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CONSIDER YOUR WAYS!

Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” - Haggai 1:3-4 REFERENCE Haggai 1:1-8   Background: Haggai was sent with a message for the Jews that returned from captivity in Babylon. When they first came back to Jerusalem, they started rebuilding the destroyed temple of God but later stopped it for 14 years. In those years of the temple’s neglect, they went about their businesses, amassed wealth, built well-paneled houses, and planted vineyards, while the temple rotted away. Meanwhile, as well as they thought...
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BE CHRISTLIKE: FORGIVE!

If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. - Luke 17:3-4   REFERENCE Luke 17:1-4   Forgiveness, a powerful concept in the bible, is at the root of our Christian experience. Romans 5:8 says, “…While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Love cannot exist where forgiveness is absent; we know love because God first forgave us. This is critical because as humans, we will always...
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BARREN GROUND

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.” II Kings 2:19   REFERENCE II Kings 2:19-21   There are many places and conditions which are externally very pleasant and yet are internally barren and bitter. Jericho was one of such places. Though, it was a city of palm trees and dates, a place of gardens – a beautiful city. Yet, the water there was bad - what was coming out of the place was bad; so, life...
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PRAISE FROM A FOREIGNER

So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner? - Luke 17:14-18   REFERENCE Luke 17:11-19   The staggering ratio of the thankful to the unthankful in this story calls for deep reflection and largely inspired today’s devotional. It beat Jesus that thanksgiving was found only in the mouth of a foreigner; hence, His question: “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” This question proves that there are usually more people on prayer lines than there...
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THE PROMISE KEEPER

My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips - Psalm 89:34   REFERENCE Psalm 89:33-37   We serve a God who honors His Word more than His name. He is bound to His promises regardless of us. There are certain kinds of people that give you a check and you can confidently go to the bank knowing that you can cash the check comfortably, because their net worth can handle what is written on the check. Likewise, you can ‘go to the bank’ with anything God tells you and you can...
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REBUILD YOUR PRAYER ALTAR

Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So, all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. I Kings 18:30   REFERENCE I Kings 18:1-2, 17—39   The backdrop to this story is that there has been a famine in the land for about 3 years. It had not rained and the nation was in dire desperation. Rain speaks of the nourishment of the earth, of refreshing, cleansing, renewal, and fruitfulness. The absence of rain in the land was a bad omen for the people because...
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STUCK IN A RUT: MOVING FORWARD 2

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you - Luke 15:18   REFERENCE Luke 15:11-24   In making the above statement, the prodigal son showed that he was willing to start again. He was not ashamed to admit that he missed it and that he took some wrong decisions. He did not dignify his actions with euphemistic names; he called it SIN – that is, ‘missing the mark.’ From that point onward, he retraced his steps, corrected his wrong, and consequently regained his son-ship position with...
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STUCK IN A RUT: MOVING FORWARD 1

Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine - Luke 15:15   REFERENCE Luke 15:11-24   The objective of this week’s devotional is to get you moving from a place of stagnation to your preferred destination in different aspects of your life. When the prodigal son first identified his goal for financial freedom, he went to his father who gave him the required capital he needed to accomplish that goal. That capital was meant to move him in the right direction towards fulfilling his goal; however,...
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STUCK IN A RUT: WHAT STOPPED ME?

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living - Luke 15:13   REFERENCE Luke 15:11-24   “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” – Tony Robbins Most times in life, your decisions play a vital part in getting you to your desired destination (fulfilled goals). So, if you are stuck on the journey to getting to your desired destination, you need to be honest with yourself, and objectively analyze the decisions you took that ‘derailed’ you, or that stopped...
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STUCK IN A RUT: MY FATE OR STATE

But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!. Luke 15:17   REFERENCE Luke 15:11-24 In yesterday's devotional, we established that like most of us, the prodigal son had a goal to get somewhere (financial freedom), and to achieve his goal, he embarked on a journey. He however got stuck along the way, and had to pause and appraise his situation by asking himself some tough questions. This brought about a turn-around for him. Many people are stranded in a place of unfulfilled...
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