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After the [noisy] crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she came back to life. ( Matthew 9:25 )

Every success story seem to have a protocol which serves as the spine of guarantee. In the administration of the miracle (resurrection of a little girl) in this scripture; the protocol was to clear the noise first, before the miracle worker could go in. “Noise” is anything that destructs, terminates, hinders access, abuses the right use and stifles process. Natural noise as well as spiritual noise blocks meaningful sound. In our relationship with Jesus, we must keep noise out of the door; before the Holy Spirit will truly commune with us, we must get noise outside our environment of fellowship. In our prayer closets, we must watch out for the “noise” that drains our words. There are times we go to the place of prayer and no sound is able to permeate the curtains of glory because of the noise around us. Unbelief is one of the noise that crepts in unawares on believers in their closets, rather often than not. Sometimes, it may not be their confession of the disbelief but the disbelief and attitude of onlookers and friends. We must consciously, like Jesus did, take away these noise in order to tune to the soundcode of Heaven through the name of Jesus.

Prayer_Bead: Father, in the name of Jesus, thank you for opening my eyes to the destruction of noise in my walk with you. Please teach me to do away with noise.

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Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” ( Matthew 9:17 )

The verse of scripture for consideration today reveals a spiritual protocol that opens the door for the supernatural, though clothed in a symbolic language, the substance cannot be overemphasised. The new wine symbolises the regenerated spirit of a born again person while the wineskins represent the individuals. No human is qualified for a regenerated spirit until they fit into the description of 2Corinthians 5:17 by faith in Christ Jesus. And as a result of that quality they are qualified for the release of the “new wine”. But a regenerated spirit cannot be given to an individual who has not received the right to be a child of God (John1:12). Going contrary to that arrangement defies the order of things according to the redemptive plan of God. Believe in the Lordship of Jesus for the package of a regenerated spirit. And then you will be a candidate for sharing in the benefit of that rebirth experience.

Prayer_Bead: Father in Heaven, I yield to the Lordship of Jesus today. I surrender my will, emotions and intellect to you. Make me a new soul according to your redemptive purpose.

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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ( John 1:14 )

Change is just as real as a mist as long as the substance of that change is not crystallised as reality. Any area of our lives that receives transformation must first come to a point where the word of God for that area becomes–flesh–real. When the word of God becomes flesh in our lives, our lives receives the nature (flesh) of God. The word of God will not make any recognisable impact in our lives until the word becomes flesh. We must go beyond just listening to the word. We must go past being spectators in the theatre of God’s kingdom to being characters on the stage of life. When the word of God is given life by the understanding supplied by faith in God, change becomes a mandatory end result. The Glory of God had never been ever revealed to the degree it was revealed in Christ. And this became possible because the word became flesh. Could it be that the word of faith spoken to you is waiting to become flesh? And how long will it take?

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, the One and Only from the Father, full of grace and glory. Crystalize the realities of your word in my life even as you gave expression to the nature of God by becoming flesh.

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In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! ( Hebrews 5:12 )

Some of us accepted Christ a number of years ago. But shamefully, all we can boast of is the number of years. We have intentionally or unintentionally decided not to be discipled by Christ. Some of us have dropped out of the school of Christ because we don’t want to submit to the Lordship of Jesus. Our appetite for the things of the world is robbing us of the solid food from the revelation of Christ. Most of us are slow to learn things that pertain to Christ but quick to learn and imitate the world. We have refused to constantly use the words we have heard. Apostle John, says that he declares the things he has seen, heard and handled (see, 1John1:1). Unless the gospel of Christ becomes real and so tangible to us that we can teach it to others, we will not grow.

Prayer_Bead: Holy Spirit of Counsel and Revelation, give me a teachable heart and an understanding mind. Increase my depth in the truth of God’s word.

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8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.

Effective and fervent faith is always sponsored by an understanding that can withstand a thunderbolt. The verse eight alone may be quite vague in revealing the true potential of the Centurion’s words. The understanding that underlined his confidence is revealed in the next verse where the centurion explained that he understood authority and delegated power. What proves the effectiveness of prayer is conviction in one’s spirit and results but what guarantees effective faith is unwavering understanding. Fear is reason to believe the unknown will affect you negatively whereas faith crystallises an understanding and reflect that understanding both in deed and in words. You truly believe what you profess if your attitude says the same thing as your mouth. The centurion in the verse above did not only say what he said in the verse 8 but proved in verse 9 that he lived by that understanding. Jesus called his faith great in verse 9 because it had all the ingredients that could make demands on heaven to meet his needs. Have the Centurion’s kind of faith.

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, the hope of all hearts, please open the eyes of my understanding, that I may stand firm, unwavering in my convictions.

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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (Genesis 3:6)

Every temptation we face as humans come in three shades as stipulated by 1John 2:16. The devil had always subscribed to that approach in his presentation of temptations. The three arsenals are *lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life*. He imployed the same tactics when He tempted our Lord Jesus in Matthew chapter four. So the apostle Paul said in his epistle to the Corinthian church, “…we are not ignorant of the devices of the enemy” for they are evident in the approach the enemy uses. You’d agree that every temptation you face is one of these or a combination at every point in time. We are tempted when enticed by our desires and lust for the things of this world. After Eve fell for the deception of the Usurper, she became a channel to reach to the man who was actually the target of the attack–he was given the instructions as the leader in the Eden Community–and not Eve. A noteworthy lesson; we need to discern the things of God even when presented to us through a ‘verified’  channel, because even those channels may be compromised.

Prayer_Bead: Jehovah Jireh, the Lord my provider, make the way of escape from every temptation evidently clear to me. Give me a fresh desire for you and your word.

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Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'” ( Matthew 4:7 )

It is not enough to know only what is written but what is “also” written. If all the scriptures you know personally and experientially are unable to help in a particular situation, what other mechanisms do you have in place? If, for instance Eve knew more than all she divulged, she probably wouldn’t have fallen for the devil’s schemes but unfortunately all she knew was not enough. The need for ‘extra’, cannot be overemphasised. What would have happened if Jesus didn’t have an “it is also written” scripture at his disposal? It is crucial to have an extra oil in our lamp always. Like the prominent ten virgins of Matthew 25:1-10, five had an extra oil for the hard but crucial times while the other five had nothing extra to keep them. And we all know how that story ended. All believers need an “it is also written” in their spirit at all times. Our faith walk is not always “it is written”, sometimes “it is also written” is what actually brings results.

Prayer_Bead: Omniscient Father, give me the fortitude to study the word of life as a workman who needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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