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Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Joel 3:14 The best decision you could ever make in life is to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Other than that, you have to make numerous decisions every day of your life. When you constantly make right decisions they eventually lead to your success in life. Success simply put is a series of right decisions that you make. However, you need wisdom to make right decisions all the time. The Bible clearly states that if you need wisdom, you should ask for it. Solomon asked for wisdom when he was presented with an opportunity to ask and God was pleased with his request. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 Making right decisions every day is of outmost importance. The good that you do today will benefit you tomorrow. The good that you do right now will put you in an ad...

And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; and He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope.” Romans 15:12 When you are not Jewish according to the flesh you are a Gentile. Although God had originally called the Jews to be His people, this time He has also called the Gentiles to be His people. Glory to God! Now, Jesus the King of kings reigns over us as the Gentiles, we are His people. Although the Jews are originally His people, God has had mercy on us and made us His people. We are grafted in to the family of God. We are now God’s people because we believe in Jesus Christ. As He says also in Hosea: “I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.” “And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there they shall be called sons of the living God.” Romans 9:25-26 We have come to an everlasting kingdom, a kingdom that knows no end. Now we reign thr...

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 We are in this world but we are not of this world, we are passer byes, we are strangers in the earth. We are the citizens of heaven, heaven is our home! The Bible clearly states that we are already seated with Christ in heavenly places. We are in Christ. When He was crucified, we were crucified with Him, when He was buried we were buried with Him, when He rose from the dead we were raised with Him to a newness of life. Christ is our life! But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-6 As heavenly citizens we should be heavenly minded, in other words we should get our vision from heaven and in effect bring heaven on ...

Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalm 67:5-7 When praises go up blessings come down! When praises go up God opens doors for blessings. When you bless the Lord with your praises, He blesses you with increase. You can only live in the overflow when you live in the praises of God. God is a good God and He wants to bless you, but God does not bless complainers and negative people. God blesses people who praise Him! Learn to live thanksgiving and praise mode. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night. Psalm 92:1-2 When you praise God, He fights your battles. When you praise God, you come closer to God and when you draw near to Him He draws near to you. If you are stagnant and you beg...

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.” But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” Luke 8:19-21 When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you come into the family of God. You and Jesus have one Heavenly Father, you are in the household of faith and Jesus is not ashamed to call you His brother. Jesus calls those who hear the Word of God and do it His mother, brothers and sisters. He calls those who do the will God His mother, brothers and sisters. That is because a real Christian does the will of God. For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother. Mark 3:35 When you are born again, you are in the family of God and Jesus is your brother. Jesus is your Lord and Savior and you have one Father. You are royalty, you are a roy...

For do I now persuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still please men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 You can make others happy. You can make your family, friends and colleagues happy but what if what makes your family, friends and colleagues happy makes God unhappy. You have to learn to live to please God. When you make God happy everything will fall into place. When you make God happy you will be happy and you will have peace in your heart. All is well when you are living to please the Lord. Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10 Keep God first place and make Him happy, live to please God.  However, you cannot please God and please all men at the same time; you cannot make God happy and make everybody else happy at the same time. Living to please God is a life of sacrifice, you might have to suffer or be rejected by others for Christ. Nevertheless, you ...

For You are my lamp, O LORD, the LORD shall enlighten my darkness. 2 Samuel 22:29 Jesus is my Light and since He came in my life He has brought light in my life and that light came in the form of knowledge. The knowledge of God gives us light. When you have the light of the knowledge of God you can longer walk in darkness, you are made free. You can name your problem. All you need is light concerning that problem and your situation will change. You will be delivered through knowledge. Knowledge of the truth will set you free! And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 God’s Word will give you direction for your life. It will show you who you are and what you possess. It will show you what to be, what to do, and where to go. The Word of God gives you knowledge so that you do not walk in darkness. It changes your perspective in life and it gives you God’s thoughts. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 The...

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Galatians 6:7 You will be rewarded for the good that you do, in a similar fashion, you will be rewarded for the wrong that you do. You reap what you sow! Therefore, you need to choose life, and choose to sow the right seeds for your life. You choose the kind of life you want to live by choosing the kind of seeds you sow. You have to sow love in order to reap love. You have to make others happy in order to be happy. You have to teach others how to be successful in order to be successful. You have to be generous in order to live in abundance. You simply reap what you sow. Knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. Ephesians 6:8 This law also works in the negative effect. If you constantly sow the wrong seed you will reap a bad harvest. If you sow hatred you will reap hatred. If you make others unhappy you will be unhappy. ...

Let us hear the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Man’s all is to fear the Lord and to live according to His Word. Man’s all is to keep God’s Word first place. Adam failed at this but Jesus succeeded. When you are in Christ, you can keep God’s Word. You can live by the Word. You have to learn to yield to the Word and the Spirit every day and live by the Word. There is no other way but to trust and obey. God in His infinite wisdom created the universe and He tells you through His Word how to get things done. He lets you know how to achieve the right results. All you have to do is just yield to Him and you will live a glorious and victorious life. Many people are unhappy, sick and poor because they don’t live by the Word. However, if you live by the Word you will be happy, healthy and rich. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. Isaiah 1:19 If you live by the Word you will ...

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 Do not stop living according to God’s Word, there is opposition, however, if you won’t quit, if you won’t give up, you will see your breakthrough. You will be rewarded for living according to God’s Word. Don’t stop praying, studying and confessing God’s Word. Don’t stop doing God’s Word and serving the Lord. You are not serving God in vain. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 When you are serving the Lord and living by His Word but not seeing a breakthrough, don’t quit. A breakthrough is on its way. Consistency is the key to breakthrough. You have to have faith and patience, not just faith, but faith and patience. That you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the...

…for a worker is worthy of his food. Matthew 10:10 When you work you will eat. Work is a blessing not a curse. In the Garden of Eden, the first responsibility that God gave man was to work. You were created to work. You were created to produce. Sometimes people can fall into a trap of laziness. They make excuses like, “there are no jobs.” If there are no jobs, you can create one. God has made us to be creative beings. There is no need to be idle, if you look hard enough, you can find something to do. You can see a problem you can solve or a need you can meet and that is what entrepreneurs do. In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 There is a problem out there with your name on it. You were born as a solution to a problem. You can make a difference. Train your mind to think of solutions and solve problems. Use your mind, one of the best advices I have ever got was to work hard with my mind. So, there are no excuses not to work....

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14 When you are born again, you are redeemed from the curse and the blessing of Abraham has come upon you. Glory to God! When things don’t seem to be working, it does not mean that you are cursed. It just means you need to do the Word. The Word of God is the manual for life, you have to live by the Word; there are no shortcuts. Many people are looking for blessings, however as a child of God you are already blessed, and no man can curse what God has blessed. You are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ and the spiritual blessings produce the physical blessings. Blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the hea...

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 When your money is in the things of God, your heart will be in the things of God. You can direct heart through your giving. When you give first fruits, pay tithes, give offerings and partner with ministries, you direct your heart to be in the things of God. Your heart will follow your treasure. We ought to take giving to the kingdom of God seriously, because where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also. We should not serve money, but serve God with our money. Don’t let money dictate whether you can give to God or not. Serve God with your money. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 First fruits, tithes, offerings and partnering with ministries help the kingdom of God to do well financially. They help to keep God’s work going. When we give to the kin...

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall be it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 You are the salt in your world. One of the benefits of salt is that it preserves. You preserve your world or your sphere of contact. You see if it wasn’t for believers around, things would get totally out of hand, where it would be evil continually. Thankfully, as a believer you influence your world. You can boldly live a life that pleases God because you preserve your world. If you were not there, things would fall apart. Stand out and distinguish yourself with a godly lifestyle, because people are looking up to you. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Another benefit of salt is that it gives flavour. You add flavour to your world. If it wasn’t for you, things would be dull and boring. Don’t be afraid to be ...

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light. 1 Peter 2:9 You are special to God. You are a priest and a king to God. He saved you by his grace and washed you in the blood of Jesus. He has made you righteous and blameless before Him. And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our own sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5-6 You are unique and there is no one quite like you. Only you can do what you do the way that you do it. You do not have to compare yourself with others because you are different. You are hand crafted and made in God’s image and likeness. You are His masterpiece, fearfully and wonderfully made. Y...

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Psalm 68:19 There are benefits that we can enjoy on a daily basis; this includes both spiritual and material blessings. Spiritual blessings like forgiveness, love, peace and joy, etc. Material blessings like health, provision, honor, life, etc. God daily loads us with benefits. When you are in need, God wants to provide for you. When you are sick, God wants you to heal you. When you are in trouble, God wants to deliver you. God is a good God and He is out to bless us. It is evident because He gave us His only Son, how will He not with Him also freely give us all things. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:32 No wonder David could boldly say: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23:6 However, take note of wh...

Then the LORD answered me and said: “Write down the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.” Habakkuk 2:2 When you get into your car and drive, you have to know exactly where you are going in order to know which route to take. Having a vision and writing it down is the same, you know exactly where you are going so you know which route to take in life. When you know where you are going, you will know how to get there. You know what is necessary and what you need to get rid of, all because of the vision you have written down. You know what it will take and the sacrifices you need to make in order to accomplish your vision. A vision gives you hope and a sense of direction. It gives you discipline. You know that you are going somewhere. You know that your best days are ahead of you and the best is yet to come. You have something to look forward to because of your vision. Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. Proverbs 16...

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2 Have you ever met people who love to talk about themselves? People who can hold a conversation from start to finish just talking about themselves. They wouldn’t talk about anything that concerns the person that they are communicating with. That is not wisdom and that is not humility. Humble people don’t praise themselves. They shift the focus from themselves to others in order to bring out the best in others. Humble people love to praise others and not themselves. Humble people encourage, compliment and speak well of others in their conversations. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:6 Uplift and speak well of others in your conversations. Instead of focusing on people’s shortcomings, highlight the good that people do. This is especially good for leadership. Leaders highlight the good that peopl...

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Our opening Scripture clearly states that if God’s people who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray. Humble people pray. Prayerful people are humble people. Proud people don’t pray because they think that they don’t have to. They fail to realize how much they need God. However, Jesus said that without Him we can do nothing. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. John 15:5 I submit to you that the first sign of humility is prayer. When you humble yourself before God in prayer, in due season, He will exalt you. When you humble yourself before God in prayer, you will also humble yourself before others. Likewise you younger people, submit to your elders. Yes, ...

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Jude 1:20 God wants you to be led by the Spirit, pray in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit. I like to put it this way, you are led by the Spirit to pray in the Spirit and then you walk in the Spirit. When you walk in the Spirit you will not fulfil the lust of the flesh. I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 On the day of Pentecost when the disciples of Jesus received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, praying in tongues was the first gift they received. Furthermore, Paul said to the church at Corinth, “I thank my God I speak in tongues more that you all.” That goes to show how important praying in the Spirit is. I thank my God I speak in tongues more than you all. 1 Corinthians 14:18 Sometimes you do not know what to say or how to pray. God has given us the gift of tongues to pray effectively. When you pray in the Spirit you...

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 When you meditate on the Word of God you will have good success and not bad success. I would say that success that keeps you from your family and church is bad success. To meditate on the Word means to think upon and mutter the Word as if you were trying to memorize it and more often than not you do memorize it. You renew or upgrade your mind through meditation. Meditation gives you a success mentality and it brings you good success. Whatever you do can prosper and the key is meditation. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is the law of the LORD, and in His law He meditates day and night. He shall be like a tr...

Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ Joel 3:10 Your marriage, ministry, business, relationships, health or finances may not be the way you want them to be. Instead of speaking what you see, you can change things by speaking what you want to see. The miracle is in your mouth. Faith speaks the things that are not as though they are. (As it is written, “I have made you father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed – God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. Romans 4:17 Your life will go in the direction of your words. So don’t talk failure and defeat. Talk success and victory. You shall have whatever you say. You can mold your life with your words. You need to say it first before you see it manifest in your life. You need to speak life before you see life. But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, ...

With my soul I have desired You in the night, yes, by my spirit within me I will seek you early; for when Your judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9 They say the early bird catches the worm. Furthermore, it is said that if you want to be successful do what successful people do. We are all given 24 hours in a day and one thing that successful people do is start their day early while everybody else is sleeping. They utilize their given 24 hours in a day to the max. Imagine what would happen if you started to seek God in the early mornings while everybody else is sleeping. By the time everybody gets up, you would have already spent time with God and ready for the day ahead. Wouldn’t that keep you ahead in life? Emphatically yes! O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 Imagine that before you engage with ot...

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Proverbs 10:4 Some people are diligent in the wrong jobs, jobs that they are not really good at or passionate about. Consequently, they are not fulfilled and they never become rich. I’m letting you know that you have to be diligent in the pursuit of your purpose because there is nothing on this earth that you can do better than your purpose. Discover your unique purpose and be diligent in the pursuit of your purpose. Your purpose is both what you are passionate about and good at, what you love and you do better than anything else. It entails your passion and gifts. When you are diligent in the pursuit of your purpose you will not end up poor but rich. The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy man will be put to forced labor. Proverbs 12:24 When you are diligent in the pursuit of your purpose you will become a leader. Leadership is not necessarily from position but from influence. When you ...

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 When you have received Jesus Christ, He is in you and He is the hope of glory. Christ in you is the hope of a glory in your ministry, your business, your relationships, your body, your finances and your whole life. When Christ manifests through you, glory manifests through you. When people see Christ through you, they see the glory of God through you. The more Christ is revealed in your life, the more the glory of God is revealed in your life. Hallelujah! Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 Your light has come, Jesus is your Light and He has brought glory into your life. When you arise and shine as the light of the world, people will start to see the glory of God. You will be living a glorious life. Your life is not an ordinary life; it is the life of glo...

Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. Psalm 17:4 This is a beautiful verse. David is saying here that by the Word of God, he was able to keep away from paths of the destroyer. In other words, his life was kept safe and preserved by the Word of God. By the Word of God, he was able to live right and keep away from harm. The Word of God can keep you safe and preserve your life. When you study, meditate, obey and speak the Word, you are kept safe, away from the paths of the destroyer. When you go for the Word, you can experience a beautiful and glorious life, because life is in the Word In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 Study, meditate, obey and speak the Word and a beautiful and glorious life will follow. We pursue God and His Word and blessings pursue us, not the other way around. The Word of God will set you free, because deliverance is in the Word. Then Jesus said to those Jews w...

A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies. Proverbs 14:25 Jesus said, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19) When you follow Jesus you will deliver souls. Others will follow Jesus because of you. As they see your manner of life and listen to your words, they will be convinced that Jesus is alive. Remember that you are the light of the world, so people are already looking at you. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 So, live in such a way that will impact other people’s lives, be a true witness. Just live a life of faith before others, just follow Jesus and others will soon follow you. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 You can win souls and lead many to righteousness with your lifestyle and the words that you speak. Be ready in and out of season to share Jesus with others. You can start...

Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. Psalm 118:25 Some people think that we shouldn’t pray for prosperity or that praying for prosperity is selfish. However, according to the above Scripture, the Psalmist prayed for prosperity. What do you know! It is Scriptural to pray for prosperity. God wants you prosper all the time; He wants you to prosper in all that you do and in every area of your life. We have been called to a life of prosperity. Prosperity is from God. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2 Have you ever wondered, what would happen if you prayed the above Scripture verse? The Word of God teaches us not only how to live but also how to communicate with Him. You can pray Scriptures and when you do, you would be praying in line with God’s will. And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would b...

The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalm 138:8 God wants you to have perfect prosperity, perfect health, perfect peace, etc. He wants to perfect that which concerns you. Your life should get better and better, greater and greater until there is nothing lacking and nothing missing. Now that’s God’s plan. But the path of the just is like the shining sun that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18 In order for this to happen, you have to be plugged in to God’s unlimited supply. Look to God as your Source; don’t put your trust in man but in God. Rely on God’s grace. So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’” Zechariah 4:6...

Learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17 The good that you do today will benefit you tomorrow. Learn to do good because when you do good today you are sowing good seeds into your future and good will be repaid back to you. That’s the law of life and the beauty of it. You can create a beautiful future by living a principled life today. You don’t have to be a victim; you can be a victor in life by sowing the right seeds. Years ago, I learnt that you are rewarded according to how you live your life. From that time on I became adamant to live right and to be a good person. That decision has helped me to stay on the right path, needless to say that it pays to live right. I’m living a blessed life because Jesus has made my life beautiful. God will reward you for staying on the right path. Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10 You can choos...

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11 The world walks in darkness, they don’t know what makes them stumble, but light is sown for the righteous. As a child of God, you don’t have walk in confusion or darkness because light is sown for you. You are a child of the light and Jesus is your Light. Take advantage of the Light and don’t walk in darkness. Then Jesus spoke to them again saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 You might be faced with a predicament and you feel like you don’t know where to go or what to do. Have no worry, anxiety or stress. Just be cool and relax because God already knew about it and He has the solution. Light is sown for you, just pray about it and the solution will come. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God, whic...