Seed Faith I

READ: Gal 6: 7-8
MORE LESSONS: II Cor . 8: 6-12
Bible Reading in One Y ear: Luke 14-17

Life is about seed sowing and everything in life is a product of a sown seed. Everything you see in life came to be by a seed sown by someone. Even redemption came through the seed of God sown into us. Seed sowing means being able to let go something of value that you would have enjoyed so as to create something you were promised.
One of the greatest ways to live is to live a life of seed sowing. Anyone who knows the secret of sowing seeds will never lack harvest. There is no point for a man to pray for a harvest unless he has sown a seed. Has God promised that He will multiply and bless you in destiny? You can go ahead and activate that promise by sowing seeds. Each time somebody gives a testimony and you sow a seed of thanksgiving on behalf of that person, you have by so doing activated a similar harvest for yourself. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Lk. 6:38. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap: Gal 6:7. But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully: II Cor 9:6. Until you sow, you shouldn't expect a harvest; and the level of seed you sow also determines the level of harvest you will reap.
If somebody is getting married and you are trusting God for a home, go ahead and contribute to the wedding. If somebody gave birth to a baby, sow a seed to that child and you will receive yours. If you develop a life of seed sowing, you will destroy lack in your life because poverty rules over the lives of those who don't know how to sow seeds. Now He that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness: II Cor 9:10.
There is the supernatural law of multiplication on seed sowed. If you want to multiply in destiny, you should not be motivated, pushed or asked before you give. It should be your principle of life, not just in church but anywhere you are found. Make up your mind to be a seed sower from today and you will see how God can make you a man who never lacks harvest even in harsh conditions.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to help you live a life of seed sowing.
* Pray that your harvest shall not be hindered.
* Pray that your seeds of old will begin to bear fruit.
* Pray that the pressures of life will not hinder you from being a seed sower.

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What to do when the tempter comes II

READ:1 John 2:16-26
MORE LESSONS: Heb. 4:14-16
Bible Reading in One Y ear: Luke 10-13

God doesn't force or compel anybody to believe or obey Him. It was He who handed us the power of choice and free will and therefore we have the liberty to choose what to do, when to do it and why we want to do it. It is also worthy of note that God will never condemn a believer. Jesus took all the condemnation streaming from God’s full wrath on the cross of Calvary so there is no condemnation left for a Christian. His Spirit will only convict you of sin by leaving a signal in the witness of your conscience that you have crossed the line. Thereafter, the red light alarm goes out in your inner man. As soon as you repent from it, peace and tranquillity return. If you have ever felt condemned after you did what was wrong, then that was not the Holy Spirit. It was the enemy. Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
No scheme of the enemy is new. It is the same way he tempted our fathers of old that he still tempts us today. He is without innovation. He is predictable. With the full amour of God no devil hatched from the pit of hell can penetrate your sanctification. Serpent tempted the woman using three classes of temptations. First, she saw that it was good for food that describes the lust of the flesh. Secondly, she saw that it was pleasant to the eye that speaks of the lust of the eye. And thirdly, she saw that the tree is to be desired to make one wise, pointing to the pride of life. After she was tempted on these three dimensions, she fell. The same pattern is found thousands of years later when in Mark 4, satan tempted Jesus. He asked him to turn stone into bread - lust of the flesh. Then he asked him to cast Himself down so that angels will pick him up- the lust of the eye. And lastly he asked Jesus to bow down and worship him - the pride of life. When the first Adam went through these three classes of temptation, he fell, but Glory to Jesus, the last Adam; He didn't fall, rather the devil fled for a season. You might have lost like the first Adam, but in Christ you are a winner. James 4:7 tells us what to do when the tempter comes "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Prayer/ Action
* Thank God because his word contains solutions to everyday issues of life.
* Pray that you will not fall prey to all the lusts that the enemy tempts us with in the overcoming name of Jesus.
* Ask for power to submit to God and audacity to resist the devil continually.
* Decree that you have overcome in Jesus Christ. Declare that you will enjoy this victory everyday of your life in Jesus’ name.

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What to do when the tempter comes I

READ: James 1:12-15
MORE LESSONS:1 Cor . 10:13
Bible Reading in One Y ear: Luke 7-9

The devil did not and cannot create anything. God alone is the Creator-King. Everything he manipulates were made by God and they belong to God’s children. But it is often said that if the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable. What he does is to try to abuse and pervert the original purpose for which they were created. For instance, God ordained sex as a marriage celebration of the covenant of Christ and the church; but this is one of his most powerful tools satan uses in destroying mankind today. Though God made them and He saw that they were good, the enemy tries to tempt people to use them against the will of the One who made them so that we transgress the will and intention of God and thus face the consequences. There is nothing that the devil has used and will use to tempt children of God that was not originally meant for us. His strategy is to make us use God’s property at the wrong time, with the wrong motive or with the wrong person. Even though cocaine has health and medical purposes, taking it without doctors’ prescription is abuse and slow suicide. Also grapes are sweet and healthy but when allowed to ferment they could become alcoholic. Too much alcohol damages liver cells and eventually causes death.
It is pointless to yield to someone who has nothing original to offer. The day we realize that the devil has nothing to offer for himself and all things are ours including the things he is tempting us with, we will stop being easily enticed by the sinful lusts he presents to us. It is our Father’s creation he uses to tempt us against our Father. What a great truth that can help to keep the devil under our feet. When next that old serpent comes to lure you into sin, tell him you cannot take anything from him even with a long spoon because he is a liar and non of the things he presents are actually his. Settle it in your heart that you will rather listen to the voice of God your father rather than the suggestions of an old schemer. Nothing paralyses the tempter like telling him you know the end of his schemes and snares. When the tempter came to Jesus, He didn't think, ponder, seek counsel or even pray.
There might not be enough time for that, rebuke him aloud. The many times as he tempts you should be the same number of times you respond with a definite word to prohibit, disallow and rebuke him.

Prayer/Action
* Thank God for giving you all good things freely to enjoy
* Pray for wisdom and discernment in handling the pranks for the enemy at the junction of temptation
* Ask for boldness and power to shut the devil up when he raises evil suggestions against the will of God for your life.

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Resurrection for New Things

READ: Isa. 43:18-19.
MORE LESSONS: Lk 24: 50-53
Bible Reading in One Y ear: Luke 4-6

The resurrection of Jesus was the beginning of a new thing. Jesus was not the same anymore after His resurrection; He began to operate in another dimension. When He came in to see His disciples after His resurrection on the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together , with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you: John 20: 19. Jesus supernaturally knew where the disciples were, He didn't need anybody to give Him the address. They had locked the door because they were afraid of the Jews; Jesus didn't bother to knock at the door, He knew if He did they would melt in fear. Guess what Jesus did? He just stepped in: They looked up and there was The Master standing in their midst. Before He resurrected, everywhere He went He needed someone to open the door but after His resurrection a new dimension came in, He could enter anywhere even with the doors locked. The resurrected Jesus had no respect for obstacles. So, by His resurrection, you prevail over obstacles and pass through where others cannot.
When they shut the door against you, you still cross by the power of His resurrection. On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.... John 7:37-39 (NIV). The power of the Holy Spirit came upon mortal men only after Jesus was glorified. This is another new thing that happened after His resurrection. On the day of Pentecost when the disciples first received the Holy Ghost the Bible says that the Jews heard them speaking different languages and were amazed. They thought the disciples were drunk because it was a new thing. The Jews were amazed! This means that by the resurrection of Jesus, you receive the power of the Holy Spirit, new things begin to happen in your life and you become a wonder.
It was after resurrection that the ascension happened, He was taken up into heaven. It was a new thing, no one had ever seen a man so ascend before. They kept looking as He was going up in their very presence; surprisingly, none of them could grab Him. The force that was taking Jesus up restrained them, they could only look. Do you know what that means? By the power of His resurrection, you are going higher and no power or force can hold you down. Celebrate Jesus for His resurrection!

Prayer/Action
* Pray that whatever door has been shut against you, will be by-passed by the power of resurrection
* Father, do a new thing in my life that will by pass natural laws and protocols
* Declare a new dimension of operation in every aspect of your life.

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