Acts 4:13 ‘Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.’

DAILY READING; • John 3:1-21; 1 Chronicles 12; Zechariah2

Paul Robert Schneider was a German pastor who was the first Protestant minister to be martyred by the Nazis when he refused to compromise his faith as the Nazis rose to power in Germany in the 1930’s.
He refused to give the German salute of ‘Heil Hitler’ because he saw it as idolatrous. In 1937 he excommunicated any member of his Church who supported the Nazis
He was arrested by the Nazis and after a series of short jail terms he was finally sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp. He had no privileges as a pastor, working 16 hour days and fasting one day each week to have food to give others.
On Hitler’s birthday, April 20th, 1938, all inmates were ordered to remove their headgear and salute the swastika flag. Everyone but Schneider complied. His punishment was 25 lashes and 15 months solitary in a 1.2 x 2metre cell. Toward the end of this time he heard other inmates close by and began to call out gospel invitation scriptures. He was again given 25 lashes.
Weighing up the punishment over against the destiny of a saved soul, Schneider continued to call out scriptures from his tiny cell. He continued to be beaten, lashed and starved but would not give in or give up.
On July 18th, 1939, he was given a lethal injection. Paul Schneider became the first publicly heralded Christian martyr under the Nazis.
His cell in Buchenwald carries a plaque honouring his bravery and an unknown number of men, now with Christ, owe him their lives.

The truth is that the end of the age is really here. And at this time, we should be urgently engaged with the salvation of the souls of men because there is no more time left.
Let us not be deceived by the seeming ‘normalcy’ in the world around us. Jesus said that at the time of the end people will be eating, drinking, building and giving in marriage until the very last day. That is the state of the world today.
Despite all the glaring end-time signs, the world is going on as if the end would never come.
As believers we should not be seduced by the ongoing deception. It is the time for us to first, be certain of our own salvation and then secondly, go forth and win as many souls as we can.
Looking around at the growing spiritual lethargy in the world, we can see how people would readily take the mark of the beast when the antichrist comes. Therefore while there is still time, we must boldly proclaim the Gospel and let men know the truth. A time is coming when it would be difficult to openly preach the Gospel. Believers in the world today are perhaps the last line of defense, against this coming apostacy. We therefore cannot afford to be silent. We must speak up and boldly proclaim the truth of Christ.
Anyone who is serious about proclaiming the kingdom of God will face persecutions one way or the other. You may be labeled a fanatic and face pressures. However, while Persecution is certain, so is God’s grace!
As we daily spend time with Jesus in His Word, we will be empowered with the faith and fire to move boldly and fearlessly proclaim the Gospel wherever we go.
Many who hear our words will be quickened by the Holy Spirit to dedicate or rededicate their lives to Christ.
We must always remember that when it is all said and done, the greatest achievement of our lives on earth, would be the positive impact we were able to make in the eternal destinies of men, in helping them to escape the fires of hell and find everlasting joy in Heaven.

PRAYER; Father, I ask for more grace to preach the Gospel with boldness whenever I have the opportunity. May every fear and timidity be removed from me and by Your Spirit may I indeed go forth and do exploits for Your kingdom in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. – WORDBITE 222

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Jeremiah 29:13-14 ‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity,’

DAILY READING; John 2; 1 Chronicles 10-11; Zechariah1

One of the greatest missionaries to Africa was William Frederick Padwick Burton. He was the product of divine grace because his early life was full of worldly pursuits with no regard for spiritual things. He had a privileged background, attended good schools in England and traveled around the world, developing a broadly-informed worldview.
But while in college in 1905, Burton attended an evangelistic service, where he became convinced that he was not a true Christian, despite being a member of the Church of England.
After surrendering his life to Christ, a definite change took place in his life. He joyfully shared his newfound faith and began a lifelong disciplines of studying the Bible and praying.
Few years later, Burton felt God’s call to full-time ministry. He stepped out in faith and, in 1911, quit his engineering job and began preaching across the English countryside and led numerous people to the Lord.
Burton later went to serve as a missionary in Congo, where he would spend the rest of his life.
Burton helped to advance the Gospel in Africa. He authored many books and raised many Churches in Congo.
Though he had sacrificed his life of privilege and social status in England to become a Pentecostal preacher, he ultimately gained more as he became a celebrated figure in the history of African Pentecostalism.

Christ proved His love for us by giving up His Heavenly status and coming to the earth as a man to die on the Cross for our sins. We are to prove our love for Him by being willing to give up anything to follow Him. The Christian life requires that we choose the will of God over even our own comfort and pleasures.
Our greatest focus and pursuit should be the promotion and expansion of God’s Kingdom.
We are living in the last days, where the greatest battle for the souls of men is taking place. So many distractions are being sent into the world by the devil to derail people and push them deeper into sin and destruction.
While souls are being lost, as believers we cannot stand by and
occupy our lives with mundane and frivolous things.
It’s important that we evaluate our priorities and ensure we are pursuing God’s purpose first, which is the salvation of men.
We can no longer afford to keep wasting time, running after things that lack eternal value.
Pursuit of earthly treasures and pleasures is temporary, but our investment in eternal purpose of seeking God and His Kingdom will last forever.
The wonderful thing is that when we seek God and find Him, we are rewarded with deliverance from every captivity in our lives.

God said in Jeremiah 29:13-14 ‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity,’

Whatever has been an issue of concern in our lives, we will be delivered from them, when we choose to seek God with our whole hearts.
Because God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him, as we give Him the highest priority in our hearts, He will certainly take us to the highest places in life .

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the grace to always make You top priority in my life. Please help me to maintain a lifestyle of spiritual fervency and tireless pursuit of Your calling upon my life in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222.

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Hebrews 13:15 (NIV) ‘Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.’

DAILY READING; John 1:35-51; 1 Chronicles 9; Haggai 1:1-2:23

The 2023 Jewish Passover which began on Wednesday, April 5th, ended yesterday, Thursday, April 13th.
The Passover marked a New Year and new beginning for the Jews after they came out of 430 years of bondage in Egypt.
Their deliverance from Egypt was part of God’s plan in preparing the world for the Messiah who would shed His Blood to deliver humanity from bondage.
Remarkably, in A.D. 33, when Jesus was to be crucified, He celebrated the Passover meal just hours before going to the Cross. The Gospels tell us that at that last supper, Jesus with His disciples sang a hymn before going to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He would be betrayed by Judas and arrested.
Though the Scripture doesn’t explicitly state which hymn was sang, according to Jewish tradition, Passover meals are concluded by singing a particular hymn called the Hallel.
The Hallel is a collection of Psalms which are usually sung on festive Jewish holidays. The Hallel which in Hebrew means “praise,” is comprised of six psalms, from psalm 113 to psalm 118.
Given its celebratory nature, many sections of Hallel are commonly sung out loud, sometimes in unison and sometimes responsively.
The Psalms of the Hallel is an extended expression of praise and thanks to God for the many kindnesses bestowed upon Israel, both nationally and individually.

It is significant that as Jesus celebrated His last Passover on earth, and faced death , He chose to sing praises to God.
He knew He was about to be crucified by the Romans, which is the most brutal form of death, yet He gave thanks. He knew that Judas had betrayed Him and Peter would deny Him three times, yet Jesus gave thanks.
(1 Corinthians 11:24-25)

Jesus showed us the example that praising God in the most difficult circumstances will guarantee you a raise out of any grave.
We learn from Him that when you feel surrounded, fight your battles with praise
Indeed we must discipline ourselves to always give God thanks in everything, because there is no situation God’s power cannot handle for us.
No matter what is happening around you, worship God! Declare His goodness. Thank Him for the great things He will yet do in your life.
Praise is a decision you make regardless of your feelings.
The word Hallelujah is a command form of the word “praise.” It’s an expression of worship, but it’s also an order to start praising the Lord.
While everything around you says you should be depressed, discouraged and complaining, make the deliberate choice to praise God because that is your guarantee of being raised out of any pit. The truth is that, if you complain, you will remain there, but when you praise, you will be raised up.
No matter how difficult any trial, let us stay in praise, because it activates God’s power, turns tests into testimonies, overturns negative verdicts and opens the door to amazing victory and blessings.

PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to look beyond any challenge I may face today, and always give You worthy praise in every situation. Certainly, You are at work in my life, doing great and mighty things for me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
When we fight by God’s help we are sure of victory. WORDBITE 222

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Psalm 28:7-8 ‘The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.’

DAILY READING John 1:19-34; 1 Chronicles 7-8; Zephaniah 3

Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar was an author, and motivational speaker, who was well known around the world.
In 1947, when he was 21years old, Ziglar began working as a salesman and later ventured into motivational speaking.
His first book, ‘See You at the Top,’ was written soon after he committed his life to Christ. As a baby Christian, he didn’t know much Scriptures, but as he wrote the book , he prayed a lot seeking God’s help and guidance.
Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit he was able to share deep truths in the book that greatly blessed people.
Though the book was initially rejected 39 times by publishers, Ziglar persisted in prayers and it was eventually published and became a great success.
The book was so much in demand that it was reprinted over 60 times. Ziglar engaged the same secret of fervent prayers with his consequent books, he wrote over 30 books and each one enjoyed great success. Many of his books have been translated into 40 different languages and dialects.
Ziglar said that when he started out as an author, he had average intelligence and was not very smart. But through engaging the help of the Holy Spirit, whom he calls ‘ The Greatest Teacher of all time” he gained wisdom and understanding that made his books to become outstanding.

Indeed we require prayer investments to enjoy open doors in our endeavors.
Before Jesus began His earthly ministry, He first embarked on a season of prayers and maintained the discipline of constant prayers, the result was that within 3 and half years, He became the talk of the world.
Knowing the great difference the Holy Spirit can make, Jesus commanded His disciples to tarry in prayers, until endued with power from on high, before stepping out into ministry.
Our endeavors must first be established in the spirit through prayers, because the spirit realm controls what happens in the physical realm.
Many endeavors fail, because people try to build without laying strong emphasis on a spiritual foundation.
But the man who builds on the sand, trusting on the arm of flesh, without laying his foundation on the rock of God’s Word, will find that his house falls when the wind, rain and storm comes. Because of the great adversaries that resist our open doors, a lifestyle of constant prayers indeed becomes necessary to deal with them.
It doesn’t matter how smart, educated, or hard working a believer may be, without divine backing, all his efforts will eventually come to naught. Because except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it and except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.[Psalm 127:1]. Truly, it is not by power nor by might, but by the Spirit of God.
It is the Holy Spirit that opens doors of blessings for us that no man can shut.
In this season, as we keep sowing the seeds of prayer and keep praising God, certainly mountains will move, walls of resistance will fall and all things will indeed work together for our good.

PRAYER: Lord, please strengthen me to continue to pay the required price of spiritual fervency so as to see the soon manifestation of my greater open doors in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE
The truth of God’s Word in the life of a believer is always reflective, the results can never be hidden. – WORDBITE 222.

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1 Corinthians 6:20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

DAILY READING; John 1:1-18; 1 Chronicles 5-6; Zephaniah 2

Hanging in a museum in Munich is a painting titled ‘Ecce Homo’ or “Behold the Man”.
It is the work of a 16th century Italian artist named Domenica Feti, who was known for painting moving Biblical scenes.
His painting “Behold the Man” showed Jesus after he had been sentenced, scourged and presented to the crowd by Pontus Pilate. In this painting, Jesus wears the crown of thorns, with Blood dripping on his face and His hands rest on a block etched with these words in Latin: ‘This have I done for you; now what will you do for Me?’
Domenica Feti’s painting and the powerful question it posed has radically transformed lives over the centuries.
One of those deeply affected was the great hymnist, Francis Havergal,
After seeing the painting of “Behold the Man”, she was moved to pen the words to the beautiful hymn “I Gave My Life For Thee.”
Another person impacted by the painting was the German nobleman Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf who thought he was committed to Christ because he had been raised in a strong Christian home.
At age 19, while on a tour of Europe, he visited an art gallery on May 20, 1719, and saw the somber painting of “Behold the Man”. The question it posed, so stunned and convicted Zinzendorf that right there in that art gallery, Zinzendorf dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Christ. As a result, he led the moravian Church movement that sent missionaries to many nations of the world.

After considering all Christ has done for us, we need to ask ourselves, what are we doing for Him?

Psalms 116:12-14 [NLT] says ‘What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the LORD’s name for saving me. I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people.’

We can never thank Christ enough for our salvation. Expression of our deep gratitude is to live to continually bring glory to Him. We have been chosen, delivered, anointed and sanctified to show forth His praises to the world.

1 Peter 2:9 says “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

We have been bought with the price of Blood to live to please God.
This means we are no longer living for ourselves and cannot afford to do whatever we like.
1 Corinthians 6:20 says ” For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Also 1 Corinthians 7:23 says “Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

Having been purchased by God, we are no longer to be men-pleasers, but to be God-pleasers.
We have to live in the consciousness that we are God’s property.
And we are to bring glory to Him by living a life of holiness, power, victory and dominion, which is what Christ died to purchase for us at Calvary.
Let us receive the grace today to indeed live a life worthy of the great price paid in Christ’s Blood to purchase us..

PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to conform my life to Your Word and to begin to manifest the benefits of redemption in my life so that I can bring glory to You always in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. – WORDBITE 222

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Psalm 91:15 “Because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.’

DAILY READING: ; 2 Corinthians 13; 1 Chronicles 3-4; Zephaniah 1

Dr. Linda Mintle is a respected Christian author, speaker, and counselor. She once shared a story of how God miraculously answered her family’s prayers.
One Easter period, she and her husband with their
two young children were driving to Michigan from Virginia to spend Easter with her parents. They had driven through the night and stopped for gas at one of those self-service stops on the Interstate toll-road in Ohio. It was about 4 a.m, the weather was cold and it was snowing. They found no one else at the pay-at-the-pump fuel station. They filled up their van and started to drive away when the vehicle started to sputter, then stopped.They were still about three hours away from their destination. With nobody around, they had no way to get help. They didn’t even know how to call a tow truck in that area– particularly on Easter morning out in the middle of nowhere. Linda’s husband then instructed them to lay hands on the car and pray. It may have seemed ridiculous but they knew the power of prayers..They prayed over the van and Linda’s husband tried to start it– but nothing happened.
He urged them, ‘Let’s do it again, and really believe God will help us. He lives and is here with us.’
The second time, they prayed, the van started. They prayed the entire way for the three hours it took to drive to Linda’s parents’ house. Just as they pulled in to their driveway early in the morning, there the van died. But God had miraculously gotten them safely to their destination!

God is ever ready to answer our prayers, whether great or small.
While Jesus was on the Cross, He had so much He needed to focus on, yet He still had the time to answer the prayer of the thief who was crucified next to Him.
God’s readiness to answer prayers was exemplified during Jesus’ earthly ministry, when He would often stop on the roadside, to answer the cry of people like blind Bartimeus, who needed a miracle.
God is always our way maker and our bridge over troubled waters.
When we sincerely call upon Him in any situation, He will answer us and show Himself mighty on our behalf.
When faced with difficult circumstances, you have a choice to either settle with the problem or dare to trust God and pray with boldness, believing for a miracle.
God says that when we open our mouths wide, He will fill it. Therefore how wide we open our mouth in prayer determines the extent of what God will do for us.
God is ever ready to do something wondrous in our lives, but we need to be bold in asking for what we desire.
We can never reach our greatest potential through our own limited efforts and abilities. We need God to intervene supernaturally, do miracles and wonders, open impossible doors, and turn around the odds in our favor.
Therefore today, refuse to settle for less or accept any negative condition around you. There is miracle power in your mouth to change that situation. There is healing, deliverance, freedom and dominion in your mouth.
When you fill your heart with faith through the study of God’s Word, and pray with boldness, there will be a change of story.
No matter how grim any situation, always remember that Christ has redeemed you to be the victor, and not a victim.
Each time the enemy tries to get you into a fix, rather than panic, switch to prayers and praise. Instead of fretting, let us keep blessing the Lord. Certainly, through the power in the Blood of Jesus, we will always overcome.

PRAYER: Father by the power in the Blood of Jesus, I know I can never be stranded in any situation.
Thank You Lord for always being my way-maker, my chain-breaker and miracle worker and always opening greater doors for me in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
When you are living and walking in the supernatural everything natural becomes subservient to you – WORDBITE 222

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LUKE 24; 3-6 ‘And it came to pass.., two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen’

DAILY READING; •2 Corinthians 12; 1 Chronicles 1-2; Habakkuk 3

The Buddhist temple of Sacred Tooth in Sri Lanka is of great importance to Buddhists because it holds the relic of a real tooth of Buddha.
This relic of Buddha’s tooth is enshrined in a two-story inner chamber which is decorated very magnificently.
The relic is considered so important that it plays a key role in the political reign in Sri Lankan Government. It is believed that the region that holds the relic of the sacred tooth also holds the power of government of the country.
Just like Buddhism, other world religions also hold in high esteem any place where the relics of the body or belongings of their founders are kept.
What sets Christianity apart is that no place on earth holds any physical body part of Jesus.
His tomb is empty and He is alive for evermore.
In the history of the world, no other religious leader was crucified by trained soldiers in full view of the public, had his tomb seriously guarded, and yet rose again from the death to appear to many people.
Buddha did not rise from the dead. Muhammad did not rise from the dead. Confucius did not rise from the dead. Krishna did not rise from the dead. Only Jesus has physically risen from the dead and is alive today! Christianity is based upon this most amazing event in all of human history. Truly, the resurrection of Christ is the crowning proof of Christianity and is what elevates it above all other world religions.

The risen Christ now sits at the right hand of God the Father which is the prominent position of power.
And as Christ reigns in power, so are we to reign and dominate upon the earth, because He has delegated all power and authority to the Church.
As the redeemed of the Lord, our lives should showcase Christ’s victory at Calvary. We are to dominate over life’s challenges and refuse to be defeated in any circumstance.
We are now no longer ordinary human beings on earth but extraordinary divine beings in Christ.
Just as the resurrection sets Christianity apart, so does a life of power set Christians apart in this world. Truly, as many as have received Christ have also been given the power to manifest as the sons of God upon the earth.
As Christ rose from the dead, so are we risen with Him and are now seated with Him in Heavenly places far above principalities and powers and every force of darkness.
Today, we are the physical body of Christ through which He is moving in the world to manifest miracles, signs and wonders. We therefore have a responsibility to be spiritually positioned to always manifest His power wherever we go.
We celebrate Christ’s resurrection today, because it has established for us a spiritual change of status and empowered us to live a life of victory and dominion upon the earth.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for helping me to fully appropriate the benefits that Jesus won for me on the Cross. By His resurrection power, I shall certainly live in dominion and triumph always over life’s circumstances in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
There is more to you than meets the eyes, do not let anyone convince you otherwise. WORDBITE 222.

Ephesians 2:4 – 6 ‘But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath raised us up together’

DAILY READING – • 2 Corinthians 11; 2 Kings 25; Habakkuk 2

The Christian faith stands or falls on the event of the resurrection. Encounters with the resurrected Christ was what convinced, convicted and converted many in the early Church.
After His death, Christ’s disciples had gone into hiding, out of fear.
But a radical transformation occurred when they saw the resurrected Christ. Seeing Him walk through the closed door into their hiding place and show them His pierced hands, revolutionized those disciples and birthed in them indestructible faith to go forth and spread the Gospel despite the intense persecutions.
One of their most vicious persecutors, Saul of Tarsus, was also transformed when he encountered the resurrected Christ on the road to Damascus.
Thereafter, Paul became instrumental in spreading the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire and wrote a third of the New Testament.
Divine encounters with the power of Christ also converted prominent gentiles like the pagan emperor Constantine. After a powerful vision, he became a convert to Christianity and made Christianity a legal religion throughout the Roman Empire. The Gospel would further spread to become the dominant religion in Europe. During the age of explorations, expeditions across the world led to conversion of many indigenous people to Christianity.
The power of Christ’s resurrection, has been the most convincing and compelling reason for the spread of Christianity across the world.
For nearly two thousand years Christians around the world have continued to proclaim the testimony of His resurrection every Easter Sunday with the joyful declaration– ‘Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

Truly, we have every reason to celebrate today!
Christ has risen from the grave! Death has been defeated. The debt of sin has been paid for and, our sins have been forgiven. Now we have new life and renewed hope.
That is exciting news!
More than an event, the resurrection of Jesus Christ represents for us a change of position.
Just as the power of His resurrection radically transformed His disciples into world changers, we have been redeemed to make global impacts.
Jesus’ disciples became a wonder to their world when they defied all obstacles, even death itself to spread the Gospel with power.
They lived such extraordinary lives, that at Lystra, it was said of them ‘The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.’
Likewise, through the power of the Resurrection we are meant to become living wonders.
Because the same Spirit that raised Christ from the death dwells in us, we cannot be found on the floor, we cannot be found in defeat, obscurity and mediocrity. We are destined to always be above and never beneath.
Indeed as Christ has risen, so shall we keep rising from glory to glory and from victory to victory…

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for transforming my life through the power of Christ’s resurrection. Today, may every form of deadness and stagnancy around me come to an end as I arise to greater heights of exploits and victory in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222.

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Matthew 12:40: For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fishfor three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

DAILY READING; 2 Corinthians 10; 2 Kings 23:36-24:20; Habakkuk 1

‘Harrowing of Hell’ is an Old English term that refers to the day after the crucifixion.
In Christian theology, it refers to the time period between Good Friday – and Easter Sunday.
It’s also recognized as Holy Saturday, which is the day Christians are commemorating today.
The day before, in Jerusalem in A.D. 30, the Sanhedrin had arrested Jesus and charged Him with blasphemy — a charge punishable by death under Jewish law. But the Jews did not have the authority to carry out such a penalty and had convinced the occupying Roman army that Jesus was also guilty of sedition and inciting people to rebel against Rome. The Roman procurator, Pilate, couldn’t find serious fault with Jesus but eventually succumbed to the demands of the Jews. Jesus was crucified and buried in a tomb.
The day following the Crucifixion was the Jewish Sabbath, a day given to God, when no work could be done. For the grief-stricken followers of Christ, that Sabbath must have been a day of gloom and darkness.

But on that Saturday, while the disciples mourned, unknown to them, Christ was alive in another realm. He had gone down to hell to defeat the devil and win complete victory for humanity.
Jesus totally devastated the kingdom of darkness and left hell in shambles, triumphing over the devil, and disarming all principalities and powers.

Colossians 2:15 says, “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it”.

Jesus took the key of death from the devil and defeated death’s terror to hold us down. Through His victory, we now have resurrection power. No matter how terrible any condition, through Christ we can arise from it. Because He lives, we live also.

In Revelation 1:18 Jesus says: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death’.

After Jesus had sealed the devil’s defeat, He arose from the grave and appeared to His disciples.
Imagine the joy of these disciples as they saw Jesus again! Their mourning was turned into dancing, their darkness was turned into light and their night was turned into day.
Through His death and resurrection, Jesus has given us total victory and liberty in life. Negative situations no longer have the final say over our lives. No matter the negative medical verdict or financial reports you may face today, they can be overturned by the power in the Blood of Jesus.
We are truly grateful for what Christ has done for us.
For our sake, Jesus was willing to pay whatever price was needed to deliver us from hell, death and the grave.
Today, let us praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank our faithful Lord for His finished work on the Cross.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the price you paid at Calvary to set me free. Please help me to live a life that continually brings glory to You. May my zeal for Your kingdom never wane in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222

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John 8:32 “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

DAILY READING – 2 Corinthians 9; 2 Kings 22:1-23:35; Nahum 3

Imprisoned for more than 45 years for a murder he didn’t commit, Richard Phillips spent more time behind bars than any other wrongfully imprisoned person in America.
After serving 46 years in prison, Richard Phillips at age 73, was exonerated in 2018, making him the longest-serving U.S prisoner to be cleared.
Phillips was a 27 years old auto worker in Detroit, when in June 1971, he was accused to be an accomplice in a murder case. In October 1972, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. And for the next 46 years, Phillips’ contention that he was innocent fell on deaf ears.
While in prison, he refused to give up hope, he spent the time becoming an accomplished artist and produced many paintings which he hoped to sell when he regained his freedom.
Things began to look up for him, when in 2010, the man who had initially implicated him, confessed to the police that he had lied about Phillips. He told a parole board that he was the one that had committed the murder and that Phillips had nothing to do with it. Four years later, in 2014, Phillips was granted a new trial. And in this trial, the judge overturned his murder conviction and declared him innocent. And after 46 years, Phillips finally walked out free from prison.
Outside the prison walls, Richard Phillips found success as an artist. The sale of his paintings made while in prison, earned him enough income to buy a house and start living a comfortable life.
His financial fortune increased further when he found he was eligible to receive up to $2,250,000 through a wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act which grants $50,000 for every year that a person was wrongfully imprisoned.

For 46 years Philips was kept in bondage because the truth was hidden. But once the truth became known his freedom was immediately secured.
Humanity was kept in bondage until one day, 2000 years ago, God sent the truth in the person of Jesus, to invade the earth and set captives free.
Establishing this truth was the mission of Jesus into the world.
Before His crucifixion, Jesus stood before the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate and proclaimed “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” [John 18:37-38].
Jesus brought the truth of God’s Word into the world to shatter the oppression of darkness.
He sent His Word to heal us and deliver us from destructions.[ Psalm 107:20]
But due to lack of understanding, people remain bound in oppression and suffer unnecessarily because they lack a personal revelation of the truth that sets free.
Hosea 4:6 says that God’s people perish because of lack of knowledge.
When you are armed for the battle with the truth of Gods Word, you will overcome the principalities, powers and spiritual wickedness fighting your destiny (Ephesians 6:12).
Life is essentially a warfare, it is through engaging the weapon of God’s Word that we can secure total freedom from the enemy.
As a blood-bought covenant child of the living God, it is your portion to live in dominion, therefore do not give room to any oppression through spiritual ignorance.
When you gain knowledge of the truth through indepth study of God’s Word, you will successfully break free from every captivity and bondage.
Today, let us determine to seek for the key of knowledge that will unlock every prison door.and usher us into the fruitful and fulfilling life, Christ died to purchase for us at Calvary.

PRAYER: Lord, Today I invoke the speaking of the Blood of Jesus against everything fighting my destiny. I declare that by the mystery of the Blood I have broken free from every captivity, to live in dominion and victory in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222..

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