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ANCHOR TEXT: “In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years” Daniel 9:2. If you can read and write, you are to some extent exempted from failure. Understanding comes from books. What will liberate you from ignorance is in books. A book is a collection of thoughts, ideas, experiences, discoveries, proven principles etc. People’s secrets are in their stories. One of the reasons for backwardness in some continents is lack of reading culture. It may be as a result of poverty or tradition. Those who prefer telling stories to reading will thrive in superstitions. A non-reader will believe anything, accept anything and worse still, fall for anything. You can never be known better than you know. For instance, you can never be a good leader if you are not a good reader, because you cannot lead people that know more than you. Every great...

Memorise: But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour . 2 Timothy 2:20 Read: 2 Timothy 2:19-21 Message Today’s memory verse speaks of the availability of vessels of different makes, designs, and qualities to a great person. The choice of what vessel to use for any particular purpose is dependent on the master’s preference and the suitability of each vessel to the assignment at hand. So also, the man that God will use for any assignment must be found suitable for Kingdom assignment. God is always in the business of searching for suitable resources that He can use to fulfil His purpose here on earth. Whenever He locates one, He proceeds with the preparation and training of the chosen for the assignment. Incidentally, the divine equipment usually employed for the preparation and training of the man that God use is the cross. Many Christians are not fulfilling their purpose in life and ...

Key Verse: “The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity” (Malachi 2:6). Text: Malachi 2:1-10 In those days when the use of wristwatches was uncommon, a jeweller had a little clock planted in his window. One day, for half an hour, at quarter past nine, the clock stopped working. Passing school children, noticing the time, hung around to play. People hurrying to the train looked at the clock and began to walk leisurely. Professional men, after taking a look at the timepiece, stopped to chat a minute with one another. Working men and women noted the time and lingered a little longer in the sunshine. They all became half an hour late just because one small clock stopped. They had depended on that clock till it malfunctioned and led them astray. Like that small clock, the priestly office in Israel had such a powerful influence on the people. They taught and guided the people...

ANCHOR TEXT: “He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land” Genesis 26:22. Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you ever felt like something is wrong somewhere? Have you ever laid on the bed at night and your problems have gotten so bad that it even seems like the darkness of the night has even turned its back on you. So, you lie awake in bed scared to go to sleep, wondering; will the night ever end? I am bold to tell you that what you are going through now is nothing compared to the beautiful things God has in stock for you. Life is in phases. Each day is a combination of night and day. A day cannot be completed without the night and the day experiences. There are periods in one’s life that one faces some hurdles despite fulfilling all righteousness. A good example here is, Joseph. Despite the beautiful dreams of great accomplishments; he still went through...

  Key Verse: “There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle” (Joshua 11:19). A onetime prime minister of England, Ramsey MacDonald, was discussing with one of his officials (an expert on foreign affairs) on the possibility of lasting peace. The official was unimpressed and considered the prime minister’s idea as unrealistic. He scornfully remarked, “The desire for peace does not necessarily ensure it”. To this, the prime minister responded, “Quite true. But neither does the desire for food satisfy your hunger, but at least it gets you started toward a restaurant”. The Gibeonites’ toed the path of peace with Israel when their co-idolatrous Canaanites sued for war with the conquering Jews. Although they adopted deceptive strategy to achieve their aim, they had a desire for peace which resulted in their preservation. They ended up making a league with Israel and became servants to them. O...

Memorise: And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. 2 Samuel 22:2 Read: Psalms 91:1-8 Message The experience of the Psalmist concerning divine protection is worthy of study. According to our memory verse for today, he says: “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.” Whoever experiences these attributes of God in his life can be rightly described as the inheritance of the Lord. The psalmist further wrote: “They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. ” Pslams 125:1 One point to quickly note is that this Bible verse talks only to those who put their trust in the Lord, not those who have alternatives. David trusted totally in the Lord and he was never disappointed, that's why he had made such statements as this; “As the mountain are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.” Psalms125:2 In other words, the Lord builds walls of protection...

“And if a house is divided (split into factions and rebelling) against itself, that house will not be able to last” Mark 3:25 [AMP] Mass has two components: Concentration and Unity. And because of these two components, the Principle of Mass is a force multiplier that enables smaller forces to conquer a much larger enemy. “And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David…” 2 Sam. 23:15-16 [NKJV , emphasis added]. How many soldiers went to get water for David? Just three of them and they broke through the camp of the Philistines. The Bible says they broke through, which means that they fought their way through the Philistine camp. Three men against the entire Philistine camp of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Three men that stood back...