Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 2025.

SUBJECT : THE SHEPHERD OF THE RIGHTEOUS!

Memory verse: "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27 vs 1.)

READ: Psalm 23 vs 1 - 6:

23:1: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 

23:2: He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 

23:3: He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name sake. 

23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

23:5: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 

23:6: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

INTIMATION:

The Lord is the shepherd of the righteous. The Scriptures in the 'New Testament' calls Jesus the good shepherd (John 10 vs 11); the great shepherd (Hebrews 13 vs 20); and the chief shepherd (First Peter 5 vs 4). When one submits to the shepherding of God, he trusts that God will provide all that is necessary for survival. Because of the Lord’s care over us, we are satisfied with the spiritual food that comes from Him, and thus we take our rest in the shadow of His care. The righteous know their God, and He leads them according to His Will to places of security. 

Jesus is the good Shepherd, who tends to us—His sheep—out of love, and is committed to us, even to the extent of laying His life for us. As the Lord is a good shepherd, so we are His sheep; not frightened and passive, but obedient followers, wise enough to follow one who will lead us in the right places and right ways. As calm waters naturally soothe one’s mind in times of trouble, so God takes us to places where the turmoil of life can be endured. And the calm waters our inner man is renewed and refreshed. 

The Lord leads us down paths that take us to that which is good for us. The two significant results of the death and resurrection of our Messiah, Jesus Christ, our great Shepherd, is found in His work in us to make us the kind of people that would please Him, and He equips us to do the kind of work that would please Him. Consequently, 'He restores our souls, and leads us in the paths of righteousness for His name sake: "Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway." (Psalm 85 vs 13.) He does this in order that His name be glorified among the nations. He is holy, and therefore, desires that His people be holy. 

We can trust that God will always meet the needs of the righteous. Whatever they need on earth He will supply, even if it is the courage to face death. Whatever they need in heaven He will supply. The psalm we read today is probably the most quoted of all the psalms simply because in a few words it portrays the life of the righteous. Though the righteous must live in a world that is plagued with suffering and turmoil, they must put their faith in God as they struggle through life. The psalm is a sublime utterance of those who are focused on staying close to God.

God has complete ability to meet our needs. Just as the sheep is dependent on the shepherd to meet its needs, so are we to our Father in heaven. He is our Shepherd and we are His sheep (flock). The sheep are completely dependent on the shepherd for provision, guidance, and protection. 

We must remember, however, the difference between our wants and our needs. Most people want to feel good and avoid discomfort or pain. We may not get all that we want. By trusting in Christ, our attitudes and appetites can change from wanting everything to accepting His provision and power to live for Him.

When we allow God our shepherd to guide us, we have contentment. He knows the "green pastures" and "still waters" that will restore us. We will reach these places only by following Him obediently. Rebelling against the shepherd's leading is actually rebelling against our own best interests. God works in us to make us the kind of people that would please Him, and if you are obedient, you will eat the fruit of the land: "For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 7 vs 17).

Even in death, He is with us. Death casts a frightening shadow over us because we are entirely helpless in its presence. We can struggle with other enemies; pain, suffering, disease, injury, but strength and courage cannot overcome death. It has the final word. Only God—the God of life—our shepherd, can walk us through death's dark valley and bring us safely to the other side, and ensures our eternal comfort amidst life's uncertainties. God offers protection even when enemies surround us, and believers will dwell with God. 

The perfect shepherd and host, promises to guide and protect us through life to bring us into His house forever. The psalmist says, "One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple. For in time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon the rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me..." (Psalm 27 vs 4 - 6.)

Prayer: Abba Father, in You I live, and move, and have my being. You are my strong tower, I run into You and am saved. Give me the grace to hear Your voice, know Your ways, and follow You all the days of my life, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

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MARRIAGE IS A PROGRESSION OF DESTINY, NOT A DETOUR

Date: Monday, December 22nd, 2025 

Title: MARRIAGE IS A PROGRESSION OF DESTINY, NOT A DETOUR

Genesis 2:18, Ecclesiastes 4:9

Marriage was never designed to derail or distract you—it was instituted by God to advance destiny. “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him” (Genesis 2:18). Marriage is a continuation of God’s programme, not a side project. It is not a “special season” that suspends destiny; rather, it is the next stage in its unfolding. Ecclesiastes 4:9 confirms this: “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” When marriage is in God’s will, both partners accomplish in a short time what one would have struggled to do alone.The tragedy today is that many treat marriage as an end in itself. Some sisters think once they marry, everything is complete; and some brothers think a wife is merely an accessory to their success. No! Marriage is not a trophy—it is a tool. A wrong marriage reduces speed, weakens the spirit, and clouds vision. That is why the devil fights hardest at this junction: he knows that once you marry wrong, your destiny is compromised. But when you marry right, marriage becomes a launchpad for destiny. It sharpens your focus, multiplies your strength, and gives you a companion in the battles of life. Don’t see marriage as a holiday from consecration; see it as a higher classroom in destiny.Practically, before saying “yes” or giving a proposal, ask yourself: Does this person help me see clearer? Do they multiply my pursuit of God or diminish it? If the answer is negative, don’t let pity, age, or pressure deceive you. Marriage is not rescue from loneliness; it is responsibility for destiny. If you are already married, align your home to God’s purpose. Pray together, plan together, and pursue destiny together. When marriage is properly aligned, it is not a detour but a divine progression that brings you into the fullness of God’s plan.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Do I see marriage as a progression of destiny or as a detour into personal comfort? Is my union helping me accomplish more for God than I could alone?

Prayer: Lord, let my marriage be a continuation of Your programme for my life. Deliver me from every detour that derails destiny.

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Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SUNDAY DECEMBER 21, 2025.

SUBJECT: THE BANE OF IMPURE MOTIVES!

Memory verse: "But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.” (Matthew 23 vs 5.)

READ: Matthew 6 vs 1 - 6, 17 - 18: 

6:1: “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

6:2: Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 

6:3: But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 

6:4: that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. 

6:5: And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

6:6: But you when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

6:17: But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

6:18: so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

INTIMATION:

Motive is something—incentive, purpose, intention—that causes a person to act. Therefore, a pure motive is devoid of any form of selfishness. When we pray, when we fast, and when we give, the Bible says that we must be pure in our motives. If you do any of these things being self-centered other than being God-centered, then your motive is impure. God abhors anything that we do that takes Him out of the first place in our lives. 

For instance, when you do something for the sake of being seen by others, your motive is impure, and Jesus said that being seen by others is our only reward. If, however, we do what we do in obedience to God—putting God and His desires first—then our motive is pure, devoid of any selfishness, and God will reward us. Obedience to God is key to receiving from Him: “If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures” (Job 36 vs 11).

Therefore, believers should avoid doing their deeds of righteousness in order to receive recognition of men. If they do, then they have received their rewards. Believers let their light shine, but not for the purpose of drawing attention to themselves. Believers should give in a manner by which they do not intentionally seek the praise of men. Their giving should be as private as possible in order that one’s motives for giving be kept pure. The hypocrites do good, but their hearts are far from God. 

It’s easier to do what’s right when we gain recognition and praise. To be sure our motives are not selfish, we should do our good deeds quietly or in secret, with no thought of reward. Jesus says we should check our motives in three areas: generosity, prayer, and fasting. These acts should not be self-centered but God-centered, done not to make us look good but to make God look good. 

Impure motive Jesus calls ‘hypocrisy.’ The term hypocrisy, as used in the Scriptures, describe the acts of people doing good for appearances only—not out of compassion or other good motives. Their actions may be good, but their motives are questionable—empty and self-serving. These empty and self-serving acts, wanting to boost their ego, are their rewards. But God will reward those who are sincere in their faith, obeying and serving Him sincerely.

Our relationship with God is personal, hence Jesus requiring us to be private in our dealings. When He says not to let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, He is teaching us actions in pure motives. It is easy to give with mixed motives, like doing something for someone if it will benefit us in return, or doing things for selfish ambitions, like public recognition and applaud. Jesus teaches that believers should avoid all forms of scheming, but rather our actions must be in response to God’s love, and obedience to Him.

Some people really don’t care about holiness, as demanded by God, but likes looking holy, or be seen as holy in order to receive people’s admiration and praise. Such people like public prayers where they speak on top of their voices and gyrate as if under the power of the Holy Spirit, just for public recognition. The essence of prayer is not public style, but private communication with God. There is a place for public prayer (corporate prayer), but to pray only where others will notice you indicates that your real audience is not God, but rather self-recognition, which is an impure motive.

Some may conclude that Jesus’ directions about private prayer calls into question all public prayers. That is an obvious misunderstanding of His teaching. The Gospels recorded Jesus praying both privately (Matthew 14 vs 23) and publicly (Matthew 14 vs 18 - 19). Jesus did not condemn public prayer, but praying in order to be seen of men He condemned. 

Jesus was only drawing attention to the motives behind actions. The point really wasn’t a choice between public and private prayer, but between heartfelt and hypocritical prayer. When asked to pray in public, focus on addressing God, not on how you are coming across to others. Believers should pray often in a quiet environment in order to express their innermost feelings to the Father. 

Fasting should not be in order to draw attention to one’s performance of religious rites. Fasting is to be directed toward the inner self in order to focus one’s mind on God. By concentrating on the inner spiritual part of man, believers should give no outward indication of their fasting. The purpose of fasting is to inwardly humble oneself before God in order to proclaim one’s dependence on the work of God in his or her life. In humbling ourselves before God, we manifest our dependence on God in order to plead for His work in our lives.

Prayer: Abba Father, give me the grace to be pure in my motives in all I do, especially in my prayers, that I may please You in my supplication, and eschew compromises of any form in my life, that I may not to be a friend to the world, and an enemy to You, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

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YOUR DESIRES CANNOT SUBSTITUTE GOD’S WILL

Date: Sunday, December 21st, 2025 

Title: YOUR DESIRES CANNOT SUBSTITUTE GOD’S WILL

Matthew 26:39, Jeremiah 29:11

The greatest enemy of divine leading is personal desire. Jesus Himself had to bring His will under subjection when He prayed, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39). If the Son of God had to lay down His desires for the Father’s will, then you too must come to Gethsemane in your marital choices. God already has thoughts of peace for you, not of evil, to give you an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11). But you must surrender your emotions, preferences, and ambitions so that His higher wisdom can prevail.The mistake many believers make is to confuse desire with destiny. A man says, “I like her shape,” or a woman says, “He has money,” and they conclude God has spoken. Your desires are shaped by culture, upbringing, and flesh—they are unreliable compasses for destiny. If you follow them blindly, you will walk straight into satanic traps. Grace is not a licence to indulge your emotions; it is a divine empowerment to rise above them. Don’t assume that because you prayed with fasting, God will rubber-stamp your desire. If your will is not crucified, you will still mishear Him. A destiny marriage begins when you can genuinely say, “Lord, not my will, but Thine be done.”Practically, take every attraction to the cross. Refuse to baptise lust as “love.” Refuse to let family pressure push you into choices God has not approved. Train yourself to hear God in small things daily, so that when marriage is before you, His voice will be clear. If you ignore His leading and go ahead with your desire, you will not only frustrate yourself but endanger your children’s inheritance. But if you embrace His will, even when it cuts across your flesh, you will walk into joy, peace, and a marriage that powers your destiny.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I allowing my desires to compete with God’s will in the matter of marriage? Have I surrendered fully to the Lordship of Jesus in this area of my life?

Prayer: Lord, crucify my fleshly desires and align my heart with Your perfect will for marriage and destiny.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 2025.

SUBJECT : THE FLESH AND BLOOD OF JESUS!

Memory verse: "He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in Me, and I in him.” (John 6 vs 56.) 

READ: John 6 vs 51 - 58:

6:51: I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

6:52: The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

6:53: Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

6:54: Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

6:55: For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

6:56: He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

6:57: As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

6:58: This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 

INTIMATION: 

The Lord’s Supper (the eating and drinking of the flesh and blood of Jesus) was when Jesus celebrated with the apostles their deliverance from sin through the cross. He also wanted them and all that will believe in the new covenant to celebrate what would take place that would result in their forgiveness of sins. The blood of Jesus that cleansed us of sin, brings us into a covenant relationship with God. 

Jesus gave His incarnate body in order to be a sacrifice for the sins of those who would hear and learn from Him. As a result they would respond to the events of the good news of His death, burial and resurrection. Therefore, through the eating of the Supper (the flesh and blood of Jesus), Christians spiritually drink and eat of His blood and body because they abide in Him and He in them.

The life of the flesh is in the blood (Leviticus 17 vs 11). The two are essential elements in man’s physical being. Those who eat the flesh of Jesus, who is the Bread of Life, will never die spiritually. They will dwell in God’s presence without end. Jesus said the metaphorical statement that one must partake of Him as the Bread of Life in order to sustain his life throughout eternity. Jesus gives spiritual life that comes from His sacrificial death on the cross.

When we partake of the bread during the Lord’s Supper, we partake of the life that we have in the body of Christ. If one is not in the body, therefore, he does not have life. It is for this reason that we are baptized into the body in order to have life. As the life of the flesh is in the blood, and was forfeited by sin, life eternal can be imparted only by the expiation made in giving up of His life by the sinless Savior.

The shedding of His blood in expiratory sacrifice brings us into a covenant relationship with God to enjoy His covering. To “drink His blood” is to appropriate the saving effects of His expiatory death. "God's Covering" is an expression which describes the spiritual protection and nurture which God provides for all those who are in a covenant relationship with Him. You cannot see His covering but you can certainly experience the effect which it has. The believer is not only saved, redeemed, and justified by the blood of Christ, the blood sets the believer free from the power of sin and makes him holy and enables him to grow in Christ likeness by the work of the Holy Spirit.

The new covenant in the blood of Jesus is the platform that allows us to enter into the presence of a perfect and holy God. It was shed on our behalf, and it grants us membership into a divine family and access to God's presence. It is the most precious treasure, and we should never lose our gratitude toward it. Through the blood of Jesus, our sins are not just covered, but completely washed away. The blood of Jesus is the bridge that reconciles us to God and makes us his beloved. In the blood of Jesus, we find victory over death and the promise of eternal life.

Those who are eating and drinking the “flesh and blood” of Jesus are the ones who have eternal life. Therefore, Christians are actively eating and drinking of the Lord’s Supper today that Jesus instituted. They eat and drink of the bread and fruit of the vine that represents the body (life) and blood (atoning sacrifice) of Jesus. Therefore, they are the ones who are in possession of eternal life because they have obeyed the Gospel in order to come into Christ (Romans 6 vs 3 - 6). When Christians partake of the Super, they are figuratively partaking of the incarnate blood and body of Jesus that was given as an atonement offering for their sins (Romans 3 vs 25).

In His incarnate state on earth, the Son was sustained by the power of God as everything of this world is sustained. Jesus lived because of His obedience to do the Will of the Father. In like manner, those who continue to feed on Jesus will continue to be sustained by Jesus who continues throughout eternity. Therefore, the eternity of anyone depends on their feeding on the life that proceeds from Jesus. Those who do not feed on Jesus cannot expect to be sustained throughout eternity. 

Eternal existence, therefore, depends on remaining in the presence of God who is indigenously eternal. Nothing can maintain eternity apart from the presence of God. Only God is eternal, and thus, all who would desire eternal existence must seek to come into a relationship with God. 

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You for the Supreme Sacrifice of Jesus Christ our Messiah on the cross for our salvation, and for our new covenant relationship with You. I will continually celebrate the event of the cross by the eating and drinking of the body and blood of Jesus, and rejoice in my continued sustenance in Your presence by Your mighty power, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

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MARRIAGE MUST ALIGN WITH YOUR CALLING

Date: Saturday, December 20th, 2025 

Title: MARRIAGE MUST ALIGN WITH YOUR CALLING

Amos 3:3, John 5:30

No man fulfils destiny in isolation. The Bible asks, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3). Agreement here is not about hobbies or preferences—it is about alignment in the spirit. Jesus Himself declared, “I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me” (John 5:30). If Jesus submitted His will to the Father to fulfil His mission, how much more must we submit our marital choices to God’s will? Any marriage that does not align with your calling will eventually drag you away from it.A husband is meant to be helped by his wife, not hindered, and a wife is meant to be covered by her husband, not confused. When you marry outside your calling, you either spend your years struggling to pull a reluctant spouse along or you abandon your call to keep the marriage. That is why God will never choose a partner for you who is opposed to His assignment for your life. Sisters, you must ask, “What is this man’s destiny? What exactly am I to help him with?” Brothers, don’t marry a woman who despises your call, no matter how beautiful she looks or how much she flatters you. Beauty fades, but divine purpose endures.Practically, don’t be sentimental when it comes to destiny. If God says no, don’t negotiate. If He says wait, don’t run ahead. Marriage is a covenant partnership for divine assignment. A missionary cannot afford to marry a partner who hates the mission field, just as a minister cannot marry someone who despises the anointing. Let God choose for you; He knows who will fit your calling perfectly. If you are married already, consecrate your union afresh to God and insist that your home will serve His purpose. Anything less than destiny alignment is dangerous compromise.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I choosing a partner who aligns with God’s call on my life? Or am I dragging sentiment into a decision that demands accuracy?

Prayer: Lord, let my marriage align fully with Your call on my life. Deliver me from every compromise that will hinder my destiny.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 19, 2025.

SUBJECT: GRIEVE NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Memory verse: "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4 vs 30.) 

READ: Ephesians 4 vs 25 - 32:

4:25: Therefore putting away lying, “let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” For we are members of one another.

4:26: “Be angry, and do not sin”; do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

4:27: nor give place to the devil.

4:28: Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

4:29: Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

4:30: And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

4:31: Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

4:32: And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

INTIMATION:

Grieving the Holy Spirit is willfully thwarting his leading by disobedience or rebellion, tossing aside the gifts the Holy Spirit gives. When you do this, you bring sorrow to the Spirit by the way you live. In our memory verse, the word grieve is used as a verb, meaning: “to cause to feel grief or sorrow.” In other words, the Scripture is exhorting us not to cause the Holy Spirit to feel grief or sorrow as a result of our choices. We grieve the Holy Spirit by not allowing ourselves to be led by Him, but choosing our own ways instead. We grieve the Holy Spirit by not obeying Him.

The Holy Spirit is given to us as our Helper; He is our Leader, Empowerer, Encourager, Advocate, Intercessor, Standby, Strengthener, Counselor, Comforter, Revealer of the truth, and Gift-giver. He brings wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and the fear of God (Isaiah 11 vs 2). He also brings abundance (Isaiah 32 vs 15). Therefore, grieving the Holy Spirit puts you at risk of losing His services in the afore-referenced areas.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and knows the things of God; “But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so no man knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.” (First Corinthians 2 vs 10 - 11.)

He reveals the deep things of God, and empowers us with the knowledge of the deep things of God, and encourages us to walk in that knowledge with His help. He is our master Counselor, and is on standby; ever ready to assist us if we cooperate with Him. If we grieve Him, He withdraws His assistance, and consequently, we grope in the dark, walking out of the path of life ordained for us, thereby making mistakes and wrong choices that are unpleasant to God.

It is noteworthy that a Christian cannot lead a fulfilling life, pleasing to God, and in accord to His precepts without the help of the Holy Spirit. We cannot overcome sin without the help of the Holy Spirit, therefore, it is very important how we respond when He speaks to us, realizing that you cannot live a life of victory over sin without His help. Victory over sin means that you do not commit conscious sin—that which you know would be sin at that time when you are tempted. It doesn’t mean that you are without sin, but that temptation is overcome before it can become sin without the help of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it becomes very important to you how you respond to the Holy Spirit when He speaks to you. 

You have to listen to His voice! We live in a fast-paced society, and most of us live a fast-paced lifestyle, with fast travel, fast communication, fast access to a wealth of information, etc. If in the middle of this you do not consciously “set your mind on the things of the Spirit,” you will not be able to hear His still, small voice in your heart of hearts. When you do not listen to Him, you end up grieving the Holy Spirit, because He has so much to tell you that will bring you joy and happiness, and lead you to a life of freedom from sin. Sin is anything that goes against God’s Will and His laws. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. 

The lust to sin dwells in human nature. In other words, it is contaminated and motivated by the sinful tendencies that dwell in all people as a result of the fall into sin and disobedience in the garden of Eden. Jesus called the Holy Spirit “The Helper,” and also said: “When He, the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth.” (John 16 vs 13.) All Christians are called to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, He who did no sin. You need to be led step by step because you cannot find the way by yourself. The Spirit will never force you—He wants to lead you into a life of victory, the happiest and most fulfilling life a person can ever live. The Holy Spirit will always lead you on a path of humility because He knows that it is the only access road to an overcoming life. 

You grieve the Holy Spirit by not allowing yourself to be led, but choosing your own way instead. God gives His Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. The Bible makes it clear that the Holy Spirit and the flesh—our human nature—are in total opposition to each other. So you cannot live according to your natural inclinations and at the same time obey the Spirit. That is why we read in the passage today, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God … let all bitterness, wrath, anger, loud quarrelling, and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice.” You grieve the Holy Spirit by not obeying Him.

The good news is that the Holy Spirit is also the One who gives us power to obey and power to overcome all these tendencies in our nature! When God sees your sincere desire to obey Him, He will send His Holy Spirit to help you do just that. Jesus told His disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them. Just like a thirsty person in the desert drinks deeply from a spring of fresh water, you must drink deeply of God’s Holy Spirit—be filled with His Spirit—if you want to live an abundant Christian life.

God’s Spirit is in His Word. When you drink deeply of this fountain and of the spirit of faith that is in the Word, you will have power in temptation to overcome sin and do God’s Will instead of your own. We grieve the Holy Spirit by wandering around in the desert of our own thoughts and ways, too busy or too lazy to drink from the fountain of faith and power that is in God’s Word.

Therefore, grieving the Holy Spirit is totally unnecessary! He knows that we are weak, and that we don’t even know what to pray for in the right way, but He is there to help us in our need, and to pray for us so that we can find God’s Will and do it. (Romans 8 vs 26 - 27.) Then we will truly experience the comfort of the Holy Spirit as well as His power.

Prayer: Abba Father, ever loving and compassionate Father, give me the grace and empowerment never to grieve the Holy Spirit, my great source of help in all things pleasing to God, in Jesus‘ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

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DESTINY VS PHYSICAL SHAPE

Date: Friday, December 19th, 2025 

Title: DESTINY VS PHYSICAL SHAPE

Genesis 17:19, 2 Corinthians 6:15

The choice of who to marry is not a matter of shape, looks, or status—it is a matter of destiny. God told Abraham, “Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and I will establish my covenant with him” (Genesis 17:19). That covenant could not come through Hagar, no matter how convenient or attractive the arrangement looked. In the same way, you cannot marry outside God’s will and expect His covenant to stand. Paul asked, “What concord hath Christ with Belial?” (2 Corinthians 6:15). Marriage is a covenant platform; if you join yourself to the wrong person, you may have companionship, but you will lack divine backing.Sarah was chosen by God to birth the covenant seed, but when she moved outside divine timing, she offered Hagar, and Ishmael was born. The result was strife and confusion that still speaks till today. Many believers repeat the same mistake—they marry according to sight and desire, not divine purpose, and they end up birthing Ishmaels that fight their destiny. Marriage is not for experimentation; it is a covenant arrangement to fulfil God’s plan. A woman who doesn’t know your calling cannot help you, and a man without vision cannot lead you. To marry for shape, money, or convenience is to risk losing your destiny to frustration.Practically, brothers, before you think of marriage, settle your calling—what has God sent you to do? Sisters, don’t agree to marry a man whose vision you cannot identify with. Marriage is not to rescue loneliness; it is to partner for destiny. When you stand before God, He won’t ask how beautiful your wife was or how rich your husband looked, but whether the union fulfilled His eternal purpose. If you are already married, align your home to destiny. Pray for your spouse, support one another’s calling, and resist every satanic attempt to reduce your marriage to mere fleshly convenience. Only then will your home truly carry heaven’s covenant seal.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I making marital decisions based on shape and convenience, or on covenant and destiny? Do I truly value God’s choice above my personal desires?

Prayer: Lord, deliver me from birthing Ishmaels in destiny. Lead me into covenant alignment in marriage that preserves Your plan for my life.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

THURSDAY DECEMBER 18, 2025.

SUBJECT: THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Memory verse: "And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-” (John 14 vs 16.) 

READ: John 16 vs 7 - 15:

16:7: Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is to your advantage that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

16:8: And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

16:9: Of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

16:10: Of righteousness, because I go to My Father, and you see Me no more;

16:11: Of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

16:12: I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

16:13: However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth: for He will not speak of His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

16:14: He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

16:15: All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He willl take of Mine, and declare it to you.

INTIMATION:

God is three Persons in One--The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He is the third Person of the Trinity. God became a man in Jesus so that Jesus could die for our sins. Jesus rose from the dead to offer salvation to all people through spiritual renewal and rebirth. When Jesus ascended into heaven, His physical presence left the earth, but He promised to send the Holy Spirit so that His spiritual presence would still be among humankind (see Luke 24 vs 49.) The Holy Spirit first became available to all believers in Christ at Pentecost (Acts 2). Whereas in the Old Testament days the Holy Spirit empowered specific individuals for specific purposes. Now all believers have the power of the Holy Spirit available to them. 

The Holy Spirit has appeared throughout Scriptures as a Being through and by whom great works of power are made manifest. His power was first seen in the act of creation, for it was by His power the world came into being (Genesis 1 vs 1 - 2; Job 26 vs 13). 

The Holy Spirit also empowered men in the Old Testament to bring about God’s Will: “So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power” (First Samuel 16 vs 3; see also Exodus 31 vs 2 - 5; Numbers 27 vs 18).

Although the Spirit did not permanently indwell God’s people in the Old Testament, He worked through them and gave them power to achieve things they would not have been able to accomplish on their own. All of Samson’s feats of strength are directly attributed to the Spirit coming upon him (Judges 14 vs 6, 19; 15 vs 14).

Throughout history God has revealed His power through mighty miracles over nature. He promises to continue to reveal His power. The apostle Paul urged us to understand how great God’s power is (Ephesians 1 vs 18 - 23). The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is available to help us with our daily problems. 

Jesus Christ explained that we cannot control the work of the Holy Spirit. He works in ways we cannot predict or understand. Just as you did not control your physical birth, so you cannot control your spiritual birth. It is a gift from God through the Holy Spirit. 

The Holy Spirit changes people when they believe the Gospel. When we tell others about Christ, we must depend on the Holy Spirit to open their eyes and convince them that they need salvation. God's power--not our cleverness or persuasion--chamges people. Without the work of the Holy Spirit, our words are meaningless. The Holy Spirit not only convicts people of sin but also assures them of the truth of the Gospel. 

When you feel weak and limited, don’t despair. Remember that God can give you strength. The same power that control creation and raises the dead is available to you. The Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God who works in and through Christians in this dispensation of time in order to accomplish the work of God on earth through the church. 

Jesus promised the Spirit as a permanent guide, teacher, seal of salvation, and comforter for believers (John 14 vs 16 - 18). He also promised that the Holy Spirit’s power would help His followers to spread the message of the gospel around the world: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1 vs 8). The salvation of souls is a supernatural work only made possible by the Holy Spirit’s power at work in the world.

At Pentecost (Acts 2 vs 1 - 4) the Holy Spirit was made available to all who believed in Jesus. We receive the Holy Spirit (are baptized with Him) when we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior. The baptism of the Holy Spirit must be understood in the light of his total work in Christians: (1) The Spirit marks the beginning of the Christian experience. We cannot be Christians without His Spirit (Romans 8 vs 9); we cannot be joined to Christ without His Spirit (First Corinthians 6 vs 17); we cannot be adopted as His children without His Spirit (Romans 8 vs 14 - 17; Galatians 4 vs 6 - 7); we cannot be in the Body of Christ except by baptism in the Spirit (First Corinthians 12 vs 13).

The Spirit is the power of our new lives. He begins a lifelong process of change making us more like Christ (Galatians 3 vs 3; Philippians 1 vs 6). When we receive Christ by faith, we begin an immediate personal relationship with God. The Holy Spirit works in us to help us become like Christ. 

The Spirit unites the Christian community in Christ (Ephesians 2 vs 19 - 22). The Holy Spirit can be experienced by all, and he works through all (First Corinthians 12 vs 11; Ephesians 4 vs 4). The kingdom Jesus preached about was, first of all, a spiritual kingdom established in the hearts and lives of believers (Luke 17 vs 21). God’s presence and power dwell in the person of the Holy Spirit. 

During His earthly ministry, Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 4 vs 1), led by the Spirit (Luke 4 vs 14), and empowered by the Spirit to perform miracles (Matthew 12 vs28). After Jesus had ascended to heaven, the Spirit equipped the apostles to perform miracles, too (Second Corinthians 2 vs 12; Acts 2 vs 43; 3 vs 1 - 7; 9 vs 39 - 41). The power of the Holy Spirit was manifest among all the believers of the early church through the dispensation of spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophesying, teaching, wisdom, and more.

Jesus had instructed His disciples to witness to people of all nations about Him (Matthew 28 vs 19 - 20). But they were told to wait first for the Holy Spirit (Luke 24 vs 49). God has important work for you to do for Him, but you must do it by the power of the Holy Spirit. We often like to get on with the job, even if it means running ahead of God. But waiting is sometimes part of God’s plan. Are you waiting and listening to God’s complete instructions, or are you running ahead of His plans? We need God’s timing and power to be truly effective.

The “power” the believers receive from the Holy Spirit includes courage, boldness, confidence, insight, ability, and authority. If you believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior, you can experience the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. 

All those who put their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately and permanently indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8 vs 11). And, although some of the spiritual gifts have ceased (e.g., speaking in tongues and prophecy), the Holy Spirit still works in and through believers to accomplish His Will. His power leads us, convicts us, teaches us, and equips us to do His work and spread the gospel. The Holy Spirit’s powerful indwelling is an amazing gift we should never take lightly.

PRAYER: Abba Father, thank You for the unparalleled gift of the Holy Spirit and the subsequent manifestation of His power in the lives of believers in Christ. I covet earnestly the constant leading of the Holy Spirit in my life at all times and in all things, in the Jesus’ mighty Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

THE POWER OF A WOMAN IN DESTINY

Date: Thursday, December 18th, 2025 

Title: THE POWER OF A WOMAN IN DESTINY

Proverbs 31:3, Genesis 2:18

Marriage involves blending of spirits, and that is why who you marry can make or mar you. The Bible warns, “Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings” (Proverbs 31:3). God Himself declared, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him” (Genesis 2:18). These two scriptures show the two sides of the coin: a woman can either multiply your strength as a divine helper or drain it until you are empty. Men often underestimate the power of a woman in destiny. The devil knows this, so he seeks to use the wrong woman to derail a man, while God raises the right woman to help fulfil His programme.Eve was meant to be a helper, but by yielding to the serpent, she became the entry point of man’s fall. Sarah was ordained to birth nations, but impatience led her to push Abraham into birthing Ishmael, creating generational conflict. On the other hand, Abigail saved David from bloodguilt by wise counsel, and Elizabeth’s faith protected the destiny of John the Baptist. The difference is clear: a woman aligned with God multiplies strength; a woman yielded to the devil drains it. That is why you cannot marry based on beauty, charm, or convenience. You must ask: is this woman God’s helper for my assignment? Does she understand and align with the call of God on my life?Practically, men must ensure they marry women who know and fear God, and women must refuse to go with men who have no sense of destiny. Sisters, ask him, “What is your calling? What am I meant to help you with?” If his answer is vague or worldly, beware. Brothers, don’t be swayed by shape or speech—look for a woman who carries the spirit of help from God. When a marriage is God-ordained, strength multiplies and destiny is preserved. When it is man-arranged, strength is drained and destiny is endangered.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Do I see marriage as a destiny partnership, not just companionship? Am I discerning enough to recognize whether someone will multiply or drain my strength?

Prayer: Lord, connect me to destiny partners who will multiply my strength and deliver me from anyone who will drain it.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17, 2025.

SUBJECT: BE THANKFUL ALWAYS! 

Memory verse: "In everything give thanks; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (First Thessalonians 5 vs 18.) 

READ: Read Psalm 92 vs 1 - 2; Ephesians 5 vs 20:

Psalm 9:1: It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High;

92:2: To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night,

Ephesians 5:20: Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

INTIMATION:

We have learned that every good thing that comes to us in this life comes by the grace of God. I believe that until we recognize this truth, we will never be the kind of thankful, and grateful people God desires us to be.

Often times, in giving thanks, we focus on our blessings and express our gratitude to God for them. But thanks should be on our lips every time. We can never say thank you enough to our parents, how much more to God. When thanksgiving becomes an integral part of your life, you will find that your attitude toward life will change. You will become more positive, gracious, loving, and humble.

The Scriptures expressly state that in all things God works for our good if we love Him and are the called by Him (Romans 8 vs 28). God is perfect, and takes His time to prepare the called to serve appropriately His preplanned purposes. The preparation involves experiencing troubles, or difficulties, or rejection, and so on. Rest assured that such experiences are for His purpose.

Are you experiencing tribulations, or afflictions, perils, or distress, or persecution, or rejection? Whatever you are experiencing, thank God, not for your problems but for the strength He is building in you through the difficult experiences of your life. You can be sure that God’s perfect love will see you through, and at the end, you will be justified, and subsequently glorified, if you love Him, and are among the called by Him (Romans 8 vs 30).

Such experiences can come from anywhere, including your immediate family. You can suffer rejection from your spouse, your children, or parents, friends etc. God uses such to develop the needed qualities required for your service to Him. Joseph suffered rejection, from his family, sold into slavery, put into prison for uncommitted offense, forgotten by those he helped, but at the long run God justified and glorified him that he became a Prime Minister in a great foreign country at his time.

Therefore, we should thank God, not for everything that happens to us but give Him thanks in everything. Evil does not come from God, so we should not thank Him for it. But when evil strikes, we can still be thankful for God’s presence and strength, and for the good that He will accomplish through the distress.

God's attitude is that if His people really believe Him, then no matter what happens in life they will know that He is big enough to handle it and to make it work out for their good, if they continue to have faith in Him. God desires a thankful people, not a murmuring, grumbling, fault-finding, complaining people. Joy and peace are found in believing, not in murmuring, grumbling, fault-finding, or complaining.

We can even develop a demanding attitude in our relationship with the Lord. We can get to the point that we become upset and aggravated when the Lord doesn't come across with everything we think we are entitled to as the King's kids. As His children, we do have rights, and we have an inheritance, but a humble attitude is a "must." Without humility, we will be unappreciative and presumptuous. You and I have multitudinous opportunities to complain on a regular basis. But all complaining does is open the door for the enemy. It doesn't solve problems; it just creates a breeding ground for greater problems. 

Let's learn to respond to the help we are already getting from our ‘Helper,’ the Holy Spirit, which actually we don't deserve, by developing an attitude of being always thankful. This is not just an occasional word of thanks, but a continual lifestyle of thanksgiving. The person who has developed an "attitude of thankfulness" is one who is thankful and grateful for every single thing that God is doing in his or her life day by day.

Prayer: Abba Father, my help comes from You, Who made heaven and the earth. I will forever be grateful for all You have done, and is doing, and is yet to do. Even when it seems that there is nothing to give thanks for, I will thank You for the privilege of my adoption as Your son, and for the gift of life, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

WRONG MARRIAGE CAN STEAL YOUR CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE

Date: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 

Title: WRONG MARRIAGE CAN STEAL YOUR CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE

Ezra 9:12, Malachi 2:15

Marriage does not only affect you—it shapes the generations that come after you. Ezra warned Israel, “Give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons… that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever” (Ezra 9:12). Malachi adds, “And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed” (Malachi 2:15). This means marriage is a seedbed for inheritance. A wrong marriage may not fully stop you from fulfilling your call, but it can severely cripple your children’s ability to continue in that call.I have seen children of great ministers lose all appetite for God because their parents’ marriage brought them under a polluted atmosphere. The father might still preach, the mother might still pray, but the generational seed is weakened. A wrong partner brings strange spirits into the home, and those spirits fight the destiny of the children. Satan knows that if he can’t fully derail you, he can still steal your inheritance through your offspring. That is why he fights to contaminate marriage at the foundation. Many who thought they could manage their choice later realised their children bore the brunt of that error.Practically, don’t gamble with destiny in marriage. Brothers, don’t marry a woman who despises spiritual things, no matter how beautiful she is. Sisters, don’t tie your life to a man who rejects God’s purpose, no matter how wealthy he looks. Your union is a gate through which either covenant blessings or strange attacks will pass to your children. If you are married already, refuse to accept defeat—rise in prayer to preserve a godly seed. Teach your children consecration, create a home atmosphere of faith, and fight off every satanic invasion. God’s plan is that your marriage becomes a channel of generational inheritance, not a snare of generational loss.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I choosing marriage with my children’s destiny in view? Am I ensuring my home is a platform for raising a godly seed and not a polluted one?

Prayer: Lord, preserve my marriage as a channel of inheritance. Let a godly seed rise from my home to continue Your purpose in the earth.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

TUESDAY DECEMBER 16, 2025.

SUBJECT : GIVING ATTRACTS GOD'S BLESSING!

Memory verse: "I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’" (Acts 20 vs 35.) 

READ: Proverbs 11 vs 24. -25:

11:24: There is one who scatters, yet increases more, and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

11:25: The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.

INTIMATION:

The two verses in the passage we read today present a paradox—statement that contradicts itself. We become richer by being generous. The world says to hold on to as much as possible, but here the Scripture says that God blesses those who give freely and generously of their possessions, time, and energy. 

When we give, God supplies us with more so that we can give more. In addition, giving helps us gain a right perspective on our possessions. We realize that they were never really ours to begin with, but were entrusted to us by God to be used to serve His purposes, and help others in need. 

Possessions are difficult to come by when you think of yourself as the provider. Possessions reminds you of how hard to work just to get by, and giving it away would only seem to put you further away from the goal of having all your needs met, and the societal approval that you have arrived. All of that would be true if God wasn't your source. In God's economy, you move closer toward your goals by giving than you do by clinging to everything you have. 

Now, let us look at the apostle Paul’s counsel to the believers in Corinth, in his second letter to them; “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as He purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have abundance for every good work.” (Second Corinthians 9 vs 6 - 8.)

Many people hesitate to give generously to God and others because they worry about having enough left over to meet their needs. The apostle Paul assured the believers in the Corinthian church that God was able to meet their needs. The person who gives only a little will receives a little in return. But a generous and cheerful giver, God makes all grace abound toward him or her that such person will have abundant resources, making the person sufficient at all times to carry on the good works of generosity. 

And remember that your giving should be with the right motives before God. Your giving must not be out of necessity; for instance, giving to get rich. Such motive is not right before God. Also you should not give grudgingly; giving because they said we should give. Kingdom principles for prosperity doesn’t work that way. Your giving must be from a willing and cheerful heart with faith in God. 

The apostle Paul’s prayer for those with the right heart of giving, is also quite revealing, “Now, may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruit of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.” (Second Corinthians 9 vs 10 - 11.) 

The apostle Paul has the revelation of the ‘giving’ nature of God, especially as it relates to a generous heart. He knows that God will never allow such God-natured persons to lack anything, but He will ensure uninterrupted supply and multiplication of his or her seed, consequently, enriching the person in everything in order to continue and increase his or her liberal giving in bearing fruit of righteousness. God sees the heart and knows the intent of the heart. 

Therefore, give so that the Word of God will manifest in your life; in your generosity with a cheerful and willing heart, you will be made rich and sufficient in all things, so that you will continue in your ‘good works.’ Remember, you can never out-give God! If you are in doubt ask King Solomon.

Prayer: Abba Father, Your thoughts for us is of good, and have given us all that pertains to life and godliness. Endue me with giving spirit that I may utilize the resources You bestowed in my care adequately to serve You and others, thereby making me abundantly sufficient in all things, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

DANGERS OF WRONG MARRIAGE

Date: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 

Title: DANGERS OF WRONG MARRIAGE

2 Corinthians 6:14, Ezra 9:12

God has never been casual about marriage, because it is not just a social arrangement—it is a spiritual yoke. The Bible warns, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14). Ezra also declared that when Israel mingled with strange nations in marriage, they weakened their seed and lost strength to inherit the land (Ezra 9:12). A wrong marriage will do the same today: it will weaken your spiritual potency, block access to the good of the land, and compromise the inheritance of your children. Satan knows he may not stop your calling directly, but if he ties you to a wrong partner, he has effectively sabotaged your destiny.There are three major dangers of a wrong marriage. First, it will weaken your spirit and calling. You cannot be in a wrong marriage and remain strong in the anointing; your spouse becomes either your greatest support or your heaviest chain. Second, it hinders your access to the good of the land. Instead of favour and ease, you will experience unnecessary battles and struggles because your spiritual agreement is broken. Third, it steals from your children. Many destinies are truncated in the next generation because the seed is polluted by wrong unions. That is why you see children of ministers who lose all appetite for God—it is often a fruit of misaligned marriages.What then must you do? Guard your destiny jealously in the place of marriage. Don’t mingle light with darkness, even if culture, pressure, or emotions try to push you. Don’t marry simply because someone looks good or sounds religious—ask, “Is this person carrying the spirit that will strengthen or weaken my calling?” Remember, it is not only about avoiding unbelievers, but also about avoiding believers who are not your God-ordained partner. Destiny marriage is not built on convenience but covenant. If you are single, let God choose for you. If you are married already, accept that choice, then fight to preserve your union in prayer and obedience, aligning it to destiny, so that Satan finds no foothold.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I discerning enough to see how marriage can strengthen or sabotage destiny? Am I willing to protect the future of my children by obeying God’s standard now?

Prayer: Lord, preserve me from the trap of wrong marriage. Let my union strengthen my calling and preserve a holy seed for You.

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 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY DECEMBER 15, 2025.

SUBJECT : GIVING WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.

Memory verse: "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you" (Luke 6 vs 38).

READ: Psalm 50 vs 7 - 15:

50:7: Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God! 

50:8: I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are continually before Me. 

50:9: I will not take a bull from your house, nor goats out of your folds. 

50:10: For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 

50:11: I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beast of the field are Mine. 

50:12: "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness. 

50:13: Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 

50:14: Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.

50:15: Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

INTIMATION:

The attitude with which we give, occasions the manner of our receiving. The right attitude in giving ensures receiving rightly from God. When you give with a wrong attitude, or in a wrong manner, you receive nothing from God. For instance, the religious rituals of going to church, taking communion, paying tithes, giving to charity, or to the church, are all empty if our motives of doing them are selfish. God doesn't want these sacrifices and offerings without an attitude of devotion to Him. 

Many believers' giving fall into the scenario hinted above. They participate in religious activities out of habit or conformity rather than out of heartfelt love and obedience to God. Some give to be recognized; be seen as a financial pillar in the church or ministry, or for self-actualization, not out of love, and obedient obligation to the LORD.

In our memory verse, we have seen that our receiving is tied to our giving. Note, most importantly, that the Scripture says, "the measure we use," not "the measure we give." Many people confuse the two. If we give in love, we receive in lovely manner,criticalwe give in hate, or grudgingly, we receive in like manner. If we are critical rather than compassionate, we will also receive criticism. If we treat others generously, graciously, and compassionately, these qualities will come back to us in full measure. We are to love others, not judge them.

In the passage we read, God was saying to His chosen people that His disagreement with them wasn't about a lack of sacrifices on their part; they had been offering sacrifices continually. His complaint against them was the heart attitude they had in making offerings. They were missing the point! God didn't need the sacrifices. The Israelites were going through the motions of making the offerings, but they weren't giving their hearts to God.

They thought they were making the sacrifices because God somehow needed their bulls and goats. In this Scripture, God was making it clear that He didn't need anything from them; everything already belongs to the Lord. God said, "If I were hungry, I wouldn't tell you! The world is Mine, and everything in it." He doesn't need to ask anyone for food. The truth is that the Israelites needed those sacrifices. They needed to give back to God and show their trust and dependence upon Him. It wasn't for God—it's for them. The same is applicable to us today. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13 vs 8).

Do you know the reason for tithe? Why God asked us to give ten percent of our income to the church? It isn't because God needs our money! All the gold, silver, and riches in the world already belong to Him (Psalm 50 vs 12; Haggai 2 vs 8). He doesn't need our donations. God could have set up church finances differently. He could have made every minister of the gospel independently wealthy like He made Abraham, Isaac, David, Solomon, and all the rest. The tithe exists for our benefit, not God's.

God doesn't need your giving today any more than He needed those Old Testament sacrifices. The point of our giving is for we to learn to recognize God as the source of all we have (John 3 vs 27). It's one thing to say you believe God is your source, but it's another thing to prove it. The way you prove to yourself, not God, that you believe God is your source, is to give a portion of what you have back to Him. People who don't really see God as their source are going to balk at giving part of what they have away. They are selfish, and usually are going to think, 'I need this thing!' But giving back some of what God has already given you is nothing when you see God as your source.

Prayer: Abba Father, You are my everything. All I have You have given me. I am nothing without You. Give me the grace to give in full devotion to You, that I will receive from you in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, in Jesus' Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

TESTED AND APPROVED BEFORE MARRIAGE

Date: Monday, December 15th, 2025 

Title: TESTED AND APPROVED BEFORE MARRIAGE

1 Thessalonians 5:22, Genesis 39:12

In marriage, as in life, God demands that only tested and approved vessels be trusted. The Bible instructs, “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22). When Joseph was cornered by Potiphar’s wife, he didn’t try to negotiate or reason with her; he fled immediately (Genesis 39:12). That is the pattern for every child of God when immorality presents itself: don’t dialogue, flee. Sadly, many believers excuse ungodly behaviour in relationships, hoping that marriage will fix the problem. But if someone is failing God’s tests before marriage, that weakness will only grow stronger after marriage.Marriage is not a prop to make up for spiritual slackness. A woman must never marry a man simply because she thinks she can carry him along. Let him first pass God’s test faithfully. The same applies to men—you cannot pick a lady who fails the standards of consecration and assume she will change after the wedding. If she is already careless with purity, prayer, or obedience, marriage will not sanctify her. God Himself tests men before He commits serious matters of His kingdom into their hands; how much more the choice of a life partner. Refuse to reduce God’s standards in your pursuit of companionship. A partner who fails the exam of integrity before marriage cannot be the answer to your destiny.Practically, this means: don’t excuse fornication in courtship. Don’t cover carnality with emotions. Don’t assume marriage will make an unserious Christian serious. If God does not endorse someone as fit for your journey, you are setting yourself up for tears if you go ahead. Instead, demand the same standard heaven demands—purity, faithfulness, obedience, and submission to the will of God. When both husband and wife are tested and approved, marriage becomes a launchpad for destiny fulfilment. But if you prop someone up who failed heaven’s test, you have only signed up for a lifetime of frustration.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I ready to allow God’s standards to judge my relationship choices? Or am I reducing the bar just to please my flesh and avoid waiting?

Prayer: Lord, help me never to lower Your standards. Test me, prove me, and align me with a partner who will pass Your test for destiny.

Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14, 2025.

SUBJECT: THANKSGIVING IN WORSHIP! 

Memory verse: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;" (Philippians 4 vs 6.) 

READ: Psalm 69 vs 30; 100 vs 4; Colossians 2 vs 6 - 7; 4 vs 2:

Psalm 69:30: I will praise the name of the LORD with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

100:4: Enter into His gate with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His Name.

Colossians 2:6: As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 

2:7: rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

4:2: Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.

INTIMATION:

The Christian works in thanksgiving for what God has done through His grace, acknowledging God’s goodness, which expresses his or her faith and confidence in Him. There is no powerful living apart from a life of thanksgiving which, of course, is the Will of God for us. The Christian is zealous in the Lord because of his or her salvation that has come from the Lord through the offering of His Son Jesus Christ as a propitiation for our sins. 

Prayer and petitions (supplication) are to be made in the spirit of thanking God for all that He has done in our lives. When one truly understands the grace of God, He or she will respond in thanksgiving for all that God has done through Jesus. 

God desires an attitude of thanksgiving, not just an act of it. Thanksgiving is an application for more. Being thankful for all the things He has done and is doing in your life is a pathway to receiving your petitions from Him. Therefore, when you have petitioned God for something, immediately begin to thank Him in trust and confidence that the thing you have asked for is on the way coming. The apostle Paul counsels all believers to give thanks in everything; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for them (First Thessalonians 5 vs 18.)

The apostle Paul lived a life of thanksgiving and preached the same to all believers. In some of the passages we read today, his counsel on thanksgiving, as an integral part of worship, is clearly expressed. In our memory verse (Philippians 4 vs 6), Paul counsels all believers to be thankful for what we ask in prayer, and to continuously be thankful and grateful for what He has already done in the past, what He is doing now, and what He is going to do in the future, including answer to your petition. 

Jesus, our Messiah and perfect example, lived a life of thanksgiving during His earthly ministry. He knows the power of thanksgiving when communing with the Father, and gave thanks to the Father always. For example; He gave thanks to God when He broke the seven loaves and fishes and fed the four thousand (Matthew 15 vs 36). He gave thanks to God when He took the five loaves and two fishes and fed five thousand (John 6 vs 11). He also thanked God for hearing Him at the tomb of the dead Lazarus (John 11 vs 41). And He gave thanks to God when He gave the bread and wine to His disciples at the Last Super (Mark 14 vs 22 - 23).

Thanksgiving magnifies the Name of the LORD (Psalm 69 vs 30), and opens the gate of the courts of the LORD (Psalm 100 vs 4). It also, multiplies what we have received (Second Corinthians 9 vs 12). For instance, when Jesus lifted up the bread and fishes and gave thanks it multiplied, thus thousands were fed by the meal of a child. Also, the power of thanksgiving in prayer helps us abound in Christ, drawing our life-giving strength from Christ (Colossians 2 vs 7). The more we draw our strength from Him, the less we are fooled by those who falsely claim to have life’s answers. If Christ is our strength we will be free from human regulations.

This kind of lifestyle of thanksgiving is an evidence of a grateful heart. If a person is grateful for what he already has, it is an indication that the individual is mature enough to receive other blessings. But if a person is always complaining about what he has now, why should the Lord bother to give him anything else to crab and gripe about. When we realize how far God had to send His Son in order to redeem us from condemnation, we respond with a life of thanksgiving. Our good works, therefore, are works of thanksgiving, not works of merit. Christians are motivated because of what they already have in Christ. 

Prayer: Abba Father, there is none like You. Your steadfastness never seizes, and Your mercies never come to an end. Your compassion never fails. I will forever remain thankful to You for all Your great and wondrous works in my life. What You cannot do for me let it remain undone, and what You cannot give me may I never have it, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

LET GOD’S VOICE DEFINE YOUR CHOICE

Date: Sunday, December 14th, 2025 

Title: LET GOD’S VOICE DEFINE YOUR CHOICE

Psalm 32:8, John 10:4

The greatest safeguard in marriage is divine leading. God Himself promises, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalm 32:8). Jesus also said of His sheep, “the sheep follow him: for they know his voice” (John 10:4). This means no child of God should enter marriage in confusion. God has bound Himself by covenant to lead His people, but many ignore His voice because they are intoxicated with their own desires. If you cannot discern His leading daily, you will likely miss Him in the weighty matter of choosing a life partner.Courtship may reveal habits and preferences, but only the Spirit reveals the hidden man of the heart. A brother may act loving during engagement but hide lust or pride; a sister may appear godly yet carry rebellion. Only the voice of God can expose what eyes cannot see. That is why you must not depend on intelligence, beauty, or emotion when making this eternal decision. Marriage is covenant, not trial and error. God does not only know today—He knows ten years ahead, and He alone sees what that man or woman will become. To despise His voice and follow desire is to gamble with destiny.Practically, train your spirit now. Don’t wait until a proposal comes before seeking divine direction. Recognise how God speaks to you through Scripture, the inward witness, and His peace. When you live this way, knowing who to marry won’t require guesswork—it will flow from a familiar walk with Him. If you are already married, the same voice that led you into salvation will also lead you to preserve your home. Let His voice be final, above culture, family pressure, or personal ambition. In destiny matters, silence your will and let God’s voice define your choice.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Do I truly value God’s voice above my own desires in the matter of marriage? Am I daily training my spirit to recognize His leading without confusion?

Prayer: Lord, open my ears to hear Your voice clearly and help me to follow Your choice above my desires in marriage.

Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, 2025.

SUBJECT : FAITH ATTRACTS GRACE! 

Memory verse: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourself; it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2 vs 8.) 

READ: Ephesians 2 vs 4 - 10:

2:4: But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

2:5: even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

2:6: and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

2:7: that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

2:8: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourself; it is the gift of God,

2:9: not of works, lest anyone should boast.

2:10: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

INTIMATION:

Faith attracts the grace of God. Where there is faith in God His grace abounds. It’s for this reason we are saved. We are saved by God’s grace through faith in Him. Please note these two words 'by' and 'through' because the vital difference between these two words will help keep in proper perspective the different roles and functions of grace and faith.

Grace is the unmerited favor and benevolence of God. This enables us to draw from God’s power through the Holy Spirit to meet our needs. While faith is the substance; the confidence, conviction, confirmation of things we have hope for, and the evidence or prove of things we have not yet seen but convinced of their reality. Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.

The key words that describe faith are confidence, conviction, confirmation and certainty. These qualities need a secure beginning and ending point. The beginning point of faith is believing in God's character—He is who He says He is. The end point is believing in God's promises—He will do what He says He will do. Therefore, when we believe that God will fulfill His promises even though we don't see those promises materializing yet, we demonstrate true faith. It is the 'believe'—the confidence and conviction—in God, and assurance—confirmation and certainty—of His promises, that is faith. And it is through faith in Him that His grace (the power of the Holy Spirit) we receive God's blessings.

The major problem believers have is that once we are saved by ‘grace through faith,’ we immediately make the mistake of turning from living by grace to living by works. We begin to match God's blessings by our works. Or put in another form, we want to buy God's blessings by our works. What do I mean by this? We begin to think we have prayed enough or not enough to get God's blessings—answer to our prayers, or we have been operating enough or not enough in the fruit of the Spirit to get or not to get his blessings, or that we weren't nice when we got caught in some situations, consequently, we cannot be blessed by Him. 

We think of everything we did right or wrong and figure that they automatically qualify or disqualify us, as it were, for any of God's blessings. All these are works, though in themselves are good and should be done, but are not the channel or reason for receiving from God. Remember what the Scripture says in Romans 5 vs 8, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This is amazing! God sent Jesus Christ to die for us, not because we were good enough, but just because He loved us. It is not by works of ours. 

God didn’t stop at that. He comes alongside us and be within us to help us do the right things expected of us. He gives us the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. But we have to do our own part; submit to God’s control and let Him work realizing that it is the same "God who works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure" (Philippians 2 vs 13), and He does this by His grace (the power of the Holy Spirit) in us. Disconnect from Him, and you can do nothing. (John 15 vs 5).

For those who have faith in God, that is, those who have believed—adhered to, trusted in, and relied on God—do enter His rest because His grace is sufficient (the power of the Holy Spirit) to meet their needs (see Hebrews 4 vs 3). You will enter His rest when you receive His grace and you will lead your life as the apostle Paul advised in Philippians 4 vs 4 - 6; "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men....Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." That is life of who has entered His rest.

Prayer: Abba Father, my trust and complete confidence is in You. Give me the grace to faithfully lead a life pleasing to You in all areas of my life, that I may receive Your crown in eternity, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

MARRIAGE IS NOT TO CONFUSE YOU BUT TO CLARIFY DESTINY

Date: Saturday, December 13th, 2025 

Title: MARRIAGE IS NOT TO CONFUSE YOU BUT TO CLARIFY DESTINY

Psalm 32:8, 2 Peter 1:10

Marriage is not meant to confuse you; it is designed to sharpen and clarify your destiny. God Himself promises, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalm 32:8). If you find yourself torn between multiple options, unsure of who to marry, it is not the will of God that is confusing you; it is your spiritual state. Confusion is the fruit of immaturity, where personal desires outweigh divine direction. But when you build intimacy with God, you will find that His leading on marriage flows as naturally as His daily guidance on ordinary matters.2 Peter 1:10 says make your calling and election sure. This means diligence is required to confirm your steps in life and destiny. Carelessness in spiritual growth produces careless choices in marriage. If you ignore God’s voice in daily living, you won’t suddenly hear Him clearly in marital matters. The Holy Spirit is not silent—He speaks, but many believers are drowned in the noise of their desires. Don’t say, “I don’t know who to choose,” when in truth you haven’t trained your spirit to recognize His voice. Courtship cannot replace consecration, and no amount of fasting can substitute for the obedience you neglected long ago.Application: (1) Prioritize destiny over desire. Who you marry can either multiply your destiny or suffocate it. (2) Refuse to depend on calculations or compatibility charts—depend on God’s voice. (3) Kill fleshly appetites. When lust rules you, your discernment will be hijacked. (4) Approach marriage as a continuation of your calling, not a side project. (5) Build spiritual sensitivity now. If you can hear Him on small matters, you won’t miss Him on the weighty matter of marriage. God does not play hide and seek with His children; He is committed to guiding you if you will silence your flesh and yield.THOUGHT TO PONDER: Am I truly training my spirit to discern God’s voice daily? Or am I depending on desires and emotions that confuse destiny decisions?

Prayer: Lord, sharpen my spiritual hearing and deliver me from confusion. Guide me into a marriage that strengthens my destiny in Christ.

Every day in the God's Word

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2025.

SUBJECT: RECEIVING THROUGH FAITH!

Memory verse: "For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith (Romans 4 vs 13.)

READ: Romans 4 vs 17 - 24:

4:17: (As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

4:18: who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, “So shall your descendants seed be.”

4:19: And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead, (since he was about an hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

4:20: He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

4:21: and being fully convinced that, what he had promised, He was also able to perform.

4:22: And therefore, “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

4:23: Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him,

4:24: but also for us, it shall be imputed to us who believe on Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

INTIMATION:

Faith is reliance, loyalty, or complete trust in God, and His Word. The Word of God is spirit and life (John 6 vs 63); It’s the God in the Spirit available to the believer that gives life in the affairs of the believer. The Bible based faith is the spirit of faith, and It is the principal weapon of war for a child of God; the victory that overcomes the world: "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith." (First John 5 vs 4.) The spirit of faith sees the invisible God in any challenge in life. 

The spirit of faith is the predominant faith for exploits. This spirit is encountered through the Word of God. Therefore, faith is a spiritual force; a living force, drawn from the living Word of God, to produce living proves. The main elements in faith in its relation to the invisible God, as distinct from faith in man, are especially brought out in the use of this noun and corresponding verb. These elements are (1) a firm conviction, producing a full acknowledgement of God’s revelation or truth, (2) a personal surrender to Him, (3) a conduct inspired by such surrender. 

Prominence is given to one or other of these elements according to the context. All this stands in contrast to belief in its purely natural exercise, which consists of an opinion held in good faith without necessary reference to its proof. For instance, the object of Abraham’s faith was not God’s promise of a child to an aged and weak man—a hundred years old, with a wife with dead womb—90years of age, which is remotely impossible in reality. Instead, his faith rested on God Himself, knowing that He who promised is faithful, and will do it.

Therefore, if you want to receive the promises of God in His Word you must have faith in God Himself, and the Spirit of God—the Spirit of faith—must be operational in you. The Scripture says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11 vs 6.) God promises that all who honestly seek Him—who act in faith on the knowledge of God that they possess, will be rewarded. 

Many of us would have acted otherwise if we were in Abraham’s position, thinking it is impossible for a man of 100years and a wife of 90years to give birth. Some would have thrown such prophesy to the bin. But Abraham held tightly to his faith in God—the Spirit of faith was alive in Him—he never wavered on the promise, and fully persuaded that He who promised is faithful and will do it. 

Many will pray for healing, using relevant Scriptures of God’s promise of healing, but will still not be persuaded they have received their healing according to the Word of God. The devil will throw the dart of doubt their way, they are hit, and their Spirit of faith is dampened. With such wavering in faith, it is obvious they will not receive anything (James 1 vs 6 - 7).

Faith makes you share responsibility of your life with God through His Spirit indwelling you. The responsibility is shared with God in the light of His Word in the Scriptures. God, our Creator, has given us His operational manual—the Bible. If we have faith in God, then we should have faith in His Word, and obey them. Consequently, we commit God's integrity to perform on His Word—His promises. He is committed to honoring His promises in the light of your obedience, and is ever ready to perform His Word (Jeremiah 1 vs 12).

For instance, the Scriptures, in Isaiah 53 vs 5, says, “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” How do you obtain by faith the healing virtue enshrined in the verse above by faith? Now, the three elements of receiving faith must be at work; (1) a firm conviction, producing a full acknowledgement of God’s revelation or truth that by Christ’s stripes we are healed of any illness or disease, (2) a personal surrender to Christ, accepting His works for you in redemption, and (3) to conduct yourself in a manner inspired by such surrender—the Scripture says you are healed, and you exercise you faith in the healing so obtained. 

Faith is one of the mysteries of the kingdom of God. It is a potent force, with power to quench the fiery darts of the devil; "Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one." (Ephesians 6 vs 16.) Those fiery darts include; fear, doubt, unbelief, anger etc. When he throws such darts on you, and you are weak in faith to resist it, you succumb to his lies, and miss the provision in your promise.

Therefore, be fully persuaded of the truth in the Word of God, give yourself to raw and strict obedience to it, and you will behold the manifestation of the fulfillment of the promises of God in your life.

Prayer: Abba Father, my trust is in You, who does the impossible, and makes a way where there is no way. Endue me with the Spirit of faith that my trust, and believe in You and Your Word shall total and unshakable in all things, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!