HYMN- PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!

OCTOBER 11TH

Psalm 71:23; Hebrews 1:3- 8; 13:8; Revelation 1:5, 6; 5:11-14

I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 146:2)

Praise is our Lord’s most righteous due. It is not an opinion weather we will offer praise-it is one of God’s commands. Scriptures clearly teach that we are to offer sacrifice of praise to God continually (Hebrews 13:15, 16). Our daily sacrifice of praise should include joyful songs for who Christ is-“our blessed redeemer”. Then we need to praise God for all of His daily blessings, which are beyond number. We should offer praise even for the trials of life for they are often blessings in disguise. Finally, our sacrifice should include praise for His leading in ways yet to be experienced.

This is another of the many favorite gospel hymns written by Fanny Crosby, blind American poetess. In all she wrote between 8,000 and 9,000 gospel hymn texts and supplied our hymnals with more beloved hymns that are still sung today than any other writer.

 “Praise Him! Praise Him!” Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Sing, O earth, His wonderful love proclaim! Hail Him! Hail Him! highest archangels in glory; strength and honor give to His holy name! Like a shepherd Jesus will guard His children. In His arms, He carries them all day long:

 Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus , our blessed Redeemer! For our sins He suffered, and bled and died; He, our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation, Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the crucified. Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows; love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong:

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Heavenly portals loud with hosannas ring. Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever; Crown Him! Crown Him! over the world victorious, pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong. TAKEN FROM “AMAZING GRACE; 366 INSPIRING HYMN STORIES FOR DAILY DEVOTION”

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH

OCTOBER 10TH

1 Corinthians 3:1-6Amplified Bible (AMP)

Foundations for Living

3 However, brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as to spiritual people, but [only] as to ^[a]worldly people [dominated by human nature], mere infants [in the new life] in Christ!

² I fed you with milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Even now you are still not ready.

³ You are still ^[b]worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity]. For as long as there is jealousy and strife and discord among you, are you not ^[c]unspiritual, and are you not walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]?

⁴ For when one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” and another, “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” are you not [proving yourselves unchanged, just] ordinary people?

⁵ What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Just servants through whom you believed [in Christ], even as the Lord appointed to each his task.

⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.

 

When I got saved, my friends were wondering why I was still worshipping in a particular denomination that they term “orthodox” even though it was not.  They supported their position by quoting the scripture “come out from among them”. So, I went seeking the face of the Lord to know where and what He wanted me to do about where to worship. The Lord told spoke to my heart to remain in that church. He made me to see that there is work He has designed for me there. He told me if I would open my heart, I would hear Him.

 Our God will not use you because you attend a particular church, but His glory can be accessed by anyone hungry enough for Him. So many times, we claim to be seeking God but not many of us are hungry enough to put a demand on the anointing. The woman with the issue of blood was able to put a demand on Jesus’ anointing because she was determined to, even though she was not on His agenda. When we come into God’s presence it is up to us to put a demand on the anointing, when we do, then we can breakthrough. 2015 is not for weaklings, but for those who are desperate to hear from God and are ready to go the extra mile.

The Holy Spirit wants to be involved in our everyday life. You cannot afford to exclude the Holy Spirit from any aspect of your life and expect to make it. He have to be actively involved in all areas. Christians get holy on Sunday morning but as soon as we leave church, many are just like any other person. You do not want to have a form of godliness but a real walk with God. Jesus must have 100% or nothing (Deut. 6:5). Love must rule in your heart also, not our idea of spirituality.

REMINISCENCE ON EARLY DECLARATIONS ABOUT 2015 (PART 6)

OCTOBER 9TH

TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-31, 2 Cor. 4:17King James Version (KJV)

60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

2 Corinthians 4:17King James Version (KJV)

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;


In 2015, if you do not know how to hear God for yourself, you will miss the way again and again. Hearing from God has nothing to do with your title or position. Recently, I was watching a video on the Evans Roberts revival in Wales, there was such massive move of the Spirit but one glorious thing with it is the fact that nobody came to his meetings looking for titles or the man of the hour. Everybody came trusting God to move and be glorified. You will never find God’s leading if your expectation is on people with titles or positions. If you are like this you will miss Him.

Familiarity and favoritism have destroyed a lot of people’s walk with God. You can get so familiar with people and miss God. Some have looked at speaker’s titles and position and have missed God when He spoke.

The Lord gave me a vision not too long ago, I was in church and during the offering time, God came in to meet with His people. A woman saw the Angel of the Lord and she became frightened in reverential awe of Him. It became obvious to me that because some of us expect God to move only at a certain time in the worship service we miss Him. God is the one who decides the high point of any service, He is not a man that can be boxed or predicted. You cannot come to a meeting selecting whose face you want to see or whose voice you want to hear, if you do, you will kill your faith and cut short his flow in your life. Go beyond the looks and every other thing, come to His presence with expectation and you will find Him and the glory.” Shalom!

REMINISCENCE ON EARLY DECLARATIONS ABOUT 2015 (PART 5)

OCTOBER 8TH

TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-31, 2 Cor. 4:17King James Version (KJV)

60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

2 Corinthians 4:17King James Version (KJV)

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Let’s go back once more to the message from the mid-year retreat. Here we go;

“There is a divine exchange taking place in your life right now. God is taking away whatever will not allow His glory to be made manifest in your life and He is exchanging it for His glory. That which has held you back is being separated from you now. It is being torn out of the way so that the glory God has for your life can be seen.

 One of the factors that can hinder God’s glory in our lives is unconfessed sin. You cannot continue in sin, or conceal your sin, because it will conceal the glory of God upon your life.

The presence of the Lord is with you, He is your redeemer. And as your redeemer, He buys back whatever you lost, restoring you to your original state. You will see it being restored physically before this month is over in Jesus name. Amen.

 Another factor that can veil the glory is the way we relate with the people God placed in our lives to bless us. If you have offended anyone, you have to go and apologize and restitute.

God can transform your destiny and give you a divine exchange, greater than anything you can ever imagine. Just the way a computer’s hard drive can be upgraded from a 2G to a 4G, God is able to upgrade your destiny. He will deliver you from the yoke that has limited you from entering into your destiny. Position yourself for Him to clothe you in glory. A divine exchange is taking place in your life, and His glory is about to be revealed in your life like never before.” May this be your portion in Jesus name. Amen.

REMINISCENCE ON EARLY DECLARATIONS ABOUT 2015 (PART 4)

OCTOBER. 7TH.
TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-31, 2 Cor. 4:17King James Version (KJV) 
60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 

2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 

2 Corinthians 4:17King James Version (KJV) 
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
During our mid-year retreat, the Lord laid it in my heart to share the following with those present and I feel it is important that we be reminded of it so we don’t miss out on God’s agenda. “The Holy Spirit laid it in my heart to say that there is a call for each of us this year 2015. It is a call to step out from that which veils the glory.

What will make the difference for you this year is your decision to step out of the norm; that life that you have been used to. Those who are willing to say Lord, do with me what you want, will walk in this glory, but those who are not ready to give up that which veils the glory of God in their lives will stumble in the dark. There are certain dimensions of glory you cannot access until you make up your mind to take the need to seek God as your priority. The glory in your life that has been concealed, can only be unveiled when you go after God with your whole heart.

The degree of glory you walk in, is determined by how much of your life you yield to God. If you give Him 30%, you will walk in 30% manifestation, if you give Him 70%, you will walk in the equal measure of glory. There are dimensions of glory that are about to be revealed and within this month strange testimonies will be yours, as long as you make the decision that will lead to your upgrade. Pray that the Lord will rise up and take His place in your life. As you do, He will cause you to walk in higher dimensions of His glory.” Take a serious decision today.

REMINISCENCE ON EARLY DECLARATIONS ABOUT 2015 (PART 3)

 OCTOBER 6^TH.

TEXT: Isaiah 60:1-3, Cor. 9:25-27King James Version (KJV)

60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27King James Version (KJV)

25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Today, we continue with part three of early declaration laid in my heart before the dawn of 2015. “If you want rest in 2015, you will have to enter into the realm of the Spirit and stay in the glory of God. To cross into the realm of the Spirit, you have to break the barrier of the flesh. Stop pampering your flesh. If you feed the flesh, it will hinder the growth of your spirit man. The glory and rest in 2015 does not belong to weaklings, there are sacrifices, commitments and discipline to be made. You have to get out of the flesh realm and enter into the spirit realm. If you desire to walk from one dimension of glory to the other, your relationship with God will not be based on convenience. It will bring inconveniences to the flesh, till you get to a point where nothing else really matters but God.


There is a price to pay for the glory to manifest in your life. Salvation is free but the anointing is expensive. There is something God has in store for you and doors He wants to open for you, but they belong to those who have their senses exercised to discern good and evil (Heb. 5:14). You do not move by what you see or hear but by the leading of God.


If you are deficient in God’s word, you cannot know His will, because His will is His word and His word is His will. But if you have an intimate walk with Him, it would not be a problem to know His will, it becomes a reality. When you spend time with Him and dine in His word, you will enter into His rest.” Are you where God intend for you to be in 2015? Where art thou?.

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