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Peace PreciousOne<br />
The<br />
Encourager<br />
DEVOTIONAL<br />
<strong>JANUARY</strong>
2 017<br />
MY YEAR OF<br />
IT’S DONE!
<strong>JANUARY</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Dear Beloved,<br />
Receive God's enduring WORD which assures us<br />
of His unfailing promises and love into your Spirit<br />
every day. And be encouraged to push through the day<br />
with HOPE, PURPOSE, DETERMINATION AND<br />
PERSERVERANCE. THE DAILY ENCOURAGER is<br />
here to bring LIFE INTO YOUR DAY.<br />
All of us face difficulties in our lives. But we can have<br />
victory over them if we keep our eyes on God. Encouraging<br />
yourself in the Lord is part of how you go about recovering<br />
your joy, not the shallow, mercurial feeling of happiness,<br />
but deep, abiding joy, which can be present even in the<br />
midst of sorrow.<br />
Wherever you are, whatever you’re facing in this new year,<br />
I encourage you to begin to give God praise. Praising God<br />
replaces hopelessness with hope. Praising God for His<br />
goodness dispels doubt and unbelief. Praising God will<br />
carry you from sickness to health, from despair to joy, and<br />
from bondage to liberty. You see, praise and defeat cannot<br />
live in the same house. When you praise God in faith,<br />
nothing will be impossible to you (Luke 1:37)!<br />
There is no problem that’s unsolvable, no fear that’s<br />
unconquerable, if you’ll stand true to God. Yes, your needs<br />
may be many and the trials may seem overwhelming. You<br />
may be facing problems you don’t know how to solve. but<br />
faith knows no defeat. Place your problems in God’s hands<br />
and trust Him. He knows everything you’re facing, and He<br />
knows how to bring you out. You have everything to gain by<br />
trusting in the Lord. If He could take care of the Israelites<br />
as they marched across the desert to the promised Land, He<br />
can take care of you. If He could sustain the prophet Elijah<br />
in the midst of famine, He can sustain you.<br />
Draw closer to God. Experience the presence of the Holy<br />
Spirit every day and be encouraged as you read The Daily<br />
Encourager. If you're ready to change your tomorrow and<br />
make this year your best year ever, don't miss a single page<br />
of this month's Daily Encourager.<br />
Peace PreciousOne<br />
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All of us face difficulties in our<br />
lives. But we can have victory<br />
over them if we keep our eyes<br />
on God. Encouraging yourself<br />
in the Lord is part of how you<br />
go about recovering your joy,<br />
not the shallow, mercurial<br />
feeling of happiness, but deep,<br />
abiding joy, which can be<br />
present even in the midst of<br />
sorrow.
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 1<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the<br />
fermenting wine will expand and burst the skins, and<br />
the wine is lost as well as the wineskins. But new wine<br />
must be put into new wineskins.”<br />
Mark 2:22, AMP<br />
GOD IS DOING A NEW THING<br />
To put fresh wine into an old wineskin, however, is asking<br />
for trouble. The old wineskin has assumed a definite<br />
shape and is no longer pliable. It is fixed and somewhat<br />
brittle. The activity of new wine will stress it beyond its<br />
ability to yield. And so both the wine and the skin are lost.<br />
We can't put new ideas into old mind-sets. We can't get<br />
new results with old behaviors.<br />
The ending of an old year and the beginning of a new<br />
one is a fitting time to work with this idea. It is a time of<br />
reflection for us, a time to take stock to evaluate where we<br />
are and to embrace new directions.<br />
Paul grasped this well. To his friends in Rome, he said,<br />
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by<br />
the renewing of your minds" (Rom. 12:2). And to those in<br />
Philippi, "Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ<br />
Jesus" (Phil. 2:5).<br />
I believe Lord wants to unleash a gushing river of new<br />
wine into our lives today, but He is directing us to prepare<br />
our wineskins. What is old must be renewed by the<br />
Spirit, what is outdated must be remodeled, and what is<br />
ineffective must be replaced. God wants to do a new thing.<br />
Don’t resist it.<br />
Here are some<br />
bold thoughts for<br />
your new future:<br />
-I am transformed<br />
by the renewing of<br />
my mind.<br />
-I have the mind in<br />
me that is also in<br />
Christ Jesus.<br />
-I lovingly release all<br />
old, unproductive<br />
thoughts and<br />
feelings and let<br />
them go.<br />
-I change my<br />
thinking now from<br />
lack to plenty, from<br />
illness to health,<br />
from the old me to<br />
the new me.<br />
-I joyfully welcome<br />
new ideas from<br />
the Christ mind<br />
in me, and I am<br />
transformed.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 2<br />
Today's Scripture:<br />
The LORD says, "I will give you back what you lost to<br />
the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping<br />
locusts, and the cutting locusts.<br />
Joel 2:25<br />
THE RESTORATION POWER OF GOD<br />
Has your years been wasted by the enemy? You will get them<br />
back! Amen! Are you mourning because you have not been able<br />
to enjoy God’s blessings and yet you are aging? The Lord will<br />
restore your lost years, in Jesus Christ Name! Amen! He has<br />
control over life. He can choose to add to your life the years that<br />
you have lost.<br />
Mark 5:25-34 gives us an account of the woman with the issue of<br />
blood. I suppose that when her situation started, she thought she<br />
was just menstruating until the blood flow refuse to stop. There<br />
are some of us who are going through a state of continuous loss.<br />
The LORD is terminating that loss and establishing you from<br />
now, in Jesus Christ Name! Amen! As you see the manifestation,<br />
go and share your testimony in the midst of God’s people!<br />
The woman with the issue of blood lost a lot. She lost her health.<br />
She once was rich but the sickness took away all her wealth. But<br />
on the day of her visitation, when she met The LORD, she got<br />
back all she had lost. Whatever good things you have lost, you<br />
shall recover them this season in Jesus Christ Name! Amen!<br />
May the locusts all be blown away by a strong north wind and<br />
never darken the air again! May these wasted years all be given<br />
back to you and may you become the Lord's living, loving servants<br />
from this time forth. Restoration is coming your way, in Jesus<br />
Christ Name! Amen!<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 3<br />
Today's Scripture:<br />
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose<br />
under heaven”<br />
Ecclesiastes 3:1<br />
STEPPING INTO YOUR NEW SEASON<br />
We serve a God of season. God doesn’t measure seasons with<br />
clocks and calendars, but through truth and revelation.<br />
There are seasons you’ve gone through, that you don’t know why<br />
you had to. But there is a reason for that season. But just like<br />
the Scripture says, to everything there is a season. Every aspect<br />
of our lives is as to a season. And there is a purpose for those<br />
seasons. There is a reason for the season. There is a purpose for<br />
the process.<br />
There are seasons you didn’t want to go through. But through<br />
those seasons you learned some things. And you wouldn’t have<br />
learned them if you hadn’t gone through some things. There are<br />
seasons you’ve gone through, that you don’t know why you had<br />
to. But there is a reason for that season.<br />
And just because you are going through some stuff, or have gone<br />
through a rough season, doesn’t mean God is finished with you<br />
because “He who has begun a good work in you will complete<br />
it until the day of Jesus Christ.” It’s not just any old work, but a<br />
good work.<br />
We are stepping into a season where the Lord is going to open<br />
up His good treasure to you and bless you, where we’re gong to<br />
LEND and not borrow, where we will be the HEAD and not the<br />
tail, where we will be ABOVE and not beneath. We are stepping<br />
into a season where God is about to tear back the veil off of the<br />
heavenlies to release some things. You’ve just stepped into a new<br />
season. Get ready, God is about to change your story in 2016, <strong>2017</strong>, in<br />
the mighty name of JESUS! Amen & Amen<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 4<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"The steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord<br />
and He delights in his way"<br />
Psalm 37:23<br />
THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN...<br />
God ordains every step, we His children will take; the good and the bad, the<br />
happy and the sad, the positive and the negative. Because He is God, there<br />
are no accidents with him. Nothing ever happens to the child of God by luck,<br />
chance or fate. No circumstance; whether good or bad, can come to us apart<br />
from God’s determined purpose for us.<br />
You see, when you allow the Lord to order your steps, there will be peace.<br />
When you allow the Lord to order your steps, there will be joy. When you<br />
allow the Lord to order your steps, there will be power. When you allow the<br />
Lord to order your steps, there will be victory. When you allow the Lord to<br />
order your steps, you have something to shout about because when He order<br />
your steps, you will be blessed going in and going out, you will be blessed in<br />
the city and in the field, you will be the head and not the tail, you will be above<br />
,and not beneath. And when God blesses you like that you ought to praise<br />
God with a joyful noise!!!!!!!<br />
Having your steps ordered by the Lord as a child of God, does not mean that<br />
everything will be rosy and smooth for you all the times. While the Lord<br />
is ordering your steps, there will be times you will face some problems,<br />
obstacles, setbacks, sickness, pain, disappointments, heartbreaks and failures.<br />
But through it all, through sunshine and rain, while the Lord is ordering your<br />
steps, just know and believe that all things are going to work together for the<br />
good to them that love the Lord, and is called according to His purpose.<br />
You got to believe and know that God is able to order your steps through your<br />
problems, through your disappointments, through your heartbreaks, through<br />
your pain, or whatever. Just know and believe that no matter what you face<br />
in this life, if you allow the Lord to order your step, you will have the victory!!!!!<br />
And don't you forget this; A GOOD MAN IS NOT A PERFECT MAN!!<br />
Gracious Lord, let us follow in the steps that you would have us tread. Help<br />
us to always trust in your power and grace to guide our pathways and to<br />
strengthen our hearts and our bodies when we become weary or fall. Give us<br />
new awareness of your presence, that we may always walk in your work and,<br />
as the psalmists of old, let us sing songs of praise to you, Lord. Amen.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 5<br />
Today's Scripture:<br />
‘‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father<br />
promised, which you have heard me speak about”<br />
(Acts 1:4).<br />
CHOOSE TO TRUST & WAIT<br />
I’m here to tell you this morning that you serve a magnificent God!,<br />
You serve a mighty God! You serve a wondrous God!, You serve a<br />
today God!, You serve a relevant God! You serve an on time God!, He’s<br />
an On Time God who is declaring today “Wait For The Promised gift”<br />
The only way you can win is to be on God’s team, to be on God’s side,<br />
to be a part of God’s army. God has a plan and a purpose for your life.<br />
There’s no evil in that plan. I’m so glad to know that when I am in a<br />
battle, when I am facing struggles and need, and when it seems as if I<br />
am in my darkest hour the last thing I have to consider is where God<br />
stands. He stands at my side. He stands on my behalf. He’s got my<br />
back. He’s got my front. Though a thousand would fall at my side and<br />
ten thousand at my right hand, it will not come near me. The angels<br />
of the Lord are encamped round about me.<br />
No matter what you are facing in life today, you can have faith that<br />
God knows your circumstance and will come through for you. You<br />
can trust that his Word is always true. In Psalm 32, David calls God<br />
his “hiding place” In other words, not only can you choose to trust<br />
God in the midst of your difficulty, you can actually hide in Him<br />
and rest for your soul. When the circumstances of life seem to be<br />
overwhelming, choose to trust that God is ordering your steps. Trust<br />
God. Find security in Him knowing that He's making your crooked<br />
places straight and your rough places smooth.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 6<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“....I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall<br />
continually be in my mouth”<br />
Psalm 34:1<br />
I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES<br />
“I will praise the lord at all times”. David said my heart is fixed, that<br />
it doesn't matter what happens, I am going to worship the Lord. I<br />
am going to praise the Lord AT ALL TIMES. David’s praise was not<br />
conditional, not just in good times. David discovered the power of his<br />
praise to God, and he wrote this song of praise when he was hiding<br />
in a cave from Saul.<br />
AT ALL TIMES is not referring to just the beautiful days when all<br />
the roses are blooming and everything and everyone is perfect; no,<br />
AT ALL TIMES refers to AT ALL TIMES. That includes the times<br />
when you are broken, the times when you are hurting, the times when<br />
everyone and everything is against you, all of that is included in AT<br />
ALL TIMES. But let’s take it a step further, at all times also includes<br />
those times where you don’t understand why God is allowing certain<br />
things to happen. It also includes those times where you are taking a<br />
complete faith walk and you feel like God is really silent during the<br />
tests that you are facing and you honestly wonder if He’s abandoned<br />
you. It includes those times where you’re having a Job moment where<br />
everyone is talking about how if the God you serve is so good then why<br />
is He stripping you of everything and allowing all these bad things to<br />
happen? It includes the times where you don’t feel like blessing the<br />
Lord. Yes, all that is included in AT ALL TIMES.<br />
When we fail to praise Him, God is still good AT ALL TIMES. When<br />
we fail to realise what He brought us from last time, God is still good<br />
AT ALL TIMES. When we aren’t good AT ALL TIMES, God is still<br />
good AT ALL TIMES. The bad times does not change who God is<br />
because the fact remains that God is good AT ALL TIMES even<br />
when we fail to see it!! Amen..<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 7<br />
Today's Scripture:<br />
"...but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God"<br />
(1Samuel 30:6)<br />
ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD<br />
One of the battles that everyone faces at some time or another is the battle<br />
of discouragement. Our dreams don't always happen on our timetable. We<br />
go through disappointments and adversities. With so much coming against<br />
us, it can be easy to loose enthusiasm and zeal for life. It's good to have<br />
family and friends who encourage you. It's good to a teacher, or a pastor to<br />
cheer you on. But one thing I've learned is that other people cannot keep us<br />
encouraged. They may give us a boost. They may help us from time to time.<br />
But if you're really going to live in victory, that encouragement has to come<br />
from the inside. You've got to learn to encourage yourself.<br />
In the Bible, that's what David had to do. At one point, he had suffered a<br />
major setback. It was one of the most difficult times of his life. His city had<br />
been destroyed, his family was kidnapped, and finally his own men turned<br />
against him. It looked like an impossible situation. David could have easily<br />
just given up and faded off into the sunset, defeated and depressed.What a<br />
horrible day in the life of this anointed man of God. But the scripture says<br />
in I Samuel 3:6, "David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." See, David<br />
wasn't depending on his family, his friends, or his colleagues to get him<br />
through. He knew how to draw strength and encouragement from within.<br />
How did he do it?<br />
He began to replay the victories that God gave him in the past. He<br />
remembered how God chose him from His other brothers when he was<br />
just a shepherd boy. He remembered how he killed a lion and a bear with<br />
his bare hands. He remembered how God helped him defeat Goliath and<br />
how He protected him when King Saul was trying to kill him. As David<br />
rehearsed the goodness and faithfulness of God, strength began to fill his<br />
heart. He got a new vision of victory. As he thanked God for all that He had<br />
done, David went from being depressed and defeated to rising up with that<br />
warrior mentality!<br />
Perhaps no one in the entire Bible is a greater example of being able to<br />
encourage himself in God than David. When you read some of his Psalms<br />
you are amazed that he starts writing a song while he’s discouraged and<br />
ends the same song encouraged!<br />
May we like David learn how to see the light in dark days. Amen<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 8<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“You will arise and have compassion on Zion,<br />
for it is time to show favour to her; the appointed time has come”<br />
Psalms 102:13, NIV<br />
IT IS YOUR TIME TO BE FAVOURED<br />
Favour is an incredible blessing from the Lord. God's favour is one of the<br />
greatest things you can have upon you. It is the supernatural touch of God upon<br />
your life and work. Favour marks your life as special. It causes you and your<br />
entire life to be lifted up above the ordinary and stand out:<br />
Every child of God needs the favour of God upon his/her life. THE FAVOUR<br />
OF GOD TAKES A BELIEVER TO PLACES WHERE MONEY AND<br />
QUALIFICATIONS CANNOT TAKE HIM OR HER.<br />
The favour of God will bring opportunities into your life which skill and hard<br />
work cannot bring. If all we have, has only come through hard work and sweat;<br />
then you are leading a very difficult life. Some things must come minus hard<br />
work and sweat. WHAT HARD WORK AND SWEAT CANNOT BRING<br />
INTO YOUR LIFE, THE FAVOUR OF GOD WILL BRING INTO YOUR<br />
LIFE!<br />
When it’s your time to be favoured, God organizes situation to make it happen<br />
regardless of how impossible they might have seemed. In Esther 6, when it<br />
was Mordecai’s set time for favour, guess what God make happen? He made<br />
King Ahasuerus sleepless until he favoured Mordecai!<br />
In Luke 1:30: And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found<br />
favour with God. Mary was favoured to be the chosen one to carry Jesus<br />
Christ in her womb. She is part of the plan for Jesus to come into the world to<br />
accomplish God’s plan for man. Today you and I are also in God’s plan to carry<br />
Jesus Christ in our hearts and do His will. So aren’t we favoured? Yes we are.<br />
The same favour Mary had is being bestowed on us.<br />
Listen to me sweetheart, I tell you, now is the time of God's favour, now is<br />
the day of salvation. The fullness of time is when God has made ready the<br />
conditions for your manifestation.<br />
God’s favour is not automatic nor does it come through wishful thinking,<br />
it flows out of a consistent and healthy relationship with God. If we want to<br />
operate under Gods favour we must make an effort to build a healthy and<br />
consistent relationship with God.<br />
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May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon you; establish<br />
the enjoy work the season of your of God's hands favour. for you; Amenyes,<br />
establish the work of your<br />
hands. God bless you and may you enjoy the season of God's<br />
May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon you; establish the work of your<br />
hands for you; yes, establish the work of your hands. God bless you and may you
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favour. Amen!!<br />
THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 9<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand<br />
firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and<br />
Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face<br />
them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'"<br />
2 Chronicles 20:17<br />
THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS<br />
Yes, the battle is the Lord’s, but we have a part; and that is to PRAY, have<br />
FAITH and BELIEVE His promises in the face of hopelessness and what<br />
seem to be impossibilities. When we allow the Lord to fight our battles for<br />
us; He fights it well knowing that we have faith in Him.<br />
365 “Fear Not” or “Don’t be afraid” are found in the bible. That is a clear<br />
indication that every single day the Lord is with us and is telling us; I got<br />
your back, don’t panic, I am with you don’t fear, I know what you are going<br />
through but relax and let me take this on for you. Let me be the one to do<br />
the fighting for you. All I need you to do is just pray and trust in me. We are<br />
in this together… remember I have said to you over and over not to fear….<br />
The problem however, is that many of us are not patient enough to allow<br />
the Lord to fight on our behalf. We feel the Lord is too slow in reacting and<br />
would rather fight ourselves. God can deliver your enemies into your hands<br />
without you fighting. Without God there is nothing you can do or any battle<br />
you can win. “The lord shall fight for you and you shall hold your peace”<br />
(Exodus 14:14)<br />
What are you battling today? Does it seem as if God doesn't see your pain or<br />
understand your heartache? Let me assure you, He knows exactly what you<br />
are going through. Release your problems to almighty God, Leave it to Him<br />
and He will fight your battle and you will find victory.<br />
Sweetheart, STAY IN FELLOWSHIP with the Lord because there will<br />
always be battles that come against you in your life, but Jesus tells us to take<br />
joy for He has overcome them all! Amen!!<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 10<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness<br />
for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your<br />
character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his<br />
commands.<br />
Deuteronomy 8:2<br />
DELAYS SOMETIMES ARE GOD'S PLAN<br />
When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt into the desert toward<br />
the Promised Land, he had one problem after another. First there was no<br />
water. Then there was no food. Then there were a bunch of complainers.<br />
Then there were poisonous snakes. Moses was doing what God wanted him<br />
to do, but he still had problems.<br />
God uses delays to prepare us, God uses delays to test us and God uses delays<br />
to train us. Don't get discouraged.<br />
When Habakkuk became depressed because he didn't think God was<br />
acting quickly enough, God had this to say: "This vision is for a future time.<br />
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait<br />
patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed". Habakkuk 2:3<br />
Don't Fear; fear causes the delays in your life and keeps you from moving<br />
ahead. Don't Fret; wait and trust the LORD. Don't be upset when others get<br />
rich or when someone else's plans succeed. When you go through the delays<br />
in life, don't faint. Don't get discouraged. Don't lose heart. Don't give up.<br />
The Bible says that when Moses died, Joshua was appointed the new leader.<br />
Moses led the people across the desert, and then Joshua led them into the<br />
Promised Land. Did he get the easy part? The Bible says that when the<br />
Israelites entered the Promised Land, there were giants in the land. Even<br />
in the Promised Land there were problems!<br />
God does this because he is building our faith and character. When we<br />
finally come to a place where the difficulties become so bad, where we've<br />
reached our limit, where we've tried everything and exhausted all our<br />
options, it is then that God begins a mighty work through us<br />
Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering.<br />
Be patient with the process. "So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully<br />
developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing". James 1:4.<br />
Amen!<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 11<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"SURELY your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the<br />
days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever"<br />
(Psalm 23:6)<br />
SURELY, SURELY...<br />
What are you anticipating today? Are you expecting to rise higher in life?<br />
Are you expecting good breaks? Are you expecting goodness to follow you<br />
everywhere you go? Remember, God will meet you at the level of your<br />
expectations. Just pay attention to what you are thinking about and make<br />
the choice to believe God for good things.<br />
Every day, imagine there are blessings, favour, increase, and promotion<br />
following you. They already have your name on them!! It's just a matter of<br />
time before they catch up with you. Start confessing every day, “Something<br />
good is going to happen to me today” Stand strong when challenges come,<br />
knowing that your best days are just around the corner. Believe that God's<br />
blessings will overtake you!!<br />
Sweetheart, expect goodness and mercy to chase you down. If you'll learn to<br />
raise your level of expectancy, God will pour out His blessings in every area<br />
of your life. Be optimistic and not pessimistic about the blessing of God in<br />
your life. You may not know what is going to happen this year, but one thing<br />
you can do is to put on the helmet of the hope of salvation and tell yourself<br />
that you are going to have a fantastic year!!.<br />
“SURELY God's goodness and mercy shall follow YOU all the days of<br />
YOUR life in 2016.” <strong>2017</strong>.”<br />
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you<br />
faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only<br />
wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now<br />
and ever. Amen.<br />
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January 12<br />
Today's Scripture:<br />
“...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will<br />
carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”<br />
(Phil. 1:6)<br />
GOD IS STILL WORKING ON ME<br />
Today, I have good news for YOU who is walking with the Lord. YOU<br />
who call Him YOUR ONLY DEPENDABLE GOD! You see, none of us has<br />
arrived yet. We are all still works in progress. I am glad today that I am not<br />
what I used to be and that I am not what will be when He gets through with<br />
me some day.<br />
The Psalm of David is full of His entire walk with the Lord. He has shared<br />
his faith and his walk with the Lord with us in the Psalms. And we really<br />
have some interesting stories about David in there. I personally find him to<br />
be a very interesting man of God. I sometimes make jokes like, this “dude”<br />
just know how to corner God all the time. He is one man the Lord could not<br />
just let go of his hand and I believe God himself found him to be dedicated<br />
and obedient servant and said; "After removing Saul, he made David their<br />
king. God testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man<br />
after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do". (Acts 13:22)<br />
King David, the man chosen by God to lead Israel, proved himself to be a<br />
man after God's own heart. He like us was imperfect. He like us was tried<br />
and tested. He like us had many problems, some of which he brought on<br />
himself and others not of his own making. He patiently endured all that life<br />
had to offer; the good with the evil. He never allowed these circumstances<br />
to cause him to resort to wickedness, dishonesty or worldliness. Instead, he<br />
kept God first in his life always and steadfastly looked to Him for help and<br />
deliverance.<br />
Listen somebody… the God we serve, will certainly be interested in someone<br />
who will do everything He the Lord ask of him or her. I mean that’s what<br />
our walk with him is all about. That is a father who is certainly interested<br />
in a son or a daughter who will always say yes dad… I hear you. I will do just<br />
as you have asked me to do.<br />
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David was not a perfect man. He made a lot of mistakes just like you and<br />
I. When it comes to adultery, he has committed it before… when it comes<br />
to murder he has done it before. King David had a life full of drama,<br />
trials, frustration and horror; but through all of these, he maintained his<br />
commitment to God. These troubles served only to draw him closer to God.<br />
You see, none of us has arrived yet. Always remember We are all still works<br />
in progress and if we will continue to do His will and like David, God will<br />
boast of us some day, as men and women after HIS OWN HEART!!<br />
Rejoice, God is still at work in YOU, and He will be faithful to bring that<br />
work to completion. Amen!<br />
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January 13<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does<br />
not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he<br />
ever promised and not carried it through?"<br />
(Numbers 23:19)<br />
HE IS A PROMISE KEEPER<br />
Peter in the bible made a promise to the Lord that he couldn't keep. How<br />
often have I done the same thing? I personally have done it enough to<br />
know that I am the promise breaker in my relationship with GOD but<br />
HE THE PROMISE KEEPER!<br />
Almost every verse in Psalm 37 contains a promise. There are a lot of<br />
promises in the Bible. But do you know what is more amazing than the<br />
number of promises which God has made? Even more amazing the sheer<br />
volume of God’s promises is that He always keeps His promises.<br />
God is the greatest promise keeper that ever was. He too lives by that<br />
rule about not making a promise He can’t keep. God never promises<br />
something He can’t follow through on. He always does what He says. He<br />
always fulfills what He promises.<br />
As a child of God, you’ve prayed and prayed and prayed; but it seemed like<br />
God never heard, or that God was ignoring you, or that God was telling<br />
you “no.” Maybe you’ve stopped praying. Maybe you’ve stopped believing.<br />
Maybe you’ve stopped hoping. Let me say with Angel Gabriel, “God<br />
has heard your prayer.” He will answer, because He is not a man that<br />
He should lie or not honour His promise. And even if you have stopped<br />
praying, even if you have stopped believing, we read in 2 Timothy 2:13<br />
that even when we are faithless, He remains faithful. God has something<br />
better in mind for you than you can ask or imagine, and He is simply<br />
waiting for His timing to make it happen. It may be tomorrow, it may be<br />
next week, it may be 10 years from now. You may even have to wait until<br />
you get to heaven.<br />
God always keeps His promises. He kept His promises to Israel. He kept<br />
his promises to Zacharias. And He will keep His promises to YOU. In<br />
causing Elizabeth to become pregnant in her old age, we read the book of<br />
“Luke 1:25” that God took away her reproach. God removed her shame of<br />
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barrenness. One of the greatest promises in the Bible which God has given<br />
to each of us is that like Elizabeth, He will take away our reproach and our<br />
greatest shame.<br />
When God tells you something, He doesn’t change His mind and say,<br />
“I didn’t really mean it.”<br />
GOD MEANS EVERY WORD THAT IS IN THE BIBLE.<br />
Sweetheart, God is a PROMISE KEEPER because He is a faithful GOD.<br />
Rest in Him. Trust Him. Serve Him. Believe Him. He is who He says He is,<br />
and He will do all that He has promised to do. He is The Faithful God!<br />
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January 14<br />
Today's Scriptures:<br />
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.<br />
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have<br />
overcome the world."<br />
(John 16:33)<br />
YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER<br />
You are AN OVERCOMER. Why? Because of what Jesus did for you<br />
and I on the cross and when we received Him, He changed our lives. So<br />
who do you think you are? You are an OVERCOMER. With Christ, we<br />
are all OVERCOMERS. Not maybe, not you will be, but you ARE. When<br />
you know who you are, you will know what to do, and in Christ you are<br />
more than CONQUERORS.<br />
We've all heard the saying, "When all else fails, pray." Sweetheart,<br />
prayer should be at the top of our list, not at the bottom. If we expect to<br />
overcome our difficulties, we need to be talking to Someone who can<br />
help us, and that someone is none but JESUS!<br />
The truth is what Jesus told us in John 16:33, “In this world you will<br />
have trouble... but take heart because I have overcome the world” As<br />
long as we remain on this earth, trouble will never stop knocking on our<br />
door but we should always remember we are OVERCOMERS, because<br />
the battle has been fought and won for us already and that is what make<br />
you and I an OVERCOMER over EVERY situation.<br />
Sweetheart, fight with a CONQUERING ATTITUDE. You must know<br />
who you are. You are more than a conqueror through Christ, who loves<br />
you. And always anchor your thoughts upon the Word of God. We should<br />
think the way God tells us to think. We should meditate on the truth of<br />
God’s Word no matter how situations and conditions look like.<br />
2 Corinthians 4:8 says; “We are hard pressed on every side, but not<br />
crushed; perplexed, but not in despair” WHY? Because we are<br />
OVERCOMERS. That’s what we are, by the power of Christ who dwells<br />
in us. Amen!!<br />
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January 15<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“... Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full<br />
assurance that faith brings...”<br />
Hebrews 10:22<br />
BLESSED ASSURANCE JESUS IS MINE<br />
My Sunday morning devotion is to listen to a hymn of my choice and reflect<br />
on the lyrics and today, I settled on "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh,<br />
what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of<br />
His Spirit, washed in His blood. " It's one of my favourite hymns of all time.<br />
In our lives we find that in order to maintain certain elements, we must<br />
have various types of insurance. We have insurance for life and insurance<br />
for death. We have insurance for our health and we have insurance for<br />
various types of sickness. We have auto insurance for our vehicles. One in<br />
case we are in an accident and one in case our car is stolen or vandalized.<br />
We have insurance on our homes and property. So just in case it is burnt<br />
down or blown down or broken into. Our monies are insured, our loans are<br />
insured. Every aspect of our life can be insured for a fee. This insurance<br />
can take weeks and months to take effect, and can be canceled in a matter<br />
of seconds.<br />
But you see Insurance is man made, but Assurance is God obtained.<br />
Insurance is revocable, where as Assurance is undeniable. Insurance is<br />
costly but Assurance is free. Insurance has limitations, where as Assurance<br />
is limitless! Blessed Assurance!<br />
Once we accept the gift of salvation, nothing can remove it. Once we are in<br />
the hands of God, nothing or no one can take us out of his hands. No matter<br />
what, we are His......"Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh, what a foretaste<br />
of glory divine." That is for sure and guaranteed!<br />
My prayer is, we will continue to draw near to God with a sincere heart and<br />
with the full ASSURANCE that faith brings. And may we also hold firm<br />
and steadfast the ASSURANCE and the promise of His unconditional love<br />
for us, for it is free and always available. Shalom!<br />
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January 16<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"...I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart;<br />
I will shew forth all thy marvellous works".<br />
Psalms 9:1<br />
PRAISE WALKS WITH VICTORY<br />
Psalm 9 is a great victory psalm. "I will praise You, O Lord, with my<br />
whole heart; I will tell of all your marvelous works" I must confess that<br />
there are times when I don't praise the Lord with my whole heart. I<br />
can remember times I've stood in church or even at home singing a<br />
great song of praise but not with my whole heart. The best way to have<br />
victory is to praise the Lord wholeheartedly.<br />
Whenever it's hard for you to praise God, just think of Paul and Silas<br />
in Prison. They were humiliated, beaten and thrown into prison with<br />
their bodies hurting. YET they were WHOLEHEARTEDLY praising<br />
the Lord. Paul and Silas praised God even when their backs were<br />
bleeding and their feet and hands were in chains. Despite the pain and<br />
suffering they were going through, they praised God anyway; and as<br />
they shook the heavens, God shook the very foundations of the prison.<br />
When the praises go up, the glory comes down. It's that simple. If we<br />
are going to see the necessary breakthrough in our personal lives, we<br />
need to understand the power of praising God Wholeheartedly.<br />
May we praise God not only in the good times but also in the bad times.<br />
Because He is the God of the good times and the bad times. Shalom<br />
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January 17<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that<br />
love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”<br />
Prov. 18:21<br />
WATCH YOUR WORDS<br />
Jesus said, “By your words you will be condemned and by your words<br />
you will be justified.” I have questioned myself about how many words<br />
I use in a day and the impact and the effect it brings to those who read<br />
or hear it.<br />
Have you ever thought about the power of the words that come out of<br />
your mouth? What you say can impact your future, your family, and<br />
your faith. Words can offer satisfaction, encouragement, strength,<br />
blessings and hope. But, on the other hand, words can also divide,<br />
destroy, dishearten and discourage.<br />
Today, make your mouth a fountain of life. Be slow to speak. Say<br />
something affectionate to a loved one. Seek to only speak words that<br />
are good for building up, words that give grace to those who hear.<br />
When we allow God to be in absolute control of our life the result is<br />
words that are edifying, encouraging, uplifting never depart from our<br />
lips. God put you on this earth and gave you power and authority. He<br />
told man to subdue the earth and he was to do just that by the words<br />
of his mouth.<br />
We must choose our words carefully, so we steer people in the<br />
right direction. And may we allow our words to bring blessings,<br />
encouragement, and buildup those around us and with us.<br />
Father Lord, guide us this day in our speech and conversation. May we<br />
always reflect your love, grace and peace. Amen<br />
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January 18<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no<br />
compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget,<br />
I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of<br />
my hands; your walls are ever before me".<br />
Isaiah 49:15-16<br />
TATTOOED ON THE PALM OF GOD<br />
It's a good feeling to know that God has tattooed YOU & I on His palm.<br />
Yes it is!! It cannot be taken off because it is a permanent TATTOO!!<br />
Hallelujah! That is so amazing and if I were you, I would just give a<br />
shout out of praise to Him this very moment. Seriously, He is a proud<br />
father who just love His children unconditionally, so much so that<br />
He carry us with Him wherever He goes to. He want us to feel very<br />
honoured and very special about it.<br />
Do you ever feel like God has forgotten you, that He has turned His<br />
back on you? Sweetheart, I want you to know this; No one cares more<br />
about your life than God. No man, no woman, not even you. That's<br />
why God's destiny is always the best. God loves you perfectly and He<br />
is always thinking about you and thinking about what is best for you.<br />
Whenever you start to feel fearful or anxious, repeat this unconditional<br />
promise; “My name is upon His lips and engraved upon His palms.<br />
That’s how significant I am to Him”. Rest in His love for you, knowing<br />
that “Nothing can separate me from Your Love, Jesus.”<br />
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; I cannot forget<br />
you... stop doubting and believe!. Amen.<br />
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January 19<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that<br />
we are perishing?” And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said<br />
to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a<br />
great calm...”<br />
Mark 4:38-39<br />
LORD, DON'T YOU CARE<br />
Lord Jesus, don’t you care that my child is sick? Lord Jesus, don’t you care<br />
that my marriage is falling apart? Lord Jesus, don’t you care that I have no<br />
money? Lord Jesus, don’t you care that I lost my job? These are some of the<br />
“DON'T YOU CARE” questions we asked the Lord from time to time and<br />
we have all asked some of these questions in million ways million times.<br />
But we never question the Lord’s compassion when things are going well.<br />
Are you in a storm at this very moment? You are not there by accident but<br />
by your Father’s design. He does not intend to hurt you even though you<br />
feel like giving up because your pain is so great. You are not alone though it<br />
feels that way now. You may have lost everything, but you have not lost the<br />
God. He is still with you though you cannot see Him or sense His presence.<br />
No matter how long you have been in that storm, the Master of the sea is<br />
by your side. When the time has come, He will say, “Peace, be still,” and the<br />
storm will run out of breath and the sea will become like glass. Eventually<br />
the day will break and the sun will shine again. And when you look back,<br />
you will see that you faith has grown stronger by the storm you passed<br />
through.<br />
Sweetheart, where there are no storms, there is no faith. What a God we<br />
serve! Even the winds and waves obey Him! Fear not, just have peace in<br />
your heart and be still and keep believing. Shalom.<br />
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January 20<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold<br />
of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining<br />
toward what is ahead<br />
Philippians 3:13<br />
MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR PAST<br />
We all have a past; a past which we can neither escape nor change. A past<br />
filled with memories so powerful that their recall often brings pain to the<br />
present. But it is very essential that as Christians we learn how to make<br />
peace with our past.<br />
Joseph had been wronged; not only by his brothers but by Potiphar's wife,<br />
too. Most of us can sympathise with that, because somewhere in our past<br />
others have wronged us, too. When that happens, like Joseph, we are faced<br />
with how to respond. Joseph could have struck instead, Joseph chose to<br />
forgive.<br />
The key to Joseph’s success was that he choose to “forgive” and he choose<br />
to Live in the Present. He choose to let go of yesterday so that he could<br />
live his today. Forgiveness is certainly not the easiest thing to do, but it is<br />
always the best. Forgiveness, while not the easiest, is always the wisest of<br />
our options. Until you forgive, the pain of your past will continue to be felt<br />
in your present.<br />
For many of us our past is holding us back from living in the present. May<br />
the Lord uphold us with His righteous right hand. May His Spirit gives us<br />
the strength and power to move on, no matter the pain and the failures of<br />
our past; so we can fully embrace and live in the present. Amen... Shalom<br />
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January 21<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's<br />
love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither<br />
our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even the<br />
powers of hell can separate us from God's love”<br />
Romans 8:38<br />
NOTHING CAN EVER SEPERATE US<br />
We cannot be separated from the love that is working all things together<br />
for our good and from the love that is determined to make you and I like<br />
Christ. God has said it. His plans are all being accomplished. His purpose is<br />
inviolate. His resources are all focused on that. God has made up His mind.<br />
We cannot be separated from the love that spared not His own Son.<br />
That is the assurance that the child of God can have; God’s love will never<br />
fail. It does not mean that we do not have trials in this world. It does not<br />
mean that we are not persecuted.<br />
Sweetheart, we all go through many trials. I do not know all your struggles<br />
and trials. You do not know all my struggles and trials of others. But I<br />
know this; THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN EVER SEPARATE US<br />
FROM THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS!! And don't you forget;<br />
in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved<br />
us. I am talking about the UNCONDITIONAL, INCOMPREHENSIBLE,<br />
ASTONISHING, IMMEASURABLE love of Christ for His Children. The<br />
roots of our life are firmly held by the depths of Christ's Love.<br />
Regardless of what you are facing in your life today, God’s love is with<br />
you; and nothing will ever be able to disconnect you from this awesome,<br />
powerful, all-consuming love! Shalom..<br />
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January 22<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know<br />
his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for<br />
everything that I learned from my Father I have made known<br />
to you."<br />
John 15:15<br />
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS<br />
True friendship is a valuable and rare commodity! It is a true statement<br />
that you and I make many acquaintances as we pass through this life,<br />
but only very few true and genuine friends. I am thankful that I can tell<br />
you about One Who wants to be your Friend forever and for real.<br />
In the natural world the relationship we have with our servants has a<br />
limit and a level. It is a relationship that can never be compared to the<br />
relationship we have with our friends.<br />
If you see how unbelievably great and glorious Christ is, then you'll<br />
understand what it means to have an intimate relationship with him<br />
in all that it implies. And so he calls us His friends. Now, there's a very<br />
special meaning implied in this. He says, "I'm not going to call you<br />
servants anymore, I'm going to call you friend.”<br />
“I have called you my friends,” Jesus says, “because I have made known<br />
to you everything that I have heard from my Father.” As far as Jesus is<br />
concerned there need be no secrets in this relationship.<br />
May we be empowered to know that our friend Jesus is a true friend<br />
who is always the first person who comes in when the whole world goes<br />
out on us.<br />
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for His<br />
friends.” ( John 15:13) Amen... Shalom<br />
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January 23<br />
Today's Scripture<br />
“Let the weak say, I am strong.”<br />
Joel 3:10<br />
CALL IT FORTH!!<br />
". . .let the weak say, I am strong." Strong statement! It boggles the mind to say<br />
you are strong when you're really feeling weak. But, we need to understand<br />
that God is saying, "Don't be moved by what you feel or see. Instead, just say<br />
what you want; and that is to be strong in everything you do."<br />
God says in Isaiah 57:19, “I create the fruit of the lips…”<br />
What we really believe in our heart is always expressed by what we say. Our<br />
words reveal our faith. Don’t let your situation, determine your confession.<br />
Let the weak say, I am strong. Let the poor say, I am rich. DON’T CONFESS<br />
YOUR WEAKNESS, CONFESS YOUR PROMISE.<br />
Whatever you need from the Lord, I encourage you to first of all meditate<br />
on the promises of God’s Word. Then step out in faith and ask the Lord<br />
for the things that you need that He has promised in His Word. Then “set<br />
your thermostat!” Refuse to say anything that does not agree with what you<br />
believe. Talk as though God has already answered your prayer. As much<br />
as is possible, act as though you believe your prayer is answered. You may<br />
be trusting God for finances, healing, changes on the job, the right man or<br />
your marriage to work better. Faith works the same way in every area of<br />
life. Don’t give up and don’t stop “calling those things that do not exist as<br />
though they did” until you see the manifestation of God’s promises in your<br />
life. Remember, “faith and patience inherits the promises”.<br />
Don’t let your situation change your confession, because your confession<br />
can change your situation. The basis for our faith and strength must not<br />
be on empty words but must be based on the proven word of God. Shalom<br />
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January 24<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between<br />
blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the<br />
choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your<br />
descendants might live!<br />
Deuteronomy 30:19<br />
CHOOSE LIFE & BLESSING<br />
How many choices do you make every day? Life is filled with choices. Each<br />
of you have the opportunity to choose whether or not to follow Christ in<br />
every single thing you do today, this week, and for the rest of your life.<br />
In this passage Moses called the Israelites to make a choice, to choose to<br />
serve the Lord so that they would prosper and live long in the land that God<br />
had given them. The options were crystal clear. “Acceptance and obedience<br />
would bring life and prosperity but rejection and disobedience would result<br />
in death and destruction. There is life and blessing in making the positive<br />
choice for life, but responding negatively to God’s choice brings harmful and<br />
destructive consequences.<br />
It’s the heart bit of God that you live in blessing in every area of your life. He<br />
has made this known to us in His Word and has laid the plan for you to live<br />
in total victory. His words are simple: Choose life! Choose life that you may<br />
live and enjoy the blessings that comes with the choice. Or you can choose<br />
death and you will die. It is a decision that must be made over and over<br />
again. Will we serve the Lord and live or will we turn away and die?<br />
We cannot expect the blessings of God without loving God, walking in His<br />
ways, and living according to His commandments.<br />
Those who choose BLESSING are those who will choose to love God, walk<br />
in His ways, live according to His commandments. They are the ones who<br />
will Live, who will increase and who will be blessed. Living a life that<br />
pleases God doesn’t have to be complex, all we have to do is TRUST AND<br />
OBEY HIM.<br />
Some people obviously will choose death. Those are the ones who will turn<br />
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away from God, rebel against God, disobey God. And choosing the way of<br />
death results in; cures, destruction. “There is a way that seems right to a<br />
man, but in the end it is the way of death” (Proverbs 16:25).<br />
God says through Moses, “Choose Life” I am also encouraging you today to<br />
choose LIFE. Jesus said, “He who is not with me is against me, and he who<br />
does not gather with me scatters.” (Matthew 12:30).<br />
Obey His word, and His blessing will overtake you. You will rise higher and<br />
higher and live the abundant life He has for you. Living a life that pleases<br />
God does not have to be complex but the choice is yours. Shalom.<br />
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January 25<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to<br />
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<br />
Jeremiah 29:11<br />
GOD DEFINATELY HAS A PLAN<br />
Everyone has experienced disappointments, setbacks, heartaches, or<br />
hurts at one time or another. But you can’t allow negativity, bitterness, and<br />
resentment to sink into your heart. Instead, lift up your head and look to the<br />
future because God has good plans for you.<br />
God’s plans aren’t always what we thought it was going to be. But God’s<br />
plans are always best. Even if we don’t understand it at the time. Even if<br />
we can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Even if we would never have<br />
chosen this path for ourselves.<br />
And that brings us to Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,<br />
declares the Lord.” And then Jeremiah says that “God has plans to prosper<br />
you and not to harm you.”<br />
Gods word doesn’t say plan, it says plans. You see, God has thought long<br />
and hard, about multiple ways, using multiple streams of blessings, to<br />
provide you with a hope and a future! He has plan “A”, He has plan “B”. He<br />
has multiple plans and multiple versions of multiple plans, to help you to<br />
achieve what He has in store for you! Hallelujah.<br />
No matter where you are at in life, no matter what you may be facing right<br />
now, I want you to know God has a plan for you, to bring you back and to<br />
bring about good things in your life! Even if you think that you are at the<br />
end of your rope, God has a plan for your Revival, Amen!<br />
God has always had a plan..prepared and ready for you, before you ever<br />
needed it! If you can believe, He can Deliver! AMEN!<br />
God knows who we are and where we are. Not for one second are we ever<br />
lost or forgotten for His heart is so big and His knowledge so vast that no<br />
one ever gets lost in the shuffle.<br />
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Aren’t you fed up with your present situation, and the way things have been<br />
going in your life? Then this is the time to accept the Change God is ready<br />
and willing to bring into your life!<br />
God already has all the solutions. Quit looking at the problems and start<br />
looking to the problem solver instead! Amen! He can take care of your<br />
situation if you ask Him to, nothing is to hard for Him, and there is no<br />
situation, that He can not turn around. He is always working on our behalf,<br />
to turn things around for us. He always works all things together for those<br />
that love Him!<br />
I don’t know what is holding you captive in your life today, but if God is<br />
not first in your life, and if you are not earnestly seeking after HIM, then<br />
you can’t expect to find your new beginning. Today, will you seek him? Will<br />
you search for him with all of your heart? God wants to release us from the<br />
captivity that has hold of us, and help us prosper…but He can only do that<br />
when we look for God before we look for anything else.<br />
May God’s love fill our hearts. May God’s Spirit meet us wherever we today.<br />
May God’s promises inspire our lives. And may we commit ourselves to<br />
trusting God and serving God, today and always. God definitely has plans<br />
for you and I. Shalom.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 26,<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!<br />
Psalm 118:24”<br />
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN TODAY<br />
As you got up from bed this morning, did you position yourself to be joyful?<br />
If you don’t make up your mind by setting the tone early in the day, the devil<br />
will start reminding you of difficulties or challenges that you are facing.<br />
Today is the Lord’s day..<br />
Let the word of God sink in! God made this day, designed every detail of<br />
it. Ordained it and transformed you into it. Everyday is made for us by the<br />
Lord. There is no day worth your sorrows, worries, weeping or grieving.<br />
Today is the day to rejoice and succeed!<br />
We need to accept this day as a gift from God. The psalmist is encouraging<br />
us to see every day as a gift from God to us. Today is not an accident and<br />
it is not incidental. God wants to be in the midst of this day with us. He<br />
wants to help us make it the best day that it can be. He wants each day to be<br />
productive and something that will give us strength and encouragement to<br />
face the challenges of tomorrow.<br />
Today is the day for you to be glad. It is your day to forget all worries and<br />
think of your success. Today is not to be wasted in worrying about your<br />
food, money and tomorrow or yesterday’s issues. Give the day a chance by<br />
changing your negative views about it.<br />
We need to rejoice and be glad for God’s love for us. We need to rejoice in the<br />
privilege of being sons and daughters of God. We need to rejoice and be glad<br />
because we have had the opportunity in our lives to serve the Lord.<br />
Say this to yourself this very moment; “Even though I am not feeling well<br />
in my body, but today is the day to rejoice and receive God’s divine healing<br />
into my body. Even though I am struggling with my finances and haven’t<br />
paid my bills, I will still rejoice and be glad. No matter what is going on in<br />
my life, I will still rejoice and be glad because I have life and once I have life<br />
there is hope for my future.<br />
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Don’t waste today. Be happy, rejoice in the Lord. Remember the joy of the<br />
Lord is your strength. It doesn’t matter what you are facing, today is your<br />
day to rejoice and be glad.<br />
Declare “Iwill rejoice and be glad, no matter what kind of difficulties I face<br />
today, no matter who tries to make me upset. I choose to be happy.” Never<br />
forget that although you might not be able to choose your circumstances,<br />
you can always choose how you respond to them.<br />
Fill your day with God. Choose to make it great! Shalom!<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 27<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful<br />
God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations…”<br />
Deuteronomy 7:9<br />
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised<br />
is faithful.<br />
Hebrews 10:23<br />
GOD IS FAITHFUL<br />
FAITHFUL TO HIS NAME, FAITHFUL IN HIS PROMISES, FAITHFUL<br />
WHEN WE ARE NOT<br />
FAITHFUL TO FORGIVE, FAITHFUL IN TEMPTATION<br />
FAITHFUL IN SALVATION.<br />
AND<br />
I am sitting here wondering if there is anyone I know out there who is as<br />
faithful as our God is. I seriously cannot think of even one single person<br />
in my entire life. Don’t get me wrong; I know of some honest and reliable<br />
people, but I am talking about FAITHFULNESS in terms of being 100%<br />
right with everything. God’s faithfulness means that everything He says<br />
and does is certain. He is 100% reliable, 100% of the time. He does not fail,<br />
forget, falter, change, or disappoint. He says what He means and means<br />
what He says. Hallelujah.<br />
Reflecting on God’s promises in the Bible, His unfailing love renews and<br />
trusting Him as our only faithful God, strengthens our confidence in His<br />
faithfulness. You can’t not read the Bible and not see the giving of God.<br />
We need to realise that God is our Source, He is our Blesser, He is our only<br />
dependable God and He will be faithful in His promise to us to supply for us<br />
as we too receive our inheritance.<br />
Do we see the faithfulness of God in our lives? or do we mutter and<br />
complain? When we look back over our lives, will we have the insight to see<br />
God’s work and greatness displayed? Great is God’s faithfulness. I want you<br />
to believe this today, that God’s great promises are bound up in His divine<br />
nature. God is the Giver and God is the source of our blessings.<br />
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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of<br />
the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17<br />
Whichever way you see life today, God is still faithful in His dealings with<br />
you. When you have made a mess of your life, remember God’s faithfulness.<br />
No matter how life is treating you, always remember;<br />
Great is His faithfulness! Great is Hos faithfulness! Morning by morning<br />
new mercies I see. All I have needed His hand hath provided, Great is His<br />
faithfulness, Lord, unto me!<br />
Indeed we serve a FAITHFUL GOD and I’m asking you to trust Him<br />
because He is the the most trustworthy Father in the universe. Amen.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 28,<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants<br />
of Jacob are not already destroyed”<br />
Malachi 3:6<br />
HE’LL DO IT AGAIN<br />
Some people treat God like a vending machine. You just keep picking the<br />
thing that you want from God and push that button until the machine is<br />
empty, and then it’s all over. Some people treat God like He is able to handle<br />
little problems but the big problems we had better handle on our own. Some<br />
people treat God like He is a weak and puny God and not able to do very<br />
much at all.<br />
But I want you to know that He is well able to meet your needs right now!<br />
Numbers 23:19 says “God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human,<br />
so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has<br />
He ever promised and not carried it through?”<br />
Be patient with God and with yourself. One of life’s frustrations is that<br />
God’s timetable is rarely the same as ours. We are often in a hurry when<br />
God isn’t. You may feel frustrated with the seemingly slow progress you’re<br />
making in life.<br />
His arm is not short, His ear is not deaf, He is not slack concerning His<br />
promise, His promises are yea and amen, His love is far reaching, His power<br />
has not dried up, His word is still true<br />
When you need Him He will be there and He can do it again! He said in His<br />
word that “I am God and I change not”.<br />
If He did it for someone else He’ll do it for you. If He did it before He will do<br />
it again.<br />
I know at times things can seem dark and the mountains of life can seem<br />
to be so great, but light shines best in darkness and God is so much greater<br />
than that mountain.<br />
Put the weight on God’s shoulders they’re a lot stronger than yours. Doesn’t<br />
He tell you in 1Peter 5:7 to cast your cares on Him because He cares for you.<br />
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Keep your focus on the word of God and not your situation.<br />
God parted the waters of the Red Sea, for the children of Israel, once and<br />
then He parted the waters of the Jordan River for them again. I want you<br />
to know today that if you are facing a Red Sea situation in your life, where<br />
you can’t go forward, backward, left, right or it seems there is no way out;<br />
God is still able to part the waters of the mighty Red Sea in your life. God is<br />
still able to make a way when there is no way. God is still able to bring light<br />
to darkness.<br />
What I want you to receive into your spirit, soul and body today is this; if<br />
He did it for me, He will do it again for you! The bible says “His compassion<br />
fail not”. The bible says that He will never forget you. You may not know<br />
how and you may not know when but HE’LL DO IT AGAIN! Just keep<br />
your focus on God and His word! Trust Him and make Him your only<br />
dependable God. All others will fail you but God will never fail and He will<br />
never leave you nor forsake you!! Whatever situation it is, HE WILL DO IT<br />
AGAIN! Shalom.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 29,<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will<br />
soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will<br />
walk and not be faint.<br />
Isaiah 40:31<br />
IT’S TIME TO RENEW YOUR STRENGTH<br />
Isaiah 40:31 is a verse of scripture that almost all of us have memorized. It<br />
is a verse that we claim, cling to, quote out loud, and if we know the tune,<br />
sing it to ourselves.<br />
The renewing of our strength requires that we wait upon the Lord even in<br />
the midst of great trials. Our faith and trust must be tested to gain strength.<br />
As Christians God wants us to rely on him, whatever we are doing. As we<br />
look to Him, He will give us the strength to continue when we are tempted<br />
to give in. There are times when we want to chuck the towel in, yet when<br />
we look to our Lord, He will RENEW our strength.<br />
God knows how to give you the power to overcome. He will take your<br />
weaknesses, your failures, your doubts and fears, and He will turn them<br />
into miracles of deliverance. In fact, God often does not move until we have<br />
given it over to Him completely because He will not share the glory of your<br />
deliverance with you. It is all of Him or none of Him. God is our source of<br />
strength. God is our source of provision. God is our source of power. God is<br />
our source for everything we need! We can’t do anything within ourselves.<br />
Waiting upon the Lord requires true faith.<br />
Waiting upon the Lord requires going through the fire sometimes and still<br />
trusting God to bring us through.<br />
Waiting upon the Lord requires that we believe in the impossible, look for<br />
the unseen answers, hope in the times of hopelessness and know, without<br />
knowing why or how, that God will take care of us.<br />
Wait upon the Lord. Put your faith and trust in Him and He will let your<br />
spirit soar above this world. He will lift your spirit upon eagle’s wings and<br />
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you will be strengthened for the journey ahead. Only by patient waiting,<br />
placing your wholehearted faith in Jesus and trusting in Him totally will<br />
you have your strength renewed.<br />
God has it all under control. If you are a Child of the Most High God, then<br />
look up, for your Father sees your need and your answer is already on the<br />
way!<br />
As you take a step of faith waiting on the Lord, be of good courage and He<br />
shall strengthen your heart, establish you, increase you and fortify you. That<br />
is when you will live the life of victory He has prepared for you. Shalom.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 30<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”<br />
Philippians 4:13<br />
I Can Do All Things<br />
This is one of my favorite Scriptures but out of context, Philippians 4:13 is<br />
used as a blank check promise for whatever is desired. But in context, it<br />
is a verse about contentment. It’s not about your dreams coming true or<br />
your goals being met. Rather it’s about being joyful, satisfied, and steadfast<br />
even when life is hard and your circumstances seem impossible. It reminds<br />
me that although I may have difficulties, through Jesus Christ I have been<br />
empowered with strength for every battle that may try to defeat me.<br />
This is not a verse about being empowered to change your circumstances;<br />
rather, it is a verse about relying on God’s power in order to be content<br />
in the midst of circumstances you can’t change. When the Apostle Paul<br />
says, I can do all things through Him who strengthens me, he is speaking<br />
about contentment. In any circumstance, he had learned to be content<br />
by depending on Christ who gave him the strength to persevere in any<br />
situation.<br />
You can do all things through Christ! The fact that you have failed in<br />
achieving your dreams doesn’t mean it is over for you! You are equipped<br />
to do whatever God has called or commanded you to do! If He has put it in<br />
your heart, He will put whatever you need in your hand, and the Scriptures<br />
promises that everything you set your hand to will prosper when we<br />
depend on Christ’s strength and not when we depend on our own strength.<br />
Depending on Christ’s strength is a very freeing way to live. We can relax<br />
knowing that no matter what comes our way, He will strengthen us with<br />
the right hand of His righteousness towards good works.<br />
What is it that you can do through Christ? You can be content no matter<br />
what the situation. Whether you have plenty or he you have nothing,<br />
whether you come in first place with a gold medal or he you comes in last<br />
place, whether he makes the team or he doesn’t make the team. Whatever<br />
the circumstance, whatever he may have or not have, Paul learned to be<br />
content, to be joyful. Why? Because I can do all things through Christ who<br />
strengthens me!<br />
May you be encouraged not to achieve great victories in life, but to also find<br />
joy even in the midst of defeat.<br />
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THE DAILY ENCOURAGER<br />
January 31,<br />
Today’s Scripture<br />
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that<br />
we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be<br />
glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and<br />
ever. Amen.”<br />
Ephesians 3:20-21.<br />
OUR GOD IS ABLE!<br />
The God we serve is able - don’t limit Him. As children of God, we can rest<br />
in the assurance that God is more than able to save, keep, deliver, sustain<br />
and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding<br />
joy.<br />
You see, the three Hebrews boys, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,<br />
in Daniel 3:17 believed that God is able...and He will! The said; “O<br />
Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this<br />
matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is<br />
ABLE to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. But<br />
even if He does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve<br />
your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” “Our God is going<br />
to deliver us, but if He doesn’t, we’re still committed to serving Him.” What<br />
a great statement! That’s the kind of person I want to be. You know, the fire<br />
in their hearts was stronger than the fire in the furnace. Glory Hallelujah.<br />
They were confidence the God they serve is ABLE. And surely and truly<br />
He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.<br />
Daniel was thrown in the lion’s den, King Darius asked if God had the<br />
ability to deliver. Daniel said, God is the deliverer, He has come and shut<br />
the mouth of the lions. Today you may be going through some struggles<br />
and feel that you are surrounded. But God is continually able to deliver you.<br />
When I say continually, that means just like He has come through before,<br />
He will do it again. Whether you are in the lion’s den or in the fire, even if<br />
you are in the middle of a raging sea, He is continually able. No matter what<br />
situation you find yourself in, don’t worry, if He can get you out or pull you<br />
through, because He is continually able to deliver you. When you can’t get<br />
out of anything, He can get you out. No door can block His coming, no wall<br />
can keep Him from getting you through.<br />
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I want to encourage you and reassure you that Our God is powerful and<br />
able. He displays His power to help His people. We are not alone in this<br />
world when we face difficulties and trials . God’s power is available to work<br />
for us and deliver us . The power of God can even turn the evil that is done<br />
to harm us and turn it into good . We must rely on God’s power to work on<br />
our behalf in every situation that we face in our life.<br />
He’s able, wouldn’t you agree? What a mighty God we serve! The secret of<br />
life is for you and for me to connect ourselves with the God Who is able. And<br />
if we do, we will have success.<br />
My dear beloved, cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you;<br />
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. And God is able to make<br />
all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all<br />
things, may have an abundance for every good work. Amen!!<br />
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