HORM Devotional

Job 23:10 ‘But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.’

DAILY READING; Hebrews 1; Genesis 45:1-46:27; Psalm 36

This year 2021 is the 20th year in a row that North Korea has been ranked as the country where Christians face the most extreme persecution.
Being discovered as a Christian is a death sentence in North Korea. If the Christian is not killed instantly, he or she would be taken to a labor camp as a political criminal in inhumane prisons with horrific conditions. Not only that, everyone in their family would share the same punishment.
The North Korean government is reported to have expanded the system of prison camps, in which an estimated 50,000 Christians are currently being imprisoned.
Those who are Christians in the country have to keep their faith very secret and are unable to meet with other believers.
There are even stories of husbands and wives not knowing, for many years, that their spouse was also a Christian.
Secret police carry out raids to identify Christians, and children are encouraged to tell their teachers about any sign of faith in their parents’ home.
Though life is extremely difficult for all North Koreans, Christians continue to face extreme persecution in every element of their public and private lives. Yet despite all these, it still has not stopped an estimated 36 percent of the population – around 9 million – from practicing Christianity. North Korean Christians know that only God is powerful enough to break through the darkness of this most oppressive regime on earth, so they serve God even at the risk of their lives.

While North Korean Christians may face extreme persecution, the truth is that every serious Christian in the world today is facing some level of persecutions for their faith.
If you are a Christian who is living a godly life in this generation, you will surely suffer persecution at some points.

2 Timothy 3:12 says “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution”

When you choose to live an uncompromising Christian life, not everyone will be happy with you.
For refusing to bow to what they are bowing to, you may get thrown into the fire. But always realize that anytime you are being attacked or persecuted for righteousness sake, God is right there with you.

He says in Isaiah 43:2 “When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. The flames will not harm you’

Even in the fiery trial, when you keep your faith in God, He will help you and see you through every temptation. And after you have been tried, God will ensure that you come forth as gold.

Job 23:10 says ‘But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.’

Though you may go through the fire today, be assured that you are coming out better and stronger.
God’s Hand upon you will be proven because you will survive. Though you may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, you will fear no evil. Rather, you will come out victorious.
Anybody else would have lost their mind or suffered a nervous breakdown. But by the power of God, despite all you may have gone through, you will be preserved.

In Matthew 5:10-11 Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In all the other beatitudes, the word “blessed” is used once, but in this particular beatitude, Jesus used the word “blessed” twice to emphasize the generous blessing given by God to the persecuted.

This means that as you remain faithful and continue to choose to please God despite persecutions, He will give you double for all your troubles.
Indeed as you keep focusing on honoring God, you will see His abundant blessings. Whatever the enemy meant for evil, God will keep turning it all around to your advantage. Where your detractors thought you would stumble and fall, God will cause you to arise and soar.
He will prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies, He will anoint you head with oil and your cup will surely run over with blessings!

PRAYER Lord please grant me the grace and strength to live a life that pleases You no matter how difficult it may seem. May I continue to uphold the truth of Your Word and stand in faith no matter the oppositions I may face in Jesus Name.

QUOTE
God is preparing you for the season He prepared for your breakthrough WORDBITE 222.

Psalm 85:6 ‘Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?’

DAILY READING; • Luke 24:13-53; Genesis 44; Psalm 35

Charles Finney is one of the greatest revivalists in Church history.
As a young man, he relentlessly pursued a career in the legal profession. At the same time, he also served in the local Presbyterian church, leading the choir. However, while he outwardly appeared to be a Christian, inwardly, he was never sure of his salvation.
One day he decided that he must settle the question of his soul’s salvation. So he went alone into the woods, knelt by a log and prayed earnestly until he had fully surrendered his life to Christ.
His conviction was so strong that the next morning at the law office, Finney directed his client to find another lawyer because he was giving up his law career to become a preacher.
Thus Finney’s revivalistic career was launched.
He often went to the pulpit like a lawyer determined to win his case and win souls for Christ.
He was supported by a prayer team who went into towns ahead of him to spiritually prepare the grounds.
In most places he preached, he ignited revival fire that brought transformation to the town. The crime rates would drop so drastically that the courts had little to do and the jails stayed empty for years.
Through Charles Finney, many souls were brought into God’s kingdom.
He is Called the “father of modern revivalism” and paved the way for later revivalists like Dwight L. Moody, Billy Sunday, and Billy Graham.

When Charles Finney took time to pray for his soul’s condition, he received revival fire that affected his generation.

Indeed as we run the Christian race, we must constantly carry out a heart-check, to be sure we are in right-standing with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:5 says ‘Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.’

Being an active Church member does not guarantee salvation.
It is a personal commitment and decision that habors no shadow of doubt.

If for any reason you are unsure of your spiritual condition or eternal destination, then you need to get alone with God and settle the matter.

The issue of our soul is too precious to be based on assumptions. We are running a personal race, and each of us will individually give account of ourselves to God.
Therefore, we must continually check our hearts to be sure we are walkiny closely with the Lord..

As we serve routinely in God’s kingdom, we must constantly refresh our fire, so as not to run the risk of becoming spiritually dry and stagnant.
To serve with joy, zeal and passion, we need to constantly pray to God to revive us.

Psalm 85:6 says ‘Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?’

To see revival, we must step back into the beautiful brokenness of our first-love encounter with the Lord.
We need to return to desperate hunger for His Word, fervent prayers and falling on our faces in worship.

When we consistently seek God with such passion, then the Holy Spirit will ignite revival fire in us that will affect our world and transform lives for Christ .

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me fresh spiritual encounter that will renew my passion and zeal for You. Thank You Lord for using me to positively affect my generation in Jesus Name.

QUOTE
When you make that which is priority to God to become your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.

Jeremiah 23:29 ‘Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?’

DAILY READING • Luke 24:1-12; Genesis 43; Psalm 34

Jonathan Edwards was one of America’s greatest revivalists.
On July 8, 1741, he started a sermon that he could not finish.
His sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?” has become one of the most famous sermons in history.
It was preached to a hardened audience who had rejected revival.

At that time in 1741, revival was sweeping through Churches and bringing many into God’s kingdom. However, a town called Enfield became notorious for resisting the revival.
Though many preachers had come to the town, the people remained cold and spiritually dry. But when Jonathan Edwards came to preach there the story became different.
He was used by God to break the demonic yoke over the town. As he preached the Word with power the hardened hearts became broken.
The verbal imageries created by his sermon terrified people in the audience, who cried for mercy. Such was the impact of his preaching that Edwards was interrupted many times by people crying out, “What shall I do to be saved?”. The weeping became so loud that Edwards could no longer finish his sermon.
That day, the power of God’s Word, broke through the stony hearts and ignited revival fire among the people of Enfield.

Jeremiah 23:29 says ‘Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?’

Indeed God’s Word is fire and hammer that can break through the hardest hearts. God’s Word is able to destroy every spiritual coldness and ignite fresh revival fire in our lives.
As gross moral darkness covers the earth and iniquity abounds in this end times, the Bible predicts that many people’s love for God will wax cold.
Indeed, through daily contact with people, and constant exposure to the sights and sounds of the world, some believers’ fire may gradually begin to wane. It is human nature to stumble sometimes, even fail. However, it is dangerous and risky for a believer to continue in a state of spiritual dryness.

No matter how far we stray, even in the deepest night, if we but step toward Christ, His light will reignite our souls and consume the shadows.

After the crucifixion of Jesus, two of his disciples became downcast and began to walk away, intending to go to another city, Emmaus. But on their way, Jesus met them. As he spoke to them, their hearts were reignited with fire. [Luke 24:32]. They said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

Indeed the opening of the Scriptures, and hearing from the Lord, will cause our heart to burn with fresh fire and zeal.
God’s Word is the wood that keeps our spiritual fire burning.

Proverbs 26:20 says “Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out:’

With the coming of the Lord so near, let us always ensure there is oil in our vessels and keep our lamps burning bright.
It is the entrance of God’s Word that gives light. His Word is the lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. [Psalm 119]

Today, as we accept the spiritual responsibility of diligent study of the Word, surely, our fire will never go out and our paths will shine more and more unto the perfect day.[proverbs 4:18].

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to accept the spiritual responsibility of diligent study of Your Word. Thank You Lord for helping me to keep my light burning bright as I run the race set before me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
Reading the Bible gives you over view, studying it takes you to depths. – WORDBITE 222.

Psalm 34:15 ‘The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.’

DAILY READING; • Luke 23:26-56; Genesis 42; Psalm 33

Marcus Luttrell was a Navy SEAL and sniper. He became known worldwide as the “Lone Survivor” due to his amazing survival of a deadly battle in the mountains of Afghanistan.
In 2005, Marcus and three other American soldiers were sent out to scout a Taliban terrorist leader living in an Afghan village. After locating the compound where the terrorist was suspected to be, they hid themselves, in the surrounding bushes waiting for an opportunity to capture him. But they were discovered by some villagers who went and informed the Taliban.
A great number of the Taliban fighters came after them and a huge gun battle broke out. The other three members of his team were killed but Marcus managed to escape. Despite being shot and wounded, Marcus kept running with the Taliban army in hot pursuit. He kept praying to God for divine protection and deliverance. God showed up and Marcus was able to escape the clutches of the Taliban and eventually returned back to the US military base in Afghanistan.
In a 2007 interview with CBN News, Marcus said that he talked to God while in battle and prayed that he would survive. God indeed answered his prayers.
His story is captured in the bestselling book ‘Lone Survivor’, which was made into a hit movie of the same title.
Having retired from the military, today, Marcus goes about telling people about Jesus and the story of God’s amazing deliverance..

Psalm 18:6 says ‘In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.’

God, indeed does answer the cry of those who call upon Him in distress..
Each time the enemy tries to get you into a fix, when he thinks he has locked all doors of escape, always remember that you serve the God that rules over the affairs of men.
God is able to move mountains, cause walls to fall, perform miracles and wonders, to bring you out of every tight spot.
For some of us, this has been our story this year. God has showed up in unexpected ways to deliver us from battles that seemed too strong for us.
Just when it seemed to be game over, the Blood of Jesus arose and spoke ‘Passover’ to that trouble.
Indeed through the power in the Blood we have been redeemed from every trap of death, hell and the grave.

If perhaps, you are still faced with any impossible battle today, be assured that there is deliverance for you through the Blood. Never give in to fear, rather fill your heart with faith through study of the Word and keep praising God in the face of the raging storm.
As long as you keep looking to Jesus, the red sea will never swallow you. The storm will not stop you and the billows will not blow you away. No matter who or what gathers against you, God will cause them to fall for your sake.
Even when it seems you have been thrown into the fire, still know that God can show up as the fourth man in the fire to rescue you.
Keep trusting in Him and do not be moved by what you see. Be moved only by what God’s Word has said. As long as you can stay in faith, anything and everything is possible.
In every temptation, God will surely make a way of escape for you. He will deliver you from every financial trouble, sickness, relationship crisis and all form of trials.
No matter how tough that battle, Jesus is greater than it. And as you run into the stronghold of the Blood, you will surely be delivered.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your Blood that is able to deliver me from any tight and tough situation today. Thank You Lord for always hearing me when I call and answering me speedily in Jesus Name.

QUOTE:
What you thought was disappointment in life, was actually just a redirection from God– WORDBITE 222

Daniel 2:21 ‘And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:’

DAILY READING; Luke 23:1-25; Genesis 41; Psalm 32

One of the single bloodiest battles in America’s history was fought during World War 2. It is known as the battle of the Bulge. In this battle, a surprise attack by the Germans caused a section of the American army to be trapped and besieged at Bastogne in Belgium.
General George Smith Patton, who commanded the U.S Third Army was given the responsibility of rescuing over 12,000 trapped soldiers. However, as he worked to rescue them, he found himself fighting not only the Germans, but also against bad weather.

The weather was the most serious threat. Patton only needed a 24 hour window of decent weather conditions, but his rescue efforts became delayed by a month of unrelentingly horrid weather.
The bad weather affected weapons, aircraft, and the movement of troops.
Though Patton could not control the weather, he believed that God could work a miracle. He then gave the Army chaplain Colonel James O’Neill an assignment to organize prayers for a fair weather.
O’Neill distributed wallet sized prayer cards which the military men began praying with.

Surprisingly as these soldiers began to pray, things miraculously changed. The weather quickly cleared, enabling General George Patton to rescue the trapped men.

The Bible makes it clear that God changes times and seasons (Daniel 2:21).
Just like this army prayed for a change of weather, our prayers can bring an end to a negative season and usher in a positive one.

We often face different seasons in our health, finances, relationships etc. If you don’t like what you see around you, speak what should be.
Fervent prayer is a powerful and effective way to spiritually change your weather.

James 5:14-18 says that Elijah prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.

Likewise we can enforce a change of season around us through prayer.
God has promised that whatsoever we desire when we pray we will receive.

If you are facing a stormy weather in your health, finances, family, business or any endeavor, you can change the situation through prayer.

The truth is that Heaven acts in response to the prayers on earth. The prayer altar is the labor room and the spiritual control room of life. It is where things are handled and orchestrated. Those who travail in prayers are those who will prevail in life.
Prayer becomes more effective when we pray with God’s Word. God’s Word is the effective language of prayer. It is what connects us to the throne of grace, to obtain mercy and help in the time of need.

And we must never forget to seal our prayers with thanksgiving.

Philippians 4:6 says ‘Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God’

Praise grants us access to God’s Presence, and His Presence will always make the difference.

Today, as we lift our voice to call upon God, certainly we will experience a speedy change of seasons.
In this last quarter of the year, God will bring you out of every failure and establish you in success. He will speedily bring an end to every bad weather and usher you in to a new season of wonders and miracles in Jesus Name..

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me grace to persevere in prayers, study of Your Word and praise, until I experience a favorable change of season in my affairs. Thank You Lord for ushering me to a season of greater victories in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
Keep on moving forward, there is something much more ahead of you in life, your best is yet ahead of you. WORDBITE 222

Isaiah 41: 10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.’

DAILY READING; Luke 22:39-71; Genesis 40; Psalm 31

Achieving flight was an engineering problem that captivated the human imagination for hundreds of years.
Eventually, it was two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, who were formerly bicycle salesmen, that built the world’s first successful airplane.
However arriving at their dream was more difficult that they had thought. After years spent on researches and eventually constructing an airplane, getting it to fly became a big challenge. Between the period of 1899 to 1902, many of their flight tests ended in frustrations and disappointments. One day in 1901, after another failed flying experiments, Wilbur told Orville, “I doubt man will fly in our lifetime, not within a thousand years.”
However, at these low moments, their father, Bishop Milton Wright, who was a Protestant minister stood as an encourager and continually upheld them through prayers.

As the brothers pesevered in their pursuit, only two years later in 1903, they finally achieved their dream of building the first successful airplane in history.
Their invention turned them into a wonder. As the Wright brothers soared above crowds at public exhibitions in the United States and France, people stared up at them in amazement.
Their invention indeed changed the world and ushered in the modern aviation industry which continues to impact almost every aspect of modern existence.

Anyone destined to do great things will face frustrations at some points. When you find yourself at those low points, that is never the time to give up. Remember, that the greatest battles often come at the eve of your greatest victory.

Therefore, rather than faint, you need to walk by faith and not by sight.
By faith begin to call those things that be not as though they were.
God is an ever present help in every time of need.
He has promised to be with you, to strengthen you; help you and uphold you with the right hand of His righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10)

Through God’s help we can overcome the spiritual resistances that aim to stop the work God is doing through us.

If the odds are against you today, don’t forget that it is God that works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Therefore let your focus be on strengthening God’s Presence in your life through going deeper into study of the Word, prayers and praise.
Certainly, when God is with you, nothing and no one can be against you.

Regardless of how contrary things may seem, your greatest days are ahead of you. The 3 months left in this year is more than enough time for God to turn you into a wonder.
What looks like a setback now will only position you for a greater comeback! What looks like a trial will only end in your triumph.

Therefore keep thanking God, and keep blessing Him at all times. Never give into dismay or discouragement because your day of manifestation is very close.
As you have put your trust in God, surely, He will never allow you to be put to shame.

PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to always focus on Your Word, no matter the situation around me. I thank You Lord for causing everything to work together for my good in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

The study of The Word will keep shame and disgrace far from you. WORDBITE 222

Isaiah 43:2-3 ‘When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you’

DAILY READING; • Luke 22:1-38; Genesis 39; Psalm 30

Samuel Kaboo Morris was a Liberian prince born in 1873. He converted to Christianity around the age of 14.

Soon after his conversion, their tribe was attacked by another tribe and Samuel was captured.
While in captivity, he was treated cruelly. But one day, while receiving severe beatings, there was a flash of light and Kaboo heard a voice telling him to flee. He then fled to the jungle, where he wandered for days until he came to a coffee plantation where other Christians were working.
Kaboo joined them and later took the name Samuel Morris.
Around age 18, he felt motivated to travel to America to study. He found passage on a ship to New York in exchange for work. On board, he became known for his frequent prayers and before the end of the five-month journey, many of the crew became converted to Christianity.

Arriving in America, his Christian qualities shone so brightly that at a time of great racism, the white people in the community, contributed funds to send him to college. He enrolled at Taylor University, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Again, he so impacted the school that
Newspapers printed stories of “the boy from Africa who was charging Fort Wayne with the electric power of God”.

People from around the world would come to the college just to hear him speak.
Though he lived a short life, Samuel Kaboo has become the subject of five novels, over a dozen biographies, a 1954 film, and a 1988 documentary.
Also Taylor University has named numerous buildings, scholarships, and a society in his honor.

The fight and resistance against great destinies actually begin early in life.
However, with God’s help, it doesn’t matter what may come against you, you will not only survive, you will also thrive and flourish.

The truth is that when God is with you no matter how weak or disadvantaged you may be, you will be turned into a wonder.

As long as you have vision, even in the desert, you will still flourish. Those who perish are only those who lose their vision and then stop seeing their way forward.

Despite any obstacles, always remember that
God is taking you somewhere.
Your path is destined to keep shinning brighter and brighter.

You may not see how now, but as you keep walking in faith, great and effectual doors will open before you, despite the many adversaries.
You may pass through the fire and high water, but very soon you are coming into your wealthy place..
Through God’s divine ability in you, every obstacle will be turned into a miracle.

Especially, in this new month, it is time to trust God for mind-blowing testimonies.
Determine that this year will not end without you experiencing your own portion of wonders.

As you stay focused on God’s Word and constant prayers, you will build the faith for your miracle..

All things are possible to him that believes! And as you continue to believe and declare God’s Word over you, surely, you will receive the promise of wonders.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to be totally dependent upon You, so that by Your power I can always overcome. I thank You Lord that even right now, You are doing amazing wonders in my life in Jesus Name. .

Quote
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

Proverbs 4:20-22 ‘My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.’

DAILY READING Luke 21; Genesis 38; Psalm 29

The word LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Laser light can be used instead of blades (scalpels) for very careful surgical work. This includes repairing a damaged retina in the eye or cutting body tissue.
They can also be used to heat and destroy small areas such as some tumors. It can be used to cut out tumors without damaging other tissue.
Laser therapy uses a very narrow, focused beam of light to work.
Laser light has a single, high energy wavelength and can be focused in a very narrow beam, making it both powerful and precise.
This is unlike regular light or light from the sun, which has many different wavelengths and spreads out in all directions. However, the light rays from the sun can act like a laser when a magnifying glass is used to direct it to one particular area. Indeed a piece of paper can be set ablaze through focusing the light of the sun using a magnifying glass on paper.

This illustration shows us that focus is very powerful.
Likewise, when we keep the right focus, we will have the power to create amazing impact in life.
As believers, our most important focus should be on God’s Word. When we pay attention to God’s Word, it yields signs and wonders around us.
We triumph in life through faith that comes by focusing on God’s Word.
Anytime you encounter challenges, rather than focus on the problems, stay focused on God’s promises. Keep filling your heart continually with the Word, until your actions are dominated and controlled by faith.
As you keep walking in faith, you will soon experience the victory.

Today, no matter how things may look like, keep your mind focused on what God has said concerning you this year.
Keep confessing His promises and keep praising Him for His faithfulness, because His Word will come to pass, despite any contrary circumstance.
The truth is that nothing can change the immutability and infallibility of God’s Word. Even if circumstances change, the goodness of God remains unchanging!
In Malachi 3:6 God says ‘For I am the Lord, I change not . .’
Indeed God never changes.

As the year draws to a close, perhaps there are challenges that may be threatening to tamper with your peace of mind. Why not roll over those cares to the Lord and focus rather on proclaiming His Kingdom. God promises that when we seek Him first, He will take care of everything else.
Indeed as you keep your focus on God, He will silence oppositions and release the Abundance of His blessings towards you.
Certainly, as we attend to God’s Word and walk by faith we will experience miracles of diverse healings.

Proverbs 4:20-22 says ‘My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.’

Indeed maintaining our focus on God’s Word, will release wonders of divine health, prosperity, favor and amazing blessings into our lives.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always focus on Your Word. No matter what things may look like I know that Your promises are coming to pass in my life. Indeed by the power in Your Word my life is being transformed into a wonder in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222.

2 Samuel 6:11. ‘And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.’

DAILY READING – • Luke 20:27-47; Genesis 37; Psalm 28

On Wednesday, 22 June 2005, the BBC and other major global News outlets, reported the amazing story of a young girl rescued by lions from her kidnappers in Ethiopia.
According to the police report, the 12-year-old girl was coming home from school on 9th June, when she was abducted by 7 men for the purpose of a forced marriage.
Such kidnapping is common in Ethiopia. The United Nations estimates that more than 70 percent of marriages in rural Ethiopia are by abduction.
However, as the men were beating this young girl for refusing the forced marriage, a pride of lions emerged from the forest and chased the men away. These lions stood guard around the terrified girl for about 12 hours. It was only as the police approached that they left the girl and went back into the forest.
This story was especially amazing because this was at a time when lions were frequently attacking humans and farm animals in the region.
Some lion experts, interviewed by the BBC, were skeptical and said the lions were probably preparing to eat the girl when the police arrived. Other experts suggested that the lions may have spared the girl because her crying may have sounded like the mewing sound from a lion cub.
Whatever the case, one thing everyone seemed to agree on was the fact that the young girl’s rescue by lions was a big miracle.

Indeed God is able to perform strange miracles of deliverance that baffles people and causes them to ponder.
When Daniel was delivered from the lions’ den, it astounded king Darius and caused the heathen nation to turn to God.
Those lions were so powerful that when the next victims were thrown into the pit, they broke their bones before they even hit the ground. Yet God preserved Daniel in the midst of these ferocious beasts.

In the same way, God is able to deliver us from formidable situations or things that appear too tough for us to handle.

As the year draws to a close, some of us may feel trapped by financial pressures or other issues of concern. Rather than fret, let us trust God for a divine rescue from every tough challenge.

Perhaps, you may be thinking the remaining 3 months in this year are too short to accomplish anything much, but it was within three months that God dramatically elevated and promoted Obededom. [2 Samuel 6].
Likewise in these remaining three months, God is able to catapult us to heights we never imagined.

Today being the first day of October, will indeed mark in our lives a new season of divine visitations. We shall be seeing the God of wonders release to us uncommon favour, speed and acceleration.
Just as Obededom brought the ark of the Lord into his house, and was instantly blessed, as we position ourselves for a divine visitation, we shall record dramatic testimonies of signs and wonders.

By the Blood of Jesus, we shall experience divine rescue out of every tight situation in our health, finances, family and relationships etc.
Indeed as we keep praising God in this season, our story will keep moving from glory to greater glory.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for causing me to experience Your divine visitation in this season. Please help me to spiritually position myself to see Your wonders in this new month in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222

Matthew 5:16 ‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’

• DAILY READING • Luke 20:1-26; Genesis 35:1-36:43; Psalm 27

Lun Poobuanak is a native missionary that served in a small village in Kalasin Province, which is in northeast Thailand.
For a long time, he preached the Gospel among the Buddhists and animists in this village, without much result.
Kalasin Province is a rich and fertile agricultural area, however, in 1994, a drought overcame the area and there was a lack of harvest. The situation gradually became desperate.
Though many people in the village had been unwilling to accept the Gospel but as the drought worsened they came to meet the missionary.
The leaders of the village told Lun Poobuanak “If you ask your God to give us rain this month, all households in our clan will worship your God and become Christians,”
Lun accepted the challenge and the Christians in the Church immediately began to fast and pray asking God for rain. On the fourth day a storm came with such intense rain that filled the rice fields and saved the crops.
This manifestation of God’s power made all the 134 families in the village, to become Christians, as they had promised. It also convinced many other unbelievers in the province to come to Christ.

John 4:48 said ‘Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.’

Truly it takes signs and wonders to make believers out of men. The manifestations of power easily draw men to the Gospel.
Today people are desperately looking for solutions to their many problems. There are people with health issues that doctors cannot solve, there are those facing insurmountable challenges in their finances, families, businesses, etc.
As believers, God has raised us for such a time as this to manifest His wonders so as to point men to Christ.
Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship with God that manifests as power on the earth. It is living and walking in the supernatural and positively affecting the lives of men.

Every true Christian is meant to be a carrier of God’s power. 1Corinthians 2:4 says ‘the kingdom of God is not in words, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power!’

Certainly, in these perilous last days, men desire to see the demonstration of the Spirit! And we are the channel through which God’s power will flow to touch the world. The bright burning of God’s fire through us will draw men out of darkness and bring them into God’s kingdom.

Matthew 5:16 says ‘Let your light so shine before men that they will indeed see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.’

In these last days, while gross darkness covers the earth, glory will cover the Church. Jesus is coming for a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle. It is a Church that is living in power, dominion and holiness. None of us can afford to miss our place!
Let us therefore constantly keep oil in our vessels through diligent study of the Word and keep our lights burning through fervent prayers and passionate worship.
As we do so, surely, our lives will manifest the wonders that will continually draw men into God’s glorious kingdom.

PRAYER: Lord, please enable me to always live a spiritually fervent life. May my light so shine before men, that they will indeed see Your good works and continually glorify You in Jesus Name.

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There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222