Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Christians to participate in a day of fasting and prayer for our nation today. Graham, the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and of Samaritan's Purse , an international Christian relief organization, believes the church needs to call upon the name of God and ask for Him to move in this country. He stressed that our nation is facing multiple crises - from a pandemic to a turbulent presidential election, and widespread racial unrest. "I am urging followers of Jesus Christ to fast and to pray for our nation on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25. Mark it on your calendars and prepare now. I hope individuals, families, and churches will join me in asking for the Lord's help and for His will to be done in this critical election. Will you?" Graham wrote on Facebook.
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Friday, February 21st, 2020
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and
in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great,
and to give strength unto all (1 Chronicles 29:12
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I read and meditated a lot on the verse of scripture above in my
teenage years. I thought, “If it’s with God to do all these wonderful
things, then they shall be fulfilled in my life!” I had no doubt about
it, and it’s been so. Riches and honour come from God; it’s with Him to
make great and to give strength. Hallelujah!
Without Abraham asking, God said to him, “I’ll make you great” (Genesis 12:2)
and He did. He’s the One that makes great. This is why I tell
Christians and ministers of the Gospel to not be afraid of criticism and
persecution, for they’re springboards for promotion. It makes no
difference what is said or published about you or against you; be
unperturbed. The Bible says, “No weapon fashioned against you shall
prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). Nothing, and no one can dishonour you.
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and He did. He’s the One that makes great. This is why I tell
Christians and ministers of the Gospel to not be afraid of criticism and
persecution, for they’re springboards for promotion. It makes no
difference what is said or published about you or against you; be
unperturbed. The Bible says, “No weapon fashioned against you shall
prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). Nothing, and no one can dishonour you.
They may try to dishonour you by saying and writing unwholesome
things about you, but how could they take from you the honour they
didn’t confer on you? It’s not possible. The Lord glorified you with
Himself! He has made you great and no one can undo it. There’s no
institution or government in the world, powerful enough to disrepute
you, because your reputation is Christ.
Every so often, affirm that your life is excellent and full of glory,
crowned with honour and greatness, and the pleasure of the Lord is
prospering through you. Give no room to distractions and detractors. Let
all that matters to you be to please the Lord. All majesty, dominion,
greatness, power, honour and glory belong to Him, and you’re the focus
of His love, and a joint-heir with Him. Praise God!
The greatness, the power, the victory, the majesty, and the kingdom
are mine, because the Lord has conferred these on me! My life is
excellent and full of glory, crowned with honour; and the pleasure of
the Lord is prospering through me. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
|| Genesis 12:1-3
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from
thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew
thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee,
and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee
shall all families of the earth be blessed. ||
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from
thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew
thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee,
and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee
shall all families of the earth be blessed. ||
|| Colossians 1:21-23
AMPC And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him
and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities, 22 Yet
now has [Christ, the Messiah] reconciled [you to God] in the body of His
flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and
irreproachable in His [the Father’s] presence. 23 [And this He will do]
provided that you continue to [a]stay with and in the faith [in Christ],
well-grounded and settled and steadfast, not shifting or moving away
from the hope [which rests on and is inspired by] the glad tidings (the
Gospel), which you heard and which has been preached [b][as being
designed for and offered without restrictions] to every person under
heaven, and of which [Gospel] I, Paul, became a minister. ||
AMPC And although you at one time were estranged and alienated from Him
and were of hostile attitude of mind in your wicked activities, 22 Yet
now has [Christ, the Messiah] reconciled [you to God] in the body of His
flesh through death, in order to present you holy and faultless and
irreproachable in His [the Father’s] presence. 23 [And this He will do]
provided that you continue to [a]stay with and in the faith [in Christ],
well-grounded and settled and steadfast, not shifting or moving away
from the hope [which rests on and is inspired by] the glad tidings (the
Gospel), which you heard and which has been preached [b][as being
designed for and offered without restrictions] to every person under
heaven, and of which [Gospel] I, Paul, became a minister. ||
|| 1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. ||
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. ||
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan=> Mark 5:1-20 & Leviticus 19-21
& Leviticus 19-21
2-Year Bible Reading Plan=> Acts 20:13-24 & Psalm 33-34
& Psalm 33-34
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