There is Hope 1

Tuesday 16 February
READ:Job 14:7-9
MORE LESSON:Rom 4:18 -20

One of the major societal problems in our time is hopelessness. People get so frustrated because of the challenges of life that subject them to emotional, mental and spiritual despair. This is the reason for increase in hypertension, depression, suicide, crime and other vices in the world today. Though hopelessness is darkness, there is light at the end of the dark tunnel. The light that God wants to give to everyone in a hopeless situation is the light of His Hope.
Job 14: 7 says, For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down . . .. God offers hope even in the face of hopelessness. The scripture in the text talks about a very bad situation in life when it looks as if things will not work anymore. But then when God comes on the scene, hope comes. The book of Job is actually about the story of a very rich man who had everything going on fine for him until one day when he was put to test whether his hope was in the material wealth he had or in the Almighty God. He lost all his property and children in one day and even his wife told him to curse God and die. Yet this same man proclaimed that he wouldn't give up because there was hope for him.
Today I don't know what you are going through, I don't know what exactly your situation is but I have confidence in the Almighty God the Creator and the possessor of the whole universe that your situation can change. Never lose hope because if there is hope for a tree that has been cut off to bud again at the scent of water, then there is more hope for you. Even if it looks like all things have been shut down against you, at the entrance of the Word of God which is the Living Water, you will rise again. Never give up in life because there is hope for you. Your situation will change for the better as long as you do not give up on God. My prayer for you today is, Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost: Rom. 15:13.

Prayer/Action
* Pray God to turn every hopeless situation of your life for the better, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that the roses of your destiny will blossom again, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
2016, I sign up for progress on every side, in the name of Jesus.

The Scent of Water

Monday 15 February
READ:Job 14:7-9
MORE LESSON:Isa. 1:18-20

In Job 14:7-9, the Bible points out that there is hope for a tree which has been cut down, its roots waxed old, its stock dead and its leaves withered. One would have thought that a tree that has such a dire condition would need a mighty miracle but then the Bible says that all it needs is the scent of water, Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant: Job 14:9. 'Scent of water' literally means that what it needs is to 'smell water'. A little drop of water brought close enough for this tree to 'smell' is all that is required for this tree to experience a turn-around. It would have been logical to look at such a tree and prescribe that it needs a flood of water, or at least buckets or cups of water. The Word of God which cannot lie says that the tree needs just the scent of water.
Many times men are faced with situations that they feel are the most difficult and they behave as if God would have to personally come down from Heaven with heavy duty spiritual machinery and work out a breathtaking miracle for them. But I want you to know that your situation is not as big as you think, all you need is a touch from the Master. A little intervention from the Lord is all that is required and your change will come.
This also applies to a sinner who feels so condemned because he has done so many terrible things and thinks that he would require a special salvation package to pay for his own sin other than the one required by every other human being. But your condition is not as impossible as you think, all you need is the scent of the Blood. Jesus, the holy and blameless Son of God, was crucified on the cross of Calvary so that you may be saved. He shed His priceless blood, resurrected on the third day and now He is seated on the throne of glory. He has the keys of life and eternity with which He opens to every man who believes in Him. A drop of the blood will transform the worst of sinners to the greatest of saints. Just come to Him and accept salvation and watch your life turn-around.
It is only if a man refuses the scent of the blood that brings salvation that he is condemned to the lake of fire. The greatest pain in eternity is to realize that you could have had an all expense paid eternity of joy at no cost to yourself as all the cost has been borne by Jesus but you turned your back at it. That will not be your portion in Jesus’ name. Today is the day of your turn-around.Say from your heart to Jesus right now, Jesus I accept you as the Lord and saviour of my life, forgive my sins , wash me with your blood, write my name in the book of life .. thank you for doing it! Now I am a new creature, no more a sinner, in Jesus’ name. Congratulations on accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.

Prayer/Action
* Today, let me experience a turn-around by the Word of life, in Jesus’ name.
* Speak to your destiny to come alive by the Word of the Lord.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Thank you Jesus because you have fixed my latter days to be better than my former, in the name of Jesus.

The Privilege of Well-Being

Sunday 14 February
READ:Lam 3: 21 - 26
MORE LESSON:Psa 3: 5

There are acts of benevolence of God that men receive and take for granted. For example, sleeping and waking up every day is by God's mercy but people take it for granted (Psa. 3: 5). So men sleep, wake up and jump to start another day without even acknowledging what they have received from God. Having food and being able to eat, having water and being able to drink, and breathing air freely are gifts and privileges that we receive from God. The fact that everything is alright with a man is not a right but a gift of privilege from God. A man's approach to life generally takes a new perspective when he realises that everything good about his life is not a right but a privilege and gift from God.
It is only when things go wrong that most people complain. When things are alright, they take it for granted. As a wise child of God, you must learn to see everything you have as a gift and privilege from God and live in gratitude.
Well-being is not a right, it is a gift. Being at ease in life is not a right, it is a privilege. This is the reason you should learn to reciprocate the kind gestures of God on a daily basis. The first way to reciprocate is to thank Him for everything in life. As you praise Him for the kindness you have received, there is an increase of privileges He gives to you. According to His Word, Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us: Psa. 67:5-6.
You should also reciprocate God's privileges by living in righteousness and the fear of the Lord. Recognising that your life is a gift from God, you should live with a consciousness of Him. As you live in the fear of the Lord, He multiplies His gifts in your life. Psa. 25: 12 – 13 says, What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
You should also reciprocate by extending God's goodness to others. As you become aware that all you are and have are not earned rights but privileges of grace, you should extend the same grace to others by seeing to their well-being not because they deserve it but because you are being gracious to them. Remember, . . . freely ye have received, freely give: Matt 10:8.
God is committed to your well-being as an act of privilege to you. He has determined that your good is His priority. Learn to embrace His blessings with a consciousness that they are privileges and also extend privileges to others.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, thank You for the privilege of seeing another day.
* Father, today make me a tool to bless someone, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I connect with the power that destroyed Satan, death and hell and I declare every force of red light crushed in my 2016, in the mighty name of Jesus.

When Death is Gain

Saturday 13 February
READ:Phil 1:20-21
MORE LESSON:Psa.116:15

If Jesus tarries, death is a reality that all men must face. Heb 9: 27 says, And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Death is actually an appointment. Appointments are meant to be honoured. Death is not an appointment fixed by man, but God and will have to be honoured by all men. My prayer for you is that you will not die an untimely death.
However a believer that has lived his life for the Lord is not afraid of death because he has a different perspective to it than the people of the world. This is the reality that Paul the apostle was talking about when he said, According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. While people see death as a loss, Paul saw it as gain. This is because he lived a life that assured him of gain after he died. It is important to know that death is not the end of life. There are a thousand and one things that happen to a man after he dies. Death is the beginning of a new phase of life – an endless phase. Death opens the door of a man's life to eternity. When a man invests his life on earth into the kingdom of God, death transits him to eternity where he will reap his rewards. So for such a person, it is time to reap the harvest of all his labour for God. Death for him becomes gain. However, a man that lives for himself and doesn't have any record in Heaven dies and is translated into an eternity of torture. That is loss. So death is not the loss; it is what happens after death that determines whether there is a loss or a gain.
Psa. 116:15 says, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. When you become a saint of God who is washed by the Blood of the Lamb and lives in dedication to the cause of God's kingdom, death becomes a precious thing. So do not fear death rather live a life that prepares for it by becoming a saint of God and living your life to lay up treasure for yourself in Heaven. When death comes, which will definitely happen one day, it becomes gain for you. You will not die an untimely death. Whenever it comes, death shall be for you a gain, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Pray against untimely death in your family and put an end to it.
* Ask God to help you to number your days that death will be gain for you, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
This year, I shall not suffer in the midst of plenty, in the name of Jesus.