MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 8/09/2022

THURSDAY - 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2022

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

HAVE YOU PURCHASED A GOOD WITNESS FOR YOURSELF? - Qualify Series 002

Read Gen. 40:1-23

Jeremiah 12:5, KJV

"If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?"

That time will come. The big challenge will appear. Greater performance will be demanded of you. When it does, will you be in the records to have been qualified? Joseph would have been undone forever if he has nothing to leverage on to bring him out of the prison. What we must know is this, all of us can't but be hidden for awhile. There's always a stage in life where God is working secretly on you. At such times, He doesn't suddenly introduce you to men. That would be an early ejaculation. It wouldn't bring about the pleasure of the Lord. What He does is to perfect his work in you and then orchestrate the time and seasons to bring you such opportunities by which you'll be revealed. Men will always remember. They might have forgotten till now but they'll always remember because God will cause an open door for same. When they do, "hope you'll still be in shape. Hope you'll have stepped up your proficiency as to now deliver before kings." The Bible says, "the gift of a man will make room for him (Prov.18:16)." That of Joseph did. What he had in his life that he had taken to calling level finally served him right. When the butler remembered, he said there was a boy in the prison who interpreted our dreams and how he said it would be was how they were." That was the witness concerning Joseph at the footmen challenge level. You could call it the preliminaries. It is now that testimony is qualifying him to interpret Pharaoh's. I had said it, "no one will just handpick you like that." They want to see the portfolio of your work. They want to see the children of wisdom wrath by your hands. They want testimonials. If you've been doing it right and well, then, you'll ascend and have your promotion but if you've been unfaithful, who will commit to you? Is that not the same admonishment made here? 

Luke 16:11, KJV

"If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?"

People, there's always "the true riches", "the true level" - that's where it's really happening. To get there, you'll purchase for yourself a testimony at the preliminaries first of all. Those of you living carelessly today, you're doing so to the detriment of your being recommended. The true riches would be there but you won't be able to take it because no man can vouch for you to be given same since you've not qualified yourself. This is when people will suddenly wake up to someone betraying them or being biased to them. They'll never beat themselves for their unpreparedness and unfaithfulness all this while. Some just believe things should surrender at their feet. They haven't learnt sacrifice to be qualified. One way or the other, it must costs you. Until it does, no one will think of you as qualified to come unto higher things of that place. Where has God put you to serve? Serve well! Joseph never knew he was actually doing himself a favour when as a volunteer he interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh's officers. No one would see that as his key to being called upon or ascended one day. That faithfulness and constance of his was what assured the butler of recommending him. I'm so sure the butler was sure of he who he was recommending. It was Pharaoh he had to do with. The man who has the power of the gods over all. He could have him executed if after Joseph was brought in, his acts didn't align with the witness afore given of him. No one therefore wants to risk their reputation and life for he whom they've not known to be able indeed to compete successfully at the "footmen" level and excel the simple tasks there. You won't even come into the register of those to be harnessed with horses because the prerequisite is that, "they must have been faithful in the little things afore committed into their hands." That's why that place says, "if thou has run with footmen and they've wearied thee, how will ye contest with horses." There is an expectation. It's that victory at the preliminaries is hope for the greater works that lies ahead. That's what makes any begin to think it possible for you to "come up hither" because you've paid your dues at the foundation level. Joseph did. God is not unjust to anyone. He'll give all of us privileges to prove ourselves. Many times, they're not even, "once and for all opportunities." It is of Jesus we have received "grace after grace." What He does is to keep mercy attending us until we're qualified but it would be detrimental to your future and all you can become if you fall below the line every time a fresh opportunity is brought you to prove yourself before the cloud of many witnesses who watch in their throng. God will be justified eventually. He does His things that no man might gain say. Repent, device and purchase for yourself the testimony of Moses, "one who's faithful in all of God's house." This is the key to being committed to at a higher level. Or else, you may wonder why you've not changed position for this while while others are flipping the stair cases to bypass you. This journey is individualistic. Each man's willingness and obedience matters a lot. Make the decision to be committed to practical discipleship. Let God train your hands for war because of the evil days that come in which your strength must not fail when put to the test. 

PRAYER: Forgive my nonchalance. Bring me fresh opportunities. I submit to the ideal apprenticeship.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Song of Solomon 5:1-8:14; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Psalm 51:1-19; Proverbs 22:24-25

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 7/09/2022

WEDNESDAY - 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2022

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

CONTEST AT THE PRELIMINARIES - Qualify Series 001

Read I King 17:29-37

Jeremiah 12:5, KJV 

"If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?"

There's always contest at the preliminaries. Your success at this stage is an indication that you may be ready for the main stream's. Men or God just don't graduate people into the main stream contest. They'll watch such man's performance as to determine whether he qualifies entering the main stream level or not. It therefore becomes of all of us to take caution, gird ourselves and know what expectation heaven has over us. It would be death if you suddenly get graduated into the main stream level. No coach would allow that. They'll rather cook you in the preliminaries to cultivate speed, competence and the confidence needed at the mainstream. This boldness or competence is the basis for your doing well one day in the mainstream. God told me, "your preparation will always show." You may deceive men about it but you can't deceive yourself. And if you do, a test is coming to have it revealed that you've been living in falsehood. 

Consider David. He didn't meet Goliath first of all at his waking up into soldiery. Not at all. God doesn't trust people with Goliath when they're yet to triumph over their bears and lions. He'll rather still leave them at the back side of the desert and not make any effort introducing them into the mainstream. God knows discipleship. He's the greatest mentor. His thoughts for us are of good and not evil but He achieves that end result by first beginning with a man at the humble stage. No matter how much God's thoughts are precious to you, He won't carry you over a level which is your testimonial for the next. It has to be line upon line, precept upon precept. 

While we knew faith in the God of Israel and his covenant position capacitated David for triumphing over Goliath; yet, we knew that he had built some level of competence and confidence at the "footmen" level. At that level, the contest is bearable. The fight is not overwhelming and it has been made mild for all who will enter into the competition there. They always bear with the frame of the contestants. They know "they're formed of dust and have just been weaned from pleasure to be brought for camping and training." If you want, you could call it the light weight championship. When Saul said David wouldn't be able to fight Goliath because he is just a youth and that Goliath has been a man of war from his youth, David quickly open his profile that he didn't fail in the contest at the footmen level. He assured the king he passed the preliminaries and so should be granted the opportunity to face Goliath. On that note, Saul believed him to be qualified. May I ask, "what witness have you purchased for yourself amidst people till now?" He that is capable or he that can't be trusted with the job? If you've been failing at the preliminaries, you have judged yourself out of the mainstream. Nobody, I say nobody would believe in what you're able to do. They'll always tell you to go outrun the footmen before having a view of contest with the horses. I pray for you, you won't fail at your place of training. God might have put you under a minister that's not very popular to learn from. That may be your preliminaries. Don't fail. It's because one day, "horses" will be harnessed for you to compete with. Harder times are coming and only hardened men could take such time for themselves. There was a time even the kingdom of God suffers no violence but a time came when people began to be compelled to double up. The Bible says, "and from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of God suffers violence and men of violence takes it by force (Matt.11:12). Remember, all those who fail in the days of adversity, it was because their strength was small. Brace up. Fill your vessel and let it be known to you, men, God and the devil that you're ready for fights at the height. Purchase a clearance for yourself into the mainstream. 

PRAYER: Enlighten me to take training seriously. The training for my future promotion won't be despised. I esteem the days of little beginning.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Song of Solomon 1:1-4:16; 2 Corinthians 8:16-24; Psalm 50:1-23; Proverbs 22:22-23

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 5/09/2022

MONDAY - 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2022

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

A REASON TO TRUST GOD

Read Matt.10:1-16

Luke 22:35, KJV

"And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing."

There's always a reason to trust God. If you think there's none, He'll give you one or more until He has you for Himself. A conversation ensued between a young, vibrant minister and God one day. God would have him go into full time ministry and called him to same. The young man has responsibilities. He desires same but it seems many strings are holding him down. He has come to know what it means having money to cater for needs. To him, without a job at hand, many things will suffer. Not even when a wife is in the picture. However, God won't stop coming. He keeps coming and coming to Him to come and be with Him in ministry fully. It got to head on such a day that God like a friend facing the other in a conversation asked him if He had not been afore faithful to him. God asked, "you once had a tertiary education. Despite how sponsor-less  you were, I saw you through. Though you had moments of hunger occasionally, did you eventually lack a thing? Everything that any student could boast of was what I did for you. You took your life in your hands to follow me then and I saw to it that your needs are met even if I waited until you got to the peak of your needs as we walked together. Why not trust me now? Or did you not acknowledge you never lacked a thing then?" The young man replied, "no!" God told him, transfer the same faithfulness here. Trust me this once. Let me be your inheritance, possession and reward. I'm making you a priest. Your source of livelihood will be different from the multitude you know but I promise you my faithfulness. 

I'll say to trust is hard in the face of many things proving it contrarily. God asked the disciples also, "when I sent you out, did you lack a thing? They couldn't gain say. It was a no. You see, God isn't a failure. For as many He calls, He sees to. Faithful is He who calls you who will also do it. Except you're not called. That's why you can't be presumptuous about God's call. If you're mocking, you'll soon be set straight. Today, God is calling people to the field. God crazily needs labourers. The needs overwhelms the labourers. The field is ripe. It is harvest. God needs people who will go and wholly be unto Him in ministry. People who God could call, make demands on anytime because they're not obligated to another master or hindering activity. You may have your fear in your family which you're concern for, your old parents who relies on you to take a living, your siblings whom your parents have now made your responsibility but all still bears on "when I once sent you out, did you lack a thing?" It relies on, "was there not a time I showed you my commitment? Was a thing amiss then?" This is God's way of having you converted to Himself and for His usage. Our fears aren't fear if we'll trust God. Though we may begin to take thoughts for tomorrow yet tomorrow as God slated it has been well taken care of. Our own minds might have been attuned to the common way by which a man takes living which are getting a job or doing business rather than waiting for one's daily bread which has been put in someone's charge. Some wouldn't want to hearken to God's call in that way because of their dignity or ego they want to satisfy. They'll say, "I'm rather paid off carrying my scrip etc all around. Seeing to my needs is more reliable." However, God proved to us that without taken thought consciously for our provision especially as ministers, He could feed any He calls and sends. He did to the disciples. That's why He asked, "when I sent you out without scrip, did you lack a thing?" It was a "no." How were they fed then? They were fed by being admitted into houses where there are children of peace as they salute it. Because the labourers deserve their wages, whatsoever they set before them as provision, they kindly receive. Yet, they made no provision for that journey. Stop reasoning it. If the Lord calls or has called you, provision is settled with it. It's only the sheep or a Christian that it's not the Lord leading out that would be in want because such won't be able to find green pastures. But if He calls you, that's your safety valve. Hold Him by that. He shall meet your needs. God is ever faithful. At all times, the response and testimony we keep gathering from those who He called, who already went is, "we lacked nothing!"

PRAYER: Help me to safely trust in you. Lord, send labourers. Raise me as one. May we be sacrificial disciples.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18; 2 Corinthians 7:8-16; Psalm 48:1-14; Proverbs 22:17-19

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TAKE IT AS WORK - The Key To Quick Profiting!

TAKE IT AS WORK!

God told me, "if you want to excel in anything, take it as work."

What you don't take as work; you won't bring commitment of work to it. But if you know from the onset that you have no other call, no other path or means by which end would be met or fulfilment would be attained, you'll bring all the forces of attention and hard-work within you to bear on that singular thing you've found to do. You won't let slip.

Sowing and reaping is a law. As the earth remains, seed time and harvest won't cease. Sowing is reflexive. It's a kind of garbage in, garbage out. The process can't cheat you. Even if results tarry, it will come. So, if you've been definitive at the start and will only have eyes and faith for only one thing, you'll see that your profiting will be easily revealed to all eyes to see. The Bible says, "give diligence to make your calling and election sure (II Peter 1:10). That "diligence" there is also "commitment or hard-work."

Woe is he who does so many (not so much now) at the same time. Energy is disseminated around to different quarters as this and that request for suck from him. But he who lays down his all at the feet of the hill he has found to conquer is such who will easily ascend and at the peak of the same hill get observed one day. 

So, run away from anything that seems profitable for the meanwhile but which break your fountain source into multitude water heads. A rushing flood with one head is much more forceful to carry away than one broken into springs and running in their courses. Such can't sweep the feet. It will lack depth, intensity, awe, swiftness and unpredictability to catch unawares. It is better if you're one and you pursue as one. Be whole and not disseminated or butchered!

How can I fight this distraction? Take for instance, if you're in the Arts or Humanities, many things may appeal you to do. You want to sing, write, act, model, present or even politics. At times, such people are confused which to focus on. Try all possible means to locate which is the core of your calling, the one which hits you more than anything. Most often, all others which you perceive are peripherals which are but by-products of that central one. As a matter of fact, if you can fulfill that mother call, from it all others will break forth and begin to peep out also for recognition. Take for instance men of God with us today. Some of us are. They founded churches, spread that and take same to the highest pinnacle by their calling (supernatural equipping given them by God). From that colonized area then comes educational institutions, orphanages, media houses and all other institutions their ministries are now known for. However, it began with the mother call - ministry. But concentrating on the minor, having taken it for the major is dangerous. It reduces your future and steals your everlasting rewards or legacy.  Calling encases callings. It's like a nut containing many seeds. One well impregnated and ballooned will give birth to others.

Also, if you're still young, you may test out many grounds before you see which tunes most with your primal inclination. If you're an adult who can't go experimenting around, look back and see which deep calls to your deep the most. Which of all those interests presses itself much on you. Mark that and run with it. You may as well pray for discovery since He Who knew Jeremiah from the beginning was the One who ordained him a prophet to the nations. Our mandates are always with the Creator just like the secrets of Innoson motors is with the manufacturer.

For those of you who have found calling or that vocation to endure with. That ain't the conclusion. You'll still be fought. Side attractions will come to make you stray off or let go. Something will still want to negotiate with you. But, belt yourself, give more bodies to what you have received as your life vocation. This will make it difficult for you to turn back. Imagine someone who has been known for a thing, has disciples in that and his life work has brought him rewards already, such have enough witnesses around him. Such have enough anchors that won't want to let him drift away even if he wants to reconsider. This is what you should quickly allow to befall you once you have found your calling, predestination or destiny. Quickly go and be with it. Give time to let it spread and you'll always think yourself irrecoverable. You'll confess like a hardened criminal who's still indebted in guilt to his past, "but I've done collosal damage already. How can I be forgiven, repent and retrace my steps?" I say, anchor yourself to your calling so much that in latter days, few are the things that can command your attention off it. In that way (having become like Mount Zion) which can't be moved, you'll last in your call.

Olusola ADEJUMO, M'Wings.

Morning Wings Ministry, Nigeria.

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3/09/2022

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 2/09/2022

FRIDAY - 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2022

HAPPY NEW MONTH!

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

DESPITE ALL - He Cares Series 005

Read Matt. 6:25-34

Matthew 6:26, KJV

"26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"

Who's failing? Who's there worrying over all humanity's basic needs? God is saying, "behold!" He's saying, "see, let your attention be on these creatures." God needs to show you something that'll settle your fretting around. Birds of the air as we know don't take thoughts for tomorrow. They don't sow, reap or gather into barn (save for the future), yet that place speaks contradictorily that your heavenly Father feeds them. That seems shocking. To our minds, if you do not sow, reap or save up, you'll lack what to feed on. However, it is not so with these birds. They're still fed despite their non involvement in responsible labour. Then the big question, "are you not much important than they?" If you are, why won't God command same commitment towards you?

Obviously, Jesus wasn't teaching irresponsibility. He's neither saying, don't work, save up or invest but His teaching there is drumming one thing to us. Stop the worry. If you check the next verse, Jesus asked, "which of you by taking thought (worrying) can add one cubit to his life?" In your concern and haste to see things work, can you make yourself grow taller? Absolutely no! So, what should be our disposition if worrying won't do a thing for us; if worrying won't still meet our needs. Simply put, trust God for all your needs. Have faith enough in Him that He cares. That place calls Him your heavenly Father. Your earthly father does the caring, thinking to ensure your needs are met. God does same. That doesn't mean you'll be useless to the human community or not go to school. You will but going to school, working or earning doesn't still cure worry. It is believing in God's commitment that does. 

There's something I have found out, "God created me and He did to you as well. If that be, there's a commitment He has to all His creatures. It is still this same commitment that makes Him see to it that birds of the air take a living despite the fact that they do no work. That's level one of God's commitment. God shines His sun and gives His rain on both the just and the unjust. A sign of God's commitment to humans. Let me ask you, "are there moments that you were pressed, having nothing and severely in need, did God not somehow meet your needs? You'll say He did because if He has not done that and has not been doing that, probably you'd be dead now. But He ensures your continuity. However, there comes a time when bills press on us, when the demands of the adult life comes sweeping at us, at such moments we may not find it funny practicing this principle of leaving things in God's hands. This is where uncultivated faith would be tested and revealed as immature. But do you know that you can so much trust God to meet your needs that you don't even spend your salary even though you're working? You can trust God until you reach that climax of needs where you'll prove to God, "I have none" and He'll by then send help. If you really have intimacy with God and you're a disciple who exchanges words with God, you'll quickly have this side developed because He'll prove to you that you can live without working for money to feed you. 

I waited and I thought, how would God tell a fellow to pack and go somewhere he never knew a man? Is something wrong with God Himself? What will he eat? Where will he stay? You see, this principle is coming around again. We humans think that way but God must have put provision in place. God must have ordained somebody who will receive him in that place, cater for his needs and give him shelter. But to an unbelieving mind, he wants to see the preparation on ground before he moves. I remember a time Jesus sent his disciples to go and check where they'll eat the Passover. He told them they'll meet a man at the entrance of the city carrying a pitcher and that they should follow him and request of the householder where they'd prepared for the master to dine (Mark 14:13-16). As spoken, so it was. But you must obey first. The problem is that only ministers, missionaries etc who have cultivated faith enough are living this life. Those ones are not really working for money. They know if they don't still work this principle, they'll be really grinded. But you, you seem to have hope and so you recline in your salary. That's why many Christians fear that life. It makes them lonely. They'll do all but to live a life of "non-challance", they'll say no. Are you thinking you're no longer God's child because you're now an adult, works and even has given birth. God cares for you enough as to command resources to you. What if you lose your job? Are you expecting death by hunger because of that? No! You'll still take living. God wants you believe in His commitment to see to your continuity. He's not saying you shouldn't work, save up or invest. You should but He's telling you to believe in His sovereignty that oversees and ensures none of His own want. While we were kids, we all were fed though our parents didn't have a mill or a bakery. From where? We don't know but we were fed. Did you concern yourself with tomorrow's food or your parents did? You'll say, your parents. But you can graduate to a place of being carefree also as an adult -  where you just believe your staff of provision can't be broken. You can trust God to meet your needs though you work. You can have the unlimited life that spends money beyond what he earns. How? God meet his needs without his paying for them. I pray that you'll stop unnecessary worry that if you lose your job, you'd die. Even a good job isn't a save from worry. It's rather a quiet, settled, believing mind. 

PRAYER: I cast all my cares on You Lord. I heard you care. 

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Job 40:1-42:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Psalm 45:1-17; Proverbs 22:14

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 1/09/2022

 THURSDAY - 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2022

HAPPY NEW MONTH!

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

HOW PRECIOUS AND GREAT IS THE SUM OF YOUR JEALOUS THOUGHTS

Psalms 139:17, KJV

"17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"

Yesterday, we saw how God's thoughts are part of God's jealous systems to us. We saw they were thoughts of good, peace or welfare and their end result is to give us an expected end. God thinks them to have us blessed and have a life not different from the blessed one already highlighted in the Bible. However, one thing was kept away from the disbursement of revelation yesterday. It was that these thoughts are precious and then numerous. What a thing! We all know what asset is in this our world. Asset is precious or of great worth. Asset includes money which is a means for all exchange on earth. Now, imagine your parents having left you very valuable assets which includes landed properties, cryptocurrency etc and then having it in large quantity. What sort of millionaire will that make you? You have what is valuable but you also have it in large quantity. That hints at how great you'll be. Such are God's thoughts. 

"Precious" in the sense that they're highly valuable. You can't and shouldn't despise them. They're given to govern your results. You see, God's thoughts which are tangibilities are revelation of what you can become. They are important intentions of God that pertains to the becoming of your destiny. If you're detached from these precious thoughts of God or vice versa, you'll see that there's no expected end or destiny in front. The fact that they're thoughts of great worth is what reveals your destiny as of great worth as each of them unfolds and finds fulfilment. 

However, these thoughts are just much. They are very valuable thoughts, that any should covet because they hold the force to lift someone from the dunghill to the throne, however, many of such thoughts there be also. That's why that place says, "how great is the sum of them!" The Psalmist was actually alarmed that they're numerous. He just exclaimed at their quantity after finding out. God's thoughts covers every aspect of your life. There are God's thoughts for your finances, family, children, spouse, health, longevity, body parts, properties etc. All these spheres that need to be covered makes God's thoughts numerous. No wonder the Psalmist says, "if I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee."

In counting these precious or great thoughts, it's breath taking. Look at how numerous they are. Thoughts manifesting as God's promises and prophecies for each day you live. Brethren, which father cares like God as to have such precious and numerous thoughts towards His children? Our earthly fathers as we know have a lot planned out for us. If you can't envisage how much they have laid out for us, begin to think of how much thoughts you've begun to think towards your own children. How much more God? His thoughts are not only precious but the sum of them is uncountable. They are thoughts that would continue to be unleashed daily until your old age and then passing away. Even at your passing away, God's thoughts are still finding fulfilment. I pray that these tangible thoughts of God which reveal His jealousy over you (in that they've been given to set us in distinction) and how much He wants you enjoy and not suffer shall comfort you. If you're currently at a level and it seems things aren't working, a spouse isn't coming for instance etc. Just search the scriptures and look for God's thoughts on that area of life, lift it to God in prayer. Thoughts of God are not meant to be redundant or stay just as written words in the Bible, they're rather to find expression in our lives. When God says, "I set the solitary in families  (Psalm 68:6), He obviously has revealed His thoughts to all His children. It means there's a commitment of God to you to get you married irrespective of how much you've been afore rejected. God's thoughts are precious, great and important to our earthly comfortable living. Thank God also they aren't one, two or three. It's a long list that covers our entire ramifications and each day of our lives. Tap them!

PRAYER: I am the head and not the tail. I shall tend upward only and not downward 

ACTION POINT: Find a Scripture to confess that has to do with your need. 

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Job 37:1-39:30; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10; Psalm 44:9-26; Proverbs 22:13

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - 31/08/2022

WEDNESDAY - 31ST AUGUST, 2022

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO

THOUGHTS ARE PART OF GOD'S JEALOUS SYSTEM TO US - He Cares Series 003

Jeremiah 29:11, KJV

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

He said, "He knows the thoughts He thinks towards you." You may or may not know same. Satan may or may not know same. But He certainly knows the thoughts He thinks towards you. Thoughts? Thoughts! That someone takes thought about you is enough proof that he or she cares. Our parents are always taking thoughts over us. From being concerned, they tend to slip into worry over us and fret themselves around. They'll wonder if their children would do well academically, if they'll succeed in life and not fall victims like some they know. But more importantly, they take thoughts by putting plans in place for us even before our birth. Many there be who are not married now but who are heavily taking thought for their unborn children on all matters of life. They have on ground how they'll want them instructed, what their destinies would be, likely schools they'll be educated and skills they must acquire. That's taking thought for. You carefully meditate, arrange events, plan it and time them as things that must begin to happen one after the other to such you're taking thought over. If you're a parent, much are your thoughts over your children. 

From this context, we'll get to relate more with that verse that says, "I know the thoughts I have towards you...." At times, it's only our parents who know what thoughts they have towards us. Since we can't see their mind and they didn't reveal it, we may not come into their revelation. As such, it is hidden but as we walk with them, obey them, we'll see each unfold and we'll be surprised. It's then you'll hear confessions like, "daddy, I love you. Mummy, you're the best." Those are our confessions whenever God begins to make a release of His thoughts over us become manifestations also. Only that unlike our parents, we have certain knowledge of God's thoughts to us as written in the Bible. However, some measures are still hidden which by search in prayer would be revealed as revelation.

That place also says, "they're thoughts of peace or good or welfare." Did the Bible not say will a father not know how to give his children good gifts even if he were an evil father (Matt.7:11). "How much more God", Jesus asked? That tells you the nature of man still wants to do good to himself despite his corrupt state. Anyone's children is himself. Even if that man or woman is acting stubborn or irresponsibly, all that may be a cover and disguise against not wanting to own up to not having. He can't have and close his bowels to his own. God's thoughts are good towards you. They're of welfare. Do you know what "welfare" means. It encompass all the goodies their be. If you've ever traveled to Europe or any well developed nation before, especially if you stay for awhile, you'll know what it means to live in heaven on earth. The welfare package even as an employee (when you're labouring) makes you believe this is all that is. There are facilities and amenities. That's why Africans want to die there. They are thoughts of welfare - one that's meant to see to your survival, continuity, benefit, good health and wealth. Did God not say, "with long life will I satisfy you and show you my salvation (Psalm 91:16)?" That's part of those good thoughts. He has given us exceeding and great precious promises. That the Bible verse says, "thoughts of good and not of evil" immediately shows a contradiction and contrast of what the devil serves. God thinks and serves good. That's why every good and perfect gifts are from Him. The devil serves otherwise which is why He has come to steal, kill and destroy. These three attributes, does it esteem anyone as having good intention towards you or caring in same regard. 

Then it says, "to give you an expected end." Do you know things can always go as you have expected it. As you have "expected it" must have been based on "God's promises in the Bible or personal prophecies to you." Because you know God esteems His Word even above His name, that becomes your solid foundation.You knew He has said you'll be in good health and prosper just as your soul prospers, you'll immediately discern it contradictory if you're being constantly harassed with sickness or penury. So, what's the expected end? That irrespective of how much you lose in business or owe anyone as debt now, you'll come out to become a billionaire. There's always an expected end. There's always a prediction to await its fulfilment. That's why Job in all could still say, "though He slay me, I'll yet trust in Him (Job 13:15-16). He knows his "Redeemer lives still and shall stand upon the earth at the latter day (Job 19:25-27)." I pray that God's sum total thoughts to you would begin to be unleashed and fashioned into manifestation towards you. Be blessed by His thoughts in motion towards you. 

PRAYER: Thank you for your thoughts towards me. They are of good and not of evil. I receive them all.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Job 34:1-36:33; 2 Corinthians 4:1-12; Psalm 44:1-8; Proverbs 22:10-12

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