The Righteous is Blessed

Saturday 14 February
Text: Psalm 1:1- 6
MORE LESSON: Psalm 5: 12

It is amazing that some believers want to separate goodness, prosperity and blessings from righteousness. Yet the Bible makes it clear that the righteous man is blessed. Righteousness is not incompatible with prosperity rather righteousness is the requirement for God's blessing. God blesses the righteous.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever the doeth shall prosper. Ps 1: 1-3 The righteous is likened to a tree planted by the rivers of water; which means that that tree can never experience drought or lack. The most remarkable thing about this tree to which the righteous is likened is that it is one tree but planted beside many rivers of water.

The implication of being planted by rivers of waters is that if one river dries up, another one quickly supplies the water needed by this blessed tree. No wonder it brings forth fruit in its season, its leaf never withers and whatsoever thing it does prospers. This blessing is for the righteous which extends to you if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and saviour.

The blood of Jesus makes you righteous with God and it qualifies you for the blessings that God reserves for the righteous. Even if you commit sin, the blood of Jesus is efficacious enough to cleanse you and make you righteous when you confess and ask for forgiveness from the Lord. Christ has qualified you for God's blessing for the righteous. You are that tree planted by rivers of water, you will bear fruit in its season. If anybody tells you that if he doesn't help you, you are finished; it is the biggest lie of the century. Tell him that you are the planting of the Lord and that you are planted by rivers of water. If any man shuts his door against you, another one will open.

God is your continuous source as you stay in His righteousness and do not allow anything to cut you away from God. As long as you are connected to your source, your resources are certain. Have a resource filled day.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to terminate the shame of poverty in the lives of the righteous especially you.
* Pray that as you walk in righteousness prosperity will be normal to your living.
* Pray Psa. 1:1-3 upon yourself now.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father in Heaven, don’t allow me go where Your provision of safety is not prepared for me, in Jesus’ name.

Your heavenly “Abba”

Friday 13 February
Text: Gal 4: 3-6
MORE LESSON: Matt 6:26 – 33

You have to get the deep revelation that God is your Father. In the prayer that Jesus taught to His disciples, the first statement is 'Our Father who art in heaven'. Matt 6: 9. The word translated 'Father' is the Hebrew word 'Abba'. And it primarily means 'Source' and 'Origin'. The English word 'Father' doesn't capture the entire meaning of 'Abba'. When you understand that God is your Heavenly 'Abba', you will never worry about anything again in life. God is the Abba (Source) of your life, health, provision and sustenance. Nobody can touch your life, health or deny you of sustenance.
Those that see their salary and job as their source will always have a cause to worry. Those that see a rich man somewhere as their source will never escape from disappointments in life. Some people have a charm that they see as the source of their protection. Such people will be truncated in mid-life. If you have rich earthly parents, you shouldn’t even set your heart on them as your 'Abba'. Only God deserves that exalted position in your heart.

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matt 6:26 NKJV) Jesus said we should learn from the birds of the air because they are a good example of creatures that understand that God is their 'Abba'. Birds know that God will feed them and take care of them, this is the reason you can never meet a worried bird.

They just fly around joyfully, they don't plant but they harvest. They don't sleep at night wondering where tomorrow's meal will come from, they just wake up in the morning, sing, dance and celebrate God; rest assured in Him that the food for that day will come. The Bible said “Your heavenly Father feeds them”. So He is even your Father not theirs. If birds can be so restful in Your Father how much more you, whose is the Father. El-Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One is your Abba. He is your Source, Sustainer, Provider and Protector. El-Shaddai means the multi-breasted one, which denotes the relationship of a child to the breast milk of the mother.

All that the child needs for life, growth and protection is contained in the breast milk of the mother. He is your Elshaddai; your multi breasted, all sufficient God. From today, don't fret about anything, just look up to your Abba and this will be your testimony: you shall dwell on high: your place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks. Bread shall be given you and your waters shall be sure. Isa 33:16.

Prayer/Action
* Tell God you receive Him afresh today as your “Abba” forever.
* Say, “Father, I rest my all in you, I shall never lack with you as my “Abba”.
* Confess “Abba” Father I love, adore and worship you forever, stand out for my destiny.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, let my steps and my movement be ordered by You today, in Jesus’ name.

Activate the Glory in You

Text: Col. 1:27
MORE LESSON: Eph.1: 9-12

Everyone that is created of God is made with a measure of glory by reason of creation. There is a glory resident in every created man called the created glory. The Psalmists aid concerning man; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. Psa. 8:4-8.

Man is a creation of dominion, a product of God Himself, made in His image to be and do on earth what God is and does in heaven. I want you to know that every man, whether born again or not, carries glory by the reason of being created by God.

However, the glory in a believer is active by the reason of redemption while the glory in the unbeliever is inactive. Salvation activates the glory God created you with; so when you are born again, you need to partner with God to get your glory to work. The Bible says; . . . Christ in you is the hope of glory. Col 1:27; meaning that when you accept Christ, your glory comes alive. For example, it is possible to own a car but not know how to drive. You can buy a car and keep it on the same spot while it deteriorates till it rots there. What use is such a car to you? When Christ is in you, your glory comes alive and you cease to be ordinary. As a child of God, you are not ordinary; you are the offspring of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the child of a lion is a lion. So you don't manifest the characteristics of a cat, even though science claims that the lion and the cat belong to the same family but we know that they differ.

A child of Jehovah and an unbeliever may belong both to the human race but they are different. Even though one is created with glory, the born again child of God has what it takes to make the inherent glory eternally relevant. If you are not born again or you are living in sin as a Christian, you can't manifest glory because the redemption makes the glory active and functional. As you rededicate your life to the Lord today, the glory of your destiny will manifest. I terminate whatever hindered your glory from being expressed in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Say, “Father by your redemptive power over my life, I activate any creative glory today”.
* Go ahead and terminate every anti-glory manifestations in your life by the right of your redemption promises.
* Command your glory to come alive and end the forces of shame and disgrace.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
God of covenant, let not Your covenant of peace and safety be stolen from my destiny.

Activate the Glory in You

Text: Col. 1:27
MORE LESSON: Eph.1: 9-12

Everyone that is created of God is made with a measure of glory by reason of creation. There is a glory resident in every created man called the created glory. The Psalmists aid concerning man; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. Psa. 8:4-8.

Man is a creation of dominion, a product of God Himself, made in His image to be and do on earth what God is and does in heaven. I want you to know that every man, whether born again or not, carries glory by the reason of being created by God.

However, the glory in a believer is active by the reason of redemption while the glory in the unbeliever is inactive. Salvation activates the glory God created you with; so when you are born again, you need to partner with God to get your glory to work. The Bible says; . . . Christ in you is the hope of glory. Col 1:27; meaning that when you accept Christ, your glory comes alive. For example, it is possible to own a car but not know how to drive. You can buy a car and keep it on the same spot while it deteriorates till it rots there. What use is such a car to you? When Christ is in you, your glory comes alive and you cease to be ordinary. As a child of God, you are not ordinary; you are the offspring of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and the child of a lion is a lion. So you don't manifest the characteristics of a cat, even though science claims that the lion and the cat belong to the same family but we know that they differ.

A child of Jehovah and an unbeliever may belong both to the human race but they are different. Even though one is created with glory, the born again child of God has what it takes to make the inherent glory eternally relevant. If you are not born again or you are living in sin as a Christian, you can't manifest glory because the redemption makes the glory active and functional. As you rededicate your life to the Lord today, the glory of your destiny will manifest. I terminate whatever hindered your glory from being expressed in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Say, “Father by your redemptive power over my life, I activate any creative glory today”.
* Go ahead and terminate every anti-glory manifestations in your life by the right of your redemption promises.
* Command your glory to come alive and end the forces of shame and disgrace.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
God of covenant, let not Your covenant of peace and safety be stolen from my destiny.