God in the Midst of You

Monday 30 May
READ: Psa. 46: 1 – 5
MORE LESSON: Zeph. 3: 17

Many times in life we tell ourselves that God's help is not coming when we expect it to come. I want to let you know today that if it is God, He is never late. The Scripture says, There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early: Psa. 46: 4-5.
God is in the midst of her to help her right early but when you consider this river that the Lord is in the midst of to help, you would notice in verse 3 that the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof: Psa. 46:3. So the fact that your situation is raging and it looks like everything is in an uproar doesn't mean that God is not with you. Many times we don't see God in our troubles, but the Bible says He is in our midst, The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing: Zeph 3:17.
The reason Nigeria is still intact today, despite the machinations of the enemy, is because God is in her midst; though there were shakings, we were not removed. When God is in the midst of your home, it will not scatter. When God is in the midst of your business, it will not close down. When God is in the midst of your circumstances, it doesn't matter the troubles, shakings and the turmoil happening, you cannot be removed. All the prediction of the enemy concerning your life this year will be turned to naught. I pray for you that whatever has said you will be removed is made a liar, in Jesus’ name.
God is not just in the midst of her to see that she is not removed but He is there to help her. He helps her right early; God is not limited by the timing on the face of the earth. When He is done with His work in the spirit, time must respond to birthing the end product of that work. He makes all things beautiful in His time. If that thing you are expecting is from God, then wait for the time God has earmarked for it and it will show up. Age or status, be it educational, economic or marital can never be a limitation to God. Trust God and wait for Him for He that will come will surely come. God is never late; He will help you right early and you will not be moved.

Prayer/Action
* Today, and for the rest of my life, I receive early help from Christ.
* Father, You promised to be with me in trouble, water and in fire, so let it be concerning me, in Jesus’ mighty name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, as this month closes, I decree that every calendar of evil prepared by satanic kingdoms against my future be destroyed now, in the name of Jesus.

Divine Supply

Sunday 29 May
READ: Deut 29: 5 – 6
MORE LESSON: Psa. 23: 1 - 6

God led the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land through the wilderness for forty years. There was no market, hospital, bank, school or farm in the wilderness but the provisions of God sustained these millions of pilgrims. They didn't have to buy or bake bread before they ate. They didn't need to buy new shoes or clothes. They didn't need drugs or hospital; divine health was their perpetual portion. They had divine supply; God is willing and able to supernaturally supply all that you need. He supplied Israel's financial and health needs without a bank or hospital as recorded in the Scripture, He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes: Psa. 105:37 (NKJV).
God is the Supplier that can meet all needs. In God's divine supply, you do not need to worry about tomorrow or increased needs because as needs and responsibilities increase, so also does His supply. This is the reason the Israelites walked from Egypt to Israel for forty years and they didn't need to buy shoes or clothes because the shoes and clothes they had on were growing with them. God's reservoir never runs dry; His supply grows as your need grows.
A few years ago, after a series of consecutive preaching meetings, I set out to travel to the United States. At the airport, I noticed that all my strength was
gone. I felt like I was going to collapse as I was so tired that carrying a cup of water to drink seemed like a monumental task to me. The flight was to take several hours, and I was already uncomfortable and tired before take-off. So I started contemplating cancelling the trip and going back home. It was at that point that one of the officials approached me and told me that he used to attend our church when he was in Zaria.
Immediately I heard that I was energised. The man checked my ticket and told me that I had flown with that airline so many times that I was qualified for some upgrade. I was actually given a high priority ticket and I was to join the priority line and receive special treatment. The man changed my travel class and I sat in a very comfortable place. As soon as I sat down, someone came to ask what I would like to eat. I received an exceptionally comfortable treatment. The Lord actually went ahead to make a provision for the comfort of my journey.
It is not everyone that is given the same treatment in life, and there are people that are on the priority list. When God wants to give you access to divine supply, He makes you to be on His priority list. From today, God will change your class, put you on His priority list and give you access to unlimited supply, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* I claim Psalm 23 for my life and family today and forever.
* Like the breath of the air, my source of supply shall be ceaseless, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Today, I command all satanic evil records and hand writings programmed to delay, detain, and abort my successes to be nullified, in the name of Jesus.

When your Friend Says No

Saturday 28 May
READ: Luke 11:5-10
MORE LESSON: Luke 18:1-7

There are three lessons to learn from the Scripture reading today about relationships.

1) Answer to request from dear friends may not be instant, although true friends are not known to refuse each other's request in very difficult circumstance. The passage reveals that there would be times when dear friends could be at a crossroads in attending to one another's needs. Let it be registered in your heart this day that there could be times in your life that dear friends may answer you from within; they will neither come out to see you nor refuse to open the door for you to come into their houses. When you are at such a crossroads, you must manage the situation with wisdom. Some people easily get pissed off, go away angrily from their friend and destroy the relationship while others may plan vengeance against their friend. This passage shows that there is a way to get as much as you want from a friend even if he initially does not intend to grant your request.

2) Sometimes you carry the burdens of others, which become very tasking and humiliating. The friend who was making a request at midnight was doing so because a friend of his came to him at an odd hour. The friend came at a time when he had nothing to set before him. Wanting to meet the need of his friend, he went to another friend of his, and that one answered from within: 'Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and attend to you’. What do you do when you are humiliated for seeking to help someone? Do you give it up or refrain from pursing the good to a logical conclusion? To what extent can you go in pursuing other people's needs even when you are being insulted?

3) When this friend was refused at first instance, he did not give up. He did not consider his friend's remark as insolence; he kept knocking and pleading. Jesus thereafter remarked that though he would not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs (Luke 11:8).

When you persist on your request, you will get as much as you need. Whatever you may not get based on relationship is very possible with persistence. Know for sure that the toughest of men will give in to your request in the face of persistence. This was the message Jesus passed across in Luke 18:1-5. Next time someone says no to your critical request, don't be perturbed, rude or frustrated. Don't give in to compromise; only be persistent in righteousness, So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened : Luke 11:9-10.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, help me to persist in righteousness until my answer comes.
* Dear Lord, help me to be a true friend who stands for others in their critical hour of need.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
From henceforth, I shall not labour in vain nor bring forth for trouble, in the name of Jesus.

Combating Satanic Wiles

Friday 27 May
READ: Eph.6:10-16
MORE LESSON: II Thess.2:9-13

Wiles are tricks, gimmicks, deceits and strategies that satan uses to trap people unawares, especially Christians who should know better. God, in this verse, did not say we should ignore these wiles but that to overcome we must be armed against them. Why do we need to be armoured against wiles? It must mean that wiles have effect. Carelessness can make wiles effective against even the strongest man; by wiles satan used Delilah to finish Samson.
One of the wiles that satan uses to overcome Christians is the power of past glories of satan wrapped in ignorance of the truth by Christians, Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part in the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death; that is the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage: Heb.2:14-15. A careful look at this scripture reveals the wiles that satan uses to cheat and punish men, the lie that he has power. Satan HAD the power of death; it was in the past! That power has been taken from him by the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus passed through death, destroyed satan's power through His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead. So in your life satan's wiles must come to an end because Jesus has won the victory and satan is a liar.
Refusing to walk in this truth and appropriate it leads to damnation, That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness: II Thess.2:12. Therefore to overcome satan's lies, a child of God must be fully armed with the truth of the imputed righteousness of God for all men who have received Jesus as Lord and Saviour, For he hath made him to be sin for us , who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him: II Cor.5:21.They must also be armed with the truth of the defeat of satan on the cross, Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it....: Col.2:14-15. The believer's authority and power over satan and his forces is another truth to be armed with, Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you: Luke 10:19.
These truths along with several others that abound in the Scripture are what a believer must be armed with to overcome satanic wiles in this world. These must be read, meditated upon and even memorised with strong confessions in warfare in order to stay free of satan's wiles. The price that Jesus paid will not be nullified in your life, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* I command all satanic wiles to be abolished in my life henceforth, in Jesus’ name.
* The truth set me free today; I shall no longer be bound.
* Sing a song of victory and confess the victory of Jesus over your life all through today.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, let my profiting begin to appear to all men from today, in the name of Jesus!