The God of Fruitfulness

Saturday 1 August
READ: Gen 21: 1 – 7
MORE LESSON: Exo 23: 26

God is a God of fruitfulness. He is determined to put an end to barrenness in the life of His children. He said in His Word, No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days: Exo. 23:26 (NKJV).

One testimony I love giving is the testimony of one of the leaders in the Headquarters Church of our ministries. When he and his wife were in courtship, one day as they were taking a walk an ancestral masquerade in the land confronted them. The idolaters told them that it was a taboo to meet that particular masquerade and so they would not give birth to children except they performed some rituals to appease the gods of the land. The man and his fiancée replied that they were children of the Most High God and would never perform rituals to appease any god. Thereafter, they got married, and truly, as the people said, the babies didn't come. Then warfare prayers ensued – and as it certainly is, the victory was won. The first pregnancy came and it produced in a set of twins. Before they recovered from the celebration of the twins, another child arrived. Before you knew it, God added another. The Lord continued to add till the enemy kept quiet completely.

God promised Abraham that a great nation would come out of him and though he and his wife remained barren, they continued to wait. After 25 years, there was still no child since the declaration of the promise. Then, in Genesis 21:1 the Bible says, And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. No matter how long you have been waiting for fruitfulness, most especially in the area of the fruit of the womb, I want you to know that God doesn't come too late nor too early. He comes just right on time. Today He has come for you, in Jesus name.

Abraham and Sarah waited for 25 years. Eventually, God fulfilled His prophecy and performed His counsel, and no force was able to stop Him. The unstoppable God of fruitfulness is still at work today and He has promised you that He will give you that fruit that you desire of Him. I see the seconds tick to the fulfilment of the promise of God over your life today, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* I break my alliance with barrenness and fruitlessness of all types in the mighty name of Jesus.
* In the name of Jesus, I embrace fruitfulness and ever increasing profit in all that I do, in Jesus mighty name.
* I shall not be barren of anything that is good, but shall be plenteous in fruits, in Jesus’ mighty name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Thank you Father for the eighth month: it shall bring absolute rest upon its wings for me, in Jesus’ name.

The Fullness of God

Friday 31 July
READ: Eph 3: 16-21
MORE LESSON: 3 John 2

The fullness of Christ has to do with expressing the complete Christ in your spirit, soul and body. When you are sanctified spirit, soul and body, you are revealing the fullness of Christ (1 Thess. 5: 23). However, the fullness of Christ is not limited to expressing righteousness and holiness. It also has to do with being the embodiment of all that God is through the Lord Jesus Christ. Man is a spirit, he has a soul and lives in a body. Your spiritual state is the most important and must be given foremost priority. However, God's fullness must be seen in all three realms of your life. Holy and righteous living is part of expressing the fullness of God in your life, so also is health as it is expresses the fullness of God in your body. Success and excellence is part of the fullness of Christ even as wealth expresses the fullness of God in your life as well.

Christianity has to do with living right. You must know however, that flourishing is also part of expressing the fullness of God (Psalms 92:10). Like a palm tree, ever green, always bearing fruits and looking great, God wants us to flourish and grow in the spirit man, soul and body, business, marriage, academics and chosen career among others.

Jesus our perfect example while on earth lived in fullness. He expressed the fullness of God in the three realms. His spirit man was ever connected to the Father. He also fulfilled His purpose in life and lived life to the fullest. He never went to the hospital because He never broke down in health. When He left the earth, He said, it is finished meaning that He was fulfilled and accomplished. He also was not poor as the soldiers cast lots to have His expensive dress. Jesus was prosperous, so intelligent and mentally excellent such when He spoke, even doctors of law were dazed. He left a legacy in the world as He touched and transformed many lives and eventually replicated Himself in His disciples. Socially, He was successful. He had friends he related with and visited. He had good relationship with friends and family. Jesus showed us what the fullness of God is and that it is not limited to the spiritual life as expressed in holiness, sanctity and even anointing. It is revealing all that God is; expressing soundness in spirit, soul and body.

You must decide and pursue to live in the fullness of all that Christ Jesus has for you. It is time to grow and equip ourselves so that we can live in fullness in Christ Jesus.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that the fullness of God will be manifested in your entire life, spirit, soul and body.
* Declare that you shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, you shall bring forth fruit continuously and your leave shall never dry.
* Prophesy that you shall live an accomplished life, with nothing missing.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
In 2015 and for the rest of my life time, I choose the way of the Lord, in the mighty name of Jesus’.

"Well done, Good and Faithful Servant”

Thursday 30 July
READ: Matt. 25: 19-23
MORE LESSON: Mk. 8: 36

I had a very brilliant colleague in primary school called Adams that I shared my lunch pack with him so he could teach me after classes. He got admission into a Federal school for his secondary education which I couldn't. I eventually got admission to another secondary school, so I looked for him to appreciate him for his efforts to give me extra lessons when we were in primary school - only for me to discover that he was dead. As a little unsaved primary school graduate, when I heard about the death of my friend, I felt God was not fair. I reasoned that the boy was too good and too brilliant to die. Adams got admission to one of the best schools ever but before he could complete form one, he was dead. And here was I whose father had to beg to find a secondary school to go and struggled to pass the exam, but still alive. I have grown up now to know that death is not a respecter of age, excellence, or wealth. Because I know it is a privilege to be alive, I must therefore give God my all. I must live a life that will earn me in heaven: Welcome good and faithful servant from the Father. He deserves my all. All I am working for is that when I see Him, He will say, Well done, good and faithful servant.

Several great men walked this earth; national heroes, international award winners, rich men, powerful political and world renowned leaders who eventually died and everyone celebrated them. Thereafter, the world moves on. Very influential people die in plane crashes and one would have expected that their influence and positions would have saved them but no. Life is passing and eternity is real. Don't risk it for anything. The world and everything in it will pass away; the only thing that is worth working for is: Well done, good and faithful servant.

I decided long ago that I would not live for cars, popularity or success. My pursuit is that when I see Him face to face, He will say, Welcome, well done, good and faithful servant. This should be your pursuit as well. What shall it profit a man if he gains the world and loses his soul? I heard of a man who had 50 children, and another who had over 50 wives, but it is amazing that no matter what you own in this life, without eternal life, it is all waste. I have seen a lot of great achievers die and their cases closed on this side of eternity.

Check your life; what is your pursuit? What are you living for? The end of all things is nearer than ever. It is high time you began to reconsider your priorities because time is running out. Friend, many things that you think are important now will soon prove to be unimportant and the only thing that will count will be whether or not when you meet God, He will say, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. Matt 25:23.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that after all is said and done on the earth, you will not be turned back at the gate of heaven.
* Pray that when the roll is called up yonder, you will be there.
* Pray against a successful life time devoid of eternal success.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, open to me the flood gate of help this year, and make me a helper too.

Valuing the Voice of God II

Wednesday 29 July
READ: Jn.10:1-5
MORE LESSON: Num. 12:6-8

Many people keep asking to know how to be sure that the Lord is speaking when you hear a voice either in your spirit or audibly. There are certain people in my life who's voices I cannot miss even in a crowd simply because I know them personally and intimately, So If you deepen your intimacy with the Lord, you will not miss His voice because you know Him. When Jesus said my sheep hear my voice, He was invariably saying that those who have relationship with Him know His voice. Sheep in this context are those who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour and wait daily for Him.

When the troubled waters roar, those who have a personal relationship with God will find an easy way out because they can identify the still small voice of the Holy Spirit even in the noisiest of tempests. However, those who have no personal relationship with Jesus Christ will grope in the dark even when God is speaking to them because they have not developed their spiritual senses to know the voice of the Lord. It is often said that only what you value can add value to you.

God will not trust His voice to those who will not value it. If God cannot trust you to obey Him in little things, He will not reveal strong things to you. His leading is a heritage only for those who are maturing into sonship. Leading is possible only when those who will be led are yielded and obedient enough to follow the voice of God. It is in vain that some people, in search for the Lord's leading, hop from one miracle centre to another when the Lord desires to speak His word directly into our hearts by His Spirit who is resident in us. God wants to talk with you.

The pathways of this life are too dangerous to ply without the voice of the Ancient of days. We cannot afford to handle the voice of God with levity. We cannot afford to use God; we must let God use us. We must yield to and obey His gentle promptings. Until the child Samuel learnt to say Speak Lord for your servant heareth he may have never matured into the prophet Samuel who could say 'thus saith the Lord'. Have you heard from God lately?

Prayer/Action
* Pray that the issues of life will not negatively affect your intimacy with God.
* Ask for God’s directives towards maturity in hearing His voice.
* Repent of ever handling the voice of God with levity.
* Ask the Spirit of God to come upon you afresh and keep you connected to the Father.
* Pray that you will never grief the Spirit of God or walk away from Him.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I shall not live an empty life, and my destiny will be successful with impacts in the name of Jesus.