*Thursday 26th January 2023* ____ *TOPIC:* *PRAYER RENEWS STRENGTH

 🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL–* 

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🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him." (Luke 22:43)

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

Luke 22:40-35

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 41-42

*COMMENTARY*

The world we live in is a world of power. Nothing operates successfully without being connected to a force or some form of energy: Spiritual or Physical.

As Christians, we are expected to express the power of God just as Jesus did. One of Je's success secrets was his prayer altar. His public appearance was mostly to manifest the power of God and not to generate the power of God (Acts 10:38). "He went about doing good, healing all that were sick and oppressed of the devil".

When we pray, we generate power to withstand the powers of

darkness, demonic influences and manifestations trying to take over our lives and environment. We must not pray for praying sake. A Scottish Queen named Mary once said "I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the assembled armies of Europe". Through prayer one is turned into another man.

We should engage the force of prayer to manifest the will of God

on earth. "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven". Prayer is pivotal to the realization of this because the devil who the Bible describes as the ruler of this world and in some occasions is referred to as the prince of the power of the air will want absolute

control over the earth but we are expected to pray down the will of God as it is in heaven here on earth.

*Prayer is the means through which the supernatural is made available to natural men.* "Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wing as Eagles, and they shall run and not grow weary, walk and not faint". Such

strength is not gotten from prayerlessness; it is a result of the secret place. Jesus being in anguish, prayed earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. No wonder h wondered about the agony of the cross.

Can we spend time in prayers just like Jesus did? We cannot remain

fragile, this world and its system do not answer to such men.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

Prayer is a means and not an end, we keep praying until something happens.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Father, strengthen me to tarry in the place of prayer until my testimony manifest, in Jesus name.

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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Wednesday 25th January 2023* *TOPIC:* *WATCH AND PRAY*

 

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"Keep alert and pray. Otherwise, the temptation will overpower you..."(Matt. 26:41, NIV).

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

Matthew 26:36-41;

Colossians 4:2.

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 38-40

*COMMENTARY*

Situations in our land today call for vigorous prayer. It is time to be awakened in spirit as soldiers of God. A good Christian is expected to be vigilant and walk in the spirit to overcome the menace of satan these days. Prayer plays an important role in a believer's life. It is the act of expressing petitions and communication with God. 

A few years ago, a brother was coming from Church and was kidnapped. In the process of making contact with his family for ransom, the kidnappers found a bible in his bag. They told him vividly that they would not kill him. Rather, they beat him mercilessly and dumped him by the roadside with his hands and face tied. A little after, a good passer-by assisted him and took him home. If that brother had not been a prayerful person who spends quality time in the church and the presence of God, would he have survived? Always watch and pray.

Before the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, He entered Gethsemane with His disciples. As a human being, His heart was heavy and He asked his disciples to watch and pray while He would go further and tarry before the Father. Surprisingly when He returned, He met His disciples sleeping. These devout men of God could not watch and pray for just one hour. Remember, when the devil is working, he blocks every man's sense of reasoning. Every idea is gone. At this juncture in our nation, a lot of Christians are facing one persecution or the other. The solution to this is to pray rather than murmur. Apostle Paul encouraged the Colossians to pray earnestly with thanksgiving. A prayer of thanksgiving is a prayer answered. The Colossians had to believe that God had answered their prayer.

Christianity is a religion of faith and belief. Do not wait until problems come before you pray. Fervent prayer averts ugly situations and makes impossibility possible.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

Pray in season and out of season so that you will not enter into temptation.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

God, I pray that every moment of my life is covered with the blood of Jesus. Amen

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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Tuesday 24th January, 2023* ____ *TOPIC:* *GOD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

🔑 *KEY VERSE:*

"Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, hitherto hath the Lord helped us" (1 Samuel 7: 12).

📖 *TODAY'S READING:*
1 Samuel 7: 7-17

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN*
Genesis 35-37

*COMMENTARY*
Actually the war in this chapter can be compared to that of chapter 4:1-10, the Philistines made a mistake, it was God not just the ark that was in the midst or with the people of Israel.

The people cried out unto God through Samuel the prophet for an immediate help of refuge and deliverance, the people did not depend on their own strength or power to deliver them. Samuel made a sacrifice to God and God acted on their
behalf.

Where you seek solution and help from in times of trouble really matters a lot. Samuel's prayers and sacrifices to God gave them victory over their arch enemies. God is a mighty warrior, He has war tactics, and God can handle your life challenges if only you will cry to him for help.

Many times in life when issues arise, we think they are for our doom, but whereas some of them have occurred for God's name to be glorified. When we see the text, God used that situation to subdue the enemies of the Israelites, so also God can use some situations to silent and subdue the issues surrounding our lives. God can use issues and challenges to recover some lost virtues to us especially when we engage in prayer. God is our defender He will fight for us.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
God can fight for us, our faith in him determines how far He will go with us.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
My heavenly Father, fight for me in the battles of life and help me subdue my enemies. In the name of Yeshua, the Christ.
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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Monday 23rd January, 2023* ____ *TOPIC:* *GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU*

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"Jesus said to them, 'come and eat breakfast. Yet none of the disciple dared ask Him, who are you? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them and likewise the fish". (John 21:12, 13, NKJV)

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

John 21:1-13

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 32-34

*COMMENTARY*

Peter and other apostles were in various occupations when Jesus called them to follow Him. For the three years of Jesus earthly ministry, there was no record of any of the apostles going back to his previous occupation. Within those three years they followed Jesus, they did not lack anything. He provided everything they needed: food, shelter, money, protection, leadership and others.

While Jesus was still in the grave, Peter was overwhelmed by the thought of what to eat and drink. He forgot in a jiffy how Jesus took care of them. Hence, he told six other apostles with him that he was going back to fishing. They joined him immediately.

This is a true picture of what many people who are called into the ministry are doing today. The concern for personal care and family welfare outweighs concern for the ministry. These people give most of their time to mundane things in the name of tent making. They forget that Apostle Paul was also involved in tent making, yet he gave all of his life in preaching the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles. People of God, the ministry is your primary call, don't leave it to go back a fishing. God will take care of you. 

The abandonment of the Master's primary assignment to the believers is not peculiar to the ministers of the gospel alone. Many members regard it as the work of the pastors. May I remind you that the Great commission is an assignment to all believers.

Peter and his colleagues caught nothing throughout the night; yet,

in the morning Jesus fed them with bread and fish that was divinely provided. Don't abandon God's assignment to you

because of the cares of this life. God will take adequate care of you.

🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

If Jesus has called you, don't go back a fishing else you will catch nothing.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Lord, help me to always remember that you care for me.

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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Sunday 22nd January 2023* ____ *TOPIC:* *IS ALL BY GRACE*

 

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"He refreshes and restores my life (myself), He leads me in the paths of righteousness (uprightness and right standing with Him, not for my earning it but) for his name's sake" (Psalm 23:3 AVB)

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

Ephesians 2:1-10

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 30-31

*COMMENTARY*

Sometimes I hear some people boasting and asking, "Do you know me? Do you know who I am? I am this and I am that." What goes on in my mind when I hear this is that they are ignorant of who they are. Even those of us who are believers in Christ sometimes speak and behave as if God's mercy and salvation we received by His grace were earned as a result of our good deeds and righteousness. Prophet Jeremiah said that it was because of the Lord's great love and mercy that we are not consumed, for His compassion never fails (Lam. 3:22). We were saved, healed, delivered and prospered because of God's great love and mercy and not by merit.

David said, "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name is the glory, because of your love and faithfulness" (Psalm 115:1). Whatever we are or have is by God's grace and mercy. We should recognize God as the Owner of our lives and all we have, no matter the level of grace and wisdom we operate on. When Paul and Barnabas were given glory due to God and great and mind-blowing names were ascribed to them for the great miracle God wrought through them, they refused to take the glory (Acts 14:8-16). May we not be tempted to take the glory due God.

The miracles of blessings, deliverance, healings and promotions we receive from God are not a result of our righteousness but for His name's sake. Paul said, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place" (II Cor. 2:14). Christ is the one who makes us prosper. He is the one who leads us to triumph in all the ways we go. No matter our anointing, academic prowess, leadership acumen etc, the credit must go to God. Let us give all the glory to the Almighty God for who He is and for what He does.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

We are what we are by God's grace and not by merit. Let us glorify Him in our lives.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Oh Lord, help me to be humble no matter how blessed and great I am. May I always remember to put you first in my life?

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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Saturday 21st January, 2023*

*TOPIC:* 

*MAKING GOD'S PLAN WORK*

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"For I know the plan I have for you" declares the Lord "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to gve you hope amd a futuare."Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

James 4:13-16

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 27-29

*COMMENTARY*

God knows the importance of plans and confidently stated that He is well aware of those plans and the strategies therein to prosper His children.

Therefore, it is eminent for us to plan because our Heavenly Father is a Master Planner. No wonder He never fails. A wise man once said, "If you fail to plan you are planning to fail". Knowing that we don't have absolute authority to establish our thoughts, therefore it becomes pertinent for us to yield to God's plan. Although, our plans should be connected to our purpose and resolution, we must allow God to be in control. Think ahead and plan your day; then live each of those days one at a time. And change the plans if the Lord wants you to do so. But never live without a plan.

Consider this:

✓ Put your desires/strategies in writing -Hab. 2:2

✓ Meditate on your plans - Philippians 4:8

✓ Pray for your plans - Prov. 16:9

✓ Follow up on your plans - Prov. 21:25

A penned down plan is like an architectural design on a paper, praying over it is like getting Government approval, meditating over the plan is like equipping yourself for the project and following up on your plans is like leading a supervisory role; actions are exerted on the plan and it transforms into a visible project aimed at achieving result.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Lord, I hand over my plans to you, help me to accomplish all that you have for me.

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🍲 *SHABACH YESHUA ENDLESS GOODNESS DAILY DEVOTIONAL* *Friday 20th January, 2023* *TOPIC:* *GOD HAS A PLAN*

 

🔑 *KEY VERSE:* 

"For I know the thoughts I think towards you, saith the Lord; thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end" (Jeremiah 29:11).

📖 *TODAY'S READING:* 

Deuteronomy 2:4-9

📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN* 

Genesis 25-26

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COMMENTARY*

God has a plan for everyone and everything. Within this plan, He has a set of steps, rules, and instructions that will take you to the appointed place. Very important to this plan is the ability to hear from God. To hear when He tells you to make a move, not to make a move, to recognize a God-given opportunity, to recognize the answer to prayers, or when something comes and it looks like the answer but is not the answer.

Many times, when we have been waiting for an extended period for God's plan to come into action, something comes along that looks like God's answer but it isn't. At those times we should

remember that God gave us a specific covenant and He will fulfill it. So we shouldn't settle for less or for what looks like it but isn't it.

The children of Israel in today's passage were told not to possess any of the lands they passed through because those who dwell in those lands were also His covenant children, the children of Esau. God told Israel to move forward, not to so much as disturb anyone in those lands and not to strike fear in their hearts but to look forward to their expected land. The places they were passing through resembled the good land God told them He would give them but it wasn't it!.

Sometimes it may look like it but it isn't it. That's where wisdom and diligence come in. You need the wisdom to know God's plan, God's steps, and God's instructions. You need the diligence to stick with the plan in face of all odds. God's plans are precise and infallible and will never fail. God's plan will never fail in your life in Jesus' name.

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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS* 

God's plan for you is precise and perfect, don't settle for less.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER* 

Lord, give me wisdom to stick to your plan, to recognize and understand the steps you're taking me through, and may your plan never fail in my life, or the lives of my descendants.

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