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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (9)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The man that is born of God is seated at the right hand of God where Jesus is seated.

The words of Paul again in Ephesians 1:19-21 in the Passion Translation reads “I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of the immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm! And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is every name that is ever praised, not only in this age; but in the age that is coming!”

It is important to quickly point out that the use of the word “places” by the King James Version was added by translators, that is, it wasn’t in the original manuscript. The addition of that word “places” could be misleading because it could give the mindset that there is a throne in different heavenly realm where Jesus is sitting. Hence, it should be better read with the word places ignored. The resurrection of Jesus is our resurrection. His exaltation is our exaltation. His sitting at the father’s right hand far above all principalities and powers is our sitting at the father’s right hand in the heavenly. In other words, where he is seated is where we are seated. Paul affirms this fact to us in Ephesians 2:4-6, “But God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”. Therefore, we are seated where Christ is seated. Glory! 

INSTRUCTION: Be full of your realities in Christ.                     

CONFESSION: I declare that I am seated together with Christ in the heavenly far above all principalities and power, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The believer in Christ occupies the right hand of the father.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: PSALM CHAPTER 110; EVENING: HEBREWS CHAPTER 10

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (8)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The resurrection and exaltation of Jesus equals the resurrection and exaltation of the believer in him.

The Passion Translation of Ephesians 1:19-21echoes, “I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of the immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm! And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is every name that is ever praised, not only in this age; but in the age that is coming!” Born again is a resurrection life which is our reigning life. It’s also clear that we are the residents of God’s power. That is why the Passion Translation says that power is available to us, and the Amplified version clears it more by saying that the power is in us and for us.

Upon the resurrection, there is exaltation to a place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm. This is what was rendered in the King James Translation as the “right hand of God” where it reads, “Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places”. Upon resurrection, Jesus was exalted to sit at the father’s right hand. That “right hand” he was exalted to sit upon resurrection does not mean right hand side; that is, Jesus literally sitting on a chair or throne somewhere at the father’s right hand. That sitting at the father’s right hand is what the Passion Translation explains better as him being exalted to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm. The question is where is this place? If Jesus’ resurrection was our resurrection as we had rightly seen, then Jesus’ exaltation was our exaltation. That exaltation to the father’s right hand where he sits, the place of supreme authority in the heavenly realm was our exaltation to the father’s right hand where we sit; meaning we sit in a place of supreme authority in the heavenly realm be virtue of being in Christ. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Let your realities occupy your mind.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in a place of supreme authority, power and dominion in the heavenly realm, Amen.

QUOTE: The believer upon identification with Christ resurrection was seated where Christ is seated.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 24; EVENING: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (7)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The power of God becomes the power of the believer at new birth. So, you are God’s power house and power station.

Ephesians 1:19-21 in The Passion Translation has been our main stay for now, it reads, “I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of the immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm! And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is every name that is ever praised, not only in this age; but in the age that is coming!”

These words spoken by Paul or revealed by Paul here concerning Jesus relates to us in him. Hence, the new birth is a resurrection, because the resurrection power gave birth to us. Observe Paul’s saying that “this power is made available to you through faith”. The Amplified Version says “this power is in us and for us”. In other words, do you know that we house God’s resurrection power? Yes, we house God’s power. Reigning in Christ which includes reigning over devils means exercising our authority, dominion, right, privileges and power in Christ. Paul has made it clear to us that God’s power resides in us. So the born again man is God’s power house. You reign over devils because the power of God became yours at new birth. You operate the highest sphere of power. You are not in lack of power, and you are not in need of power. All the power you need or will ever need as a believer entered you at new birth. You are in the realm of power above all other realms of power. And that is why Satan, demons and devils cannot make noise where you are. If they make noise, shut them up and they will obey. You are in charge. God’s power is your power. Devils and demons are subjected to you because of this reality. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Manifest who you are.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in charge. Therefore, I give instructions and devils obey me, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: The born-again man is God’s powerhouse and power station.

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (6)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the power that gave birth to you. You are a product of that resurrection power.

Let us pay close attention to Ephesians 1:19-21 in the Passion Translation, it reads, “I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of the immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm! And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is every name that is ever praised, not only in this age; but in the age that is coming.” Words spoken concerning Jesus relates to us (believers) in him. Hence, we said that by identification;

  • What Jesus has accomplished is accredited to your account.
  • What belongs to Jesus belongs to you.
  • Who Jesus is shows who you are.
  • What Jesus has is what you have.
  • What Jesus can do is what you can do.
  • Where Jesus is shows where you are.

We saw that God’s power that raised Jesus from the dead got us born again. Born again is a resurrection; from death to life. Hence, Ephesians 2:1 in the Passion Translation says “And his fullness fills you, even though you were once like corpses, dead in your sins and tresspasses”. Jesus’ words in John 5:24 affirms that the new birth is a resurrection, it reads “Verily, Verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life”. Notice, “passed from death unto life”, that is a resurrection. So, the new birth is a resurrection life; that resurrection life is the reigning life, the life of authority, dominion and power. The resurrection life is at work in you. The reigning life is your life now. You are a product of resurrection; meaning, you are a product of power, authority and dominion. Glory!  

INSTRUCTION: Live the reigning life.

CONFESSION: I declare that I rule and reign in life because I am in Christ Jesus, Amen.

QUOTE: The believer lives the resurrection life.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (5)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The man that is born of God was born out of the womb of resurrection; God’s resurrection power is at work in him.

The Passion Translation rendering of Ephesians 1:19-21 is important in our explanation; it reads “I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honour and supreme authority in the heavenly realm! And now he is exalted as first above every ruler, authority, government, and realm of power in existence! He is gloriously enthroned over every name that is ever praised, not only in this age, but in the age that is coming!” It is vital to always keep in mind that words spoken concerning Jesus relates to the believer by virtue of identification. By identification:

  • What Jesus has accomplished is accredited to your account.
  • What belongs to Jesus belongs to you.
  • Who Jesus is represents or shows who you are.
  • What Jesus has is what you have.
  • What Jesus can do is what you can do.
  • Where Jesus is shows where you are.

Relating the above six points with understanding to Ephesians 1:19-21, we can deduce that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that passed us from dead to life at new birth. At new birth, the resurrection power of Jesus was our resurrection power. Hence, born again is a resurrection; a resurrection from death to life. That is, a resurrection from spiritual death to spiritual life in Christ Jesus, and this life is what is referred to us eternal life. Little wonder Paul in Ephesians 2:1 says “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins”. We were dead before new birth; at new birth God quickened us, that is, he gave us life or raised us from death to life. So, born again is a resurrection. We live a resurrection life which is our reigning life.  The Passion Translation of Ephesians 2:1 says we were like corpses before new birth. In other words, a man that is not born again is a walking corpse (spiritual speaking). So God’s power at new birth raises us from death to life. You are a product of resurrection; you were born out of resurrection, hence you rule and reign in life. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Be conscious of your realities.

CONFESSION: God’s resurrection power is at work in me now and always, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Born again is a resurrection.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 1

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (4)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: Where authority is concerned, no other authority is compared to the believer’s authority because the believer’s authority is the highest sphere of authority.

It is clear that the man in Christ in whom Christ resides in is he who carries him that sits in the highest sphere of authority, far above principalities and powers, and might, and dominion and every name that is named. The man in Christ reigns in Christ. And reigning in Christ implies exercising your authority, right and privileges in Christ. Thus, to reign over devils implies exercising your authority. The fact that we reign over devils is that we have authority over them. That authority that we have is what defines our reigning life. We will not reign over demons and devils if we never had authority over them. It is that authority we have over them that explains why we reign over them. In unfolding to you that you reign over devils, there is need to unveil to you your authority in Christ; your position in Christ and where you are seated in Christ. This is because it is the understanding of this fact above that will empower you to live your reigning life.

In Paul’s words in Ephesians 1:16-23, this fact on our authority where we are seated which is where Christ is seated is clear, observe verse 19-21 which reads “And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come”. The Amplified Translation of Ephesians 1:19-21 reads, “And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of his mighty strength, Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and in the world which are to come”. Glory! 

INSTRUCTION: You are in authority; acknowledge this.

CONFESSION: I affirm God’s word over my life that has made it clear to me that I am in the highest sphere of authority. Therefore, I fear no devil, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: The believer is situated and seated in the highest sphere of authority.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JAMES CHAPTER 1; EVENING: JAMES CHAPTER 5

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (3)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: We have authority that surpasses all authority because we sit in the sphere of authority far above all principalities and powers.

In 2Corinthians 5:17, Paul says “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”. The man here is “in Christ”, that is, the believer. In Colossians 1:26-27, Paul says “Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”. The believer is in Christ and Christ is in the believer. So what took place at new birth was a fusion; a fusion of you into Christ and Christ into you. In Ephesians 1:16-23, Paul lets us see that Jesus sits in a sphere of authority far above all principalities and powers.

Christ lives in us; this implies that the one that sits in the highest sphere of authority lives in us; we house him. This by implication means that if the one that sits in the highest sphere of authority where principalities and powers, demons and devils are subject to him now lives in us; it means we are the ones that carry he that sits in the highest sphere of authority. We are seated equally in the highest sphere of authority; and thus, all principalities and powers, demons and devils, Satan and his cohorts are subject to us. There is no point in our lives as believers where the devil and his cohorts gets higher than us in power or authority and we become lesser than them; except you are in Christ, the sphere of authority you operate from. Satan has been given so much power in our minds; and by this, we find it difficult to see and appreciate the fact that we occupy a place of authority that is far above all principalities and powers. Why give the devil the kind of power he doesn’t deserve in your mind, and seeing yourself as one less of power where the devil is concerned? You shouldn’t be the one to be intimidated by demons and devils; demons and devils should be intimidated by you. Why should you be in fear of demons? Demons should be afraid of you! You are in charge; you are in authority. Glory!   

INSTRUCTION: Acknowledge your realities.

CONFESSION: I confess that I am in authority; therefore, demons and devils are under my foot, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: We don’t fear demons or devils, demons and devils fear us.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (2)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: The person of Jesus who is in the highest sphere of authority is in the believer.

It is established that the man that is in Christ, the believer, the born again man, reigns in Christ. And to reign in Christ is to enforce the reality of redemption; it is to enforce Jesus’ accomplishment on your behalf in his redemptive work (his death, burial and resurrection). Reigning in Christ is exercising your authority, power and dominion in Christ. Thus, to reign over devils already implies we have power and authority over devils. Which means Satan and his cohorts are subject to us; they are under our foot. This is because we are in the highest sphere and domain of power. This is what Paul lets us see in his prayers in Ephesians 1:16-23 which reads “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all”.

Where is Christ seated? Christ is seated at God’s right hand in the heavenly, far above all principality and power, and might and dominion, and every name that is named. Christ who occupies the highest sphere of authority has put all things under the authority of the church (you and me who is body). In other words, where Christ is seated is where you are seated. If you are in Christ at new birth, and Christ is in the highest realm of power and authority, it means you are in him who is in the highest realm of power. Being in him who is in the highest realm of power and authority is a proof that you are in the highest realm of power and authority. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: You are in the domain of power. Acknowledge this!

CONFESSION: I affirm that I am in authority; therefore, I am in charge, in Jesus Name, Amen

QUOTE: The believer is the one that carries the highest sphere of authority.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 3

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YOU REIGN OVER DEVILS (1)

“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

LIGHT FOR NOW: You are in the sphere and domain of authority in Christ that is far above all principalities and powers.

The believer in Christ, the man that is born of God reigns in Christ. The terminology “reign in Christ” simply means to exercise all the rights, privileges, power and authority you have in Christ. It is enforcing the reality of redemption. Part of that reign in Christ or the authority you have to exercise which is a benefit of redemption is your authority of devils and demons, Satan, the enemy and his cohorts. For you to exercise authority over something already shows that you are high in rank and hierarchy over that thing; that thing is subject to you. That thing you have authority over is under your feet. Whatever you have authority over has no power over you; you rather have power over it. If you are in authority over something, it means you are in charge over that thing, that thing cannot be measured up or compared to you. All of the above is a reality you have in redemption above Satan, demons and devils. In other words:

  • You are high in rank and hierarchy over Satan, and his cohorts. You operate a sphere of authority that is far above all principalities and powers.
  • Satan, demons and devils are subject to you.
  • Satan, demons and devils are under your feet.
  • Satan, demons and devils have no power over you; you rather have power over them because you are the one in authority.
  • Satan, demons and devils can’t be measured up or compared to you where authority and power is concerned. You are in charge and in a realm of power above them all.

If all the above is the reality of the believer, then why have most believers accredit so much power to the devil and less power to themselves? If the above is your reality, where do most people get the mindset that at twelve midnight, Satan is very powerful, and they have to wake up every twelve midnight to engage in battle or in a combat with the devil? Why have they made Satan that powerful in their mind that they have to combat with him every twelve midnight? Ignorance is the problem; they don’t know what they have in Christ and who they are in Christ. You are in the domain of power and authority. Satan is subject to you, except you allow him use your authority to deal with you based on your ignorance of that authority. You are in authority. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Know your realities in Christ.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in authority; therefore I render Satan and his activities redundant and ineffective, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are in a sphere of authority higher than any other sphere and hemisphere.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1 EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (13)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: The believer in Christ does not go into the secret place, he was taken in there once at salvation and he is eternally there.

From a couple of analysis done so far on Psalm 91:1, the rephrased reading was thus rendered as “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High (one with the height of all authority and power) benefits from the defence and protection of the Almighty, the one that is sufficient to protect and defend”. The secret or secret place is a person. Colossians 2:3 gave us a lead and it reads “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”. The context here is Jesus, so all of God’s wisdom and knowledge is hid in Christ.

The word “hid” in Colossians 2:3 is the exact translation of the word secret in Psalm 91:1, and here in Colossians 2:3, that word sether is “apokruphos” in Greek. This Greek word has another Greek word in it spelt “krupto”. This word is used in Colossians 3:3 which read “For ye are dead, and your life is hid in Christ in God”. So, where does God hide things? God hides things in Christ. God hides wisdom in Christ (Colossians 2:3). God hides persons in Christ (Colossians 3:3). The man born of God is hidden in Christ. So;

  • The secret of the Most High is not a place in the tabernacle. Neither is it a church building.
  • God’s secret throughout the ages was Christ.
  • God’s secret throughout the ages was hid in Christ.

The secret of the Most High is a person. You are hidden in Christ. I am in the secret of the Most High because I am in Christ. I don’t go to the secret place, I have been taken there once in salvation and I am there eternally in Christ. Glory!!!

INSTRUCTION: Acknowledge your realities.

CONFESSION: I affirm that I am in Christ, so I am in the secret place eternally, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: It is in Christ we know all of God’s wisdom, intentions and plans.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 2 EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 1

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (12)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: You are in your safety zone in Christ; no harm can come near your dwelling.

From the close investigation of Psalm 91:1, the text can be thus rephrased as “The inhabitants of the secret of Most High (one with the height of all authority and power) benefits from the defence and protection of the Almighty, the one that is sufficient to protect and defend”. It thus suffices us to say that the “secret” or “secret place” David was referring to was not a place but a person. The person of Christ who is God is that secret or secret place. To make this more clearer and more in the affirmative, since we are looking at David’s prophecy and we had established that it was about Christ even as it relates to the believer in Christ, let’s go into the epistles and see if the word secret (“sether”) was used concerning Christ.

Paul in Colossians 2:3 gives us a hint, it reads “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”. He is talking about Christ in context, the post text makes this clear, “For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him” (Colossians 2:5-6). The pretext verse 1 and 2 also shows that Jesus is the context of this statement. In other words, “In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”. That word “hid” in Colossians 2:3 is the exact translation of the Hebrew word “sether” in Psalm 91:1 which is used for a person, Jesus. Information knowledge and the wisdom of God are hid in Christ. So God’s secret is a person, and we are in that person; meaning we are in the secret place. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: You are in Jesus, your safety zone; acknowledge this.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in Christ, and thus safety, preservation and protection is mine, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: The person of Jesus is God’s secret place.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 2CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 4 EVENING: ROMANS CHAPTER 5

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (11)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: The Almighty is the sufficient one, the double breasted one; He is the one that shields and defends you. 

In our investigation of Psalm 91:1, we’ve looked closely into a couple of words. The last word to be looked at in verse 1 of Psalm 91 is the word “Almighty”. This is a word you will see used in Genesis 17:1 which reads “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect”. That last word we are looking at in Psalm 91:1 which is Almighty was translated from the Hebrew “shadday”; it has a general usage. The word “shadday” implies sufficient. It also means “double breasted”, describing a person who can handle things. Our God is the sufficient God; He is self-sufficient. Our God is the double breasted one. The one with the height of all authority and power (the Most High) and the one that is sufficient and double breasted is the one that shields you; you are too protected, shielded and defended. Bringing the entire analysis on Psalm 91:1 together, the text can thus be rendered revelatory as “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High (one with the height of all authority and power) benefits from the defence and protection of the Almighty, the one that is sufficient to protect and defend”. Glory!!!   

INSTRUCTION: Never quake nor shake, the double breasted one; the self sufficient one and the one with the height of all authority and power is your shield.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am too protected to be destroyed; too shielded to be harmed, in Jesus name, Amen.

QUOTE: We serve a self-sufficient God who is sufficient all by himself.

DAILY READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 4

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (10)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: The Most High is the one with the height of all authority and power.

Having examined a couple of words up till the word shadow, let’s observe the next word which is “Most High”. The word “Most High” was gotten from the Greek word “Elyon” which implies height, lofty, supreme, the height of authority and power. Note it was used for authority and power and not height. In Genesis 14:18-19, we see a use of this word, it reads “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth”. David’s use of the word “Most High” (Elyon) refers to the height of authority and power.

Bringing the understanding of the word Most High back to Psalm 91:1, it can be rephrased as “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High (one with the height of all authority and power) benefits from the defence and protection of the Almighty”. So who is shielding you? The Most High is the one shielding you. Who is the Most High? The Most High is the one with the height of all authority and power. If the one with the height of all authority and power shields you, who is that devil that can hurt you and harm you? The one with the height of all authority and power is your shield and covering; He is your defender, preserver and protection, no devil can hurt you. Glory!!!

INSTRUCTION: Fear not! The one with the height of all authority and power is your shield.

CONFESSION: I affirm that I am shielded by the one with all authority and power; He is my God and Father, in Jesus name, Amen.

QUOTE: The believer is too shielded and defended to be afraid.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: PSALM CHAPTER 91 EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (9)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: Being shielded, protected and defended is a benefit we enjoy in Christ in salvation.

Psalm 91:1 upon investigation was being rephrased to “The inhabitant of the secret of the Most High lives in the shadow of the Almighty”. David is talking about the power of God to hide things. God hides me; God hides you. And whoever is hidden by God is not far from him. Meaning, God hides with himself or God hides us in himself. Hence, the believer who is born of God is hidden by God in God. Paul in Colossians 3:3 will say “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”. That’s how secured you are. The next word to be looked into in Psalm 91:1 is the word “shadow”. This word is the Hebrew word “tsel”; it implies shelter or defence.

In Genesis 19:8, this word “tsel” was used, it reads “Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the SHADOW of my roof”. It was equally used in Numbers 14:9, and it was rendered there as “defence”, it reads, “Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their DEFENCE is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not”. So the word “shadow” means defence or protection from its Hebrew word “tsel”. At this point, Psalm 91:1 can be rephrased as “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High benefits from the defence and protection of the Almighty”. You are defended and protected by God. Glory!!!

INSTRUCTION: Acknowledge that Christ is your defence and protection.

CONFESSION: I affirm by faith and in faith that I am shielded, defended and protected by the Almighty, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: The man in Christ is shielded, protected and defended in Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 1 EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (8)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: Your safety, preservation and protection in Christ are benefits of being hidden by God in God.

In our previous studies, we got in to examine the word “dwell” in verse 1 of our above text and we saw that it is the Hebrew word “yashab” which implies an inhabitant. Yashab is actually where people live. That means the Most High is the one that will keep people there. It is the Most High that makes it secret, it is not the inhabitants that makes it secret. Thus, at this point, Psalm 91:1 can be re-read as: “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”. A rephrasing of this for better understanding will read “The inhabitants of the secret of the Most High live in the shadow of the Almighty”. That is, this is a privilege; it is a benefit of being hidden by God.

The word “abide” there was translated from a Hebrew word that implies a benefit or privilege of being hidden by God. It therefore, follows the line of thoughts that the secret of the Most High does not refer to a geographical location but the power of God to hide things. In other words, “He that is hidden by God lives in the shadow of the Almighty”. So, you are an inhabitant of the protection of the Most High. God hides me! God hides you! He that is hidden by God abides under the shadow of the Almighty. In essence, whoever that God hides is not far from him. This in other words means, God hides with himself or God hides us in himself. Glory!!!  

INSTRUCTION: God hides you with himself; acknowledge this.

CONFESSION: I declare today that I am a beneficiary of being hidden by God in God, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The believer is hidden in God.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ROMANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: ROMANS CHAPTER 8

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (7)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: At salvation, you and Christ fused into each other; you are in him and he is in you; you are in each other.

We have carefully looked at the word “secret” and the word “place” which was not in the original manuscript; and thus, Psalm 91:1 can be rendered as “he that dwells in the secret of the Most High…” or “he that dwells in the hiding or protection of the Most High…” The next word to understand there is the word “dwell”. The word “dwell” here was translated from the Hebrew word “yashab”; it implies an inhabitant, where people live. In Psalm 23:6, we have a use of this word “dwell”, it reads, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will DWELL in the house of the LORD for ever”. Paul opens up this in the epistles revealing that we are the house of the Lord; that God’s spirit dwells in us. You can see this in Romans 8:9 where he says “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God DWELL in you. Now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his”. In verse 11 of Romans 8, he affirms saying “But if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead DWELL in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit that DWELLETH in you”.

So dwelling in the house of the Lord forever has nothing to do with staying in a physical building/structure for a long time, it is a salvation reality; that is, it has to do with salvation. Your arrival in Christ which equals Christ’s arrival in you equals dwelling in the house of the Lord. Meaning at salvation, there was a fusion of you into Christ and Christ into you; and in that fusion, you became the resident/house of God by virtue of his spirit living in you and Christ became your new zone, location, secret place. You are in Christ and Christ is in you; meaning, you are in each other. In other words, the believer doesn’t go into the secret place, he is in the secret place. The secret place is your habitation, so you don’t pray or sing to God to take you into the secret place. You are an inhabitant in the secret place. Glory!     

INSTRUCTION: God will not take you into the secret place; the secret place is where you are. Acknowledge this.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in the secret place eternally because that is my eternal abode, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are in Christ and Christ is in you.                                                

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 3

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (6)


“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9


LIGHT FOR NOW: At the point of salvation, you are saved and kept saved in Christ; Christ is your safety zone.


From the previous explanation where we looked at the word “secret” (“sether” in Hebrew), it can be deduced that based on its usages, it is explained further as:
• A place of hiding.
• A place where the person hunted will not be seen.
• A place of protection.
From the following body of scriptures: Deuteronomy 32:38; 1Samuel 25:20; 1Samuel 19:2, it will be noticed that whenever the word “sether” is spoken of, two people will at least know the place, it’s not just one person. So, “sether” can be a place of two people meeting or where somebody hides another. It now makes sense when David says, “…the secret place of protection; to keep away from”. Note that “sether” is not a particular place or geographical location. That’s why the next word after “secret” which is the word “place” was not in the original Hebrew manuscript. must have been inserted by the authors.


Hence, Psalm 91:1 can be better read at this point as “He that dwells in the secret of the Most High…” or “He that dwells in the hiding or protection of the Most High”. It has nothing to do with a particular place; it’s the fact that the person is shielded. That’s why even in 1 Samuel 19:2, where David must have spoken from, the word “place” is there; hence, it was italicized, which means it was added by translators. “Sether” simply has to do with a secret, protection, or to hide from. It can be a place, or it can be words. It is not a geographical location or a structure built with human hands, it’s ’s the fact that the person is shielded. Therefore, at salvation, Jesus became our shield; he shields us from harm. No form of harm can come near you because you are shielded in Christ; speak words such as this over your life. Glory!!!


INSTRUCTION: In Christ, we are shielded; acknowledge this.


CONFESSION: I affirm that in Christ, I am shielded, protected, and preserved from all sort of harm in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

QUOTE: We are saved and kept saved in Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1SAMUEL CHAPTER 19; EVENING: 1SAMUEL CHAPTER 25

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (5)


“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9


LIGHT FOR NOW: The secret place is not a structure somewhere built with hands or a geographical location.


Psalm 91 is a very important text; hence Jesus referenced it in the four gospels in his teachings. Matthew 26:53 is an example; Matthew 4:6 is also another example. In Luke 10:19, we have a direct quote of Psalm 91, it reads “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”. Psalm 91:13 is the reference text here and it reads “Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet”.

The word “adder” there is the Hebrew word “pethen” which refers to a snake; venomous serpent. So this is directly quoted in Luke 10:19. It is vital to first understand David’s use of “secret place”. When David said “secret place”, he had no place in particular, like maybe a geographical location or a structure somewhere. Hence, the word “secret” there is “sether” in Hebrew, and this Hebrew word is used for two things:
• For backbiting: To say something behind someone so he does not hear.
• For protection: A place of hiding; a place of preservation or protection from harm.

That word “sether” can be seen in Deuteronomy 32:38, and in that instance, it was rendered as “protection” in English parlance. So, “sether” is a place of hiding and a place of protection. It appears that David’s Psalm 91 was sung in 1Samuel 19:2 which reads “But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself”. This event was when Saul was planning to kill him. Therefore, based on the above usages, the word “sether” can be further explained as:
• A place of hiding.
• A place where the person hunted will not be seen.
• A place of protection.
So the secret place is a place of protection; to keep away from. It’s not any structure somewhere or geographical location. It is our place in Christ. Glory!!!


INSTRUCTION: In Christ, your safety is sure. Acknowledge this!


CONFESSION: I declare by faith that I am in absolute and perpetual safety in Christs in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

QUOTE: In Christ is your place of hidings.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (4)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: The believer treads upon serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemies.

It is already established studying through this subject that Psalm 91 relates to Christ and us in him. It is important to note that Psalm 91 is a very important Psalm because even Jesus referenced it in his teachings in the four gospels, and we will see the epistles making reference to this psalm equally as we study through. Interestingly, the first person to reference Psalm 91 is the devil. We are not saying that the devil spoke concerning Christ, but that he is the first person to reference it. Many people result to saying that the devil misquoted it. If the devil misquoted it and Jesus was being tempted, that means it was a film or a movie. It means Satan and Jesus was acting out a script. But we all know that it wasn’t a movie, and then Matthew 4 where Satan referenced Psalm 91 wasn’t a misquotation. The devil did not misquote it; he only quoted out of context, which is different from misquoting. Misquoting means you added something or you took away from it.

Matthew 4:6 where we have the first reference of Psalm 91 reads “And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone”. Here, Satan is referencing Psalm 91:11 which read “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways”. Another important and very direct reference of Psalm 91 is in Luke 10:19 where Jesus says “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”. This reference Psalm 91:13 and thus, shows us that we are situated or seated in the sphere of authority and power where demons and devils are subject to us. Yes! We render Satan’s power redundant. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Stay with the word, and speak the word.

CONFESSION: I declare that I am in the sphere of authority and power where demons and devils are subject to me, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The believer is in the sphere of authority and power above all other authority and powers.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 4; EVENING: LUKE CHAPTER 10

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (3)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee sfrom the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: The Saviour who saves the saved saves the saved unto himself and not away from himself.

Psalm 91 is a psalm concerning Jesus and it relates to us (believers) in him by virtue of identification at new birth. David’s words were prophetic utterances concerning God’s plan in Christ where the believer in him is found. In other words, it is in God’s plan we find the believer. This plan is the plan of salvation that’s why his plan of salvation is for man, that is, to save men. Being in the plan of God starts at salvation. A man that is not saved is not in the plan of God. Paul in 1Timothy 2:4 says, “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. God’s plan of salvation is for all men; his will is the salvation for all men, but not all men are saved because all men have not believed. Thus, being in the plan of God begins at salvation.

Salvation, which is “Soteria” in the Greek doesn’t only mean rescue from sin and sins’ punishment/consequences. “Soteria” also implies safety. The person responsible or the person that keeps us saved in salvation is the Saviour who saves us. In other words, the Saviour which is “Soter” in Greek is the one who keeps us save in Soteria (salvation). Thus, in salvation, our Saviour did not just save us and leave us to ourselves to regulate our daily lives on our own. He didn’t just save us and abandon us, no! He saved us unto himself; he saved us and keeps us saved. Our safety, preservation and protection are sure, because we are not the one holding him, he is the one holding us. We are in him, so we are in a safety zone. Glory!    

INSTRUCTION: Your understanding of salvation is crucial.

CONFESSION: I declare this reality in me; I am preserved and kept saved from all forms of harm, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: Jesus doesn’t save and leave you; he saves the saved unto himself.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 4; EVENING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 26

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CHRIST, YOUR SAFETY ZONE (2)

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.” – Psalm 91:1-9


LIGHT FOR NOW: Your arrival in Jesus at the point of salvation equals your arrival in safety.


There is need for a believer to appreciate, that is, acknowledge and come to a place of comprehension that once he arrives in Christ at salvation, he arrSives a place or zone of safety. That is why the word “salvation” which was translated from the Greek word “soteria” also carries a shade of the word “safety” in its meaning. So, in “soteria” (salvation), there is safety. That is, safety, security, and protection are in salvation. In essence, you are not just saved in Christ from sin and its consequences; you are also saved, preserved, secured, and protected in Christ from any form of harm. This is what we aim to make clear as we observe Psalm 91.

The psalm of David majorly was about Jesus. And since they were majorly about Jesus, in essence, it implies that they were about us by virtue of identification. Jesus in Luke 24:27 affirms that the scriptures (which includes the Psalm of David) was concerning him, it reads “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”. In verse 44 of Luke 24, Jesus gives more details and says “And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me”.

Jesus here confirms and affirms that the words of David in the Psalms were concerning him. And if it was concerning him, then it relates to us (believers) in him. Psalm 91, therefore, will be concerning Jesus and relating to us in Jesus. This psalm is a psalm that points out Jesus to us as our place of safety. This means arrival in Jesus equals arrival in safety and preservation. Glory!


INSTRUCTION: You are safe in Christ; acknowledge this.


CONFESSION: I declare over my life that I live in complete and absolute victory in Christ,s in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: Your arrival in Christ equals arrival in safety.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2

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RIGHTEOUSNESS, NOT A MEDAL

“For by grace you have been saved through Faith; and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” – Ephesians 2:8-9

LIGHT FOR NOW: Righteousness is not a reward given to believers for their good deeds.

The Bible being a book of evidence has proven that there is no righteousness for a believer by keeping the law. No man can be made righteous by obeying the Ten Commandments of Moses. For further clarification, let’s consider the meaning of righteousness. The word righteousness spelt in Greek “dikaiosune” means equity or justification. This has to do with the trait or quality of being just or right. Galatians 2:21 says “If righteousness comes by law, Christ died in vain”. Also, Galatians 3:21(ESV) says “Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law”. On the cross, the sinless Christ, who knew no sin, was made sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2Corinthians 5:21). From the passages above, it is visible that righteousness is not a human attainment or reward for right doing. This means that, no man can earn it, purchase it or merit it by good religious behaviour. Righteousness is God’s free, unreserved gift to a believer and the only place a believer can find righteousness is in Jesus Christ. Of great importance is the truth that righteousness is available for any sinner who will by faith receive the grace of God and His son Jesus. Justification by faith is to him that worketh not. In Ephesians 2:10, Paul shows the place for good works, following salvation without works.

Note the plain statements in Romans 3:28 and Romans 3:24, that because of the perfect redemptive work of the perfect Christ, the believing sinner is justified without the deeds of the law, without a cause, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 2:16). In the Old Testament, the people had to perform perfectly to be righteous before God. The harder they tried to do right according to the Law of Moses, the more they sinned and felt guilty and condemned about it. When Jesus came, He freed us from this requirement, Glory! Having faith in what He did through His death and resurrection, instead of what we do, replaces guilt with peace and joy. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). The realization that we’re made righteous by what Jesus did, not by what we do, frees us from the requirements of constantly laboring to be found acceptable. It is not by how well your skirt sweeps the floor, neither does it have anything to do with how well your head-tie covers your ears; rather it has everything to do with Christ’s one-time sacrifice on the cross and our believe through faith in him. The concept of receiving salvation by faith is something with which the world and many Christians struggle, but a sign of spiritual maturity is a greater understanding of this. “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe” (Hebrews 5:12, 13, NKJV). Any Christian or believer who still struggles with believing that righteousness is God’s free gift to us is still a babe and must present himself to be taught. Accepting God’s free gift liberates us from the bondage that the rest of the world is struggling with. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Don’t struggle with your nature of righteousness.

CONFESSION: Lord, I thank you for your free gift of righteousness upon my soul, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Your daily confession of sin doesn’t take away sin but your belief in Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ROMANS CHAPTER 10; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 4

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THE MIRACULOUS (3)

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.” – Isaiah 60:1-5

LIGHT FOR NOW: As believers, we have a part to play in the miraculous.

A vital faith we must take note of is that miracles are in Christianity; you cannot remove miracles outside of Christianity, because the miraculous is part of Christianity. God’s power is not magic, and magic is not God’s power; therefore, miracle is not magic. Luke 1:34-35 “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God”. Therefore, Mary had a part to play in the miraculous. In Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing shall be impossible”; the word “nothing” in Luke 1:37 is the word “rhema” in the Greek; which is God’s word communicated in the prophets’ utterance that was yet to fulfill. Actually, what the angel was saying is “no word of God is void of ability” or “no word of God lacks the ability”. In other words, God speaks before he does; he will speak then you will receive it. God works by his word: God speaks then he acts; He doesn’t act then he speaks. Therefore, the incarnation did not just happen; a woman believed it and received it. Mary believed and received, she said “be it unto me according to thy word”; she believed and that is how God works.

A miracle does not preclude or exclude your participation. Man is involved in what God does. Look at all the miracles Jesus did when it had to do with men and resources (men put water in the jar, a boy gave five loaves of bread and two fishes), there is something somebody did. There was no magic, it wasn’t like a show. God is a convincing God; He will not just change men; He wants to change all men and give them the new birth but men have to believe it and receive it. It shows you he doesn’t just act; men have to be convinced by what he does. Many times as a believer, you must learn to persist in faith stand strong. Truth is, every time you refuse to give or help to people in need when you have the capacity, you refuse to allow somebody to be helped by God through you. Doing this show you don’t understand that you have a love nature; a nature that does not have bad motives but just to get people’s needs met. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Be the miracle that someone needs.

CONFESSION: As God is meeting someone’s needs through me, I have to be persuaded, I have to yield to his spirit and do his word; I must choose not to give up, I must stay in faith. Through this, my needs are met, my bills are paid, God’s power is working on my behalf, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: No word of God is void of ability.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 2; EVENING: LUKE CHAPTER 19

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THE MIRACULOUS (2)

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37

LIGHT FOR NOW: In bible reading, diligence beyond intelligence is the most critical quality.

2Corinthians 4:13 says: “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak”. The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen means you have not seen it, yet you are saying it. You have not seen it, yet you believe you have it. You are calling the things that be not as though they were. It is better to be either for the law or for grace; when you have law and grace mixed together, you will have a terrible experience, because you will believe in the power of God but you will not receive from it (Matthew 14:28). Now, Jesus was already on water; he was already doing the impossible. He was already functioning in the anointing of the spirit. He was already functioning in the grace of God. Now Peter says “if it be you…” Peter was not the only person that Jesus spoke to; at least, they were twelve people in that ship. In other words, he spoke to everybody. When you come to church and God’s word is taught, it’s not automatic that everybody that is being taught will experience it. The word of God only works for those that believe it. And if you believe the God’s word long enough, it will work. Everybody will not like you; everybody may not buy your idea but don’t wait for anybody approval if you want to do the impossible.

In life, never wait on human commendation to act on God’s word; take God at his word. Jesus only said “come”, he expected Peter to act upon it, he never expected Peter to walk on water; he expected Peter to work on his word. So when you are looking at the water, you are looking at the wrong things, you are to look at his word. The word of God contains the power of God; that is, the power you need to stay on the water. You can walk on the supernatural; you can walk on the power of God. Anything is possible within the miraculous. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Never wait on human commendation to act on God’s word.

CONFESSION: I believe in God’s power; God’s power is working on my behalf… Go ahead and pray in the Holy Ghost, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: God’s word is potent.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5; EVENING: 1PETER CHAPTER 2

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THE MIRACULOUS (1)

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37

LIGHT FOR NOW: Faith in God is taking God at his word.

As God’s children, we are faced with life’s challenges; we are faced with situations that require the impossible, that require something beyond what we can do within ourselves. It is so easy to agree with the power of God, to the ability of God in erroneous miracles that God can do. David in Psalm 8:1-3 said “Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.” So we all don’t have a problem in viewing the power of God. One of the things the angel said to Mary in Luke 1:37 are “With God, nothing is impossible”. But with all we say about God and all we believe about God, how come when it comes to situation of our lives, we hardly find the hand of God as it were the intervention of God)\ in our own affairs? Some of us have what E.W. Kenyon calls “mental ascent”; we know in our head that God is powerful; we know in our minds that there is nothing impossible for God to do. When it comes to our everyday lives, when we face life’s challenges, the bible says in John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”.

Faith in God is taking God at his word because God means what he says and he says what he means. Jesus said to them in Matthew 14:27, “Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid”. Why will he say this? This is because fear paralyses the potentials of faith. You cannot be in fear and in faith at the same time; when you are in fear, you are not in faith and vice versa. Fear and faith cannot work together. It is either you are in faith or you are in fear. In Romans 4, talking about Abraham popularly known as the father of faith; the man who believed God in Genesis 15:6 and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Romans 4:17 says “calleth these things…” The word “to call” means to speak out. To speak out things that doesn’t exist as though they exist; that means you don’t have to see it before you say it. He says “He calleth these things that be not…” In faith, you don’t see it before you say it; you say it before you see it. Faith is the substance of things hoped for; faith calleth the things that be not as though they were. That means, if it does not exist, you call it; if you cannot see it, you call it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: If it does not exist, call it.

CONFESSION: I am not wishing I am in faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for; therefore, I declare that every impossibility becomes possible, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Faith calleth the things that be not as though they were.

DAILY BIBLEREADING: MORNING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 14; EVENING: ROMANS CHAPTER 4

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WE BELIEVE, THEREFORE WE SPEAK (2)

“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of heavenly calling, consider the Apostles and High priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” – Hebrews 3:1 NKJV

LIGHT FOR NOW: Any Christian who cannot voice out his or her inheritance in Christ cannot enjoy the realities of Christianity.

The word of God says, “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” (Isaiah 43:2). When a text such as this settles in you, challenges of life wouldn’t make you to bother. Problems and challenges of life must not dictate your existence; they must not control your faith in the Word of God. The Bible says those who know their God shall be strong and shall do exploits (Daniel 11:32). In Christ, you’re a victor notwithstanding the crises you may be facing; in the darkest situation, you can still shine.  The Bible says, “…behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people”; however, it didn’t stop there; it goes on to say, “…but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee” (Isaiah 60:2). As a child of God, no trouble set against you is insurmountable. Your success and prosperity are independent of whatever may be going on around you now. You’re not of this world, you’re born of God; so refuse to be anxious because if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small (Proverbs 24:10).

The new creation is blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3). But there is need for a daily faith connection with these blessings; that’s what makes them outwardly seen in our lives. There are believers who are not bold to say out what’s theirs in Christ. You see, our Father is excellent in His dealings and have not left us in the dark. Any believer who cannot voice out his or her inheritance in Christ cannot enjoy the realities of Christianity. The purpose of the word of God is to put us in the place of advantage to know who we are and what’s available to us in Christ. We’re to always speak out what the finished work of Christ has made available to us. And in declaring the word of God, you have to be unflinching, boldly saying it the way you want it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Keep saying it; don’t stop saying it!

CONFESSION: I believe, therefore I speak and I carry the evidence, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are what you say repeatedly.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 43; EVENING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 60

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WE BELIEVE, THEREFORE WE SPEAK (1)

“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of heavenly calling, consider the Apostles and High priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” – Hebrews 3:1 NKJV

LIGHT FOR NOW: You must learn to hold onto intangible realities with faith filled confessions.

Let’s consider Romans 10:10-18; “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world”.

1Timothy 6:12 says, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses”. This scripture presents us with an important principle for laying hold on that which is undetectable to your senses, such as eternal life; and the way to do this is through your faith-filled confessions. It says, “…lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and hast professed a good profession” (1Timothy 6:12). The word “profession” is the same as “confession” and it is the Greek word “homologous” which implies speaking the same thing in consent or agreement. It means to declare openly, by way of speaking out freely your deep conviction based on the word of God. So you must learn to hold onto intangible realities with faith-filled confessions. You must be well armed with what the word says about you in times of dryness, scarcity, and crises; for example, Jeremiah 17:7-8 says, “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit”. Let this be your testimony today and throughout this year, because it’s God’s Word concerning you. We must keep speaking out the truth based on the word of God. That’s how to enforce the realities of our new life in Christ. Glory!  

INSTRUCTION: Keep saying it; don’t stop saying it!

CONFESSION: This year, I affirm that I am what the Word I am; I have what the Word says I have and I do what the Word says I can do, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: You are what you say repeatedly.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ROMANS CHAPTER 10; EVENING: 1TIMOTHY CHAPTER 6

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WALK IN FAITH

“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.” – Romans 3:25-27

LIGHT FOR NOW: The faith of God works by speaking.

Faith is taught in two places; faith is in the heart and faith is in the mouth. That means faith is taught as a conviction and as an action. Your words will not be faith if you don’t believe in your heart. So, it’s not good enough to believe in your heart if you don’t speak it; neither is it sufficient to say without believing in the heart. Faith is to believe with the heart and say with the mouth. Paul said wait for that time when things in the heart of people will be made manifest. That’s why Proverbs 23:7 says “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he”. You must believe with your heart and you must say with your mouth. Matthew 11:22-23 has this to say “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith”.

Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you”. This verse shows that faith also works as a seed. Faith works like a seed, because faith works with words. So, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you speak. The saying/speaking is the planting because words are seeds; words are spiritual realities. In the walk of faith, there will always be challenges. Faith in the heart works with the law of repetition; if you repeat it often, you believe it. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Words come to pass, so mind what you say. Don’t have a language of defeat; have a victory language.

CONFESSION: I take charge of my words, I take charge of my life. I do not have a language of defeat; I have a victory language, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Words are seeds.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: MARK CHAPTER 11; EVENING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 14

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GOD’S POWER AT WORK IN US

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16

LIGHT FOR NOW: The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto our salvation.

In dealing with the subject of power, first thing to note is that God’s power cannot be explained outside salvation (Romans 1:16). The word “power” here was translated from the Greek word “dunamis” which implies inherent power; power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature. This means that the power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ. Thus, when you hear God’s word, you are hearing power. The strength or power of anything is in the name of Jesus. The personality of Jesus is an embodiment of power on its own. The name of Jesus is power because heaven and earth recognises this name (John 1:12). Your connection with Jesus empowers you for a life of power. The potency in the name of Jesus confronts whatever confronts you in life.

The name of Jesus is so powerful that it offers safety to everyone who runs to him. Your relationship with Jesus gives you power over the circumstances of life. To enjoy a life of power and glory in all that you do, stay connected to Jesus. Just as it is in the natural that men boast of who they know to gain favour, the name of Jesus is the surest access to power, glory, favour and relevance. When you are in trouble, all you need is to demonstrate the power and glory of God embedded in your inside. Many have suffered what they shouldn’t have suffered because they never recognised the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in their inside. There is so much power in the name of Jesus that principalities and powers bow to His name. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Recognise the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in your inside.

PRAYER: I declare over my life that in this year, I will not live a powerless life. The name of Jesus will show up for me this year every time I need Him, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 24; EVENING: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2

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GIVE THANKS

“Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” – Philippians 2:14-15

LIGHT FOR NOW: Thanksgiving is the attribute of the new man in Christ.

Giving thanks should not or never be occasional. It is a feature of the new man in Christ. Joy is the fruit of salvation; it is not born from any excitement of temporary relief. Rather, it is in-built, within the recreated human spirit. We must never be found complaining or grumbling. Grumbling is a presence of doubt and anxiety. We have seen instructions in the scriptures about us not living in complain. Thanksgiving is a feature of our new found faith, thus living life in complains will be us acting contrary to our nature. Paul echoes something in Philippians 4:6 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”.

When the cares of life seems overwhelming, the scripture teaches us to pray and give thanks. We are not giving thanks for evil, rather, prayer changes things and giving thanks affirms the integrity of God’s word in every situation. We give thanks because God’s word is true and this causes joy and rejoicing. Grumbling after prayer amounts to a waste of your time. As James teaches, let not such a man thinks he can receive anything from God (James 1:5-7 AMP). When we pray about circumstances; whether family, personal or for nations, let us give thanks to God. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Do all things without grumbling, fault-finding and complaining.

PRAYER: Lord, we give you thanks for your word is working and prevailing over our lives, ministries, businesses, families and our nation, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The attitude of gratitude is our attitude and attribute in the Christian faith.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JAMES CHAPTER 1; EVENING: 1TIMOTHY CHAPTER 2

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GOD IS GOOD

“And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.” – Luke 13:10-17

LIGHT FOR NOW: When God shows up, goodness shows up.

As believers, you need to address your minds to the fact that you have a good God; a God that goodness is his nature and that is what he gives to us His children. God’s goodness to us is independent of our actions and inactions; His goodness is not a reaction to our actions. Truth remains that God is good; in fact, goodness is not just what God does, goodness is who God is. In essence, when God shows up, that is goodness showing up. When God shows up in a situation, that showing up of God is goodness showing up; that showing up of God is kindness showing up; that showing up is God’s compassion showing up; that showing up of God is love showing up. Apostle John has this to say 1John 4:8, 16 “He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him”

When Jesus who is God showed up in the case of the woman with an infirmity for 18 years, that showing up of Jesus handled the matter. Jesus said, “Woman, thou art loosed”, why? It is because goodness showed up, love showed up, kindness showed up, compassion showed up. Goodness handled the matter. Jesus cannot show up in an ugly situation and that situation remains the same; it’s impossible. The healing ministry of Jesus reveals God as a good God to us; it reveals God as compassionate, merciful, kind, and one who is always willing to do good. That’s why James says in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”. This is the Good God. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Stir up your faith in the Good God.

CONFESSION: I stir up my faith in the Good God, I stir up my faith in the miraculous, I stir up my faith in the impossible, in Jesus Name, Amen

QUOTE: God’s goodness is not a reaction to our actions.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 13; EVENING: LUKE CHAPTER 18

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YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” – 1John 5:4

LIGHT FOR NOW: By virtue of being born of God, you are an overcomer.

Walking in victory, walking as a conqueror is your reality today; and thus, your everyday life should reveal that. The word “born of God” in the text above is the word “gennao ek theos” in Greek which implies to be procreated of God; to be begotten of God. That’s why born again is same as saying born of God; born from above; born of the spirit. Apostle John here (1John 5:4) is talking about the born again man; the new creation, and he says “this man, the new creation is born of God, thus he is an overcomer; he has overcome the world”. That’s why the next verse (verse 5) brings it to the spotlight “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1John 5:5). So the one that has believed that Jesus is God’s son is the one who have overcometh the world.

Our victory was obtained by Jesus stripping the devil of his control or authority over us. That’s why we are now Jesus’ own. Thus, Satan has no authority over us, Satan and his cohorts have been rendered powerless. Hence, we are in authority now; we are overcomers. Jesus did not just make you an overcomer and leave you there; he made you an overcomer and then took residence in you. Greater is he that is in you; you are greater than sickness; greater than the devil, and that is why you have the authority to cast out devils. You have overcome the world, the devil, sickness, defeats, etc. Whatever is from this world is not permitted to defeat you. You are saved and secured in Christ because you overcame. You are not a habitation for the devil; you are the habitation of God; therefore, don’t accept defeat. In Christ, you are more than a conqueror. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Do not accept defeat!

CONFESSION: Sickness has no hold on me, Satan has no authority over me, because the greater one lives in my inside; I am an overcomer, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Greater is he that is in you.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1JOHN CHAPTER 5; EVENING: COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 2

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THE PLACE OF PRAYER

“And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him” – James 5:15

LIGHT FOR NOW: The power to make the believer’s prayer work is right inside the believer.

Prayer is not asking what God desires; prayer is asking what you desire. James did not just say he prayed to God; rather, he prayed to the giving God. This implies that the focus of the prayer is the desire of the person praying and not the character of God; he gives to all liberally without finding faults. James was addressing their double-mindedness about the character of God; that there is a view a man can have about the character of God in the place of prayer. The issue is not whether God will give or not; it is a lack of understanding about the character of God.

In James 1:5-8 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways”; the first thing James did was to inform them about the character of God; he gives to all men liberally; he does not find faults. Hence, receiving from him depends on the one asking and not God. Therefore, faith is not exercised in asking but in receiving. Secondly, he addressed being double-minded about God’s character; the fact that he gives to all men liberally and does not find fault in giving to all men when they ask him. Therefore, “asking in faith” or the “prayer of faith” is explained in context of James 1:7-8; it has to do with the man praying, his recepstion and not the character of God (who gives to all liberally without reproach or fault finding). Hence, receiving from him depends on the one asking and not God. Thus, faith is not exercised in asking, but in receiving. God is a giving God, He still meet needs, and He still meets our heart desires and requests. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Having known God’s character in the place of prayer, let’s learn to approach him with boldness and in confidence that he heareth us always.

CONFESSION: In my place of prayer, I will not pray with double-mindedness, but with boldness and confidence, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Prayer is asking what you desire and not what God desires.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JAMES CHAPTER 1; EVENING: JAMES CHAPTER 5

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ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST (2)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.” – John 5:24-27

LIGHT FOR NOW: As believers, eternal life is not what we will receive at the end of our lives when we die; it is what we receive at the beginning of our lives when we believed.                                              

The word “condemnation” used in verse 24 of our text above from its original manuscript (the Greek) implies judgment. In other words, the man that has eternal life shall not come into judgment, and this is because he has passed from death to life. Passing from death to life here is passing from spiritual death (separation from God) to life (eternal life in Christ or eternal union with God). The judgment in verse 27 of John 5 will not be executed on them that believe because those that believe shall not come to judgment, but they have passed from death to life. So the judgment here will be executed on the unbelieving ones. That’s why Paul says in 1Corinthians 6:2 “Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?” He calls believers saints, and he says “we (the saints) shall judge the world”. This is because we have the very life of God; we had passed from death to life; we had passed from condemnation or judgment unto righteousness. But for the man without Christ, he is condemned or judged already. This was made clear in John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God”.

The phrase “condemned already” is the phrase “judged already”. Meaning, the judgment is even on the earth when he rejects the gospel. At the point of salvation where a man believes the gospel, he passes from condemnation/judgment/death unto life. This tells us that eternal life is not what we will receive at the end of our lives when we die; it is what we received at the beginning of our lives when we believed. Notice, both John 3 and John 5 lets us see that this eternal life is received in the present (on earth). He said in John 5:24 “He that believeth in me hath eternal life”. Eternal life is not after death, it is life on earth when we believe. It is the understanding of this fact that makes us not to mourn like those without hope when the believer dies physically because he had passed from death to life. That’s why for the believer in Christ, what happens when the spirit leaves his body is not death, the bible calls it a sleep because the believer will awake in glory in the end. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Be conscious of your eternal life in Christ.

PRAYER: Lord, I believe I have the very life of God, I have passed from death to life, I have passed from condemnation and judgment unto righteousness; therefore, eternal life is at work in my inside, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Believers don’t die, believers sleep.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 4; EVENING: 2CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 2

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ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST (1)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.” – John 5:24-27

LIGHT FOR NOW: A man that is not in Christ does not have eternal life.

John in our text here gives us a lead to a vital truth that we must not lose sight of. Jesus makes it clear here that when a man believes in the Father which is the same thing as believing in him, that man who believes has everlasting life. In other words, it is in believing that a man receives eternal life. That’s why John 3:16 will say “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Believing in Christ here is the emphasis, which is how a man receives eternal life. Life in Christ therefore is eternal life. A man that is not in Christ does not have this life; this man is a walking corpse; yes, he may be healthy and strong physically but he is dead towards God because he is separated from the life of God. The worst form of dead is separation from God; from the life of God. That is why an unbeliever, a man that has not believed the gospel is in a pathetic state; he is a walking dead and if he dies physically in that state of separation from the life of God or unbelief to God’s goodness in Christ, he has by his choice chose the place of the dead (hell; a place for spiritually dead people). That’s why the good news in John 5:24 is to the believer in Christ, who has the life of God; this man shall not come into condemnation, but this man is passed from death unto life.

Thus, to the believer in Christ, when his spirit leaves his body, it is not a death but a sleep. This is because he will rise again; hence, Paul said the dead in Christ shall arise. What is the guarantee of this happening in your life? Eternal life is the guarantee that if you die today before the rapture, you will rise again on the rapture. By placing your faith in Christ, you have eternal life, and it is eternal. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Eternal life is at work in you, acknowledge it!

Prayer: I have eternal life at work in me now. So I shall not come into condemnation. I have been passed from death to life, in Jesus Name, Amen

QUOTE: Man is lifeless without eternal life.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JOHN CHAPTER 3; EVENING: JOHN CHAPTER 5

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LOVE: THE FATHER’S WAY

“And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another” – 2John 1:5

LIGHT FOR NOW: Love-life is God manifesting Himself through you as He lived out Himself through Jesus.

Christianity is founded on love. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. When you received Christ into your life, the nature of God was imparted into you and one of those natures of God that you received is love. This love-life is God manifesting Himself through you as He lived out Himself through Jesus. The bible reveals to us the love of God to a sinner man who doesn’t deserve it; the bible shows us the demonstration of God’s love for the unqualified. It is not a feeling of emotional love within man’s perception, but it is a love that surpasses feelings and emotions; it is a love that is demonstrated in what is done but not what is said. In other words, God’s love was not seen in speeches, God’s love was seen in action. The love of God was revealed in God’s intent and action. The love of God is not reactive but proactive; God’s love for humanity is seen and demonstrated in his foreknowledge.

God delivering Jesus into wicked hands was the love of God in demonstration; he didn’t influence the wicked hands to do what they did on Jesus; his role simply was to deliver Jesus into their hands. Peter says this in Acts 2:23-24 “Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.” Hence, God’s plan which he marked out ahead of time (that is, his foreknowledge, determinate counsel), was to deliver Jesus into the hands of the wicked who killed him and to raise him up after he was killed. Therefore, the death and resurrection of Jesus which made salvation available to all men is the love of God. Conclusively, Jesus is the gift of God’s love, Jesus is the revelation of God’s love, Jesus is God’s love dispensed, Jesus is God’s love revealed, and Jesus is God’s love manifest. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: You must manifest your Father’s nature!

CONFESSION: I am a product of love. I am saved because God dispensed His love through His son, Jesus. Just like my Father, love is my nature; therefore, I walk in love always, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Love is God’s love manifest.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: ACTS CHAPTER 2 EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2

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THE CHOSEN VESSEL

 “But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and Kings, and the Children of Israel.” – Acts 9:15

LIGHT FOR NOW: God looks among the people and elects a vessel based on His choice, and not based on human imagination.

The text for today speaks on God’s unwavering love for the lost. Being a vessel for God isn’t a matter of readiness but of God’s choice. In all of God’s choice to appoint men into His service, God takes the task of sieving through the minds of men and appoints the man that suits the available task. This is evident as shown in Exodus 3 as God picked a reluctant man (Moses) to be the valiant man who led the deliverance of the Israelites from the wicked whip of Pharaoh’s oppression. The attitude of God in electing vessels for His use is based solely on grace and not works, lest any man should boast.

Though the Bible speaks of vessels unto honor and vessels unto dishonor, the Bible teaches that God doesn’t make a mistake when He chooses a vessel as he commands the chosen man to remain steadfast in his ways as shown in 1Kings 3:14 where God commanded King Solomon to remain in the path of his father, David. This command was to enable Solomon remain as a vessel fit for the Master’s use. In our placements, God in his grace has made us vessels for His use and if we remain steadfast in His ways, we remain firmly placed in His love and are able to do exceedingly great exploits. Glory!!!

INSTRUCTION: Stay steadfast in God’s ways.

CONFESSION: I stay glued in the ways of God even as I am a vessel for the fulfillment of His plan for humanity, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: God can choose a man even where men refuse to recognize such man’s existence!

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: JOHN CHAPTER 4 EVENING: JOHN CHAPTER 5

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THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY IN CHRIST (2)

“And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” – Revelation 1:17-18

LIGHT FOR NOW: Jesus’ victory is the believer’s victory.

Jesus resurrection is paramount to the Christian faith. Apostle Paul made this clear in 1st Corinthians 15:16- 18. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. Jesus mission appeared to have failed and ended when he died on the cross.

During his earthly ministry, he had told the disciples that he will die but also, will he resurrect. “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:38). On other occasion he said, he would be killed but on the third day he will be risen. The Pharisees knew all necessary measures to keep him in the grave. All the measures taken to keep Christ in the tomb only made His victory over death and the grave very loud. The actions of the chief priest and the Pharisees revealed how afraid they were of our lord Jesus Christ even in his death. However, Jesus victory over the kingdom of darkness was secured on the cross and confirmed by the empty grave. Though Jesus’ humanity died, His divinity was very much alive. In Christ’s divinity, He possessed the power and authority to break the bonds of death. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Walk in the victory purchased for you by Christ.

CONFESSION: I believe in the victory behind Christ resurrection from the grave, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: Jesus Victory over the kingdom of darkness was secured on the cross and confirmed by the empty grave.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 2CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 4 EVENING: ROMANS CHAPTER 5

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WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” – Ephesians 2:8

LIGHT FOR NOW: Salvation is not your work; it is His work. 

The doctrine of salvation has been taught by many with conditions on human performance. Obviously, salvation is not conditioned on human performance; it is what Jesus did in His death, burial and resurrection. Salvation is the pure work of God; and thus man has no contribution whatsoever to it. The only part man has in salvation is to receive what has been provided. Hence, man’s part is to believe in what grace has made available. A man is not saved by good works. Your good works are good but it is not equivalent to faith in Christ. Faith in Christ is the highest good before God. So you are not saved by your good works, rather you are saved unto good works. That is, the good works is not for salvation, the good works are after salvation; it is a proof of spiritual growth. In verse 9 and 10 of Ephesians 2, it reads “Not of works, lest any man should boast, For we are his workmanship created unto good work, which God hath fore ordained that we should work in them”. We are saved by faith in Christ. Good works will be produced naturally as we grow in the understanding of what salvation is because we are created unto good works.

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16). It is not your salvation that they will see and glorify your Father; it is your good works which is a product of spiritual growth after salvation that they will see. A believer’s understanding of salvation (His Christ realities) is what influences his character or lifestyle. When a believer sees himself enough in Christ, his lifestyle is in tandem to what he is seeing or who he is seeing himself in and that is Christ. So see Jesus, preach Jesus and let Jesus work on your character not you trying to fix it by yourself (morally before God). The highest level of morality before God is faith in Christ. Glory!!!   

INSTRUCTION: Focus on Christ, he saved us.

CONFESSION: Thank you for grace that equips me to walk in the realities of my personality as I look to you, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

QUOTE: When you are conscious of Christ, your consciousness influences your lifestyle.

DAILY READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 4

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ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST (2)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.” – John 5:24-27

LIGHT FOR NOW: As believers, eternal life is not what we will receive at the end of our lives when we die; it is what we receive at the beginning of our lives when we believed.                                              

The word “condemnation” used in verse 24 of our text above from its original manuscript (the Greek) implies judgment. In other words, the man that has eternal life shall not come into judgment, and this is because he has passed from death to life. Passing from death to life here is passing from spiritual death (separation from God) to life (eternal life in Christ or eternal union with God). The judgment in verse 27 of John 5 will not be executed on them that believe because those that believe shall not come to judgment, but they have passed from death to life. So the judgment here will be executed on the unbelieving ones. That’s why Paul says in 1Corinthians 6:2 “Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?” He calls believers saints, and he says “we (the saints) shall judge the world”. This is because we have the very life of God; we had passed from death to life; we had passed from condemnation or judgment unto righteousness. But for the man without Christ, he is condemned or judged already. This was made clear in John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God”.

The phrase “condemned already” is the phrase “judged already”. Meaning, the judgment is even on the earth when he rejects the gospel. At the point of salvation where a man believes the gospel, he passes from condemnation/judgment/death unto life. This tells us that eternal life is not what we will receive at the end of our lives when we die; it is what we received at the beginning of our lives when we believed. Notice, both John 3 and John 5 lets us see that this eternal life is received in the present (on earth). He said in John 5:24 “He that believeth in me hath eternal life”. Eternal life is not after death, it is life on earth when we believe. It is the understanding of this fact that makes us not to mourn like those without hope when the believer dies physically because he had passed from death to life. That’s why for the believer in Christ, what happens when the spirit leaves his body is not death, the bible calls it a sleep because the believer will awake in glory in the end. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Be conscious of your eternal life in Christ.

PRAYER: Lord, I believe I have the very life of God, I have passed from death to life, I have passed from condemnation and judgment unto righteousness; therefore, eternal life is at work in my inside, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: Believers don’t die, believers sleep.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 1THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 4; EVENING: 2CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 2

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GOD’S POWER AT WORK IN US

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16

LIGHT FOR NOW: The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto our salvation.

In dealing with the subject of power, first thing to note is that God’s power cannot be explained outside salvation (Romans 1:16). The word “power” here was translated from the Greek word “dunamis” which implies inherent power; power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature. This means that the power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ. Thus, when you hear God’s word, you are hearing power. The strength or power of anything is in the name of Jesus. The personality of Jesus is an embodiment of power on its own. The name of Jesus is power because heaven and earth recognises this name (John 1:12). Your connection with Jesus empowers you for a life of power. The potency in the name of Jesus confronts whatever confronts you in life.

The name of Jesus is so powerful that it offers safety to everyone who runs to him. Your relationship with Jesus gives you power over the circumstances of life. To enjoy a life of power and glory in all that you do, stay connected to Jesus. Just as it is in the natural that men boast of who they know to gain favour, the name of Jesus is the surest access to power, glory, favour and relevance. When you are in trouble, all you need is to demonstrate the power and glory of God embedded in your inside. Many have suffered what they shouldn’t have suffered because they never recognised the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in their inside. There is so much power in the name of Jesus that principalities and powers bow to His name. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Recognise the power in the name of Jesus that is at work in your inside.

PRAYER: I declare over my life that in this year, I will not live a powerless life. The name of Jesus will show up for me this year every time I need Him, in Jesus Name.  Amen.

QUOTE: The power of God is inherent in the gospel of Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 24; EVENING: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2

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