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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2026.

SUBJECT: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF KINGDOM OF GOD!

Memory verse: "Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?" (Luke 13 vs 18.)

READ: Luke 17 vs 20 - 21:

17:20: Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

17:21: nor will they say, ' See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." 

INTIMATION:

The Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come, not knowing that it had already arrived with the arrival of Jesus on earth. The kingdom of God is not like an earthly kingdom with geographical boundaries. Indeed, it begins with the work of God's Spirit in people's lives and in relationships. Jesus from the beginning came with the message of the kingdom of God, and preached the same concept all through His earthly walk. 

Most people hear the kingdom and simply think it is heaven one goes to when one dies, or an abstract spiritual realm. But if you don't understand what a kingdom is, you will never understand what Jesus is actually offering us. The kingdom is not a feeling, nor a weekly church service, nor a future dream. It's a present reality, a government, a nation. It's a divine system ruled by a righteous King, Jesus Christ, who came not to fit into the world, but to transform it. 

The kingdom is a government, not a religion. The Scriptures in Isaiah 9 vs 6 - 7, say, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulder, and His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and over His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." 

In a time of great darkness in the world, God promised to send a light who would shine on everyone living in the shadow of death. He is both "Counselor" and "Mighty God." This message of hope was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. He came to deliver all people from their slavery to sin. 

A kingdom is a sovereign rulership over a territory governed by a King who establishes his laws, culture, economy, citizenship, and purpose for the benefit of his citizens. He ensures its order, its authority, its structure, and it's completely different from the world's government such as democracy. 

A kingdom has a King, he is the ruler by right, he is born into power, his word is final; no voting, no negotiating, no campaigning, no questioning, but only obedience to his rules. Jesus is the King. He is not running for an office, He is not asking for your opinion, He is inviting you for submission. The Scriptures, in Revelation 19 vs 16, say, "And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." You don't only accept Him as Savior, you bow to Him as Sovereign. In His kingdom loyalty is not optional, rather it is an evidence that you belong. 

A kingdom has citizens, not members. In a church culture you become a member, you serve and you participate. But in a kingdom you are a citizen, and citizenship comes with rights and responsibilities. The Scriptures, in Philippians 3 vs 20, say, "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,"

In the kingdom you have protection from the King, you have access to His economy, you live by His culture, and under His laws. You also carry His authority. As a child of God, you don't just believe in God, you belong to His kingdom. 

Jesus didn't come to take sides, He came to take over. So today the question is not do you go to church, do you believe in God, do you know the Bible. The real question is; are you living under the rules of the King, are you part of His government, His citizenship, His mission, because when you understand what a kingdom is and who your King is, you stop playing church, and start walking in kingdom authority, you stop surviving and start reigning, and that is exactly what you are here for. The Scriptures in Revelation 5 vs 10, say, "And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth."

To be continued tomorrow. 

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You for the gift of Your Son to the world through Him we are redeemed from slacery of sin and death, and the privilege of sonship in Your kingdom. You have made us to reign on the earth as kings and priests, and will eternally live with You in Your kingdom, in Jesus’ Name I have  prayed, Amen.

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Let Us Adore the Lamb

 Let Us Adore the Lamb

I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. (Revelation 5:4)

Have you ever thought of your prayers as the aroma of heaven? This is the picture we get when we read Revelation 5. Here is a glimpse of life in heaven. 

In Revelation 5, we see God almighty on the throne with a scroll in his hand. The scroll had seven seals. They all had to be pulled off before the scroll could be opened. 

I think the opening of the scroll represents the final days of history, and the pulling off of the seven seals represents the kind of history we will pass through as we move toward those days.

At first, John wept that there was no one worthy to open the scroll and look into it (Revelation 5:4). But then one of the elders in heaven says, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals” (Revelation 5:5). 

By dying on the cross, Jesus had earned the right to open the remainder of redemptive history and lead his people victoriously through it.

In the next verse, the Lion is pictured as a Lamb, “standing, as though it had been slain” (Revelation 5:6). Isn’t this a beautiful image of Jesus’s victory on the cross? Standing, not lying, though it had been slain!

It is as sure as though a lion had devoured the foe — but the way he achieved the victory was by letting the foe slay him like a lamb!

So, now the Lamb is worthy to take the scroll of redemptive history from God’s hand and open it. This is such a kingly act that the twenty-four elders of heaven (God’s worship council, as it were) fall down before the Lamb in adoration. 

And do you know what the golden bowls of incense are? Revelation 5:8 says they are “the prayers of the saints.” Does not this mean that our prayers are the aroma of heaven, sweet smelling before the throne of God and before the Lamb? 

I am strengthened and encouraged to pray all the more often and all the more vigorously when I think that my prayers are being assembled and stored up in heaven and offered to Christ repeatedly in heavenly acts of worship.

Let’s all bless and honor and adore Christ here below with our prayers, and then doubly rejoice that the worship council of heaven offers them again to Christ as sweet smelling incense before the Lamb who was slain.

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EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY MARCH 09, 2026.

SUBJECT: WHAT THE LORD REQUIRES OF US!

Memory verse: "Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place." (Psalm 24 vs 3.)

READ: Psalm 15 vs 1 - 5:

15:1: LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

15:2: He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

15:3: He who does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor does he take up a reproach against a friend;

15:4: In whose eyes a vile person is despised, but he honors those who fear the LORD; he who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 

15:5: He who does not put out his money at usury, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

INTIMATION:

The Lord expects us to have some measure of service He considers reasonable. Though, we cannot measure up to God’s standards. No one has ever measured and will ever measure up to God’s standards, except Jesus Christ. The Christian’s conduct or character is an indication of his or her manner of life. God wants us to offer ourselves as ‘living sacrifices,’ that is daily laying aside our own desires to follow Him, putting all our energy and resources at His disposal and trusting Him to guide us. Sacrifice primarily denotes the act of offering, and offering objectively that which is offered. 

God demands from us moral uprightness; righteous behavior—doing that which is good in response to faith. We live in a morally bankrupt society, a world whose standards and morals are eroding. Our standard of living should not come from our evil society but from God. Prophet Micah said; “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6 vs 8.) In the passage we read today, God gives us ten (10) standards to serve as a measuring scale to determine how we are doing. 

The Lord abhors one speaking carelessly. Words are powerful, and how we use them reflect our relationship with God. Perhaps nothing identifies the Christians as their ability to control their speech, especially speaking the truth, refusing to slander, and backbite, and keeping to their oaths (promises). A Christian does not lie or speak hypocritically, does not speak behind the back of someone in order to destroy his or her reputation. In loving his or her neighbor as himself or herself, he or she does not work against his or her neighbor, and does not slander his or her neighbor. 

A Christian ought to be disgusted by those who do wickedly. He or she aligns himself or herself with those who do good. Though it may be to his or her own detriment, he or she promises to do that which is right and fair to his or her neighbor. A Christian seeks to help his or her neighbor by lending money without interest, and thus does not take advantage of his or her neighbor when he or she has fallen into hard times. 

God is not against charging interests on loans for business purposes, as long as it isn’t exorbitant (Proverbs 28 vs 8). He is against charging interests on friendly loans to the needy, especially among the community of believers (Leviticus 25 vs 35 - 37). A Christian should not take a bribe. And being a dependable person, the one who lives according to the preceding principles will not be changed by changing times. 

Our standards of living in accordance with God’s demands, is made simple by Jesus in His new commandment of love for God and your neighbor (Mark 12 vs 29 - 31.) According to Jesus, the two commandment summarizes all God’s laws. Let them rule your thoughts, decisions, and actions. When you are uncertain about what to do, ask yourself which course of action best demonstrates love for God and love for others. 

As we grow in our relationship with our Redeemer, we develop a desire to live by His standards. The depth of our eternal relationship with Him can often be measured by the way we reflect His standards in our daily activities.

God has good, pleasing, and perfect plans for His children. He wants us to be transformed people with renewed minds, living to honor and obey Him. Because He wants only what is best for us, and because He sacrificed His Son, now living, to make our new life possible, we should joyfully, and gratuitously give ourselves as ‘living sacrifice’ for His service. 

Our bodies comprise of parts, also rendered as ‘members.’ Each member serves dedicated purposes. With our bodies we develop skills and capabilities that can serve many purposes, good or bad. 

In sin every part of our body is vulnerable. In Christ every part of our body can be an instrument for service. It is the one to whom we offer our service that makes the difference. We are like lasers that can burn destructive holes in steel places or do delicate cataract surgery. However, the Lord has made Christians the light of this world and the salt of this earth, so let the earth be salted by what God demands they do, and their light so shine that the world will see their moral uprightness in conducts and reasonable services and glorify their Father in heaven.

Prayer: Abba Father, it is my utmost heart desire to lead my life fully and completely according to Your precepts. Give me the grace to serve and obey You in all things, to lead a morally upright life in our depraved world, in Jesus’ Name I  have prayed, Amen.

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God Cares for You

 God Cares for You

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6–7)

Why is anxiety about the future a form of pride?

God’s answer would sound something like this (paraphrasing Isaiah 51:12):

I — the Lord, your Maker — I am he who comforts you, who promises to take care of you; and those who threaten you are mere men who die. So, your fear must mean that you do not trust me — and even though you are not sure that your own resources will take care of you, yet you opt for fragile self-reliance, rather than faith in my future grace. So, all your trembling — weak as it is — reveals pride.

The remedy? Turn from self-reliance to God-reliance, and put your faith in the all-sufficient power of the promise of his future grace.

You can see that anxiety is a form of pride in 1 Peter 5:6–7. Notice the grammatical connection between the verses. “Humble yourselves . . . under the mighty hand of God . . . [now, verse 7] casting all your anxieties on him.” Verse 7 is not a new sentence. It’s a subordinate clause. It starts with a participle: “Humble yourselves . . . [by] casting all your anxieties on him.”

This means that casting your anxieties on God is a way of humbling yourself under God’s mighty hand. It’s like saying, “Eat politely . . . chewing with your mouth shut.” Or, “Drive carefully . . . keeping your eyes on the road.” Or, “Be generous . . . inviting someone over on Thanksgiving.” Or, “Humble yourselves . . . casting your fears on God.”

One way to humble ourselves is to cast all our anxieties on God. Which means that one hindrance to casting your anxieties on God is pride. Which means that undue worry is a form of pride. No matter how weak it looks or feels.

Now, why is casting our anxieties on the Lord the opposite of pride? Because pride does not like to admit that it has any anxieties. Or that we can’t take care of them ourselves. And if pride has to admit that its fears are unmanagable, it still does not like to admit that the remedy might be trusting someone else who is wiser and stronger. 

In other words, pride is a form of unbelief and does not like to trust in God for his future grace. Faith, on the other hand, admits the need for help. Pride won’t. Faith banks on God to give help. Pride won’t. Faith casts anxieties on God. Pride won’t. 

Therefore, the way to battle the unbelief of pride is to admit freely that you have anxieties, and to cherish the promise of future grace in the words, “He cares for you.” And then unload your fears onto his strong shoulders.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SUNDAY MARCH 08, 2026.

SUBJECT : BECOMING HEIR OF RIGHTEOUSNESS!

Memory verse: ""By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith." (Hebrews 11 vs 7.)

READ: Romans 3 vs 21 - 26:

3:21: But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the law and the Prophets;

3:22: even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who before them that believe. For there is no difference,

3:23: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,

3:24: being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

3:25: whom God set forth to be a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

3:26: to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just, and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

INTIMATION:

An heir is one who obtains a lot or portion, especially of an inheritance; one who receives something other than by merit. It also denotes someone to whom something has been assigned by God. Therefore, “an heir of righteousness” denotes someone who inherited righteousness, or has righteousness assigned to him by God through faith in Him. 

Righteousness is the character or quality of being right or just. It was formerly spelled “rightwiseness,” which clearly expresses the meaning. It is used to denote the attribute of God; the “righteousness of God” means essentially the same as His faithfulness, or truthfulness; that which is consistent with His own nature and promises. 

The passage we read today expressed God’s faithfulness—righteousness—as exhibited in the Death of Jesus Christ, as a propitiation for our sins. God’s law established the penalty for sin as death. And all of us inherited sin from our first parents—Adam and Eve—deserving of the penalty of sin. Hence the Scripture noted, “for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3 vs 23). And the wages we owed for our sins is death (Romans 6 vs 23). 

God cannot deny Himself. The penalty of sin must be paid to show man that God is neither indifferent to sin nor regards it lightly. It also demonstrates that quality of God’s holiness which He expresses in His condemnation of sin. However, God showed His faithfulness—His righteousness—that is consistent with His nature as merciful, which was revealed by His gift of His only Son—Jesus Christ—as a propitiation for the sins all of the whole world.

From the beginning, we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both our parents and us) and proved that we are utterly incapable of having the glorious lives God wills for us. God, in His nature of being ever merciful, did it for us; out of sheer generosity He put us in right standing with Himself—giving us His own righteousness in Jesus Christ. This is a pure gift hence our being heirs of righteousness which is according to our faith in Him. He got us out of the mess we are in and restored us to where He always wanted us to be. And He did it by means of Jesus Christ His Son. 

God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear the world of sin. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public, to set the world in the clear with Himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, and finally taking care of the sins He had previously endured. Therefore, God sets things right by Himself, and also makes it possible for us to live in His rightness. Ordinarily, the position of being in right relationship with God wouldn’t be possible by our own works or acts of obedience. 

The apostle Paul in his epistles frequently uses ‘the righteousness of God,’ to express that gracious gift of God to men whereby all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are brought into right relationship with God. This righteousness is unattainable by obedience to any law, or by any merit of man’s own, or any other condition than that of faith in Christ. The man who trust in Christ becomes “the righteousness of God in Him.’: “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (Second Corinthians 5 vs 21). God made us—the believers— to become in Christ all that God requires a man to be, all that he could never be in himself. 

Now, it is clear that the righteousness—the right action—that God demands from us is believe in His Word and all that Christ wrought for us in redemption. Consequently, because Abraham accepted the Word of God, making it his own by that act of his mind and spirit which is called faith, and, as he subsequently showed, submitting himself to its control, therefore, God accepted him as one who fulfilled the whole of His requirements: “For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.” (Romans 4 vs 3.) 

Righteousness is not said to be imputed to the believer save in the sense that faith is reckoned (imputed) for righteousness. For the Scripture says, “But to Him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.” (Romans 4 vs 5.) The faith thus exercised brings the soul into vital union with God in Christ, and inevitably produces righteousness of life, that is, conformity to the Will of God. Just as our memory verse recorded, Noah became an heir of righteousness because of His faith in God. My prayer is that you will believe in Christ and His substitutionary work for us, and have righteousness reckoned for you through faith in Christ Jesus and His work on the cross for the whole world.

Prayer: Abba Father, outside of You I am nothing and can do nothing. Thank You for the righteousness reckoned for me in Christ. In Him I live and move and have my being. May I never miss my heirship of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

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Open the Windows of Your Heart

 Open the Windows of Your Heart

A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench. (Isaiah 42:3)

Probably the most encouraging words I have heard in weeks came from a prophecy in Isaiah 42:1–3 about how Jesus will use his spiritual power.

Do you feel like “a bruised reed” — like one of those big top-heavy Easter lilies whose stem has been squashed so that the flower flops to the ground and gets no sap? Do you ever feel like your faith is just a little spark instead of a flame — like that little red dot at the end of the wick after you blow out the birthday candle?

Take heart! The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of encouragement: he will not snap off your flower; he will not snuff out your spark. 

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . . to proclaim good news to the poor” (Luke 4:18). “The sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings” (Malachi 4:2). “[He is] gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29). “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 27:14).

It may be a grief to us that we are only a spark instead of a flaming fire. But listen! And be encouraged: Yes, there is a big difference between a spark and a fire. But there is an infinite difference between a spark and no spark! A mustard seed of faith is infinitely closer to being a mountain of faith than it is to being no faith.

Open the window of God’s promises and let the Spirit blow into every room of your heart. The Holy Wind of God will not break or quench. He will lift up your head and fan your spark into a flame. He is the Spirit of encoA bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench. (Isaiah 42:3)

Probably the most encouraging words I have heard in weeks came from a prophecy in Isaiah 42:1–3 about how Jesus will use his spiritual power.

Do you feel like “a bruised reed” — like one of those big top-heavy Easter lilies whose stem has been squashed so that the flower flops to the ground and gets no sap? Do you ever feel like your faith is just a little spark instead of a flame — like that little red dot at the end of the wick after you blow out the birthday candle?

Take heart! The Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of encouragement: he will not snap off your flower; he will not snuff out your spark. 

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . . to proclaim good news to the poor” (Luke 4:18). “The sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings” (Malachi 4:2). “[He is] gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29). “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 27:14).

It may be a grief to us that we are only a spark instead of a flaming fire. But listen! And be encouraged: Yes, there is a big difference between a spark and a fire. But there is an infinite difference between a spark and no spark! A mustard seed of faith is infinitely closer to being a mountain of faith than it is to being no faith.

Open the window of God’s promises and let the Spirit blow into every room of your heart. The Holy Wind of God will not break or quench. He will lift up your head and fan your spark into a flame. He is the Spirit of encouragement.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY MARCH 07, 2026.

SUBJECT: THE THIN LINE BETWEEN GRACE AND FAITH!

Memory verse: "Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” (John 11 vs 40.) 

READ: Mark 9 verse 23 - 29:

9:23: Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.

9:24: Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord I believe, help my unbelief!”

9:25: When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!”

9:26: Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.”

9:27:But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

9:28: And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?

9:29: So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” 

INTIMATION:

There is a very thin line between grace and faith that is often missed by us. Because these two work together, the line between them is difficult for many to discern. And if we do miss it, our lives become confused. Many trust their faith to meet their needs. When their needs are not met, then they tried to have more faith because they are unable to discern the very fine line between faith and grace. They are not seeing beyond their faith to seek the grace of God (the power of God) to meet their needs.

Most people seemed to base all achievements on their faith, when, in reality, every victory or achievement is based on God's faithfulness bestowed on us by His grace—the power of God. If we frustrate the grace of God, we are going to feel frustrated. This explains why, by the grace of God, we receive our petition even when our faith is near zero.

In our memory verse, Jesus told Mary that it was only her faith (her believe) that would make her see the glory of a God (the power of God) raise the brother Lazarus from the dead. And this was the reason why Jesus said in Matthew 17 vs 21, "...if you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there," and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you." It is not the tiny faith (as tiny as the tiniest seed on earth) that will move the mountain, but the mighty power of God (the grace of God) which came through your tiny faith to bring about the answer to the petition.

For instance, Jesus had faith (great faith I supposed) all the time He was suffering. He had faith while in the Garden of Gethsemane. He had faith before the high priest and Pilate. He had faith when He was being ridiculed, abused and mistreated. He had faith on the way to Golgotha. He had faith while hanging on the cross. He even had faith while His body lay in the tomb; He had absolute faith that God would not leave Him there but would raise Him up, as He had promised. 

At the point of completing His task, when God separated from Him, His faith was shaken hence His question, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" That is "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27 vs 46). That was an indication of His shaken faith. Consequently, Jesus called the Father 'My God,” instead of 'My Father' He had all through called Him before then. For all of Jesus’ faith, nothing happened until the power of God came forth to bring about the resurrection. His faith only kept Him stable until the Father's appointed time for His deliverance. We can have all the faith in the world, but it will avail us nothing until it is 'plugged into' the source of power, which is the grace of God. 

In order to get our needs met, in order to receive anything from the Lord, we must have both faith and grace. It is by grace through faith that we are saved. And it is by grace through faith that all our prayers are answered and all of our needs are met. Keep your eyes on God to deliver you, not your faith. In Second Timothy 2 vs 13, the Bible says, "If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself." The Bible is teaching us here to get our eyes off our ability to believe (as the ultimate), but rather on God's willingness to meet our needs even though we do not have perfect faith. 

In the passage we read today, the man asked Jesus for the healing of his son. Jesus told him that all things are possible to those who believe. The man replied, "Lord, I believe! Help my unbelief" or "Help my weakness of faith!" The man knew his faith was lacking, but he was honest about it, and Jesus healed his son. God's grace (power) came on the scene and gave the man what he did not deserve considering his faith—his believe. Jesus made it clear to His disciples that it’s not the faith or believe, but the power or grace of God, which can only be activated to deliver to us by prayer, or by prayer and fasting, in some cases. 

Prayer: Abba Father, You are ever faithful, even in my unfaithfulness, and Your steadfastness never seizes. Endue me with spirit of complete obedience and trust in You, casting all my cares upon You, knowing that there is nothing difficult nor beyond your power, in Jesus’ Name I have p rayed, Amen.

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