Ephesians 3:20  “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”

DAILY READING  2 Timothy 2; Jeremiah 7-8; Psalm 122

On October 13, 2010, the world cheered as 33 miners, stepped out of the tiny capsule which had hauled them from the depths of the earth, after 69 days trapped deep in Chile’s San José copper mine.

The Chilean mining disaster of 2010 was an accident that made headlines around the world. Though not many people believed the miners, would ever come out alive, their eventual rescue has become a testimony to the power of faith and prayer.

José Henriquez Gonzalez the leader of the men had been a miner for 33 years, and as a devout Christian, he always prayed for God’s Presence before going down into the mines. And so when they became trapped, he was confident  that God would rescue them and rallied the others to begin praying two times daily.

At a depth of 2,260 feet, with all the exits caved in, and with no possibility of rescue, the men used prayer as a weapon against the serious mental and spiritual battles that they fought against the spirit of fear. And in the process of these prayers, twenty-two of the men who were unbelievers, came to faith in Christ.

In the meanwhile, above ground, the situation was beyond what the Chilean government could handle and so they called in NASA’s Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). Even to the NASA team, it looked like a mission impossible. However, they began an experimental engineering technology that no one knew what the outcome would be.

Though the miners had carefully rationed the little tinned food they had, by the sixteenth day their food was finished. But then on the seventeenth day, the miracle they had been praying for began to unfold.

A probe from the rescue team working above was able to successfully drill through the ground and reach the men. And through the drilled hole, paloma supply tubes were used to send food and fresh water down to them.

Then sixty-nine days later, after the execution of a rigorous rescue plan, all the 33 men were eventually brought up to safety at ground level. As millions around the world rejoiced, these rescued men continually gave God all the glory and praise, knowing that He alone had made their rescue possible.

Ephesians 3:20  “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”

God’s power can do the impossible in our lives when we believe. When you are divinely connected to God, you can never be stranded in life.

The power of God resident in a believer, which is the anointing, can be likened to oil. And just like oil will always rise above water, the child of God can never be held down or held back by any circumstance. Indeed the power of God in you is able to break any yoke and cause you to escape every trap. And according to this power at work in you, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all you ever ask think or imagine.

This is why it is important to live a life of prayer and faith. The deposit of power that comes from a lifestyle of prayer and faith ensures you are always above only and never beneath.  Faith is a spiritual lifeline that can lift you out of any pit of life. The entrance of God’s Word gives you the light that will help you come out of any dark place.

If today, you feel trapped by any situation, or things seem dark and gloomy, rather than meditate on that problem, keep your gaze on God’s promises. Focus on God’s Word, until faith arises in your heart. Even if that situation looks impossible, if only you can believe, God’s promises will eventually manifest in your life. Indeed God is faithful to His word. And all of His promises are “Yes” and “Amen.”

No matter how grim any situation, refuse to exalt the negative circumstance, but rather exalt your God. Refuse to be discouraged or defeated, you’re not a victim, you’re the victor. And through faith in Christ you can rise above every valley and reach your mountaintop.

And as you keep blessing God and keep declaring Him faithful, surely God will do for you, exceedingly abundantly above all you could ever ask, think or imagine.

PRAYER Lord please grant me fresh appetite for Your Word so that I can draw the faith I need to always be an overcomer. I thank You that in every circumstance, I shall always be the head and never the tail, above only and never beneath in Jesus Name.

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When you apply The Word of God, it will work for you, anywhere and anytime- WORDBITE 222.

Psalm 3:3 ‘But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head’

DAILY READING; • 2 Timothy 1; Jeremiah 5-6; Psalm 121

The 9/11 attack is the single deadliest terrorist attack in American history. On September 11, 2001, hijackers crashed American Airlines Flights into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Out of the 343 firefighters from the New York City Fire Department who first responded to the emergency, only one survived. Joe Torrillo credits his survival to his faith in God.
Torrillo, was a block away from the tower, when the first plane struck, and so he headed to the scene to help. Within minutes of his arrival, the second jet passed over his head and collided with the South Tower. As the building began to collapse, he and others began running to get away. However the building came crashing down on them and Torrillo found himself buried under steel beams and concrete. He suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs. His spine had been crushed and one of his arms broken. He was also suffering from massive internal bleeding.
As people died around him, Joe cried out to God for help. And God did intervene, as rescuers found him minutes later and he was pulled out from beneath the rubble. He was strapped to a stretcher and loaded onto a boat on the Hudson River to be evacuated to a hospital, but before the boat could leave, the second tower began to fall towards them. People in the boat immediately jumped into the river, but Joe, who couldn’t move, was left behind. And for the second time he was buried alive underneath debris. In the midst of it all, Torrillo continued to pray and thank God. Miraculously, about 45 minutes later, he was once again rescued and then taken across the Hudson River to the Jersey City Trauma Center, where he underwent intense treatment. After his recovery, Joe began traveling around the world as a professional speaker sharing his testimony of God’s faithfulness.

Indeed it doesn’t
matter how many times situations try to bury you, with faith in God you can always rise up stronger and better.
Looking around today, sometimes it does feel as if the world is under a terror attack. Daily on the news are reports of wars, civil unrest, natural disasters, pandemics, rising political tensions etc.
There is financial uncertainty and anxiety about the future, even as the world tries to embrace the ‘new normal’.
And in the midst of such overwhelming circumstances people sometimes feel as if they are being buried under the weight of emerging challenges.
However, for us as believers, faith is the victory through which we always overcome.
Today, you may be facing uncertainty in your job or struggling financially or facing challenges in your relationships. But no matter how these pressures try to weigh you down and push you under, always realize that God is on your side. And with faith in Him, you can always rise up triumphant.
God is our solid rock upon which we can stand when all other grounds are sinking sand.
We serve the mighty God who can deliver out of any depth and make a way through the mighty waters. No matter the things that come against you, always realize that God has you covered. He has you in the palms of His hands. You’re not at the mercy of fate, chance or bad luck; Jehovah is the One who has the final say over your life.
God is indeed the glory and the lifter up of our heads. Therefore in every situation, let us keep praising Him and keep our focus on His Word.

When you place your faith in God, He will not allow you to be swallowed up or buried by any situation. Rather, where others fall, He will cause you to rise. While others struggle, He will cause you to soar. And while people are striving to survive, you will only keep thriving and rising higher. And though you may have gone though the fire and through the water, get ready, God is indeed about to bring you now into a wealthy place.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the faith to always rise above any situation that tries to weigh me down. I know indeed that no matter what comes my way, by Your grace I will only keep rising greater and stronger in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.

Zechariah 9:11 ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’

DAILY READING – •           1 Timothy 5:23-6:21; Jeremiah 3-4; Psalm 120

According to a report in Christian Post and other News outlets, on April 4, 2016, a young pastor in Basra, Baghdad miraculously escaped from a car bomb attack.

On the fateful day, Pastor Joseph had left his home and entered his car to go to Church. However, on the familiar journey toward the church where he worked as a pastor, he immediately sensed something was wrong. Then almost right away, an explosion ripped through the car, violently shaking the vehicle and—at the same time—engulfing it in flames.

He couldn’t see anything beyond the flames and heard the voice of someone outside shouting that the man inside the car was dying. Though shocked by what was happening, yet against all odds, Pastor Joseph was able to exit the rapidly burning vehicle.

The amazing thing was that, though he had been in the burning car, he came out unscathed with no burns at all. There were pieces of glass in his hair and parts of the exploded bomb in the scarf around his neck, yet he didn’t have any scratch. Nothing touched him and he did not lose even a drop of blood.

Also amazing was the fact that, after the flames had gone out, every part of the car was destroyed and damaged, except for the driver’s seat, where the pastor had been sitting. His miraculous escape became a wonder to many people in Bagdad, especially at a time when many had already been killed from similar car bomb attacks.

Mathew 19:26 says ‘But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, with men this is impossible but with God all things are possible’

Indeed no matter how impossible any situation, God is never limited in how He can save. We serve the all-powerful God who does wonders without number. He can intervene even in the hardest of situations and show Himself mighty on our behalf.  What happened to Pastor Joseph goes to show that there can be no barrier when God’s hand is stretched out. He is not at all limited in organizing a rescue for His children.

He is the same God who rescued the three Hebrew boys from fire, divided the red sea for the Israelites and shut up the mouth of the lions for Daniel.  Indeed no matter how deep any pit, God is able to reach down and deliver us from it.

Zechariah 9:9 says, ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’

Through the Blood of Jesus, we have guarantee of deliverance, out every waterless pit. Through the price He paid at Calvary, we are destined to live extraordinary lives on earth. Through the redemptive benefits of the Blood of Jesus, we are born again to be a wonder to our world. Indeed the supernatural should be the natural realm for everyone that is born of God.

However, it is unto every man according to his faith. Miracles are the deliberate acts of God, in response to the deliberate faith of men. The level of your faith will determine the level of dominion and power you can walk in.

Therefore today, through in-depth study of God’s Word, let us determine today to build up our level of faith. Indeed through the exercise triumphant faith, we shall live extraordinary lives and be a sign and wonder to our world.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for Your awesome deliverances in my life, Please  grant me fresh appetite for Your Word so that I can acquire the great faith that will enable me to continually live a triumphant life on earth in Jesus Name. .

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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know shall set you free. – WORDBITE 222.

2 Corinthians 5:7-8 ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.’

DAILY READING; 1 Timothy 5:1-22; Jeremiah 1-2; Psalm 119:145-176

On 22, September 2007, a key which is believed could have saved the Titanic from sinking, was auctioned for the price of £70,000.

The sinking of the Titanic is one of the greatest naval tragedies in history, yet the disaster could have been averted because of a single key. This was the key that opened the locker containing the binoculars used in detecting threats lurking in the sea.

What had happened was that at the last minute, just before the Titanic sailed, the second Officer who kept the key, was asked to step down from the trip and was replaced by a more senior officer. However, in his rush to leave the Titanic, this second officer with the key in his pocket, forgot to hand it over.

And so when the ship eventually set off, without the key, the crew had no access to the binoculars. This hampered their ability to effectively detect obstacles at sea as they had to watch for icebergs using only their naked eyes. As a result they did not see the icebergs looming on the path of the Titanic until it was too late. When the ship collided with these icebergs, it sank fast, leading to the death of 1,522 people on board.

Later on, the US inquiry into the disaster, determined that the Titanic may have survived that night, if only the crew had access to the binoculars, instead of depending only on their eyes to detect the far obstacles in the dark sea.

Indeed to navigate the treacherous waters of this world, one cannot just depend on sight alone.

2 Corinthians 5:7-8 says ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.’

To triumph over obstacles in life we need to walk by faith and not by sight. Faith is the light that comes from God’s Word which enables us to see far and go far in life. However without the key of knowledge it becomes difficult to access this light of faith.[Luke 11:52].

Spiritually the world lies in darkness. The Bible says the whole world lies in wickedness. [1 John 5:19]. It also tells us that the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty [Psalm 74:20]. And Isaiah 60 tells us that gross darkness shall cover the earth. Therefore in such a spiritually dark environment, walking by the light of faith becomes crucial.

The Titanic sank, because the crew were depending on their physical eyes alone to watch for icebergs in the dark. Likewise, there are spiritual icebergs littering the treacherous oceans of life, which cannot be dictated with the ordinary eyes. Indeed there are ways that may seem right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

However through the key of the knowledge of God’s Word, we receive the light to detect these spiritual obstacles and easily triumph over them by faith.

The truth is that if you limit your battle to only what you can see physically, you will often suffer defeats in life. This is because our wrestle is not with flesh and blood, but with invisible forces. For instance, while there are diseases that can be detected in the laboratory, the evil forces behind those diseases are beyond what any diagnostic machine can see. And so to triumph over afflictions, a believer needs the light of faith to detect the real spiritual root of the problem and adequately address it. Indeed there are spiritual forces behind many of the things that that hold men in bondage. Whilst outwardly the children of Israel saw Pharaoh as their problem, the real forces holding them in bondage were the gods of Egypt.

God addressed the real problem in Exodus 12:12, when He said “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Likewise, today God will execute judgment against every hidden god of Egypt holding any aspect of your life in bondage. In your health, in your finances, in your family, the swift judgment of God is coming upon every invisible battle against you in Jesus Name.

To triumph always, let us take the spiritual responsibility to study God’s Word always. And when we walk in the light of God’s Word, there will be no occasion for stumbling. Jesus is the light of the world and in His light we shall see light. Truly as we walk by faith and not by sight, we shall avoid every shipwreck of destiny and triumph over every obstacle.

PRAYER. Father please help me to always trust in You with all my heart and never to lean on my own understanding. By the light of Your Word, please direct my paths and enable me to avoid every obstacle on the path of destiny in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

You don’t have light until you have The Word of God. The Word of God gives light on any issue in your life. WORDBITE 222

Joel 2:25  ‘ And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you’

DAILY READING; 1 Timothy 4; Isaiah 38-39; Psalm 119:121-144

After Israel became an independent nation in 1948, part of the things the new  government did was to demand pay back from Germany  for the atrocities against the Jews during the holocaust.

In making a case for the reparation, the Israeli leader, David Ben-Gurion asked the Germans this biblical question, from Kings 21:29, “Have you murdered and also inherited?”

For the German people, the answer was of course ‘yes.’

Not only had Hitler killed over 6 millions Jews, their properties, lands and businesses and belongings were also confiscated by his evil government.

In acknowledgment of their nation’s atrocity against the Jews, the leader of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer tendered a public apology and also agreed to make material restitution. Although some Germans protested against this decision, the German government went ahead and paid $7 billion in reparations to Israel between 1953 and 1967. Germany also paid $1 billion to the World Jewish Congress.  By 1956, the German nation was supplying 87.5% of Israel’s state revenue. This money from Germany became very helpful in the building of the new nation. Israel used the money to buy equipment and raw materials to build up its industry, railways and electrical grid and other development projects. Reparations also went to individuals in Israel. Apart from $4.9 billion paid to those forced into labor and servitude by the Nazis, the German government in 2013 decided to pay about $1 billion for the home care of all elderly Holocaust survivors.

Though the lives lost could not be restored, Germany has not only made restitution for the holocaust, but continues in other ways to contribute to the progress of Israel.

God included restitution as part of His Law for Israel. Restitution is the act of restoring what was taken unlawfully. And restitution in the Bible is such that, what is paid back is over and above what was taken away unlawfully. Indeed when God restores something, He makes it better than it could have been.

In 2 Kings 8, is the story of the woman whom Elisha had raised her son from the dead. At Elisha’s advice she had left town because of an impending seven years famine. However, when she returned at the end of the seven years, she had lost her property to some people.  When she went to the king to seek judgment, God gave her such favor that the king ordered immediate restoration for her.

2 Kings 8:6,  says “So the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”

Money from all the crops harvested during the seven years of her absence were restored back to her in one day.

In Joel 2:25 God promises ‘ And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you’

God is indeed able to restore the benefits of lost time to us. No doubt in this period of lockdown, many people have recorded losses. People have lost time, lost money, lost their jobs, lost their peace and joy  etc. But thank God we serve a God of divine restoration. And no matter what we may have lost, God is committed to restoring them back to us as we walk in faith to His Word. God not only promises to give us double for our trouble, He will make the enemy pay for bringing the trouble into our lives.

Proverbs 6:30-31 says that when a thief is caught he must restore sevenfold of what he stole. Therefore whatever the enemy may have stolen from you in this period, there is a sevenfold restoration coming to you.

Redemption qualifies us for Restoration. However revelation is the gateway to Restoration. Your inheritance is tied to your insight. It is as far as your eyes can see that will be given to you. This is why we need to labour in the Word to obtain the faith to claim the restoration that belongs to us by covenant.

With faith in God’s Word, anything you may have lost in this season will be restored to you in multiple fold.  God will restore your health, finances, joy and anything of your value you have lost. The God of Divine restoration will indeed give you divine enablement to pursue, overtake and recover all in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for granting me deep insight into Your Word to see the restoration You have in store for me.  By Your grace I shall recover every lost ground and move forward to greater heights in Jesus Name. .

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For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God.  – WORDBITE 222.

Isaiah 49:15-16  ‘ Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.’

DAILY READING – – 1 Timothy 3; Isaiah 36-37; Psalm 119:97-120

From the book, ‘Answered Prayer in Missionary service’ By Basil William Miller, comes an amazing story of God’s providence.  In the book, Dr. Grier, who has long been a medical missionary in India, related how God used a raven as an instrument for feeding a Hindu woman.

In the story, a missionary doctor and her assistant in India had gone to re-open a hospital that was closed for a while. After doing some work,  when noon came, it was time for them to go out to the porch to rest and eat their lunch. The assistant then brought out their lunch of meat and bread loaf to the porch. However as she stepped briefly back inside the hospital, from nowhere, a raven suddenly swooped down. Before the assistant could stop it, the ravine clutched the loaf in both claws, and quickly flew away. The doctor and her assistant found this event quite strange and perplexing.

Three days later a poor Hindu woman with her small children appeared at the hospital door. She told the missionary doctor that three days before, she had been desperately in need of food for her children. She had knelt down and prayed to every god she knew of, but no help came. At length she remembered hearing about the God of the Christians and so she called on Him for help. At that moment a great raven came swooping down and dropped a meat loaf at her side.

This amazing answer to prayer was what made her to come looking for the missionaries,  so as to know about their wonderful God.

Indeed we serve the supernatural God, who is not limited in how He chooses to answer prayers.  He can raise help even from strange quarters. He can use the unexpected and the unimagined to bring supernatural provision.

At the brook Cherith, God miraculously  provided for prophet Elijah in ways he didn’t expect. In 1 Kings 17:6, God used the ravens to feed him. Ravens don’t normally go about finding bread and meat to bring to people for breakfast, however, God used them to feed Elijah as indication that there is nothing too difficult for Him.

Truly, our God is extraordinary and as His children we should never limit how He can meet our needs. As believers, we should always expect the supernatural to be a  consistent part of our lives. In our finances, in our family, in our health, business or career, God can use any means to bring to us the solutions we need. When we sincerely call upon Him in prayer, He has promised to always answer us. And when necessary, God can even send the “ravens” to you and cause you to drink from the “brook.”

With the situation in the world today, we truly need miraculous help in order to thrive. Many people are quite worried about how they are going to survive in the present economic climate. But as believers this is the time for us to walk by faith and not by sight. We need to look away from the situation of the world and trust in the eternal truth of God’s Word. The economy or financial climate can never alter God’s promises  or change His faithfulness towards us.

What we ought to do now is to constantly feed on the scriptures, until what God is saying becomes more real to us than what the world is saying. God is indeed mindful of us and is committed to divinely taking of His children in this season.

Isaiah 49:15-16 says ‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;’

Indeed our lives and times are in God’s hands. And today, no matter what you may be facing God will indeed surprise you with His divine assistance. He will cause Help to arise for you from the least expected quarters. In the place of frustration God is bringing forth joy and laughter. He will give you double for every trouble and cause you to walk upon your high places.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the good plans You have for my life in this season. Indeed I know that even right now, despite the economic situation in the world, You are working supernaturally in my life to  perfect all that concerns me in Jesus Name. .

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When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.  Wordbite 222

Deuteronomy 6:10-11 ‘..to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not. And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not;..’

DAILY READING 1 Timothy 2; Isaiah 34-35; Psalm 119:65-96

Thomas Dexter Jakes, popularly known as TD Jakes, was born in 1957 to working-class parents in South Charleston, West Virginia. After his father died in 1973, things took a turn for the worse in their family. In his senior year in high school, TD had to drop out of school. He later took up a job at a chemical plant, and on the side, at the age of nineteen, he began to preach the Gospel.

In 1980 he opened a storefront church, called ‘the Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith’. It didn’t take long for Jakes to be noticed; because of his distinctive and fluent sermons. However, in 1982,  he lost his job, at the chemical plant in Charleston and things became really tough. Having gotten married, he had to sometimes work at cutting grass and digging ditches in order to provide for his wife and children. All this while, he faithfully continued to pastor his small congregation, trusting God for a positive change of story. .

Things began to turn around in 1991, when he held a special service for women, with the topic ‘Woman Thou art loosed’. The teaching left a deep impression on his listeners and word of it began to spread, leading TD Jakes to be invited to other churches to share this sermon.

Things finally took a full turn for the better when he was invited to speak at a televised revival held by Carlton Pearson in Oklahoma. There was a short clip of TD Jakes preaching at this event, which happened to be playing just at the very moment when Paul Crouch, founder of Trinity Broadcast Network[TBN] had paused to briefly watch television, in his busy schedule. And in that short interval, TD Jakes caught the eyes of Paul Crouch. Paul was so impressed that within a year he had signed on TD Jakes for regular appearances on the TBN Network.

This singular act brought  TD Jakes into great visibility, as his television program began to be viewed all over the world. And as his ministry continued to expand and grow, today, TD Jakes has virtually become a household name and a well recognized figure globally.

Indeed God can suddenly change a man’s story. And truly it doesn’t take time, it takes God.

We must understand that God is not following a rigid script in playing out the events of our lives. He can suddenly break protocols and overturn schedules, just to accelerate you to His place for you in destiny. While you may be busy trying to follow things sequentially, God can suddenly cause an unexpected shift that will catapult you from obscurity to notoriety.

There is really nothing too difficult for God to do in our lives. This is why we need to constantly stand in faith and always trust God for the miraculous.  Though trying situations and problems may sometimes seem to linger, when you trust God and believe in His Word, God will eventually orchestrate events to work out in your favor.

It is indeed true that the faithful are fruitful. God rewards the diligent seekers of His Word, who stand in faith and continue to trust Him even in the midst of difficult situations. When you abide faithful in the little, it is only a matter of time before God brings you into an overflow.

Joseph was a prisoner in Egypt, but when he interpreted Pharoah’s dream, his story suddenly changed.  And from a prisoner he became a prince of Egypt.

David was a shepherd boy, but  when he killed goliath he experienced a sudden turnaround. When you honor God, He will put you in a position you never could have attained by yourself.

Deuteronomy 6;10-11 says that God will give us great and goodly cities, which we did not build, and houses full of all good things, which we did not furnish, and wells digged, which we didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees, which we didn’t plant..

It doesn’t matter where you may be today, you may not know the right people or have the money or have the right certificates. Just continue to diligently study God’s Word and pray always, so that your heart can be filled with faith. And sooner than you know it, God will do the miraculous and cause the lines to suddenly fall for you in pleasant places.

PRAYER: Lord, I Thank You for the sudden change of story You are bringing about in my life. I thank You Lord, for doing exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond all I could ever ask or imagine in Jesus Name. .

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Praise is proof that you believe God to do what He said, He would do in your life, – WORDBITE 201..

Galatians 6:9  ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

DAILY READING     1 Timothy 1; Isaiah 31-33; Psalm 119:33-64

Adoniram Judson was America’s first foreign missionary.

On February 19, 1812, 24 year old Adoniram and his young wife set sail for India and though they were rejected entrance into India to preach to the Hindus, they finally found an open door in Burma. On arrival, they faced many challenges. There was not one known Christian among Burma’s population of millions. They had no friends and the region where they lived was infested with robbers. They also found disturbing the various fetish practices of the people who were mainly idol worshippers. Things were worsened by the death of their first baby at eight months old. Yet despite all these challenges, they refused to quit their mission  and kept their focus on God.

For six long years they labored without recording any convert. Yet the Judsons never lost faith in God. One day while at the capital city of Burma, Adoniram gazed at the temple of Buddha and declared “The churches of Jesus Christ will soon supplant these idolatrous monuments and the chanting devotees of Buddha will die away before the Christian’s hymns of praise.”

Finally on June 27, 1819, they were able to baptize their first Burmese convert. After that other new converts were slowly added. But just as they seemed to be making progress, the Burmese government accused Adoniram to be a British spy and imprisoned him for twenty-one months, after which they condemned him to die. As his wife and other believers prayed fervently, God did answer their prayers. The British government intervened and Adoniram was freed from imprisonment.

After his release, undeterred, Adoniram preached with even greater fervency. This led to an eruption of God’s power with signs, wonders and miracles, which brought many new more converts to the faith.

Though there were no Christians when the Judsons first arrived in Burma, yet, as they persevered in faith, by the end of thirty eight years of their missionary work, there were  hundreds of thousands of Christians in Burma!

Galatians 6:9 says ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not..’

One strategy the enemy often uses against believers is to try to wear them down.  When you are working hard but not seeing the immediate result, the tendency is to become weary. If a battle is taking longer than we thought, we often tend to become battle fatigued. However, in Galatians 6:9, God said “Don’t be weary in well doing”, because He knew weariness would come. Indeed though some battles may seem long and tough, but with an unshakeable faith in God, there is no mountain we cannot surmount.

Certainly, everyone will encounter giants on the road to their Canaan, but let us always remember that God is our ever present help and He is committed  to giving us the victory.

2 Corinthians 2:14 says ‘Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ’

Despite the difficulties, we are destined to always triumph. This is why we must continue to stand in faith no matter how fierce any opposition. If you refuse to quit or give up, surely in the end you will win.

Always keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. And the greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Each storm only comes to make you stronger and they never last forever. And with the right attitude, Problems will end up promoting you.

And though it may sometimes seem as if you have been waiting too long for your breakthrough, for your divine healing, your victory, your marriage or miracle baby; always understand that it is when you endure to the end that you reap. Therefore be prepared to keep doing all you can do until your miracle comes.

Surely every storm runs out of rain, just like every dark night turns into day. And if only you will stand strong in faith and refuse to give up in the midst of trials and difficulties, you will surely win in the end. As long as you keep faith alive, through diligent meditation in God’s Word, your victory will surely come.

Our attitude will determine altitude. Therefore let us always maintain an attitude of faith and gratitude. And as we remain strong in faith, giving glory to God, surely we shall see speedy manifestation of God’s promises in our lives.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for giving me the needed strength to overcome every obstacle on my way., Please  grant me fresh appetite for Your Word so that I can acquire the faith I need to become victorious in every battle in Jesus Name. .

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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know shall set you free. – WORDBITE 222.

1 Timothy 6:12 ‘Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.’

DAILY READING ; • 2 Thessalonians 3; Isaiah 29-30; Psalm 119:1-32

In 2010 many international news outlets celebrated the bravery of a British soldier, Acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun, who single-handedly defeated 30 Taliban soldiers.

On the night of 17th September 2010, Sergeant Dipprasad Pun was keeping guard on the roof of the checkpoint at their military unit’s compound in Afghanistan. He was alone because the rest of his platoon had gone out on a patrol for a coming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. When Pun heard some clinking noise, he at first thought it was a cow, but it turned out to be Taliban soldiers who were trying to plant a bomb at the gate of their military unit’s compound. The attackers came at the complex from all sides with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s.

As they shot at him, Pun fought back, firing from his machine gun. Though grossly outnumbered, being on the roof gave him an advantage as he fought fiercely. Pun fought until he had exhausted the ammunition of his machine gun. He tossed 17 grenades on the attackers. He also detonated a landmine on the enemy. When he was out of grenades, he started shooting from his service rifle SA80. At all times, the Talibani militants who were about 50 ft from him, kept shooting, yet Pun was able to overcome them all. By the time he was finally out of ammunition, all the terrorists had been gunned down except for one remaining Taliban soldier, who tried to climb up the roof where Pun was. With no ammunition left, Pun threw the metal tripod of his machine gun at that last man, causing the attacker to instantly fall off the roof. It took less than an hour for Pun to defeat them all. In all, he fired 400 machine gun rounds, 180 SA80 rounds, threw 17 grenades, and threw one claymore mine. Pun’s astounding display of bravery perhaps was not so surprising, considering that he was trained as a Gurlack warrior. Gurlack warriors are special soldiers from Nepal who are considered one of the fiercest militaries in the world and are employed to fight in the British army. Pun’s valor was later rewarded in a ceremony at the Buckingham palace by the Queen. He was awarded a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, the second highest British military decoration awarded for bravery.

This Gurlack warrior was able to overcome, because he made good use of his weapons. Likewise to be victorious in our battles, we must know how to wield the weapon of our faith.

2 Corinthians 10:4 ‘For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;

As believers, God has given us superior and mighty weapons with which to overcome in every battle. And the superior weapon that will constantly guarantee us victory is the weapon of faith.

In Ephesians 6, we find that faith is a principal aspect of the whole armour of God. Ephesians 6:16 tells us ‘Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked…’

Indeed faith has the capability to immobilize every dart and arrow of the wicked. This is why it is the victory that overcomes the world.

The truth is that a fight of faith awaits every believer who will enter into the fullness of God’s destiny. Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight of faith. (I Timothy 6:12). To lay hold on our glorious destiny, we must indeed be prepared to fight the good fight of faith.

Matthew 11:12 says that the kingdom of God suffers violence and it is only the violent that takes it by force . And that force is the force of faith. The weapon of faith is indeed crucial to our victory.

In the world we live in today, we can’t afford to go about without being spiritually armed. Neither do we wait for battle to arrive before we begin to prepare. We must daily build up our faith, so as to be ready to confront and conquer whatever comes our way. There is a serious spiritual warfare going on and we can’t ignore that fact and hide our heads in the sand. And these battles have no timetable, they can come suddenly. This is why we must live ready, and constantly armed with the faith to overcome. Let us therefore daily build up our stronghold of faith through diligent study of God’s Word. Through the entrance of God’s Word we will indeed see that we are more than conquerors and bound to be victorious in every battle of life.

PRAYER: Father please open my eyes to behold the wonders that are stored up in in Your Word. Please grant me the grace to always dig deep into Your Word so as to access the faith that will enable me to be a constant winner in Jesus’ Name.

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The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained a victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222.

1 John 5:4 ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith.’

DAILY READING; • 2 Thessalonians 2; Isaiah 27-28; Psalm 118

Watchman Nee was a famous Chinese Christian leader who worked in China during the 20th century. In his book ‘Sit, Walk, Stand’, Watchman Nee tells the story of God’s amazing miracle during their preaching mission to an island off the South China coast. He had gone on the mission with six Christian brothers, including a zealous sixteen-year-old new convert named Brother Wu.

While on the island, their preaching seemed fruitless and Nee soon discovered it was because of the Island people’s dedication to an idol they called ‘Ta-wang.’ The people were convinced of this idol’s power because on the day of his festival each year, the weather was always near perfect.

One day, when 16 year old brother Wu went out alone to preach, he boldly declared to a group of people that on the day of the next festival for Ta-wang, the rain would fall.

The crowd was outraged at his statement, however they promised, that if indeed it rained on that date, then they would stop worshipping ‘Ta-wang’ and begin to worship the God of the Christians. When Watchman Nee heard about this confrontation, he realized they had to engage their faith in God for victory. And so he called everyone in their group to prayer.

Finally the morning of the festival came. At first there was not a cloud in the sky, but then suddenly heavy rain began to fall. Worshipers of Ta-wang carried it outdoors for the festival’s parade, hoping this would stop the rain. But the rain only increased and after only a short distance, the carriers of the idol stumbled and fell, dropping the idol and fracturing its jaw and left arm.

However, the village elders made excuses saying, what happened was because a wrong date had been chosen and so they gave a new date for the festival and parade. Again Watchman Nee and his group went into prayers. And again on the new date, although the weather seemed fine at first, suddenly there was torrential rain and floods as before.

At this point the villagers believed indeed that the God of the Christians was more powerful than Ta-wang. As a result of this, many of the people stopped their idol worship and became converted to Christianity.

1 John 5:4 says ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith.’

Indeed through faith in God we will always overcome the world. As believers, we are bound to face battles, however we are not permitted to be defeated, because God has guaranteed us constant victory through Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:14 says ‘Now thanks be unto God who always causes us to triumph in Christ.

To triumph always means we are challenged always. The Christian life is indeed a life of constant warfare. However in all these things we are more than conquerors. And the victory with which we constantly overcome is our faith. .

When you are born of God you are born to overcome. You cannot be defeated as long as your faith is in place. It doesn’t matter how difficult any situation, you have all it takes to be a winner. The greater One lives in you. Even when it seems you are facing goliath, always remember that the battle is not yours, the battle belongs to the God in you. And He has guaranteed you constant victory through faith.

However, our victory in the world will be determined by our labor in the Word. Faith is putting God’s Word to work, not waiting for God to Work. Therefore to engage the force of triumphant faith, we must commit to diligent study of God’s Word. Indeed the more studious we are, the more glorious our destiny.

In this new month, it is our season to see the glory of the Lord like never before. July is the seventh month and seven is the number of perfection. Therefore in this month God shall be perfecting all that concerns us. It doesn’t matter where you may have been defeated before, in this new season God is set to give you new victories and new territories.

Today is also the beginning of the last half of the year. And better is the end of a matter that the beginning thereof. Indeed in this new month the Blood of Jesus will be speaking better things for us. It is our season to see great and mighty things. It’s our new day and season to triumph. God has put a new song of victory in our mouth. And as we continue to praise Him in this season, we shall keep moving from victory to even greater victory.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for bringing me into this new season of victory. Thank You Lord, for causing me to triumph always in every battle through the power that is in the Blood of Jesus, Indeed in all things I am more than a conqueror in Jesus Name.

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God’s Word is God’s prescription, for every area of your life! Let God’s Word fix that situation in your life today! WORDBITE 222