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03/04/2024

HIS CRUSH CAUSE LIMITLESS LIFE.

BIBLE TEXT: 2ND TIMOTHY 1VS7-10.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Yes, it was the Lord's will to crush him and curse him to Suffer and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the lord will prosper in his hand"

EXPOSITORY
In today's devotional we shall be exploring His crush's cause.

Limitless life means life without end, without a boundary, unlimited infinite, endless, everlasting, immeasurable, instant life.

When talking about life, we are talking about the existence of an individual human being or animal or the period between the birth and death of a living thing.

Three types of life in Greek:
1. Bias Life: Luke 8vs14. This Greek word refers to the psychological life of the human soul, that is, the mind, emotion and will. Is the life of psychology not mincing the Holy Spirit?

2. Zoe Life: John 1:4. This refers to the life of God, the Divine life uniquely possessed by God (spiritual life).

Flesh always gives birth to flesh.

But to produce the Zoe life, we must be dead to the bias life.

How do I cultivate Zoe's lifestyle?

1. Be a Bible Student. Colossians 3vs16.

2. Spend time with Him in Prayer; Luke 6vs12. When you don't pray, you become a prey for the devil.

PRAYER: On Lord! Help me by your Grace to cultivate Zoe Life in Jesus Name, Amen.

02/04/2024

REDEEMED FROM THE CURSE - DEUTERONOMY 28VS15.

GOLDEN VERSE: GALATIANS 3VS13; "Christ redeemed us from the Curse of the Law by becomIng a curse for us".

EXPOSITORY
Moses took his time to explain to the Israelites about the blessing that will come upon them when they obey God and also the crises that will come upon them whenever they disobey Him (God).

What is Redeemed?

Redeemed means to be rescued and delivered from bo***ge while curse is a word or phrase that has a magic, power to make something bad happen.

All sickness and disease are curses of law and these curses were pronounced after the given Law in Deuteronomy 28VS61.

God takes pleasure in blessing us and He also takes pleasure in cursing us when we disobey him. Deuteronomy 28VS68.

All disease and calamities come from the Devil, God cannot be good and also be bad, but He can allow the Devil to bring trouble/calamities to you.

Some people are living under the curse as a result of sin, any bad thing or pains in your life are a curse.

But glory be to God, who redeemed us from the curse through the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. You are a free man who cannot be bound again.

For you to be redeemed from the curse;

1. You must trust Jesus your Lord by allowing Him to rule over your life.

2. Believe the word of God by Faith.

3. You must be prayerful.

PRAYER: Thank you Jesus Christ for redeeming me from the curse of Law in Jesus name, Amen.

01/04/2024

JOSEPH WAS A USEFUL CLAY - GENESIS 45VS4-8; 25 -28.

GOLDEN VERSE: "God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance" GENESIS 45VS7.

EXPOSITORY
The above verse is the purpose of Joseph's mission on earth.

The story of the young boy is pathetic.

Hatred was nurtured so well that it grew to maturity and became rejection.

He was sold to Egypt not because they wanted money; but because they did not want the above scripture to be fulfilled.

The prosperity of Potiphar's house was not the mission of Joseph to Egypt.

In a pleasurable dimension, Potiphar's wife took over the war against Joseph's destiny.

His imprisonment was to connect him with some workers from Pharaoh's palace.

They were also imprisoned for the same purpose.

Heaven arranged for one of the prisoners to survive in order to introduce Joseph to King Pharaoh.

He was clay prepared by God for a divine purpose.

The usefulness of Joseph is traced back to his family's house in Israel.

He was an obedient child who goes for all errands assigned to him.

The last obedience to the bidding of his Father becomes the last time he would see his home and family.

Portiphar enjoyed the usefulness of Joseph.

His business empire turned around for good on the arrival of Joseph to the house.

A slave becomes a son and manager because the spirit of the Lord was upon him.

In the prison, Joseph's impact was felt.

The prison warden trusted him because the spirit of the Lord was with him. He was made to oversee the
affairs of the prisoners.

The Cup bearer and the chief Baker had a dream the same night.

Joseph interpreted their dreams as led by the Holy Spirit.

King Pharaoh's nightmare was interpreted by Joseph. He also provided a solution to the problem.

The protocol and due process was broken because the finger of God was in action.

He saved many nations from extinction for seven years.

Finally, he saved his entire household from danger and settled them in the best part of the land, Goshen.

Let your generation feel your impact.

Let your Church and Society feel your presence. It would be an error to return back to your creator without the touch of lives to be remembered for.

PRAYER: Oh Lord! Give me the Grace to touch my generation positively before my departure in Jesus Name, Amen.

29/03/2024

AND GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD - GENESIS 1VS1-31.

GOLDEN VERSE: "God saw all that he had made and it was very good and there was evening and there was morning the sixth day". GENESIS 1VS31.

EXPOSITORY
It took the God of the Universe only Six days to complete the works of creation.

On each day, he would examine the outcome of his audible work of greatness and he would say"It is good".

Of course there was no being that could examine this divine Artistry creation other than Jehovah God himself.

The first Chapter of Genesis led us to understand and appreciate the systematic planning and ex*****on of the Earth's creation.

In this chapter, we Saw God creating everything according to laid down divine Architectural designs.

Each day, something was created to lay the foundation for the next thing to be created the following day. Lastly,
man was created.

All things created from day one to the fifth day remained good till this day.

However, in chapter 6VS1-6, we saw the sixth day of God's good work, being summarily described that "every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time .." This made God regret creating man. Surely, something has gone wrong.

At this juncture, let us pause a while to examine our standing position with God:

1. When you were created, God pronounced that you are good; are you still good or some things have gone wrong and need correction?

2. What is the daily inclination of the thought of your heart?

3. A Father or Mother out of anger and frustration feels regret for having a certain child; has your Father in heaven ever regretted having you as his child?

As in the story of the porter in Jeremiah 18VS1-4; if the Pot; the Porter build does not meet the set standard or quality or it goes bad after it was considered to be good, the Porter would demolish it and rebuild it again.

In this regard, God would have destroyed you long ago; but for the Grace. Do not abuse the Grace of God.

PRAYER: What is your standing with God, are you still good or you have gone bad? Run to Jesus in prayers, you would be remoulded in Jesus Name, Amen.

28/03/2024

YOUR NAME CAN ALTER YOUR DESTINY - 1ST CHRONICLES 4VS9-10.

GOLDEN VERSE: Jabez cried out to the God of Israel "oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain" 1ST CHRONICLES 4VS10.

EXPOSITORY
In considering the lesson from the Porter's house, we shall go deeper to look at the impact of the names we answer and the one we give to our Children these days.

The story of Jabez is very familiar among our teachings and preaching today. Because he was born in pain, the Mother named him Jabez.

The spirit behind the name began to work negatively against him. He had to cry to God Almighty for divine intervention.
Let us examine some names:
(i) Noah: Signifies rest. His parents gave him that name, with a prospect of him to be a great blessing to his generation.

(ii) Abraham and Sarah - GENESIS 17VS1-16.

(iii) Jacob - a supplanted. Israel - Father of all Nations (GENESIS 32VS27-28)

(iv) She called his name Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain) But Jacob realised the harmfulness of the name Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), immediately change
the child's name to Benjamin which; means Son-of-Good-Fortune. (GENESIS 35VS16-18).

(v) Ichabod "And she named the child Ichabod, saying, the glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and the death of her Father-in-law. 1ST SAMUEL 4VS21.

(vi) Solomon: Hebrews origin; meaning peaceful.

In African Culture and tradition, parents give names to their children in line with circumstances surrounding the birth.

Some of these names
have a negative effect on the person.

It is Biblically proven that the meaning of a name has the spiritual potency to affect the person bearing the name.

Examine the name you are answering and the one you gave your Children.

PRAYER: My Father, My Father, let your name stand above mine, in the fulfillment of my destiny, in Jesus Name, Amen.

27/03/2024

GRACE 2 - 2ND CORINTHIANS 5VS18-21.

GOLDEN VERSE: Hebrews 4VS14. "Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed through the Heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold our confessions fast".

EXPOSITORY
Glory be to the Almighty God in Heaven, for the grace of this beautiful day. What is Grace?

Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe we have all died in our old life (since one died for all, then all died).

When we become a Christian, we believe that when Christ died our old selves died along with Him.

We are no longer the people we once were at one point?

We do not live for ourselves anymore.

We are to Live for Jesus who died for us.

This can only happen because of an exchange through our Lord Jesus Christ.

God no longer commits our sins against us, when we are made right with Him!

So whatever we do wrong, whatever makes us stumble, whatever makes us make a mistake, it is all in God's wonderful plan that saves us from ourselves and keeps us from turning back to our sinful life.

And this is the main worry of the non-believers.

They think, oh what I have done, God cannot erase.

What I have done, God would forgive me for it.

They say those things because they do not quite get the situation because they are not really connecting with God since they do not even fully know Him.

My Brethren, give everything to Jesus like a military man giving up all they have, their family, their homes the pets, their free lifestyle, all so that they can defend your country, my country Nigeria.

PRAYER: Father, help me to appreciate your sacrifices for my salvation in Jesus Name, Amen.

26/03/2024

GRACE - 2ND CORINTHIANS 5VS18-21.

GOLDEN VERSE: 2ND Corinthians 5VS21 - "For our sake, He made Him to be sin who knew no sin".

EXPOSITORY
When we do what is right and just, when we follow God's rules, when we step out of ourselves and let God lead our paths, we will have His grace and favour! Grace is God at work in us.

God shows His great grace the most, when He gave us His Son to die on the Cross.

In Hebrews 4vs15. This High Priest of ours understands our weakness, for He faced all of the same testing we do, yet He did not sin. "This verse speaks volumes.

It says that God came down to earth in human form as Jesus Christ and faced the tests and trials of life that we go through today!

So, He Himself understands our troubles.

He Himself understands our needs.

He Himself understands our weaknesses and faults.

So I refer now to the very verse of 2nd Corinthians 5vs21. Which states this: "for God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the Offering for our sin, [became sin Himself]

so that we could be made right with God through Christ. "This is powerful stuff there. Jesus, when He was on the Cross, not only died for you and me.

He became SIN Itself.

He became all the lies you have been told, He became all the bad things that this world puts in our lives.

So essentially, when Jesus died, our SINS died with Him.

That is what it truly means to be forgiven.

Yes, we are human, yes we will sin, but those sin must be confessed for are already forgiven, by the precious blood of Jesus Christ!
Shalom!

PRAYER: Jesus, I thank you for having taken away my sins in Jesus Name, Amen.

25/03/2024

BRINGING EVERY THOUGHT INTO CAPTIVITY - 2ND CORINTHIANS 10VS1-5.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Bringing every thought into captivity for the Obedience of Christ". 2ND Corinthians 10VS5.

EXPOSITORY
Unfortunately, too many believers today the enemy has launched malicious disinformation campaigns that have effectively enslaved them for years to low self-esteem, self-hatred, guilt, eating disorders perversions, inordinate fears and all kinds of crazy habits and addictions.

I want to expose the enemy's lies and to help you see with pristine clarity the enemy's deceptive and manipulative tactics.

These lies will collapse like a pack of cards the second you see your true identity in Christ.

That is the good news that is coming to you today in Jesus name. Amen.

Your weapons for this warfare are found in the truth of God's word and they are mighty and have the power to overthrow and destroy every stronghold that has been built up through disinformation and wrong belief.

And the way we can destroy these strongholds in our mind is by "bringing every thought into captivity to the Obedience of Christ" (2ND Corinthians 10VS5).

What does it mean to capture every thought to the Obedience of Christ?

Simply this: to focus on Jesus' Obedience to the father at the cross, through which we were all made forever righteous the moment we believed in Him.

Can you see that our Obedience begins with choosing to believe we are made righteous by Christ's Obedience at the cross?

The apostle Paul describes our Obedience as "Obedience to the faith (Romans 16VS26) - believing right about what Jesus has done to make us righteous.

And when we believe right like this, we will find this grace motivating and empowering us to think and live right.

My friend, the more you believe right that you have been made righteous and blessed Christ's Obedience, the more you will see the fruit of Obedience in your life.

Praise Jesus for this marvellous grace!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you that it was your Obedience at the Cross that made me righteous in Jesus Name, Amen.

24/03/2024

GOD ALLOWS, WHAT WE ALLOW - MATTHEW 18VS15-20.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven". Matthew 18vs18 (AMP).

EXPOSITORY
In today's text Jesus said 'whatever we disallow must be what heaven had also disallowed and what we allow should be what is already allowed in heaven'.

This is to say that God allows what we allow to happen for our lives and communities by not encroaching on our ability to make a choice.

The reason why most of God's purposes do not come to pass for some of us is simply because we do nothing in line with what he has designed for our lives.

We allow things whether good or bad by the words we speak just as it is written that the power of life and death lies in the tongues.

Words are seeds in the spirit and the kind of word you speak to yourself whether good or bad matters a lot because these words later get rooted and produce a harvest of what you say.

Words are the most powerful tool to do and undo anything
or everything in life.

What we say with our mouth is the permission we give to things in our lives.

What is allowed in heaven are the good things we have in Christ and also the promises of God in scriptures (Philippians 1vs6).

Sickness, poverty, constant failure, disfavour, barrenness, and everything negative is disallowed in heaven and so these are the things God also wants us to disallow in our lives and communities.

When negative things happen in our lives we are responsible because scriptures urge us to declare those things improper and unlawful (Matthew 18vs18 Amp) and when we do just that, we see His power move in the direction of our words to put an end to those catastrophes.

Our words are conveyors of power (Ecclesiastes 8vs4) because we all are Kings and Priests in Christ so watch the things you say (Revelation 5vs10).

PRAYER: In 2024 and beyond, Father helped me speak the right words at the right time. I destroy every negative experience in my life caused by the careless words I have spoken in ignorance in Jesus Name, Amen.

23/03/2024

UNDERSTANDING FAITH 2 - 2ND PETER 1VS1-9.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Because by His power He has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of Him who has been our guide by His glory and virtue". 2ND Peter 1VS3 (BBE).

EXPOSITORY
Faith is the master law in the realm of the Spirit.

If we must see supernatural turnarounds results in several areas of our lives, then we must sustain an accurate understanding as to what faith is all about.

According to 2ND Peter 1VS3, God has already given us everything that we need both in life and Godliness and has also blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1VS3).

God has also given us every good thing in Christ according to Phil. I:6..... All things were freely given to us in Christ Jesus (Romans 8VS32).

The above Scriptures show that God has done His own part and faith is our own part or role to play to enjoy what God has made available.

So faith has to do with making manifest what is in the realm of the Spirit to the Natural realm and not trying to create something new from nowhere.

It should be made clear at this junction that faith is the connecting divine powers to bring things to manifestation just as Paul the Apostle says "Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God".

Hebrews 11VS1 says 'Faith is the substance...and the evidence..'

It is a substance in the realm of the Spirit and the evidence is seen in the Scriptures.

To explain it in another way, Faith is the conviction that what we do not see with our physical eyes exists.

It has to be settled in your heart that it exists before you can have the confidence to begin calling those things into manifestation.

God calls those things that be not [in the physical realm] as though they were [in the physical realm].

So faith calls things from the Supernatural to the Natural.

When we understand faith, we start to see supernatural results effortlessly because of the understanding that all things have been given.

Without faith it is impossible to please God.

This means that without faith it is impossible to see Supernatural turnarounds results in our lives and through our lives to others.

PRAYER: Father, teach me to use my Faith to connect to the supply of your power and to experience supernatural results in my life and the life of others around me in Jesus Name, Amen.

22/03/2024

UNDERSTANDING FAITH - EPHESIANS 2VS1-9.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Because of His kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; It is a gift too from God" EPHESIANS 2VS8 (TLB).

EXPOSITORY
Faith is the key to receiving the manifestation of every promise or prophecy in real life experience.

But to start with today, we have to define some basic concepts found in our Golden verse which are; Grace, Salvation and Faith.

According to Titus 2VS11, we saw the Grace of God as a person (Jesus) that brought salvation.

Salvation is a Hebrew word 'Yeshua' and also the Greek word 'sozo' both meaning deliverance, prosperity, healing/health, help, peace, victory, preservation' and so on.

Salvation therefore is an all-encompassing word for freedom from everything that is a result of Sin.

Faith on the other hand is trust, confidence or reliance on Christ.

It is also the medium through which we make the realities that are settled in the spirit to find their place in and around us.

Based on our text, we see that both salvation and the faith to receive it are all gifts of God and not just salvation alone.

This also informed us that faith is the only medium of translating spiritual realities into physical manifestations.

A believer that does not understand faith is heading for a life full of frustration and fruitless struggles.

This will ultimately result in unbelief towards God and
His word.

The Grace of God has made the salvation package available but faith is the channel to receive the salvation package
(deliverance, prosperity, healing/health, help, peace, victory, preservation' and so on).

This is what every believer should keep pressing on until the word is made manifest in our lives.

This is to elaborate that faith works within the context of what the grace of God has provided/supplied to everyone who believes in Him and who will later believe also in Him.

Faith is not a subject to be misunderstood because if misunderstood, Christians will live a defeated and unsuccessful life on earth as if the victory has not been won on the cross by Jesus Christ.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for the gift of Faith. Guide me to enjoy all the benefits of salvation all the days of my life, in Jesus Name, Amen.

21/03/2024

BE SPIRITUALLY MINDED 2 - ROMANS 8VS1-8.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Now the mind of the flesh (which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from Sin, both here and hereafter].
But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and (soul] peace (both now and forever"]. Romans 8VS6 (AMP).

We established yesterday that the spiritual mind releases the possibilities of the life of God in us and his peace in spite of diverse challenges that may come our way.

But on the other hand, the carnal mind separates us from the life of God unto which we have been called of God to enjoy in our union with Christ and also hinders the manifestation of his promises and prophecies concerning our lives.

The word carnal refers to the five senses; it literally means "sensual".

The carnal mind therefore is allowing your mind to be dominated by what you see, taste, hear, smell and feel, You are carnally minded when your thoughts centres primarily on the things that relate to the physical realm or on the information that you receive from your physical senses.

This does not mean that the information we receive from our five senses are wrong or useless but that when we perceive that what you receive is contradicting the word of God then it must be ignored and not taken to mind.

The result of the carnal mind is "death".
Death according to the amplified version of the bible comprises all the miseries that come to people as a result of sin (sadness, loneliness, bitterness, illness, anger, poverty, failure, addictions of different kinds etc.) both here and the world to come.

The result of the spiritual mind is life which includes everything good that comes from' God with an attachment of his peace.

The word of God urges us not to be carnal but spiritually minded that is to pattern our thoughts to his unbreakable words and see the manifestation of every prophecy and promises of God in our lives and families.

I believe every Christian wants to see the word of God come alive in their life.

The only way to make that possible is by rejecting the evil reports of the devil and standing on the promises of God with an unbendable trust and when that is done victory is sure.

With this, the power of his word will be unleashed to turn every impossible situation very possible.

It is hereby reiterated again that being Spiritual minded will go a long way to enable you to partake in the Good News of 2024.

PRAYER: Lord, I receive the Grace, to fight the negative suggestions of Satan and to stand on your wonderful promises until it overrides and prevails over my experiences in Jesus Name, Amen.

20/03/2024

BE SPIRITUALLY MINDED - ROMANS 8VS1-8.

GOLDEN VERSE: "Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death arising from sin, both here and hereafter). But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit that comprises all the miseries life and (soul) peace [both now and forever"]. Romans 8VS6 (AMP):

EXPOSITORY
To be spiritually minded simply means to dominate your thoughts by what the word of God says either a personal prophetic word or the body of truth called the scriptures.

When we are filled with the word of God, it eventually fills our thoughts in return and this is called spiritually mindedness in scripture.

Simply stated, carnal
mindedness equals death and spiritually mindedness equals life and peace (Romans 8VS6).

This is to say that when you allow yourself to be dominated by what you see through the eyes of revelation from God's word rather than focusing on your problems, the result will be life and peace.

Spiritual mindedness is the major area Satan used in fighting every day in the life of believers to see that he brings us to the realm of the flesh where he has the upper hand against us.

Satan or demons like it very well when believers get moved by what they see on the outside and forget to conform their present day experience to the authority of God's Word.

Spiritual mindedness releases the all surpassing peace of God from your born again spirit to your mind and body in spite of your circumstances.

This is to say that the only way to enjoy peace and the power of God flow through our lives to others or situations around us, is to definitely be spiritually minded.

Spiritual mindedness also releases the possibilities that are resident in the life of God that is locked up within our regenerated spirits to flow in our lives.

To be spiritually minded therefore requires us to have the knowledge and understanding of God's word and to also let it fill our everyday thoughts and actions.

Do not follow your feelings that are based on what is physical but on what the word of God says about every area of your life.

Please let the word be the final authority in your life and not human wisdom.

Being Spiritual minded will go a long way to enable you connect to the super natural towards your Good News in 2024.

PRAYER: Father, help me to always trust your word above my circumstances and unfavourable experiences in life in Jesus Name, Amen.

19/03/2024

EXCUSES AGAINST KINGDOM EXPLOIT - EXODUS 4VS1-16.

GOLDEN VERSE: "But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone to do it" EXODUS 4VS13

EXPOSITORY
God invested so much on Moses for over 80 years for a divine agenda.

When God was about to enjoy the benefits of His long time investment, Moses started giving excuses not to carry out the purpose of his existence on earth.

Despite the down-to-earth self-introduction God gave, Moses was still not convinced on who was sending him.

In his shallow minded wisdom, he was claiming that Pharaoh and the Israelites would not believe him.

In actual fact, he never believed in God nor was willing to carry out the assignment.

God, in His magnanimous patience, gave him three indisputable miracles as evidence to prove that he (Moses) was not the one sending himself.

Despite these signs, he gave another complaint "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow in speech and tongue". Read verse 11, you would understand that God was getting impatient with Moses. Notwithstanding, God said "Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say". But Moses said "O Lord, please send someone to do it".

In verse 14, the Lord's anger burned against Moses.

What have been your excuses whenever you are given an assignment in the Church or your Fellowship?

Some of you will complain; I do not have money, I do not have the time, I am not educated, I am not yet married, I am still a student, I am not the leader in charge and many flimsy excuses.

If you are to stand before the Almighty God, the creator of the heavens and the earth including you; would you give those complaints?

Do not allow the anger of the Lord to burn on you.

My Brothers and Sisters, be ready to accept responsibilities in the Lord's vineyard.

This will hasten your breakthrough for Good News.

PRAYER: O Lord, Forgive me all my sins of excuses. Give me a heart of total obedience to your instructions, in Jesus name, Amen.

18/03/2024

THE BURNING BUSH ENCOUNTER - EXODUS 3VS1-6.

GOLDEN VERSE: "There the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire; it did not burn up" EXODUS 3VS2)

EXPOSITORY:
You would recall that Moses was born when there was a decree signed by King Pharaoh for the killing of any male child born within that period.

The 40 years of Moses survival in Egypt up to the time he fled from Egypt to Midian was a miracle for a purpose.

He spent another 40 years in Midian with his Uncle, Jethro.

In all these 80 years, God never spoke or showed any sign why Moses was born or even spared from the cruel sharp knives of Pharaoh's Soldiers.

God kept Moses' mission on earth to himself until he was ripped enough for the task ahead.

God therefore needed an outstanding signal that would attract Moses for the great monumental assignment that shook King Pharaoh, who was seen then as the most powerful king on earth; hence "the burning bush encounter".

Moses saw the flames of fire consuming the branches and the leaves, perhaps he felt the heat of the fire from a distance and even saw the thick smoke; yet the leaves were still looking greenish and fresh. "I will go over and see this strange sight - why the bush does not burn up" (Vs.3).

God spoke to Moses for the first time in History.

He introduced Himself as "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob" then the assignment was given "I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt"(Vs. 10).

You have had several encounters with "your burning bush," have you cared to examine the fire around you as an attraction from God?

Have you cared to listen to the still voice of the Lord speaking to you from within "your burning bush"?

From henceforth, try to differentiate the fires around you to know those that are set up by God Himself and the ones that are set up by the Devil.

This would enable you to deal with them accordingly.

PRAYER: O Lord, grant me the Grace to differentiate all the "fires around me" to enable me deal with them according to their source, in Jesus Name, Amen.