WHAT YOU HAVE STORED WITHIN

Luke 4:16&17. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read...

In the eighties during the Buhari and Idi-agbon regime, the then military governor of Kwara state (Latinwo) paid a surprise visit to one of the primary schools in the state and met a sleeping headmaster on duty and to further compound the case he (the headmaster) could not recite the Nigeria national anthem, you can bet he was fired on the spot.
    Bishop David Abioye once said when a wet sponge is squeezed the liquid content comes out and a dry sponge brings forth air when squeezed. You only bring forth what has been stored up inside of you when faced with certain issues and or situations. As Christians we must be filled with the word of God by making the word a part of our daily routine (2Thimothy 2:15). It is time to start living the word and to live the word we must start by reading to studying then ruminate on the word. You cannot give what you don't have and to obtain what you don't have there is need to diligently follow the due process of getting it.

Prayer: Lord Grant me the grace to daily fill my mind with your word. (Amen)

AWAKE!!!

A wise man once said "Doing a thing the way we have always done them and expecting a different result is one of the definition of insanity". Most time Christians bask in the delusion of "Say it then Believe it and Have it Syndrome" without following the laws and principles guiding Prosperity, Sound health, Longevity, Marital bliss, Fruitfulness, Divine Promotion, Provision, Progression and Protection, James 2:14-26 NCV.

Life does not keep handing over to you all that you need and want, the Law of successful living states that "Success does not lend herself to one person, group of persons, religion, race, creed, culture or nation success simple skews towards laws and principles of courting her"

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THE POWER OF DETERMINATION

Once upon a time there was an old train, who wanted to engage herself in a hill climbing competition with much younger trains. The goal was to reach the top of a hill. Most of her friends and critics scorned her and tried to discourage her however she maintain her stand. On the day of the competition big crowd had gathered around the hill to see the race and scorn the old train. The race began. Honestly: No one in the crowd really gave the old train a chance of reaching the middle of the hill. 

You heard statements such as: "oh, you are too old for this crazy ambition of yours!“

“You will NEVER make it to the top. “Or statements like:

"Not a chance that you will succeed. The hill is too high and your strength can NEVER carry you through!" The old train began to Say to herself, “I KNOW I CAN”, “I KNOW I CAN”, “I KNOW I CAN”.... The crowd continue to yelling, "It is too difficult lazy ass!!! No one of your age can make it check your history book! “But she purposed in her heart not to give up....  Suddenly her strength gradually begins to fail.... She felt like fainting and giving up! Her song began to slow down. 

       “I KNOW ..........  I ............CAN” , “I KNOW ..........  I ............CAN”, “I KNOW ..........  I ............CAN” She told herself just give it a little push, Alas ... She got to the tip of the hill and the crowd was astonished at her effort. At the point of descending the hill her song changed to “I KNEW I COULD”, “I KNEW I COULD”, “I KNEW I COULD”. THEN Crowd naturally wanted to know how this old train managed to do it? One of the Spectators asked the old Train how she had found the strength to succeed and reach her set goal. She said “with courage and determination success is unavoidable”

LESSON ONE: 

Never listen to negative criticism or pessimistic opinion about your dreams, vision or potential!

LESSON TWO: 

Feeling like fainting is expected but stopping is strictly forbidden

LESSON THREE: 

Above all, when people tells you of their perceived your inabilities in fulfilling destiny! Always tell yourself… I know I can!!!:

8 things you should know about determination

·       Determination is the inner strength that assists you in confronting the forces without.

·       It is an emotion that helps you secure your destination in the RACE of LIFE. 

·       It is the fuel for the flight of life.

·       It is a driving force in the race of life.

·       It is dogged commitment to a cause.

·       It is understanding that Tough time never lasts but tough people do.

·       It is looking beyond your now to your destination.

·       It is staying connected to God.

MY CASE IS DIFFERENT

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

I read a story about a Little Zimbabwean primary five boy called Tendai, who was so much hated by his class teacher Mr. Gandanzara and does everything within his power to disfavor Tendai whenever opportunity presents itself. One day, foreign missionaries visited the school with lots of educational material and the need to share foreign text books to the pupils arise, the head teacher instructed that all class teacher must organise their pupils in a single line when receiving the missionaries in their classes.

Mr Gandanzara ensured he made sure Tendai was the last pupil on the queue in his class as he thought to himself "who knows, the gift might not be enough to go round, so Tendai won't get to receive any gift. When it was time for Mr. Gandanzara’s class, the missionary "Miss Jacob entered the class, she moved to the front but found out the pupils were so close to the blackboard, in order not to stain herself she seek for a space to stand and discovered there were more space for her to stand at the back, after arranging materials to be shared she said; “class, about turn', at this point Tendai automatically became the first pupil on the line and the first to receive from that class.
MORAL LESSON: Whatever God has ordained for you as your inheritance shall be delivered to you despite the scheming of your adversaries all you need to do is to hold on to the one and only King of kings. Your case is different from others.

       When the battle of your life is great it simply shows you have a greater and glorious future, no two party goes to war without a gain in view, no two country war against one another on no issue. Before you get to your promise land you will have to face your giants and also go through schools of affliction.

Prayer: Thank you Lord delivering my total package to me first (Amen)

NO CHARGE PART II

John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Remember the lyrics of Shirley Caesar’s No Charge from the album her very best. My sister's little boy came in the kitchen one evening, while she was fixing supper  and he handed her a piece paper he had been writing on and after wiping her hands on an apron. She took it in her hands and read it and this is what it said:
For mowing the yard $5. And for making up my own bed this week $1 For going to the store $.50 And playing with little brother while you went shopping $.25 Taking out the trash $1 And for getting a good report card $5  And for raking the yard $2 Total owed $14.75

Well she looked at him standing there and expecting And a thousand memories flashed through her mind So she picked up pen and turned the paper over and this is what she wrote: For the 9 months I carried you holding you inside me $ NO CHARGE For the nights I sat up with you doctored you and prayed for you $ NO CHARGE For the time and tears and the costs through the years There is NO CHARGE When you add it all up the full cost of my love is $ NO CHARGE

For the nights filled with grey And the worries ahead $ NO CHARGE For the advice and the knowledge And the costs of your college $ NO CHARGE For the toys, school, and clothes And for wiping your nose There's NO CHARGE son When you add it all the full cost of my love is NO CHARGE. Well you know when I think about that I think about the day that Jesus went out to Calvary and gave his life as a ransom for me When I think on the words "If Any Man be in Christ He's A New Creature" I like to think about the very minute that he shedded his blood My debt was paid in full And I want you to know today when you add it all up The full cost of Real Love is NO CHARGE. God's love is still not attracting any charge

PRAYER:  Thank you Lord for your free and unending love (AMEN).

WORK PLAN

                                                                                 Habakkuk 2:2

Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he who runs may read it.

Work plan sometimes called project plan, is a document that, at a minimum, describes the program, defines the program objectives, and goals by outlining our goals through objectives. I have worked in the Not-for-profit sector for about eleven years and can unequivocally say that, the most important key to the success of any Not-for-profit organization is “Work Plan”

Having aspirations, yearning and hopes for 2013 is never enough you must write them down and you “MUST” work it out with your devised SMART strategies and remember to have a second opinion along with a back up strategy, Of course, with only 358 days left, a few things are important: 1) Define your goals and objectives: What goals will you have achieved before the year ends. Make sure they are SMART! 2) Maintain your focus: You will need to prioritise and give 80% of your time & resources to the top 20% of your goals. Avoid distractions.  3) Get Knowledge: You can't do things the same way and expect a different result. Ask questions, get information. 4) Go for it! This simple step separates the 'wishers' from achievers. 5) Demonstrate the spirit of love Isaiah 58:5-7: Give to the poor, your parents (biological and or spiritual), the aged, widows and the fatherless also visit and pray for the sick.

PRAYER:  Dear Lord, help me to package the right work plan for this year (AMEN).

NO CHARGE

John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

I received a broadcast on my BlackBerry of a man who reached 70 years and was affected by a disease which made him unable to urinate. The doctors told him he will need a surgery to correct the disorder. He agreed to do the surgery as the disorder had given him severe pain for days. After the surgery he was given his a bill which covered all the costs. After looking through his medical bill, tears were rolling down his checks. Upon seeing this, the doctor said "If the cost is too high then we could make some other arrangements for you." The old man replied, "I am not crying because of the money but I am crying because God let me urinate for 70 years and He never sent me a bill!"

John 3:16 records for God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son….. God is still in the business of dishing out free services to mankind while mankind is not appreciating his services since it is free.

PRAYER:  Thank you Lord for your free and unending love (AMEN).

KNOWING THE GOD OF THE HOUSE PART 2

Act 17:23

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, “TO THE UNKNOWN GOD”. Whom wherefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

When I was growing up one of my favourite time was the family devotion time where it was like a church service and my Dad will break the word down to everyone’s comprehension. I especially love it when it was my turn to share the word; I will search the bible and network scriptures to make sure I try my little best then to impress my Dad and everyone at the meeting. Though the primary motive then was to “Impress” little did I know that I was building my spiritual muscles for the battles ahead and that was the beginning of my knowing God. From wanting to impress man during family devotion, I ended up knowing the living God during my search for scriptures. My search led me through wonderful discoveries and inspirations that helped me later in life: a) a relationship with God: the scriptures led me to finally give my life to Christ John 3:3&16 b) more search: I kept studying the word and that made me fell in love with the book of revelation. Most of the notes I took when I was searching is put together in my daily deliberation Dan 9:2, 2 Tim 2:15, 2 Tim 3:15 c) I always love to be with believers: I noticed I enjoy myself when I am with the saints of God and the inspiration flows greatly Matth. 18:20, Heb. 10:25 d) more mind blowing insight and revelation: the more I study the word and other Christian literatures the more understanding I get and the inspiration flows. John 14:26 e) divine empowerment: the deeper I reach into the scripture the more I become empowered. I noticed in every organization I work I get any of these the nickname Pastor, Bishop, Young Bishop or spiritual head of the family, as a result of God’s power Act 10:38.

Knowing God of the house requires diligence, consistence, commitment, and persistence, it is not a one off exercise, and this should be as natural to us as breathing. Knowing God is like blind men told to describe an elephant by touching some part of an elephant, after first man touch touched the tusk he said an elephant is a short hard curved metal, another said an elephant has four short hard stump after touching the Legs, the next said an elephant is like a house because he felt the stomach and the legs. These men cannot really describe the real elephant until they go “regularly” to touch the elephant and have someone explain what they have touched, this will give them better understanding. 1 Corinthians 13:9

Prayer: Lord, give me more appetite for your word in my daily life. (Amen)

HELP MATE OR HELL MATE

Genesis 2:18-25

And the LORD GOD said it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. (Verse 18)

At creation God created a helpmate (woman) for Adam to be his companion, friend and a shoulder to lean on. When the man saw her he said “this is the bone of my bones and the flesh of my flesh”. Looking at the female, from the concept of creation, they are meant to be help mates to the male, to encourage, motivate, assist, support and be strong where her partner is weak, to correct him when he is wrong. As time went on, the helpmate turned hell mate when she was deceived (tricked) by the devil. It is sad to see couples these days fighting, getting divorced, misunderstanding and hating each other, deviating from God’s original plan for marriage.

I have had opportunities of interacting with couples and taken time to study their relationship and interactions, a lot of couple are public actors and family martial artists (they know all the rules of attack and self defense). All these fight, divorce, misunderstanding and hate in the home are traceable to; a) Faulty communication: a lot of relationships fail due to faulty communication flow b) Misunderstanding: There is need for lovers to have in-depth comprehension of one another from spoken word, body language, mood change, and gestures Amos 3:3 c) Doubt: a good relationship must move through the process of compliance, internalization and identification by believing in each other (having the same passion for your family vision and living it together) d) Inappropriate Love: love is being responsible, commitment, and being faithful to your partner.

Prayer: Lord, give me the grace to be more loving and responsible to my spouse (Amen)

MY SEASON OF REST

1 Kings 5:4

But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

Biblically rest does not is not limited to relaxation, refreshing, or inactivity it also means freedom from challenging situations, and or peaceful establishment of God’s promises. It is a natural phenomenon for man to go through harsh situations and affliction in his quest through life’s journey while it is God’s nature to intervene and make a way out (solution) to any situation not in his plan for his blood bought children John 16:33. God ordained rest is characterized by; a) a relationship with Christ: to benefit from a family inheritance there must be a member of such family and that is applicable to the kingdom of God, you must be born again and that is your passport to enjoying rest 1 john 5:4. b) Services with joyful heart Psalm 100:1-2: A joyful heart come from a grateful mind which grants access to divine rewards c) A teachable heart Isaiah 1:19: success always comes the way of people who pay particular attention to instructions but those who despise instructions suffer the pain of disobedience.

Rest is not a time for us to hang our diligence by mentally, physically, creatively and spiritually lazing around, it is a time to keep doing something out of the ordinary such as setting and breaking records in kingdom stewardship. David had few rest and he used the little he had to organize a mobile concert of choral group that set Guinness world record till date as recorded in 1 chronicles 15:16-28.  Solomon had rest and he built a magnificent temple for the Lord and also sacrificed four thousand offerings to the Lord 1 Kings 3:4, 1 Chronicles 29:21.

Implication: When records are set and or broken in kingdom stewardship, it moves God and when he is moved he showers you with his blessings and favour to show that whatever is done for God is not lost.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me convert my rest to a worthwhile time to serve you faithfully (Amen).

TREASURES IN THE WORD OF GOD PART II

Joshua 1:8

Study this book of the law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed.

God’s word is ever fresh, potent and powerful. It is the only word that has been consistently current, correct and powerful for over two thousand years.

The treasures embedded in the word can NEVER be fully harnessed in a one off flip through.

Treasures are hidden in sure and least expected places and it takes searching and researching to find them, pirates make use of information and maps to find old hidden treasures, in their quest to finding the treasures pirates are highly sensitive and take to consideration anything on the way very seriously as they could be a lead. To access the treasures in the Word of God we have to be highly sensitive to the rhema and the Logos in our search quest as God mostly commune with us through these mediums, and we have to always a) Empowerment mark 6:7, 12&13 b) Supernatural Victory Eph 6:17 CEV c) Sanctification Eph 5:26 d) Re-enforcement of Faith Rom 10:26. e) By doing this we find Wisdom Psalm 119:99, Divine Direction Pro 3:6 (CEV) Authority Gen 1:28, Matt 18:18, Revelation Daniel 10:1 and Prosperity Joshua 1:8

      PRAYER:  Thank you Lord for the Treasures you have in stock for me (AMEN).

ESSENTIAL COMMODITY

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in afield. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy, went and sold all he had and bought the field.” (Verse 44)

Men and women who know and value treasures will go the extra mile to own some while some go for loans while some will sell their possessions, while some increase their income just to own a valuable treasure. Unto some people treasure is life while to some it is wealth. If well harnessed. There is one treasure to valuable and costless to own, the kingdom of God. Usually after a period of time earthly treasures experience fall in value but there is one whose value appreciates daily, it is always available.

     Man has a need for a commodity of great and essential value to him/her and that is the kingdom of God, the bible says, “seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all others shall be added.” God’s kingdom does not experience fall in value, but appreciates daily. I will urge you to take a bold step of faith and set yourself on the path to heaven. Investors always invest their money on a flourishing organization and not on a failing one, invest today into the kingdom of heaven by selling those attitudes and practices unworthy of the kingdom of God. God is waiting for you today for your investment into eternity.

   Are you in a fix of the value of this treasure? I am telling you that this treasure is inexhaustible and it daily appreciates. There are some rules to owning this treasure which are:- Confess Jesus as your lord and savior, Believe in the lord Jesus today and know his plans for your daily living by studying his word and communing with him in prayer.

  PRAYER:- Lord God let me be qualified for this eternal treasure to spend my eternity in tour kingdom.

AT THE STREAM OF CHANGE

Then the man said, “From now on, your name will no longer be Jacob. You will be called Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. (Verse 28) CEV

Jacob Wrestling with an Angel

Success is more than putting one’s best in a quest but not giving up even when you are weak and tired. Jacob wrestled with God from dusk till daybreak without letting go of God until he was blessed. We need to know that during confusion, isolation, dejection, rejection, depression and failure we ought to struggle with God in prayer and win. Do not allow circumstance and situation subject you to fate rather struggle by faith surely you shall overcome.

       Jacob is a good example to that situation facing you to today in the sense that, behind Jacob was Laban who is not at peace with Jacob and ahead was Esau who was coming with men of war to kill Jacob, his sides are foreign land and hostile to aliens. That was not the time to wrestle with any unknown person but despite his trouble, he knew when to dive into a worthwhile venture, though all looked hopeless and tiring, he did not give in to distraction. Jacob knew what he wanted. He wanted a way out and he got it because he recognized the opportunity to his way out. Wrestle tirelessly with your situation today by not giving up and I can assure you of victory at last.

River Jabbok

PRAYER:  Oh Lord, lead me to my place of change and grant me the wisdom to recognise my place of change. (AMEN).

WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND

EXODUS 4: 2-4

Then the LORD said to him, “what is that in your hand?” A staff”, he replied. (Verse 2)

No man can lay claim to have created creativity as it has always been part of him, all men can only lay claim to have discovered their areas of creativity – Olusesan Oshatimehin

Most people always pray that God should bless and use them for his glory, but God will not bless a vacuum. God blesses men and women with useful tools in their hands. God asked Moses what he had in his hand, and his response moved him to the next level in God’s plan for him. To be used by God, what you have in your hand goes along way. We also need to put into use that which is in our hands, we must not rest on the fact that we’ve got something that God can bless.

    Proverbs 22:29 says “do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscured men. God is ready to use you but there are some things you must do, you must have or hold what is not abominable to God, it must be identifiable with God. You must hold what God can use to his glory in your life. There something that are useful to God’s glory in your life but not in others’ life. Finally you need to inquire of God what tools you need to have in your hand.

Remember what you have in your hand will take you to where you have to be in destiny, holding the wrong tools will take you to the wrong destination in destiny. Consciously discover the right tool for your life’s journey to be stress free.

Moses Parting Red Sea

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to identify the tools you want me to have in other to fulfill the task you have for me (Amen).

BLANK CHEQUE

Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people; and I will bring you [back home] to the land of Israel. Ezek 37: 12 AMP

At creation, God’s original intent for man was to be his representative here on earth and to worship him continually. But this plan was truncated when man fell in the Garden of Eden and it had to take a priceless blood sacrifice to redeem man from the power and clutches of sin. God according to Genesis 1:26 created man in his own image and likeness to be in control of everything on earth. Hear this according to God’s original intention it is an aberration to be controlled by what you should be controlling here on earth. Man was in the perfect will of God until the forbidden fruit was eaten and man lost it all.

God in his wisdom designed a temporary way out for man’s redemption from the law of sin and death through sacrifice and priests but God’s last card was the priceless blood of his only son that is potent, effective, and efficient enough to pay the ransom for the remission of man’s sins and to restore him back to his original state. The ransom plan includes a) TO OPEN MAN’S GRAVES by granting free access and passage out of satanic and demonic prison and slavery, it also connotes liberation or freedom from the clutch of satanic agents and his cohorts.  Psalm 107: 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. b) TO COME UP OUT: This is triumphant exit from satanic and demonic slavery or prison. This can be termed as spiritual freedom of movement, where there are no constrictions to where you can or cannot go. c) TO BRING MAN BACK HOME: This is restoring man back to his original domain. Bishop Oyedepo got his mandate after he had an 18 hour vision of beaten, battered, and buffeted people wailing and crying for help, he asked God "But why Lord" God responded and said "but in the beginning it was not so. And now the hour has come to liberate man from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching the word of faith and I am sending to undertake this task”. Matthew 15:13 But he answered and said, every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.  Matthew 3:12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

God is still in the business of redeeming men and women who calls on him to be saved from the path of death and destruction. Call his toll free line to date for your salvation and he will surely save you.  

Prayer: Thank you dear blessed father for your redemptive plan for me.  (AMEN).

REDEMPTION

Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people; and I will bring you [back home] to the land of Israel. Ezek 37: 12 AMP

At creation, God’s original intent for man was to be his representative here on earth and to worship him continually. But this plan was truncated when man fell in the Garden of Eden and it had to take a priceless blood sacrifice to redeem man from the power and clutches of sin. God according to Genesis 1:26 created man in his own image and likeness to be in control of everything on earth. Hear this according to God’s original intention it is an aberration to be controlled by what you should be controlling here on earth. Man was in the perfect will of God until the forbidden fruit was eaten and man lost it all.

God in his wisdom designed a temporary way out for man’s redemption from the law of sin and death through sacrifice and priests but God’s last card was the priceless blood of his only son that is potent, effective, and efficient enough to pay the ransom for the remission of man’s sins and to restore him back to his original state. The ransom plan includes a) TO OPEN MAN’S GRAVES by granting free access and passage out of satanic and demonic prison and slavery, it also connotes liberation or freedom from the clutch of satanic agents and his cohorts.  Psalm 107: 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. b) TO COME UP OUT: This is triumphant exit from satanic and demonic slavery or prison. This can be termed as spiritual freedom of movement, where there are no constrictions to where you can or cannot go. c) TO BRING MAN BACK HOME: This is restoring man back to his original domain. Bishop Oyedepo got his mandate after he had an 18 hour vision of beaten, battered, and buffeted people wailing and crying for help, he asked God "But why Lord" God responded and said "but in the beginning it was not so. And now the hour has come to liberate man from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching the word of faith and I am sending to undertake this task”. Matthew 15:13 But he answered and said, every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.  Matthew 3:12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

God is still in the business of redeeming men and women who calls on him to be saved from the path of death and destruction. Call his toll free line to date for your salvation and he will surely save you.  

Prayer: Thank you dear blessed father for your redemptive plan for me.  (AMEN).

YOUR TRUE VICTORY

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

There are no limitations except those you acknowledge. Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve, Napoleon Hill.
The number of times a man failed is his intangible history however the number of times he got victory is his tangible future in the making. For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief - Proverbs 24:16. Your current victory is your permanent victory because Christ DIED for MAN to LIVE and HE ROSE for MAN to REIN 1Corinthians 6:14, 2 Corinthians 4:14. Man's true Victory is guaranty in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We need to understand as Christian that; a) Failure Changes People: Failure will never leave you the same; it either leaves you flat on the ground or becomes your stepping stone to greatness.  b) Failure is an Event: Event is past or present occurrence caused by man directly or indirectly. Man has power to influence how event happen and form of its occurrence. c) Failure is an Experience: It is often said that experience is the best tutor; failure should help man learn from his/her actions. d) FAILURE is Success in Disguise: The spring board to man’s success is Failure. Isaiah 9: 10 e) Failure is Never Final Micah 7:8: Failing should never be your Full stop to life but your full start in life. ‘Successful people are Ex-losers who got tired of losing and simply shifted ground’ – Olusesan Oshat.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for winning the battle for me at Calvary and for granting me the enablement to bask in you divine victory for my life.  (AMEN).

Memory Verse for meditation: For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief - Proverbs 24:16.

THE BLESSEDNESS OF HARD WORK

DEUTERONOMY 28: 1-2

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

God’s blessing is always with hard working people, God works and that make him a lover of diligent worker. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper Psalm 1:3, Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men Proverbs 22:29, And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you 1 Thess 4:11

In year 2000 I volunteered to be part of the (EYC) ECWA Youth Camp official, a yearly ECWA church youth camp programme held at Eye nkorin, I was to be part of the camp security for the period of camping. On appointment I remembered that some years back I once was just a camper but that year it was my turn to be a leader and I reminded myself of how I used to call camp officials names and made fun of them though never disobeyed nor once rude to anyone of them. I started out as an ordinary camp official carrying out my assigned duties but I ended up working in most of the units and making things work, I was so thorough to the extent that I personally followed through with other officials’ assignment just to make sure there was no flaw in all those activities assigned to them. In some cases I will go to all other posts to check on the others and sometimes serve guests ministers their meal as at when due and go back to pick up the plates after meals. These two guest ministers where watching my thorough activities throughout their stay and on the last day I was summoned into their chalet and after asking me some questions I later got to know that One of the guest ministers was my immediately elders brother’s friend while in the university while the second was my eldest brother’s spiritual son. They both laid hands on and blessed me. The senior guest minister went to my with the news of how I was a blessing and he also blessed me and those blessings have being following me.

Prayer: Anoint with the grace of hard work, so I can qualify for the blessings of hard work (Amen).

Meditation: Proverbs 22:29 Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings. (GNT)

KNOWING THE GOD OF THE HOUSE

1 Samuel 3:1-10

1-2 Samuel served the LORD by helping Eli the priest, who was by that time almost blind. In those days, the LORD hardly ever spoke directly to people, and he did not appear to them in dreams very often. But one night, Eli was asleep in his room, 3 and Samuel was sleeping on a mat near the sacred chest in the LORD's house. They had not been asleep very long 4 when the LORD called out Samuel's name.“Here I am!” Samuel answered. 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. What do you want?”“I didn't call you,” Eli answered. “Go back to bed.”Samuel went back.6 Again the LORD called out Samuel's name. Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “What do you want?”Eli told him, “Son, I didn't call you. Go back to sleep.”7 The LORD had not spoken to Samuel before, and Samuel did not recognize the voice. 8 When the LORD called out his name for the third time, Samuel went to Eli again and said, “Here I am. What do you want?”Eli finally realized that it was the LORD who was speaking to Samuel. 9 So he said, “Go back and lie down! If someone speaks to you again, answer, ‘I'm listening, LORD. What do you want me to do?’ ”Once again Samuel went back and lay down.10 The LORD then stood beside Samuel and called out as he had done before, “Samuel! Samuel!”“I'm listening,” Samuel answered. “What do you want me to do?”

Until you have a profiting relationship with God all your activities in the house of God will end up a religious ceremonious formal procedure – Olusesan Oshat.

Most Christians today are simply carrying out religious rites (A rite can be described as an established, “ceremonious” religious act). When our Practices and services are not in consonance with divine instructions whatever is done can simply be regarded as carrying out courteous religious activities. Though Samuel was living in God’s house and serving in the sanctuary, and even grew up in the house of God yet he does not have a profiting in-depth knowledge of who God is, and how awesome he is. Christianity is not a sect, rather it is a personal walk with God the creator.

One of the greatest tragedies that can befall a man is for such person not to know where he is headed for, and how to get there. The rate of church attendees that does not know what it means to be a Christian is and what is expected of a Christian on earth becoming alarming. There need to constantly a) Thirst for God: Continually and committedly search to know the God Psalm 42:1, Phil 3:10.  b) Hear from God: Deut 5:27   c) Obey God’s directives Joshua 24:24 d) Have spiritual Father: 2 Kings 2;12

    Jesus Is Lord.

Prayer: Lord, release unto me the spirit that thirst for you daily (Amen).