‘For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.’ Psalms 5:12 Take note of some key words in the passage. God will bless God will favour God’s favour will protect you. God’s favour will be your shield – it will protect you. By God’s favour you will, instead of experiencing trouble or failure, be defended, and excel in life. Bible says ‘The Lord will bless the righteous’. You should believe, receive and claim the divine favour and blessing of God on your life today because......

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 ‘Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall’ Proverbs 16:18 NKJV Pride precedes destruction! The moment you notice pride in someone; watch out, he or she is on the way down if care is not taken. Pride will bring down a man! The bigger a man’s ego is the greater the fall will be. The earlier you can identify this problem in you, the quicker you would present yourself to God for help and therefore prevent the catastrophic danger that goes with pride, the better for you. Do not......

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‘And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.’ Habakkuk 2:2 When you have reached the point where you have asked of the Lord, have received a word, and you have understood it; the next step is to agree with the word you received. Many people are burdened by the weight of their purpose because they do not agree with God’s purpose for their lives. They move to and fro between their God ordained purpose and what they personally want......

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‘Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished’. Proverbs 16:5 The subject of pride is very important and it is very difficult to teach. This is primarily because as this verse clearly states; it is a ‘thing of the heart’. More so, there is both positive and negative dimension to it. You are the only one that can determine if you are proud in the negative sense of it – although people might detect it through your behaviours.......

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‘Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoil them’. Proverbs 22:22-23 When the bible talks about ‘the gate’ – it is a description of the place or position where the elders and the people of authority and power meet. Someone might be described to be powerful either because of position, wealth, prestige or share popularity. ‘The gate’ is also relative – it could be within a community, within a company......

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‘And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.’ Habakkuk 2:2 ‘The Lord answered me …’ It is a promise from God. If you ask Him about the purpose of your life He will answer you. The verse goes on to say ‘…Write the vision, and make it plain…’ As you hear God write it down, but also seek understanding. Note these points when seeking the purpose of your life: Pray; ask the Lord for direction Listen for what God will say......

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1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 In today’s devotion, we should start by asking ourselves a very simple question. ‘Where have you been turning to for help?’ Yourself? Another human? Your degrees? Your Bank account? May be your level of knowledge? Well, the Bible says ‘My help cometh from the Lord’. God is trustworthy and dependable. He is the maker of the heavens and the earth. If you would cry for help......

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 ‘Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard’. Proverbs 21:13 In yesterday’s devotion we learnt that we should not cheat or mistreat the poor. Today, God is telling us to go a step further. You might not have cheated nor mistreated the poor, but you probably have closed your ears to the poor, you have not gone the extra mile to help them. The cry of any poor person in need of some kind of help might not be an......

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22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed. His compassions do not fail. God’s compassions are new every morning. As you read this text Gods compassions spring forth anew and it is reaching forth to you. His faithfulness is the basis for the renewal of his compassion. No one can qualify to receive mercy, but we receive mercy because of Gods compassion and......

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 ‘Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous’ Proverbs 13:22 GNT The way to prepare for the future of your children and their own children is to lay a good foundation for them. This can be done in many ways. First, by being good, faithful and loyal in serving others today, you sow a good seed that your children will reap from in future. Secondly, living a godly life as an example to your children lays a solid foundation for......

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