Isaiah 45:3[NIV] ‘I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name…’’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 13; 2 Kings 7:3-20; Jonah 2

Yates Pool is a famous oil field in West Texas which was discovered on October 28, 1926. The oil field was owned by a man named Ira Yates.
Ira Yates’ struggles began early in life when he became an orphan at just 12 years of age. When he grew older, he married the daughter of a Methodist minister and together they began working hard to have a better life.
They were able to purchase a large 20,000 acre ranch on mortgage, to be paid off within three years. However, when the great economic depression hit America in the 1920’s, Ira Yates and his wife, suffered financial setbacks. With little money for clothes or food, their family had to live on government subsidy.
Soon Ira fell behind on his mortgage payments and the bank threatened to foreclose and take away everything he had. As Ira Yates racked his brain trying to figure out how to pay off his bills, he had an intuition to allow an oil company to test his land for oil.
Crews came and drilled an exploratory well on the ranch. To their surprise, they found that a large reservoir of oil lay beneath the property, covering an area of over 41 square miles.
This discovery instantly reversed the Yates’ fortunes. In no time they became millionaires.
In the years which followed many other wells were drilled on the Yates’ property. In 1929, five of these wells produced $133,280-worth of oil per day, which is equivalent to the incredible sum of $1,759,213.64 per day in today’s dollars. Yates’ oil Field would end up as one of the top 10 producers of oil in the United States.

Interestingly, for many years Ira Yates and his wife suffered poverty, not knowing that they were sitting on top of mammoth wealth. They could have lived and died as poor sheep ranchers, if God’s wisdom did not intervene to unveil to them their incredible riches.

God says in Isaiah 45:3[NIV] ‘I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name…’

When God says He will “give us the treasures of darkness and wealth stored in secret places,” it means He wants to open our eyes to things that would otherwise remain unseen, so we can claim what would otherwise remain unclaimed
God alone knows where hidden riches are on the earth.
It’s normal for people to lock their treasures in vaults and hidden chambers. God, too, has His hidden chambers and “secret places” on earth where life’s treasures are hidden.
And the Good News is that He is not trying to hide the treasures from us, rather He’s hiding them for us!
When we follow His guidance He will show us where to find oil and strike gold in life. One idea from God can catapult us to amazing heights of destiny.
Wisdom from the Holy Spirit is the key to profiting, fruitfulness and supernatural overflow in our endeavors.
Wisdom controls success and riches. Solomon who was the wisest king also became the richest king in history.
However, the wisdom we manifest depends on the level of attention we pay to the Word of God.
The Bible is God’s wisdom bank. It is the wisdom of God in print. When we are filled with the spiritual treasures of revelation and knowledge from God’s Word, the Spirit then guides us to the physical treasures on earth.
Many of us could be sitting on top of great wealth today without knowing it, but as we connect to the Holy Spirit He will grant us access to these hidden riches. It is God’s design to reveal His treasures to those that love Him and who are seeking first His Kingdom.
Because we love God, what eyes have not seen, what ears have not heard and what has not even come into the mind of men, will the Lord do for us in this season.
Certainly, this year, God will open our eyes to major discoveries that will reposition us for relevance and cause the world to celebrate us.

PRAYER: Lord, Please give me the grace to connect to Your Wisdom, so that Your foreordained plan and purpose for me, can come into full manifestation this year in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE
The treasures of God are never on the shallow end, but are always buried in the depth of God’s Word. It takes a personal discovery to get there. – WORDBITE 222

1 Peter 5:8 ‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34; 2 Kings 5; Obadiah 1

The Bilderberg meeting is an annual unofficial conference of some of the world’s most influential people. Since its inception in 1954, the Bilderberg Group has been comprised of European prime ministers, American presidents, and the wealthiest CEOs of the world, all coming together to discuss the economic and political future of humanity. However, these meetings are often shrouded in complete mystery and impenetrable security. The press has never been allowed to attend, nor have statements ever been released from these meetings which have ramifications on the citizens of the world.
Expectedly, this secret meeting of American and European elites have attracted huge amount of suspicion and paranoia.
In 2005, Daniel Estulin an award-winning investigative journalist, published a book titled ‘The True Story of the Bilderberg Group’,
In this book, Daniel Estulin provides an investigative report and fascinating account of these meetings of the Bilderberg Group. Using spy tactics and putting his own at risk, —the author did what no one else had managed to achieve by gaining access to what was being said behind the closed doors of the meetings and making it available to the public.
According to Daniel Estulin, the real and actual political power resides not with the publicly elected government representatives but with private individuals who are exercising power behind the scenes, beyond the scrutiny of democratic institutions. He believes there is one world on the surface where most of the world population lives but there’s another world that exists where an invisible government rules the world.
Other authors, literature and movies have also expounded this idea of a secret government.
While their notions are often dismissed as conspiracy theories, there is a spiritual truth we can derive from them.

Beyond the physical world there is a spiritual world that controls what goes on earth.
A believer who only walks by sight is living in spiritual ignorance, because things are established spiritually before they manifest physically.
To be victorious in life, we need to be spirituallly conscious and alert.
If your only experience is of the physical world and you lack knowledge of the spiritual realm, you may end up as a loser in the game of life.
As believers, though we are in the world we are not of this world. Our real realm of operation is the spirit realm.
Our battle is not with flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of wickedness in high places. Our weapons of spiritual warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.
In this life, you can’t afford to limit yourself to operating only on the surface physical realm. That is dangerous.
There is a need for us to become spiritually knowledgeable so as to adequately handle the spiritual oppositions against our destiny.
Being born again is only the beginning of our journey, there is a need for rigorous spiritual training through diligent study of the Word, praying in the Spirit, worship, fasting etc
We have to become so controlled by God’s Word that we constantly walk by faith and not by sight.
The things of God ought to be more real to us than the things of this world.
The Christians who will triumph in this end-time are those who are ever vigilant and aware of their spiritual environment.
Certainly as we stay spiritually alert, sensitive and discerning, we will be able to overcome any hidden battle against us and triumph always through Christ.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always walk by the light of Your Word so that I can be spiritually alive and sensitive to my environment. By Your grace I shall always emerge triumphant over every hidden battle in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
As a child of God you have to recognize that you are in the middle of an ongoing battle, but through faith we have the victory. WORDBITE 222

1 John 5:3 ‘For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 11:1-16; 2 Kings 4; Amos 9

William Edwin Boardman authored the book, ‘The Higher Christian Life’ which ignited a revival known as the Higher Life movement.
However, he almost missed his calling due to initial disobedience to divine instructions.
Before going into ministry, William Boardman was in a business partnership where he had plans of financial success. When he felt God calling him to leave his business and become a full time preacher, it was a difficult decision for him to make. So he told God that he would obey if someone would buy him out. Within a week his partner came to tell him of someone who wanted to buy out his half of the business. William then sold it and went into the seminary to begin preparations for ministry.
However, he never fully let go of his business ambitions. While in the seminary, he had a chance to make a great deal of money. So he abandoned his studies and went back into business. He later got married and everything seemed to be going well at first.
But soon he and his wife began to suffer one financial tragedy after another. A building they owned burned down, without insurance. A bank failed with most of their funds. As they faced bankruptcy, William’s wife fell ill and almost died. With all these happenings, William became convicted about his disobedience to God.
Finally he repented and turned his life over to God and recommitted his finances into His hands. As he did so, his life began to regain stability.
After seeking God for months he received the revelation about living a higher life of consecration to God. This led to his writting the book titled “A Higher Christian Life” in 1858. This book became a major success and sparked a revival in England, and North America. It influenced great Christian leaders such as A. B. Simpson, who went on to start the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Through William Boardman’s ministry, many lives were impacted globally for Christ.

Truly, God’s commandments are not grievous, but rather designed for our profiting.
While William was reluctant to obey God because of his local business ambitions, he had no idea God wanted to use him for global impact.
Sometimes divine instructions may not agree with our own thinking or ideas, but obeying them is the key to our breakthrough.
The truth is that it is not everything God tells us to do that is always easy or convenient. But if obedience seems costly, disobedience is far more costly. We can’t afford it.
Walking outside of God’s will can lead to failures, defeats and tragedies.
In our journey of life, the path of obedience to God is always the safest path to follow. We must not promote convenience or personal ambition above doing the will of God because today’s enjoyment could lead to tomorrow’s suffering.
It doesn’t matter how hard a man works, if he is working outside of God’s will, all his efforts will end in futility. Because except the Lord builds 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]

We will be bankrupt if we don’t bank on God’s grace. But when we walk in obedience to His divine instructions, we will see great manifestations of His power in our lives and endeavors.
The truth is that whatever plans we may have for ourselves can never compare to God’s greater plans for us.
Perhaps today, God has been nudging your spirit to go in a particular direction, or given you an instruction from His Word..
Prompt obedience is the key to breakthrough.
Diligently study God’s Word to receive the faith and grace to step out in obedience.
Surely, as we commit to always following God’s plans, He will direct our paths into fruitfulness, breakthroughs and supernatural abundance.

PRAYER; Father, today I choose to trust You with all my heart. Please grant me the grace to be more committed in the study of Your Word so as to develop the faith for prompt obedience to Your instructions in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
QUOTE
God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good . WORDBITE 222.

MARCH 24; BEAUTY FOR ASHES!

Isaiah 61:3 – “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 10; 2 Kings 3; Amos 8

Yaron Bob, is an Israeli artist, who has found a means of transforming weapons of war into expressions of beauty. He is a sculptor who has become famous for transforming ‘rockets into roses’.
He works with missile shards and transforms them into beautiful art.
Israel as a nation grapples with constant security threats. Residents in Israel often face rocket attacks and suicide bombings. Despite the volume of attacks, God’s divine hand of protection has been strongly evident over the nation.
These rockets fired into Israel gives Yaron Bob the materials to work with.
He gathers shards of metal from the missiles and turns them into pieces of art, including jewelry.
Bob knows firsthand how it feels to live in the shadow of terror. He resides in Yated, a small Israeli community near the border with the Gaza strip and he has had several close calls with incoming rockets that could have killed him.
Instead of bemoaning his situation, he decided to turn the rocket shards into something useful.
His unique form of art has distinguished him and many top world dignitaries have been presented with his sculptures of “rockets to roses”.
Interestingly, what the enemy meant for evil has turned around to make Yaron Bob famous and celebrated.

Isaiah 61:3 sys “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes..’

Ashes represent what’s left over after something’s been burned up or destroyed.
In the case of Yaron Bob, it meant the burnt shards of spent rockets. Yet, he has learned how to turn the instruments of death into items of beauty and décor.

It has been said that when life throws you lemon, you turn them into lemonades.
How we respond to issues determines whether we are beaten or blessed, whether we are victims or victors. Certainly, your misery can be turned into your ministry.

It is God’s will for us to be refined by problems rather than to be defined by them. Indeed rather than let situations of life affect us negatively we can affect them positively.
It is not the storm as much as our reaction to the storm that determines its effect upon us.
Through faith in God’s Word, we can change problems into possibilities, and turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
People may attack you, but don’t let their negative actions determine the outcome of your life. No matter what anyone did to you, you can put it behind you and rise from the ashes.

God says He will give us beauty for ashes, but we cannot receive the beauty if we are still holding on to the ashes. We have to let go and let God. Don’t wallow in the ashes of bitterness or pain.
Life is not always fair, but God is able to take what was meant for your harm and use it to your advantage. You may not understand everything that happens, but trust that God is working out a higher purpose in your life.
Just stay in faith through study of God’s Word and maintain a lifestyle of fervent prayers and praise.
Don’t give in to negative emotions and allow them to keep you from God’s blessings and promotion. Fix your eyes on Jesus and not on the negativity.
Certainly, God is always at work to cause everything to work together for our good.
And today, by His grace, no weapon fashioned against you shall prosper, rather they will become materials for your promotion and decoration..
Though you may sometimes walk through the valley of the shadow of death, never forget that ahead, God has prepared a table for you. Surely, your cup is about to run over with blessings!

PRAYER;
Lord, please help me to always fix my eyes on promises in Your Word and not on problems. I bless and praise You for I know that even right now, You are turning everything around for my good in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222

Jeremiah 32:17 ‘Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 9; 2 Kings 1-2; Amos 7

In his book titled, ‘In the Footsteps of a Prophet’, Jerry Savelle recounts an experience that happened early in his Christian life.
One day in 1970, Jerry and his wife attended a Kenneth Copeland meeting and left their youngest baby Terri, in the Church’s nursery.
But while in the nursery, Terri crawled under a rocking chair and her two fingers were accidentally cut off.
As Jerry and his wife sat listening to the Word of God being preached, they suddenly heard screaming in the distance. To their shock, they saw the nursery attendant come running into the hall with Terri in her arms and blood all over her.
The attendant told them what happened and as Kenneth Copeland prayed that the pain would stop, Terri stopped screaming and instantly fell asleep.
When the nursery attendant handed to Jerry the two severed fingers in a paper towel, fear tried to grip his heart. But Jerry chose to stand in faith and began to quote every scripture he knew, believing God for the restoration of his baby’s fingers.
Terri was taken to the best plastic surgeon in the state. But after examining the child, the doctor concluded that there was no hope of sewing back the severed fingers. He said they could never grow back again rather in their place,Terri would just have two stubs.
But Jerry and his wife refused to accept the negative medical report and continued to confess the Word and believe for a miracle. As they continued standing in faith, God miraculously did the impossible. He not only restored Terri’s fingers to normal length, but He gave her beautiful fingernails as well!
Later when the plastic surgeon saw Terri’s fully restored fingers, he was amazed and recognized that it was indeed beyond what medical science could ever have done.

Truly, nothing is ever too hard for God!
It doesn’t matter what the facts or the experts may say, God’s Word is always superior to man’s opinion
Whatever may seem to have been cut off or taken from you, God is able to restore in greater quantity and quality.
If perhaps, you are facing a negative diagnosis or negative report today, be rest assured that we serve the all-sufficient God, the God of all hope. He is the resurrection and the life.
He is our strong tower that we can run into when the storms of life are raging all around us.
Because of the power in the Blood of Jesus, we will always overcome.
We do not allow contrary situations to have the last word, rather we keep challenging them and confronting them with God’s Word.
To be victorious in life’s battles we must learn to rise up vehemently against anti-covenant situations and things contrary to God’s will for us.
Essentially, spiritual warfare is a war of words.
Therefore, keep speaking faith and keep focusing on what is written in God’s Word, because what is written will eventually control what is happening around you.
Whatever you may pass through, always be assured that God is able to bring healing and restoration to you.
Through the power of Christ we can experience divine rescue and inexplicable miracles that beats sense and logic.
No matter how hot the battle, never become discouraged or think that it is the end of the road. No enemy can have the final say over you. Sickness, disease, poverty or lack cannot have the final say. Jesus has paid an ultimate price for our rescue at the Cross with His Blood. Therefore affliction is not permitted to arise a second time anywhere in our lives.
As we engage the weapon of the Blood, every tongue that tries to rise against us in judgment shall be condemned. Truly by the Blood our victory is always guaranteed.
Therefore no matter what you may go through, never give in to despair, because that’s right where the enemy wants you. Rather keep praising God because He is in control and able to fully restore you and turn every mourning into dancing for you.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You today, that I have victory by the Blood of Jesus. Truly, no weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that shall arise against me in Judgment is already condemned in Jesus Name.

QUOTE: When God is on your side, anything is possible. – WORDBITE 201

Deuteronomy 30:15-16 (NLT) ‘Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you’

DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 8; 1 Kings 22; Amos 6

As a young boy, Lester Sumrall was not really serious about God. But by age 17, he lay on a deathbed suffering from tuberculosis. There was no cure and it seemed death was inevitable. But while lying there, he suddenly received a vision. He saw suspended in midair to the right of his bed was a casket; on his left was a large open Bible. He heard these words: “Lester Sumrall, which of these will you choose tonight?”
He made his decision – he chose the Bible and to preach the Gospel as long as he lived. After making this choice, by the time he awoke the next morning Lester Sumrall was completely healed.
Thereafter, he became a fiery young preacher in the backwoods of Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas. At the age of 19, he founded a Church and was ordained by the Assemblies of God.
Some years later God brought Lester Sumrall in contact with an established older minister, Howard Carter and the two men formed a relationship like that of Paul and Timothy. Together, they forged new territories in the arena of spiritual warfare and established many Churches.
Lester Sumrall traveled the world ministering in 110 countries, and wrote over 130 books.
He was one of the most colorful preachers of the 20th century. He founded the Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association (LeSEA) which included a humanitarian arm, World Harvest Radio International and World Harvest Bible College.

Life does not get better by chance it gets better by the choices we make.
Though Lester Sumrall was at the point of death, when he made the choice to serve God, he was immediately revived and released into a glorious destiny.
God is able to bring us up from any depth once we make the definite choice to begin following His will.
We may not have a dramatic encounter before choosing to serve God as Lester Sumrall did, but the point remains that each of us must make the definite choice to live for God and serve His purpose.
Our decision to actively work for God, commits Him to preserve our lives and bless our endeavors.
A servant of God is not necessarily someone in full time ministry but someone in full time obedience to God and His Word.
Our choice to serve God and be fruitful in His Kingdom determines the outcome of our destiny.
In Luke 13:6-9, the master asked his steward to cut down the tree that was not producing fruit.
When our lives are fruitful and bringing benefits to God, He will bless us and ensure we are not cut down in life.
It is when we serve God that He blesses our bread and water and takes away sicknesses from us. (Ex. 23:25)
Job 36:11 says -” If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures”.

We must understand that our experience in life is not about our circumstances, but it is basically about our covenant positioning. Sometimes the reason why things are not working could be because we are not fully obeying God and working for Him. Blessings are outcomes of obedience.
It is our degree of commitment to seeking God first that determines our ultimate height in the race of life.
Today, let us make the definite choice to ensure service to God becomes our distinguishing identity this year. Certainly, that will be the pathway to enjoying, preservation, protection, provision and supernatural overflow in every area of our lives.

PRAYER
Father, I come before You today to receive the grace to serve You acceptably. Please help me to make the choice to prioritize Your will above all else, so that Your glory will be manifested fully in my life in Jesus’ Name
QUOTE;
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201

2Corinthians 9:6 ‘But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.’

DAILY READING – – – • 1 Corinthians 7:25-40; 1 Kings 21; Amos 5

‘Canzelll Reality’ is an American multimillion-dollar real estate company owned by
Chantel Ray.
Chantel’s success story is as a result of what she learned about tithing.
Before then, Chantel was serving as a youth pastor in her Church, but did not pay tithes. She worked a low income job that left her struggling financially. She was barely able to buy basic things or pay her rent. She was using credit cards to survive, but after several years of this she was $10,000 in debt and her cards were maxed out. She could no longer even buy grocery.
At this point her life was in shambles. In desperation, she went in prayer to God for an answer to her financial woes. As she prayed, she felt God was telling her to “start tithing.”
But she didn’t immediately take action rather she wanted to wait until she could begin making more money. But after months of waiting and seeing things only get worse, she eventually decided to start with the little she had. Her first tithe check was the only remaining $30 in her bank account. After paying the tithe, to her surprise, one week later, she received a $300 check in the mail. As she continued to tithe, a close family member paid off her $10,000 credit card debt and within a few months, she got a better paying job. Seeing that tithing was really working, Chantel then increased the amount of her tithe. She discovered that as she was faithful to keep her part, God was faithful to keep His part.
Soon the door opened into a new career in real estate and eventually she started her own firm.
Chantel Ray grew financially to become the owner of a multimillion-dollar company with over 130 employees. Today, she is an author, public speaker and philanthropist, who continually shares with her audience the power of giving and the faithfulness of God in her life.

Sometimes, sowing financial seeds may appear difficult because of so many needs around us. But if we continue to observe the clouds we may never sow, and if never sow then we will never reap.
Sowing and reaping is a law that controls the universe.
Genesis 8:22 says that as long as the earth exists seedtime and harvest.shall not cease
Whatever any one sows in life, they will surely reap with time. He that sows sparingly will reap sparingly and he that sows bountifully will reap bountifully. Our seeds today determine our fruits tomorrow. Our seed is the custodian of our future.
No matter what little we think we have, we can express our love for God through how much of that little we are willing to give, it is not about the volume it is about the value.
God uses the area of financial giving to test our hearts and our love for Him. Giving is a deep part of our personal connection to God and God is always interested to know how much we are willing to lay down for the sake of His kingdom.
However it takes grace to be able to give sacrificially.

Speaking of the Macedonia Church, 2 Corinthians 8;2 says: “How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;’

Under normal circumstances, the Macedonian Church should not give because of their deep poverty.
But they looked beyond their needs and were able to give because of the supernatural grace of God at work in their lives. That grace
enabled them to give despite their deep poverty and great trial of affliction.

It certainly takes grace to overcome the sense of self-preservation that tries to hinder us from sacrificial giving.
Let us therefore receive the grace today to give to God cheerfully and willingly no matter the conditions around us.
As we respond with prompt obedience to every call for sacrifice in God’s kingdom, it will surely lead to supernatural overflow and open the gateways to our financial freedom.

PRAYER: Lord, I know that it is Your will for me to prosper, I therefore thank You for releasing to me today the supernatural grace to continually sow seeds that will produce rich harvests in my life in Jesus Name ..
QUOTE;
Until your worship gets to your money, it hasn’t really gotten to you. – WORDBITE 222.

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.’

DAILY READING; 1 Corinthians 7:1-24; 1 Kings 20; Amos 4:4-13

Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet whose work had a major influence on the development of Western art.
One of the world’s most well-known sculpture “The ‘David’ was sculpted by him. He based the sculpture on the biblical story of David and Goliath.
However, it is amazing that this celebrated artwork was made from a discarded block of Carrara marble that other artists had rejected.

Two other artists had tried to work with this enormous piece of discarded Carrara marble, but had given up on it because they thought it had impurities. But when Michelangelo saw that piece of marble, he saw within it great possibilities. In his mind’s eye he saw what the other artists couldn’t see and quickly went to work. Michelangelo was able to find a way to turn the unworkable piece of marble into the statue that is now celebrated centuries after as the ‘David’.

Our architect and Master builder is God. Though outwardly sometimes, there may seem to be nothing great about us, God knows that within us is a masterpiece.
Men may look at us and conclude poorly, But God looks at us and sees the glorious destiny He has preordained.

God loves to eventually turn the stones which the builders rejected into the chief corner stone.
This is why we should not look to men’s opinion, but rather we look to what God says in His Word concerning us.
And what He says about us, no man can contradict.  
No matter how difficult things may seem, keep your focus on God’s Word and listen only to what He is saying to you.
God says you are created after His image and likeness. You are designed to function as He does.
You are His workmanship. You are His divine project. You are not created to be average. You’re not called to live an ordinary life. There is treasure hidden within you.
You are full of amazing potentials. If you don’t look like it now it is because  your life is still under construction and God that has begun this good work in you will bring it to perfection.
You may be a rejected stone today, but keep trusting in God’s divine plan for you.
Stay close to Him through study of the Word, prayers and worship and see how God turns around your story.
All you need to do, is to be rightly positioned in Christ and every other thing will fall into place.
Surely, God will cause everything to work together for your good.
As you’ stay in faith and keep believing God’s good plan for your life, you’ll soon experience His supernatural overflow. Blessings will chase you down and you will see speedy fulfilment of God’s promises.

PRAYER: Father I thank You for definite change of story in this season.. Everywhere I was rejected, thank You for causing me to be celebrated in Jesus’ name.

QUOTE
True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222

I Corinthians 9:16; “For though I preach the gospel I have nothing to glory, for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”’

DAILY READING; • 1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3

On November 1, 1887, William Borden was born as heir to the Borden family fortune. Yet, William was so passionate about serving God that he walked away from a lifestyle of opulence to become a missionary.
As a young boy, William gave his heart in full surrender to Christ. In 1904, for his high school graduation present, William Borden’s parents gave him a trip around the world. As he traveled through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, William felt a growing burden for the world’s hurting people and there was birthed in him the desire to be a missionary.
In 1905, he began studying at Yale University and during his first semester, he began a small morning prayer group. By the end of his first year, about 150 students were meeting weekly for Bible study and prayer. The number eventually grew to 1,300 students meeting for prayers.
Borden’s used his money to serve God and extended outreaches to widows and orphans and the disabled. His desire to rehabilitate drunks led him to found the Yale Hope Mission.
Upon graduation from Yale, Borden turned down some high-paying job offers and later sailed for China to begin missionary work. Because he was hoping to work with Chinese Muslims, he stopped first in Egypt to study Arabic. While there, he contracted spinal meningitis. Within a month, 25-year-old William Borden was dead.
News of William Borden’s death was carried by nearly every American newspaper as a wave of sorrow went round the nation.
But Borden’s untimely death wasn’t a waste as he had invested his short life in God’s service. In the back of his Bible was found written these words “No reserves” “No retreats,” and “No regrets.”

With all his wealth, Borden could have ended up living the flamboyant, hedonistic lifestyle of a young millionaire. But he chose rather to live for God and used his time and resources to make a great difference. He seemed to realize he did not have all the time in the world and promptly went about the Father’s business and achieved so much in his short lifetime.
A man can run after pleasures, have all the money in the world and end up with an empty life of no value and no impact.
What matters most is a life lived to serve God and bless humanity.
We must place more value upon God’s calling over the mundane pursuits of life. God will judge each of us according to how well we followed His plan, not our own plans. We are to follow His vision, and not our ambition.
As believers, one way we live a life of impact is by embracing the urgency to preach the Gospel to a dying world. It is a mission that must fill us with holy zeal.
Apostle Paul said in I Corinthians 9:16, “For though I preach the gospel I have nothing to glory, for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”

Indeed necessity is laid upon us to proclaim liberty to the captives. It is a burden we each should take personally and channel our time, energy and resources towards its pursuit.
It is clear that we are living in the very last days and we can no longer afford to be complacent.
It is not just enough for us to warm the pews in Church, our lives must burn with passion towards the service of God.
Certainly, in this last days, lukewarm Christianity will not do, we need fiery zeal and blazing passion for God to be able to make a difference in the world.
With the gross darkness coming upon the earth, there’s an urgency for us to shine our lights to draw men to Christ. It is time for our spiritual fire to burn brightly.
Spending time in God’s Word is what sustains our fire because it is the entrance of the Word that gives light.
And as we passionately seek God’s kingdom, certainly, we will experience supernatural overflow that will establish us as men and women of great impact to our world.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace and passion to seek after Your kingdom first. As I pursue Your vision for my life more than personal ambitions, I thank You for Your abundant blessings in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
God protects and shields us when we are being led by Him. – WORDBITE 222.

Jude 1:22 ‘And of some have compassion, making a difference: ‘

DAILY READING; • 1 Corinthians 5; 1 Kings 18; Amos 2:1-3:2

At 29,000 feet, Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak. Unfortunately, in an attempt to climb it, some people die in the process.
On Mount Everest, there is a realm called the death zone, which is 26,000 feet above. There, it is very cold and so deprived of oxygen that it’s not compatible with human life. In this area many mountain climbers have died.
Some of these victims could have survived, but often no other climber was willing to stop and help them because they didn’t want to give up their dream of reaching the top of Everest.
In 2006, many News outlets reported the unusual story of an American named Daniel Mazur, who had almost reached the top of Everest, yet abandoned his dream so as to rescue a British climber, Lincoln Hall who was left for dead.
After reaching the top of Everest, Lincoln Hall was on his way down, when he suffered from altitude sickness and lost consciousness. He was left for dead on the mountain by his guides and the next day, his crew released a statement announcing his death. Left alone, Hall spent the night on the mountain with no hat, gloves or oxygen bottles, miraculously in night he woke up feeling disoriented and hallucinating.
The next day, Daniel Mazur and his climbing group were on their way up when they came across Hall, who was quite weak.
As Daniel and his team tried to help Hall to safety, other climbers who passed by at that moment refused to stop and assist them.
Though Daniel and two men with him were very close to reaching the summit, they sacrificed their goal, so that Lincoln Hall could live. They spent many hours bringing Hall down from the mountain.
Interestingly, Lincoln Hall had been rescued, just few feet from the place where another climber, David Sharp, had died only days before. His death had ignited much controversy and public outcry because while he lay dying, other climbers had passed him with none stopping to help him not wanting to risk giving up on their own Everest glory. Indeed many climbers are so ambitious about reaching the peak of Mount Everest that they would leave struggling or dying trekkers to their fate.

In the story of the Good Samaritan, the priest, and the Levite saw a man left for dead and took to the other side of the road. But when the Samaritan came by and saw him, he stopped and took care of him.
Often times, like the priest and Levite, people tend to take the other side of the road when they see someone in need.

It’s tempting to go through life focused only on ourselves, our goals and our dreams, not caring about what is going on in other people’s lives. But when we make the sacrifice of helping others, God will always take care of us.
It is God’s will that we bear each other’s burden by looking beyond our own needs to be a blessing.
We all have hearts of compassion that God wants to work through to reach people. When we open up our hearts, we can become the channel of God’s miracle to others.
There are people we know who are struggling with negative medical reports, family problems, financial troubles etc. An encouraging phone call to them could be the sign they need from God that things are going to work out well. Taking few minutes to pray with them can make all the difference in their lives..
Most of the people that come our way in life are not by accident. God put them there on purpose and He’s counting on us to make a difference.
There are unbelievers around us who are on their way to hell. We can make a huge difference in their eternal destiny by preaching to them and praying for their salvation.
Many of us may not be able to go all around the world preaching the Gospel but we can sow financial seeds towards the spreading of the Gospel. Especially in these perilous last days, helping men’s destinies should become a burning issue in our hearts.
The world is full of hurting people, even in the Church. They need someone to reach out in love.
Today, let us receive the grace to overcome selfishness and self-centeredness and reach out to help others. Let us not love in words alone but also in deeds. Let us be physical manifestations of Jesus to the world around us.
And as we sow good seeds in love, we shall reap a harvest of overflowing blessings. What we make happen for others, God will make happen in multiplied forms in our lives.

PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace today to begin sowing good seeds of love into the lives of people around me. As I do, I thank You Lord for causing me to reap an amazing harvest of blessings in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction. WORDBITE 222