SECTION 4 DAY 1
THE ATHEISTS’ HOLIDAY!
GOD IS NOT A LIAR!
BASIC SCRIPTURE:
JOB 19:23-29
n Florida, USA, an atheist became angry over the Easter and Passover holidays usually enjoyed by Christians and Jews. He decided to contact his lawyer about the discrimination inflicted on atheists who have no public holiday. The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the long passionate presentation by the atheist’s lawyer, the Judge banged his gavel and declared, “Case dismissed! Obviously, your client is too confused to even know about, much less celebrate his own atheists’ holiday!” The shocked lawyer said, “Your Honour, we are unaware of any such holiday for atheists. The judge said, “Well it comes every year on exactly the same date—April 1st! Since our calendar sets April 1st as ‘April Fools Day,’ consider that Psalm 14:1 states, ‘The fool says in his heart, there is no God.’ Thus, in my opinion, if your client says there is no God, then by scripture, he is a fool, and April 1st is his holiday! Now have a good day and get out of my courtroom.” It would however shock you to know that many “believers” are atheists in mind/action. Yes, when you doubt if God exists because of your circumstances/trials, then you are an atheist and by implication, a fool. When you are seeking for a miracle through another source of power, because you believe God is slow, then you are an atheist! Have you forgotten Ishmael? When you pity yourself, then you are saying that God is wicked/dead! In this 2nd quarter of 2008, no matter how much delay you are experiencing, refuse the lie of the devil that God is ‘dead.’ Use today’s devotional to declare again like Job: “I know my redeemer liveth…” even when darkness has hidden His face! God CANNOT forget you! Refuse to join the ‘April Fools’ group! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! In this 2nd quarter of 2008, you will dance in Jesus name! (HELP SOMEONE TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES! GIVE OUT THIS ODM EDITION COPY AS A GIFT)!
PRAYER PO
INTS: Begin this quarter with a 3-day fast using “War Against Haman-3” - Day 4, Day 9 and Day 18. Pray well.
1. Worship God and pray about today’s devotional as led.
2. Lift your hands and declare: “Satan, you are a liar forever! I know my redeemer liveth. He cannot lie! I refuse to be a fool.
3. Pray seriously about this new quarter of 2008 as led now.
4. I refuse to curse God or die. I refuse to doubt the existence of God. I refuse to get angry with God. Use “WAH-3” now.
5. Lord, give me a reason to celebrate this quarter in Jesus name.
SECTION 4 DAY 2
BEHOLD THE WIND!
LORD, MAKE ME A WONDER!
BASIC SCRIPTURES: EXODUS 10:13; 10:19;
NUMBERS 11:31
n today’s scriptures, God moved by the wind! Be reminded that Genesis 8: 1 says: “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” Indeed, Noah could see the water receding, but could not explain how! Meteorologists worldwide are baffled at the failure of recent weather predictions because the wind cannot be explained. Do you know that your life, family and ministry are compared to the wind? See John 3:8: “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit” (NKJV). Note the words: “SO IS EVERYONE WHO IS BORN OF THE SPIRIT.” That means you are as mysterious as the wind! That means when men say, it is over with you, then will your new beginning spring forth! That means every exit from something is an entry into a better one for you. That means every loss is a gain in disguise for you! That means what others called a disappointment is an appointment with destiny concerning you. God will make you a mystery to yourself! God is ready to lift you beyond explanation, therefore get ready for gossips/critics because they would soon start talking about you! They gossiped Joseph because they could not explain him. They gossiped Daniel because he was a mystery! They wondered at Moses in Egypt because he defied their intelligence reports! That’s what God will do for you! If men can explain you, then your progress is not God-arranged! No scientist can explain how a zero today becomes a hero tomorrow. No philosopher can philosophize how a slave boy (Joseph) became a sage (a wise man)! No mathematician can calculate how a scar is turned into a star! Your progress into destiny will defy the explanation of friends and will be a shocker to your foes! LIKE THE WIND, YOU CANNOT BE EXPLAINED! Look up to God! (FASTING CONTINUES)!
PRAYER POINTS: Take any song from Vol. 3 songs CD.
1. Pray concerning today and any other prayer(s) as led now.
2. Open your mouth and declare aloud that you are a wonder, a sign and a mystery. Declare that you cannot be predicted and cannot be explained. Declare that you are like the wind that cannot be captured. Declare that you will make it in life and you will be celebrated. Declare that your tomorrow is a story of hope and your best days are just ahead. Declare that your Jubilee and Sabbath rest has come and you shall dance in Jesus name! -CEK
SECTION 4 DAY 4
SEE THE ROSE
WITHIN YOU! HOLD ON!
BASIC SCRIPTURE:
PSALM 8
certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully. Before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom and also the thorns. He thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by this thought, he did not bother to water the rose, and before it was ready to bloom, it died. So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God-like qualities planted in us at birth grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns. We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us. Why do you compare yourself to others? Do you know that there is great hidden potential in you despite your many failures and present battles? No wonder Ps 8:5 says 5: “For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.” Refuse to cry! You are crowned with glory and honour! Refuse to pity yourself! You are crowned with glory and honour! Refuse to fear your future! It will not end in shame because you are crowned with glory and honour! Declare aloud now many times: “Satan, you are a liar and the father of all liars! Concerning my destiny, you have lost the battle forever because I am crowned with glory and honour!” Pray now!
PRAYER POINTS: Take Song 3: Am pressing on.
1. Worship God. Pray about the word as it has affected you.
2. From today’s scripture, thank God for the dominion He has given you. Bind self–pity, inferiority complex, depression and discouragement now.
3. O Lord, show me the rose, the hidden qualities, the talents within me in Jesus name.
4. Lord, turn my past failures to fortunes. Give me a TURN-AROUND miracle in Jesus name. Ask God for a specific TURN-AROUND miracle now.
5. Pray seriously about your life, family and ministry as led now.
6. There are some new ‘devotionals’ using ODM past edition write-ups word for word. You cannot fight the devil with a fake weapon! Beware and watch out! -CEK
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