Month: May 2025

Date: Saturday, 3^rd May, 2025

Text: Joshua 1:6-8

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The story was told of a man who invested in mining. He had done his research and knew that there were precious stones buried deep into the earth in a particular environment. So he bought the site and the heavy equipment he needed for the exploration of the mineral he was in search of.

The work began and he labored for several months digging and digging deeper into the earth determined to discover the precious stones. However, it seemed the more he dug, the farther the mineral relocated deeper into the Earth. The miner was getting discouraged and the work slowed down but continued.

At a point he started contemplating giving up the project as he began to see it as a waste of time. He struggled with the prospect of continuing. His purpose changed and he finally lost the motivation to continue. The work eventually stopped and he decided to put everything up for sale- both land and equipment. Since he was desperately determined to sell as quickly as possible, someone with a bright vision bought everything at a cheap, giveaway price.

The new buyer continued the work with renewed vigour and hope. After digging for a few more meters something happened one day. At one more stroke of the excavator, the miners discovered something very fascinating. They had reached the precious stones they were looking for.

In other words, the new buyer reaped the rewards of the labour of the original miner who was discouraged and gave up, not realizing he was nearer to his breakthrough than ever.

Friend, are you contemplating giving up on that God-given project? Don’t play into the hands of discouragement and lose your vision.

God told Joshua saying, “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.” Joshua 1:6

If Joshua needed divine inner strength and good courage to complete the project God gave him, you need them more. Don’t abandon that project because you are nearer to your breakthrough than ever.

Prayer Nugget: I come against every spirit of failure and abandoned project in Jesus Name.

Bible in One Year: 1 Chronicles 13-16

Date: Friday, 2^nd May, 2025

Text: Jeremiah 29:11

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

About twenty one years ago I visited the University Of Jos, Plateau State in the North Central part of Nigeria. There I met a fascinating young Cameroonian postgraduate student. By then he was a man around his early thirties who had lost his sight at the age of twelve.

His eyes were wide open and looked very bright and clear but he was completely blind. He narrated his story saying he was not born blind but one day while he was outside in their house premises, the weather suddenly changed and it became dark and windy as though it was about to rain. Something like a whirlwind blew some sand into his eyes and he cried out for help. He tried to clean off the dust but the situation got worse and that was the last time he saw.

Before I met him he was already blind for over twenty years. However, he did not allow his predicament to limit him. He had attended the School For The Blind and graduated successfully. He went ahead to bag his degree and later became a Lecturer in the School for The Blind. His job was so lucrative that among his eleven non-blind siblings he was the most financially buoyant and stable.

Though he was the only blind person among his 11 siblings, the others who were not blind and their aged mother depended on him for survival. What a paradox of life!

When asked for the meaning of his Cameroonian native name, he said, it literally means , “Eyes”. In other words the one who had no sight became the eyes of the family.

He was so ambitious that he still left the shores of his country to further his studies in Nigeria, when I met him. He was so jovial that you couldn’t be around him and not laugh. He was very warm, accommodating and so disciplined that one day while eating from a plate of rice (he cooked many meals by himself), he finished his food without a grain falling to the ground. Even many of us with two bright eyes find that difficult.

Don’t allow yourself to be weighed down by your challenges. His plan for you are not for evil but for good to give you hope and a future- Jeremiah 29:11.

Prophetic Nugget: Rise brilliantly above your challenges because there is ability in every disability.

Bible in One Year: 1 Chronicles 10-12

Date: Thursday, 1^st May, 2025

Text: Psalm 121:1-8.

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Today is the 121^st day of this year and I encourage you to pray with Psalm 121:1-8. As you lift up eyes unto the hills of the Lord, may you find help in Jesus Name. This month may you receive urgent help from the Lord who made the made Heaven and Earth.

He will not let you fall; your protector is always awake. The protector of Israel never dozes or sleeps. The Lord will guard you; he is by your side to protect you. The Sun will not hurt you during the day, nor the Moon during the night. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe.He will protect you as you come and go now and forever.in Jesus Name.

Your labour will be backed up with divine favour; your disgrace will give way to his grace In Jesus Name.

Let us pray.

Prayer Nuggets

1. Father I thank you for bringing me into this brand new month in Jesus name.
2. Father please, show me your mercy, forgive and cleanse me from every form of unrighteousness.
3. I lift up my eyes to you, Father, please, send urgent help to me in Jesus Name.
4. Father, please, let your grace wipe away all my disgrace in Jesus Name.
5. Father, please, defend and fight my battles for me while I hold my peace in Jesus Name.
6. Father, please, protect my going and coming all through this month in Jesus Name.
7. I redeem the days of this month from all forms of evil and I decree all shall be well with me, my household and my loved ones in Jesus Name.
8. Add your personal prayer requests.

Bible in One Year: 1 Chronicles 7-9