Growing in all Areas

Friday 24 November
READ: Lk. 2: 40    
MORE LESSONS: Psa. 18:32-34

Jesus grew into the greatness we see in Him today. There is no sin in being small or being a child; the only crime is choosing to remain a child. Some believers are always complaining about people and the church not giving them enough attention and care, so they move from one church congregation to another. Everybody needs attention but there is a degree of attention that a man looks for and you know that he is still a child. If you are a new convert in Christ, there is nothing wrong with always needing people to visit you, buy a Bible, books and devotionals for you. But a time should come for you to grow and start doing those things for somebody else. If you always need to be followed up and encouraged before you attend church services, you need to grow. It is a child that always looks for attention and wants to be carried; an adult gives attention and carries others.

The major defining point in growth is assuming more responsibility and less dependence. When you start taking responsibility, then you become mature. It is a sign that you have refused to grow up when you don't stop complaining of not being taken care of by people. Evidence of growth is that you learn to handle some things for yourself and have a personal vision and target for your life physically, financially and spiritually.     

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and
man: Luke 2:52. Jesus grew and waxed strong in spirit. Growth and advancement must be all-round. Any man who grows in one direction and doesn't grow in others is not growing. A human being with one part of his body growing while the others remain the same is obviously sick. Kwashiorkor is a medical problem in children in whom you could see just the belly growing big while  other parts of the body are emaciated. If you concentrate only on making money and doing well in your career but your spiritual life is going down, that is not growth. At the same time, if you are growing spiritually and there is no growth in other physical aspects of your life then something is wrong.

Remember the Bible says, Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth:  III John 1:2. So as you prosper in spiritual things, there must be corresponding growth in physical and material things. Advancement is growing physically and spiritually, and may this begin to find expression in your life from today, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that you grow in grace until the fullness of the stature of Christ, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray for all-round growth physical, spiritual, and career, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that you will grow in strenght, wisdom, and favour with God and men, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
November is my set time, I can no longer be stopped, by favour and mercy I advance to my new level today, in the mighty name of Jesus.

God at Work

Thursday 23 November
READ: Psa. 44:1-9  
MORE LESSONS: John 14:1-3

One way you can know a man very well is by the nature of his work. In Deut. 32:2-3, Moses the servant of God ascribed greatness to God because of the nature of His work; His work is perfect. God does not just do things but does  perfect works. The word ‘perfect’ in this regard means His work is complete in all respects, completely correct, accurate, exact, without reservation or qualification, pure and absolute. Because Prophet Moses knew the quality of God's work, he decided to sing a song to glorify Him.

Each time God works, He does not do anything less than can be described as perfect. But before He can go to work on your behalf, He wants to know that you trust Him and you are able to stress your belief in Him. Moses did just that through his song as we see in today’s text, "Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us." : Psa. 44:5.
He told God they wanted to get victory through Him. Beloved, through God you can triumph over your enemy, and even get God to start a complete new thing in your life (Joel 2:21).

Boasting in God and praising Him also makes Him to go to work on your behalf. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah: verse 8. And as you know, when God is at work, His Spirit and His name will be present there (Gen.1:1-2).

Dearly beloved, you can provoke God to go to work in your life. May the Lord Almighty work His work in your life today and now, in Jesus’ name. Getting God’s attention is not difficult at all, in as much as you are in the fold. All you need more than any other thing is to praise Him every day. Give the testimonies of what God has done before and project your faith for more and you will know that God is never tired of doing works. As it is written concerning Jesus,
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him: Acts 10:38.
Jesus is anointed for good works because of what we may need today and tomorrow.

Prayer/Action
* Declare that the perfection of Jesus will be seen in all that you do today, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that God will put the weight of His glory to work on your behalf, in Jesus’ name.
* Ask God to perfect His workings in your life and family, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Today, I shall not be a casuality of warfare; I receive cover by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

God is ever Willing

Wednesday 22 November
READ: Matt. 8:1-3   
MORE LESSON:   Matt. 9:18-22

It is a disadvantage to have a wrong perception of God. Therefore, it is wrong for anybody to assume that God is not willing to let him off the hook, like the leper in our text. This is share ignorance. God is merciful, kind and generous. Whatever you are going through, approach Him as a Father and don't be discouraged by the gravity of your sin because the blood of Jesus is enough to cleanse you from all forms of oppression and sin.

The prodigal son took courage and confidently walked to his father after squandering his inheritance, asking to be a servant, I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned ... And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants: Lk. 15:18-19. You ought to do the same; go back to God, tell Him you are sorry, He is ever willing to forgive. Don't even have a servant mentality, go as a son, you are not a servant but a son, ... I have called you friends .... Jn. 15:15. Your willingness is what is in question, now take a bold step and approach the throne of grace.

It took courage for the leper to approach Jesus because he did not know whether Jesus would be willing to heal him, and also because a leper was  an outcast. But Jesus proved to him that none is an outcast no matter their state spiritually or otherwise. He is also willing any day to heal, save, restore, deliver or do any good, if you are willing to approach His throne of grace, If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Isa. 1:19. The first step to a blessing from God is  willingness. It is willingness that brings obedience and obedience stirs  Heaven to do anything.

Are you willing to be blessed of God in any area of life? Prove your willingness by living up to God's expectation from today and  bring His power to bear in your matter. God is willing if you are willing. In fact, God is more willing than man, if only we will approach Him in faith believing, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need: Heb. 4:16.
The leper came by faith and went away with healing. If you too can approach Heaven through prayer, faith and obedience, you will be delivered.

Prayer/Action
* Give God thanks for the privilege to approach the throne of grace with confidence, in Jesus’ name.
* Tell God that you believe, and there shall be lifting, success, promotion and healing for you, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Every lie of the enemy over my life, health, career, family, business, spirit, and destiny ends now, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Great Grace for all Leaders, Spiritual & Political

Tuesday 21 November
READ: Eph. 3:7-8  
MORE LESSON: James 4:6

The grace of God exists on three different levels. 1. The word grace means unmerited favour. 2. Grace refers to God's willingness to enter into a covenant of righteousness with you and bring you into His presence. 3. Grace is the anointing of God. The Holy Ghost is the anointed of God, and He extends that anointing to you. The anointing will remove all burdens and destroy yokes, it will bless, empower you, go before you to prepare the way for God to move. You can pray and believe God for this active side of grace to do extra ordinary i.e. operating in the supernatural realm of the spirit.

In Acts 4, Peter and John did a notable miracle where a lame man began to walk. The people rejoiced, and word of the miracle came to the Sanhedrin, who grabbed them and demanded that they stop teaching and preaching in the name of Jesus under threat of death. They went and reported all that the chief priests and scribes and elders had said. They then began to pray, praising God, asking for boldness so that they could speak even more fearlessly with signs and wonders following. They were asking for a manifestation of the power of grace. Grace showed up, and they spoke the Word of God boldly. Many signs and wonders were manifested and people brought their sick into the street so they could at least be touched by the shadow of Peter passing by. When you experience a time of great grace, you don't struggle to manifest power! Anybody who was sick, demon possessed, who needed a miracle were healed because great grace came on the disciples. It will come upon you today, in Jesus’ name.

Great Grace is the power of God that enables you to do what God calls you to do. We are totally dependent on the power of God to teach and to pastor. You can do better; function better when you operate under the unction of the grace of God. May God anoint you with this grace today, in Jesus’ name? Man can't take glory for doing anything. If a miracle happens when we preach and minister, when we pray and believe, thank God, but it's not us; it's the grace of God.

You are a saint of God, with grace in you. Talk back to the devil. Tell him that he can do whatever he wants, but you know what's going to happen in the end. You're going to get God's grace just in time. God has covenanted with you to show up! His grace will be sufficient for you to go through it all 2 Cor. 12:9. Paul knew that the grace of God should cause him to be able to face trouble fearlessly. He had a covenant with God, and he had the manifested power of God, which is grace. Because of that, hear what Paul said, I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me: Phil. 4:13.  If you stay on the Word of God, refusing to be moved by what you see, feel, and what people say, then you're going to be moved by knowing who you are and where you are standing. This is going to bring you the experience of victory, which in turn will give you hope in this year.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that great grace will be upon your life as It was on the apostles, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that in all things the grace of God will be sufficient for you, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I receive God's unction and power upon my tongue now, my words shall be a law to my enemies, in the name of Jesus.