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*Your Day* *Part 5*
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Hannah's story began on a happy note. She married the man of her dream.💃🏼 Soon, things began to get awry. Her hubby took a second wife. We are not told why Elkanah, her husband took a second wife, however, It could probably be because

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*Isaiah 51:2b MSG*
... *but once I blessed him, he multiplied.*

This was the Lord talking about Abraham & Sarah.

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He said, "but once I blessed him, he multiplied".

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God's blessing, provokes multiplication.

We see the same sequence in👇🏼
*Matthew 14:19-20 KJV*
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, *He blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude

20] *And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that* *remained twelve baskets full* .

Just 5 loaves and 2 fishes were presented to Jesus to feed over 5k people. He blessed the bread & fish and the rest they say is history.
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His blessing upon the

meagre food provoked multiplication and even had leftovers. Wow😱

His blessing provoked the multiplication. *Let that sink in*

👉🏼God bless your home.
👉🏼God bless your business.
👉🏼God bless your ministry.
👉🏼God bless you in your workplace.
👉🏼God bless the ground you walk on.👇🏼

Really don't know how to describe this foolish text from an online loan merchant.?.

They sent me this annoying text just now.?

"Debtor with name xxxxxxxx 08162126479 who used you as a referee to get a loan, has been acting fraudulent with a repayment and is hereby wanted by

the company's taskforce. please do inform him that failure to make payment of the loan will result in arrest, and a litigation will be filed against him."

The fellow USED ME as a REFEREE and I am unaware of being USED..

The debtor, I don't even know, probably a random Facebook

friend. I struck out his name, but deliberately left his number for him to see.

This is what you get when you decide to operate with foolishness as one of your core values.

Why I should be involved in loan recovery is what I find extremely difficult to comprehend.

It was said of you;

It's not possible...
No "Nau," It can't be him/her
He/she lacks the requisite qualifications..
How come? He/she is just an ordinary fellow...who does he/she know?

That's what "SEE FINISH" causes

1 Samuel 10:11 MSG
When those who had previously known Saul

saw him prophesying with the prophets, they were totally surprised. "What's going on here? What's come over the son of Kish? How on earth did Saul get to be a prophet?"

What they never thought you could attain unto,
What good they never imagined Could befall you,
What blessings

they never thought could be yours, God will make it happen for you.

He hasn't changed. He still makes stuffs happen for the "underdogs"

Psalms 77:14 MSG
You're the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do -

Through you, God will show the world that

it's at His discretion to make anyone great.

You will move from "HERE to THERE" in Jesus name.

It's a nice that will shut everyone up.

It's your time for that O.B.B.
it's your time and your turn for that Major ONE BIG BREAK (O.B.B.) in Jesus name.

Join us this Sunday,

This short drama is still playing out in our days.

Jesus noticed this man who had been sick, stagnant and hopelessly hopeless.

He had been there for 38yrs.
Obviously, he was not born there. He was probably dumped there by his parents.

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He was probably a teenager with dreams and aspiration when calamity struck, and had to be dumped there when his parents got tired of taking care of him.

Obviously, he had been in his new "residence" even before Jesus was born.... been crippled for 38yrs. WOW 😳

3.
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Matthew 5v6-12 TPT
When Jesus saw him lying there, he knew that the man had been crippled for a long time. So Jesus said to him, “Do you truly long to be healed?”

To cut the long story short, the crippled man was healed
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8 Then Jesus said to him, “Stand up! Pick up your sleeping mat and you will walk!”
9 Immediately he stood up—he was healed! So he rolled up his mat and walked again! Now this miracle took place on the Jewish Sabbath.

Now, watch this in V10

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The leaders who did not see him when he was in abject poverty and pain, suddenly saw him when he was delivered. They never came to his aid...infact, he must have been a good sport to watch. Rather than rejoice with him, they began to use their reggae to spoil his blues.
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WHY SHOOT OUR WOUNDED? - Ps. 109:21-31

A Detroit newspaper reportd that a patient in a local hospital was shot and killed as he lay in his bed recovering from a previous gunshot wound. The victim had been listed in fair condition prior to the shooting and was looking forward to

going home. Hospital patients and employees were stunned. A spokesperson said that nothing like this had happened in the 50yrs of the hospital's existence.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could say the same for our churches?

Wouldn't it be encouraging if we were able to say

that in 50yrs of meeting together for worship, fellowship and spiritual healing, we had not had a single instance of a wounded member being cut down by the unkindness of a fellow Christian?

Many among us have experienced the pain that David expressed in Psalm 109.

When he was hurt and vulnerable, insensitive people took advantage of him. Certainly, if he had sinned, he needed their loving correction. what he didn't need was their scorn, gossip, and selfish neglect. Who shoots his foot after stubbing his toe? No one in his right mind,

neither should anyone with the mind of Christ act unmercifully toward a wounded brother or sister in the body of Christ. Rather, we must "show mercy" (v.16).

Give me, Lord, a lot of mercy
For my fellow men each day,
Mercy in their many failures
As they struggle on their way.

Have you done your 5mins daily Prayer for NIGERIA today?

Proverbs 28:12b NKJV
When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; But when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

Hmmmmm, when the wicked ARISE, men hide themselves.
Everyone seem to be hiding, threading softly.

Bandits, insurgents, kidnappers, ritualists, going on as if we are in a lawless society.

Thee are wicked people in positions of power benefitting from this misery.

These wicked people are let loose, because they have sponsors and backbones in Government.

Pray that God

break their backbones.
Pray that God unseat every wicked, inept and corrupt one in power.
Pray that God visit them in His indignation.

Lately, Statistics show that.

In the last one year;
International bodies have adjudged NIGERIA as the poverty capital of the world.

That

NIGERIA is the worst place on earth, and even the worst place to do business.

They have now put us in d same zip code as Yemen, Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan...Countries known for terrorism.

Inflation in NIGERIA is now at 17%
Unemployment at 33%
Death by terror this year alone is

1,245 (known figures o)
Those kidnapped this year alone 1,390

These are just official figures

In Kaduna alone, from January-March alone
Killed 323
Kidnapped 949.

We see Corruption daily being swept under the carpet.

NNPC, ports authority, civil service etc are all a cesspool

It's happening in a few hours time.
(PRAYERS FOR BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS, ENTREPRENEURS)

You will experience something dramatic from this week.

Psalms 107:24 MSG
Out at sea you saw God in action, saw his breathtaking ways with the ocean:

You have seen the breathtaking ways

God turned around the businesses of others 

You have heard the testimonies of others 

This December, it's your time and your turn.

In your business, you will see God' breathtaking ways.

You will see Him in action in mind-blowing ways, in your business

Surely, you will see God in action again...
Psalms 68:3 MSG
When the righteous see God in action they'll laugh, they'll sing, they'll laugh and sing for joy.

Join us tomorrow, live on Facebook, at 8pm as we pray for BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS & ENTREPRENEURS

God, Help Me.(three underrated words)

Oftentimes, It is awfully difficult to ask "man" for help.

Sometimes, You ask, and you get helped.

You ask, they are willing to help, but, are not available.

Sometimes too, they are available, but, lack the capacity to help.

Some help you and it comes at a cost....they make you feel like a failure, a begger and even make you feel less of yourself.

The Bible therefore puts it this way in
Psalm 60:11 KJV
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Some men may even want to help, but, expect something in return.... something you may not be willing to give if not for the unpalatable situation you found yourself in.

Others put conditions ahead, before they help.

Some help you and you become a public ridicule.

But, there is one who is a ready help in times of trouble. Available at all times.

Bishop Benson Idahosa put it this way;
"No One that said "God help me" has God ever denied help"

He went further to say;

When it's rough, say, God, Help me.
When it's tough, say, God, Help me.

When you don't know what to do, say, God, Help me.

When you're in trouble, say, God, Help me.
When you're weak, say, God, Help me.
When you're down, say God, Help me.

When you're in the valley of confusion, say, God, help me.

STOP MAKING THE DEVIL FAMOUS
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"The Devil is a liar" shouted his wife as she tried to turn on the car.

"How is the Devil a liar? What has the Devil done this time?" He asked his wife as he sat on the passenger seat. She was to drive today.

"Well, we've run out fuel and we need

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to get to the Church event quickly. I am preaching today and the Devil is trying to frustrate me. Honey. The Devil is a liar" she said then declared some Bible verses.

He laughed and looked to the side.

"What are you laughing at?" She asked him turning to face him.

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"Why are you making the Devil famous?" He asked her.

She looked at him surprised. Giving him that shhhpiritual face.

"Honey, the Devil is not to blame for the low fuel, we are. You forgot to go to the petrol station yesterday after the visit from your mom.

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You are giving the Devil too much credit. When things go wrong it is not always the Devil's fault. He is not that powerful. Many times it is just a matter of poor human decisions and laziness" he said.

She looked at him intently.

Silence.

He smiled and continued,

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"Yes honey, like the day we were financially struggling. That wasn't the Devil plotting against us. It was just us who were making a mess and not making good financial decisions. We were borrowing too much, spending too much and living above our means. Once we got more

A SHORT EXHORTATION

Theme -Never get to this point
1 Kings 11:11b KJV
...I will surely rend d kingdom from thee, & will give it to thy servant

Rending d kingdom from an individual cld mean a ship load of things

It cld mean taking away, a source of wealth, influence, affluence,

strength etc

It is never a thing of joy or something to be celebrated.

English dictionary defines
rend (plural rends) As a violent separation of parts

When God did some kingdom rending from kings in the Bible, it was because, they obviously crossed some red lines.

When Adam & Eve crossed the red line, (Garden of Eden) they experienced a rending.

Many kings too suffered the same fate.
King Saul had his kingdom rend from him. His disobedience not only cost him his kingdom, he "lost" his God.

1 Kings 11:11 KJV
Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

You see, there is nothing more

painful than seeing what made you great being taken over or bestowed upon you considered "lowly"... That is a recipe for high blood pressure.

Rending is COSTLY.
Rending is PAINFUL
Rending is SHAMEFUL.

What God has blessed you with to glorify Him and benefit mankind, must never