Month: June 2024

Date: Saturday, 29^th June, 2024

Text: Ephesians 6:10-18

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The desire of God is that you overcome every challenge that confronts you. Let’s face it- life is full of battles. There are forces that always try to contend with you whether you realize it or not. The world we are in is demon-infested and therefore evil contends with good and darkness contends with light.

Lies contend with the truth; corruption battles with purity and unrighteousness struggles against righteousness. You will notice that it is easier to destroy than to build; it is easier to descend than to ascend and it is easier to hate than to love. Good things tend to have some form of resistance.

The devil’s kingdom is highly organized; the word of God confirms that we are not fighting against flesh and blood (human beings or physical opponents) but against the principalities (wicked spiritual forces) in the heavenly realm, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this world’s darkness.

It is therefore very important to be fully equipped with God’s armour so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil’s evil tricks- Ephesians 6:10-18

It takes a deliberate action on our own part as children of the light to shine in the midst of this world’s darkness putting the enemy where he belongs.

We must not be ignorant of Satan’s cunning devices so that he doesn’t outsmart and take advantage of us- 2 Corinthians 2:11. In the days ahead we would be identifying and praying against his demonic foot soldiers wrecking havoc in the lives of men. You will overcome in Jesus name.

Prayer Nugget: Father, I choose to shine brightly as an overcomer in the midst of this world’s darkness in Jesus name.

Date: Thursday, 27^th June, 2024

Text: Psalm 107:17-22

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen. In fact, John 1:1-4 confirms that in the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God. From the very beginning the Word was with God. Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him.

So basically, the Word of God is God himself, no wonder it is creative in nature. The Word of God is a spirit; when spoken it sets the Holy Spirit in motion. It provokes the Spirit of God to act in line with the spoken word.

The spoken word of God drives the holy angels to work to carry out the commands of the Most High-Psalm 103:20.

Apart from the creative power of God’s word, healing and deliverance also flow from the Word.

According to today’s text, certain folks were classified as foolish, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. They were so sick that they lost appetite and their  souls hated all kinds of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.-Psalm 107: 17-20.

Action Nugget: Take advantage of the creative, healing and salvation power of the Word of God today!

Date: Wednesday, 26^th June, 2024

Text: Luke 5:16-17

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of modern day world, everybody seems to be very busy and have little or no time to be alone with the Lord. Those who seem to be less busy have their hearts preoccupied with worries and doubts that make them unsettled within.

No wonder many complain that the mighty works wrought in those early days are not as common these days as they used to be in those days. Has God changed? No! The word of God says,  “For I am the Lord, I do not change” Malachi 3:6a. Also Hebrews 13:8 confirms. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

Therefore, what God did before he can do again, however, the intensity of God’s presence that you carry depends on how much time you spend tarrying before Him. It is like charging a phone; the more time you spend charging it, the more power it will gather and the longer time it would be useful to you.

The word of God records that during his earthly ministry the Lord Jesus Christ, our perfect example, “…. often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Luke 5:16. He was constantly in touch with the Father, little wonder the anointing flowed ceaselessly in His earthly ministry.

Spend quality time fasting, praying, praising, worshiping and devouring his word; you will be filled to the overflow. The works that Christ did, you will do and even greater works.

Action Nugget: As a habit, schedule times of personal retreat to charge your spiritual battery.

Date: Monday, 24^th June, 2024

Text: Psalm 63:1-2

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

How much food you eat depends on how hungry you are. Similarly how much water you drink depends on how thirsty you are. How much of God’s presence you carry depends on how much of Him you long for. The word of God says, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6

Are you hungry for God? Are you thirsty for his word and righteousness? If you are, it will show in the way you seek him. God told Jeremiah saying, “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

David was a man who loved God and pursued him with all his heart. This is why he told the Lord saying “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. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.” Psalm 63:1-2

At a point he said, “Evening and morning and at noon, I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17

Later he said, “Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments”. Psalm 119:164

In Psalm 34:1 he said, “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

As you set your heart to seek his face, rest assured that you will daily encounter him and your life will never remain the same again in Jesus name.

Action Nugget: Ask for more appetite for the word of God and for his Holy Spirit.

Date: Sunday, 23^rd June, 2024

Text: Acts 19:11-16

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Recently we concluded that there are demons behind the activities of germs, infections and negative medical conditions. We also said that believers in Christ have the authority to cast them out.

It is worthy of note that demons know those who are in Christ and those who are not; therefore, they don’t just obey commands from just anybody.

According to today’s text, God was performing unusual miracles through Paul. Even handkerchiefs and aprons he had used were taken to the sick, and their diseases were driven away, and the evil spirits would go out of them. Some Jews who traveled around and drove out evil spirits also tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to do this. They said to the evil spirits, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches.”

 Seven brothers, who were the sons of a Jewish High Priest named Sceva, were doing this. But the evil spirit said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know about Paul; but you—who are you?” The man who had the evil spirit in him attacked them with such violence that he overpowered them all. They ran away from his house, wounded and with their clothes torn off- Acts 19:11-16.

Before demons can submit to you, you must have submitted to Christ. The word of God says, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:8.7

Key Nugget: Before demons can submit to you, you must have submitted to Christ.

Date: Thursday, 20^th June, 2024

Text: Mark 16:16-18

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

There was a man whose mental health had seriously deteriorated. This man lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him tied with chains anymore; many times his feet and his hands had been tied, but every time he broke the chains and smashed the irons on his feet. He was too strong for anyone to control him. Day and night he wandered among the tombs and through the hills, screaming and cutting himself with stones- Mark 5:1-20.

When Jesus met him he asked him what his name was (Mark 5:9). The demons having been identified by name were successfully driven out and the man got his mental health back.

In the ninth chapter of the book of Mark, a boy was brought to Christ who could not talk.  The word of God described the sickness as a spiritual attack. Whenever the evil spirit attacked him, it threw him to the ground, and he foamed at the mouth, gritted his teeth, and became stiff all over. Jesus identified the evil spirit by name. “Deaf and dumb spirit,” he said, “I order you to come out of the boy and never go into him again!” and the boy was completely healed. Mark 9:14-26

Every infection, germ or sickness has an evil spirit behind it. Just as Christ identified the spirits by their names, believers in Christ are expected to address every illness by its name and cast it out.

Mark 16:16-18, says, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Action Nugget: Exercise your faith- mention that illness by name and cast it out in Jesus name.

Date: Wednesday, 19^th June, 2024

Text: Exodus 23:25-26

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The Egyptians suffered from terrible sicknesses by virtue of the refusal of Pharaoh, their king to let the Israelites go after a bondage that lasted 430 years, in fact their animals were not spared- Exodus 7-12.

Spiritually speaking, Egyptians are symbolic of the unbelieving world. The Egyptian represents an unregenerate soul who is still living by natural human standard devoid of the Spirit of God.

Conversely, the spiritual Israelite is one who has fully submitted to the Lordship of Christ and is a spiritual son or daughter of Abraham. This category of people are called 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; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy- 1 Peter 2:9-10

If you a spiritual Israelite the promise of God is to “Take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.” Deuteronomy 7:15

Again, the Lord God assures that “If you would diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee”- Exodus 15:26

One way to stay healthy is to shall serve the Lord your God, and he has covenanted to bless your food and your water; and to take sickness away from your life. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in your life: the number of your days God has promised to fulfill-Exodus 23:25-26.

Prophetic Nugget: May you cooperate with God to fulfill his will concerning your health in Jesus name.

Date: Tuesday, 18^th June, 2024

Text: Psalm 91:1-16

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

A plague is like an epidemic that spreads to a community or nation within a short time. It is sometimes called a pestilence- a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community or nation.

According to the word of God, plagues occur as judgments from the Most High. For example when the Israelite men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the Moabite women, God was angered and a plague broke out immediately claiming the lives of 24,000 men- Numbers 25:1-9.

Also when David, the king conducted an unauthorized census of the Israelites, judgement fell on the nation and a plague broke out that consumed 70,000 Israelites- 2 Samuel 24:1-16. To the medically inclined, the conclusion must have been that the plague was caused by germs but the word of God said, it was an angel of God that was sent to execute judgement on the people.

However, at a point God decided to show mercy and when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” 2 Samuel 24:16

It is not the will of God for plagues to consume his own people, except if they step out of His protective covering through disobedience and sin.  But those who remain faithful and continually dwell in the secret place of the Most High will remain protected.

Have you surrendered yourself to the management and lordship of Jesus Christ? If No, what are you waiting for?  If yes, surely God will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. Psalm 91:1-8.

Action Nugget: Make Jesus Christ your refuge and you will be shielded from the noisome pestilence.

Date: Monday, 17^th June, 2024

Text: Mark 5:25-29.

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

At times the devil uses sickness as a poverty weapon. A once rich person can become wretched through incurable illness. The word of God told us about a woman with such a case in Mark 5.

This woman had suffered terribly from severe bleeding for twelve years, even though she had been treated by many doctors. She had been attended to by the best and most experienced medical consultants and had spent all her life savings and investments but instead of getting better she got worse.

However, she had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind him, saying to herself, “If I just touch his clothes, I will get well.” She touched his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once; and she had the feeling inside herself that she was healed of her trouble- Mark 5:25-29.

Thank God for Jesus, the Great Physician. He alone is the one who has the power to undo the damage done by demons to the human body. Though medical equipment cannot detect the presence of demons but only germs; the Spirit of Christ searches the deepest of the deep and exposes the hidden works of darkness.

The Sword of Spirit is the Word of God and it has the potent power to dislodge demons, terrify them, make them fade away and be afraid out of their closed places- Psalm 18:45

A mechanic cannot know about a car more than the manufacturer. Medical Doctors are like mechanics and Jesus is the Creator or Manufacturer. Doctors know their limitations and they acknowledge it. That is why they say, “We care but God heals.”

Why not make Jesus Christ, the Great Physician your personal Lord and Saviour today?

Prayer Nugget: By the stripes of Jesus Christ, I am healed!

Date: Saturday, 15^th June, 2024

Text: 3^rd John 2

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

It is the will of God that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers- 3^rd John 2.. Sickness doesn’t glorify God in any way. That was why during his earthly ministry Jesus, under the power and influence of the Holy Ghost went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil- Acts 10:38.

So we can see that sickness is an oppression of the devil. Sickness, infirmity or affliction is a potent weapon in the hands of the devil to wreak havoc in the lives of men. He knows that you need a sound health to be able to actualize your full potentials. He is aware that you need optimal health to be able to achieve the plans and purpose of God for your life, so he does everything possible to frustrate that.

Many promising destinies have been cut short simply because the individuals involved ignorantly decide to cooperate with the devil who obsesses or influences men to be careless about taking simple safety precautions about their health.

In fact, some have become addicted to taking harmful substances that are clearly dangerous to their health just like the madman of Gadara cutting himself with stones and crying day and night under the heavy possession of demons- Mark 5:1-15.

Christ has made provision to conquer that sickness in your life. The word of God says, “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5

Prophetic Nugget: Be free from your infirmity in Jesus name.