Author: oracle4christ

Date: Wednesday, 27th November, 2024

Text: Revelation 2:18-23

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

A classic example of a false prophetess was a woman that Christ identified as Jezebel. She was a self-styled prophetess who taught and seduced God’s servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

Her body language and teachings were all seductive. The spirit of Jezebel is the spirit of seduction, idolatry and control. Even today we have many Jezebelic teachings flying around the churches. Anyone who teaches that God is only concerned with your spirit and soul but not concerned with what you do with your body is towing the same path with Jezebel.

The word of God says our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The body is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Corinthians 6:14

The sound doctrine of God says we should, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.’ 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Concerning this false prophetess Jezebel, the Lord warned saying, ‘And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.’ Revelation 2: 19-23

Any so called prophet that does not flee from immorality but encourages or tolerates it is false. Beware of such!

Action Nugget; Do not tolerate the spirit of Jezebel in any form.

Date: Tuesday, 26th November, 2024

Text: 2 Corinthians 11:13-15.

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

There was a particular day that Paul and his companions were going to the place of prayer; they were met by a young servant woman who had an evil spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She earned a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.

She followed Paul and his team, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They announce to you how you can be saved!” She did this for many days, until Paul became so upset that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!” The spirit went out of her that very moment.

When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square- Acts 16:16-19.

The lady was ‘prophesying’ using a spirit of the devil. There are many of such ‘prophets’ in many churches today. Surprising such churches are packed full of people who want someone to predict their future for them.

The fact that someone is able to describe the nature of your problems without you telling him does not make him a true prophet. And if he is not a true prophet, even if he sees and accurately describes your problems he cannot give you a lasting solution.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works-2 Corinthians 11:13-15.

Satan cannot solve the problem he created in your life. He is a deceiver. His so called blessings come with sorrow. The word of God says, “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it- Proverbs 10:22.

Reflective Nugget: Don’t be deceived into being manipulated into the crafty hands of the false prophets.

Date: Monday, 25th November, 2024

Text: Matthew 7:15-16.

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

One of the very signs of the Last Days is the proliferation of false prophets.In Matthew 24:4, Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” In verse 11 of the same chapter, the Lord said, “Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.”

We must beware of false prophets, who come in sheep’s clothing, appearing gentle and innocent but inwardly are ravenous wolves. The word of God says, we will know them by their fruits (character)- Matthew 7:15-16.

Any so called Man Of God whose personal private life contradicts the word of God is false. Anyone who says, “Do as I say but not as I do” is not genuine. Any prophet who is not Christ like in character or who does not reflect the holiness of Christ is false.  Anyone who demonstrates the gifts but not the fruit of the Holy Spirit is false.

The false prophets have gained so much ground because they ‘prophesy’ and say things that people love to hear. For example, many church goers love to go to religious places where someone will see visions for them.

We are in the time when people do not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction that challenges them with God’s truth; rather they want to have their ears tickled with something pleasing. Therefore, they have accumulated for themselves many teachers one after another, chosen to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold.They turn their ears away from the truth wander off into myths and man-made fictions-2 Timothy 4:3-4.

Many souls today have become victims of false prophets.

I once came across a man that decided to stop going to church. He abandoned the church for thirteen (13) years being a victim of false prophets. But God showed him mercy. He encountered the Lord personally and God directed him back to the church- this time he was sent to a church where he would hear sound doctrine.

Action Nugget: Don’t be caught in the web of false prophets.

Date: Sunday, 24th November, 2024

Text: Genesis 1:1-3

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

If you carefully study the creation story in Genesis 1, you will observe that indeed God is highly organized. In the beginning when the Lord saw that the Earth was without form, and void; darkness being upon the face of the deep, the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And the first thing that God did was to cast out darkness.

He said, “Let there be light: and there was light.” And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Genesis 1:2-3; John 1:5

I pray for you that everything representing darkness in your life will bow to the light of God in Jesus name.

Darkness is synonymous to chaos, confusion and disorderliness. He created the plants before the animals and the animals before man. Why? This is because the animals need plants to survive and man needs both plants and animals for survival. You would notice that God’s creation plan was well thought out devoid of any iota of confusion.

Again the fact that God operates in times and seasons shows that he respects order and timing. He makes everything beautiful in its time- Ecclesiastes 3:11.

Everything causing confusion in your life will receive the touch of God and every puzzling situation in your life will be resolved by the Spirit of the Living God in Jesus name.

Prayer Nugget: Father, let every chaotic situation in my life give way to divine orderliness in Jesus name

Date: Saturday, 23rd November, 2024

Text: Isaiah 40:29-31

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

One of the symptoms or signs of spiritual burnout is loss of joy. You would discover that your prayers and service of God that used to be spontaneous before becomes ‘mechanical’. Loss of joy results to lack of enthusiasm. The inner spiritual motivation is gone and you discover that you begin to struggle to fulfill your basic spiritual obligations. Before you know it you will find yourself failing and giving excuses.

Another sign that you are passing through a season of spiritual burnout is that you find yourself getting easily discouraged. Little things get you complaining. Frustration and depression may set in if nothing is done to refuel your spiritual tank.

In Hebrews 13:5, God has promised never to leave you nor forsake you. However, if you always feel disconnected from God and abandoned by him, you are already experiencing a burnout.

Disinterest in the things of God; apathy in spiritual activities like personal and corporate bible study, fasting, prayer, evangelism etc are other signs of burnout.

When you begin to doubt your previously firm spiritual convictions and you become critical in your spirit finding fault in your spiritual leaders; looking for loopholes in the doctrines of the Word Of God; you need to retrace your steps and go back to your first love.

The Holy Scriptures say, “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might he increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,but those who wait on the lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:29-31

Are you caught in the web of spiritual burnout? It’s not the end of the journey. Just go back to Jesus your source of spiritual strength and wait on him. And as you wait on him he will renew your spiritual strength and restore your joy in Jesus name.

Prayer Nugget: Father, please grant me speedy spiritual recovery and a deeper relationship with you like never before in Jesus name.

Date: Friday, 22nd November, 2024

Text: Luke 5:12-16

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

When you are descending a flight of stairs you don’t need much energy just like descending into sin doesn’t require any much effort. However, ascending a staircase is more energy demanding

Similarly, doing God’s will is an uphill task and it requires the spiritual energy otherwise called the oil of grace.

In today’s world, so many that used to be on fire for God have suffered from burn outs. When you are so soaked in activities and do not form the habit of withdrawing to the secret place of prayer; burn out is inevitable.

When you are busy for God, you are like a battery that is being used. Virtues go out of you and you need to recharge your spiritual batteries from time to time. This gives you the opportunity to refresh and reinvigorate in God’s presence so as to carry fresh oil.

Just like you charge your phones from time to time you need to recharge and refuel your spiritual tanks from time to time. Fresh oil from the Lord gives you fresh grace and fresh revelations for the assignment. It is then your spiritual lamps can keep burning.

Men of faith don’t joke with their secret place of prayer. That is where strength comes from- strength to resist temptations and do the will of God.

During his earthly ministry, despite his very tight and busy schedule, the word of God says, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16

Avoid burnout and recharge your spiritual batteries by spending quality time worshipping the Lord, studying the word of God, praying in tongues and in understanding on a regular basis.

Action Nugget: Charge your spiritual batteries regularly.

Date: Thursday, 21^st November, 2024

Text: Psalm 42:1-2

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

When you love someone you would love to spend as much time as possible with such a fellow. you won’t mind travelling thousands of miles just to be with that person. Even if you have to spend much money in order to be with such a person you won’t see it as any barrier.

Jacob served his uncle Laban for seven years to get his daughter, Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her- Genesis 29:20.

David was a typical lover of God. He said, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1-2

He was the one that discovered that in the presence God is fullness of joy; and that at his right hand, pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11b

Mathematically speaking, we can safely conclude that time spent in God’s presence is directly proportional to the love of God. The more you love God the more time you want to spend in his presence; and the less you love God the less time you want to spend in his presence.

Many people claim to love God but their actions deny it. They find it difficult to spend quality time in God’s presence. They will come late to church and after spending thirty minutes, they are already bored and yawning. You see them looking at their wrist watches or playing with their phones.

When you find every other place interesting and God’s presence boring it shows you lack the Holy Spirit Of God and are rather filled with the spirit of worldliness. Such a person will be spiritually dry, not able to benefit from the joy, peace and pleasures available free of charge in the presence of his majesty.

Prophetic Nugget: May you be filled with the Holy Spirit so that you can enjoy the full package available free of charge in the presence of God in Jesus name.

Date: Wednesday, 20^th November, 2024

Text: John 1:14

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

In Basic Mathematics, just as we have the inverse proportionalities we also have the direct. When two things are related together in a directly proportional manner, it means when one increases, the other increases too.

As we approach the New Year many people are already planning their new resolutions. But wait a minute, they also had resolutions for the old year but could not live up to them especially in the area of holiness and righteousness.

The truth is no one can successfully live holy without the help of the Holy One. A lifestyle of holiness will remain a mirage; an impossible feat without the grace of God.

Christ lived without sin because his life was full of grace and truth. John 1:14 states, “The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth”

There is a direct relationship between grace and glory; grace enhances holy living and thus produces glory; the more the grace, the greater the glory. If we must radiate the beauty of His Majesty then we must seek his grace and seek it abundantly.

The Holy Spirit through Apostle Paul wrote, “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age. Titus 2:11 (NKJV)

Prayer Nugget: Father, I open up my heart to you, please, fill my life with your grace in Jesus name.

Date: Tuesday, 19^th November, 2024

Text: Romans 3:23

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Another inverse proportionality we would look at today is the relationship between sin and glory. Sin is disobedience to the will of God while glory is characteristic of the presence of God. The word of God in Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”

The angels of God carry a great weight of God’s glory because they live in obedience. They shine and reflect the beauty of God’s majesty because they live in holiness- Psalm 103:20.

Those of them that could not continue in obedience lost their positions of glory and honour and were cast down to the Earth awaiting God’s final judgment. Revelation 12:9; Jude 1:6

 Adam and Eve lost their glory and they became naked. Shame took over them and they began to hide. Eventually they were cursed and cast out of paradise- Genesis 3.

Sin is inversely proportional to glory and vice versa. You want God’s glory? Quit a lifestyle of sin.

The Word of God says, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 2:14; John 11:40.

The King of Glory has called us to share in his glory through the Gospel of Christ. Respond to his call today, repent from all sins and become a candidate of his glory.

Key Nugget: You want God’s glory? Quit a lifestyle of sin.

Date: Monday, 18^th November, 2024

Text: Matthew 14:23-31

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

In basic Mathematics when two things are related together in an inversely proportional manner, it means when one increases, the other decreases; and vice versa.

A very good example is when you look at the relationship between time and speed you would notice that when if you are driving and you decide to increase your speed, the time it will take you to arrive at your destination will reduce. Conversely, when you reduce your speed the time taken to reach your destination will increase.

In today’s text, Peter was initially fearful when he saw a “ghost” walking on the water. But when he heard the voice of Jesus he realized it wasn’t a ghost but Christ himself; his faith was boosted and fear lost its hold.

Jesus spoke to him saying,”Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.”The Lord then invited him to come and Peter fixed his gaze on the Lord. At this point his faith was so strong that Peter did the impossible- he defied the law of gravity and walked on the sea.

However, he saw the wind boisterous, he became distracted, was afraid; and began to sink.

Clearly in the above scenario you see that faith and fear are inversely related to each other. When the faith is little the fear is much; but as faith increases fear gradually fizzles out.

The word of God says we should fix our gaze on Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith- not on our problems, challenges or doctor’s negative report.-Hebrews 12:2. Faith diminishes when we get distracted and shift our focus away from the Author and Finisher of our faith. Fear grows when we exalt our problems above the power of God.

Peter got rescued when Jesus caught him by the hand and set him back on the track of faith.

Prayer Nugget: Father, help me to always keep my focus on Christ and his promises and not on my problems in Jesus name.