Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY JULY 18, 2026.

SUBJECT: GOD YEARNS FOR AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH US! 

Memory verse: "But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD." (Jeremiah 9 vs 24.)

READ: Jeremiah 9 vs 23 - 24; John 15 vs 13:

Jeremiah 9:23: Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches;

9:24: But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD.

John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 

INTIMATION:

We should realize that the various aspects of our relationship with God makes us get committed to Him. He is our Maker, Lord and Master, Judge, Faithful Companion, Redeemer, Father, Savior, and much more. But the most shocking truth is this: Almighty God yearns to be our friend and to have an intimate relationship with us!

From creation, God’s plan is to be in constant fellowship with man. In the garden of Eden we saw God's ideal relationship with man: Adam and Eve enjoyed daily visitation of the Lord, due to His quest for an intimate relationship with them. There were no rituals, ceremonies, nor religion, just a simple loving relationship between God and the people He created. While unhindered by sin, Adam and Eve delighted in God, and He delighted in them.

God is known in His creation, and He is close to every one of us. But He is not trapped in His creation. He is supernatural. God is the Creator, not the creation. This means that God is sovereign and in control, while at the same time He is close and personal. Knowing and loving God is our greatest privilege, and being known and loved by Him is God's greatest pleasure. 

We were made to live in God's continual presence, but after the 'Fall,' that ideal relationship was lost due to sin. Only a few people in Old Testament times had the privilege of friendship with God. Moses and Abraham were called "friends of God" (Exodus 33 vs 11 & 17; James 2 vs 23), David was called "a man after [God's] own heart" (Acts 13 vs 22), and Job, Enoch, and Noah had intimate friendship with God (Job 29 vs 4; Genesis 5 vs 22; 6 vs 8). But the fear of God, not friendship, was more common in the Old Testament.

Then Jesus changed the situation. When He paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available. Unlike the Old Testament priests who had to spend hours preparing to meet God, we can now approach God anytime.

Friendship and intimacy with God is possible only because of the grace of God and the sacrifice of Jesus. The Bible, in Second Corinthians 5 vs 18 says, "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation." 

God actually is reconciling us to the Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. He invites us to enjoy friendship and fellowship with all three persons of the Trinity. The Bible, in First John 1 vs 3, says, "That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." 

The apostle Paul, in Second Corinthians 13 vs 14, concludes his letter to the saints in Corinth by reminding them of the communion and fellowship with the Trinity; "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen."

Your opinion of God makes it difficult for many to understand why He would want us to be close friends, but the Bible, in Exodus 34 vs 14 says, "for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." God is jealous of sharing your fellowship with any other, indicating how you are valued and wanted by Him. He deeply desires that we know Him intimately.

If any wants to boast, they should boast that they know and understand Him. These are the things that please the Lord. God puts a higher priority on knowing Him personally and leading a life that reflects His justice and righteousness, over and above every other things we do. What do you want people to admire most about you? Mine is my relationship with my Maker.

Prayer: Abba Father, what a friend I have in Jesus Christ! I cannot find a friend so faithful; All my sins and griefs You bear, and has given me the great privilege to carry everything to You in prayer. How needless it is for me to bear any pains, or forfeit my peace in You by not committing everything in prayer to You. I have found my solace in You, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

God’s Grace in Spiritual Gifts

 God’s Grace in Spiritual Gifts

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. (1 Peter 4:10)

When we use our spiritual gifts, we are stewarding grace — not yesterday’s grace, but today’s, arriving in every moment of need. And this future grace is “varied grace.” It comes in many colors and shapes and sizes. This is one of the reasons spiritual gifts in the body are so diverse. The prism of God’s gifts in your life will refract shades of divine glory that would never come through my prism. 

There are as many future graces as there are needs in the body of Christ — and more. The purpose of spiritual gifts is to receive and dispense the future grace of God to those needs. 

But someone may ask, “Why do you take Peter to refer to future grace? Doesn’t a steward manage a household store that is already on hand?” 

The main reason I take Peter to refer to future grace is because the next verse illustrates how this works, and the reference there is to ongoing supplies of future grace. He says, “Whoever serves, [let him serve] by the strength that God supplies — in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 4:11). The word is “supplies,” not “supplied.” As you serve, serve in the power of the ongoing supply of God’s grace to do what you need to do.

When you fulfill your spiritual gift to serve someone tomorrow, you will be serving “by the strength that God supplies” — and the supply will be tomorrow, not today. “As your days, so shall your strength be” (Deuteronomy 33:25).

God goes on, day-by-day, moment-by-moment, supplying the “strength” in which we minister. He does this because the ongoing, inexhaustible supplier of power gets the glory. “Whoever serves, [let him serve] by the strength that God supplies — in order that in everything God may be glori:fied through Jesus Christ.”

Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY JULY 17, 2026.

SUBJECT: THOSE WHO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL DO EXPLOITS! 

Memory verse: "Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” (Daniel 11 vs 32.)

READ: Hebrews 11 vs 32 - 34:

11:32: And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

11:33: who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

11:34: quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weaknesses were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

INTIMATION:

Throughout the Bible we see mighty exploits done by the people of God-the people that know their God. The Old Testament records the lives of the various people who experienced these great victories. Joshua and Deborah overthrew kingdoms (the book of Joshua; Judges 4 - 5). Nehemiah worked righteousness (the book of Nehemiah). Daniel was saved from the mouths of lions (Daniel 6). Shadrach. Meshach, and Abed-Nego were kept from harm in the flames of a fiery furnace (Daniel 3). Elijah escaped the edge of the swords of evil Queen Jezebel's henchmen (First King 19). Hezekiah regained strength after sickness (Second Kings 20). Gideon was strong in battle (Judges 7). A widow's son was brought back to life by the prophet Elisha (Second Kings 4 vs 8 - 37).

The verses we read today summarize the lives of other great men and women of faith -those who knew their God. Some experienced outstanding victories, even over the threat of death. But others were severely mistreated, tortured, and even killed. It is noteworthy that having a steadfast faith in God does not guarantee a happy, carefree life. On the contrary, our faith almost guarantees us some form of abuse from the world. While we are on earth, we may never see the purpose of our suffering. But we know that God will keep His promises to us. 

The prophecy of the exploits of those who know their God was fulfilled in part outside the biblical stories before the coming of Christ by the Maccabees, who were a small band of devoted God-followers, who attacked and defeated the forces of Antiochus Epiphanies over and over again. Antiochus was a God-hater who desecrated the holy temple of God. He even went so far as to sacrifice a pig to Zeus on the altar in the temple. The Maccabees took action leading to many victories, and their exploits became legendary.

We too, can experience victory through faith in Christ. Our victories over oppressors may be like those of the Old Testament saints, but more likely, our victories will be directly related to the role God wants us to play. Even though our body deteriorates and dies, we will live forever because of Christ. In the promised resurrection, even death will be defeated; death is swallowed in victory (First Corinthians 15 vs 54), and Christ's victory will be made complete. 

The knowledge of God combined with the strength that comes from God is the most powerful and enduring force against the evil in the world. As believers, we should stand firm in Christ and the power of His might against the wiles of the devil. We should be committed to love His Word and stand firm on His truth, declaring it boldly, and observe Him perform His Word as we listen and obey as He commands.

Many believers think that pain is the exception in the Christian life. When suffering occurs, they will then say, "Why me?" They feel as though God deserted them, or perhaps they accuse Him of not being as dependable as they thought. In reality, however, we live in an evil world filled with suffering, even for believers. But God is still in control. He allows some Christians to become martyrs for the faith, and allows others to survive persecution. 

Therefore, rather than asking, "Why me?" it is much more helpful to ask, "Why not me?" Our faith and the values of this world are on a collusion course. If we expect pain and suffering to come, we will not be shocked when they hit. But we can also take comfort in knowing that Jesus also suffered. He understands our fears, our weaknesses, and our disappointments. He promised never to leave us (Matthew 28 vs 18 - 20), and He intercedes on our behalf (Hebrews 7 vs 24 - 25). In times of pain, persecution, or suffering, we should trust confidently in Christ. 

Our courage and doing exploits in the face of incredible odds and the rising tide of wickedness will come from knowing our God intimately. Not just knowing about Him, but living in intimate relationship with Him and experiencing Him in the day to day activities in our lives. 

The Scriptures in Jeremiah 9 vs 23 - 24 says, “Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories who glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth, for in these I delight says the Lord” 

My prayer is that we continue to seek the Lord for an intimate relationship with Him, and that He may give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in our knowledge of Him, and our eyes of understanding of Him being enlightened that we may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in us the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe. 

Prayer: Abba Father, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, by You all things consist, and all things are under Your control. In You I live, move, and have my being. Without You I can do nothing. My utmost heart desire is an intimate relationship with You, that I may know You and exceeding power of Your might working in me and for me as I hold tight to You, in Jesus’ mighty Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

The Power to Profess Christ

 The Power to Profess Christ

With great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33)

If our ministry is to witness to Christ tomorrow in some unsympathetic situation, the key will not be our brilliance; the key will be abundant future grace. 

Of all people, the apostles seemed to need least help to give a compelling witness to the risen Christ. They had been with him for three years. They had seen him die. They had seen him alive after the crucifixion. In their witnessing arsenal they had “many proofs” (Acts 1:3). You might think that, of all people, their ministry of witnessing, in those early days, would sustain itself on the strength of the past glories that were still so fresh. 

But that is not what the book of Acts tells us. The power to witness with faithfulness and effectiveness did not come mainly from memories of grace; it came from the new arrivals of “great grace.” “Great grace was upon them all.” That’s the way it was for the apostles, and that’s the way it will be for us in our ministry of witnessing. 

Whatever added signs and wonders God may show to amplify our witness to Christ, they will come the same way they came for Stephen. “And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people” (Acts 6:8). Grace was arriving from God for all that Stephen needed — eventually all that he would need to die.

There is an extraordinary future grace and power that we may bank on in the crisis of special ministry need. It is a fresh act of power by which God “bore witness to the word of his grace” (Acts 14:3; see also Hebrews 2:4). The ever-arriving grace of power bears witness to the ever-given grace of truth.

Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

THURSDAY JULY 16, 2026.

SUBJECT: BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSE! PART 3.

Memory verse: "For this said the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah 57 vs 15.)

READ: Mark 11 vs 24 - 26:

11:24: Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 

11:25: And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 

11:26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.

INTIMATION:

Continuing from yesterday, we will discuss the other steps you need to take in breaking generational curses:

(4) Set everybody free in your heart, including your sinful parent(s), grand parent(s) and so on. This is key to receiving your petition. Jesus made it explicitly clear in the most solemn and powerful verse in the passage we read today regarding receiving answers to your prayers; “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” (Mark 11 vs 25.) Now that you have confessed; lamented, mourned and weeped concerning your sins and/or the sins of your parent(s), your heart is broken and your spirit contrite, in harmony with, and pleasing to, the Lord, He will hear you.

No matter what has happened to you or the circumstances you find yourself, you have to let go of any feelings of guilt, hate, anger, rage, and unforgiveness toward your parent(s) and/or yourself. Genuine forgiveness releases the power of love. To become people whose lives are transformed by the love of God, we must not only get rid of what holds us captive and keeps us in bondage, but we must also be filled up with love—for God, for self and for others. Unconditional love will release blessing. 

To know more of the love of God in your life, love those who have hurt you, those who have opposed you and those who have sinned against you, in obedience to Christ’s command; “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5 vs 44). Let the love nature of God take you over. 

This is very necessary in order not to give the devil any chances to attach to, and feed on your negative energies or emotions, thereby loading you with negative and sinful thoughts. God, through the power of the Holy Spirit operating on the inside of you, can give you an inner healing from many of these kinds of negative emotions that may have settled in on you over the years.

(5) Break any ungodly 'soul ties' with the sinning parent(s). A 'soul tie' is any type of spiritual bonding that can occur between two people who have entered into any kind of personal relationship. It can occur between two spouses, two friends, two siblings, and between a parent and a child. As a result of the natural, parent-child relationship that immediately develops when a child is born into the family, a strong spiritual bond will form out between the child and his or her parent(s). Demons will move in to feed off any kind of unhealthy soul tie that could develop. Therefore, you have to make sure that any of these kinds of destructive soul ties get completely broken. 

(6) Break the curse line of the demons. Once you have properly completed the above 5 steps, then you will be ready to fully break the generational curse line that the demons have been feeding and operating on. You will first ask God to do this for you since you have completed the above five steps for Him. Then you will take His authority and His power and verbally command this curse line be fully broken in the name of Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us in Matthew 16 vs 19 that whatever we bind or loose on this earth will be bound or loosed in heaven. In other words, God has already given us His power, anointing, and authority to trample over all the power of our enemies, and our major enemies are definitely demonic spirits.

When you get into this part of the battle prayer, you will be taking this spiritual authority direct from God the Father, and you will be commanding every inch and every part of this curse line to be completely broken, completely severed, and completely demolished in the name of Jesus. Once this curse line has been completely broken and completely severed between you and your sinning parent(s), then you will be ready for the last and final step to be able to receive your deliverance, and that is to verbally command all of the demons to now leave you in the name of Jesus Christ.

(7) Verbally command the demons to leave you in the Name of Jesus Christ. Once this curse line has been fully broken, the demons will have nothing left to be able to hold onto, and you will now be able to verbally engage with them and command them to now leave you in the name of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

All that is required in this battle is the whole armor of God. And among the armor of God, the only weapon of war is the sword—the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. You must align your word with God’s Word. The demons hear God’s Word, believe it, and tremble at the mention of the Word. You directly engage with demons by verbally engaging with them via the Word of God. Note that if you try and verbally command the demons to leave you without completing the above 6 steps, their legal rights will not have been properly broken and they will not leave. You must first make sure that you have properly completed all 6 of the above steps before you actually step into the arena with these demons to command them to now flee from you in the name of Jesus.

Subsequently, develop a Godly attitude to sustain the victory. Get serious about where you are going with God by getting your attitude lined up with His Word, having faith and trusting in Him. Never live a carefree life, rather be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. A good attitude does not make everything go perfectly all the time. Align your words with God’s Word. Your words give evidence of your faith, and they should reflect God's good purposes for you. Exchange your negative words for positive words, exchange your negative thoughts for positive thoughts, and exchange your negative actions for positive actions.

Finally, note that Jesus came to give us hope that our lives really can be different. We don't have to live under the burdens of pain, hurt, shame or sorrow. All the power in heaven is available to you to set you free from every chain that binds you. A man of God once said, “There is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still." Always Therefore, walk in obedience to God's ways. We don't have to be perfect or without mistakes, but our hearts need to be surrendered and pliable toward God. We need to be moving forward in the things of God every day of our lives. There is always a miracle on the other side of your obedience. 

Prayer: Abba Father, ever merciful, You are my Loving Father, my Sacrificial Savior, and my Faithful Companion. Your thoughts for me is of peace and not of evil, to give me an expected end. Endue me with the spirit of raw obedience to You in all things, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

Energy for Today’s To-Dos

 

Energy for Today’s To-Dos

Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:12–13)

God is the decisive worker here. Work out your own salvation . . . for it is God who works in you, the willing and the working. God wills and he works for his good pleasure. But believing this does not make Christians passive. It makes them hopeful and energetic and courageous.

Each day there is a work to be done in our special ministry. Paul commands us to work at doing it. But he tells us how to do it in the power that God supplies: believe him! Believe the promise that in this day God will be at work in you to will and work for his good pleasure. 

It is God himself, graciously at work each moment, that brings the promise of future grace into our present experience. It is not the gratitude for past grace that Paul focuses on when explaining how we work out our salvation. I mention this simply because so many Christians, when asked what the motive is for obedience, will say gratitude. But that is not what Paul emphasizes when he talks about motive and power for our working. He focuses on faith in what God is yet to do, not just what he has done. Work out your salvation! Why? How? For there is fresh grace for every moment from God. He is at work in your willing and doing every time you will and do. Believe that for the challenges of the next hour and the next thousand years.

The power of future grace is the power of the living Christ — always there to work for us at every future moment that we enter. So when Paul describes the effect of the grace of God that was with him, he says, “I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience — by word and deed” (Romans 15:18). 

Therefore, since he would not dare to speak of anything but what Christ accomplished through his ministry, and yet he did, in fact, speak of what grace accomplished through his ministry (1 Corinthians 15:10), this must mean that the power of grace is the power of Christ. 

Which means that the power we need for the next five minutes and the next five decades of ministry is the future grace of the omnipotent Christ, who will always be there for us — ready to will and ready to work for his good pleasure.

Every day in the God's Word

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WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 2026.

SUBJECT: BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSE! PART 2.

Memory verse: "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4 vs 7.)

READ: Second Chronicles 7 vs 14; James 4 vs 8 - 10:

Second Chronicles 7:14: If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.

James 4:8: Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts; you double-minded. 

4:9: Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

4:20: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

INTIMATION:

Breaking generational curses, as stated yesterday, starts with embracing Christ; accepting Him as your personal Lord and Savior. Subsequently, you take some steps that will break the consequences of the curse, and you will be free. Now that you have embraced Christ, you will take the following steps enumerated below:

(1) Surrender completely to Christ. You must be willing to come into a complete surrender of you and your entire life to the Lord; turning yourself over to Christ’s full control of your entire life. The very first rule in spiritual warfare, before you can even begin to do battle with demonic spirits, is that you have to be walking and operating in a complete surrender of your life with the Lord—He takes over and leads your life into the direction that He will now want it to go in. 

The Scripture, in James 4 vs 7 - 8, says, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts you double-minded.” Notice the first four words – “Therefore submit to God.” Notice this verse starts out with this command. What this means is that you first have to be willing to fully submit to God; yield to His authority and Will, commit your life to Him and His control—spirit, soul, and body, and be willing to follow Him completely. This is very necessary before you can even begin to resist and fight against the devil and his demons to make them flee from you. There are no half measures. 

(2) Recognize the curse or problem. In order to get set free and stay free, you have to admit you have a problem. If you really want to be free, you will accept that responsibility. You know what you have been passing through in the hands of the devil. 

(3) Confess your sins and/or the sins of your parent(s), even your grand parent(s) and great grand parent(s), to the extent you know or can remember. The Scriptures say, “But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me … then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember …” (Leviticus 26 vs 40 - 42.) The apostle James says, “Lament, mourn, and weep” (James 4 vs 9) about these sins, and your situation.

Don’t be afraid to express deep heartfelt sorrow for what you and/or parent(s) have done and what you are passing through. God demands that His children should humble themselves before Him; recognize that only God can give you your self-worth. To be humble involves communing with Him in prayers; leaning on His power and His guidance to navigate through life’s circumstances. And with the Holy Spirit’s power, as a child of God, you can resist the devil. The Holy Spirit helps you to cleanse your hands and purify your heart—leading a pure life void of sin; replacing your desire to sin with your desire to experience God’s purity.

Many people seem to confuse remission of sins in spiritual rebirth (being born again) with consequences of sin (effect of curses resulting from sin). Though your sins are forgiven, but the consequences are still effective. This is because having a spiritual rebirth doesn’t take you out of this world. You will still be living in the world and under the external conditions within you. 

Though your sins are remitted, but the externalities have not changed; your parents are still your parents, covenants entered into are still binding, as God is a God of covenants, therefore, respects covenants. All legal rights you and/or your parents have given to the devil through your “soul ties,” with your parents or others, are still there for his exploits, and so on. You need to resist the devil for him to flee from you.

The spiritual rebirth rebrands you from the inside. The Holy Spirit gives you the new life through the recreation, and you live in vital union with Christ as your new Master. Note that there is no superficial change that will be quickly superseded by another novelty. But you are no more under the control of Satan; your sin nature has been conquered through the help of the Holy Spirit. You can still sin, but the desire to continue in sin will disappear. 

To be continued.

Prayer: Abba Father, whoever you have set free is free indeed. Set me free from any entanglements with any curses; generational or otherwise, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!