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Tuesday September 1   TOLERATING DEMONS?   Memorise: Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:27   Read: Acts 16:16-18 16  And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17  The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18  And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.   Message One of the signs affirming that you have received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour is the ability to cast out demons. This grace is not the exclusive preserve of a few Christians who are branded “deliverance ministers”; rather, it should be commonplace among all Christians (Mark 16:17-18). However, you ne...

Monday August 31   PRAYER NEUTRALISES FEAR   Memorise: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16   Read: Luke 1:5-13 5  There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6  And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.    7  And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.   8  And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,   9  According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.    10  And the whole multitude of...

Friday August 28 HE STILL SENDS BIRDS   Memorise: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 1 Kings 17:4   Read: 1 Kings 17:2-6 2  And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,   3  Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.   4  And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.  5  So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.   6  And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.    Message Our God is awesome, and His ways are beyond finding out. Nobody can box God into a pattern or regimen. He can use anything He chooses to achieve His purpose on earth. God u...

Thursday August 27 WEAPONS FOR GOD’S SERVANTS   Memorise: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 1 Samuel 3:19   Read: 1 Samuel 3:19-21 19  And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.   20  And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.   21  And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.   Message There are some principles of God that can be used as weapons by everyone, regardless of their faith. Divine principles relating to the natural world are given to all to harness the power inherent in them. For example, the principle of sowing and reaping falls into this category. However, there are some weapons of God that are exclusively for those who have believed in Jesus Christ. In this ...

Call Street trading in Lagos mannace you will be absolutely right , despite their effort of Government past and present the practice of display if wares on major roads still persist. Past administration introduced some measures to eradicate this practice like Kai police that go about their City implemente environmental laws, they usually make arrests,  seize wares and fine traders. Another effort was the low cost stall built in some strategic locations like Oyingb market, thought they question is how low cost are this stalls as traders involved are petty with minimal capital and it's doubful of they could afford rentage of such shops. To wworsen the case, some Local government agents collects street trading levy from these petty traders which seem to give them credibility, a step seeing as counter productive to get this trader off the road. Evils in street trading 1. Environmental pollution and attendant health implications.  2. Contribute to traffic situation as wares are dis...

Wednesday August 26   CRUELTY, EXPLOITATION & STEALING   Memorise: Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Ephesians 4:28   Read: Ephesians 4:25-29 25  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.    26  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:    27  Neither give place to the devil.   28  Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.   29  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.   Message Although God loves the sinner, He hates their sins. For example...

Tuesday August 25   TIME TO FAST   Memorise: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1   Read: Matthew 9:14-15 14  Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?  15  And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.   Message It is good to fast, but it is important to know why you should fast. One of the reasons why we fast is so that we can be empowered to deal with demons and forces of darkness. In Matthew 17:14-21, a demon-possessed boy was brought to Jesus’ disciples, but they could not cast out the demon. They later asked the Lord why. He told them that some demonic cases may not be solved by praying alone, but by combining prayers with fa...

Monday August 24 INSANITY TERMINATED INSTANTLY   Memorise: God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. Psalm 46:5   Read: Mark 5:1-15 1  And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.    2  And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,  3  Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:   4  Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5  And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.    6  But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,    7  And cried with a loud voice, an...

Sunday August 23   HEAVEN AT LAST   Memorise: In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2   Read: Revelation 21:1-8 1  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.   2  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.    3  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.    5  And he that sat upon the t...

AUGUST 21, 2015 OLALEKAN ADETAYO Thursday appointed Dr. William Fowler, as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. He also appointed Mr. Aliyu Gusau as the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation. The two appointments were contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Adesina said the new FIRS boss would serve as Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS until his appointment is confirmed by the Senate. He added that Gusau’s appointment would be with effect from August 18, 2015, and it would be a term of four years, renewable for another four years, unless he attains the retirement age of 60 years or completes 35 years of pensionable service. He replaces Mr. Bright Okogu, who retired after serving his two terms of four years each. Fowler was the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue from 2005 to 2014. He had his h...

In Goodluck Jonathan’s Nigeria, relying on the influence of powerful individuals, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, a man made it to the position of director general of a key and influential federal institution after he was indicted and even recommended for sack by investigative panels for stealing and gross misconduct. This is the story of Ladan Salihu, the Director General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN. The official record of Mr. Salihu, the DG of Radio Nigeria, is awash with cases of indictment for graft, abuse of office and gross misconduct, which should have disqualified him from clinching the top job. But as Nigeria descended so low under Mr. Jonathan that no sin seemed too atrocious to be brushed aside, Mr. Salihu, formerly Zonal Director, Kaduna Zonal station of Radio Nigeria, was appointed Director General in February 2014 by the then president. The appointment came despite protest by staff of Radio Nigeria and more importantly, overwhe...

Saturday August 22 RECOVERING YOUR HEALTH   Memorise: Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 2 Kings 5:14   Read: 2 Kings 5-14 14  Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.   Message “And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.” 1 Samuel 30:18-19 From David’s experience outlined above, we understand that it is possible to recover every good thing that was lost. God is no respecter of persons; what He did for one, He can do for a...

Friday August 21 RENEWED BY A LITTLE CAKE   Memorise: And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. 1 Kings 19:7   Read: John 6:5-13 5  When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?  6  And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.  7  Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.    8  One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,    9  There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?   10  And Jesus said, Make the men sit down Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five th...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THURSDAY AUGUST 20 2015.  THE WORD AS A WEAPON. MEMORISE : For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4 : 12. READ : MATTHEW 4 : 1 – 11. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 29 – 30 AND JOHN 17 : 1 – 19. Besides shouting, praising God, the Name of Jesus and the Blood of Jesus, another very important weapon available to believers in Christ is the word of God. Psalm 1 : 2 – 3 reveals that the word of God is a weapon against physical and financial dryness. Psalm 1 : 3 says : “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” This is simply great. The word of God fights against every anti-progre...

Wednesday August 19 STEALING FROM YOUR EMPLOYER?   By Pastor E.A Adeboye. Memorise: Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; Ephesians 6:6   Read: Ephesians 6:5-8 5  Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;   6  Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;    7  With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:   8  Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.   Message One aspect of Christian character that is often neglected is our attitude to our place of paid employment. Some people out-rightly steal things kept in their care by their employer; such should not even be mentioned am...

Tuesday August 18   LIFE MORE ABUNDANT   Memorise: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10   Read: John 10:9-11 9  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.  11  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.   Message God’s plan for His children is that they do not become sick at all (3 John 2). All through His years on earth, our Lord Jesus Christ was never sick. If you believe in Him and fully obey Him, it is possible for you to never be sick again. Sickness is alien to God’s temple – your body. It is a stranger, an invader and a tool of the ene...

Open Heavens Monday August 17   PROGRESS WITH SPEED   By Pastor E.A Adeboye Memorise: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Psalm 124:7   Read: Psalm 126:1-4 1  A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.   2  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.    3  The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.   4  Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.    Message Promotion can come to you through either human or divine assistance. The assisted state of progress attained through this promotion moves you to a level where you are not supposed to be. The greatest promotion of all is that which transforms a sinner into a saint. This is only mad...

Open Heavens Sunday August 16   PEACE THROUGH HIS PRESENCE   Memorise: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 5:1   Read: Exodus 14:13-14 13  And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.   14  The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.   Message The assurance that God is on the side of the righteous and not against them, gives peace to their life. It is commonly said that “One with God is majority.” Even if the whole world is against you, as long as you know that God is on your side, you will not be afraid. As a child of God, because God has justified and cleansed you, there is now peace between you and Him (Romans 5:1). The rift of separation is gone! Condemnation is...

Open Heavens August 15 FAVOUR UPROOTS OBSTACLES   Memorise: Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. Job 10:12   Read: Zechariah 4:6-9 6  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.   7  Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.   8  Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,    9  The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.   Message In the journey of life, the enemy can place obstacles in the way of a man to prevent the actualisation of his destiny. Zerubbabel was a man commissio...

Open Heavens Friday August 14   HE USES FISHERMEN   Memorise: Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 1 Corinthians 12:22   Read: Luke 5:1-11 1  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,    2  And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.  3  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.    4  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.  5  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.   ...

Open Heavens Wednesday August 12   LOOK BEYOND THE BUS STOP   Memorise: For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Hebrews 12:3   Read: Hebrews 12:1-3 1  Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,  2  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3  For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.   Message From Hebrews 12:1, we understand that a race has been set before us as Christians. We did not initiate the race, but our decision to follow Jesus Christ ...

Open Heavens Tuesday August 11   SPIRIT, NOT FLESH   Memorise: Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? Hebrews 12:9   Read: Isaiah 40:6-8 6  The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:  7  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.    Message Man is limited because he is confined to a body made from dust (Genesis 3:19). He is also limited because even at his best, he is comparable to the flowers of the field (Isaiah 40:6-8), which grow, glow, fade and die. Sometimes, because they are glowing so beautifully, they are cut and used either for ...

Open Heavens  Monday August 10 NORMAL & ASSISTED PROGRESS   Memorise: He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: Psalm 78:70   Read: Genesis 27:1-10 1  And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2  And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:    3  Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;   4  And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.  5  And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.   6  And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father sp...

Open Heavens Newsletter Sunday August 9     Memorise: The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:6   Read: Psalm 16:5-9 5  The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.  6  The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.   7  I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.    8  I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.  9  Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.    Message One thing that robs many people of peace is the uncertainty of the future. If you are living in right standing with God, your future is guaranteed not by man or by the economy of your nation, but by God. Hence, Isaiah 3:10 says: “Say ye to the righteous...

Theme: The All Sufficient God Prayer Points by Pastor E.A Adeboye 1) Prayer of thanksgiving 2) Father, give me the gift of healing 3) Father, before I die, let me win millions of souls into your kingdom 4) Father, if you need only three divine treasurers, let me be one. 5) Father, every opportunity that I have lost, restore fully and make my dry bones live again. 6) Father, from this moment onward,  surround me and family with horses and chariots of fire 7) Father, let me end well for the rest of my life, no more sorrow , no more sickness, no more pain, no more suffering, let my end be better than the beginning. 8) Ask for three major things you want God to do in your life before the end of this year. Twitter : @kolaayoola

Thursday August 6   Memorise: O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. Psalm 47:1   Read: Psalm 47:1-3 1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.   2  For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.   3  He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.    Message One of the spiritual weapons at the disposal of God’s children is shouting. All that the children of Israel did to pull down the formidable walls of Jericho was to shout. The Bible in Joshua6:20 says: “So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, ...

Open Heavens Friday August 7   Memorise: And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isaiah 61:5   Read: 2 Kings 5:1-4, 10-14 1  Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 2  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.    3  And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.   4  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.   10  And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh ...