of our clan and tribe, thank you for enlisting me into your army of untrained soldiers. I discipline myself through the knowledge of your word. Use me to defeat the Goliath of our day.

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. ( Isaiah 40:31 )

Our verse of Scripture is one of the Scriptures that should be read slowly and thoughtfully. But unfortunately, it is possible not to pay attention to the word “wait”. Before one renew their strength, mount up with wings, walk, run and not faint nor grow weary, there is the prerequisite of WAITING upon God. Waiting upon God is the incubation moment of entering into the atmosphere of God and having enough stamina to endure that glorious presence. Waiting upon God does not mean idleness and faithless wishes. It is an act and an art of faith and absolute trust and dependence on God. Walking in the Spirit is a privilege of born-again Spirit filled Believers. We walk in the Spirit by making the presence of God our habitation and the first thing to do is to wait upon the lord. And then leaning on the provisions of faith, we can expect to hear God and look for His desires in the secret place. The spiritual man who waits on God then is that man that is qualified for the benefits of the verse of Scripture above. We will now understand why many people declare this Scripture everyday but they do not experience the resulting effect. The reason is because the prerequisite of waiting is not fully met. Wait upon the Lord. Again, wait.

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Lord, Father of all Spirits, thank you for your word and the opportunity and grace to wait upon you in the secret place. Help me to make your presence my habitation.

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One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. ( Proverbs 11:24 )

In the Kingdom of God where the Believer came from and is a citizen of, we operate by principles that are inconsistent with the principles of this world. For example, this world teaches us to hoard things if we don’t want to be poor. But Heaven, our home country teaches that we give freely in order to gain more; the principle in our anchor verse. The verse of scripture talks about two distinct people. One is from the kingdom above and the other is from the earth. The earthly man thinks in line with earthly principles and limitations but the spiritual man who is a citizen of Heaven understands that heaven makes provision for all his needs; all that pertains to life and godliness are secured for him. There are two pools of resources. We partake in one by the principle of giving and the other by hoarding and making one’s one. One (the earthly pool of resources) is depletive, the other (heavenly pool) is not. To have a continuous supply of resources, we need to be like the man spoken of in the verse above who gives freely. And then, the resources that do not deplete will begin to flow towards us.

Prayer_Bead: Father and Source of all things, thank you for the provisions made available for kingdom citizens. I partake in the resources of Heaven through the principle of giving.

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Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position ( 2 Peter 3:17 )

To be forewarned is a good reason to be forearmed. The introductory statement of the verse of scripture suggests that a provision has been made for something inevitable. “Since we have been forewarned….” there is a course to take action against what we were warned about. It is easy to be carried away by the error of the lawless. The error which also works in children of disobedience. The Bible speaking of this error, says God exalts the humble and opposes the proud (James 4:6). This error which now carries many away as a result of their trust in the secular knowledge they have acquired is pride. The destruction of pride is constant though it may linger and stall. Another thing about pride is that it pulls down. It is the reason for the fall of many great people; pride in plain sight or concealed pride drains. For this reason, we must be on guard against this crafty destroyer so that we will not fall from our secure position in Christ. Let’s remain in the confine of God’s grace for us.

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Lord, thank your to the opportunity of your grace. Thank you for forewarning us through your word to be on guard against the destruction of pride. Keep me in this time through your wisdom.

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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. ( Ephesians 5:17 )

The Scripture for our meditation and exaltation begun from a trend of thought which suggests that the days in which we live are evil and so we should be wise. This transient world is filled with many distractions and voices. As a result, discernment and wisdom are a necessity for anyone who wishes to live in this time. Wisdom delivers one from foolishness and dangers. We are shown how to avoid the danger of foolishness: knowing the will of God. The will of God is the wisdom of God expressed for the benefit of man. Coming into contact with that wisdom frees the mind and the heart from foolishness. The reality is that, anything done outside the will of God is foolishness. Once a thing is not sponsored by the known will of God, it wouldn’t matter how good the thing may be or how philanthropic, it is foolishness. We need the will of God in today’s evil world. It is our responsibility as members of the body of Christ to understand what the will of God is. And this we can do only by the Spirit of God who has the mind of God. When we interact with God by the Holy Spirit, we get to see and know His will. The word of God also offers us the expressed will of God. Let’s go for the will of God because the days are evil.

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Father, thank you for the Spirit of Wisdom. Thank you for keeping me in this world of today by the Spirit of Wisdom. Show me your will on a daily basis.

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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 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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