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Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Psalm 34:19 KJV Devotion: In this world as humans whatever happens to human beings can happen to children of God, why? We live in the same space with sinners. Earthquakes, storm, fire incidents, traffic or air accident will not discriminate between the good and the bad. You can have certificate and not get job especially when you rely on God and don't know somebody who knows somebody. This is common in our area of the world. No job means financial difficulty, but if you are steadfast in prayers God will make a way. Other afflictions that affect humans like cancer, serious illness or barrenness can affect your but be consoled that you are not alone in it, Jesus is right beside you to see you through.   We are consoled by the fact that we have Jesus Christ our Saviour and Deliverer, otherwise we will be doomed like the unbeliever. But Jesus says in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto ...

"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16" Devotion : The opening scripture above is dealing with corporate prayer, which can be applied to prayer in general. Failure to forgive hinders corporate prayer; no wonder Apostle James said we should be bold enough to tell one another where we or they are going wrong so that corporate prayer can be a time of feasting and refreshing because answers are received and miracles, signs, and wonders are pronounced.  As a child of God, you should not keep offence inside you as it will pollute your spirit. Go to the offender quickly and show him/her his/her fault quickly and politely before it begins to harm you. The enemy would want you to keep offence inside you so that he can rely on it to destroy your conscience and spiritual growth in prayer. Don't allow him; put him to shame and enjoy prayer any time you pray alone, ...

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. Isaiah 54:10 KJV Devotion: Our God is a merciful God unlike some other gods which are not merciful. One other attribute of God is that once He promises to do something He will do it. This, God emphasized in the passage above and we know he's not a liar or joker that will make a promise and not fulfill it.   The question is who can access this promise? Actually the promise apply to all children of God ie those who have accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour and have confessed and departed from their sinful past. Exodus 20:6.  Are you ready to receive God's Mercy? Then come to Jesus if you have not, retrace your footsteps back to Jesus if you had backslide. God is at the door waiting for you.   Dearly beloved, God is merciful to you, do you do same to your neighbour or you'll rather igno...

Psalms 145:1-2  I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Devotion: There's time for everything, time to sing new songs and praise God is here and should be a regular occurrence because God delights in our praises and thanksgiving.    The situation was not always rosy for David yet he had the habit of praise and thanksgiving and it was counted for him positively. No matter your station in life make it a habit to praise God because praise and thanksgiving turns bad situations to best situations.   Dearly beloved as you wake up this morning choose a song of praise you like most and sing it loud even from your heart and by God's grace testimony awaits you. Please share your testimony with us later. Hallelujah!    For more devotionals please visit https://ojaysjoel.blogspot.com/2022/10/title-praise-and-thanksgiving.html?m=1#more

Psalms 100:4   Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Devotion: It is a good thing to praise God and He welcomes our praise. Praise and worship are the only things good demands from us. He does not need our money or any material gift.  This morning I praise God, the giver of life who gives me life to see this beautiful day, a day that marks the beginning of yet another year in my life. Looking back over the past few years I know a lot of river flowed under the bridge, is it failed business, health issues, financial problems or loss of job. The list is just too much but God in His mercy restored all my loses and it is wonderful and I am very happy today, psalm 126. What shall I say unto the Lord? All I will say is thank you Lord, thank you Lord and thank you Lord.  Dearly beloved, only one thing you can do for me today is praise God with me. Your days of joy come soonest we will rejoice togeth...

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: Romans 15:5 KJV Devotion: In a successful human relationship one very important factor is like mindedness without which there may be strife or disunity. If a family is living in harmony, without strife then both husband and wife are like minded.   We can extrapolate to a bigger society eg the church of God. If the congregants equally or nearly equally understand the words of God and live by it they will be in one accord. If they are like minded they will do great exploits for God because once a decision is made to go out and preach everyone will joyfully go.   This is what is lacking in the body of Christ in many societies including our homes, therefore the church is not evangelizing. The reason is not farfetched, it is commercialization of religion.    How I wish we all return to basics and teach the undiluted word of God and win souls for Chris...

"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua 1:9" Devotion : There are people in this world who just have the habit of delaying or showing a lackadaisical attitude in everything. It should never be your attitude or said of you as a child of God. The Almighty GOD had to stress this on more than one occasion to encourage Joshua to lead the Israelites into the promised land.  As a child of God, be sensitive to the voice of God. Jesus Christ said my sheep hear my voice and they follow me, John 10:27-28. Open your spirit up through constant study of God's Word, prayer in the Holy Ghost, prayer in your understanding, and exercising the Holy Scriptures; when you are doing these things on a regular basis, God will definitely start speaking to your spirit.    When God speaks, He buttresses it with the Holy Scriptures as confirmation of His voice. Go ahead and...