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AN OUTWARD SHOW OF AN INNER TRUTH

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AN OUTWARD SHOW OF AN INNER TRUTH .* *Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD (Psalm 134:2).* Have you ever wondered why oftentimes, people look towards the sky when we say, “Let us pray?” It’s actually an outward show of an inner truth, of something spiritual, because the Father isn’t in the sky but inside us; He lives in you. So, don’t get confused by the motions and outward expressions and gesticulations.  *Psalm 141:2* says, *“Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”* When David, a prophet of God, wrote this, he was well acquainted with the priesthood ministry of the Old Testament in the old tabernacle. He spoke prophetically and likened the evening sacrifice in the Old Testament to the lifting of our hands in worship today.  Also, the Bible says, *“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD”* *(Psalm 134:2).* The Apostle Paul reiterated the same thing; he understood the imp
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A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING WITH GOD. God proves Himself at the beginning of new phases of life.

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A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING WITH GOD   God proves Himself at the beginning of new phases of life. SCRIPTURE: Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God proves Himself at the beginning of new phases of life. I welcome you to the first day of this new month of September 2021. We thank God for His faithfulness in our lives from the beginning of the year till date.  In this new month, God is going to give you a new beginning in life. You might have lost many privileges and opportunities but God is ready to give you a fresh beginning for a total recovery and restoration in Jesus’ Name.  The Scripture makes it clear that we serve the God of new beginnings (Gen. 1:1). We serve the God of new things (Isa. 43:19).  He is the God who proves Himself at the beginning of new pha
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*DON’T CONDEMN OTHERS

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 .* *Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).* In your life, don’t be too quick to find fault with others. Don’t give in to the urge to condemn. The Bible says the Lord Jesus has been  *“…ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead”*  *(Acts 10:42 NKJV).* He alone is the true Judge, and He’s rich in mercy. There may be some people around you, perhaps, even in your local church that may not be living right; don’t judge them. Instead, be the light that wins them over. That’s what Jesus said in our theme verse.  One of the reasons people may not be living right where you are may be that your light isn’t shining brightly enough. When a Christian condemns other Christians about their way of life, he may think he’s being spiritual when it’s actually an expression of carnality. Don’t write anyone off because of their errors; Jesus also paid the price for their mistakes. He took resp
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Your passion connects you to your portion in life.

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Your passion connects you to your portion in life. SCRIPTURE: And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your passion connects you to your portion in life. It has been established that your passion is key to discovering your destiny in life. Moses had a passion for the deliverance of his people from captivity in Egypt. That passion made him to kill an Egyptian. (Exodus 2:11-12). Beloved, your passion connects you to your portion in life. If you follow your passion, you can land in your portion. If you follow your passion, you can get to your possession. Now, what does passion refer to? 1. Your passion is your fire of desire to make a difference in a particular area  Your passion is your fire of desire. It is that desire on fire that will not let you rest. The passion of Nehemiah was his desire on fire to deliver his people from the repr
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Living with an investment mind-set rather than expenditure mind-set is wisdom for financial supplies.

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  Living with an investment mind-set rather than expenditure mind-set is wisdom for financial supplies. SCRIPTURE: …but wisdom is profitable to direct. Ecclesiastes 10:10. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Living with an investment mind-set rather than expenditure mind-set is wisdom for financial supplies.  Some time ago, my wife told me a story she read from a book. It is the story of a village that had a king, a wise man and two rich men. All the other people in the village were poor.  One day, all the people came together and said to the king, “Let us kill the rich people in this village. They are the reasons why we are all poor.”  The king did not know what to do because the two rich men always took care of his family needs. So, the king asked the only wise man what to do. The wise man said, “There is only one thing to do. If you want the rich men to live, let them distribute all their wealth and resources to everyone in the village.”  Then the rich people agreed and distributed all
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THE PATIENCE OF LOVE

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THE PATIENCE OF LOVE   Love is very patient. SCRIPTURE: Love is patient… 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) I knew a young man who said he had associated with bad friends and became an armed robber. According to him, every time he came home after a robbery operation, his mother would tell him, “My son, you are not a robber; you are a pastor! You can’t be a thief; you are a pastor! I didn’t give birth to you for you to end as a robber”. And she continued talking to him like that. One day, the young man said that about seven of them went to rob somewhere in the Northern part of Nigeria and a team of policemen suddenly arrived at the scene. All the armed robbers, including himself took to their heels. As he ran for his life, he said in front of him was a high fence, and behind him, the policemen. He asked himself, “What should I do?” And before he knew what was happening, he found himself on the other side of the fence. The rest of his gang members were wasted but he survived. After thi
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Fear is a magnet for evil just as faith is a magnet for good.

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Fear is a magnet for evil just as faith is a magnet for good. SCRIPTURE: For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. Job 3:25 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Fear is a magnet for evil just as faith is a magnet for good. The spirit of fear has been confirmed to be one of the deadly enemies of destiny. This includes the fear of failure, the fear of the future, the fear of the unknown, etc. Now, how is fear such a deadly enemy of destiny? What are the tragedies of living in fear? i) Fear invites disaster  Fear is a magnet for evil just as faith is a magnet for good (Job 3:25). ii) Fear frustrates mentality A frightened person is a mentally incapacitated person; and you need your mind to fulfil your destiny and arrive at the desired future (Philippians 4:8). iii) Fear paralyzes action and initiative (1 Kings 19:1-5).  Fear paralyzes action and initiative. For instance, if someone is told that he is HIV positive and he allows fear t
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