Spiritual Warfare – Page 27

THE BLESSING OF THE LORD

3rd August 2022

“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing.” – Genesis 12:2 REFERENCE: GENESIS 12:1-3 God plans that you live a blessed life, where you enjoy God’s special favor, mercy, provision, and protection from harm. Thinking that God’s blessings are only tangible things has led some ‘Christians’ astray; they make the acquisition of ‘things’ like cars, money, and properties their sole pursuit. When these ‘things’ delay in coming, they turn away from God and leave the church. They do not understand that the blessing of God is...

GET STARTED

2nd August 2022

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it...” – Zechariah 4:9 REFERENCE: Zechariah 4:6-10 August is the eighth month, and eight is the number of new beginnings. Everything on earth has an origin; Genesis is the book of beginnings because it chronicles the beginning of all things. God is the author (or beginner) of all things; He loves it when we begin or start new things; things we have always wanted to do. Zechariah 4:10 says, “…these seven rejoice to see the plumbline in the hands of Zerubbabel.” God rejoiced when Zerubbabel started the work....

GREATER GLORY

30th July 2022

“What once was glorious no longer holds any glory because of the increasingly greater glory that has replaced it.” – 2 Corinthians 3:10 REFERENCE: II CORINTHIANS 3:8-10 God is a progressive God. He plans to take you from glory to glory in every area of your life until your future looks better than your past. Paul calls this greater glory. He means you will experience God’s honor, dignity, or beauty in tangible degrees. Greater glory is a call to a deeper and more intimate relationship with God. It means God is giving you the capacity to handle greater riches, influence, position, and responsibility;...

THE GLORY OF GOD

29th July 2022

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 REFERENCE: II CORINTHIANS 3:12-18 New Testament believers have no veil over their faces, unlike Moses, who wore a veil to hide God’s glory reflected on his face (Exodus 34:29-35). You and I can look at God’s face as we study His word (which reflects His image like a mirror) and reflect the image of His glory to our world. We can share unhindered...

ALL-ROUND DELIVERANCE (2)

23rd July 2022

“He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes; in seven no evil shall touch you.” – Job 5:19 REFERENCE: Job 5:19-27 God delivers His children from all troubles, no matter the size or kind. For example, He said, “I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit,” Zechariah 9:11. If you have found yourself in a situation where everything around you is dry, God’s got you. David said, “He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me,” Psalm 18:17. If those with authority and power over you are oppressing you, God has the power to break...

ALL-ROUND DELIVERANCE

22nd July 2022

“He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes; in seven no evil shall touch you.” – Job 5:19 REFERENCE: JOB 5:19-24 God is a very present help in trouble. That is, in trouble, He is with you to deliver you. In our text, Eliphaz said about God, “He will deliver you in six, and indeed, in seven troubles.” No matter the kind or size of the trouble you find yourself in, you are assured of God’s deliverance. There is nothing that will confront you in this life that God cannot confront, there is no trial that comes your way that...

THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS (2)

21st July 2022

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” – Psalms 34:19. REFERENCE: PSALMS 34:17-20 Life comes with its many twists and turns, but there is a God who delivers. David echoes this in our text; bad things happen to the good and godly ones, but the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face. As a believer, you will experience trials, persecutions, and afflictions sometime in your life journey, but that should not be your focus. Your focus should be on the victory that is assured....

HERE IN THE TENT

18th July 2022

“Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” So he said, “Here, in the tent.”’ – Genesis 18:9 REFERENCE: Genesis 18:6-14 Growing up as a Yoruba boy, the elders had an adage around the hymn, “Pass me not O gentle Savior;” they would say, “‘Do not pass me by, O Lord,’ is not a song you sing sitting down.” They meant you don’t want God to bypass you in life, so you must stand up to meet Him. You must go after what you want and take actions that communicate that you don’t want to miss...

CALLED BY A NEW NAME

16th July 2022

And the angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!’ – Judges 6:12 REFERENCE: Judges 6:11-16 Gideon was at his lowest point in the context of this story. A man who was to become a valiant soldier was hiding in a cave to pick grains, afraid and unsure of himself and his future. Unknown to him was the victory he would later win for his people that he looked nothing like. Things around Gideon were not adding up; whatever he had heard about God seemed...

HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – WORSHIP

9th July 2022

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. – Psalms 95:6. REFERENCE: PSALMS 95:3-7 Worship is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. To worship God is to be devoted to Him, to adore, stand in awe, and revere Him and His Majesty. Worship must be a habit for you to be a successful Christian, beginning with making God the Adonai (Lord) and Savior of your life. ‘Adonai’ is a Hebrew word for Ruler, Sovereign, Master, and Lord over all men, the heavens, the earth, and all its...

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