HORM Devotional

Proverbs 28:20 ‘A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.’

DAILY READING; 1 John 3; 2 Chronicles 36; Psalm 90

Arthur Compton was a respected scientist who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics for his scientific discoveries about light.
Arthur’s father was a Pastor and a Professor of Philosophy. Arthur followed his footsteps as he grew up to love the Lord and harbor a passion for science.
When Arthur graduated from college he considered taking up a career as a minister of the Gospel. But his father advised him that he would be of more value to Christianity through his work in the field of science.
Through his father’s advice, Arthur was able to reconcile the two chief influences of his upbringing, devout religion and intellectual work.
For a time, Arthur Compton served in the Baptist church, but he ultimately pursued a career in Science and majored in Physics. He would spend most of his life in deep researches that contributed immensely to the progress of science.
One of the most important scientific discoveries he made is what is known today as the ‘Compton effect.’ This discovery was a significant turning point in the understanding of the properties of light and objects.
However,Arthur initially, faced a lot of oppositions because his discovery upset the old scientific beliefs about the nature of light.
But Arthur Compton was not deterred by the controversy because he had great confidence in the depth of his research.
And with time he was proven to be correct. As a result of his discovery he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He also received many other awards in his lifetime and is celebrated as one of the most outstanding research scientists of his generation.

God is always able to vindicate those who trust in Him.
When you honor God with your life, you will find that He will in turn honor you and cause you to be celebrated in your field of endeavor.
While there is a place for hard-work, the favor of God is what really distinguishes men. The truth is that mighty men are made by the Almighty God. We do not prevail by our own strength or smartness. God is the Most High God, and all who are joined to Him end up in the high places of life.
While all of us may not serve in the fivefold ministry offices, we are all called to go into the world and preach the Gospel and do exploits for God’s kingdom. While we may not be on the pulpit, serving faithfully in any position we hold is a vital part of our rise to greatness.
When you are faithful in serving God, you will certainly abound with blessings despite any oppositions against you..

Proverbs 28:20 says ‘A faithful man shall abound with blessings.’

Giving God the first place in our lives, will always cause us to stand out on the earth.
Therefore today, let us re-evaluate our priorities and resolve to give God the throne of our hearts.
Surely as we give God our best, He will take care of the rest. As we seek the promotion of His Kingston, He will certainly catapult us to unimaginable heights of success.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You lord for granting me the grace for continual diligent study of Your Word do that I can make the discoveries that will lead to my high places in life in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
The tests you are going through in life today are not for your destruction; they are for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222

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Proverbs 8:18 ‘Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.’

DAILY READING – 1 John 2; 2 Chronicles 35; Psalm 89:38-52

In 2022, Strive Masiyiwa was named the richest black man in Southern Africa, with a net worth surpassing $4.4 billion.
Strive Masiyiwa is a London-based Zimbabwean billionaire and philanthropist, who is one of Africa’s most successful entrepreneurs.
Strive Masiyiwa credits his success to his decision to pay the price of seeking God diligently. Just after he got born again, he said he had an amazing hunger for the Lord, so he bought a Bible and read it in two weeks. He then went on to look for Christian materials that could build up his faith, that was when he came across an interview of Kathryn Kuhlman where Oral Roberts asked her why the Lord had done so much in her life. Her response was, “I was prepared to pay the price.”
Kathryn Kuhlman’s statement inspired Masiyiwa and he also said, “Lord I’ll pay the price.”
For Masiyiwa, the price meant strict dedication to the study of God’s Word daily. Masiyiwa has maintained a habit of reading the Bible for an hour every day and he can sometimes study the Bible for up to five hours on the weekend.
He believes that diligently seeking God is what has opened up doors of blessings in his life..
Today, he has built a fortune by obeying divine instructions and following Biblical principles. And one of the biblical principles he strongly follows is in the area of giving. He tithes 10% of his income and is involved in numerous philanthropies that cater to orphans and the poor. He finds that as he sows into God’s kingdom and helps the needy, he is rewarded with increasing riches and blessings.

3 John 2 says ‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.’

When our soul prospers through the study of God’s Word, inevitably financial prosperity follows us. When we honor God and obey His Biblical principles, we will be given access to divine treasures.
God says in Proverbs 8:18 ‘Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.’
The blessings we are seeking after in life, already reside with God. When we commit ourselves to diligently seeking His Word and serving the interests of His Kingdom, then God commits Himself to opening up Heaven’s treasure to us. These includes prosperity, divine health, longevity, preservation of our children and families etc
Exodus 23:25 – 26 says ‘And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.’
Indeed when we do what God commands, we provoke His blessings, and when God blesses, it cannot be reversed.
We serve the covenant-keeping God, who says in Psalm 89:34, ‘My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips’
When we keep our part of the covenant by serving God, He will surely keep His part by prospering us and opening doors of amazing opportunities before us.

PRAYER: Father please enable me to always make Your Biblical instructions my standard for living. I thank You for the grace to always seek You first so that all else can be added unto me in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE:
Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. – WORDBITE 222.

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Malachi 3:5 ‘And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness’.

DAILY READING; 1 John 1; 2 Chronicles 34; Psalm 89:19-37.

Gold is one of the most valuable materials on earth. It has been used for centuries as money, but it also has many uses in industry, manufacturing, and even space flight. One of the traits that makes gold so useful is that it can be shaped and formed easily. In fact, a single ounce of gold can be flattened out to cover three hundred square feet.
But gold ore dug out of the ground contains many other elements that must be removed prior to the gold being useful. The refining process for gold involves intense heat. Gold melts at a temperature of almost two thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That incredibly high temperature is required for gold to be ready to be used.

The Christian life involves much the same process.
The fiery trials of life are part of the process that refines us to become better.
Gold is precious but until it passes through the refiner’s fire, it holds no value. Likewise, every one of us carries an enviable destiny, which must be processed through the fire for our real values to manifest. A refiner’s fire does not destroy that which is of value. It only burns up the chaff. The fire melts down the bar of gold, separates out the impurities that ruin its value, burns them up, and leaves the gold intact.
Likewise, in the fire, what gets burned up are the chaff and the impurities in us. As long as we sincerely serve God and trust that He is working all things together for our good, we should rejoice rather than complain during trials because we know we are coming out better and stronger.

1 Peter 1:7 says ‘That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:’

All through the Scripture we see this principle. All of the great heroes of faith went through their “trial by fire” experiences, yet because God was with them, it all ended in praise. The truth is that the fire is a necessary purification process for anyone who will be used by God.

Malachi 3:5 says ‘And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness’.

Today, if it feels like you are passing through a ‘trial of fire’ be encouraged that in Isaiah 43, God has promised that when we go through the fire He will be with us. And when God is with you, the fire is not going to consume you; rather it’s going to refine, purify and increase your value exceedingly.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to daily draw closer to You via Your Word. By Your grace through every trial and temptation, I shall come forth better, sweeter, stronger, and wiser than ever before in Jesus Name..
QUOTE
God is preparing you for the season He prepared for your breakthrough. WORDBITE 222.

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Isaiah 65:22-23 ‘They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble’

DAIILY READING; John 21; 2 Chronicles 33; Psalm 89:1-18

Vincent van Gogh is celebrated today as one of the world’s greatest artists and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. Yet, ironically during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh was penniless, unknown, frustrated, and he died sick, dejected and alone.
Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. His father and grandfather were ministers of the Gospel.
Although he enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, Vincent also had a.keen interest in serving God.
When Vincent was 22 years old, he lived in Paris and worked as a teacher and a preacher in the surrounding villages.
By 24 years, he went to study theology but couldn’t complete his studies. Vincent remained eager to serve God and worked as a missionary in Belgium, where he lived among poor miners and their families. He taught them the Bible, visited the sick, gave away his possessions and slept on the floor. His dedication was such that he was nicknamed ‘The Christ of the Coal Mine’.
There came an eventual turning point in his life, when Vincent became convinced that he wanted to concentrate on pursuing a career as an artist. At around the age of 27, Van Gogh moved to Brussels, and worked fully as an artist. But unfortunately he failed to maintain his former passion, zeal and faith towards God. Though he worked hard and churned out a lot of paintings, including masterpieces, there seemed to be forces fighting his progress. No one wanted to buy his artworks and he was continually frustrated until his health began to break down. Things got worse as his mental health also began to deteriorate. In 1889 van Gogh committed himself to a mental hospital. A year later on July 29, 1890 he died from a self-inflicted bullet wound to the chest.
Interestingly, during his lifetime, Van Gogh’s great talent was undiscovered and he only managed to sell one artwork called The Red Vineyard. But ironically today, Van Gogh’s paintings are greatly sought after. One of his paintings in 1990 was sold for a whopping $83 million, but sadly Van Gogh was not alive to reap the fruit of his labour.

Van Gogh’s story is a picture of how believers are attacked by the enemy from attaining their full potentials and reaping the fruits of their labour.
This is why you must not have a casual approach towards your progress in life.
If you are working hard and seeing little or no result, that is not God’s will for you. God’s plan is that you prosper in the works of your hands, and reap the fruit of your labor.
God says in Isaiah 65:22-23 ‘They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble’

To enjoy in our lifetime, the success and blessings God has ordained for us, we must continually engage the power in the Blood of Jesus to forcefully overcome the anti-covenant forces against our open doors.

Zechariah 1:18-21 talks about the horns of the Gentiles, which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem so that no man did lift up his head.
These horns of the Gentiles were the wicked forces frustrating the destinies of men. Some believers are greatly talented, but these forces fight to keep them in obscurity, unrecognized and uncelebrated.
But today, by the power in the Blood of Jesus, we decree that our labor shall never be in vain. We release the weapon of the Blood against every enemy of our progress.
We reject and refuse every attempts of the enemy to frustrate us. Rather we receive the grace to be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.[ 1Corinthians 15:58]

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the grace to overcome every resistance to my progress. Surely, I shall reap the fruits of my labor and be celebrated by my generation in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
When God is on your side anything is possible. WORDBITE 222

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Proverbs 4:18 ‘But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.’

DAILY READING; John 20:19-31; 2 Chronicles 32; Psalm 88

There is a velocity that can be given to an object so that when it goes up, it goes so fast that it escapes the pull of gravity on the earth. This is what is called escape velocity.
In science ‘escape velocity’ is the speed an object needs to break away or escape from the gravitational pull of the planet earth. Basically, it means going higher and higher until totally escaping the gravity on the earth.
It is through such great force that rockets are launched into space. If you see a rocket leaving the earth to go into space, you will notice it requires a very huge kick-start in order to leave the surface of the earth. For a spacecraft to leave the earth’s surface it requires a speed of 7 miles per second or about 25,000 miles per hour to leave the earth without ever falling back to the surface of the earth.
Because the force of gravity pulls everything downward therefore for any object to go up into space, it needs great speed and a huge amount of energy to escape this pull of gravity.

We can learn a spiritual lesson from this. It is God’s will for us to soar high and make continuous and appreciable advancement in every area of our lives. But there is a spirit of stagnation that exerts a satanic hold upon people and keeps them from going up in life. A man may start out making great strides in business or career, but at a point everything seems to become stagnant and his progress gradually comes to a standstill despite all the labour and efforts. This is a major cause of frustration in many lives and it is only by the exercise of great power that we can overcome.

Psalm 66:3 says “Through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemy submit themselves unto thee.”

To fly high, the power pulling us up, has to be greater than the force trying to push us down.
The greater the power at work in you, the faster you can move forward and escape the forces of stagnation.

Proverbs 4:18 says that the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. “More and more” implies ever-increasing motion or advancement.

Since the entrance of God’s Word is what gives light, we therefore need to keep connecting to the light of the Word in order to keep making rapid progress.
Through study of the Word and an effectual prayer life, we will become truly unstoppable.

In Acts 6:4 the disciples declared “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.” This was the secret of their overcoming the great Jewish oppositions against their ministry and experiencing constant eruptions of miracles, signs and wonders!

Likewise, as we commit to a lifestyle of diligent study of the Word, prayer and praise, surely, we will overcome every hinderance and soar to our glorious high places in life.

PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me a renewed desire for Your Word, prayers and praise, so that I can be empowered to enjoy speedy progress and divine acceleration and ascend to the great heights You have ordained for me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
The study of The Word will keep shame and disgrace far from WORDBITE 222.

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Ephesians 2:10 [NLT] ‘For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.’

DAILY READING; John 20:1-18; 2 Chronicles 31; Psalm 87

It is generally believed that human beings often see themselves physically different from what others see of them.
In 2013 the Dove soap company decided to explore this phenomenon by hiring an FBI-trained forensic artist named Gil Zamora, to draw sketches of women. The artist was tasked with doing two sketches: one based on how the woman described herself, and the second based on how complete strangers described the women. The results were shocking.
The artist never actually saw the women who described themselves — they were seated behind a curtain. He only listened to their descriptions and drew a matching reflection.
Then, someone else was asked to look at the same woman and describe her to the sketch artist .
At the end, it was discovered that the sketches done based on the description of the strangers were always more beautiful than the ones described by the women themselves. It turned out that the women’s self-descriptions were uglier than those drawn from a stranger’s descriptions of them.
The project revealed that; most women do not appreciate their own beauty, nor can they accurately describe how they look.

Today, not only women, many people struggle with low self-image. But as a child of God, if you’re going to reach your highest potential, you have to understand that insight is better than eyesight. What you see with your eyes is completely different than what God sees about you.

Ephesians 2:10 says: “We are God’s masterpiece”.
That means you are not ordinary. There is a tag on you that says, “Made by the Almighty God”.
Psalm 139:14 says you have been fearfully and wonderfully made.. The word “fearful” in the original language means to stand in awe, to reverence.’
God has created you to be a sign and wonder to the world.
God designed your DNA to hold the equivalent of 1,000 volumes of coded blueprints that determine the unique features of your complexion, hair, eyes, shape etc. Nobody else has your fingerprints, the same eyes, the same voice. Indeed God has made you to be original, special and one of a kind.
But the problem is that as we go through life, we become negatively affected by people and situations that make us begin to develop wrong images of ourselves. But through looking into God’s Word, we are able to truly see who we are. People can’t see what God sees in you. God sees your potential and capabilities.
Looking at yourself from the world’s perspective, will only limit and cloud your perception of yourself. But gaining insight from God’s Word will give you a better understanding of who you really are. As you focus on the Word, you will see that indeed you are God’s masterpiece, designed to soar to amazing heights and do exploits in your generation.

PRAYER: Lord please enable me to always study Your Word so that I can see through the eyes of faith and know that I am indeed born to be great. Thank You Lord for strengthening me to fulfill Your great destiny for me in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;

There is more to you than meets the eyes. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. – WORDBITE 222.

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Gal. 6:7-8 “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that will he also reap. For he that sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap life everlasting

DAILY READING – John 19:16-42; 2 Chronicles 30; Psalm 86

Early this month, May 2023, a teenager killed eight fellow students and a security guard in a school in Serbia.
The 13-year-old was arrested following the attack at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in Belgrade.
The boy was said to have planned the attack for weeks and had a “kill list”, according to police.
Although shootings in schools around the world periodically prompt politicians and the general public to focus their attention on the influence of media violence, the medical community has been concerned with this issue since the 1950s.
A study, which began in 1983 tracked more than 700 adolescents from when they were 14 years till they reached 30 years of age. The study established a link between aggressive media and aggressive behavior. These findings have prompted the call for more parental control over children’s exposure to violent scenes in the media. Indeed since 1946, when television broadcasting began, fears about the negative influence of television have often been voiced. One study in the early 1960’s shocked the public by showing that children shown a TV program of adults beating a toy clown, ended up manifesting the same behavior. Over the years, other research evidence has been accumulating that suggests that exposure to violence in media increases the risk of violent behavior on the viewer’s part.

A child or adult produces the fruit of the seed sown in the heart. The law of the mind is that what you put in is what you get out.
Today, the much violence being viewed in the media is leading to increasing news of violence in the society. The truth is that what constantly enters a person’s heart eventually dominates and controls their actions.
As a man thinks in his heart so is he.

Gal. 6:7-8 says “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that will he also reap. ‘

Since every seed sown must find expression, it them becomes important that we be careful the things that are going into our minds. If you don’t want the fruit, then don’t sow the seed. What you don’t want, don’t watch, or listen to. God has given us the ability to control what we sow and thereby control what we reap.
The harvest of your tomorrow depends on the seed you sow today. In fact, what you are experiencing now, is due to the kind of seed you sowed in the past. Let us therefore endeavor to always sow the right seeds.

Luke 8:10-11; says ‘The seed is the word of God’

When we sow The Word of God in our hearts we reap the fruit of signs and wonders in our lives. God’s Word is pregnant with wonders.

Psalms 119:18 says ‘Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law’..

When you fill your heart with The Word of God your life becomes a wonder on earth. Instead of filling our hearts with chaff from social media or other media, let us rather commit to filling our minds with the precious seed of The Word of God, so that we can reap a harvest of the wonders of God in our lives.

PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me the grace to fill my heart constantly with Your Word. May I have a renewed desire and appetite to constantly sow Your Word into my heart so that I can reap a harvest of signs and wonders in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction WORDBITE 222

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Habakkuk 3:17-19 ‘Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.’

DAILY READING – John 18:38-19:16; 2 Chronicles 29; Psalm 8

Isaac Watts was a popular Christian hymn writer, credited with writing over 750 hymns, many of which remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. However, reading through the hymns written by Watts, one would never suspect that while writing those hymns, he fought battles with his health. But despite the numerous challenges he faced, he decided to continually give God worthy praise. He refused to focus on his problems but rather focused on God’s promise.
Watts’ health began to fail at a young age, and though frail in body, he didn’t let is stop his progress.
His Hymn writing began when as a young boy, he realized that the hymns of the day were not expressing the kind of joy he felt. He desired to write hymns that would bless The Lord and impart joy into the hearts of people. One day when he complained to his father about the dull hymns being sung at their family church, his father encouraged him to write better ones. And so he began writing hymns that expressed the joy of The Lord within him. One of these is the very popular Christmas hymn; “Joy to the World; the Lord is come.” Isaac Watts wrote mostly hymns of praise, which were widely accepted and well loved.
As a pastor in London, sometimes his illness would keep him away from his growing congregation, yet he would write them letters filled with hope and good cheer. He sought to bring joy to others and out of his compassion, one-third of his allowance was given to the poor.
Isaac Watts had every reason to have focused on his health challenges and remained depressed. However, he chose to give God praise instead, and today the world is blessed with so many beautiful hymns from him as a result.

Often times, we may have a good reason to feel down and discouraged, but we have to make a decision not to follow our feelings. Depression will only give room to the oppression of the enemy. We walk by faith and not by sight. You need to stop looking at the problems and focus on God’s promise. The ‘sacrifice of praise’ is praising God even when our circumstances dictate the contrary.
Hebrews 13:15 says ‘By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name’

We don’t just praise God when it feels good, looks good, or benefits us in some way. We offer praise, “continually.” As I Thessalonians 5:18 says “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

The truth is that in life’s journey sometimes you may have to pass through some valleys before you can get to your mountaintop. And though you may sometimes walk through the valley of the shadow of death, never forget that ahead, God has prepared a table for you, and your cup is about to run over.
However, you must stay joyful and praiseful to see the harvest God has promised you.(Habakkuk 3:17-19).
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. Choose to live each day in God’s peace, by spending time in His Word until joy is imparted into your heart. Then maintain an atmosphere of joy around you and in all things keep giving God thanks. As you do so, you will see God work in your life in greater ways than you can ever think or imagine.

PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to maintain a praise-full lifestyle, no matter what comes my way. I know that indeed You are too faithful to fail and even right now you are at work to turn every mourning into dancing for me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
When we fight by God’s help we are sure of victory. WORDBITE 222

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Psalms 112:1-9 “Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.’

DAILY READING; John 18:19-38; 2 Chronicles 27-28; Psalm 84

Phil Driscoll’s father was the pastor of a small full-gospel church. At an early age, Phil began playing a little plastic trumpet on street corners to accompany his father’s preaching.
As he grew older, Driscoll continued to play the trumpet, and eventually became recognized as a talented trumpeter.
As an adult Phil pursued a career in circular music. Gradually, there was a decline in his Christian life, he stopped going to church and he even got involved in use of illegal drugs. He opened a nightclub called Driscoll’s but there were troubles in his business life. There were also problems in his personal life which led to failure of his first marriage.
After many years of not going to Church, in December of 1977, on Christmas day Phil Driscoll attended church and rededicated his life to the Lord.
That day he made the decision to stop using drugs and began serving God more. As he turned his focus more to Gospel music, doors of blessings began opening up massively before him.
Today Phil Driscoll is widely celebrated for his Christian songs that have been a blessing to millions and he has won many awards including Grammy and Dove Awards.

God will sometimes use failure to get our attention.
Many of us struggle with giving God full control of our lives.
We want to do things our own way, and pursue own desires.
But the frustrations and hindrances we encounter on the way soon makes it clear to us that without Jesus we can do nothing.
The truth is that when we fear the Lord and obey Him, it will directly impact our level of success.

Psalms 112:1-9 says “Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.’

Our progress and success in life depends on our obedience to God’s counsel. While there may be many thoughts in a man’s heart, only the counsel of the Lord shall stand.
Our well-structured, meticulous goals and plans mean nothing if God is not engaged in our pursuits. It is His help and guidance that terminates frustrations on our journey and leads us to our desired open doors. When you are guided you cannot be grounded. When God’s grace is at work, the lines will fall for you in pleasant places.
Therefore to successfully access greater open doors, we need to ensure we are walking in God’s will through taking the time to pray, fast, worship, praise, study the Word and listen to the Lord.
Surely when we become strongly connected to God, no force can stop our forward movement to our glorious destination this year.

PRAYER: Father, please grant me the grace to always seek Your will in all my endeavors. I praise You for all Your doings in my life. Surely I shall arrive at Your destiny of glory for me this year in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE
The tests you are going through in life today are not for your destruction, they are for your testimony. –WORDBITE 222

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Joel 2:23 [NIV] ‘Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.’

DAILY READING • John 18:1-18; 2 Chronicles 26; Psalm 83

A superbloom is a rare desert phenomenon which usually occurs in California and Arizona. It happens when an unusually heavy rainy season causes flower seeds that have lain dormant in the desert soil to germinate and blossom.
California’s landscapes are home to more than 7,000 species of native plants. But most of these seeds remain dormant, while grasses and weeds cover the landscape.
However a superbloom occurs when an unusually heavy rain causes several species of wildflower seeds to germinate and dominate the landscape with beautiful colorful flowers.
A superbloom is a rare and extraordinary event that typically occurs once every ten years or so.
In 2023, California experienced a winter of historically heavy rainfall. Due to the record-breaking rain, the soil was fully saturated, giving life to seeds that had laid dormant for years in the soil. The result was that fields, hillsides and canyons across the state were carpeted in a colourful riot of flowers.
The fields and mountainsides that were normally covered by grasses and weeds, were now overrun by beautiful flowers blossoming everywhere. The 2023 California super bloom phenomenon was large enough to be seen from space by NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite. This most beautiful colorful sight, attracted visitors from far and near to California.

Sometimes there are seeds in us that lie dormant, because they have not received the necessary spiritual rain to become activated.
In the Bible rain represents the Holy Spirit, or God’s presence. The level of God’s Presence in our lives determines the level of activation of the spiritual seeds in us.
There is an interesting verse in Zechariah 14:17 which says, “And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain..”
This means that our level of worship determines the level of rain we can experience. No worship, no rain. But heavy worship, will bring heavy rain that will cause eruption of glory and beauty in our lives.
The truth is that there is always a price to pay to see extraordinary happenings in your life.
California’s desert lands produced unpleasant plants, but when the unusually heavy rain came, it changed the landscape and brought forth a beautiful super bloom.
We need the super rain of the Spirit to open great doors and destroy every form of dryness and stagnation in our lives.
There is a mighty release of power that comes when we begin to seek God deeply and fervently in greater dimensions. No matter how barren things may seem, as we begin to worship God in an extraordinary way, we shall certainly experience a bountiful and fruitful season.
Surely today, every drought is coming to an end in your life! God is about to rain down His favor and blessings in abundance. He is going to turn your mourning into dancing, your sorrow into joy, and give you beauty in the place of ashes.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the grace to rise to higher dimensions in my worship so that I can experience greater levels of the power of the Spirit in my life and see Your extraordinary blessings, breakthroughs and open doors in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
Stay on the path of divine destiny. The journey may sometimes appear slow, but as long as you are on course with God, victory is sure. – WORDBITE 201.

Shalom!

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