*DATE:* *THURSDAY 18 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE* *KEY VERSE:* _*Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck (1 Timothy 1:19).*_ *MESSAGE:* From our theme scripture, we observe the connection between faith and a good conscience. You need both for a balanced and effective Christian life. Your conscience is the voice of your spirit. Your conscience can be trusted, but it’ll only be dependable if your spirit is educated with the Word of God. Some people do terrible things; they sponsor or participate in acts of wickedness, violence and bloodshed. And their conscience allows them to do such things. Why? It’s because of the condition of their spirits. Their conscience has been educated to permit such evil and wickedness. Their conscience has been seared with a hot iron (1Timothy 4:2). But if your spirit is conditioned by the Word of God, you’ll have the voice of God in your heart, and it’ll be different. The Bible says out of your heart-your spirit-are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). It’s therefore important that you train your spirit with the Word to be a sure guide. Never allow negative thoughts and ideas – thoughts of bitterness, wickedness, evil, violence or terror-grow in you. Colossians 3:16 says._*“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly….”*_ Store the Word of God richly in your heart, and you’ll be able to bring every negative thought into captivity to the obedience of the Word (2 Corinthians 10:5). Hallelujah! *CONFESSION:* *The Word of God has imparted wisdom to my spirit and renewed my mind to think divine thoughts; thoughts that are consistent with God’s eternal purpose and will for my life! I bring forth good things from within my spirit today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Proverbs 4:20-23* _20- My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings._ _21- Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart._ _22- For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh._ _23- Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life._ *1 Timothy 1:19 AMPC* _19- Holding fast to faith (that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence) and having a good (clear) conscience. By rejecting and thrusting from them [their conscience], some individuals have made shipwreck of their faith._ *1 Timothy 4:15 AMPC* _15- Practice and cultivate and meditate upon these duties; throw yourself wholly into them [as your ministry], so that your progress may be evident to everybody._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 8:31-47 &1 Kings 22 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 11:1-11 & Numbers 21

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: PROPHECY AS A WEAPON* *KEY VERSE:* _*This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare (1 Timothy 1:18).*_ *MESSAGE:* The Bible says,_*“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not was after the flesh”*_ (2 Corinthians 10:3). In other words, though we live in the human body, our war isn’t according to the flesh. Then the 4th verse tells us about the weapons of our warfare:_*“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds).”*_ These weapons aren’t manmade or invented by human understanding; rather, they operate through God to the pulling down of strongholds. It doesn’t matter what kind of strongholds they are; whether they be intellectual strongholds, mental strongholds, political strongholds, scientific strongholds, or medical strongholds! We have weapons to dislodge these evil strongholds and render them ineffective and futile. Hallelujah! The Holy Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, tells us about one of these effectual weapons of our warfare in our opening scripture- prophecy! Use prophecies as a weapon as you wage spiritual warfare by faith. God’s Word about you is prophecy. Therefore, always speak forth His Word. The Word of God from your lips is the sword of the Spirit (the “rhema” of God. This is an inspired utterance of the Word of God from your mouth. It’s a prophetic word. With it, you chart your course in life from glory to glory. You can re-frame and re-plan your life. You can override the sequence of unpalatable events in vour life or circumstances. What has God said about vou? What has He said about lost souls? What has He said about your situation? Use those words to make war and cause His will to be established in your life, in your nation, and in the lives of men and women around the world. *PRAYER:* *I declare that righteousness is established in the hearts of people around the world; and through the truth of the Gospel, salvation, healing and health, prosperity and success, deliverance, wholeness, preservation, peace, and joy spread in the nations of the earth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *1Corinthians 14:3-5* _3- But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them._ _4- A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church._ _5- I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened._ *1 Corinthians 14:39 NLT* _39- So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 8:12-30 & 1 Kings 20-21 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 10:46-52 &Numbers 20

*DATE:* *MONDAY 15 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: DON’T BE A PRISONER OF YOUR PAST* *KEY VERSE:* _*Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).*_ *MESSAGE:* There are those who are haunted by quit and memories of the past. They’re fighting so hard to overcome painful memories. They’re in bondage to their past, probably because of some terrible things they had done or the hurt they suffered, and they’ve been living with the pain ever since. You need to understand what it means to be born again, to be a new creation: you’re a brand new person. You’re not the same person who had those horrible experiences. That person died in Christ. The new “you” is absolved of all guilt; free of errors and imperfections. Romans 5:18 says,_*“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”*_ Jesus wasn’t only delivered on account of our sins, He was also raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). What does this mean? It means you were declared “not guilty”; no charge against you. The reason is simple: you’re a new creation; a brand new person without a past. So, even if you did something wrong in the past that still makes you feel guilty, it’s all based on memory and emotions. In Christianity, we don’t walk by our feelings; we walk by faith. We live on the affirmation of God’s Word. Don’t recollect a bitter experience you might have had many years ago and start crying that God should forgive you. Refuse to be held captive by guilt or memories of the past. Romans 4:25 AMPC says Jesus was raised from the dead for _*“(our acquittal), making our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God].”*_ When you come to Jesus, He makes you free from every kind of bondage:_*“If theSon therefore shallmakeyou free, ye shall be free indeed”*_ (John 8:36). Hallelujah! *PRAYER:* *Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ; your divine nature in me has made me a master over circumstances, with dominion over the systems of this world. I serve you always with joy unspeakable and full of glory, unencumbered by sin or reproach! Thank you for making me righteous, holy, and irreproachable in your sight, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Galatians 6:14-16* _14- May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world._ _15- Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation._ _16- Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God._ *John 1:12-13* _12- Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God_ _13- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God._ *Romans 6:4* _4- We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 7:1-24 & 1 Kings 15-17 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 10:23-31 & Numbers 18

*DATE:* *FRIDAY 12 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT* *KEY VERSE:* _*But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him (1 Corinthians 2:9).*_ *MESSAGE:* There’s so much that the Lord wants to do through His children in the earth in these last days, but the limiting factor for many has been knowledge. How do you hope for something that you don’t even know exists? You can’t expect something that your imagination can’t fathom. But thanks be unto God! The Bible says in the last days, knowledge shall be increased. Through this knowledge, we’re doing the impossible, the unthinkable, and the unimaginable. The Holy Spirit is helping and preparing the Church for what He wants to do by availing us of true, accurate, and precise knowledge of His Word. Through Him, we know the things that are freely given to us by God:_*“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God”*_ (1 Corinthians 2:12). Life is limited by your knowledge or understanding. There’s a whole lot that happens to you when you get the right knowledge, the knowledge of God’s Word. Your capacity is tremendously increased; you become aware and are able to comprehend the wonderful blessings God has prepared for you to enjoy. Acts 20:32 declares,_*“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”*_ You already have an inheritance bequeathed to you in Christ, but through the knowledge of God, you’re able to take a hold of what’s rightfully yours. I admonish you today,_*“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”*_ (Colossians 3:16). Hallelujah! *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I’m furnished with the requisite knowledge for life in Christ, through the Word. The eyes of my understanding are being enlightened. Therefore, I have insight into mysteries and secrets; there’s nothing that I can’t know. Christ is my wisdom, and the Word of God informs me daily, through the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *1 Corinthians 2:9-10* _9- But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”_ _10- But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God._ *Ephesians 1:18 NKJV* _18- the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,_ *Proverbs 11:9* _9- The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 6:1-24; 1 Kings 9 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9:38-50; Numbers 15

*DATE:* *THURSDAY 11 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: SENT TO TELL HIS STORY* *KEY VERSE:* _*Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:9)*_ *MESSAGE:* AIl over the world, people pray in the Name of Jesus. They preach Him on the streets and every week in churches. Some have written books about Him, sung about Him, and prophesied in His Name. But a very painful reality is that many don’t know who He really is. True, they’ve heard about Him, but He’s not merely “a great religious leader” that many know Him as; He is God. Sadly, even among preachers, some only know Him as Saviour who saved us from our sins. But Jesus is much more than that. He’s Himself God: the omnipotent, immortal God, living in unapproachable light of divine glory, coequal with the Father and the embodiment of the Godhead. (Colossians 1:19; 2:9; 1 Timothy 6:14-16). Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of all, who has all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. We’re His witnesses, and we have to let the world know that He’s real and that He came to die as a man for all men; He was raised from the dead and lives forever. Let’s get busy, telling the whole world about Him. The work we’re doing here on earth isn’t an end in itself. One day, we would have told the last person; we would have held the last conference or the last church service; we would have completed everything He asked us to do, and then we’ll hear that trumpet sound. The Lord will appear and we’ll receive crowns of glory:_*“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away”*_ (1 Peter 5:4). Glory to His Name forever! *PRAYER* *Blessed Lord Jesus, how great you are! You’re the immortal God, the King of kings and Lord of all, with all authority in heaven, in earth, and under the earth. You’re the Master and Ruler, the One with supreme authority and pre-eminence. I believe with all my heart and declare with my mouth that you’re my Lord; you’re God over all, and the One who made all things! I love you Lord!* *FURTHER STUDY* *John 17:3* _3- And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent._ *2 Corinthians 4:5-6* _5- For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake._ _6- For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ._ *2 Corinthians 5:18-20* _18- Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,_ _19- that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation._ _20- Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 5: 37-47 & 1 Kings 7-8 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9: 30-37 & Numbers 14

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: LET PATIENCE HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT* *KEY VERSE:* _*when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking (James 1:2-4 TPT).*_ *MESSAGE:* Trials and temptations, as difficult as they are, are for your good. You’ll ultimately find joy in them. Your faith blossoms under pressure and you learn true patience as you endure. Sometimes we want God to effect a change right away. We’re praying about a situation or something we want to prevent from happening, and we want instant answers. But there’re times when patience is needed while expressing your faith. God never wants us to panic at such times. James 1:4 in the Voice Translation says,_*“…true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line— mature, complete, and wanting nothing.”*_ Yes, there’ll be challenging times and uncomfortable circumstances, but the Word encourages us to count them all joy, knowing that the trying of our faith produces patience in us. Then the 4th verse tells us what patience, in turn, produces in us when we allow it to do its work and have its full effect. So don’t keep pushing and agitating; you could miss out on God’s plan. Let’s read James 1:4 again, this time, in the Amplified Classic. It says,_*“But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.”*_ This is what patience produces in us: we become perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.” Glory to God! *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I thank you for my faith prevails over circumstances, and I live victoriously and triumphantly above sickness, disease, fear and terror. I’m in charge and in control of my life and circumstances. I’m strong, bold and courageous, functioning from a vantage position of rest, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Philippians 4:6-7* _6- Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;_ _7- and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus._ *Proverbs 24:10* _10- If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small._ *Hebrews 12:1* _1- Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,_ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 5:1-30; 1 Kings 4-6 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9:14-29; Numbers 13

*DATE:* *TUESDAY 09 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: PREDESTINATION AND PERSONAL CHOICE* *KEY VERSE:* _*For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live] (Ephesians 2:10 AMPC)*_ *MESSAGE:* Sometimes people ask if there’s such a thing as predestination. “Can I really say that God prearranged my life?” they wonder. Absolutely! The Bible says He did; we just read it! Also, Romans 8:29 says,_*“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate….”*_ The question then arises: Is God, therefore, responsible for everything that happens in my life? Not really, because you’re a free moral agent; you’re responsible for your decisions and actions. Once you become an adult, you have a responsibility for your life, and the onus is on you to make the right decisions in line with God’s destiny and perfect will for you. Just because God predestined your life for something doesn’t mean you’ll fulfil it. People don’t necessarily become what God planned for them to be. It’s a personal choice you make to fulfil God’s plan for your life and be all that He’s destined you to be. Paul, in his letter to the Colossian church, sent a specific instruction to Archippus, telling him:_*“…Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it”*_ (Colossians 4:17). If the man didn’t have the responsibility of fulfilling the ministry that God committed to him, Paul wouldn’t have instructed him to see to it that he fulfilled it. This also meant it was possible for him not to fulfil it. Make up your mind you’ll be everything God has destined you to be, you’ll do all that He’s predestined you to do, and you’ll walk in His preordained pathways. *CONFESSION* *I’m walking in preordained pathways, rightly positioned in God’s place of opportunity and set on the path of success, glory, victory and divine destiny! The course of events in my life has been structured by God to bring Him glory, for He’s the One at work in me both to will and to do His good pleasure. Hallelujah!* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Romans 8:29-30 TPT* _29- For he knew all about us before we were born and he destined us from the beginning to share the likeness of his Son. This means the Son is the oldest among a vast family of brothers and sisters who will become just like him._ _30- Having determined our destiny ahead of time, he called us to himself and transferred his perfect righteousness to everyone he called. And those who possess his perfect righteousness he co-glorified with his Son!_ *Deuteronomy 30:19* _19- I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;_ *Ephesians 1:11* _11- In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,_ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:*  John 4:27-54; 1 Kings 2-3 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 9:2-13; Numbers 12

*DATE:* *MONDAY 08 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: CHRIST IN YOU—THE WONDER OF CHRISTIANITY* *KEY VERSE:* _*To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).*_ *MESSAGE:* To have the vital knowledge and live with the consciousness that Christ lives in you is one of the greatest blessings of Christianity. It is, in fact, your solution to all problems and answer to all questions. Christ in you is the wonder of Christianity. When Jesus walked the earth, He was with the disciples as Emmanuel, God with us. But the Father’s dream was yet to be consummated. He wanted all of divinity in us, not just with us. He wanted His Spirit in us. It’s the reason Jesus said,_*“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you”*_ (John 14:16-17). The desire of the Father was actuated on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came to live in us. Consider the amazing truth in Romans 8:11:_*“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”*_ This means Christ in you—the Holy Spirit in you—is the life of your physical body; it’s your health, your deliverance, wholeness, and preservation. Christ in you is your right to walk out of any pain. Christ in you is your power over every crisis; it’s your dominion over darkness, poverty, lack and want. Hallelujah! Christ in you is the greatest blessing of all. Blessed be God! *CONFESSION* *Glory, wholeness, perfection, success and prosperity are guaranteed in my life because Christ is in me! He’s in every fibre of my being, in every bone of my body, and in every cell of my blood! I’ve been granted the grace and ability in Christ to reign and rule over all circumstances. I’m shielded from all evil and harm because I’m in Christ and Christ is in me! Hallelujah!* *FURTHER STUDY* *1 John 4:4* _4- You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world._ *Romans 8:10 ESV* _10- But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness._ *1 Corinthians 6:19* _19- Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,_ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN* John 4:1-26; 1 Kings 1 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN* Mark 8:34-9:1; Numbers 11

*DATE:* *SUNDAY 07 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: EVERLASTING LIFE* *KEY VERSE:* _*For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).*_ *MESSAGE:* Our opening verse is about the most popular verse of the Bible. It contains the most powerful and most informative words in the entire Scripture. It says anyone who believes in the Son of God has everlasting life, meaning they’re separated from destruction, waste, failure, damage, etc. What is everlasting life? Is it just life that goes on and on? No; that definition doesn’t even scratch the surface of what it is. To understand everlasting life, you first have to know what eternal life is. This might come as a surprise to some people who thought they were the same; but there’s a difference. To be eternal is to be ageless: ageless without a beginning and ageless without an end. It’s a life that has no beginning and it has no end; it’s timeless. Eternity, thus, refers to timelessness and agelessness. More specifically, it’s a life that’s incorruptible, indestructible, imperishable, unending, and not subject to failure or death. This is the life and nature of God. That’s why He’s called the Eternal One. The Bible says in Psalm 90:2,_*“Before you created the hills or brought the world into being, you were eternally God, and will be God for ever”*_ (GNB). Everlasting life is eternal life with a beginning; it has a beginning but no end. The angels, for instance, have eternal life with a beginning. Though they live forever, they had a beginning. God, however, has no beginning; He’s absolutely eternal. The angels became eternal because God, the Eternal One, made them everlasting. To make them everlasting, He had to impart them with eternal life. When you’re born again, you receive eternal life and become everlasting. You’re brought from your humanity into eternity. Receiving that life is your first entry into it; that’s the beginning of your life in eternity. From there on, you become a part of an endless life that’s imperishable, indestructible and incorruptible. *PRAYER* *I have received eternal life, and I’m absolutely death-free, incorruptible, indestructible, imperishable, not subject to failure, depravities and diseases because the law of life is operational in me! Divinity dwells in me, and I live the transcendent life! Glory to God!* *FURTHER STUDY* *1 John 5:11-13* _11- And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son._ _12- He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life._ _13- These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God._ *John 3:36* _36- He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”_ *John 5:24* _24- “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN* John 3:22-36; 2 Samuel 23-24 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN* Mark 8:22-33; Numbers 10

*DATE:* *SATURDAY 06 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: YOU’RE ON A UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT* *KEY VERSE:* _*But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness…(Acts 26:16)*_ *MESSAGE:* There are billions of people on earth today and no all uniquely gifted, blessed and called of God. So, let your joy be in fulfilling the calling that God has given you. You’re on a unique assignment; stay in the grace that God gave you, as no one can do it exactly like you. Think about Paul: He was an apostle to the Gentiles; that wasn’t something fashionable in his day, but he celebrated his unique assignment. He said in Romans 11:13,_*“…I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office.”*_ He didn’t wish to have been sent to the Jews; Peter had that. It’s like Joshua too; though He walked closely with Moses before Moses died, he understood the uniqueness of what God wanted him to do. In Joshua Chapter 1, God said to him:_*“…go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them…for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them”*_ (Joshua 1:2-6). When Joshua got those marching orders, he understood that his assignment was unique from that of Moses. God had earlier told Moses, “I want you to bring my people out of Egypt” (Exodus 3:7-10). Moses brought them out of captivity in Egypt all right, but it was Joshua who took them into the land of promise and divided it for their inheritance (Joshua 1:2 & 6). Have you established your unique assignment in that country, city, town, village, neighbourhood, school, or office? Don’t think you’re there just like everyone else, to do the same things they’re all doing. Understand that you’re on a unique assignment; fulfil your purpose with poise! *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I’m immensely grateful and excited about the uniqueness of my assignments in the earth. I fulfil my purpose in Christ and walk in preordained paths that you planned before the foundation of the world, that I may serve and live for you. Through me, your Kingdom reigns and expands in the earth, and in the hearts of men, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Acts 26:16* _16- ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me._ *Colossians 4:17* _17- Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”_ *Ephesians 2:10 AMPC* _10- For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 3: 1 – 21 & 2 Samuel 22 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 8: 10 – 21 & Numbers 9

*DATE:* *FRIDAY 05 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: A HERITAGE OF VICTORY* *KEY VERSE:* _*Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14)*_ *MESSAGE:* In Christ, we don’t pray to be victorious; victory is our heritage; it’s our life! We were born to be triumphant always and in every place. That’s what the Word says and it’s immutable. Let your spirit get a hold of this truth, and live accordingly. This doesn’t mean you won’t encounter challenges; but it sure means you’ll always win, regardless of the challenges. So, it makes no difference what happens, where you find yourself or who’s against you; you’re more than a conqueror. You can never be disadvantaged. God has given you everything it takes to live victoriously every day. He gave you the Holy Spirit, gave you His Word, and gave you the Name of Jesus. Then, He also gave you the ability to speak, to use words. By your words, you can chart your course in victory and success. You can make your life permanently triumphant. Whatever you say will surely come to pass. Therefore, in the face of adversity, declare God’s Word. Every so often, affirm that good things are coming your way and happening for you and around you because the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Use your mouth- your words to keep yourself on the victory highway, to transform circumstances, and to change situations to conform to God’s perfect will for you. *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I thank you for your Word by which I live triumphantly today and always. It doesn’t matter what happens around me; I win always! I enjoy my days in success, progress, peace, joy, health and unending prosperity. With my faith-filled words, I transform circumstances and change situations to conform to your perfect will for me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *1 John 4:4* _4- You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world._ *1 Corinthians 15:57* _57- But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 2: 1 – 25 & 2 Samuel 20 – 21 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 8: 1 – 9 & Numbers 8

*DATE:* *THURSDAY 04 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: SUPREME AUTHORITY* *KEY VERSE:* _*And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues (Mark 16:17 NKJV).*_ *MESSAGE:* There’re two things I’ll like you to observe in the theme verse. The first is the fact that the Lord Jesus gave us authority over demons. What is authority? Authority is delegated power; it’s the right to command and be obeyed or the ability to command and enforce obedience. It’s the right to command something, someone or anything, and be obeyed! For example, when we use the Name of Jesus to effect a change or make a command, that’s authority! Secondly, He also gave us power of attorney, that is, the legal right to act on His behalf or in His stead as His agent: the legal right to act in His Name. So, having been given the power of attorney, how much power do you wield? How much force can you exercise? And how much authority do you really have? It depends on how much power is behind the one that gave it to you. It doesn’t matter how much power you’ve got; if someone with a higher authority than the one who authorized you comes, you have to submit. Matthew 28:18-19 lets us in on the Master’s authority. It says,_*“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”*_ Notice He doesn’t say some power, but ALL power; also observe that He didn’t say all power is given unto Him to exercise in Israel or some parts of the world; no! He said in heaven and on earth. The Lord Jesus has supreme and unrivalled authority. Hallelujah! When you issue commands to Satan, his demons, and the elements of this world in His Name, they’ll hear and obey you because you function in Christ’s supreme authority and dominion. *PRAYER* *Dear Father, thank you for giving me the ability to command and enforce obedience and the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus to effect changes and control circumstances. That name wields all power in heaven and on earth. Therefore, I declare, in the Name of Jesus, that the gospel shall have free course in the nations of the world. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Mark 16:17-18* _17- And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;_ _18- They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover._ *Acts 3:16* _16- And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all._ *John 16:24* _24- Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full._ *1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* John 1:1-18 & 2 Samuel 15-17 *2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 7:14-23 & Numbers 6

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 03 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: THERE'S A DIVINE PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE* *KEY VERSE:* _*And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it (Colossians 4:17).*_ *MESSAGE:* Several years ago, the Lord told me that one of the most important things for men to do is to discover their purpose and fulfil it, but most never do. Therefore, they live empty lives, never realizing that there was a divine plan for them. Ephesians 2:10: AMPC says,_*“For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].”*_ How important it is for you to discover your purpose! What joy and peace will flood your heart when you find yourself in the preordained paths in which you were born to walk! God doesn’t just do things; He has a purpose for everything. He has a purpose for the world, and He sure has a purpose for your life. It’s important that you find out God’s purpose for you. A generic purpose for all of God’s children is that we were born for His glory; we were born to walk with God and bring Him honour. Let that basic purpose become established in your heart from today, and declare, “Lord, I thank you, because I was born for your glory.” Beyond that, however, there’s a specific purpose for which you were created and placed on this earth. And it is in fulfilling that purpose that you truly bring glory and honour to God. If you haven’t discovered that specific purpose, you can today. Be bold to ask the Lord and He’ll tell you. Sometimes, He’ll speak expressly as He did to Paul the Apostle (read: Acts 26:13-16). Other times, He’ll guide you into it, and every day, you’ll discover more and more of His purpose for your life as you walk by faith in accordance with His Word in all things. *CONFESSION:* *Thank you, Father, for revealing to me the specific purpose for which I was created and placed on this earth. I’m a witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, sent from your heavenly Kingdom for the salvation of souls in the earth. My daily passion is to establish the Kingdom of God in the earth and in the hearts of men and thus bring you glory and honour, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *Ephesians 1:4-5* _4- Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love._ _5- For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]_ *2 Corinthians 5:18-20* _18- But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him]._ _19- It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling andrestoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up andholding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor)._ _20- So we are Christ’s ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ’s personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God._ *Colossians 3:1-2* _1- If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God._ _2- And set your minds 

*DATE:* *TUESDAY 02 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: QUIT THE STRUGGLE* *KEY VERSE:* _*For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his (Hebrews 4:10).*_ *MESSAGE:* Everything that God has placed in this world isn’t for the angels or for Himself, but for us! If this is true, why should any Christian labour endlessly in prayer just to get God to give him something which belongs to him in Christ? Think about it! Sadly, I’ve heard those who gripe, “I’ve prayed for five years, with intense fasting, and even sown seeds just to get healed of this ailment!” Life, to them, has become a spiritual warfare, or as it were, an endless struggle in prayer, just to live in health, pay a meagre house rent, pass their exams, or to even have a decent job. The problem usually stems from their ignorance of what rightfully belongs to them in Christ. Psalm 82:6-7 says,_*“I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.”*_ Why would they die like men? Why would they fall like one of the princes? It’s because “they know not”; that is, their ignorance! First, you belong to a great and winning Kingdom. So, square up, chest out and chin up because Jesus already paid the full price for you to walk in victory and enjoy all the blessings. How would you talk, walk, or act if you knew that you’re superior to sickness, disease and infirmities? It’ll put an end to these unnecessary health struggles! If you found out that you’re the seed of Abraham, an heir of blessings untold, and have been imbued with a life that’s incapable of poverty or failure—a life that can’t be defeated or destroyed—wouldn’t that immediately change the contents of your prayer? Get to know the Word for yourself; be acquainted with these truths. Remember, the life of blessings is your heritage in Christ Jesus. God already blessed you beyond measure (Ephesians 1:3). Hallelujah! *CONFESSION:* *I walk in the truths of God’s Word, getting acquainted with my inheritance in Christ and enjoying all of these numerous, multifaceted blessings. I live in the fulfilment and reality of God’s blessings. I’ve been brought into God’s rest. All things are mine. I take full advantage of all that’s available to me in Christ, and by my faith, I triumph gloriously always and in every place. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *1 Corinthians 3:21-22 AMPC* _21- So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,_ _22- Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter), or the universe or life or death, or the immediate and threatening present or the [subsequent and uncertain] future—all are yours,_ *Hebrews 4:3 AMPC* _3- For we who have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on God) do enter that rest, in accordance with His declaration that those [who did not believe] should not enter when He said, As I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest; and this He said although [His] works had been completed and prepared [and waiting for all who would believe] from the foundation of the world._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Luke 24:36-53; 2 Samuel 12-14 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 7:1-13; Numbers 5

*DATE:* *MONDAY 01 MAY 2023* *TOPIC: ALL THE BLESSINGS OF HEAVEN IN YOU* *KEY VERSE:* _*Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).*_ *MESSAGE:* I would to God every Christian grasps the import and profundity of what we just read in our opening verse! In 2 Corinthians 6:16, the Apostle Paul quoted God’s promise in the Old Testament to indwell man and the ensuing fulfilment of that promise. He said,_*“…for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”*_ What a blessing! What glory it is to have the Holy Spirit in our lives today! He’s the greatest blessing of all; your greatest advantage. He knows everything and owns everything. Having Him in you means you’re made for life. He’s all you need to be everything God destined you to be and fulfil your destiny in life and in the Gospel. 1 Corinthians 2:12 says,_*“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”*_ Without Him, you can’t know all that God has blessed and endowed you with in Christ. There’re blessings and benefits from God for you every day (Psalm 68:19, Matthew 6:11, Luke 11:3). The Holy Spirit guides you into these blessings and sees to it that you enjoy them. Live every day with the consciousness that you’re indeed the temple of the Holy Spirit. He’ll perfect His work and ministry in your life. He’s the Spirit of grace; He’s the Spirit of excellence. His joy is to make your life excellent and full of glory, and to perfect everything that concerns you. The Holy Spirit in you is your assurance of an extraordinary life of victory, dominion, abundance and infinite possibilities. He’s the power and glory of your life. Become more conscious of Him, and of His presence in you. In you abides all the graces, blessings, wisdom, and goodness of heaven, because the Holy Spirit lives in you. Therefore, live from within. Praise God! *CONFESSION:* *In me abides all the graces, blessings, wisdom and goodness of heaven, because the Holy Spirit lives in me. I’m His living tabernacle. Everything I require for life and godliness is in me by the Holy Spirit. He’s the power and glory of my life. Hallelujah!* *FURTHER STUDY* *Ephesians 1:3 AMPC* _3- May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christwith every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!_ *1 Corinthians 3:21-23* _21- So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,_ _22- Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter), or the universe or life or death, or the immediate and threatening present or the [subsequent and uncertain] future—all are yours,_ *2 Peter 1:3* _3- For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue)._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Luke 24:13-35; 2 Samuel 9-11 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 6:45-56; Numbers 4

*DATE:* *THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2023* *TOPIC: HIS NATURE IN US* *KEY VERSE:* _*Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy (Ephesians 4:24 NLT).*_ *MESSAGE:* In Ephesians 5:1, we’re admonished to be “imitators of God” as His beloved children. His life and nature in us makes this possible. We can walk in absolute mastery and dominion in the earth as Jesus did, for as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:17). Being born again, you’re born after the Second Adam, Jesus Christ; you were created after Him in righteousness and true holiness. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says,_*“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature….”*_ This new creature has the God-nature. This is the reason you can please God and live the Christ-life. No matter how much you train a dog to act like a human, it can never be human, because it doesn’t have the human life. To be human, you have to be born that way. We’re Godlike, and can emulate our heavenly Father, because we were born with His life and nature in us. It’s the reason we can do the same things Jesus did. He said in John 14:12,_*“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do….”*_ You can heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out devils as Jesus did. He gave you the authority in His Name. Moreover, we can emulate Him in our love-walk. Ephesians 5:2 says,_*“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”*_ His nature in you makes it possible to express love to those in your world, whether or not they deserve it. Hallelujah! *CONFESSION:* *My divine nature causes me to live, love and talk like my heavenly Father; the beauty and compassion of Jesus is seen in and expressed through me, for as He is, so am I in this world.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *2 Corinthians 5:17* _17- Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here!_ *Ephesians 5:1 NIV* _1- Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children_ *1 John 4:17* _17- This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 6:1-29 & Leviticus 24 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 17:1-13 & Exodus 4

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2023* *TOPIC: LIVE ABOVE THE WORLD* *KEY VERSE:* _*If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you (John 15:19).*_ *MESSAGE:* God expects you to live above this world because you’re not of this world. No wonder the Spirit, through the Apostle Paul, cautioned in Colossians 2:20:_*“Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in theworld, are ye subject to ordinances.”*_ Refuse to allow your actions, reactions, thoughts, words and responses to be influenced or conditioned by the elements and rudiments of this world. The world is subject to you. Now that you’re born again, you live in two worlds: the physical world and the spiritual world. Be more conscious of the spiritual realm into which you’re born of God, and function therein. Live the life of heaven on earth, because you’re a citizen of heaven:_*“But our citizenship is in heaven…”*_ (Philippians 3:20 ESV). Your outlook on life, and your contemplations should be guided by the Word. That way, no matter what happens, you’ll always win. Recall the words of Jesus in John 16:33,_*“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”*_ You overcame the world in Him. Therefore, dominate this world with the principles of God’s Kingdom and with your faith:_*“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith”*_ (1 John 5:4). *CONFESSION:* *I'm born of God; therefore, I’ve overcome the world! I live in the victory and dominion of Christ over this world. I’m in rest, health, wealth, security and peace with prosperity. I influence my world with the principles of God’s glorious Kingdom. Blessed be God!* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Colossians 1:12-13* _12- Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God’s holy people) in the Light._ _13- [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,_ *John 16:33* _33- I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]_ *Colossians 3:1-2* _1- If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God._ _2- And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 5:21-43 & Leviticus 22-23 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 16:21-28 & Exodus 3

*DATE:* *MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2023* *TOPIC: THE FIRSTBORN OF THE FATHER* *KEY VERSE:* _*And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (Colossians 1:18).*_ *MESSAGE:* Notice that the Bible didn’t call Jesus the firstborn from Mary; rather, He’s called “the firstborn from the dead.” It’s talking about spiritual death, because Jesus died spiritually. Our sins were laid on him (Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:24) as He was the representative of all sinners. But upon fulfilling the righteous demands of justice, God raised him from the dead. Hallelujah! When He was raised from the dead, God declared:_*“…Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee”*_ (Acts 13:33). That’s why He’s called the first begotten or firstborn of the Father. Before His death, He was called the only begotten of the Father. Jesus being the firstborn of the Father means He’s the Head and we, the Church, are His Body. God raised Him from the dead together with His Body. We’re therefore inextricably one with Him. He heads up the new creation who are begotten of the Father. The Bible says _*“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren”*_ (Romans 8:29). He’s the first among us, and as He is, so are we in this world! Hallelujah! He is the glory of God; and like Him, we’re the glory of God. The Bible says He has brought many sons to glory(Hebrews 2:10). He was the first to be born again; and like Him, we’ve been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and abides forever (1 Peter 1:23). Blessed be God! *PRAYER:* *Dear Father, I thank you for the vicarious death of Jesus in my behalf, who was delivered for my offences, and was raised again for my justification. Now, I walk in the consciousness of my oneness with Him, walking in, and manifesting your righteousness; reigning and ruling with Christ from the heavenly realms, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Ephesians 2:19-22* _19- Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God’s own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God’s [own] household._ _20- You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone._ _21- In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord]._ _22- In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit._ *Hebrews 2:11* _11- For both He Who sanctifies [making men holy] and those who are sanctified all have one [Father]. For this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren;_ *John 20:17* _17- Jesus said to her, Do not cling to Me [do not hold Me], for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to My brethren and tell them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 4:21-41 & Leviticus 16-18 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 16:1-12 & Exodus 1

*DATE:* *FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2023* *TOPIC: UNITED BY THE SPIRIT OF THE WORD* *KEY VERSE:* _*…being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad (John 11:51-52).*_ *MESSAGE:*: The verses above bring to mind the words of Jesus in John 10:16. He said, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” He made this statement in reference to the Jews and the Gentiles who would believe in Him. He was going to get all of them together as onefold to be their shepherd. Blessed be God! How the Lord Jesus wants the Church to be one! He wants us to speak with one voice, to have the same vision, knowing that we have one Father and one Lord, Jesus Christ. Praying to the Father for all God’s children, He said,_*“… that they may be one, even as we are one”*_ (John 17:22). God’s dream is to gather His children together in the spirit of unity. Don’t mix this up with the One World Religion that elitist globalists are trying to set up. Understand that when God does something, Satan always wants to come up with counterfeits. God is gathering us together, not necessarily in the physical, but in our hearts—uniting us by the Spirit and the Word. Today, many of us, God’s people around the world, think the same things about the Lord, love Him the same way with so much passion, preach the Gospel and win souls like never before. We love one another more, and understand better, the mystery of the Body of Christ in the unity of the spirit. This is God’s dream, and each one of us must strive for the unity of the Body of Christ. Think about it: with so many of us working together from around the world, we’ve made God’s Word, through Rhapsody of Realities, available in every known living language in the world. We’ve been united by the Spirit for the same vision and by the same message. Through the Holy Spirit, we understand and proclaim the same message. This will continue even in greater measure as the Church age comes to a close. Glory to God! *PRAYER:* *Dear Father, I thank you for the perfection and edification of the Body of Christ. Thank you for the insight you’ve given your children to understand and share the same message, as we fulfil your dream, and attain the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto the stature of the fulness of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Ephesians 4:13* _13- [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him._ *1 Corinthians 12:12-13* _12- For just as the body is a unity and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One)._ _13- For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit._ *Philippians 1:27* _27- Only be sure as citizens so to conduct yourselves [that] your manner of life [will be] worthy of the good news (the Gospel) of Christ, so that whether I [do] come and see you or am absent, I may hear this of you: that you are standing firm in united spirit and purpose, striving side by side and contending with a single mind for the faith of the glad tidings (the Gospel)._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 2:23-3:1-12 & Leviticus 11-12 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 15:10-20 & Genesis 48

*DATE:* *WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2023* *TOPIC: BUILDING ACCORDING TO HIS DESCRIPTION* *KEY VERSE:* _* …Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain (Hebrews 8:5 NIV).*_ *MESSAGE:*: When God told Moses to build a tabernacle, He gave him a clear description and instructed him to build according to the description:_*“According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it”*_ (Exodus 25:9). In your walk with the Lord and work in His Kingdom, don’t just run off with every idea just because you think it’s nice. Be sure that you’re following God’s blueprint; the pattern and description that He’s given. It’s one of the reasons you must know the Word for yourself. In His Word, you find samples, patterns and descriptions of how He wants us to live, the things He wants us to do and how to do them. The psalmist said in Psalm 127:1,_*“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it…”*_; we must build according to His plan. In these last days, the Lord Jesus is building His Church. He said,_*“…I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”*_ (Matthew 6:18). There’s a description given to us in the Word of God that shows how He’s doing this. The Bible says He (Christ Himself),_*“…gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”*_ (Ephesians 4:11-12 NIV). His plan is to build through these leaders, but everyone is involved; each one of us contributes to the building of this great body of Christ:_*“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love”*_ (Ephesians 4:16). Every time you lead someone to Christ, you’re adding to the building of the Body of Christ, and it’s a magnificent building. Hallelujah! Keep playing your role by winning souls into the Kingdom. You’ll be contributing to the building of the magnificent structure according to the description given. *PRAYER:* *Dear Father, I thank you for the ability of your Word in my spirit. I’m a doer of the Word, not just a hearer. The results of living in and by the Word are evidently manifested in every area of my life today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY:* *Hebrews 8:5 AMPC* _5- [But these offer] service [merely] as a pattern and as a foreshadowing of [what has its true existence and reality in] the heavenly sanctuary. For when Moses was about to erect the tabernacle, he was warned by God, saying, See to it that you make it all [exactly] according to the copy (the model) which was shown to you on the mountain._ *1 Samuel 15:22* _22- Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams._ *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 1:21-45 & Leviticus 8 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 14:22-33 & Genesis 46