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GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT

MENTORING DAY 27/30 TOPIC: GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT TEXT: I Timothy 6:6; But godliness with contentment is great gain.    Glory to God for the gift and privilege of today, I pray that the wisdom to maximally make us of our time on earth is given to us. Amen.    The light that comes from the ministry of the Holy Spirit shines on our heart and our understanding is enlightened in Jesus name. Amen.     Godliness as literally as it is, refers to the manifestation of the nature of God in a believer. The fruits of the Spirit in such a believer, is a proof of godliness. Every believer must remain godly, living uprightly and revealing Christ in the manifestation of the nature of God. A Holy, righteous and blameless believer is this type we're talking about.    Contentment is remaining happy and satisfied with whatever resource owned or position one is. Now, Godliness with contentment is staying happy and satisfied with whatever one owns and still li...

AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST

 MENTORING DAY 26/30   TOPIC: AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST  TEXT: 2 Corinthians 5:20; Now then we are ambassadors for Christ; as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.   Praises to God Almighty who alone is now and forever worthy to be praised. Amen.   I pray that the Holy Ghost works on us and broods on our heart to the end that we are transformed and become useful tools in His hands for His glory. Amen.   Being ambassadors for Christ is not just limited to people who are pastors or prophets, but we also as followers of Christ are also ambassadors for Him. This is basically presenting the fulness of the life of Christ and His Power to the world by the gospel. The extent to which we permit Christ in our lives is the extent to which our lives can present and represent Him.     The world is always looking out whether directly or indirectly, to see if truly we live by our claim. I'm pointing down to t...

OBEDIENCE; PERFECTING FAITH

  MENTORING DAY 25/30  TOPIC: OBEDIENCE; PERFECTING FAITH  TEXT: Genesis 12:1-2; Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from they kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.   Glory to God, Alleluia!. The gift of another day is a blessing we can only and will forever thank God for, He is the giver of life. Another privilege to look into His Word and hear what He has to say to us. I pray that our eyes are opened, our understanding enlightened and our lives are transformed in Jesus name. Amen.  Briefly we'll talk about OBEDIENCE; PERFECTING OUR FAITH. Just as disobedience is disobedience, delayed obedience is also disobedience. We pray that the mind of obedience that Jesus had rests on us. I'll talk about two categories of obedience as in perfecting our Faith. The first is just as in our...

PREVAILING FAITH AND PREVAILING PRAYER

MENTORING DAY 24/30   TOPIC: PREVAILING FAITH AND PREVAILING PRAYER TEXTS:  James 1:6-7; But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. James 4:3; Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 5:16b; .... The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.     Praise God family!. We thank the Lord for His continual abiding presence and His mercy over our lives. His name be glorified forever. Amen.       Yesterday, we talked about FAITH as our capacity to receive from God. But as the Holy Spirit will have it, we'll be talking about prevailing faith and prevailing prayer. I pray that the Holy Spirit blesses us with opened eyes and understanding. Amen.     So many people might have wondered why they have not seen results concerning some ...

FAITH; YOUR CAPACITY TO RECEIVE.

  MENTORING DAY 23/30  TOPIC: FAITH; YOUR CAPACITY TO RECEIVE FROM GOD  TEXT: Mark 11:22; And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have FAITH in GOD.  It's a wonderful morning again, all by the grace of God. Glory to God!, Amen. So with an heart to receive we pray that God enlightens the eyes of our understanding and pour out faith on us by His Spirit in Jesus name, Amen.  Faith, which is what we're going to be considering today is a very important grace that we must trust God for. We're looking into FAITH as our capacity to receiving from God. Faith is a clear conviction and a sound mindset of the person and power of God based on spiritual wisdom, revelation, knowledge and understanding of the Word. We must always and at all point contend to know God, to understand His ways, and put our total trust in Him. The Bible makes us know that without Faith, it is impossible to please God.  As either young, growing or mature believers, Faith mustn't be lacking in us. T...

PEACE FOR THE JOURNEY

  MENTORING DAY 22/30  TOPIC: PEACE FOR THE JOURNEY  TEXT: John 16:33; "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.     Praises be to our God, The Almighty who rides upon the wings of the wind, The Faithful one who has given us the privilege of another day. We're glad and we rejoice in the Lord. Amen!.    Today, I bring words of comfort to someone by the Holy Ghost, and I pray that He shines on our heart and load us with true peace. Amen.    For whatever reasons, so many people have ascribed or tied their peace to situations around. The sinusoidal wave and unstable tide of life have cheated and robbed so many of true peace, but I believe the Lord God Almighty is enlightening our understanding and delivering us today. Amen.    As we continue, I want to impress the fact that peace is a state of restfulness not irresponsibi...

A DIVINE CHARGE

  A DIVINE CHARGE:             Praise God, Amen. It's a beautiful day, the day that the Lord has made, another day to rejoice in the Lord, another day to have hope, another day to set goals, another day to correct and make things right, another day to make decisions. Alleluia!.   MY VISION:             So I was praying at a particular time, and I saw this sunset in the background, like a brownish-orange sky and the sun in almost the same color, which anyone could predict by sight that the sun was setting and night was fast approaching. The sunset was at the background and I saw a cross ahead , and oh! at the instant I got the interpretation/revelation to this vision.    THE INTERPRETATION:             As in the vision of the sun setting, the day is gradually and rapidly closing, the day of The Lord Jesus is near, but souls are still either wallowing in sin or not aligned in God'...

BEING CHRIST-LIKE; YIELDING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

  MENTORING DAY 21/30  TOPIC: BEING CHRIST-LIKE; YIELDING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT  TEXT: Colossians 3:10;  NLT:  " Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your creator and become like Him".    TPT: " For you have acquired new creation life which is continually being renewed into the likeness of the One who created you; giving you the full revelation of God. "   Praise God!, Alleluia.  On the previous devotional, we studied the subject LOVE which encompasses the nature of God that ought to be seen in a believers life. LOVE is Patient, LOVE is Kind, LOVE is not Proud, LOVE forgives, suffer long and even bears no record of being wronged. All this was looked into in the former. Today, we're considering a more practical way by which we can be transformed into being like Christ. Praise God!.   Transformation takes place only after a mind has been renewed to a body of information, so if we talk about Spiritual transformation; we'...

BEING CHRIST-LIKE: LOVE

  MENTORING DAY 20/30  TOPIC: BEING CHRIST-LIKE; LOVE  TEXT: I John 4:7-8; Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God, He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.  Glory be to God Almighty for the grace to continue in this mentorship series, and I pray that His unfailing grace at work and His transforming power will do wonders in your life in Jesus name. Amen.  By the mercies of God, we are taking on a series being Christ-like , and the first subject we are going to be considering is LOVE. There are basic points that you should note as we go on in this study. LOVE IS GOD'S NATURE;                 From our text, we see clearly and simply that God is love,  and one proof among so many is this; while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Knowing that Jesus came to manifest the love of God toward us gives us a strong confidence at any point in...

THAT GREAT DAY

MENTORING DAY 19/30 TOPIC: THAT GREAT DAY TEXT: Joel 2:1; Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my Holy Mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand Great is the Lord and excellent is His name in all the earth. We thank God for the privilege to study His Word again and to learn. I pray that the Almighty will reveal the Word to us by His Spirit, and strengthen us to meditate on and obey the Word.  We are here reminding ourselves of the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope we all believe that Christ is coming back, this was even told the disciples on the day of ascension by the angels of God, that the same Jesus will come back in the same manner as they have seen Him go to Heaven. There are more and more scriptures that the Lord is coming again. Even Jesus said so Himself in John 14:3 ; And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again , and receive you unto myself ; that where I am, there ye ma...

WALKING CIRCUMSPECTLY BEFORE GOD

  MENTORING DAY 18/30 TOPIC: WALKING CIRCUMSPECTLY BEFORE GOD TEXT: Ephesians 5:15; See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. As we proceed in our study, we acknowledge the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit and we thank God for teaching us and helping us. Without wavering, our hope and aim is that we become like Christ daily and we represent Him as we ought to truthfully in love and in Power. By Virtue of this study, I pray that the Holy Spirit teaches us to walk as we ought to and endow us with graces to follow aptly. Amen. Walking circumspectly means to walk carefully, accurately and purposefully. We are admonished from our text and as well today that we walk circumspectly as wise and not as fools. One way to walk carefully and accurately is redeeming time by making use of opportunities.  If we live purposefully and God-centered, then we will make use of those opportunities that He brings our way, knowing that only in so doing can we recover and be at...

THE WONDERS OF THE BLOOD

  MENTORING DAY 17/30 TOPIC: THE WONDERS OF THE BLOOD TEXTS: Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:13, Revelations 12:11. Our God is great and greatly to be praised. We bless God for His immeasurable gift and grace. I'm so happy and I know so you are.  In the study of the Wonders of the precious Blood of Jesus, I pray that God reveals to our soul and imprint on the eyes of our understanding the true mystery of the power in the Blood. Amen. Ephesians 1:17;  In whom we have redemption through His Blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.   Alleluia!. In one of the wonders of the Blood of Jesus is the redemption and forgiveness of sins, which by grace we have been made partakers. We have been privileged by grace and the love of God to be washed away from our sins by the blood of Jesus Christ who gave Himself for us. No one ever gets saved or reconciled with God without washing away by this precious blood. Ephesians 2:13; But now in Christ Jesus, ye who ...

PEACE; THE NATURE OF CHILDREN OF GOD

  MENTORING DAY 16/30 TOPIC: PEACE; THE NATURE OF CHILDREN OF GOD TEXT: Hebrews 12:14; Follow peace with all men, and Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. It's a blessed morning and there is One who has given us the privilege of this day, The Almighty. So with grateful hearts, we thank you Father for this and all you do in our lives. I strongly believe that if you have been following with all sincerity and desire to be more like Jesus, the Holy Spirit is continually working on you and shaping you. We bless the Holy Spirit and we acknowledge that without Him we are nothing and can be nothing. I worship you Spirit of God. Today, we'll talk briefly about how following peace with all men should be our lifestyle. I pray that the Holy Spirit illuminates us and brood on the Word in us. Amen.  As new creatures, our default nature is the nature of Christ, filled with the fruits of the Spirit, among which is peace. Our Father is the God of peace as seen in various texts in...

IN HIS LOVE (II)

  MENTORING DAY 15/30 TOPIC: IN HIS LOVE TEXT: John 15:9; As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. It should be our daily heart devotion to give glory to God, and bless His Holy name. In gratitude for all He has done, all He is doing and what He'll do; we say Thank you LORD!. Yes truly, the Lord has brought us far and by His Spirit, He's working endlessly that our lives have that perfect form, fit into that divine pattern. We trust the Holy Spirit to bless our hearts in His immeasurable Love. Pay close attentions to all lines. Yesterday we considered the first part of the series IN HIS LOVE, we're studying another aspect of the series which is: CONTINUING IN HIS LOVE. Jesus said in John 15:10a; " If ye abide in my commandments, ye shall abide in my love....." in vs12 Jesus said " This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Abiding and continuing in His Love both goes together, because; He gave a comm...

IN HIS LOVE

MENTORING DAY 14/30 TOPIC: IN HIS LOVE TEXT: John 14:21; He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to Him. We truly and sincerely bless God Almighty for this grace and mercy He has bestowed upon us, we're forever grateful to Him only who makes us to triumph. Amen. Before I go on, I'll like to tell you that In His Love is going to be a series, so get ready and not miss the following ones. Today, by His sure mercies we'll consider ABIDING IN HIS LOVE.  Oh the Love of God, and that true Love for Him will be shed in our hearts by the most precious Holy Spirit. It's a blessing to humanity that the Spirit of the Living God dwells with us. We might or must have wondered in the course of our relationship with or coming to Christ, that how can we truly Love God?, O yes, Glory to God. It's a good thing if that has always been your desire, and if you...

JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST

  MENTORING DAY 13/30 TOPIC: JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST TEXT: Romans 14:17, For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord. Glory to Elohim and praises be to His name forever. What a wonderful gift from God to be alive today, Alleluia. Amen. Briefly, we'll be taking a look on the subject; Joy in the Holy Ghost.  I believe the Lord wants to encourage us and do more than even what we think, so we pray that the Almighty One have His way in Jesus name. Amen. We trust the Holy Ghost to enlighten us, and direct us in the right path. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, one of the glorious nature of the Father. Yes, this fruit ought to be manifest in our daily lives by the power of the Holy Spirit because the old nature has been taken away, and this new nature put in us is the nature of the Most Holy God. And we know that bitterness isn't God's nature. Alleluia. From our text, the kingdom o...

THE THIRST FOR LIFE

  MENTORING DAY 12/30 TOPIC: THE THIRST FOR LIFE TEXT: John 7:37; In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink I must say and truly it is so, that the mercies of God endures forever. He is rich in mercies towards us, and so I say all gratitude and glory belongs to Him. I trust that the Holy Spirit in His kindness will enlighten the eyes of our understanding and make us know and do. Please pay attention and give your heart to this.  So many times, we might have been thirsty or desirous of things that do not satisfy, it might be a kind of life or something else. But when we finally get these things, we discover that they do not satisfy. Maybe, it had been programmed in the spirit of man that there should be a thirst in us, That THIRST FOR LIFE, but until we know and do, we would direct our energy the wrong way.  It is our prayer that Christ be formed in us; and that we become a reflection of ...

UNDERSTANDING WHO GOD IS

  MENTORING DAY 11/30 TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING WHO GOD IS TEXT: John 17:3; And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Surely, the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of God's Glory. Praises be to the God who lives forever. Amen.  You know, when I got this in my heart to share this wonderful subject with us, I feel this is God calling us not just to seek Him for things, but to seek Him to know and also understand Him. His heart calls out for sons and daughters who will truly seek the Him to know Him and not follow blindly because everyone is following, not just acquiring head-knowledge about Him without knowing him truly or understanding Him . This is a call to Intimacy. Psalms 14:2; The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God . O yes, don't be surprised, He looks down to check if there are truly any, so once He finds you accepting this ...

THANKSGIVING, WORSHIP AND PRAISES

  MENTORING DAY 10/30 TOPIC: THANKSGIVING TEXT: Psalm 100:4; Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. It's a week full of God's mercy for us in Jesus name. Amen. We bless God for this privilege to study a subject which is a vitality in fellowship or in receiving anything from Him. Glory to God. Amen. I believe that the Holy Spirit will shine forth in His everlasting mercy upon our hearts and will enlighten us for His good will. It is very important we cultivate giving of thanks to God, first for life, for salvation and eternal life, for all that He has done, for all His benefits and goodness towards us.  The Holy Ghost by the mouth of David, revealed to us a great key in accessing the court room of God. He said to enter into God's gate with thanksgiving, an heart of worship, reverence and adoration. No matter how pressed we are to pray, let's train ourselves and culture the habit of giving thanks....

LIVING AND SHINING AS LIGHTS (II)

MENTORING DAY 9/30 TOPIC: LIVING AND SHINING AS LIGHTS (II) TEXT: Matthew 5:16; Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven. Praise God!, It's the Lord's day and we are so glad or aren't you?. Take about a minute to worship the Almighty for the past week, for life and strength and then for His Word to us. His name be praised forevermore, Amen. On our previous series, we considered what our identity is and what it is meant for. Remember us saying WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, and yes, we truly are. The moment you come to Christ, believing on Him, you are translated from the kingdom of darkness into Christ's Kingdom of Light, the residence of all power and dominion. Alleluia. Amen. Knowing and being assured that as we believe on Jesus and follow Him truly and faithfully, we become Light, it is not a duty but a nature to shine. So then how do we shine?. Reflecting the Father's glorious nature to the...