Author: oracle4christ

Date: Tuesday, 10^th June, 2025

Text:  Romans 12:1-2

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Miracles can attract men to God but it requires discipleship for them to retain such miracles. The devil can still steal a man’s miracle and turn his testimony to prayer point if he does not learn how to retain it.

If an evangelist comes to town and preaches the gospel so powerfully that many give their lives to Christ and receives their miracles, everyone is happy and there is joy everywhere. However, if he leaves the town and there is no pastor to follow up the converts and disciple them, in no time, they will backslide and be like a dog that has returned to its vomit.

Discipleship training is the deliberate teaching of the word of God and the practical demonstration of the same.  There is a proverb often shared by my Yoruba elders, they say, “The children you failed to build (through home training) will sell off the houses you spent money building.”

When you concentrate your efforts building church auditoriums instead of investing time and efforts in teaching the converts the way of God, you risk losing the same building. There are so many beautiful but empty church auditoriums all over the world, yet you see football stadiums filled to capacity.

Many parts of Europe used to be Christian dominated in the early days of the church with very beautiful edifices but over the centuries they have been outrun by other religious movements who spent quality time on the discipleship of their converts.

Solomon’s once magnificent building that gulped billions of dollars in modern language was eventually burnt down and deserted because the children of Israel backslid into idolatry despite several warnings from God’s prophets (the disciplers of those days) -2 Kings 25:1-21.

The church is not the building but the redeemed souls; therefore, more efforts should be concentrated on teaching the souls that make up the church  so that they know who they are in Christ and not conform to the pattern of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds so that they will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will- Romans 12:1-2.

Key Nugget: there is no substitute for discipleship.

Bible in One Year: Psalm 28-33

Date: Monday, 9^th June, 2025

Text:  Matthew 28:18-19

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Discipleship involves training. It is a process- a deliberate process which involves quality time. Jesus had twelve disciples and he trained them for three and a half years (almost the standard time required to obtain a bachelors degree in modern times) before commissioning them into apostleship.  A disciple is a student under a master. Jesus was the master who taught his disciples both theoretically and practically.

Jesus gave a general call to everybody in Matthew 11:28-29, he said, “ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me…” He is saying, “You are invited to be my students and you will find rest for your souls.”

His disciples learnt from both his verbal teachings and his lifestyle. He taught them by the things he did and said. Carefully observe that the doing comes before the saying- Acts 1:1B.The truth is that actions speak louder than words. So the disciples learnt more from what they observed in the life of their master than what he taught verbally.

Every true child of God is called to go into the world and make disciples of all nations. We are not just called to gather members into our church auditoriums but to disciple them.

In today’s text, Jesus came to his disciples and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20

Will you obey his call?

Prayer Nugget: Father, I will obey your call to make disciple of all nations; please, strengthen me in Jesus name.

Bible in One Year: Psalm 18-27

Date: Saturday, 7^th June, 2025

Text:  James 1:26-27

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Today’s text reads, “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” James 1:26-27

Three other factors are crucial in our walk with God if he must restore the original glory of the church. From the above text, the first factor is the ability to bridle the tongue- James 1:26a. The one who is able to control his tongue is a perfect man- James 3:2.

Every member of today’s church must get rid of every sin especially those associated with the tongue- lies, exaggeration, slander, backbiting, flattery, boasting, gossiping,idle talk, harsh and unkind comments, revealing confidential information without permission etc. Like prophet Isaiah we need to ask God to purge our mouths with the fire of the Holy Spirit- Isaiah 6:1-6.

The second factor every member of today’s church must take very seriously is the welfare of the orphans and the widows. God takes so much special interests in these vulnerable groups of people that he is called the Father of the fatherless and the Defender of the widow- Psalm 68:5. Any maltreatment of these groups is taken personal by God, their defender- Exodus 22:22-27.

The third requirement the Father expect from every member of today’s church is to keep himself  from the pollution of the world- James 1:27b. The whole world is contaminated with all forms of perversions and we are called to separate ourselves from every act of contamination.We are called to come out from the pollution of the world and be separate, and to touch no unclean thing.

Prayer Nugget: Ask for the grace to do the will of God in the area of tongue control, welfare of the vulnerable and abstinence from the pollution of the world.  

Bible in One Year: Psalm 9-17

Date: Friday, 6^th June, 2025

Text:  2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

We are called to the place of prayer to seek the mercies of the God of Heaven so that the raw glory experienced in the early church can return. When there is a people to pray, there is a God to answer.

In 2 Chronicles 7:13-14, God said, “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

The glory will return when we cry to the Lord in repentance and genuinely forsake all forms of spiritual coldness, lukewarmness and lethargy.

In prayer we shut ourselves out from the noisy dissenting voices in the busy world and find ourselves in the quiet stillness of God’s presence. There we discern the mind of God and receive specific instructions we need to prevail daily.

In the place of prayer we have the opportunity to intercede for others especially those who are lost in sin.

Temptations lose their power in the place of fervent prayer- Matthew 26:41. In prayer we commune with God and tap fresh grace for the fresh challenges each day presents. In the place of prayer, we receive strength to submit to the Lord and to resist the devil.

Action Nugget: Let us humble ourselves and return to a life of consistent, heart-felt praying that avails much.

Bible in One Year: Psalm 1-8

Date: Thursday, 5^th June, 2025

Text:  Acts 6:1-7

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

If we must return back to the original glory God reserved for the church, we must learn to identify arrows of distractions shot against her.

As the number of the disciples increased in the early church, the devil wanted to distract the leadership of the church by diverting their focus to major on the minor.

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. The devil wanted to use this avenue to steal the unity among the believers.

However, church leadership was sensitive enough to nip the situation in the bud. They carefully appointed seven deacons, men who were known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom, to handle the matter while they gave their attention to the two principal areas of Prayer and the Ministry Of The Word- Acts 6:1-7.

They remained focused.they majored on the major no wonder their results were great. Today, we are called to repentance from every form of distraction.

We are called to return to the most important things that matter to God.                                                                                                                                                                                       We are called to focus on the undiluted word of God which is required for discipleship. We are called to disciple all nations and not just get them converted. This is the reason why we have too many baby Christians in our churches. They have stayed so long in the church but they have refused to grow because discipleship is lacking.

We are not called to entertain people and get them excited but to ministers the hard truth which is meant to convict sinners and get them converted.

We are not mere motivational speakers who speak with the eloquence or enticing words of man’s wisdom but we are called to demonstrate the raw power of God-1 Corinthians 2:4.  We are called by the Lord Jesus to preach the word with boldness, humility,love and without compromise.We are to preach it when it’s convenient or not- 2 Timothy 4:2.

Key Nugget: We are called to return to the most important things that matter to God.                                                                                                                                                                                        Bible in One Year: Job 39-42

Date: Wednesday, 4^th June, 2025

Text:  Acts 2:41-47

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The love and unity that characterized the early church was one of the reasons why God moved in their midst in a glorious manner. The text of today reads, ^“ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

“And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Acts 2:41-47

There wasn’t any show of superiority or arrogance in this early church. The strong was willing to help the weak. The false brethren were not able to join them because of fear that they would be exposed just like Ananias and Sapphira who were instantly struck dead by the Holy Spirit- Acts 5.

Their prayers were so powerful that when brethren prayed, fire came down from Heaven and sat on all attendees-Acts 2:1-4; earthquakes rocked entire venues of prayer- Acts 4:31; angels came down from Heaven, prison doors were flung open in the middle of the night and the one who had been condemned to die was miraculously rescued- Acts 12:5-9; jailers were killed instead of a Christian whom they imprisoned – Acts 12:18-19; and in the case of Paul the jailer became born again and was baptized- Acts 16.

Raw miracles and wonders characterized the early church. What has happened to today’s church? Has the Holy Spirit left? No. Has God abandoned his church? No. Then, what is the problem? We need to look inwards and prioritize what the early church prioritized and what God did before he will do again.

Reflective  Nugget: Look inwards and prioritize what the early church prioritized and what God did before he will do again.

Bible in One Year: Job 35-38

Date: Tuesday, 3^rd June, 2025

Text:  Habakkuk 3:2

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

A lot of times many folks wonder why the raw demonstration of the move of God and miracles that characterized the early church are not as common now as then. Has God changed? Of course God can never change? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever- Hebrews 13:8

Prophet Habakkuk prayed , saying, “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known;in wrath remember mercy.”

Habakkuk 3:2

If you were walking closely with God and all of a sudden you discover that there is a gap between the two of you, who moved? Could it be God that left you or you were the one who strayed away? The answer is obvious because God is ever faithful as long as you remain faithful.

If we can go back to our first love and love God the way the people of old loved him, he will surely repeat the wonders of old and even do more.

These days many of us are too busy with the hustle and bustle of daily life. A lot of distractions here and there. It is even very worse now during this social media era where many cannot stay off their phones for even 5 minutes.

Just like the prodigal son who strayed away from his father’s love and care, let us all return back to the lord in repentance and join Charles D. Tillman in singing the song he composed titled, “Give Me That Old Time Religion”

  Refrain:

“Give me that old time religion,

  Give me that old time religion,

  Give me that old time religion,

  It’s good enough for me.

It was good for Paul and Silas,

It was good for Paul and Silas,

It was good for Paul and Silas,

It’s good enough for me. [Refrain]

Reflective  Nugget: Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.

Bible in One Year: Job 25-34

Date: Sunday, 1^st June, 2025

Text:  Luke 1:26-28

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Happy new month friend! We have survived the first five months of the year by his grace and we will see many more years in his grace and mercy in Jesus name.

In today’s text the word of God says, “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. and the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” Luke 1:26-28

In the spirit of this scripture I pray that the Lord will visit you this new month. Just like Mary received the good news in the sixth month, you will be visited by the angel of good news. Helpers of destiny will locate you this month in Jesus name.

Mary was highly favoured by the visit of the angel; this month may the Lord single you out from the crowd and do great things in your life in Jesus name.  Let us pray.

Prayer Nuggets

1. Eternal Rock of Ages, I worship you for who you are; I adore your holy name in Jesus Name.
2. Father thank you because you preserved me throughout the first five months of this year.
3. Thank you Jesus for the grace to see the 6^th month of June.
4. Father, I repent and turn away from every act of unrighteousness in Jesus Name.
5. Father, please visit me in your uncommon favour this month in Jesus Name.
6. Father, in this sixth month please, single me out from the crowd and do great things in my life in Jesus name.
7. Father, please let the angel of good news visit me this month in Jesus Name.
8.  Add your own prayer nuggets.

Bible in One Year: Job 21-24

Date: Saturday, 31^st May, 2025

Text:  Psalm 19:7-9

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Our God is the Ancient Of Days. He is older than the oldest but stronger than the strongest. He is not bounded by time. He is ageless and does not change because change is only necessary when improvement is needed. But what of someone or something that has been perfected from the beginning; why will there be need for a change?

Christ  is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending. He sees the end from the beginning. He has seen the future before the beginning began. Therefore, he is not limited by ignorance of the future as men are. Whatever he says takes care of the past, present and future because he is the One who is, who was and who is still to come- Revelation 1:8.

Times and seasons may change; science and technology may be upgraded and improved upon from time to time because they were not perfect from the beginning. Fashion trends come and go. The world and its desires will pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

His word is perfect for all time. No revision necessary. For example, when he says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-38. You can’t have a better instruction. The same old commandment remains relevant as long as the Heaven and Earth exist.

The Spirit of Christ through Apostle John wrote saying, “Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.” 1 John 2:7

The Psalmist said, “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever”-Psalm 19:7-9.

Reflective Nugget: Don’t be carried away by the fleeting passions of this world. Stick with the word of God which remains unchanging but abides forever.

Bible in One Year: Job 17-20

Date: Friday, 30^th May, 2025

Text:  Psalm 12:6

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The fact that something is old means it has stood the test of time. By the original design of God men were meant to be immortal or ageless. It was sin that brought decline in health and strength eventually leading to death.

Take a look at the Sun. the same Sun that shone since the time of Adam is still the same one that shines today. It doesn’t require any upgrade because it is as potent as it was at creation. The Sun is old but not weak. This is one of the wonders of God.

Human inventions lack such powers. Things made by men generally require updates and changes from time to time because they were not perfect from the beginning. As times change, so human inventions have to change because they are of human origin. You can’t compare an electric bulb to the Sun, for example.

The word of God is old but not weak in its potency. It doesn’t require any improvement or upgrade. It’s relevance is not affected by the passage of time.

A young man once looked at the Bible and said he doesn’t believe the words in it because they are old and obsolete. He said he prefers something more recent and new. He erroneously viewed the word of God as a mere human invention which constantly needs revision.

Human inventions are fraught with so many limitations and errors which constantly needs further research and subsequent modifications and improvements. The word of God, however, is like gold which is seven times pure.

In Psalm 12:6, the Psalmist says, “And the words of the Lord are flawless,  like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.” Seven is a number signifying completeness or perfection. In other words, the word of God is perfect for all times and seasons from time immemorial and forevermore.

Reflective Nugget : Whatever the word of God says is final. Let God be true in your life and let all men be liars.

Bible in One Year: Job 9-16