Understand What You Can Change

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SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Genesis 41:28-32

28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

MORE LESSON: Matthew 2:13-14

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

Saturday, 13 September

Memory Verse: For that, the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice because the thing was established by God, and God would shortly bring it to pass. Genesis 41:32

When the Lord gives us a revelation, He wants us to do something about it. The revelation can come via His Word, or by any of the gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit, such as prophecy, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, vision, dreams, etc. There is always a purpose behind God's revelation; He gives it that we may know His will and do something about it. Sometimes, God gives a revelation so we may know what the enemy is planning, and then counter it.

There are revelations that we can change through prayers, repentance, obedience and responsible behaviour. The people of Nineveh averted God's judgment through repentance, fasting and prayers (Jonah 3:4-10). Through prevailing intercession, Moses stopped God from wiping out the Israelites in the desert (Exodus 32:7-10, 30-35). Hezekiah prayed and changed the prophetic revelation about his untimely death (Isaiah 38:1-6). When you have a negative revelation about your life, family, church, nation or future, you can bend your knees in prayer to God and turn it around.

However, there are revelations God gives to help us understand His predetermined agenda, which we cannot change. In the revelation to Pharaoh, God made known a part of His eternal plan for Israel, including the coming years of abundance and famine (Genesis 41:29 32). Revelations about the second coming of Christ, the future glory of the church, the horrors of hell, and those who die without Christ all fall into this category.

God gives these kinds of revelations to warn us, so that we may diligently prepare and be on the positive side of His plan. For example, when God showed Noah the coming flood and told him to build an ark, Noah responded positively, and God used that to preserve humans.

What revelation has God given you? Do not fear. Do not despair. Understand what God is saying to you; He is your Father and loves you. If you do not understand the vision, ask for the interpretation: He will clarify it. Then whatever He asks you to do, do it without delay.

The story of Jesus’ father in Matthew 2:13-14 is a good example: And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

Prayer/Action

* Pray for understanding and sensitivity when the Lord is speaking to you.

* Ask the Lord for the grace to act on what He says to you each time.

* Ask the Lord to forgive you for not responding to His past instructions.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: My songs of joy and celebration start in September and have no end, in the name of Jesus.

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Show Me Where to Walk

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SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Psalm 143:1-10

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

MORE LESSON: John 2:5

5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

Friday, 12 September

Memory Verse: Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Psalm 143:8 NIV

TODAY’S FASTING FOCUS: My life will not be ended by evil men; 2 Thessalonians 3:2-3; 1 Kings 21:1-16

Jeremiah 10:23 clarifies that: …it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, also said in Psalm 37:23: The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. A desire to do just what I like, and go just where I want, without regard for God, His word or His Spirit, is the root of rebellion, and the primary reason for failure in life and destiny. Isaiah 53:6 says: All we like sheep have gone astray: WE HAVE TURNED EVERYONE TO HIS OWN WAY (emphasis mine).

A close look at the scriptures shows that the failure to go God's way has been the root of failure in life and destiny. Examples include Adam (Genesis 3:24), Samson (Judges 14:3, 16:21), Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:16-20). However, another look into the scriptures shows that all who became great were divinely led. God showed them the way to go, and they gladly followed. Abraham (Genesis 12:1 5; 17:1-7, Genesis 26:1-2), Jacob (Genesis 28:1-8). David (Psalm 23). Jesus our Lord (John 5:30), Peter (Acts 11:12), Paul (Galatians 2 2). If you, too, will become great, then you have to allow the Lord to lead you (Psalm 143:8). God is always willing and ready to lead His children; He is our Father and our Shepherd (Psalm 23).

Note, however, that only willing and obedient people enjoy His leading. They are the ones that eat the good of the land (Isaiah 1:19). How then can you enjoy the leading of the Lord?

First, be sure you are one of His sheep, not a goat. Also, be sure you have genuinely repented of your sins, submitted your entire life to God through Christ, and are genuinely born again (John 3:3-7). Secondly, trust in God, your Father. His way is perfect and His leading is the best. Doing your own thing and going your own way will always lead into trouble but following His way is rest indeed. Jesus admonishes in Matthew 11:29: Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Thirdly, through fervent prayer, ask the Lord to lead you and to show you the way to go. If you ask Him sincerely, He will lead you.

When He leads you, agree with all your heart; do not be like the Israelites, who asked God to show them the way but refused to follow it.

Do whatever He tells you to do promptly and wherever He asks you to go, go there without delay. That is what our fathers in the faith did, and they prospered. So, as Jesus’ mother advised the servants in John 2:5, do as He asks you to do.

Prayer/Action

* Thank God for guidance in your daily walk.

* Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to help to remain sensitive to His leadings.

* Pray that by the leading of God's Spirit, you will enter places that favour will locate you.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: By the power that rescued baby Jesus from Herod, they that seek my life to end it in September, shall themselves end today, in the powerful name of Jesus.

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Standing Before the God of All the Earth

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SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Revelation 11:1-4

1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

MORE LESSON: Isaiah 40:31

31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Thursday, 11 September

Memory Verse: These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. Revelation 11:4

Standing before the Lord of all the earth gives one the power to do God's work and to fulfil one's destiny. Enoch stood out from the rest in ancient times because he walked with God. He stood before the Lord of all the earth, and God took him (Genesis 5:21 24). Standing before the God of all earth will make you stand out amongst the children of men, just like Enoch.

When God showed Abraham the secret of true dominion, He told him as recorded in Genesis 17:1-2: walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. Abraham thereafter made it the habit to stand before the Judge of all the earth.

The task God gave to Moses was beyond human capability. He must see Him who is invisible to be able to do that which was impossible. God gave Moses the secret in Deuteronomy 5:31: But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. Moses also got so used to standing before the Lord, waiting on and walking with the Lord, that he would not dare to move except the Lord went with him (Exodus 33:13-17).

When Elijah was announcing the judgment of drought against rebellious Israel, he said in 1 Kings 17:1: As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew or rain these years, but according to my word. Also, in 1 Kings 18:15, the power for Elijah’s awe-inspiring ministry came from standing before the Lord of all the earth. His disciple Elisha learnt the same principle and did double what Elijah did. Extraordinary ability comes when we make time to stand before the Lord of all the earth (Psalm 40:1-2).

Jesus, our Lord, also tapped into God's limitless ability to execute His earthly ministry, standing before the Lord of all the earth (Mark 1:35). His disciples, taking after Him, turned their world upside down (Acts 17:6). Beloved, what do you have to do? What task has the Lord given you? What challenges are you facing in your destiny assignment? Stand before the Lord of all the earth, and you will have direct access to God's limitless possibilities.

The answer to the issue confronting you is not in running around; it is in taking your time to wait in the presence of the Lord (Isaiah 40:31).

Prayer/Action

* Pray that the Lord will grant you the strength to fulfil your purpose on earth.

* Pray against the spirit of weariness so that you will remain steadfast in His presence.

* Ask the Lord to empower you for your divine assignment and impact on earth for His glory.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Every evil story set to run from September to December, catch fire now, in the powerful name of Jesus.

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The Final Record

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SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Revelation 20:11-15

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

MORE LESSON: Luke 10:20

20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Wednesday, 10 September

Memory Verse: And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15

The Book of Life is not a metaphor but a divine ledger of eternal consequence. The name of every soul ever born will one day be searched for in that book. Note: the verdict is absolute: if your name is not found, you are cast into the lake of fire.

Moses, the great intercessor, once cried to God and He responded as recorded in Exodus 32:32-33: Blot me out of Your book if You won’t forgive Israel! And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. That’s not poetic language—it’s the justice of God speaking.

David prayed in Psalm 69:28: Let the wicked not be written with the righteous. He prayed so because this book makes an eternal distinction. It doesn’t lie. It doesn’t forget. It doesn’t miss a name. It is the Book of the Living, and only the righteous are in it. Though David had alluded to the book of God in other places (Psalm 56:8, Psalm 139:16),

* Those who live in iniquity and wickedness are not written in this book.

* Those who fall away from grace into apostasy shall be blotted out of this book.

John the Beloved gives us the clearest insight that this book belongs to the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8). Those who worship the beast, love wickedness, worship Satan and his agents, or despise truth are not written in this book. Also, those who do not worship God in truth are not written in this book (Revelation 17:8).

Those who overcome all the evils of this world and live for God shall not be blotted out of this book. Revelation 3:5 states that those who overcome the world by faith are secure. Make no mistake: this book will be opened, and those whose names that are not found will face eternal judgment. This is not fear-mongering; it is Scripture. There is no mistake on judgment day and no second chance at the gate of hell.

However, there is hope now. If you repent today, surrender to Jesus and follow Him, your name will be written and it will not be blotted out. One day, the book will be opened. Will your name be found in it? Now is the time to decide.

Prayer/Action

* Repent of every sin and ask that the blood of Jesus will wash you clean you and your name be written in His book.

* Declare: “Father, I refuse to live in the devil's deception.”

* Pray that you will never be cast away and for help to live with the consciousness of eternity.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: My father and my God, today I decree no more limitation in my generations, in the mighty name of Jesus.

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