Everyday at Mount Zion

Text: Heb. 12:22-24
More Lessons: Psa. 48:11
Bible Reading in One Year: 2 Samuel 9-12

Whenever you wait upon the Lord in His presence, you are at Mount Zion-the mountain of the Lord's presence. The mountain of the Lord is the place of help; this is why King David said: I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. (Psalm 121: 1) At Mount Zion you connect with help- help for success, help for breakthrough and for advancement.

At mount Zion you also connect with rejoicing when you come before the innumerable company of angels in joyful assembly.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments: Ps 48:11.
Each morning in God's presence you connect with the spirit of rejoicing for the rest of the day and dispel sorrow, weeping, disappointment, shame, and embarrassment from the day and so good results await you for each day. The spirit of rejoicing is the spirit of getting good results because it is having good results that brings rejoicing. At the Lord's presence where there is help and rejoicing, your good result is sure. The way to get good results is to have faith in the words that God has spoken. For by faith the elders obtained a good report. (Heb 11:2 .I gave God's word to a woman who had been waiting for children about the children that she was going to have and even gave her their names. As things will happen after I gave her the Word from the Lord, her husband died; and it was as if the word was not going to come to pass. After this I spoke to reconfirm the words to her even though naturally it looked as if it was impossible because she was widowed with no children and even financially things were hard for her. But today she is an Associate Professor; with two male children; and now she is not a mean woman by any means. That is getting a good result even when it looks as if it is no longer possible. The word of prophecy to her came to pass.

There is no prophecy from Jehovah that will not come to pass. If Jehovah says that you are going to give birth to a baby in 24 hours, you had better believe it; it is true and correct. There is help and rejoicing at Mount Zion because the Lord gives you good results and celebration follows. This is your portion as you use this time to wait in God's presence today.

Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord to teach you how to tarry in His presence
* Ask the Lord to release upon you the benefits of staying in His presence.
* Pray that God will make you walk in faith and receive the manifestation of all that have been written concerning you

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Blossom in your Wilderness

Text: 2Sam.17:27-29
More Lessons: Psa.6:8-9
Bible Reading in One Year: 2 Samuel 5-8

In our text, David was going through a wilderness experience. He had been driven out of the palace in Jerusalem by his own son, Absalom; his trusted friend Ahitophel had taken counsel against him. His concubines had been defiled publicly by his son, Absalom. The king had been humiliated and driven into the wilderness together with his royal troop with no food, or provision. All was hot and dry.

Then God sent three men with abundant provision to refresh David in the wilderness. This is the way God works. When you find yourself in the wilderness of life for whatever reason, He sends provision to refresh you, so that even in the wilderness you can blossom. When Israel was crossing the wilderness into their inheritance in Canaan, God gave them abundance of manna, meat and water from the Rock that followed them, to refresh their souls. The Lord will never leave nor forsake His people. What is it that you have been going through? In what wilderness experience have you found yourself? The Lord is there for you even in the wilderness. He will supply all that you need. He will send helpers who will bring provisions that you need. Even in the wilderness God is still a God of provision, He will furnish a table in the wilderness.

The only question today is, Who hath believed our report?....Isa.53:1. Who is ready to believe that God can do all things, including turning a wilderness to a table of provision,

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly…. Isa.35:1-2.

No matter the dry situation you are going through, call Jehovah to it. Hand over your position, debts, financial crisis to Him and leave them there with Him. If you believe in the power that makes the wilderness to blossom as the rose, you will see the miracle of the Lord.

Prayer/Action
* Give God thanks for His power to make the wilderness to blossom.
* Pray that the Lord will send you abundance of what you need in your present situation.
* Pray for a divine intervention in the finance of your home, church and nation, and that you will have more than enough no matter the situation.

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God's Hedge

Text: Job 1:6-12. 
More Lessons: Isa. 59:1-3
Bible Reading in One Year: 2 Samuel 1-4

In the Word of God, there is provision for safety or defence. God is emphatic about this, When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee Isa. 43:2.

It is of paramount importance for us to have the right attitude to the Word of God. Your trust in someone's word reflects your relationship with the person. What is your relationship with Jesus?

God built a hedge around Job, thus satan could not touch him initially. Similarly, God's hedge has been raised around your family, finance, business etc that is why there is safety. May the Lord's hedge be strong around you.It is God's hedge that is constantly around you when you sleep and wake up. There are many that sleep and have bad dreams, unpleasant experiences, some even die in their sleep. But David says, I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me Psa. 3:5. God's hedge around you is your security, strong and lasting since God is everlasting. Our non-consistency, disobedience, broken relationship, weaken the hedge, He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him Eccl. 10:8. You need to repent of your secret sin or else the serpent will strike you. A sinner can be attacked at anytime because he doesn't have God's defence/hedge. Ask the Lord for forgiveness and make your way straight with Him.

Thereafter, God's love will be available for you all your lifetime, As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Ps. 125:2. I proclaim this shall be your portion. However, you must dwell in the secret place of the most High and abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Ps. 91:2). Henceforth, you will not be afraid of the terror by night; nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness. As David declares in Psa. 91:5-6,

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
So shall it be for you, in Jesus' name.

Prayer/Action
* Give thanks to God for His cover over you and your family.
* Declare that this cover shall never be removed.
* Pray that you will live up to God's expectation and that He will keep the hedge around you intact.

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Receiving your Healing

Text: Mk. 2:3-12.
More Lessons: Mk. 11:22-31
Bible Reading in One Year: 1 Samuel 29-31

All the miracles of Jesus have lessons for us and make our situations easier to respond to His healing power. In our text today, Jesus encountered a terrible case in Capernaum, which was like His operational headquarters. Expectedly, much crowd followed Him, looking for one miracle or the other.

The case of the paralysed man and his faithful helpers brought tremendous lessons in trusting God for a near impossible healing. 1) The helpers were not discouraged by the barrier (the crowd). Don't quit. Trust God for what next. 2) They removed the roof in order to have a way. Where there is a will, there is a way. Be determined that God the healer will make a way for your healing. 3) They broke the ceiling and let down the man in front of Jesus. Break your hindrances and take a step of faith to come to God's presence. No one who is determined to receive anything while in the presence of God ever gets disappointed. 4) Jesus saw their faith. God must see your faith; when you trust Him, He is excited to prove His ability and power on your behalf. 5) Jesus forgave the sick man's sins. Christ cleanses totally so that satan will not have any reason to return affliction to a person that receives healing. 6) The man received his healing despite the unbelieving Pharisees around. God is depending on your faith in Him for your healing, And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all.… Mk.2:12. You too will go forth today with your miracles no matter the hindrances and difficulties, in Jesus' mighty name. You will win over whatever has kept you down. And you will not lack faithful and committed friends at the hour of need.

The absence of friends who can go an extra mile like the friends of this sick man is responsible for the untimely death and affliction of many today. As you believe God for such helpers, pray also that God will use you to be a dependable hand for somebody needing help to come out of an affliction. Be a healing hand today, heal and be healed! Whoever carries whatever you need for a healing, you will not miss him/her. And whatever obstacle you need to overcome to reach your miracle you will overcome. I prophesy today is a healing day!

Prayer/Action
* Rebuke every force of paralysis, physical, financial and otherwise.
* Refuse to be helpless in life.
* Renounce and destroy the power of sin that could be responsible for your affliction and receive forgiveness and healing.

Anoint yourself and everyone around you for healing.
Give thanks for answered prayer. Take a step of faith and do what you couldn’t do before. I see healing of any sickness. Receive it, it's a healing day!

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