SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE on Sunday May 10th 2015

SIGNS OF HIS PRESENCE

Memorise: Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Psalm 100:2

Read: 2^nd Samuel 6:10-12, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 15:16, Mark 6:30-52

When Moses tenaciously requested that the presence of the Almighty God should follow them in their journey to the Promised Land, he knew what he was doing (Exodus 33:14-16). Many children of God don’t value the presence of God, and so they don’t bother to ensure that they are in His presence or that He is present in their situations. The proof of this observation can be seen in what some so-called children of God do in supposedly secret places. If such people had formed the habit of craving God’s presence wherever they go, they would not indulge in such things. Nobody would steal or fornicate if he or she desires or carries God’s presence wherever he or she might be.

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ENGAGE IN WONDER-WORKING PRASIE on Saturday May 9th 2015

ENGAGE IN WONDER-WORKING PRASIE 

Memorise: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praise of Israel. Psalm 22:3

Read: Acts 16:25-26, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 14, Mark 6:7-29

Praise directed towards God is a lethal weapon of spiritual warfare. This is so because God inhabits the praises of His people. Children of God must not joke with their. It would be logical to say that if prayer is the “master key”, then praise is the “principal key”. You need to catch the revelation of what the Psalmist is saying in Psalm 22:3:

“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.”
in other words, God, the wonder-working Father,

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PRAYING WONDER-WORKING PRAYERS on Friday May 8th 2015

PRAYING WONDER-WORKING PRAYERS 

Memorise: And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Read: John 11:41-44, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 12:13, Mark 5:21-6:6

When we sing the song “Prayer is the masters Key”, I sometimes wonder whether we really understand what we are singing about. For some people, prayer is a religious routine, but there is a type of prayer that has wonder-working powers. Our Lord Jesus Christ set a good example of this type

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? on Thursday May 7th 2015

 WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Memorise: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:47

Read: Luke 1:30-35, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 10:11, Mark 5:1-20

God attaches great significance to names. It is unfortunate that many people don’t pay attention to the importance of the names they bear or the names they give to their children. Africans, like the Jews, consider the meaning of a name before they give it to their children or to someone else. The Name that the Almighty God chose to give to His only begotten Son is very significant. It is a wonder-working Name. In Matthew 1:21, we are told the reason why the miracle child Mary would give birth to should bear the Name Jesus:

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”

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POWER IN THE SPOKEN WORD on Wednesday May 6th 2015

POWER IN THE SPOKEN WORD 

Memorise: The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matthew 8:8

Read: Matthew 8:8-13, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 8-9, Mark 4:21-41

There is power in the spoken Word of God, and this power produces unspeakable wonders. In fact, the entire universe was formed by the spoken Word of God (2^nd Peter 3:5). Hence, we must give more earnest heed to the spoken Word of God emanating from genuine men of God. Many people have missed their miracles because they mistook the Word of God for the words of a pastor. They fail to realise that God will not come down to speak His word, but He speaks through His genuine servants. The onus is now on whoever wants God’s Word to perform wonders in his or her life to identify genuine ministers of God through whom God speaks. The Bible in 2^nd Chronicles 20:20b says:

“Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”

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TRANSFORMED BY THE NEW CREATION 0n Tuesday May 5th 2015

TRANSFORMED BY THE NEW CREATION

Memorise: And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 1^st Corinthians 6:11

Read: Luke 8:1-3, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 5:7, Mark 3:31-4:20

One of the most profound wonders you will find anywhere in the world is the wonder of a transformed life. When a person who was demon-possessed suddenly becomes a vessel unto honour, what wonder can be greater than this? Such a person remains a wonder throughout his or her lifetime. This was the testimony of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2). It is wonderful for a demoniac to become a financial backer of God’s kingdom. Another example of a transformed life that become a wonder is the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:28-30). From being a promiscuous person, she became a lady evangelist. The Bible in John 4:39n says this about her impact:

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THE MIND OF JESUS on Monday May 4th 2015

THE MIND OF JESUS 

Memorise: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:5

Read: Matthew 11:28-30, Bible in one year: 1^st Samuel 2:27-4:22, Mark 3:1-30

The Lord Jesus Christ invites us into His rest in today’s Bible text. However, before we can obtain His rest, we must have the same mind as His. To have the same mind as Jesus, we must learn of Him. Many would-be Christians fail realise that what makes Christ unique is not His complexion or stature, but the life that He lived while on the His complexion or stature, but the life that He lived while on the earth – a sanctified life of love, compassion, holiness and perfect obedience of His Father. He said in John 17:19 that:

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