The Word

Theme: The Seed Text: Genesis 3:14-16 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” 16 To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” In today's devotion we would be looking at the punishment God meted on the serpent, and the woman dubbed "The Seed". The curse on the serpent exceeds all other creatures as it crawls on its belly irrespective of the environment it finds itself. This curse can be characterized as emptiness, loneliness, desolation, unprofitable, amongst other unpleasant circumstances. If you possess th...

Theme: Deceived  Text: Genesis 3:9-13 9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” 12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” 13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how the eyes of Adam and Eve were opened after eating of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They as well fled the presence of God. In today's devotion, we will be looking at why they hid themselves from God. God called to Adam, asking him where he was. There's nothing hidden from God, He is everywhere and all-knowing. Adam having eaten of the fruit of knowled...

Theme: The Lord's Presence  Text: Genesis 3:6-8 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. 8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Having studied how cunningly the devil and his agents can mislead us yesterday, we will be looking at how Eve was misled and how she also influenced Adam into taking the forbidden fruit causing them to flee the presence of God. The woman did not see how pleasant the fruit was by visual perspective but rather what she heard. Be mindful who you listen to for the words of the cunning is sugar quote...

Theme: The Cunning Tongue  Text: Genesis 3:1-5 3 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The cunning tongue does not present itself as a threat to the one whom it is misleading. That's exactly how the serpent presented itself to the woman in the Garden of Eden. It came as though it's much concerned about the woman. It asked a question, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” Knowing very we...

Abba! Father, I sing to Your glory for Your mercies are new each day in my life. You are the only true God and reign from generations unto generations. You're the incomparable God, praise be to Your name. I rejoice for Your healing, deliverance, and restoration being established in my life.  It is written, if we confess our sins, You're faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I confess this day the sins of my mouth (speaking lies & unwholesome words), heart (holding on to evil and unforgiving), actions (laziness, not heeding to the Lord, following the pleasures of the flesh), thoughts (conceiving evil), abominable imaginations, fear, doubts (not trusting God is able), and every known and unknown sin in my past and present. I pray You forgive me for not sustaining Your Word in my family. Cleanse me by the Blood and strengthen me by the Holy Spirit to be obedient to You in all things. I'm clothe with the righteousness of Christ.  It is ...

Theme: Heeding to Jethro's Counsel  Text: Exodus 18:24-27 24 So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves. 27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how Jethro gave counsel to Moses to relief himself and the people by appointing able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness, and putting them in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. Today's devotion will enlighten us on how Moses heeded to Jethro's counsel. Despite Moses having constant encounter with God, he did not receive a direct instruction from the Lord on how to relief himself from the daily stre...

Theme: The Place of Peace  Text: Exodus 18:19-23 19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. 20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. 21 Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace.” In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how Moses overburdened h...

Theme: Why Do You Alone Sit?  Text: Exodus 18:13-18 13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. 14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?” 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.” 17 So Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good. 18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.  In a fast growing world of high blood pressure, this can be related to the rate of stress many suffer with their jobs, fami...

Theme: Burnt Offering  Text: Exodus 18:10-12 10 And Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them.” 12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how good it is to rejoice with others using Jethro's relationship with Moses. Today, we are continuing to see what other thing Jethro did to show his joy for his son-in-law. Like we studied yesterday, when we rejoice with others, we are equally honoring the name of the Lord. Jethro lifted up his voice to give thanks to the Almighty God for delivering his son-in-law and all Israel f...

Theme: Rejoice With Others  Text: Exodus 18:7-9 7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. 9 Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the Lord had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at Jethro, Moses' father-in-law who played a significant role in the absence of Moses. Upon hearing of Moses' return, he set out to meet him with his wife and children. Today's devotion will focus on Jethro meeting Moses under the theme rejoice with others. To rejoice means having a great joy or delight for someone or a thing.  Moses was filled with great joy seeing his father-in-law so he gladly welcomed him...

Theme: In-law Jethro  Text: Exodus 18:1-6 18 And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people—that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back, 3 with her two sons, of whom the name of one was [a]Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) 4 and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”); 5 and Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. 6 Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” Building a lasting marriage is not just dependent on the couples but families play significant roles in either establishing the marriage or destroying it. In the case of Mose...

Most gracious and everlasting Father, I thank You for how far Your presence has brought me. Forgive me for times I have failed to heed to Your command. I pray the Holy Spirit to help me realign my ways to Yours. May I also teach others to walk in Your ways and not mislead them in any way by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit. In the name of my Lord Jesus Christ, I come against the voice of deceit that speaks to confuse me whenever I have to make choices. I silence that voice and may its tongue never open up to utter a word again in my life. I decree, I am making the right decisions from henceforth. It is written, godliness with contentment is great gain, I therefore walk in godliness and contentment in all that I do. I receive great gains from God in every sphere of my life. I am blessed to be a blessing to many. I therefore submit to God in obedience to do good with my riches and to building a good foundation for my generations in the Lord.  I decree nothing shall truncate my s...

Theme: Guard the Faith Text: 1 Timothy 6:20&21 20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— 21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen! The life of the Christian is coupled with challenges from within and without. It is therefore necessary to be on guard especially to what you see, hear and talk about. The admonition of the Apostle Paul to Timothy is to guard what was committed to him which is faith. Faith is what keeps the Christian moving, it comes by hearing the Word of God. If you give room to false teachers, listening to their teachings, you will lose your faith. What these false teachers teach and practice, do not conform to God's will but they have a witty and cunning spirit that they convincingly portray falsehood as though it is the truth. The Apostle Paul puts their teachings as profane, idle babblings and contradictions of ...

Theme: A Good Foundation  Text: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. A man's true ego is usually measured by his wealth. Most people often become pompous when they acquire wealth but only a few are down to earth irrespective of the wealth they have acquired. The admonition from the Apostle Paul is, the rich (whether financial, intellectual, or any other material riches) should not become arrogant nor trust in uncertain riches. Do not trust in the gift but trust the giver who is the Lord God Almighty. He qualified it as uncertain because, there's no guarantee such riches will remain with you forever especially when your relationship with the ...

Theme: The Good Confession  Text: 1 Timothy 5:11-16 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, 15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. Confession is known much amongst us Christians especially amongst the orthodox, protestants and reformers, every service is characterized with affirmation ...

Theme: To Gain Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-10 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. To every human being, life begins with birth and ends in death. The entry and exit of life is characterized with nakedness; born empty and buried empty because at the point of death, nothing was carried away. However, the life lived between the entry and exit comes with gain. A gain can mean to obtain or secure something, to reach or arrive at something, and/or an increase in wealth or resources. In either ways, the measure is godlines...

Theme: Walk the Talk  Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-5 3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, 4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, 5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself. The gospel must be propagated to project Christ and nothing else. Any other intent in sharing the gospel is not of God. Whoever takes it upon himself to share the gospel with others must himself abide with the Word. To abide with the Word means to walk the talk of faith without fail so as to teach others to emulate same. Just as we saw in yesterday's devotion, we must learn to serve well as Christians. Dear beloved in the Lord, do not become like those who preach to make a public show, make ...

Theme: Serve Well Text: 1 Timothy 6:1&2 6 Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. 2 And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. In one way or the other, almost everyone has a leader or a master in his/her life. Servants or maids do have masters and we in the Lord have Jesus as our Master. It is important to honour these masters by serving well to bring out glory to the name of God and His doctrine. As a Christian, you need to honour Jesus in deeds and in words. Irrespective of the nature of the master you serve (whether kind or mean), do well to honour him/her for your services are to the Lord.  Just as we honour the Lord, it is expected of us to also respect leadership of our families, churches, communities...

Unto You God Almighty be praise and honour for ushering me into another week. Your grace has kept me safe and secured. It is written, You honored the wedding of Cana when You were invited; I invite You into my week, my family, ministry, career, business deals, education, travels, and all areas of my life.  It is written You gave the best wine (change the unpleasant situation to a pleasant one); I declare upon the altar of Your Blood any negative situation in my life receives divine turn around unto the pleasant one. I declare delays, barriers, evil gates and bars are broken by the power of the Holy Spirit. I shall know not failure, restraint, sickness, nor any evil reoccurrences in my life.  It is written, You cleared every unpleasant temple to make it the house of God. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, so I declare in the name of Jesus Christ, whatever is not of You manifesting in my temple is driven out by fire and by force. My temple is set on fire for prayer, good ...

Theme: Commit Not Thyself to Man Text: John 2:23-25 23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. 24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. Aside Christ Jesus clearing the temple, He performed couple of signs or miracles in Jerusalem. These made many to believe Him and started following Him. But Christ did not commit Himself to them because He knows them all. To commit means to pledge or bind oneself with a course or something. One can commit to friendship, a brand, lifestyle, association, followers, leaders, amongst others. Usually much attention is given to what the individual is committed to above any other thing.  Most people often easily get committed with others because they believe those individuals are their close pals, faithful followers or associates. But I've come to tell you, y...

Theme: The True Temple  Text: John 2:19-22 19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. 22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit and so must not be used for merchandise of evil works. In today's devotion, we will be looking at the true temple as we continue with Jesus' mission in the Jerusalem temple. The carnal mind gets confused and lost when the spiritually minded speaks. The carnal mind has no foresight into the things of the Lord. Christ called out to His audience (congregants) to pull down every form of ungodliness in them to receive holiness...

Theme: Godly Zeal Text: John 2:13-17 13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. 15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” 17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” Hallelujah! God has given us zeal to achieve great things in life. However, we ought to be circumspect what we do with this zeal; ungodly zeal leads to death whereas godly zeal gives life and brings about divine transformation. In the dispensation of Jesus Christ, the zeal for God's house consumed Him such that, He drove out all those doing business in the temple for cynical reasons. Dear be...

Theme: The Good Wine  Text: John 2:9-12 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how we ought to heed to divine instructions by just doing what God has instructed us to do. We are continuing today to look at the good wine Jesus had provided at the marriage ceremony. The servant carried out the instruction to draw the water and served the master of the ceremony. Unknown to hi...

Theme: Do It  Text: John 2:5-8 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. In yesterday's devotion, we saw how the blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding at Cana and the intervention of the mother of Jesus when the feast run out of wine. Today's devotion is a continuation of what she said to the servants of the ceremony. Though she didn't get an encouraging report from Jesus, yet she went to the servants and said to them, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” In life, you need not get all it takes before you move to the next level. Go all out in faith and God will make divine provisio...

Theme: The Kairos Hour   Text: John 2:1-4 2  On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  2  Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.  3  And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”  4  Jesus said to her,  “Woman,   what does your concern have to do with Me?   My hour has not yet come.” Often we receive invitations from friends and family members to join them either in their happy moments or even when sorrowful. Likewise do we also throw such invitations to them. An invitation was extended to the blessed virgin Mary, Jesus and his disciples to a wedding in Cana. This invitation was honored by them and they played a significant role at the feast.  The feast in Cana had a challenge of running out of wine. The blessed virgin Mary intervened by informing Jesus about the challenge. Dear beloved in the Lor...

Thank you heavenly Father for the insightful revelation that I am an epistle of Christ. I declare my ways are no longer mine but Yours, I therefore walk by faith and not by sight. I have the nature of Christ in deeds and in words by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit at work in me. I receive the grace of sufficiency to propel me to stand firmly in advancing the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.   The abundant glorious grace is at work in my life. In the name of Christ Jesus, I have the glory of God and I walk in tremendous glory in every sphere of my life. By this virtue, I declare every veil around my life is consumed into ashes by the power of the Holy Spirit.  I am victorious, full of divine wisdom, strength, and incredible tidings are my portion in every sphere of my life as the veil has been lifted. Come Holy Spirit, take me to the place of liberty and let Your glory reign in my life and that of my spouse, children, family, ministry, career, finances, projects...

Theme: The Spirit of Liberty  Text: 2 Corinthians 3:15-18 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. In yesterday's devotion, we looked at how the veil hindered the Israelites direct access to the glory of God. The veil clouded their sense of reasoning, imagination and the boldness of speech though they were  addressed as God's own nation. In this dispensation, anyone who does not abide in Christ still have the veil at work in him/her such that, the individual lacks understanding of the Word of God; his/her heart does not believe or embrace the truth. Dear beloved in the Lord, do you see yourself in the description giv...

Theme: The Veil Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-14 12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech— 13 unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.  The passing glory in the dispensation of Moses could not be seen by the ordinary eyes of the Israelites, so a veil was used to separate the people from the glory. There was a hindrance to directly access the glory due to the veil. This also clouded their sense of reasoning, imagination and the boldness of speech though they are  addressed as God's own nation. Dear beloved in the Lord, it is Jesus who has the power and authority to lift the veil. Anyone who comes to Jehovah but fails to accept the Sonship and leadership of Jesus Christ, suffers with the veil. The veil ...

Theme: Much More Glorious  Text: 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, 8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? 9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. 10 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. 11 For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious In our previous devotion, we looked at how the law condemns but grace gives life. We also learned that, the law was written on stones but in our dispensation, we have the written Word in our heart. Today, we will look at the glory of the two and their differences. Glory comes with the law and grace however, the glory that came with the law was passing away whereas, gra...

DECLARATION OF THE MONTH  Thank You Almighty God for the grace of life that has ushered me into the ninth month. Take glory Father for Your wondrous works in my life, family, ministry, community, nation and the world at large.  I declare my month is blessed and every form of limitation is broken. I am walking in total good health in this month and beyond. No evil shall befall me and by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, I'm experiencing victory on all sides. I cannot be restrained, hindered or delayed in any way. By the Blood of the Lord, I declare divine doors are opened in my favour even now and forevermore in Jesus' name. AMEN!