Author: oracle4christ

Date: Sunday, 20^th April, 2025

Text: Matthew 28:1-10

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The excruciating pain, sorrow and humiliation the Lord went through seemed unending before and during his six hours on the Cross of Calvary but every problem on earth has an expiry date. He was able to endure till the very end and when the Lord saw that everything the scripture prophesied has been fulfilled, he cried out, “It is finished!”  And he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. John 19:30

The statement signals the completion of the redemption work of mankind. No other sacrifice is needed to save man from sin. Everything required for the salvation of humanity has been finalized and completed in Christ.

The word of God assures us saying, “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace- Ephesians 1:7

Through this great work of salvation we are thus reconciled to the Father.

Contrary to the expectations of the people, but in accordance to the word of God the Lord arose the third day. The stone that was rolled against his tomb was rolled away by the holy angel- Matthew 28:1-8. I pray for you that everything hindering your rising will be rolled away miraculously in Jesus name.

By the miraculous resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, death was permanently overcome.  Those who die in Christ have the hope of resurrection on the last day. When they die, their death is described as “sleep”. When they die we tell them “good night” because we shall see them again. However for those who die in sin, we tell them “good bye” because they are permanently lost to eternal punishment.

Action Nugget: Take advantage of the suffering, death and resurrection of the life of Christ.

Bible in One Year: 2 Kings 6-8

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Date: Saturday, 19^th April, 2025

Text: Luke 19:1-6

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

It is a beautiful thing to know the Lord personally. It is wonderful to have a one-on-one encounter with the Most High. Two cannot walk together except they be agreed- Amos 3:3. God’s ways are not our ways. The first step to provoke a personal encounter, then is to agree with the ways of God and set your heart to walk therein.

The way of God is to love righteousness and hate iniquity. His way is to value obedience above sacrifice. His way is value mercy above judgment and to exalt forgiveness above vengeance His way is the way of patience and endurance.

God will not force himself on anyone. You need to be personally eager to know him. When Zacchaeus heard that the Lord was passing by Jericho, he eagerly desired to meet the Lord but he knew it would be difficult because of the crowd and his little of stature. Therefore, he positioned himself for an encounter by climbing a sycamore tree because he knew the Lord was going to pass through that route.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, “Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.” Luke 19:1-6

Moses sought a deeper experience when he asked God saying, “Show me your glory”. Exodus 33:18. Paul wanted more of the Lord when he prayed saying, “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” Philippians 3:10

It is one thing to hear testimonies of God’s glory and it is another thing to personally experience him firsthand.

Action Nugget: Thirst for a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ today and get ready for a life-time experience with him.

Bible in One Year: 2 Kings 1-5

Date: Thursday, 17^th April, 2025

Text: Revelation 12:7-11

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

The word of God says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Matthew 6:34

Who brings the trouble? It’s certainly not from God but the devil. He moves about seeking for those he may devour. Give him no foothold. Submit therefore to God but resist the devil and he shall flee from you- James 4:7.

One effective way to knock the head of the serpent (the devil) and put him where he belongs is to use the same strategy that was used to defeat him in Heaven.

 When war broke out in Heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon (the devil, the serpent) and the dragon and his angels fought back, but they did not prevail; they lost their place in heaven as they were defeated when the game changers were introduced into the battle. The word of God says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” Revelation 12:11

There is a word of God appropriate for every situation of life. When the devil rears up his ugly head, confront him with the right scripture. For example, when you are sick, ask sickness to disappear from your body because, your body is the temple of the living God where strangers are not allowed to dwell. And by the stripes of Jesus we were healed” Psalm 18:45; Isaiah 53:5; 1Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.  

Are you harassed by the enemy? Make use of the word of God which says, ‘Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered” Psalm 68:1

Action Nugget: Make it a habit to back up all your prayers with written word of God and by so doing claim God’s promises and put the devil where he belongs.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 21-22

Date: Wednesday, 16^th April, 2025

Text: 2 Kings 6:8-23

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

When Elijah was to be arrested by 50 soldiers sent by a king, he was afraid and he called fire from heaven and destroyed them. This happened twice until the angel of God instructed him not to be afraid but to go with the arresters- 2 Kings 1:1-15.

In the case of Elisha with the double anointing, when he was to be arrested by a larger army of soldiers; firstly he was not afraid because, with the eyes of the Spirit, he could see the army of the Lord which outnumbered the enemy army.

Secondly, Elisha preferred to strike the enemies with blindness and led them to the king. The king wanted to kill them but Elisha discouraged him but instead asked the king to give them food and water and then sent them back to their country. The enemies where thus humiliated- 2 Kings 6:8-23.

In doing this he obeyed the word of God which says, “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for so you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.” Proverbs 25:21-22

When the Samaritans rejected the gospel of Christ, James and John they asked the lord whether it was okay to call fire down from heaven to destroy them but Jesus turned down their request and rebuked them- Luke 9:51-56.

The same Samaritans that rejected the Lord initially eventually accepted him later when Phillip the Evangelist visited them with same gospel. This time the whole city accepted the Lord and there was joy everywhere in the land- Acts 8:4-8. What if they had been roasted by the fire proposed by John and James, will there be a city to evangelize?

Key Nugget: Forgiveness is higher than vengeance. Justice is great but mercy is higher.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 19-20

Date: Tuesday, 15^th April, 2025

Text: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

In 2 Kings 4 we come across the story of widow whose husband was a prophet. He had borrowed money from some creditors and could not pay till he died. The creditors had threatened to enslave his two boys as collateral since he could not pay.

In distress the widow approached Elisha for help. The prophet asked her to tell him what she had and she told him she had only a little olive oil in a jar. That was enough for God to multiply. She was asked go to her neighbors and borrow as many empty jars as she could. Then she and her sons were to go into her house, close the door, and start pouring oil into the jars. She was to set each one aside as soon as it was full..

So the woman went into her house with her sons, closed the door, took the small jar of olive oil, and poured oil into the jars as her sons brought them to her. When they had filled all the jars, she asked if there were any more. When there was no more jar to be filled the olive oil stopped flowing.

She went back to Elisha, the prophet, who said to her, “Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts, and there will be enough money left over for you and your sons to live on.” 1 Kings 4:7b

Everybody has something no matter how little. Moses had his rod and God used it; the widow of Zarephath had a little flour she could bake. The woman in today’s story had a little oil in a jar. You too have something!

Sometimes oil represents the Holy Spirit- Acts 10:38. He alone is the one that will multiply that little thing you have. Are you harassed, stranded or indebted? You need the oil of divine favour to flow in your direction. That little thing you have that seems inconsequential is what God will use to bless you.

Prayer Nugget: Father, let the oil of favour flow in my direction and deliver me from every shameful or embarrassing situation in Jesus name.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 16-18

Date: Monday, 14^th April, 2025

Text: 2 Kings 5:1-27

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

It is not enough to enroll in a school but it is very important to take all the required courses and pass them successfully. Just like it happens in conventional schools, some candidates who enroll in God’s School of Greatness find themselves drop out.

A very good example of such was Gehazi. He could have gotten a double portion of Elisha’s anointing but greed took the better part of him. Rather than inherit a double dose of his master’s anointing; he was cursed by his master being afflicted with generational leprosy as a punishment for his covetousness and deception- 2 Kings 5:20-27.

His case was similar to but worse than that of Esau who sold his birthright for a plate of porridge- Genesis 25:28-34. Esau could have inherited a double portion of his father’s estate being the first born but because he could not endure the temporary pain of hunger, he despised his birthright and lost it.

Another student who dropped out from this school was Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of silver- Matthew 26:14-16.

Unfortunately, Demas also dropped out because of the love of this world- 2 Timothy 4:10. He could no longer bear the burden of the sufferings that went with the work of God. His heart no longer submitted to the word of God which says, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:2-4

It is not enough to be a candidate in God’s School of Greatness but it’s God’s desire that we finish strong. Joseph the Prime Minister; Joshua the successor of Moses; Jesus Christ, our perfect example and many others successfully graduated.

Prophetic Nugget: Receive grace to successfully graduate from God‘s School of Greatness in Jesus name.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 13-15

Date: Sunday, 13^th April, 2025

Text: Hebrews 5:7-11

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Those who didn’t attend God’s School of Greatness but find themselves in positions of greatness end up disappointing God. An example was Saul, the first king of Israel was the son of a rich man called Kish. He never prepared for the greatness thrust on him. Eventually, he lost out a few years into his 40-year reign- 1 Samuel 13:13-14. For the greater part of his reign he was rejected by God and suffered from the torment of an evil spirit. He eventually committed suicide and perished in the hands of his enemies.

King Solomon did not pass through God’s refining furnace of affliction and hardships like his father. He had no record of suffering or difficulties before he became king. Everything was easy for him and the kingdom was placed in his hands on the platter of gold. So he missed the classes the School of Greatness would have taught him.

He tried to make up for that by asking God for supernatural wisdom which he got; however, along the line, he backslid terribly into idolatry even though the Lord Almighty had appeared to him twice. Unfortunately, God raised adversaries to attack him and eventually tore a greater part of the kingdom away from his ancestral lineage- 1 Kings 11.

As an example for us, our Lord Jesus Christ was not exempted from the School Of Greatness. He had to attend the school because he was one hundred percent God and one hundred percent man. He was both the Son Of God and the Son of Man.

In order to be our high priest who can relate with our human frailties and infirmities he had to attend the school. Concerning him the word of God says, “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Hebrews 5:8-9

If our Lord Jesus needed to attend the School Of Greatness, we all need it even more.

Prayer Nugget: Father, by your mercy, help me to be made perfect in your School of Greatness in Jesus name.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 10-12

Date: Saturday, 12^th April, 2025

Text: Philippians 2:3-4

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Leadership is about influence. Your level of influence is directly proportional to the quality of impact you make in the life of others. In other words your quantum of influence depends on how many lives you have touched. Here in lies true greatness.

There are some people who occupy positions of influence but are not influential. In the School of Greatness one of the lessons to learn is that to be influential you need to be selfless. The word of God says, “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4

Just as the Sun does not shine for itself but for the whole of humanity, you are not a leader to serve yourself but others. Be interested in the welfare of others.

When Rehoboam, the grandson of David was to be crowned king, the people complained to him about the harsh labor his father Solomon had placed on them. They requested him to lessen their burdens. He told them he wanted to make consultation and feed them back.

When he consulted with the elders of Israel, they answered him saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” 1 Kings 12:7

However, he turned their wise advice down and he lost out as the Israelites revolted and went to serve another leader who was ready to listen to them- 1 Kings 12:8-24.

Many leaders fail today because their impacts are not felt though they occupy positions of influence. There are fathers whose impacts are not felt by their children and wives. We have many politicians whose impacts are not felt by the citizens they claim to serve.

We have so many title and position holders in our neighborhoods, communities, and society in general but with very little or no impact. The reason is because everybody is looking to his own interests and care very little about serving the interests of others.

Prophetic Nugget: Receive the grace to make impact in your generation in Jesus name.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 8-9.

Date: Friday, 11^th April, 2025

Text: Proverbs 12:24

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

When you check the whole of the Bible you won’t see a lazy great man. Laziness and greatness are like words and opposites. They are like two parallel lines that cannot meet. If by chance, greatness falls on a lazy person, he won’t be able to sustain it.

In God’s School of Greatness, diligence is a very core course. God made the whole of the Heavens and Earth in just six days! That can only happen through a hardworking God.

Prophet Isaiah said, “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:28-29.

Our Lord Jesus said, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” John 5:17.

They say, “Like father, like son.” If you are a true child of God; you cannot afford to be lazy. It is not in our spiritual DNA.

Again the Bible says, “The hand of the diligent will rule, But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor- Proverbs 12:24 (AMP).

To be diligent is not only to be hardworking but to do so consistently. In order to be consistent, discipline, perseverance, determination and focus are needed.

Do you want to be great? You now know what to do.

Action Nugget: In order to be great, cast out the spirit of laziness and imbibe the spirit of diligence.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 6-7

Date: Thursday, 10^th April, 2025

Text: Genesis 12:1-9

Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan

Exhortation:

Another candidate of the Most High in the School of Greatness was Abraham. He was from an idolatrous background, a situation which could have been a great barrier in his relationship with God but he humbly submitted himself to be groomed.

He had his own limitations and challenges like we all have. What worked out easily in the life of others was difficult in the life of Abraham. As at the age of 99, his wife was still barren. Perhaps everybody had concluded that Abraham was going to die childless and his property would be inherited by non-family members.  

However, in the School Of Greatness, age is not a barrier- Abraham enrolled into the school at the old age of seventy five when most people would have died and be forgotten-Genesis 12:1-4. A core course or major module he took in this school was Obedience- the ability to comply with divine instructions.

He was tested and tried and found to be a successful candidate. He not only obeyed God from time to time but he also did so promptly. Also his obedience was not partial like that of King Saul but total.

When he was asked to relocate from his family to an undisclosed location he did not delay but did so without hesitation- Genesis 12:1-9. God wanted to further test his compliance level, he asked him to circumcise himself and household, he did so early, even though painful- Genesis 17.

Again God asked him chase away his concubine Hagar and her son, Ishmael; he did so without wasting time- Genesis 21:8-21. As if that was not enough, he was given the most difficult examination on this course called obedience when he was asked to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, as a burnt offering- that was strange and fearful but, again, he obeyed as usual; even though God stopped him in the process- Genesis 22.

By the time God was through with him, he was already a great man- the father of faith and a standard of obedience.

Prophetic Nugget: Receive the grace for prompt and total obedience in Jesus name.