HORM Devotional

Deuteronomy 20:3-4 ‘..Let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

DAILY READING; • John 11:28-57; 2 Chronicles 12-13; Psalm 76.

Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag is an activist and public speaker whose life mirrored the persecution of Christians in Sudan.
Meriam was heavily pregnant when she was arrested for apostasy because of converting from Islam to Christianity. She was subjected to serious persecutions by the Islamic government to make her change her mind, but she stood strong in her faith.
Though she seemed alone and helpless, God began to raise help for her. Somehow, her story came to the attention of the international media, and it was followed by an international campaign for her release.
The United Kingdom government described the sentence as “barbaric” and a UK minister was “truly appalled”, noting that Sudan breached international human rights obligations. The United States government was “deeply disturbed” and also called on Sudan to meet its obligations under international human rights law. A joint statement from embassies of Britain, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States also expressed “deep concern”, urging “justice and compassion”.
After much international pressure, on 24 June 2014, Meriam Ibrahim was released . But as the persecution continued, she and her family were forced to take refuge for a month in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum. From there they relocated to America where Meriam now works as a Christian activist who speaks up for those being persecuted for their faith.

In the midst of severe trials , when you decide to stand strong in faith, God will surely send you divine help. God can open the prison doors and usher you into a better and brighter future.
Indeed the God we serve is a way maker and chain breaker. He will go ahead of you to break the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder.
No matter how tough things may sometimes seem, God knows exactly how to tip things in your favor.
We just need to keep trusting in Him and resting upon His promises.
Always be assured that your life and times are in God’s; He knows how to turn your trials and tribulations into triumphs and jubilations. Therefore don’t be discouraged by the things that try to stop or frustrate your journey. They are working for your good. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.
Always remember that as a child of God, the greater One lives in you. Through Christ you can do all things, you can face and overcome any situation. Therefore, in everything keep giving thanks and keep blessing the Name of the Lord, because He is certainly in control.
No matter how fierce the battle, you will not be defeated, rather you will arise stronger to soar to greater heights.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to stand strong despite the fierce winds of oppositions. I receive the grace to always praise You in every situation. Thank You Lord, for always causing me to triumph in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good. WORDBITE 222

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Deuteronomy 20:3-4 ‘..Let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

DAILY READING; • John 11:28-57; 2 Chronicles 12-13; Psalm 76.

Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag is an activist and public speaker whose life mirrored the persecution of Christians in Sudan.
Meriam was heavily pregnant when she was arrested for apostasy because of converting from Islam to Christianity. She was subjected to serious persecutions by the Islamic government to make her change her mind, but she stood strong in her faith.
Though she seemed alone and helpless, God began to raise help for her. Somehow, her story came to the attention of the international media, and it was followed by an international campaign for her release.
The United Kingdom government described the sentence as “barbaric” and a UK minister was “truly appalled”, noting that Sudan breached international human rights obligations. The United States government was “deeply disturbed” and also called on Sudan to meet its obligations under international human rights law. A joint statement from embassies of Britain, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States also expressed “deep concern”, urging “justice and compassion”.
After much international pressure, on 24 June 2014, Meriam Ibrahim was released . But as the persecution continued, she and her family were forced to take refuge for a month in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum. From there they relocated to America where Meriam now works as a Christian activist who speaks up for those being persecuted for their faith.

In the midst of severe trials , when you decide to stand strong in faith, God will surely send you divine help. God can open the prison doors and usher you into a better and brighter future.
Indeed the God we serve is a way maker and chain breaker. He will go ahead of you to break the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder.
No matter how tough things may sometimes seem, God knows exactly how to tip things in your favor.
We just need to keep trusting in Him and resting upon His promises.
Always be assured that your life and times are in God’s; He knows how to turn your trials and tribulations into triumphs and jubilations. Therefore don’t be discouraged by the things that try to stop or frustrate your journey. They are working for your good. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.
Always remember that as a child of God, the greater One lives in you. Through Christ you can do all things, you can face and overcome any situation. Therefore, in everything keep giving thanks and keep blessing the Name of the Lord, because He is certainly in control.
No matter how fierce the battle, you will not be defeated, rather you will arise stronger to soar to greater heights.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to stand strong despite the fierce winds of oppositions. I receive the grace to always praise You in every situation. Thank You Lord, for always causing me to triumph in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good. WORDBITE 222

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Proverbs 18:10 ‘The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.’

DAILY READING; John 11:1-27; 2 Chronicles 10-11; Psalm 75

The Rock of Gibraltar, which is known as the world’s premier natural fortress, is a spectacular formation of rocks in the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
It is a natural strong tower or fortress located in Gibraltar, a territory of the United Kingdom.
The Rock which is 1,398 ft high, has played a significant role in the history of Europe. From ancient times it has served as a refuge for many armies. It has been a British fortress since the early 18th century and a vital factor in British military strategy.
During World War II, Gibraltar played a vital role in helping the British army to control virtually all naval traffic into and out of the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to its commanding position, the rock of Gibraltar provided a strongly defended fortress for the British army during the war.. The Rock was turned into a huge underground fortress capable of accommodating 16,000 men along with all the supplies, ammunition and equipment needed to withstand a prolonged siege. Tunnels constructed within the rock, housed guns, hangars, ammunition stores, barracks and even hospitals.
For the British, Gilbratar was an impregnable rock, a fortress that in many ways often helped them win their wars.

Just as the rock of Gilbratar served as a fortress for the British, likewise, we have need for a strong refuge in the battles of life.

Psalm 61:2-4 says “when my heart is Overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings”

Indeed The Lord is our strong tower! When we run to Him, we are guaranteed safety from all battles.

Proverbs 18:10 says ‘The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.’

Strong towers are built not only for protection but to provide sustenance for those abiding within it. When God is our strong tower, we find in Him all we need for survival and sustenance on earth. In Him we find our Healer, Deliverer, Prince of Peace, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Provider, the Redeemer, the Strong Tower of refuge.
God not only supplies all our needs but He is a covenant-keeping God who will never leave us, fail us, or forsake us.

Indeed our safest place is in God’s hands. . In Him we live and move and have our being. God is a tower of refuge for those who put their trust in Him! He is our rock; He is our shield, the horn of our salvation, our high tower, and our refuge. God is Mighty to deliver, Mighty to save, the Mighty man in battle and the Lord of hosts.
When we abide in Him, we are safe from the storms and billows of life. When we abide in Him we are blessed, we are provided for, we are healed and we are more than conquerors. Indeed when we are in Christ our safety from all life’s storms is guaranteed.
As we continually make God our greatest priority at all times, surely we shall remain protected and shielded from every evil of these end times.

PRAYER: Lord,. Thank You for being my hiding place, my strong tower and refuge from all storms of life. Help me to always hide myself in You now and always in Jesus Name. . .
QUOTE
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201

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1 Kings 18:46 [AMP] ‘Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah [giving him supernatural strength]. He [a]girded up his loins and outran Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel [nearly twenty miles].

DAILY READING; John 10:22-42; 2 Chronicles 9; Psalm 74

Dr. Charles S. Price was one of the outstanding Healing Evangelists during the first half of the twentieth century.
He was brought to prominence in ministry through the fire he contacted from the famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.
In 1921, Charles S. Price was pastoring a small congregation in California, when Aimee Semple McPherson came to their town to hold a revival service.
Due to the negative things he had heard about her, Charles Price believed she was a fraud and only attended the meetings in a bid to find what to use to expose her to the townspeople.
When Price arrived at the revival service which was packed with 6,000 people, he was surprised to find that McPherson’s sermon was thoroughly Biblical and compelling. When he witnessed the mighty display of the power of God through diverse healings and miracles, he quickly became convinced of her genuineness.
He was so impacted that by the next day, notwithstanding that he was a pastor, he answered the Altar call and quickly went to the altar to repent of his pride and prejudice.
At the meeting, Price was baptized in the Holy Spirit and the fire he contacted soon spread to his congregation until their once spiritually cold church soon became a center for revival in the region. Charles Price went on to ultimately became one of the best-known Pentecostal evangelists of the twentieth century.

Dr. Charles S. Price rose from a small town pastor to a prominent figure in Church history due to contact with the Spirit of God.
A real encounter with the Spirit will bring fire and power into our lives that will trigger divine acceleration. When the Spirit of God takes control, you find yourself caught up in a divine move that shifts your circumstances, removes obstacles and commands progress.
The hand of God upon a man releases divine grace that makes the real difference in his race.
We saw in I Kings 18:46, how Elisha outran horses and chariots because of God’s hand that came upon him.
Likewise, when God’s hand comes upon a man’s life, that life begins to experience supernatural progress and moves from obscurity to prominence.
A real encounter with God is what opens doors of progress in every other area of our lives. This is why we must refuse to be lukewarm Christians but rather constantly seek after fresh fire through a lifestyle of prayers, worship and in-depth study of God’s Word.
We need the blazing fire of the Holy Ghost to overcome the forces of darkness that try to hinder our progress.
When you are spiritually on fire, you become a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden. The light emitting from you will cause you to stand out wherever you go, and the anointing upon your life will announce you to your world.
Therefore let us continually seek a fresh encounter with God because that is what will ignite an unstoppable momentum that will propel us upward to greater heights.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me today a fresh encounter with Your Word that will generate divine speed and acceleration in my life. Thank You Lord for opening to me doors to greater visibility and prominence in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
When God is on your side anything is possible. WORDBITE 222.

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1 Corinthians 15:10 ‘But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain’

DAILY READING –- John 10:1-21; 2 Chronicles 8; Psalm 73

John Newton’s mother died just before he turned seven years old. But in her short time with her son, she taught him God’s word and prayed that he would become a pastor when he grew up. Unfortunately, after his mother’s death, John’s life took a turn for the worse,. His father, a sea captain, began to take John along on his long voyages to the sea. Being around rough sailors influenced John negatively. And he grew up living rough, seeming to have forgotten all that his mother had taught him. By his early twenties, John Newton had stopped believing in God and was known for his cursing and drinking. However one day, on March 21, 1748, a fierce storm struck and almost drowned their ship. As John faced certain death, he began to recall Bible verses his mother had taught him, and cried out to God. When the storm ended, John realized that God had saved him from a sure death. He immediately asked Jesus to save his soul. He became a Christian and began to serve God actively. The prayer of John’s mother was answered later in his life, when from a slave trader, he became an Anglican minister. His transformation from a faithless seaman to a man of deep faith is captured in his writing of the well beloved hymn ‘Amazing grace’, which has become the world’s most famous hymn. John Newton constantly told people how God saved a wretch like him, he lived to be eighty-two years old and never ceased to be amazed by God’s grace.

There is no self-made man, we are all products of divine mercy and grace. When a man runs alone, it is called ‘a race’, but when he runs with God it is called ‘grace’. Grace therefore is divine leverage. It is God taking over from where our human strength stops. It is God opening doors for us that are beyond our capability and promoting us to positions we didn’t qualify for.
Grace is the covenant mother of greatness. Grace took Joseph from prison to palace. It took Moses from keeping sheep to leading men. It took David from being a shepherd boy to becoming a king.

Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:10 ‘But by the grace of God I am what I am…’

No one can be greater than the grace of God at work in his life. It simply means that without grace, we are grounded. Indeed without Christ we can do nothing. Apostle Paul usually ended his messages to the churches by praying for the grace of God because he knew they could not achieve anything in the energy of the flesh.. Indeed by strength shall no man prevail. And it is not by power or might but by The Spirit of The Lord. We are all upheld by God’s grace and any day God withdraws His hand we may crash into disgrace. This is why we must continually acknowledge the hand of God in our affairs. We must always proclaim Him the doer of every good thing in our lives. This is why we give Him praise, knowing He is the glory and the lifter up of our head.
Certainly, in this month, through God’s divine grace, we shall be experiencing amazing open doors and unprecedented favour in all our endeavors.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to know that without You I can do nothing. Thank You for Your continual faithfulness in my life and Please help me to always remain totally dependent upon Your help in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
Whenever God places a demand on you, He is only positioning you to receive more from Him. WORDBITE 222.

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Romans 9:16 ‘So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.’

DAILY READING; – John 9:24-41; 2 Chronicles 7; Malachi 4

William Franklin Graham III was born the fourth of five children to Billy Franklin Graham on July 14, 1952.
Franklin grew into a rebellious young man who lived the “fast life”. He smoked, drank, got in fights and admitted trying marijuana. His family sent him to Stony Brook, an elite Christian boarding school on Long Island, New York. He dropped out and was later expelled from another school, LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas, for keeping a female classmate out all night past curfew.
Billy Graham’s image was affected because of Franklin’s behavior as people may have believed that he could not control his son.
On a trip to Switzerland in 1974 with Franklin, Billy talked to his son about the direction of his life. Looking him straight in the eye he said “I want you to know that your mother and I sense there is a struggle for the soul of your life, and you’re going to have to make a choice.”
These words troubled Franklin as he continued to live a wayward life of drinking and smoking. One night in a hotel room in Jerusalem, Franklin’s life changed. That night instead of going to the bar for a couple of beers, he found himself alone in his room reading through the Gospel of John. Shortly after this, at age 22, he gave his life to Christ.
Today, he heads the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, he is also the CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and heads efforts on behalf of the organization in more than 100 countries. He is well known around the world for his strong stance on Christian values.
He story is told in his 1995 autobiography, “Rebel With a Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham.”
In his biography he expresses how the grace of God delivered him when all else failed.

Franklin’s story shows that it is grace that makes the difference in anyone’s life. Though he was born into a very strong Christian family, yet he could not save himself until God’s grace intervened.
Grace is the tangible and undeniable hand of God upon a man that makes all the difference in his life.
Many of us today are products of God’s unfailing grace.
Despite our failures and shortcomings, through the Blood of Jesus we have experienced deliverance from the hold of the enemy.
The blood of Jesus is designed to demolish every stronghold of sin. There is wonder-working, miracle-healing power in the Blood of Jesus that destroys all works of darkness.

1 John 3:8 says ‘“..For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

Through the power in the Blood, we have received new spiritual status and identity. From slaves to sin, we have been transformed into sons of God. From the kingdom of darkness we have been translated into the kingdom of light. From humanity we have been reborn into divinity.
The Blood of Jesus transforms us from victims to victors. Everywhere the Blood is applied, fire falls and victory is assured. Indeed By His blood we are overcomers and more than conquerors in every situation of life.
We are now no longer to live limited lives as ordinary men, rather we are to live a life of power because of God’s grace at work in our lives.
By the Blood we have been given access into divine blessings that we didn’t deserve and favor that we didn’t work for.
Today, let us continually plead the Blood of Jesus, against anything trying to keep us in mediocrity, as we receive the grace to arise above earthly limitations and truly begin to live in victory and dominion as sons of God upon the earth.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the victory I have through Your Blood. Today I invoke Your precious blood against everything hindering the manifestation of Your Glory in my life. Indeed by the mystery of the Blood I have truly overcome in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222

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Psalms 5:12 ‘For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.’

DAILY READING; John 9:1-23; 2 Chronicles 6; Malachi 2:17-3:18

In his book, ‘the fourth dimension’,
David Yonggi Cho said he started out in ministry as a very poor pastor, struggling to make ends meet.
However as he learned to take bold steps it began to lead to the rapid growth of the Church he pastored. In 1969, he embarked on the construction of a church building and in the course of this project, Dr. Cho wrote a $50,000 cheque that was post-dated to 31st December.
When 31st December arrived, which was the day that the funds had to be deposited in the bank, he still did not have the money. As the evening approached, he prayed in desperation to God because if his cheque bounced, the newspapers would carry the story. As he continued praying, he suddenly had the idea to go to the president of his bank and ask him to write a $50,000 cheque. Of course the idea seemed far fetched and outlandish; He had no previous appointment with the bank president, he had no assets for collateral, nor had any paper work been done. It seemed indeed an impossible idea. However, Dr. Cho believed that the favor and grace of God could accomplish the impossible in his life. And so trusting God for a miracle Dr. Cho headed to the bank and went straight to the president’s office. When the secretary stopped him and asked him who he was, and if he had an appointment, he told her he was from the highest authority, meaning that he was from God. She however thought he meant he was from the President of Korea and so she ushered him past the line of waiting people, straight to the president’s office.
Confidently Dr. Cho told the bank president, that he was a pastor and explained his predicament.
Miraculously, the bank president wrote him a $50,000 cheque that helped to solve the problem. The unusual grace that surrounded Dr. Cho compelled the bank president to show him inexplicable favor.

Psalms 5:12 says ‘For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.’

When you are clothed with God’s unusual grace, men will be compelled to favor you. It is only by God’s Grace that we can experience extraordinary miracles and go forth to possess our possessions.

Psalms 44:1-3 says ‘For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.’

God is committed to giving His people divine grace and favour, and we are privileged to be His people by redemption. Just as God gave the Israelites favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so shall it be for us in this season. We shall not go empty-handed from any pursuit.
Indeed by the grace of God we shall accomplish great things and enjoy divine supplies in our endeavors.
The Bible says in Philippians 4:19, “And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (AMP).

God is saying that He is able to meet our every need. But what we receive will be according to our level of faith
Therefore it’s up to us to commit to diligent study of God’s Word so as to have the boldness to step out in faith and experience amazing miracles, signal and wonders.

PRAYER:
Father, I thank You for the unlimited grace and favor you have released to me today. Please help me to take the limits off my life and move in boldness to possess all You have ordained for me in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
QUOTE
The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222

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John‬ ‭10‬:‭9 ‬ ‭’I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
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DAILY READING; John 8:48-59; 2 Chronicles 5:2-14; Malachi 2:10-4:7

Charles Page was only 11-year-old when his father died. He had to drop out of school early to try to help support his mother and siblings. For years, he struggled fruitlessly, wandering from one menial job to another
One day he stopped on the street to listen to a Salvation Army service. When a girl brought the offering plate to him, he told her that he would have loved to give but had no money, not even for his food. She gave him a dollar, saying, “Take this: put ten cents in the offering, and hereafter give a tenth of all you get to God. Keep this up all your life, and you’ll never be penniless again.”
Charlie took her advice. When he later got a job, he began paying his tenth regularly. Gradually things began to improve. Overtime, he got into real estate development, oil well drilling, and investing in power plants. Through God’s blessings upon his endeavors, Charles eventually became wealthy.
He became famous as a generous philanthropist, who contributed to the spread of the Gospel and supported various charities including the Salvation Army. He also built hospitals, schools, homes for widows, orphans and poor black Americans.

The decision to obey God’s instruction concerning tithing opened up the heavens and ended Charles Page’s fruitless wandering from job to job.
Aligning with God’s Word is what opens the door to new horizons and greater frontiers.
The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years, shut out of the Promised Land due to disobedience. But after the disobedient generation had died off, they gained access to the land flowing with milk and honey.
Today, many people have been wandering fruitlessly due to failure to come into alignment with God’s will.
Obedience is what connects us to God’s divine grace which makes our journey great.
Today, we have stepped into the fifth month of May and the number 5 symbolizes God’s grace, goodness and favor.
By definition the word “May” means possibility; opportunity or permission; or to express wish or prayer. By implication therefore, this month of May will be a month of possibility and opportunity for us.
In John‬ ‭10‬:‭9 Jesus says ‬ ‭’I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
As we step into a deeper relationship with Jesus, He will lead us to our green pastures
Certainly, in this month God is doing a new thing. He’s about to take you to where you’ve never been before. He will enable you to access doors of breakthrough that have not been accessible before. In this season, God is giving us leverage in the spirit realm to be bold, to step out and to do great and mighty things in His Name.
By the power in the Blood of Jesus, hitherto closed doors will be unlocked and we will come out of every stagnation to step into greater levels of grace, anointing, promotion, healing and progress.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for opening doors of greater opportunities to me in this season. I know that in this new month Your grace for great accomplishment has been released to enable me to excel always in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE:
The truth of God’s Word in the life of a believer is always reflective, the results can never be hidden. – WORDBITE 222

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Isaiah 48:10 ‘Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’

DAILY READING –John 8:21-47; 2 Chronicles 2:17-5:1; Malachi 1:1-2:9

Researchers did an experiment with bumblebees. Astronauts took them up into outer space to study the effects of weightlessness on them. And because of the lack of gravity, the bumblebees simply floated through the air without having to use their wings. It seemed such an easy, enjoyable and effortless life to these bumblebees. They were living with no struggle, adversity, or resistance. And for a few days, everything seemed to be going great as these bumblebees floated easily, not having to flap their wings. But on the fourth day, something happened. They all suddenly died. The reason for this was that while they had loved floating without making efforts to fly, the problem was they weren’t created to live life without any resistance.

In the same way, we cannot live a victorious life on earth without having to overcome resistance. If everything was always easy, we wouldn’t be prepared for our destiny. Just as muscles are developed through constant exercise, strength is developed through facing adversities and overcoming by God’s Word. Every difficulty you pass through is growing you up. There are some qualities that can only be developed in you through tough times.
And sometimes the reason the fire is so hot is because God has something great ahead of you. He is getting you prepared because every new level comes with new devils. When you are about to soar to the next level, God will always prepare you to handle that new height, And you must be trained beforehand, so that what was meant to be your throne does not become your tomb. Every great and effectual door will be preceded by great adversaries. And there will always be giants on the road to your Canaan. If David had not been trained through killing lions in the bush, he may not have been able to kill Goliath. His older brothers who stayed at home while he was in the bush were part of the Israeli army that ran away when Goliath roared. But because God had taught David’s hand to war, he could run through a troop and leap over the wall. And though David was anointed king as a youth by Samuel, it took years of adversity before he could eventually mount the throne. Life is a continuous succession of both small and large challenges. Yet, all these challenges come to make us stronger, to prepare us for the heights we are destined to attain. Adversity pushes us to accelerate the development of our greatest potential. Without adversity there will be no growth.
We have to trust God who has created and designed us for our purpose. God doesn’t make mistakes. He’s already designed your life, laid out the plan down to the smallest details. We must be willing to follow the paths of destiny He has mapped out for us, it may not make sense initially but then in the end we will see everything working out together for our good.
Therefore on this last day of April, let us rejoice and give thanks to God for His amazing faithfulness in our lives, trusting that He will take us to even higher levels of exploits in the coming months.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for the victory You gave me over adversities throughout this month of April. By Your grace I will rise to even greater heights of success in the coming days in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.

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Isaiah 55:12-13 ‘For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace, the mountawins and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. “

DAILY READING –John 9; 2 Chronicles 1; Zechariah 14

We are living in an age of Information overload. Today, data is growing faster than ever before and man has created more information in the last decade, than in all of past human history.
Daniel rightly predicted that at the time of the end, knowledge shall be increased. [Daniel 12:4]. That is what we are seeing now. Our minds are constantly under the barrage of news and information. And unfortunately, men seem to have become addicted to the hyper stimulation of this information super highway. Many people simply cannot do without information constantly coming from their communication gadgets.
In this information bombardment, it has become increasingly difficult for people to find time to be quiet, to think, and to pray. Man seems constantly on the run. There seems to be so much to do daily; a job to get to, appointments to keep, places to go, datelines to meet etc. Again Daniel had predicted that at the time of the end, many shall run to and fro. And today, people are in an unending race, racing from one thing to another. No wonder we are called the ‘’human race.”

It is the grace of God that makes the race great. Time spent with God each day in fellowship is gives value to our pursuits.
We must therefore set our priorities right. As Christians, in this end-time God must have the first place in our lives. He must have the first place in everything. Fellowship time with Him is none negotiable, no matter how busy we are. The more time we spend in God’s Presence the more we excel and prevail in life.
Job 29 :19 – 21 speaks of how the dew lay all night upon his branch, meaning fellowship with God, as a result of this his glory was fresh in him, and men gave heed to him and kept quiet at his counsel. As you fellowship with God, His Glory rubs off on you. And like Moses when you come out of the place of fellowship, your face will be shinning. It is a light which darkness cannot comprehend, which demons see and flee. Evil people see you coming and they take another route. Because they cannot face the fire emitting from you. Also as a result of carrying God’s Presence your environment changes to favor you. Isaiah 55:12-13 declares ‘for ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace, the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands, Instead of the thorns shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the briar, shall come up the myrtle tree.’
Indeed God’s Presence makes the difference. This is why we must prioritize our fellowship with God, despite the mass distractions of this age.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to make You top priority in my life. May I always spend time in fellowship with You so as to carry Your Presence that will make the difference in my life, in Jesus Name. .

QUOTE

Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.

Shalom!

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