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

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

 .* *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

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

  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

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

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

*REIGNING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS *For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ) (Romans 5:17).* Every child of God is a king in this life, and called to reign in righteousness. Righteousness gives you the ability to stand in the presence of God without condemnation; to stand in fellowship with God, having His rightness in your spirit. This is where our audacity of faith comes from.  This is the reason we’re bold to make demands in His Name, decree a thing and have it established. It’s because our righteousness is of Him, not what you did or didn’t do, but what Jesus did. God declared you righteous freely, and declared Himself to be righteous by so doing: *“To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus”* *(Romans 3:26).* Hallelujah!  Righteousness makes us masters; it gives us do

   To walk in the way of wisdom is to avoid the tragedy of a wasted life.  SCRIPTURE: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Proverbs 9:10.  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To walk in the way of wisdom is to avoid the tragedy of a wasted life.   Wisdom is critical to the fulfilment of life and destiny. People reign when wisdom is in place. Wisdom is the secret of stardom.  On the other hand, the absence of wisdom is a major reason for failure in life. Now, why is wisdom necessary? 1. The absence of wisdom leads to the wastage of both time and life. The absence of wisdom leads to the wastage of both time and life, in this world and in the world to come. There are many people today whose lives are being wasted because of the absence of wisdom.  Psalms 90:12 says, So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.  When you know how to utilize your time well, you live well. Where wisdom is not in place, time

*THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU* And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you (JOHN 14:16-17).   As a little boy, growing up, I was full of fear. But everything changed when I received the Holy Spirit. All the fears in me were disabled and deleted. He began to teach me the Word of God and I became emboldened. The Holy Spirit gave me utterance, became my teacher and began to guide and instruct me. He began to show me what to do, how to understand the Scriptures, how to interpret the Scriptures. My whole life was transformed. I knew what I was and where I was headed, and how He altered my life and redirected everything. The same can happen for anybody. The Bible says He’s no respecter of persons *(Acts 10:34);* what He does for one, He’ll do for another under

SCRIPTURE: Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 2 Chronicles 20:20 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Strict obedience of covenant practice, without negotiating Divine instructions, is key to wealth and abundance. The Will of God for the church is that the Body of Christ produces the wealthiest billionaires on earth. This is because in every generation in the Bible, the wealthiest and most influential people were covenant people. These were covenant people who strictly obeyed covenant principles. But today, people negotiate God’s instruction.  So, strict obedience of covenant practice, without negotiating Divine instructions, is key to wealth and abundance. Voodoo and Hindu believers would strictly adhere to what their priests tell them to do. Other religious adherents strictly do what their leaders tell them to do, but Christians usually negotiate the instruction of their priest.  An unbeliever businessman would diligently

10 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY  1-Obey Him  2-Give him sex  3-Love his parents  4-respect his siblings  5-Never argue with him  6-Always make him feel he's the superior  7-Never investigate his phone  8-Kiss him when he insults you  9-Don't waste his property  10-Support him when he's broke  May God make us an obedient servant.With all this believe me you have the best of marital home.some women called their husband honey when he has money and calls him monkey when their is no money chai.may God help us.

  The crookedness of today equals the wretchedness of tomorrow. What you do today can affect your children and their destinies tomorrow. SCRIPTURE: And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. Joshua 7:25. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The crookedness of today equals the wretchedness of tomorrow. What you do today can affect your children and their destinies tomorrow. Sin has been confirmed to be a major cause of generational calamity and disaster. The Scripture is filled with the examples of people who were negatively affected by sin. Examples abound of people who took what did not belong to them and the consequences they suffered. Adam and Eve, and Rachel were examples. They took what they were not licensed to take and they ended in disaster. Now, another example of people who suffered the calamitous consequences of sin was Achan. Achan too

*THE PLACE OF POWER AND AUTHORITY. _*But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:4-6).*_          According to the Bible, when Jesus ascended to heaven and sat on the right hand of power (the right hand of God), we were in Him. So, we’re seated together with Him in the place of power and authority. That’s why He gave us His Name to live by, to use in the earth, because in heaven, He represents us. We stand in Jesus’ stead and enforce the will of the Father here on earth. But in heaven, we answer His Name. You’ve got to use the Name of Jesus. Colossians 3:17 says, _*“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus….”*_ Imagine what victories you’d have if you lived in the Name of Jesus! The forces or elements of this worl

  Insight from the Word of God belongs to those who search out what is concealed. SCRIPTURE: It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Proverbs 25:2  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Insight from the Word of God belongs to those who search out what is concealed. Interest has been confirmed to be a doorway to research. In any area where people have interest, there they research. If you are interested in God’s Word, your interest will lead you to search it out.  Proverbs 25:2 says, It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. The Word of God is concealed. That is why it must be revealed. Insight from the Word of God belongs to those who search out what is concealed. It is honourable people that search out the scriptures. You cannot be a dishonourable person if you are a researcher of scriptures.  Acts 17:10-11 says,  And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Bere

   When God speaks, He expects you to see the picture of what He is saying. SCRIPTURE: I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.  Habakkuk 2:1. Faith is the bedrock of Christianity. The Christian walk is a walk of faith. Our stand in the Lord is by faith. This means, when faith fails, spirituality crashes. We stand by faith. So, we crash without faith. People backslide when they lose faith.   This is why some people say things like: “If God doesn’t give me a husband this year, I will find myself a husband. In fact, I will get pregnant for someone.” People backslide and go to native doctors or occult realms when their faith fails. Faith failure has led people to commit suicide.  Beloved, I decree that your faith will never fail.  Now, one of the forces that keep faith alive is the force of picture.   Faith is both fed and fuelled by spiritual sight or picture. God speaks

  To realize and fulfil destiny, you must be a person of passion. To be passionless is to be purposeless. 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: To realize and fulfil destiny, you must be a person of passion. To be passionless is to be purposeless. It has been discovered that passion is key to purpose discovery. Your passion or the burden in your heart is a pointer to your purpose or destiny on earth.  Your passion or burden is what occupies your heart.  Nehemiah was an example of a person of passion. He had a passion or burden for the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.  Nehemiah 1:1-4 says, 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,  2That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them co

 THEY NECESSITY OF DISCOVERY     What you know can turn your captivity around. SCRIPTURE: Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: What you know can turn your captivity around. Discovery is key to life and destiny fulfilment. Destiny must first be discovered before it can be fulfilled. Now, why is discovery necessary? Take note of these points: 1. Discovery is key to recovery  When you discover, you recover. Daniel discovered from the Book that the captivity of the children of Israel should not exceed seventy years. That discovery became the recovery of the destiny of Israel (Daniel 9:1-2). Discovery is key to recovery, including destiny recovery.  2. Discovery is key to delivery  What you discover concerning your life will determine what you deliver to your generation. Jesus discovered who He was and that discovery delivered His calling, potential and the Grace of God on His Life (Luke 4: 16-17).  3. Discovery is key to del

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR    Wealth is a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set, and poverty is also a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set. SCRIPTURE: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Wealth is a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set, and poverty is also a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set. Divine Wisdom has been confirmed to sponsor supernatural supplies. Supernatural supplies or wealth is not a matter of location or education; it is a matter of Divine wisdom or intelligence.  Wealth is a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set and poverty also is a lifestyle sponsored by a mind-set. You see, there is a way poor people behave when they see money. There is also a way wealthy people behave when they see money. There is a way poor people think regarding money, and there is a way wealthy people think regarding money. A poor-minded person thinks of what to buy when m

THE GOD PLEASER     Please never respect anyone enough to please them at the expense of pleasing God and yourself. SCRIPTURE: These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Genesis 37:2 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Please never respect anyone enough to please them at the expense of pleasing God and yourself. In life, those who follow the crowd usually get lost in the crowd, but those who take a stand for God stand out in life. It is important to know that your assignment in life is not to see how many people you can please but how much you can please your Maker and be at peace with your actions. Please, never respect anyone enough to please them at the expense of pleasing God and yourself. You must always take a stand against evil even if you have to stand alone. Stand aga

TOPIC: CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS: A KEY TO HEALING   There is a connection between sickness and sin; there is a connection between the confession of sins and the healing of the body. SCRIPTURE: Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. Psalms 103:1-3 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is a connection between sickness and sin; there is a connection between the confession of sins and the healing of the body. The Scripture makes it clear that a major channel for healing and health is confession and forgiveness of sins. James 5:14-16 says, Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults