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THE NECESSITY OF PLANNING

THE NECESSITY OF PLANNING* SCRIPTURE Genesis 1":7-8 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." Thus God made the firmament,"and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Vision alone is not enough; it is when vision marries planning that it delivers results. A plan is specifically a well-defined course of action. It is a detailed arrangement of what a person wants to achieve and how they intend to achieve it. It has been said,"that ‘those who failed to plan have planned to fail.’ The truth is, anytime you see a planless person you are face-to-face with a failure in the making. Ambition or vision alone is not enough; it is when vision marries planning that it delivers results. Now, what is the necessity of Planning? A major necessity of planning is that planning breaks down vision into achievable goals and t...

BY THEIR FRUITS.

BY THEIR FRUITS. SCRIPTURE Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7:15-20 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. MESSAGE: It is common knowledge that a tree is known by its fruit. Incidentally, man also possesses the capacity to bear fruit. Are you bearing fruit? What kind of fruit are you bearing? For a sinner, he or she is expected to bear fruits meet for repentance (Matthew 3:8), while believers must bear the fruit of souls won into the kingdom (Matthew 28...

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU SHALL PROSPER*

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU SHALL PROSPER* SCRIPTURE Isaiah 54":17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,"and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Even if it was Lucifer that gathered his demons against you; relax,"that gathering scattered even before they gathered.  A weapon is any object designed for fighting or attacking somebody. As it is in the physical so also it is in the spiritual. There are spiritual weapons also designed by witches, wizards or demonic agents to inflict pain and destruction on their victims.  But the good news is that no weapon formed against you shall succeed (Isaiah 54":17). ‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper’. God seems to be saying to you,"‘My child, the only conspiracy or gathering that can succeed against you is the one that was originated by...

THE LORD SHALL FIGHT FOR YOU ONCE YOU EXERCISE FAITH IN HIM

THE LORD SHALL FIGHT FOR YOU* SCRIPTURE Exodus 14":14. The LORD shall fight for you,"and ye shall hold your peace. THOUGHT When you are dear to God you cannot be dared by any devil; if you are expensive (valuable) to God,"you cannot be expended out of life. God is in the business of preserving the lives of His people. He is committed to the preservation of the lives of His children. God is not only interested in the battles of His children but He is interested in fighting battles on behalf of His children (Exodus 14":14). God can kill a person in order to ensure that His children are preserved (Isaiah 43:3). When Korah,"Dathan and Abiram rose up against Moses in challenge and confrontation, Moses ordered the people to step away from them and he decreed that if Korah, Dathan and Abiram died natural deaths, then, God did not send him. But if the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, then he was truly called of God. Fearful! Of course, God answered h...

PRESERVED BY THE LORD BLESSING*

PRESERVED BY THE LORD BLESSING * SCRIPTURE Numbers 6":24 The LORD bless thee,"and keep thee. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Blesser is the Preserver; God cannot bless you and allow your destiny to be eaten up by a witch doctor. Preservation in this context is the act of protecting or safeguarding something or someone from harm and danger.   One of the most potent forces on earth is the force called the Blessing,"the Blessing of God. The Blessing of God has so much to offer the children of God but there is a poverty of understanding, so, there is a scarcity of the full dividend thereof (Hosea 4":6). Divine Blessing goes beyond material or financial increase. The Blessing is not a church greeting vocabulary (bless you); it is a Divine force for the guarantee of the change of life and the shield of God on the life of the blessed. One of the components of the Blessing of God is PRESERVATION (Numbers 6:24). The Blessing releases the power for Divine preservation. Please...

INSIGHT SPIRITUALITY IS THE ONLY KEY TO SECURITY IN LIFE

INSIGHT SPIRITUALITY IS THE ONLY KEY TO SECURITY IN LIFE SCRIPTURE Isaiah 33:15-16. He that walketh righteously,"and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppression, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high": his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your spirituality guarantees the security of your destiny. Whoever tampers with the child of El-Shaddai shall die.   There is an indisputable connection between your spirituality and your security; there is a link between your purity and your safety. The truth is,"the strength of your spirituality determines the quality of your security. The fact is": the intensity of your spirituality guarantees the security of your destiny. Low spirituality equals low security; high spirituality equals high security. ...

PRESERVED BY THE BLESSING

PRESERVED BY THE BLESSING SCRIPTURE Numbers 6":24 The LORD bless thee,"and keep thee. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The Blesser is the Preserver; God cannot bless you and allow your destiny to be eaten up by a witch doctor. Preservation in this context is the act of protecting or safeguarding something or someone from harm and danger.   One of the most potent forces on earth is the force called the Blessing,"the Blessing of God. The Blessing of God has so much to offer the children of God but there is a poverty of understanding, so, there is a scarcity of the full dividend thereof (Hosea 4":6). Divine Blessing goes beyond material or financial increase. The Blessing is not a church greeting vocabulary (bless you); it is a Divine force for the guarantee of the change of life and the shield of God on the life of the blessed. One of the components of the Blessing of God is PRESERVATION (Numbers 6:24). The Blessing releases the power for Divine preservation. Please know t...

BE DIFFERENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

BE DIFFERENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE SCRIPTURE 2 Corinthians  6":17. Wherefore come out from among them,"and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You cannot make a difference until you are different To be different is to be distinct in quality and nature from the rest. It has been confirmed that,"you cannot make a difference until you are different. And until your nature is different your future can never be different. As believers in Christ we are called to be different from the rest of the people of the world. The believer is to be markedly different from the unbeliever as light is from darkness. But amazingly, it is now difficult to differentiate a believer from an unbeliever especially in conduct.  The same way an unbeliever cheats in an example, for example, some ‘Christians’ would also cheat. I have heard that most people would prefer to do business with an unbeliever (even som...

YOUR COMPANY AND YOUR OUTCOME*

YOUR COMPANY AND YOUR OUTCOME SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 15:33  Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Your Company determines your outcome; your habit determines your habitat,"and your association determines your acceleration. Company in this context refers to the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment. It simply refers to persons or group of persons one associates or keeps with.  Hence, a man’s company is very critical to his life and destiny. Company affects or determines people’s outcome in life. Get this": Who you company with determines what accompanies you; who you follow determines what follows you; who surrounds you determines what you can survive; your environment determines your attainment. For instance,"for as long as the wise men who saw the star of Jesus at His birth companied with the star, they couldn’t miss their direction but...

ADMISSION INTO GOD PRESENCE*

ADMISSION INTO GOD PRESENCE* SCRIPTURE 1 Thessalonians 3:13b. so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Any believer who is bankrupt of the Presence of God is in a state of emergency.  It has been confirmed that the Presence of God is the most valuable asset of man in life. The Presence of God is an asset of unquantifiable worth in the life of a Christian. The Presence of God is that stamp of Divinity on a Christian that confirms that he/she is associated with God. This is why any believer who is bankrupt of the Presence of God is in a state of emergency.  As a matter of fact,"the Presence of God is the ‘Person’ of God. That is, gaining admission into the Presence of God is gaining admission into God, even Satan as mighty as God created became the worthless & old snake the moment he left God presence The critical thing is, the primary requirement for ...

YOU ARE TOO NEEDED TO BE WASTED

YOU ARE TOO IMPORTANT TO BE WASTED SCRIPTURE Zechariah2":5 For I,"saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY If you were not needed,"you would not have been created; and since you were needed and created, you cannot be wasted. I welcome you to the last month of the year 2019. It is a month where you shall experience the preservation power of God like never before. And today being our Blessing Sunday, I decree that you are blessed indeed. This month of December shall not cause you pain and disaster but you shall remember it for gain and for good, in Jesus’ Name. Now, our anchor Scripture has established that God is interested in the preservation of His children (Zechariah 2":5). And the truth is,"God’s children have been created to fulfill the purpose of God on earth (Jeremiah 1":5c). This is why they cannot be wasted before their time. For as long as God created you to ...

THE BAIT OF COMPROMISE  

THE BAIT OF COMPROMISE   SCRIPTURE Ephesians 4":2 You were taught,"with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY There is no compromise without consequence and there can be no perversion without repercussion.   Compromise,"in this context refers to the making of shameful or disreputable concession usually characterised by the corruption of one’s standards and character. It may interest you to know that consequence is the twin of compromise; wherever compromise exists, consequence will be found. Compromise is a form of bait. The act of compromise may appear gainful but the consequences are enormous. There is no compromise without consequence and there can be no perversion without repercussion.   It is true that the things your flesh wants you to do are pleasurable but the question is, are they really profitable? Concerning Adam in the Garden of Eden, was the pl...

THE WALK OF PATIENCE

THE WALK OF PATIENCE SCRIPTURE James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect works that you may be perfect and entire wanting nothing THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Impatience is the ruin of destiny. To try to beat God’s time is to be set for disaster. Patience is the ability to stay calm even in the face of delays, challenges or controversies. It is the ability to trust God even when you cannot trace Him. Impatience, on the other hand, is the lack of patience. One of the major tragedies in life is the tragedy of impatience. Impatience makes people work out alternatives to God’s perfect plans for their lives. A lady may say ‘Since I am getting older and God has not given me a husband, let me find a man for myself or have a child out of wedlock.’ And such a lady may go ahead to find herself an alternative man that would lead her into a marriage that could damage her life and destiny forever. The truth is, no matter how big water yam is, it cannot do the work of yam ...

SPIRITUAL TRUTH YOUR MINDSET + MENTALITY = YOUR REALITY

SPIRITUAL TRUTH YOUR MINDSET + MENTALITY = YOUR REALITY SCRIPTURE Job 12:3 But I have a mind as well as you;I am not inferior to you…    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Engage your mind positively to avoid destiny damage; your mindset determines your outcome. The engagement of the mind literally means what the mind is preoccupied with every second of the day.  What kind of thought do you entertain in your mind?  It determines the direction of your life. What occupies your mind determines where you occupy in life. Your mindset and mentality affects your reality.  In Genesis 26:1-13 while people were thinking scarcity, Isaac was thinking surplus.  How could a man be sowing in a land where people were looking for what to eat? It was mindset! No wonder he became the richest man in that generation. Beloved, your mindset determines your outcome. Refuse to believe your condition, rather, believe your revelation. Your destiny is not in the verdict of any man; y...

POSSESSING A SOLID PLAN FOR THE TOP*

POSSESSING A SOLID PLAN FOR THE TOP* SCRIPTURE Genesis 1":7-8 Then God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." Thus God made the firmament,"and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament.  THOUGHT FOR THE DAY There can be no progress without a plan; no future without vision,"and no success without strategy. It is established that God is a God of objectivity, deliberate intentions and actions. He does not do things haphazardly. This fact is clearly depicted in His creation (Genesis 1":7-8). God is the number one planner. What then is a plan? A plan is specifically a well-defined course of action. That is,"you say to yourself, this is how I am going to move from point A to point B. It has been said that those who fail to plan have planned to fail. Anytime you see a plan-less person you are face-to-face with a failure in the making. ...

THE DECEITFULNESS OF LUST

THE DECEITFULNESS OF LUST SCRIPTURE Ephesians 4":22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man,"which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.    THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The flesh will pose to you the immediate and transient gratification and cover up the ultimate,"colossal and monumental loss.  Lust is a strong and uncontrolled desire to have someone or something. Lust is also the craving for the forbidden. The craving for that which is forbidden is highly deceitful. It may appear beautiful but it is the highway to disaster. The apple may look ripe but inside, it may be worms. It may taste sweet but it has the capacity to set your teeth on edge. It will promise you good but end you in a mess. The flesh is the major tool of lust. It may say to you": ‘if you drink a little alcohol you will feel nice; if you have immorality with that person you are not married to,"you will enjoy it.’ The truth is, the flesh will pose to you the immed...

ONLY LOVE CAN SUSTAIN A RELATIONSHIP, EVERY OTHER THING WILL FAIL

ONLY LOVE CAN SUSTAIN A RELATIONSHIP, EVERY OTHER THING WILL FAIL SCRIPTURE Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE TRYING TO SUSTAIN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR HUSBAND, WIFE, PARENTS, DAUGHTER, SON AND SO ON. The answer to a lot of negative relationship issues is the fact that we don't put love first. *It is a good thing to think of friendship, partnership, to think of marriage, to think of dating, but if the boundaries of your heart and mind do not  permeate through the regions of love , then everyone who comes around you will eventually receive hurt upon hurt, Love is not only professed Love is lived.Love is not a just a feeling Love is life. Love is an unconditional reaction. Love is spiritual in nature I have seen people lust after things and still called it love. I have seen people go after the qualities which will only provide them sexual satisfaction.Yet, they called that love...

DISCIPLINE EQUALS A LADDER TO THE TOP

DISCIPLINE EQUALS A LADDER TO THE TOP SCRIPTURE Proverbs 15":32 He who ignores discipline despises himself,"but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The degree of your discipline determines the quality of your destiny; to reach where you desire,"you must do what is required. Discipline can be defined as the suppression of base desires. It is the ability to have self-control over the immediate in order to achieve the ultimate. Discipline says, ‘pay now so you can play later.' The tragedy is, many people ate their today yesterday and some are eating their tomorrow today for bankruptcy of discipline. Beloved, the degree of your discipline determines the quality of your destiny. To reach where you desire, you must do what is required   The truth is, there is no future for the lazy; there is no destiny for the lethargic. To follow feelings at times is to end in failure. The meaning is, that point where you wake up on Monday morning a...

YOUR TONGUE IS A MIGHTY WEAPON

YOUR TONGUE IS A MIGHTY WEAPON SCRIPTURE Psalms 52:2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor.. . THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You either use your tongue to trigger your tribulation or terminate your temptation The tongue is the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal.  In humans, it is used for articulating speech amongst other uses. From our anchor scripture, it is clear that the tongue is a weapon. It has the ability to function as a weapon of destruction or as a weapon of resurrection depending on how it is used. This is why the Bible says in proverbs 18:21 that death and life are in the power of the tongue… your tongue is potent enough to either make you or mar you. Do not use your tongue to gun down your life but use it to build up your destiny. Get this *You either use your tongue to trigger your tribulation or terminate your temptation. *Never speak your condition, rather speak your conviction. *Do not speak your situation, speak your expectation. ...

TAME YOUR APPETITE AND TAKE YOUR INHERITANCE

TAME YOUR APPETITE AND TAKE YOUR INHERITANCE SCRIPTURE Hebrews 12":16 Esau,"who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If you cannot control your appetite,"you lose your inheritance; to follow the flesh is to forfeit the future    One of the greatest tragedies of life is the tragedy of great potentials ending as great disasters. It has been said that the richest place on earth is the graveyard. There are people on earth who are more gifted and connected to opportunities than others. Sadly, some of these people end as colossal failures.  What could be responsible for the failure of a man like Esau who was positioned to be the inheritor and progenitor of the Abrahamic blessing to future generations? Esau tragically ended without a trace of identity on the earth today - It was a life controlled by appetite or the flesh! It was the flesh that told Esau, ‘You are hungry; sell your birthright’ and Esau said, ‘yes sir.’ W...