MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 17/10/2021

SUNDAY - 17TH OCTOBER, 2021

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YOU AND GOD'S GENTLENESS

Psalms 18:35, KJV

"Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great."

None would have gotten to his destination if God's gentleness was withdrawn from such. The men we see in the kingdom and this mini life today as voices on the mountains they've conquered are those God's gentleness was abundant over. Do you know why? Men can't depart from being men. It is of men to err you know. However, we thank God for His mercies that are new every morning. 

The Psalmist, David of course said, "Your gentleness has made me great." Do you wonder what that means? It means God's exercise of tolerance and pardoning of his mistakes or relaxation on those that are strongly punishable and should have set him back but which has finally made him great. We all know that such man is blessed unto whom God doesn't imput iniquity [Psalm 32:2]. One time, David offended God and God in wanting to punish him told him to decide what punishment amidst some given options. He chose falling into God's hands [I Chronicles 21:12-14]. That act was an act of God's gentility. Imagine you still deciding your punishment. 

For this reason, he did not go into extinction but rather grew until by God's tolerance and bearing with him, he became all in destiny. The Bible recorded that David served the will of God in His own generation and slept with his fathers [Acts 13:36]. In serving God's will, he got to the height of destiny not because he exercised sinless perfection but because God was merciful on him. When I look at David and as well set Saul beside him, I saw one enjoyed gentleness while the other didn't. David was a first class offender that receives slight pardon. Though the sword never departed from his house yet that never disrupted his destiny of reaching that highest peak. Saul did his own but it swallowed him up.  If you look at the New Testament, you'll still be hearing the name David ringing as Jesus was addressed many times in relation with him [ Matt.20:31, Matt.21:9].

No man is without fault but let your prayer be that your imperfections will receive God's gentility. Whenever God looks at you, may He be filled with the compassion of a father never to measure judgement to you at all or does but not in full. If it's not in full, you can't go into extinction under such judgement. 

Psalms 103:13-14, KJV

'Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust."

One day, I was listening to a set man and General Overseer of a worldwide denomination that's headquartered in Nigeria. He was celebrating over three decades in ministry. Then, he thanked God who has been merciful on his mistakes. He said he has made some but he's grateful for having a Father for a Boss. Immediately, I comprehended him fully. Men of God are humans. No wonder David in another verse said this about the minister or the man God uses. 

Psalms 18:50, KJV

"Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore."

David could write about mercy because he was showered some. Show me the man whose life lacks mercy and I'll quickly prophecy he that can't go all the way up. Where are the beneficiaries of mercy? We are in Morning Wings Ministry. This is my sixth year in the ministry of writing and authoring of the Morning Wings Daily Devotional Guide. We're still pressing. It's already a decade in ministry which was clothed in days of small beginning during my undergraduate studies. If I look back, I have reasons to say, 'His gentleness has made me great."

I have human weaknesses and frailties. I have even known the terror of the Lord before but I thank God I can role model after that great minister that, "my Boss is also my Father. This is where the difference lies. In this we can put our trust that we'll go all the way up until we become what surpasses our labour and the imagination of those outside. Thank God we are not disobedient children also.

Only for His gentleness! That's why what appears still appears. That's why out of nothing, something is still daily being brought forth. That's why from what is strong and hard to conquer, we're daily gathering honey. I say, "for His gentleness over me, associates and those who have succoured us as partners or members, we glorify God!"

PRAYER: Pray for Morning Wings Ministry, the founder and writer of the devotional for a glorious years ahead. Pray that God will be gentle on your own mistakes too. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 28:1-29:32, 1 Timothy 1:1-20, Psalm 86:1-17, Proverbs 25:17

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 16/10/2021

SATURDAY - 16TH OCTOBER, 2021

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IT HAS BECOME LIKE FLAX CAUGHT BY FIRE

Read Judges 15:6-14

Judges 15:13-14, KJV

"13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands."

Samson agreed with the men of Judah to bind him and hand him over to the Philistines. Those ones already came to him wondering what sort of evil he has brought on them since he knows they're under the Philistines. Yet, these Philistines are his own enemy. So, they reached a hypocritical agreement to bind Samson and hand him over under the pretext of Judah being visibly seen by the Philistines as a good subject. 

They did. When the Philistines rushed with a shout to apprehend him, something immediately happen to him. The Spirit came on him and when it does, the cords (strong and agile bounds) that were used to bind him became very relaxed, loosed like flax that fire has caught. Look at that experience. He didn't do anything by his energy. He didn't struggle to unbuckle the tie but when the Spirit came upon him, there was a relaxation and loosing of his bound for him yet without any effort except for willingness and desire to be loosed in order to fight the enemy. 

Yesterday, by the Spirit, I declared, "it is broken and solved." Today, God is coming for some other people again. This move must not be missed. Hear this, the Spirit also makes difficult things easy. Yesterday, it was the spoken word of the anointed but today, it is the Spirit Himself. Is that not why we have written, "...not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts" [Zechariah 4:6, KJV]. God is not trying to eliminate hard work where you should work righteously to gather but the issue is this, you can't break free by might or your strength where you're under spiritual bondage. Spiritual bondages don't break by effort. If someone is cursed, let him labour from today till tomorrow, his experience will be like that of Peter (though he was not cursed here) that toiled all night yet without catching a thing. He may try saving. He may try giving good customer service in order to retain them. He may even be making some money but he'll see that things are still not adding up. Why? It's spiritual limitation he's fighting and to fight that back, they don't by man's wisdom, personal discipline or improvement etc first of all but by the anointing destroying that yoke. If someone is cursed not to be buoyant financially and he's adding discipline to save, it won't still work. Such will only be frustrated. First of all, take authority over that spirit by which you're cursed. In anyone's life, I cast out such spirit. 

The Bible says:

Isaiah 10:27, KJV

"And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing [Holy Spirit]." 

When we invent things, we do to serve a particular purpose and eradicate a need. When God gives the anointing also, He does with the hope that we'll be wise enough to learn and understand that it is only the anointing that destroys the yoke. Look, it is not by weeping, shouting or hollering. If any one even lays hands on you void of the anointing, the yoke won't still be broken. But if he speaks the word only or touch you only and it's by God's Spirit (the anointing), you'll immediately receive a testimony of your chains or bound breaking, melting and relaxing or loosing its hold on you. Pay attention to me. God hasn't raised me at this season to partner with the Holy Ghost to show pity on your problems. He raised me with the speaker's mouth given to Jeremiah to pluck down or build up [Jeremiah 1:10].

"It became as flax caught by fire" is today's anointed word meant for your freedom. Samson was under bond but when the Spirit rested on him, the bound knows where to go without even being instructed. It was like that gate that opened to them of its own accord as they approached it. I decree, let your problems melt. Let it answer you by the reason of God's heavy presence heavily present today. Let yokes be destroyed. Let burdens be lifted. Let the deaf hear. Let the blind see. The dumb, speak. The lame, walk. Diseases and sicknesses are declared unwanted. It is the Spirit that sets free. Be freed where you desire freedom! 

PRAYER: It is the Spirit that sets free, man's effort profits nothing.  Thank God I'm freed.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 26:1-27:22, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18, Psalm 85:1-13, Proverbs 25:16

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 15/10/2021

FRIDAY - 15TH OCTOBER, 2021

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IT IS BROKEN

Read Luke 5: 1-8

Psalms 18:34, KJV

"He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms."

There are people God is revealing to me today. The first are those struggling to subdue and have it answer them. Others are those who by reasons of grace, gift, promise, prophecy or the anointing and other divine elements always have it quick and easily subdued for themselves. 

Jacob was asked why it was fast for him. He said because the Lord your God (of his father, Isaac) brought it to him very quickly [Genesis 27:1-20]. There's always the God factor and I want it catch your attention today. We know Jacob lied but rather fetched his meat at home. Yet, through what he said, we are brought the revelation of God helping one to possess, conquer, master, subdue or receive on time.  

In today's verse, we read David's testimony. What was his testimony? He said, "it is the Lord who teaches my hands to war and to bend a bow of bronze." Without any sense of shame, he ascribed his achievement of being able to do difficult things to God. Hope you can flamboyantly do same. You may not know but he was saying that from a deep sense of gratitude. He was not saying it to boast but if you say he did, then his boast is still acceptable since it was a boast in the Lord. 

What did the Lord help him master? A bow of bronze. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

That's a bronze or steel. God helped David to bend it. Bending it means exercising a kind of dominion over it. Don't forget that steel is difficult to bend but God armed him to bend it. That's the God factor (God's teaching or special personalized instruction to him). Look, the God factor makes difficult things easy for you. David was blessing the God who helped him to bend a bow of steel. As it is being shown me, it's time for you to have such testimony of having defeated something hard and unbending. Look, the hands of David were made able to master and bring under subjection the strength of this bow of bronze. What are you trying to master that's not yielding, I say "they're broken! That's what I'm hearing".

Look, difficult things become easy at God's spoken word. That's your leverage in this kingdom. Peter toiled all night but when he repeated that same act at the word of Jesus that bids him to try again, it was an emptying of the sea into the boats. At my own prophecy today as God's anointed, I say, 'they're broken'.

Every difficult things in your life; the things you've been fighting but have been resisting: proving unsubmissive. I heard, "they're broken". It is broken therefore means it is finished. Difficult things have yielded today. They have snapped open for you. To build your house or complete it; to travel to your land of promise; to profer solution to an academic or social problem; to pay debt or raise money; to be freed of sickness, diseases or curses etc - all are broken and solved. Because God is subduing them for you by the anointing, you shall therefore find them submissive. When you labour where you've laboured but without profit before, because it has been broken and solved for you at God's Word, you'll see you'll come back with excellent and compensating results this time. It is now walk over. No more expending of energy and hitting of your head on the wall. I heard, " it is broken. It stands fast and changes not!" 

PRAYER: I receive the testimony of "it is broken and solved" in Jesus name. I share same soonest. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 23:21-25:38, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, Psalm 84:1-12, Proverbs 25:15

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 14/10/2021

THURSDAY - 14TH OCTOBER, 2021

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THE FATHER TEACHES 

Read Psalm 18

Psalms 18:34, KJV

"He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms."

It is the will of the Father that all His children will be taught. He has made provision for them to learn the hows of getting things done in the kingdom way without deviating from kingdom practices. 

The Psalm of David which the Spirit has fetched for us for today's devotional refers to God teaching the psalmist's hands to war. The psalmist himself acknowledges God as He who trains his hands for war.  First of all, you can't be taught a thing you already know and ascertain you don't have to be taught again. So, for the psalmist to be taught by God, he emptied himself or became like a babe: declaring himself ignorant as to be imparted. This is the first position that God wants you to take today. Don't say, "I know already." If you do mentally, you can't have God teach you. The full are not filled. Even if He teaches you, you won't absorb it because there will be a battle of knowledge. If you won't empty yourself to be taught by God, then you can't be taught. You must acknowledge you're poor. If you come to this state, there will be a natural hunger created in you to pursue after what God has to teach you. You'll never want to waste it because you know that His teaching you is actually your own equipping. You'll therefore open up. Will you take this position below first of all or you've already apprehended?

Revelation 3:18, KJV

"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Those who will ever buy must first have need. So, see your need. See your inadequacy that must be made adequate. Once you do, you'll graduate to the next class where the Lord will then take you into the secret place for practicals. The Psalmist was very specific. He said, the Lord taught his hands how to wage war and accomplish a particular hard thing - " bend a bow of bronze". Your own profession may differ from the psalmist's since he was a warrior. You may be a speaker. You may be a writer. You may be a marketer. If you are any of these etc, what will be trained will differ. It may be your mouth, mind that God must oil etc. Look, no one actually begins to do well unless he's actually trained by the Lord. Do you know why? God won't give common or generalized information that the masses have access to to such. The highest degree of doing well you can attain is through God teaching, exposing or revealing to you something that will mark you out from other competitors. What He did for David was to teach him how to subdue the unpopular and bend a bow of steel. It is not all warriors that could bend a bow of bronze. I hope you know there are many bows. We have one made from the flexible stick, plastic etc but the one God revealed its secrets to David was a bow of bronze or steel. May I tell you something? It is difficult bending that one. A steel is very much like an iron. Now, imagine what strength or technique it will take to finally bend a thing that's iron in nature. However, because of being taught, David learnt how to maneuver and put that bow to use. A bow that's never broken can't be used for war. "Broken" doesn't mean to destroy here. It means to master for use. You can't use a technique and profit from it if it has not first being properly mastered or understood. Look, don't let your pride push you away from being taught. It is then the Lord will take interest in you and not detest you from afar. He'll draw near to you and teach you how to operate your calling and career. Don't forget, He taught David how to excel in his and do the difficult - bend a bow of bronze. 

PRAYER: Ancient Teacher, your commitment hasn't changed. I receive the hows of handling the difficulty in life, marriage, calling or career. My testimony will be, "it's broken".

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 22:1-23:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Psalm 83:1-18, Proverbs 25:11-14

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 13/10/2021

WEDNESDAY - 13TH OCTOBER, 2021

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POWER OVER WHAT SCARES

Read Luke 10:17-20

Luke 10:19, KJV

"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

One of the reasons why saints couldn't represent Christ effectively is because of the fear of being hurt. If you've seen the evils of the devil and have lived amidst those who exalted his works, having absorbed him as powerful and swallowed him as very absolute, you may be very much hindered believing in God's power that overwhelms Satan's. 

Jesus here was speaking to the seventy after their return. He said He has given them power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and then all powers of the enemy. They already used that same power and delegated authority. Jesus was referring to the devil, demons and everything they could manifest or invent. Jesus said He has given us power over them all.  Now, think of the power of the enemy that's in existence, that you've seen, that you don't know exists or that the devil could manifest. Jesus said the believer has been given power over such irrespective of its magnitude. Jesus said, we are empowered by the Holy Ghost to trample on them. "Trampling" or "treading" shows our dominion over them. We treat them as nothing to be scared of. We glory and reign over them in great subduing. What you can match on isn't something you obviously will see as a threat. You'll just treat it as nothing and powerless. That's what the devil, demons and all powers of the enemy should seem to us though we know the devil has power to hurt.  

Look, there's nothing the devil foams by that delegated authority in Christ and God's empowerment by the Holy Ghost that you can't counter. The seventy did in that place and came feeding Jesus back what they accomplished by His name. 

Now, we get to the part where fear is triggered. Jesus said "and nothing shall by any means hurt you". It means in the process of going about businesses of the kingdom for Christ, there may be potential scary things that may raise their heads to challenge you. In other words, attempt would be made by all these powers of the enemy to hurt you but Jesus assured that contrary to fear or what is popular in the minds of many people, nothing shall by any means hurt you. 

One of the reasons why people don't evangelize or act on the Bible in the area of healing or power side is because they believe something will hurt them. Look, God wants you to be solidified that as you go as His representative preaching the gospel, in His Spirit, by His own guidance, doing His own work, nothing shall by any means hurt you. It doesn't mean things won't try to hurt you but what does the Bible say.

Isaiah 59:19, KJV

" So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him."

Today, let fear be dispelled. The Spirit is with you. You have heard from the head of the church Himself that nothing shall by any means hurt you. Lay hands on the sick, cleanse lepers, do all the works of an evangelist and never think their sickness or problem will transfer to you. It is not you doing it but the Spirit doing it through you. You have Him as your defender and protector. 

PRAYER: I receive empowerment of God's Spirit. I dare to believe Jesus and do His works. Fear is dispelled in me.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 19:1-21:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:4-28, Psalm 82:1-8, Proverbs 25:9-10

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 12/10/2021

TUESDAY - 12TH OCTOBER, 2021

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THE TWO CHILDREN AT THE FATHER'S HOUSE 

Read Luke 10:38-42

Luke 10:41-42, KJV

"41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

There are two types of children at the father's house. One is the content seeker while the other is the distracted type. When what is germane; what will be the ingredient of their future and calling is being communicated to them, you will see that one pays attention while the other disdains that wisdom. The wisdom you don't open to, how can you absorb?

This is why some have wondered why some children are more successful than others under the same parents. Do you know one of the reasons? Some open up themselves to the wisdom of their parents than others. The others didn't have the revelation of that wisdom's importance when it was being communicated. So, it became a permanent shortage in their future life which is now visible for everyone to see. That same thing do happen in church and wherever God has set a role model or influence to impart something into those observing their lives. In the congregation of many men and under the anointing, you'll notice that some have soaked into themselves the wisdom of the model and they're getting better for it. At times, there are physical symptoms of that. They can talk, move or react to things like that same man. So, the flow that's flowing for that model unconsciously will begin to flow for them. When Jesus told the disciples that they'll do great works and greater works they'll do, do you think He was speaking to those who weren't listening or haven't been listening to His instructions? Not at all. He was speaking to true sons like Elisha who will not stop following Elijah until the mantle for ministry can't but be torn for him so he could take his place also amidst the strong and the great. No one can do great things let alone greater things who has not been hearkening to some certain instructions somewhere.

John 14:12, KJV

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."

Children who will manifest the father and manifest more than the father are those who have not detested equipping. You must decipher. You must be awake and aware. You must see and be touched. You must feel and be receptive. Stop being nonchalant. Pay attention to what pays. Ignore the minor and let what authorities give be what you're gathering. 

You can have a teacher but it's not your teacher who will determine solely what you'll be. He may be the most resourceful man but if his wisdom doesn't become yours, you will be the most poor fellow in destiny and manifestation. Have you seen Martha and Mary? Have you seen students who get distracted when the teacher is communicating and experimenting with molecules at their sight? Many parents complain their children aren't doing well. Why will they since they're the Marthas in class who haven't let girls stop infatuating them, colleagues distracting them and gadgets giving them another focus. But there are Marys in the classroom/life settings and under their tutors who have learnt to give attention to whom attention is due. They're those that graduate faster and are congratulated for having done well. Upon the year's end, may you have something to show for having being under the contact of a resourceful master. Marys will always but Marthas don't always have proves.

PRAYER: Lord, where are intentional distractions programmed into my life, I refute these strange weapons of failures. I receive new focus to follow my calling or career model.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 16:16-18:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3, Psalm 81:1-16, Proverbs 25:6-8

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 11/10/2021

MONDAY - 11TH OCTOBER, 2021

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WHAT ALL OF US ARE DYING FOR

Genesis  4:4-5, KJV

"4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."

There is one thing that all of us are dying for. It is to be commended. It is to be praised. It is to hear said to us, "well-done son or daughter".

You may not understand the plight of Cain until you've for once be in his shoe. Anyway, I am not justifying any of his conducts because he gave way to Satan. When Abel was commended because of the more excellent sacrifice he brought to God, Cain was angry and his countenance fell. Why did his countenance fall? He was also looking forward to being applauded but somehow the applause didn't go to him because he couldn't purchase a witness of having done well for himself. 

Hebrews 11:4, KJV

"By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh."

Do you know it's natural for us to feel happy when we're praised? When we are not, we feel punctured or deflated. Even children that shouldn't exhibit ego enter into their shells when corrected. If they've been jumping up and down before, you'll just observe them suddenly go into silence. Until you cheer them up or try soothing them, they'll feel rejected or dejected. At your trying to recuperate them, some of them may burst into tears because they're embarrassed of having being corrected. The same happens to adults. 

That's why women respond to words of affirmation and may be totally withdrawn when spoken to any how. No matter how unconcern you are or you may be, if all that comes your way is "you've not done well", I can assure you that even if you'll recover, you may first have a bowed head. This doesn't mean correction shouldn't be done or you shouldn't embrace it. You must know that it's always the corrected and perfected that can only manifest the excellence that will seem they are not accountable for when they look back. 

Psalms 141:5, KJV

"Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities."

So, all of us are dying for commendation. Is it not your prayer that you'll have such report for yourself also? The report of somebody saying, "you've done well. Receive my handshake." Meanwhile, it may not be so. Many covet reward but detests the work that produces it.

When God came to Cain, God asked him, " why are you angry? Why has your countenance fallen." God was concerned for him. Like a good father, God wanted to help him out of his moodiness and perspective of believing nobody cares for him especially God who should.  God knew what the problem was. God knew if he had been accepted, he wouldn't have sulked. He would have gone from one place to the other sharing the testimony. Cain's anger therefore was a rebellion against his being corrected. His killing his brother was a rebellion against being rejected. Does that not show to you there's one thing man craves which is to be praised. If he had gotten that, nothing of what we negatively know him for would have stemmed from him. 

From this teaching, we're also learning how important commendation and praise could be used to have the best of people. We know the truth must be told. God did and you must do. If anyone however refuses to heed truth when spoken, let such alone. But from this teaching, we have seen what impact praise, being accepted or commended plays and the part the other plays. The clamouring of any man is always to be accepted either by God or any other human. If that be the case, seek to satisfy authorities as to be commended. Please, don't do eye service. 

Today, I want to tell you to strive for God's certification first of all. If any man praises you when God speaks otherwise, you still have not passed. There are two men on earth, those who have done worthily of praise and those who haven't. In your journey, ensure you're an Abel and not a Cain. Those of you that have done well but your reward has being given to others shouldn't worry. Your reward will always come back and in a more excellent way. 

PRAYER: Father, may I not be rejected. Wherever you've given me the work of commendation, I shall not fail as a parent, husband or father.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 12:1-14:10, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:8, Psalm 79:1-13, Proverbs 24:30-34

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