When we rest in the Lord


Ruth in Boaz's Field

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When we rest in the Lord

Don’t Sweat It, Rest!

Ruth 3:18

18Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”

God does not want you to “sweat”. Sweat here does not refer to your body’s perspiration, but your self-reliance or self-effort. God does not want you to believe that if you don’t do anything, nothing will happen. That may be true for someone without God in his life, but it is not true for you because you have God. And when He is in the picture, the God-factor changes everything!

When you are resting in God, He works for you. In fact, when He works, you end up with more. He is the one who is giving to you. It is not about you trying to give to yourself.

This was what happened to Ruth in the Old Testament. After laboring in the barley fields from morning to evening, she was able to glean one ephah of barley (Ruth 2:17), which was equivalent to a 10-day supply of barley. Certainly, this amount was a blessing to her.

But when she rested at the feet of Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, and did not labor, she received six ephahs of barley (Ruth 3:15), which was equivalent to a 60-day supply! When Ruth sought her own blessing, she obtained only one ephah. But when she sought the blesser, she received much more.

Ruth’s blessings did not stop there. While Ruth rested and sat still as her mother-in-law Naomi had instructed, Boaz, who was the owner of the barley field, went to work, initiating actions, executing them and speaking on Ruth’s behalf. Right through it all, Ruth sat still and rested. Eventually, Boaz, the barley man himself, married Ruth. (Ruth 4) That meant no more measured wealth of six ephahs, but the yield of the whole barley field in total!

Boaz is a picture of Jesus, our heavenly kinsman-redeemer. When we rest in the Lord, He will not rest. He will work on our behalf. What do we do then? We just trust in and enjoy His love for us.

Beloved, stop striving and be at rest. If salvation, the greatest work, comes to us by resting in Jesus’ finished work, how much more will all the other blessings?

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Abba Father


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Abba Father

You received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba,” Father.

Romans 8:15, NIV

What makes you and I think we can do without a personal prayer life? It’s through prayer that we come into a personal, intimate relationship with our heavenly Father.

Do you long to have a closer relationship with God, but you don’t feel worthy? Are you convinced you are a nobody and therefore would never be accepted, much less welcomed, into His presence?

Praise God! Our entrance into His presence is not based on our own worthiness but on the worthiness of Jesus Christ! When we enter God’s presence in Jesus’ name, we are as accepted by God as Jesus is, because God counts us as His own dear children!

Jesus invites you and I, in His name, to come into His Father’s presence through prayer, crawl up into His lap by faith, put our head on His shoulder of strength, feel His loving arms of protection around us, call Him “Abba” Daddy, and pour out our hearts to Him in prayer!

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. – (Romans 3:23)


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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. – (Romans 3:23)

 

 

 

 

“Good” People by Greg Laurie

Not long ago I was a guest on a morning television show. We were having a nice chat when, near the end of the program, the host dropped a bombshell. He said, “Greg, I have a question for you. You believe that most of the world is non-Christian and that because of that, they are going to burn in hell for all eternity. What kind of loving God would ever create such a scenario? Is that like a petty boss that some people have created, not understanding God?”

I had about two minutes to respond to that question. But after the show ended and the cameras stopped rolling, our conversation continued. He went on to ask me about good people and how a God of love could allow good people to face judgment.

I pointed out that we have to define what “good” is. It seems as though we have a sliding scale of good. Everyone seems to believe they are good. They are always the moral center of their universe. They immediately give themselves a free pass, but other people aren’t as good as they are. The problem is that we have conflicting views regarding what is good.

So how do we determine what good is? We all have the answer, and it is found in the Bible. God says, “There is none righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:10).

This doesn’t mean there aren’t good people in a broad sense; it means there is no one good enough to get to heaven on their own merit. That is where the judgment of God comes in if we reject His offer of forgiveness.

It is not about being the nicest person or the kindest person. It is about being a forgiven person. That is who will be in heaven: forgiven people.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

The Beauty of a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Bishop Keith A. Butler


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The Beauty of a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Bishop Keith A. Butler

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Peter 3:4

In God’s sight, a woman’s attitude, her meek and quiet spirit, is extremely valuable. Single men, here is the most important thing you need to evaluate in a woman. It’s not the curves in her legs, her hairstyle, her eye or skin color, her walk, or how she dresses-it’s her attitude that really matters.

One reason it’s so important to look at a woman’s attitude or her character is that her outward characteristics will change. She can work hard to make herself look as good as she can, but she will get older, just as you will. She will accumulate some weight because that comes with age, for both men and women. And although she probably didn’t have a single line in her face when you met her, the older she gets, the more she will have. Therefore, there has to be more to your attraction than just her physicality. What God says is her most important attribute, her meek and quiet spirit, should be what most attracts you to her.

Prayer for Today

Dear Heavenly Father,

I humble myself in Your presence and declare that You’re worthy of all honor and glory. You are holy. You are altogether lovely. I worship You. In Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

He is a covenant keeping God


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He is a covenant keeping God

Why do we find it hard to take God at His Word?

Psalm 89:34

34My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

When God promises you something, do you take Him at His Word? Or do you, like Abraham, ask, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” (Genesis 15:8)

God did not reprimand Abraham for failing to take Him at His Word. That is how gracious God is to His people. He even came down to Abraham’s level of faith and did something to assure Abraham that He would always keep His promises—He made a covenant with Abraham. (Genesis 15:9–17)

God did not do it for His own benefit. God is a God of His Word. He does not break His Word. But He bound Himself to a covenant because He knew that Abraham needed to know in his heart that God would do whatever He had promised him.

Man finds it hard to just believe words. For example, when you buy a house, a contract is drawn up and signed by both parties, and lawyers are involved. You need a contract because you cannot trust the other person’s words and he cannot trust yours either.

Likewise, we find it hard to take God at His Word. So God made a covenant with us, not because He cannot be trusted, but because He knows that we find it hard to just believe what He says. God knows that man will wonder, “What if God wakes up on the wrong side of His bed tomorrow and decides to fry me instead of bless me?”

But because God has made a new covenant with us, which is established by the blood of His Son, we can, like Abraham, not waver through unbelief regarding the promises of God, but be strengthened in our faith, being fully persuaded that God will do as He has promised. (Romans 4:20–21) We have the assurance that God will not wake up one day and say, “Forget the new covenant. I want to remember your sins now and curse you instead of bless you!”

The new covenant blessings for you are guaranteed because God has bound Himself to the covenant. And He is a covenant-keeping God who is willing and more than able to do everything He has promised you!

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 23. Joshua’s farewell address


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Joshua 23. Joshua’s farewell address

1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you. 6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; 7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, May 2013 Holy Ghost Service. Wonders of His favour


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The Redeemed Christian Church of God, May 2013 Holy Ghost Service. Wonders of His favour.

Date: May 3rd 2013

Theme: Wonders of His Favour

Venue: The Redemption Camp

Time: 7:00pm Nigerian Time

Ministering: Pastor E A Adeboye and anointed ministers of God

Come and Be Blessed

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Prayer points for pregnant sisters. mothers in expectation of delivery.


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Prayer points for pregnant sisters, mothers in expectation of safe delivery

Psalm 128:3 We thank You Heavenly Father for conception and for the pregnancy so far, so glorious.

2 Timothy 1:12 We thank God because God is able to keep whatever is committed into His hands, even all of us in this family, including our expected baby in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 11:5 O God whose work is beyond human calculations and comprehension, take control of this pregnancy in all ramification in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 11:5 O God, perfect every formation (bones,, joints and all parts) of this foetus in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Phil. 1:6 Father, we have confidence in You and we declare thou God of all powers will perfect all that concerns our expected baby(ies) in the powerful Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Isaiah 66:5 The day of delivery of our baby(ies) shall come to pass perfectly, bringing forth joy and celebration in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 66:6 Whatever needs to open on the day of delivery shall open easily in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Exodus 1:19 I am not an Egyptian woman, the lot of Egyptian women shall not be my lot in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Exodus 1:19 I am a bonafide child of God, the blood of Jesus runs in my veins, I am living and lively, therefore, I shall deliver safely in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Revelation 12:11 I overcome every evil associated with delivery by the blood of Jesus Christ, Amen!

My wife shall put to bed like the Hebrews women, to God’s glory in Christ Jesus, Amen!

Exodus 1:21 the doctors, nurses and other health workers that shall attend to me shall be filled with the Spirit of God and shall be helpful, not antagonistic towards me, in Jesus Christ Name, I pray, Amen!

1 John 1:7 I pray that the blood of Jesus will purify the delivery room and every instrument that will be used for my delivery in Jesus Christ Name, I pray, Amen!

Psalm 95:2 Father Lord, I thank You for the assurance of answered prayers in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Philippians 4:20 Father Lord, we desire that in this pregnancy, delivery and every other aspect of my family life, You will take control and take all the glory in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

 

Prayer for the newly wedded


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Prayer for the newly wedded

Psalm 124:1 Thank God for successful wedding ceremony. If it had not been the Lord, the story would have been different.

Genesis 1:28 The many-sided divine purpose of marriage shall come to pass in our marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 18:22 In this marriage, we shall enjoy divine goodness and favour in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:9 In this marriage, the labour of our hand shall result in good reward in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:10 in this marriage, we shall enjoy manifold power to abide, we shall not fall away from the faith in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 4:12 in this new home, we shall prevail against every opposition, attacker or enemy in the powerful Name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Ecclesiastes 5:9a we shall enjoy the good of the land and the profit of the earth in our marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 65:21-22 in this marriage, we shall plant and harvest the fruits of our labour in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 128:3 we shall enjoy unbridled fruitfulness in this marriage in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Deuteronomy 28:1 The Almighty God shall make us plenteous in the fruit of our bodies in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Deuteronomy 28:4 we declare, according to the ever settled Word of God, that we shall be blessed and our fruits shall be greatly blessed and favoured in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Colossians 1:12 we declare that we shall not only be partakers of the inheritance of saints, our children shall enjoy divine inheritance of saints in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Joshua 24:15b in this our new home, we shall serve the Lord, and with all that the Lord shall give us, in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 89:1 we thank God for His faithfulness in answering our prayers, glory be to His Holy Name, Amen!

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Prayer to overcome addictions (smoking, sex, pornography, alcohol, drugs or gambling)


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Prayer to overcome addictions (smoking, sex, pornography, alcohol, drugs or gambling)

Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for the cross. I thank You that when You died for me, Your blood cleansed me from all my unrighteousness and the sins of my entire life. You are my Lord and Saviour. I give You all my addictions today. I am sick and tired of being defeated and condemned by the accuser – the devil. Today, I confess that because of the blood of Jesus Christ, I am right now the righteousness of God. By the supernatural strength and power of the Holy Spirit who is present to convict me of my righteousness, I will be reminded every day that I am the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour, Amen!

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG Aprill 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service for children. Arrows of the Mighty


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Prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG Aprill 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service for children. Arrows of the Mighty

 

 

 

1. Praise God for saving your soul and making you a child of God and arrow in His hands.
2. Father, please make both me and my children signs and wonders to the world.
3. Father, please make both me and my children vessels unto honour in your mighty hands.
4. Father, please use my family to heal the sick, raise the dead and set captives free.
5. Father, please use my family to win millions of souls into your Kingdom
6. Father, please keep sickness, death, demons and every form of tragedy far from my home.
7. Father, let there be only shouts of Joy from my habitation.
8. Personal prayer request

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Serve like Jesus


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Serve like Jesus
John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we
have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.”
Jesus, the Word, 100% God, steps out of heaven, takes on the
flesh of humankind, and enters our world. Jesus willingly sets
aside His divine rights. Have the same attitude as that of Jesus:
He made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:5-7

 

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Trust In God


May God help me!

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Trust in God
Isaiah 30:15 “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in
trust shall be your strength.”

 

 

We fall into the trap that action is the only solvent for the
unexpected problems in life. When many times, we simply need to
live as the Psalmist and “be still and know that He is God” Psalm
46:10. Our comfort won’t come from solving the issues alone, but
knowing God and His ways during our busy life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

The Blood Of Jesus Christ.


 

The Blood of Jesus Christ

How much more . . . will the blood of Christ . . . cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death.

Hebrews 9:14, NIV

Do you know people who arrogantly insist that if their good works outweigh their bad works, God is somehow obligated to accept them? As you look around, what “fruit” do you see others bringing to the place of sacrifice instead of humbly approaching God through the blood of His Son? The “fruit” of

religious activity,

good works,

morality,

or philanthropy?

Many people do not want to come to the place of sacrifice, the Cross of Jesus Christ, because it intensifies the conviction of their own sin and judgment and is a reminder that heaven’s gate is closed to sinners. God warns that “a man is not justified by observing the law,” (Gal. 2:16, NIV) because “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” of sin (Heb. 9:22, NIV). So humble yourself, come to the Cross, and thank God for the blood of Jesus that is sufficient to forgive any and all sin

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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Prayer for forgiveness


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Prayer for forgiveness

Dear Heavenly Father,

I thank You for the cross of Jesus Christ. I thank You that today, because of Jesus’ blood, I have been forgiven of all my sins, past, present and future. Today, You are merciful to my unrighteousness, and all my sins and lawless deeds, You will remember no more. You see me as completely righteous, not because of what I have done, but because of Your Son Jesus Christ. I am greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved by You. Amen!

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Prayer points for children.


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Prayer points for our children

Psalm 11:3 I break and reject every negative foundation that may want to disturb my children now or in the future in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Genesis 1:1 I create a godly and goodly foundation for all my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Genesis 1:3 The glory of God will announce the arrival of my children everywhere they go in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Exodus 13:21 the presence of God will lighten the path of all my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 8:18 my children shall be for extraordinary signs and wonders in every area of their lives in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 71:7 just the way David was a wonder to many, my children shall be wonders to all nations of the world and generations beyond their generation in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 62:4 every negative term, imagination or label over the life of any of my children is removed and obliterated by the Blood of Jesus in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Zech 1:21 every power sustaining any form of limitation over any of my children, be broken and limitations, be removed in Jesus Christ name, Amen!

Esther 7:5-6 O God! Reveal and revoke every negative agenda of the enemy concerning any of my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Jeremiah 29:11 Mighty God! Bring to pass Your good and glorious plans for the life of my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Jeremiah 1:5 that divine programme of Yours for my children before they were born, Father, bring it to pass in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Jeremiah 1:10 O God, use my children to establish Your Righteousness on earth, Amen!

Psalm 112:2 O Mighty God, make my children mighty upon the earth, Amen!

Psalm 102:28 Continuous flourishing and divine establishment shall be the portion of my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 11:21b O God, from every attack and every evil, deliver my children indeed and totally in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 14:26b, Genesis 46:33-34 O God, the way You provided Goshen for the children of Israel, provide a place of refuge, rest and flourishing for my children in every area of their lives in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Job 1:8-10 O God, You’ve been our Protector since ages past, let Your hedge of protection surround my children wherever they go in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 1:10 I come against every type of negative and evil influence over my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

1 Samuel 2:17-18 just like the children of Eli could not convert Samuel to their evil ways, my children are hereby empowered by the Holy Spirit to resist evil to the end in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

1 Samuel 2:26 O God, the way Samuel grew in the fear of God, in holiness and other good and godly virtues in a filthy environment of Eli’s house, let my children grow and find favour with You and with men all over the world in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Genesis 39:7-9 O God, just the way sinfulness could not dominate Joseph in Potiphar’s house, sin and evil will never dominate my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 144:12 O God, let my children grow up in You and be divinely polished and refined in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Daniel 5;17 O Lord, let the Spirit of uncommon achievement and wisdom rest upon my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Daniel 6:2 O God, let my children be first among equals in every area of their lives in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Daniel 5:11 Spirit of wisdom and understanding, come upon my children afresh from today in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 54:13 O God! Teach my children the path to greatness in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 54:13 O Great God! Teach my children Yourself and give them great peace in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Genesis 24:12-15 O God! In a supernatural way that You provided a life partner for Isaac, do so for my children also in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Proverbs 3:6 O God! Direct the steps of my children to their divinely-ordained life partners in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Deuteronomy 28:7 O God! Let every spirit of stubbornness, disrespect to parents, and constituted authority flee totally from my children to Your glory O Lord in Christ Jesus, Amen!

Mal.3:18 O God of all flesh, destroy and separate from my children anything and everything capable of preventing them from doing Your Will in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 68:1 let God arise, and let all the enemies of my children be scattered!

Luke 18:15 O God, release Your divine touch upon my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

1 Corinthians 14;33 O God, I reject forgetfulness and confusion in the lives of my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Job 32:8 I decree success in various examinations that my children will write from today in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

John 14:26 O God, by Your Mighty Spirit, remind my children all they have read and studied as they write examinations in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

2 Timothy 1;7 I decree that my children be baptized by the spirit of boldness to resist every negative fear in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 119:99-100 My children, ye shall have more understanding than your teachers and classmates in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Daniel 1:20 My children, you shall be ten times better and smarter than your competitors in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

2 Timothy 1:7b; Daniel 1:17 Spirit of sound mind to comprehend intricate matters and unravel mysteries, rest upon my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

1 Kings 18:46 O God, let my children enjoy speedy progress in every area of their lives in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Deuteronomy 28:2 My children are divinely insulated from every spirit of sluggishness and backwardness in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Joshua 21:41-44 The way Joshua enjoyed one victory after another, so shall my children enjoy regular victory in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Genesis 12:2 I prophesy that my children shall be blessed and be a blessing in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 84:11 I prophesy that the life of my children shall be full of grace and glory in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 118:1, psalm 84:11b This Good God will overwhelm the lives of my children with goodness, goodies and glory in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Psalm 84:11b I replace every shame in the life of any of my children with the glory of God in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Proverbs 22:6 As my children are trained up, so shall they go up in all godly virtues in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

Isaiah 50:7 The grace of God shall disgrace every disgrace in the life of any of my children in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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Joshua 8. The capture and destruction of Ai


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Joshua 8. The capture and destruction of Ai

1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them. 7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. 9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. 11 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city. 15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. 18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ


English: Resurrection of Christ

English: Resurrection of Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation

1 Peter 1:3, NLT

You are so precious to me and I am very thankful for you.

As we remember the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, my heart is overflowing with thankfulness for His great love for us. Because of His perfect sacrifice on the cross, we can indeed live life with great expectation—of abundance, divine health, favor and provision. Because He was raised from the grave, we can be confident that Jesus’ work in saving us is completely finished! That is the good news of the gospel of grace!

Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Joshua 6. The fall of Jericho


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Joshua 6. The fall of Jericho

1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. 8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Joshua 3. The people of Israel cross the Jordan


The Seven Trumpets of Jericho

The Seven Trumpets of Jericho (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Joshua 3. The people of Israel cross the Jordan

1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. 6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!