Spiritual Digest for the Day 30Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him" (1 Samuel 22:1-2 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him. - David Brinkley ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me Lord to use bricks that others throw at me to build my life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 29Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "A person who talks too much gets into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet" (Proverbs 10:19 ERV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Instead of using whispers and gossip that can cause hurt and pain while serving no good purpose, we would do better to restrain ourselves and practice silence. - Bill Crowder ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to restrain yourself to be quieter than talking too much.

DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED

Dearly Beloved, DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me…. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:1 27b NIV). There are a lot of problems and hardships today that make the world unbearable for living. No one is immune from these things that are confronting human beings every day. Many have given up all hopes and are expecting the worst to happen. Some have even resorted to taking their lives. However, in all these, Jesus Christ says, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." Jesus Christ was with His disciples in the upper room giving them His farewell speech when He made this statement. His disciples were disturbed because of some events that He predicted. These events included: He was going away (John 7:34; 8:21; 12:8, 35; 13:33); He would die (John 12:32-33); one of them was a betrayer (John 13:21); Satan was at work against all of them (Luke 22:31-32); they would not be able to follow Him to where He was going (John 13:36); Peter would deny Him thrice (John 13:38); and all of them would fall away (Matthew 26:31). Nevertheless, Jesus counseled them to believe in God and also in Him (John 14:1). He was saying in essence that they should believe in, adhere to, trust in and rely on Him. Trust is the great antidote for a troubled heart. Seeing God above our problems will make our hearts not to be troubled. Jesus Christ did not ask His disciples to only trust in Him as an antidote for their troubled hearts, He also gave some other reasons for His admonition. He affirmed the reality of heaven where He was going to prepare a place for the disciples (as well as other believers), and come back to take them (John 14:2-3). The reward of Christian service in the hereafter is an encouragement to the disciples and even believers today to persevere in trials of faith. Jesus would not leave the disciples alone in the world. He promised that the Father would send another Comforter to them, Someone who would abide with them forever (John 14:15-17, 26). This would be the Holy Spirit. Despite the fact that Jesus Christ would leave His disciples, He would give them His peace (John 14:27). This peace would be different from the worldly peace or any other peace that they could think of. But this peace, as Paul put it, "…transcends all understanding, [and it] will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7 NIV). This would not be for them, just as part of their lives in eternity, but as a vital aspect of their lives on earth. The peace is also for all that put their total trust in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ briefly mentioned it as He was rounding off His farewell speech that He has overcome Satan, the prince of this world (John 14:30). Satan might have come to this world, yet he would not overcome the disciples. Jesus Christ reaffirmed it also in John 16:33 that He has overcome the world. What are you passing through that is making your heart to be troubled? Remember Jesus' admonition, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." He has gone to prepare our eternal home for us. He will come back to take us to Himself. Come to God through Him, the only true living Way. Allow the Holy Spirit to have His way in your life. You will experience His peace. "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV). In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will always trust in Jesus instead of letting your heart be troubled. ________________ Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor) +447438782552 BB PIN:58E5054C

Spiritual Digest for the Day 23Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears" (Philippians 1:6 MSG). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY What we see of God's provisions teaches us to trust Him for what we cannot see of His purposes. -Author Unknown ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me Lord to always see Your provisions when I cannot see Your purpose for me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 23Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears" (Philippians 1:6 MSG). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY What we see of God's provisions teaches us to trust Him for what we cannot see of His purposes. -Author Unknown ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me Lord to always see Your provisions when I cannot see Your purpose for me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 22Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY What a comfort to know that God is always with us - we do not need to go through life alone! - Cindy Hess Kasper ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always feel the presence of God no matter what you are passing though.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 21Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood. But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge” (Psalm 94:21-22 NKJV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY With God as our defender, we don’t have to fear what others will do. We can trust that God will support us when trouble comes. - Jennifer Benson Schuldt ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, be my defender and refuge against all foes.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 20Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And Jesus increased in wisdom (in broad and full understanding) and in stature and years, and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2:52 AMP). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God is preparing you for the manifestation of His glory in your life. The preparation may not be pleasant now. However, wait till when God is done with you. Do not be in a hurry. You will indeed shine for His glory, and people will celebrate you. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray for the patience to wait for God’s timing for your life.

YOUR SILENT YEARS

Dearly Beloved, YOUR SILENT YEARS “And Jesus increased in wisdom (in broad and full understanding) and in stature and years, and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2:52 AMP). The writers of the Gospels did not write much about the early years of Jesus Christ on earth. Apart from His birth narratives (Matthew 1:18—2:23; Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-39) and an incident when He was twelve years old (see Luke 2:42-52), nothing is known about Him from the Bible until He was about thirty years old (see Luke 3:23). Some Bible scholars have referred to these unknown years as the silent years of Jesus Christ on earth. Luke used just a verse to describe these silent years (see Luke 2:52). Almost all other Bible characters had their silent years. Much is not known about the early years of most of these people. These silent years were years when God was preparing each of these great men and women. Most of them did not have the best of time like Jesus in their silent years, but after God had prepared them in various ways secretly, He launched them into their public missions. Undoubtedly, each one of us nowadays also has our own silent years when no one knew about us before now that we become known. In fact, many people are even still in their silent years. They are not renowned. God is still preparing them for the manifestation of His glory in their lives. Such people are still like caterpillars in their cocoons. They are waiting for the mature time to rip open the cocoons and become beautiful butterflies. Any attempt to open the cocoons prematurely will cause a very adverse effect on the growing butterflies. Are you still in your silent years? God is preparing you for the manifestation of His glory in your life. The preparation may not be pleasant now. However, wait till when God is done with you. Do not be in a hurry. You will indeed shine for His glory, and people will celebrate you. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor) My new UK number: +447438782552 BB PIN:58E5054C

Spiritual Digest for the Day 19Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “[The Lord] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]” (Psalm 147:3 AMP). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we take our broken hearts to the Healer, the One who created our hearts, we can have them fixed. The only real fix for a broken heart is the Lord. He is not only the ultimate Creator, He is the ultimate Fixer. - Sally I. Kennedy ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, I bring my broken heart unto You. Heal and fix it in Your own way.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 18Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord" (Isaiah 55:8 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY In moments when we do not understand God’s ways, we need to trust His unchanging character. - Poh Fang Chia ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me Lord to always trust in You in spite of my circumstance.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 17Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “By your words I can see where I'm going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path” (Psalm 119:105 MES). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we lose our bearings in life, we can trust our God who gives His trustworthy Word as our compass, using it to lead us into deeper fellowship with Him. - Marvin Williams ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, help me to always use Your words to guide me every day.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 16Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, ‘Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me’” (Mark 8:34 NKJV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Discipleship is a daily discipline; we follow Jesus a step at a time, a day at a time. - Warren Wiersbe ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, help me to always follow You every day.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 15Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives" (Genesis 50:20 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Life has many twists and turns and sometimes what looks like a very bad day can just be clearing the way for good things to come. - J Kim Wright ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, turn the evil plans of the enemy to accomplish good things in my life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 13Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; be gracious to me and hear my prayer" (Psalm 4:1 NASU). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Call unto God! He is ready to answer you. He has done it in past, and He can still do it again. Rely on Him, and He will give you rest from all your troubles. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, I call on You today. Answer me and let the world rejoice with me.

ANSWER ME, O MY GOD!

Dearly Beloved, ANSWER ME, O MY GOD! "Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; be gracious to me and hear my prayer" (Psalm 4:1 NASU). The fourth psalm is attributed to King David. It is believed that he composed it, in relation with the third psalm, when he was in a trouble, probably when he fled from his son, Absalom. It is one the psalmist’s calls for help. He called on God to hear him. He also asked for the mercy of God. He expressed his confidence in God who has relieved him of his distress in the past, and believed that He can still do it again. He wondered why people that were persecuting him were doing so. However, he expressed once again his confidence in God who has chosen him. He admonished his foes to ponder about this and serve God in the right way and rely on Him instead of engaging themselves in wickedness. In spite his travail, David rejoiced in God because he knew that God had given Him joy that was more than that of his enemies. Therefore, he would have rest of mind even in his sleep because God was there to protect him. What are you passing through at present? Are you been persecuted? Call unto God! He is ready to answer you. He has done it in past, and He can still do it again. Rely on Him, and He will give you rest from all your troubles. He promises, "...call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me" (Psalm 50:15 NIV). "He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him" (Psalm 91:15 NIV). "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3 NIV). In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Lord, I call on You today. Answer me and let the world rejoice with me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 12Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Out of respect for Christ, be courteously reverent to one another" (Ephesians 5:21 MSG). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Relating with others can sometimes be a tough experience but it is unavoidable, beneficial and indeed the true test of our Christian discipleship. - John O. Enyinnaya ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me Lord to relate well with other people no matter how tough it may be.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 11Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY There is no escaping the Truth. We can choose eternal life or settle for an endless death that is far worse than any torment we can imagine. - Michael Youssef ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will choose eternal life instead of eternal death.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 10Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “You show that you are a letter from Christ... written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (2 Corinthians 3:3 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The letter of our lives is not written with ordinary ink, but by the Spirit of God. God changes us by writing His Word on our hearts for others to read. - Lawrence Darmani ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, Lord, to portray You well to the world.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 09Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18 NASU). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Prayer is the most powerful weapon for a Christian to pull down every stronghold of the enemy. - Supo Ayokunle ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to pray until all the stronghold of the enemy is pulled down in your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 08Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself” (1 Corinthians 9:26-27 MSG). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most - Stephen Covey ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, Lord, to be focused on what matters most in my life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 07Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone" (Proverbs 14:21 TEV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We hurt people by being too busy. Too busy to notice their needs. Too busy to drop that note of comfort or encouragement or assurance of love. Too busy to listen when someone needs to talk. Too busy to care. - Billy Graham ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, help me not to be too busy to care for other people today.

BEWARE! SATAN WANTS TO DESTROY YOUR FAMILY

Dearly Beloved, BEWARE! SATAN WANTS TO DESTROY YOUR FAMILY “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8 NKJV). Job was a wealthy man with a happy and peaceful family of seven sons and three daughters. There was no rancour among these children. In fact, the sons used to hold feasts in turn in their homes. They used to invite their sisters to feast with them. Their father was happy with this, and he used to purify them so that the peaceful and happy co-existence of his children would not be soiled. Unfortunately, Satan was not happy with this peaceful and happy family. He looked for ways to disrupt the peaceful and happy family. An opportunity came when God gave him permission to tempt Job. It is interesting that the family of Job was his first target. When the children were feasting in the house of their eldest brother, Satan struck and killed them all before he went ahead to destroy properties of Job (see Job 1:1-15). Satan is still targeting peaceful and happy families today. In fact, he really wants to destroy the family system. That is why polygamy, bigamy, single parenthood, homosexuality, lesbianism, same-sex marriage and other perversions of the family as instituted by God are gaining popularity nowadays. Even in many families that consist of a father, a mother and a child (or children), Satan is still working tirelessly to destruct them and cause disharmony in them. Unfortunately, many people are helping the devil to destroy their families by their actions and/or inactions. Like Job, every father and other stakeholders in the family should always work for the peaceful co-existence of every member of the family. Do not do or say anything that will enable the devil to destroy your family. Pray regularly for your immediate family and the family system as God instituted it. Beware! Satan wants to destroy your family. He will not have his way over your family in Jesus’ name. Amen. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Points: 1. Pray that each member of your family will always work towards peaceful co-existence of the family. 2. Pray against every wile of the devil to destruct the peaceful co-existence of your family. 3. Pray against all form of perversion of peaceful family.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 03Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand” (Psalm 40:2 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY If anyone has Jesus Christ as his foundation, no trouble can sink him. - Supo Ayokunle ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, lift me out of the trouble of life and stabilize me in You.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 02Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people" (Romans 16:17-18 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY At all times we must be on guard not to misrepresent God’s message to acquire what we want from others. With a heart yielded to God, we must honestly share spiritual truths that will benefit those who hear. - Dennis Fisher ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always share the words of truth sincerely with others.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 01Sep2015

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights" (Psalm 18:32-33 NIV). ************************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Whether we are new believers just learning to walk in the faith or we are further along in our walk with God, all of us need His guiding, steadying hand. - Keila Ochoa ************************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, guide me with Your steady hand this month.