Matthew 28:19 – 20,"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."and making new followers of the faith.
Luke 2:9-12, “And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.'”
In the verse above, Luke describes the scene of the BIRTH OF JESUS.
An angel of the Lord appears to a group of shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shines around them, causing them to be filled with fear. The angel reassures them not to be afraid and announces THE GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY THAT WILL BRING JOY TO ALL PEOPLE.
The angel tells the shepherds that on that day, in the city of David, A SAVIOUR HAS BEEN BORN. THIS SAVIOUR IS IDENTIFIED AS CHRIST THE LORD.
THE BIRTH OF JESUS IS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS IT FULFILLS THE PROPHECIES AND PROMISES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT REGARDING THE COMING MESSIAH.
The angel provides the shepherds with a sign to recognize the baby Jesus. They will find him wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals. This humble and unexpected setting emphasizes the HUMILITY and HUMANITY OF JESUS’ BIRTH.
Overall, this verse highlights the JOYOUS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS, who is the LONG-AWAITED SAVIOUR and MESSIAH. It also emphasizes the HUMBLE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS BIRTH and THE UNIVERSAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS COMING.
Prayers 1. I thank you lord that it is NOT your WILL that ANYONE should PERISH! [John 3:16].
2. O God let the COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST be a BLESSING to my ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD! [Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:10 -11, Matthew 1:21].
3. Father lord, let your PLAN and PURPOSE for my LIFE be MANIFESTED today! [Jeremiah 29:11].
4. In this yuletide season, O God, let your MERCY and GRACE OVERWHELM my LIFE! [2 Corinthians 12:9].
5. O lord, I thank you for answering my prayers! [Psalm 118:21].
Good Morning. As from today, I am God’s WORKMANSHIP, created in CHRIST JESUS unto GOOD WORKS in the name of JESUS! [Ephesians 1:3].
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM DELE ODEDAIRO. FG OUTREACH 2023.
Luke 12:34 says, ‘’ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’’.
It is NOT wrong for you to have HOPE. What matters is what your HOPE is built on.
ARE YOUR HOPE BUILT ON TRANSIENT THINGS OR IN ETERNAL THINGS?
We are told that where our treasures are, there our hearts will also be. So where are your treasures?
Your MIND and ENERGY will be drifted to where your PRICELESS POSSESSIONS ARE. Beloved, WHERE IS YOUR INSURANCE? Is it in GOD or on THINGS THAT ARE SEEN?
Think seriously on this as we approach a new year and LET GOD BE OUR PRIORITY. HE WILL HELP and STRENGTHEN US.
Prayers 1. Power of holy spirit work in my heart to set my affection on my heavenly treasure so that I will not be deceived by passing wealth of this life in the name of Jesus. Matt 6:19-20, Col 3:2.
2. O God grant me a willing and obedient heart to honour you with my treasures, I pray for a heart that trust in you and not in gold in the name of Jesus. Proverb 3:6, 1Tim6:17.
3. I pray for divine wisdom and insight to excel in the area of my career/enterprise so as to attract the attendant wealth in the name of Jesus. Deut 8:18, Daniel 1:20.
4. O God grant me a generous heart so that I can be rich in good works with the treasures you have blessed me with in the name of Jesus. 2Cor 9:7, 1Tim 6:17-18.
5. I thank God for all financial and material blessings, so also, for the spiritual blessings in heavenly places that I have enjoyed and will still enjoy in the name of Jesus. Eph 1:6, 2Pt 1:3
Good Morning. Today, I boldly declare and confess that in the coming year, I shall not lack any good thing, because I am sustained by heavenly treasures, in the name of JESUS!
This is a verse from the Bible, specifically from the New Testament in the book of John.
It states, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
This verse is referring to Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as “the Word” in the book of John.
It emphasizes the belief that JESUS, WHO IS THE SON OF GOD, TOOK ON HUMAN FORM and LIVED AMONG HUMANITY.
It highlights the idea that Jesus is both fully DIVINE and fully HUMAN!
The verse also mentions that THOSE WHO WITNESSED JESUS SAW HIS GLORY, which refers to his DIVINE NATURE and THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S PRESENCE.
It further describes Jesus as being full of GRACE and TRUTH, emphasizing his CHARACTER and THE QUALITIES HE EMBODIES.
Overall, John 1:14 is a significant verse that encapsulates the BELIEF IN THE INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST and HIS ROLE AS THE SON OF GOD WHO CAME TO DWELL AMONG HUMANITY.
Isaiah 43:16, ‘’Thus says the lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters’’.
Exodus 33:13, ‘’Now therefore, if I have found favour in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favour in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.”
Therefore,
1. In this remaining month of December, mighty God in BATTLE, MAKE a WAY for ME, where there seems to be no WAY!
2. BATTLES PURSUING me HOTLY from BEHIND, be FRUSTRATED!
3. OBSTACLES like RED SEA before ME, the I am that I am, PART them NOW!
4. O God my Father, DISPATCH your ANGELS to PAVE WAY for my PROMOTION, ADVANCEMENT and ELEVATION this day!
5. MIRACLE WORKER, CAUSE a DIVINE SUBSTITUTION to take PLACE, if this is what will MOVE me FORWARD!
Good Morning. Today, O God, SMOOTHEN my WAY to the TOP, in the name of JESUS!
This verse says, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
THIS VERSE ENCOURAGES BELIEVERS TO APPROACH GOD WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE and PRAISE.
IT REMINDS US TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE GOD’S GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS.
BY EXPRESSING OUR THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE, WE CAN ENTER INTO A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF BEING IN HIS PRESENCE. HALLELUYAH!
Pressure wear us down. Anxiety gives us ulcers. People intimidate us. Criticism offends us. Disease scare us. Death haunts us! WHAT’S THEN IS THE ANSWER TO ALL THESE? “GOD is very present …. in trouble “[Psalm 46:1]. Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light. He is with you day by day on your pilgrimage; His unsearchable mind, working in concert with His unfathomable will, is carrying things out under His sovereign control. We are more than ever the object of His love and concern. Yes, even when our vision gets BLURRED, our thinking FOGGY and we look UP and can’t see Him clearly? HE IS THERE FOR US!
Prayers 1. My Father, arise! and order my steps!
2. O God Arise and fast-forward my breakthrough!
3. Every enemy that wants me to die, die in my place!
4. My Father, remember me by fire!
5. My Book of Honour, OPEN by fire, in the name of Jesus. Begin to thank the Lord for what He has done for you.
Good Morning. Today, unexplainable testimony shall be my lot, I receive it in my mind, I believe it in my heart, I declare it boldly with my mouth, in the name of JESUS!
This verse says, “For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain”.
This verse is part of a letter written by the apostle Paul to Titus, a young church leader. In this particular passage, PAUL IS WARNING TITUS ABOUT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE CAUSING TROUBLE WITHIN THE CHURCH COMMUNITY.
These people were known for their REBELLIOUS BEHAVIOUR, EMPTY WORDS, and DECEITFUL TEACHINGS.
Paul specifically mentions a group known as the CIRCUMCISION GROUP, which refers to JEWISH CHRISTIANS who insisted on imposing Jewish customs and practices on Gentile believers.
THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE TEACHING THINGS THAT WERE NOT IN LINE WITH THE TRUE TEACHINGS OF THE GOSPEL.
PAUL EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SILENCING THESE DISRUPTIVE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THEIR TEACHINGS WERE CAUSING DIVISION AND CONFUSION WITHIN THE CHURCH. Their motives were driven by PERSONAL GAIN RATHER THAN GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF THE BELIEVERS.
OVERALL, THIS VERSE SERVES AS A REMINDER TO BE CAUTIOUS OF FALSE TEACHINGS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL REMAINS PURE AND UNDISTORTED.
Ezekiel 37:4,”Tell these dry bones to listen to the word of God”.
Prophet Ezekiel was a man of DEEP FAITH and GREAT IMAGINATION.
He felt the powerful presence of the Lord when his spirit took him to the valley of DRY BONES where God asked him, CAN THESE BONES COME BACK TO LIFE? Prophet Ezekiel answered and said that IT IS ONLY Him [GOD] THAT CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION. God now told him to PROPHESY TO THE DRY BONES TO LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD and COME BACK TO LIFE.
THE DRY BONES CAME BACK TO LIFE AS HE BREATHE ON THEM! HALLELUYAH.
Beloved, let NOT us DRY UP with out HOPE at this period of time. God was able to demonstrate to us that he LIVETH and he will FULFILL whatever he has promised us as a true believer of His word.
We should have an AGGRESSIVE FAITH THAT NO SITUATION IS PERMANENT FOR US TO SURMOUNT. WE SHOULD BE HOPEFUL IN EVERYWAY and WITH GOD, ALL IS POSSIBLE [Luke 1:37]. And so shall it be IJN.
Prayers 1. My HOPE, YOU WILL NOT BE DASHED in the Lord!
2. My VALLEY ×3, be REVIVED and receive the POWER OF RESURRECTION!
3. O Lord, COVER MY DRY BONES with SINEWS and MUSCLES!
4. BREATH of the LORD, APPEAR in my DRY BONES!
5.DRY BONES in my life, WAKE UP and COME FORTH!
Good Morning. Today, EVERY DRY BONES in my life, RECEIVE POWER of DIVINE RESURRECTION, in the name of JESUS!
Jesus is telling a parable about the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.
The verse says, “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
This verse is part of a larger parable known as the PARABLE OF THE LOST COIN.
In this parable, JESUS COMPARES THE JOY and CELEBRATION THAT OCCURS IN HEAVEN WHEN A SINNER REPENTS to a woman who loses a coin and searches diligently until she finds it.
When she finds the lost coin, she calls her friends and neighbors to rejoice with her.
Similarly, Jesus is illustrating that when A PERSON WHO WAS LOST IN SIN REPENTS and TURNS BACK TO GOD, THERE IS GREAT JOY and CELEBRATION IN HEAVEN.
THE ANGELS AND ALL OF HEAVEN REJOICE OVER THE SALVATION OF EVEN ONE SINNER.
