Month: August 2024

Date: Saturday, 3^rd August, 2024

Text: Joshua 10: 12-14

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

In the heat of the battle against five Amorite kings, Joshua gave an uncommon spiritual instruction to the Sun and the Moon and they obeyed. The word of God said, “Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies.” Joshua 10: 12-13

The sun stood still and the moon did not move until the nation had conquered its enemies. The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not go down for a whole day. Never before, and never since, has there been a day like it, when the Lord obeyed a human being. The Lord fought on Israel’s side!

There is nothing too difficult for the Lord.

Several years ago, while I was posted to the Northern part of Nigeria to do the compulsory National Youth Service, we were in an evening prayer service and the pastor asked us to pray to God to send rain because the weather was so hot in those days; as the rain had not fallen for quite a long while.

We prayed passionately and after our corporate prayer we observed that the clouds started to gather and the weather began to change; it was not long after we all departed to our homes that the rain began pouring down and everybody was refreshed.

Recently, we had a 3-Day annual anniversary program in our church during which time rain fell heavily almost everyday and it became quite disturbing.  But during the preparatory fasting and prayers we cried to God to give us a fair weather during those days. God honoured our request as the heavy daily outpouring ceased temporarily until our anniversary program ended before it continued.

If you can rouse your faith and use the weapons identified in yesterday’s episode, you will be in control of your situations and circumstances- only make sure you live your life according to God’s word and will.

Reflective Nugget: It is up to you to program your situations and circumstances the way you desire; only make sure you do so within the ambit of God’s word and will.

Date: Friday, 2^nd August, 2024

Text: Genesis 1:1-3

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. Similarly, you can program your life daily issuing sets of divine instructions, arranging it according to God’s word and plan. In order to achieve this you need three basic weapons- one two spiritual and one physical.

The physical weapon is your tongue. The power of life and death are in the tongue- Proverbs 18:21.

The spiritual weapons are faith and God’s word.

By faith you call forth those things you want, by your confession you create things that be not as though they are- Romans 4:17. Give specific instructions to your situation and program your life to take the shape you desire. In Genesis 1, God said, “Let there be light” and there was light- Genesis 1:3. If you are a believer in Christ, you possess the Holy Spirit and carry the same creative authority.

You need to use your words to control your world. When you intentionally speak God’s word into your situation, you set his power in motion. Jesus said, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63b.

The forces of God, the holy angels get to work, aligning situations and circumstances in your favour. They make sure that line fall in pleasant places for you.

We live in a power-controlled world. There is serious battle for control of the earth and its inhabitants by seen and unseen forces. Take note that they are called “forces”. They are called forces because they wield influences and struggle in an attempt to gain control of your life.

The violent must take it by force. Take control of your life by engaging the potent word of God. There is no vacuum in nature; if you fail to do so, other forces will take charge. May that not be your portion in Jesus name.

Action Nugget: Program your life day daily with the power of confession and the authority of God’s word.

Date: Thursday, 1^st August, 2024

Text: Isaiah 40:28-31

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Happy New Month friends! Welcome to the eight month of the year 2024. May this new month come with the spirit of renewal from above in Jesus name.

The Holy Spirit through prophet Isaiah asks, “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:28-31

As you place your trust in the Lord to run the race and complete the remaining five months of this year, may you find unusual strength in Jesus name. Let us pray!

Prayer Nuggets

1. Father, thank you for the grace to see the eighth month of this year.
2. Please, show me mercy and forgive me in any area I have come short of your glory in Jesus name.
3. Father, please, renew my strength this season in Jesus name.
4. In my life let there be showers of blessings and a season of refreshing from the presence of the Lord in Jesus name.
5. Let God arise on my behalf and let his enemies be scattered in Jesus name.
6. I redeem all the days in this new month from every evil in Jesus name.
7. Throughout this month and for the rest of my life, goodness and mercy shall follow me in Jesus name.
8. Add your own special prayer requests.