Spiritual Digest for the Day 01Aug2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY What our faith rests on is the belief that God is in ultimate control and will indeed keep His promises - whether that happens in this life or the next. - Philip Yancey ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will able to rest your faith on the Lord no matter your situation.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 31Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "But seek first [God's] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we firstly seek God and live according to His commands, He will give us even those earthly things that we do not ask for. - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, help me to seek You and Your righteousness first in all my endeavors.

WHAT WOULD YOU SEEK FIRST?

Dearly Beloved, WHAT WOULD YOU SEEK FIRST? "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33 NIV). Can you imagine a person that wants to buy something in the market whose main concern is the additional thing the seller would give him for patronizing him? Or can you imagine a person that has more interest in the insignificant addition to a gift rather than the actual gift? This is what most people do in their approach to God. They would want God to do any other thing for them while they leave the main thing. Many people are ready to spend most of their time asking God for material and financial blessings while they neglect the most important spiritual blessings that He is ready to give those that ask for them. Many would do anything they can to get what they want from God while they refuse to do want God wants from them. The above Bible verse sums it up: "But seek first [God's] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33 NIV). We are to firstly seek the kingdom of God. A Bible commentator puts it this way, "Seek first to be righteous, and to become interested in His favor, and all necessary things will be added to you. He has control over all things, and He can give you what you need. He WILL give you what HE deems best for you." When we firstly seek God and live according to His commands, He will give us even those earthly things that we do not ask for. King Solomon is a good example here. God asked him to ask for anything from Him. Rather than asking for earthly things for his selfish gain, he asked for God's wisdom, and God did not only give him unparalleled wisdom, He gave him even those earthly things that he did not requested for (see 1 Kings 3:1-15). It is a good thing to ask God for material and financial blessings. Everybody needs them. However, the first thing to seek from God is the wisdom to do His will. The psalmist says, "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart" and "He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them" (Psalms 37:4; 145:19 NIV. See also Psalms 34:9-10; 37:18, 19, 25; 84:11; Mark 10:29-30; 1 Timothy 4:8). Many do not have or/and enjoy material and financial blessings because of their misplaced priority. What would you seek first? In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Points: 1. Lord, help me to seek you and your righteousness first in all my endeavors. 2. As I am seeking you first Lord, add all these material and financial blessings to your spiritual blessings for me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 30Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’” (Galatians 5:14 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We show our love for God when we love one another. - Mart DeHaan ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will able to love your neighbor as yourself.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 29Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:12-13 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY One of the overriding evidences that someone has a genuine relationship with our living Savior is one’s consistent attitude of joy and outlook on life. - Os Hillman ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will able to have joy in Christ in spite of your life’s situation.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 28Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Jesus said to him, ‘Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use for the Kingdom of God’” (Luke 9:62 TEV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward. - Hillary Clinton ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not be wasting your precious time looking back.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 27Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him” (Psalm 34:9 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we remember who God is and how much He loves us, we can relax into His peace. - Keila Ochoa ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always fear God so that you would not have nothing else to fear.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 26Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9 AMP). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God's timetable is perfect. He will do exactly what is best for us - in His own time - according to his wonderful plans for us, because He loves us so much. Wait! Be patient! His clock may show a different time than our clock, but it's the right one. - Author Unknown ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to wait for God’s perfect time for your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 25Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:8 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Let God choose for you, it will be the right decision. Let God guide you, it will be the right direction. Let God plan for you, it will be in the right timing. Let God measure for you, it will be the right portion. Let God counsel you, it will be the right perspective. Let God fight for you, it will be the right outcome. Let God work in you, it will be the right result. - Roy Lessin ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will allow the will of God in your life this week.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 24Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" (Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God will make you experience things beyond your expectation in your situation! He will definitely do so in His appointed time. Just trust in Him and wait for Him. - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that God will bless you more than your expectation in the situation you are passing through.

BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATION

Dearly Beloved, BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATION "Israel said to Joseph, 'I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too'" (Genesis 48:11 NIV). Have you ever lost something that you thought you can never regain but at the end you found it and even had more than that thing? Have you ever lost hope on a situation and the Lord made things to work out for you even more than what you expected before? Jacob (later known as Israel) experienced something like that in a greater way. Having sold Joseph into slavery, the children of Jacob lied to him that a ferocious animal had devoured Joseph (see Genesis 37:27-33). Jacob believed them and mourned for his beloved son for many days. To him, Joseph had died. Nevertheless God had preserved Joseph and made him a ruler in a foreign land. Jacob later had the opportunity of not only seeing the "dead" Joseph, but also the children of Joseph. You could imagine the extent of the joy of Jacob to see beyond his expectation about Joseph that he once thought was dead. Hannah was barren, and because of this, "her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her" (1 Samuel 1:6 NIV). She went to God and asked for just a son (verse 11), but God did beyond her expectation – "she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters" (1 Samuel 2:21 NIV). That was after God gave her a son that later became a prominent figure in the history of the nation of Israel. When God told Solomon to ask for anything he would want Him to do for him, Solomon asked for "a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong" (1 Kings 3:9 NIV). However, God did beyond his expectation in giving him more than what he asked for (1 Kings 3:11-13). What is the seeming dead situation that you are passing through presently? Have you lost hope in such situation? What have you been asking from God that He has not done? God can make you experience something beyond your expectation in that situation! He will definitely do so in His appointed time. Just trust in Him and wait for Him. Paul declared, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen" (Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV). In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that God will bless you more than your expectation in the situation you are passing through.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 23Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And [Jesus] said to [His disciples], ‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while’” (Mark 6:31 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We do not rest because our work is done; we rest because God commanded it and created us to have a need for it. - Gordon MacDonald ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always set time apart to rest.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 22Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Somehow, knowing that God understands can dispel the loneliness that often accompanies suffering. In our darkest times, He is our light and our salvation. - Jennifer Benson Schuldt ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that the Lord will really be your light and your salvation.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 21Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me” (Micah 7:8 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. - Nelson Mandela ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray for that you will always be able to get back up whenever you fall until you finally succeed.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 20Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea” (Psalm 46:1-2 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY In times of sorrow and hopelessness, there is a spiritual power available to each one of us through Jesus Christ. Therefore, there is never an occasion to give up. - Michael Youssef ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray for that you will not give up, but trust in the spiritual power available to succeed through Jesus Christ.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 19Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For [God] Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We never have to doubt where God is or how He feels about us. He made a promise we can trust and a promise He will keep. - Tom Norvell ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always experience the presence of God in your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 18Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’” (Acts 20:35 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance even as it receives. - Biddy Mason ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will learn how to give to others in order to be more blessed.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 17Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant” (Job 14:7-9 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Be encouraged that no matter the setback in your life, hope is not lost. Be resolute. You will soon triumph! - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not lose hope in spite of your present circumstance.

HOPE IS NOT LOST!

Dearly Beloved, HOPE IS NOT LOST! “The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel.... In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive” (Luke 24:20-23 NIV). When Christiano Ronaldo, the inspirational captain of Portugal national soccer team was taken out of the pitch in a stretcher because of injury in less than twenty-five minutes of play during the final match of the just concluded UEFA EURO 2016, personally, I lost hope in Portugal winning the championship. It seemed the only hope of the team was gone. Christiano Ronaldo was crying as he was taken out of the stadium. Undoubtedly, he was saddened that his hope of winning the tournament with his teammates for his country was dim. However, other members of the team continued the match with determination and resilience. Limping Ronaldo himself came back to the sideline to become an impromptu assistant coach directing and motivating his teammates. The Portuguese team forced the host team to extra time of play. Towards the end of the match, a substitute player scored the only goal of the final match, and today Portugal is the European Soccer Champions. Indeed, hope is not lost! I was greatly inspired by the resilience of the Portuguese team and the determination of Ronaldo that hope was not lost. I was, and am still, encouraged that no matter the setback in my life, hope is not lost. The disciples of Jesus Christ were not like those Portuguese teammates! Their hero - Jesus Christ – was captured and crucified. They lost all hope. Even, when the women came to tell them that Jesus Christ has been raised, they still could not believe. Jesus Christ had to rebuke them and explain the Scriptures to them. Have you also lost hope because your seemingly strength is gone? Do you think you can no longer make it in life because of your present circumstance? Hope is not lost! Do not give up. Be resolute. “There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant” (Job 14:7-9 NIV). You will triumph! People will soon rejoice with you in Jesus’ name. Amen. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will not lose hope in spite of your present circumstance.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 16Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:17 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY A good life is not measured in material goods. There is no quicker path to misery than coveting your neighbors' stuff. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not ruin your life with covetousness for other people’s possessions.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 15Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23 NASB). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we think about God’s faithfulness over the years, we know that He is willing and able to turn our grief to dancing once again. - Amy Boucher Pye ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always experience the faithfulness of God everyday in all your endeavours.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 14Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And Peter answered Him and said, ‘Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.’ So He said, ‘Come.’ And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus” (Matthew 14:28-29 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the common place, the slaves of the ordinary. - Ralph Waldo Emerson ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to dare to be different and do things that are impossible for others.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 13Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Good people leave memories that bless us, but the wicked are soon forgotten" (Proverbs 10:7 ERV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY What matters most is the legacy you leave in each event of life. And each event of life is a score card through which the value you add to life will be measured. - Oyesoji Aremu ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to leave a good legacy in the lives of people that come across you.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 12Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Prayer for those in authority is both a privilege and a duty. - Lawrence Darmani ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always pray for those in authority no matter who they are.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 11Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For [God’s] divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence” (2 Peter 1:3 AMP). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Believers in Christ have God’s unlimited spiritual resources within reach at all times. - Jennifer Benson Schuldt ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to annex God’s divine power into your endeavours this week.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 10Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God" (2 Chronicles 33:12-13 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY No matter your past history, all is not lost for you! You can still achieve much for God, only if you can humble yourself before God. Confess your sins and turn to God. It shall be well with you! - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that the ending of your life will be far better than its beginning.

WORSE BEGINNING, BETTER END

Dearly Beloved, WORSE BEGINNING, BETTER END "In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God" (2 Chronicles 33:12-13 NIV). He was so young, yet so lucky to ascend the throne of his forefathers. His father was a godly man, but he chose to be ungodly. He was intoxicated with power even in his youthful days, and he misruled his subjects. He was such a cruel man that he sacrificed his own children to false gods. A stiff-necked king who would not listen to rebuke, even from a holy God. However, he ended his life doing well. The man was Manasseh, the man who succeeded his father, Hezekiah, as the king of Judah at the tender age of twelve, and ruled for fifty-five years. Being a child of a godly man, one would expect that he would follow his father’s steps. Nevertheless, he chose to follow bad examples of former kings of Israel and Judah. He even did worse than them all. Among the atrocities of his reign were: following the detestable practices of other nations; rebuilding of high places of worshipping false gods that his father, Hezekiah, had earlier destroyed; building of altars and setting up of images for false gods in God’s holy temple; practicing of astrology, sorcery, divination, and spiritism; and worst of it all, sacrificing of his own children. Tradition also holds it that he was the one that killed Prophet Isaiah. What a wicked king! Being under the divine leadership of the Almighty God, God sent many of His prophets to him and his people to warn them, but they were defiant to God’s word. Therefore, God allowed another wicked king, a king of Assyria to conquer him and take him to exile. A king who was been served now became a slave who served another king. Nonetheless, in his desolation, he remembered his God. He humbled himself before God, confessed his sins, and asked for forgiveness. Because of his true repentance, God restored him back to his throne. Having regained his kingdom, he turned back to be serving God and doing well. He extended the wall of Jerusalem; he took away all the altars and images of false gods he had placed in the temple, and started to worship the true living God. In fact, the writers of the Scriptures spoke well of his latter days (see 2 Chronicles 33). How was your past history? Have you messed up your life? Are you suffering now because of your past sins? All is not lost for you! God who restored Manasseh back can still do so to you. You can still achieve much for God, only if you can humble yourself before God. Confess your sins and turn to God. It shall be well with you! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that the ending of your life will be far better than its beginning.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 09Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about” (Jeremiah 33:3 TEV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY If you will let Him, God will tell you things you could never figure out on your own because He is not enhanced by your strength nor limited by your weaknesses. There is still more He wants to do through you than you have experience thus far. - Yemi Ladokun ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always give God the opportunity to reveal Himself more to you.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 08Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart” (Deuteronomy 6:6 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Today the Lord encourages us to remember that as we obey His Word, we can depend on His faithful care for all that lies ahead. - David McCasland ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always keep the words of God in your heart.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 07Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:9-10 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, for all the people you can, while you can. - Amos O. Tella ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that will be able to do good to all as much as you can.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 05Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools” (Proverbs 13:20 CEV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Wrong association will kill your joy. Wrong association will kill your passion. Wrong association will kill your dreams. Wrong association will kill your faith. Wrong association will kill your strive for success. - Lucy Nastasha ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not associate yourself with wrong people that will ruin your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 04Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Rich people always think they are wise, but a poor person who has insight into character knows better” (Proverbs 28:11 TEV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - John Wooden ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 03Jul2016 B

IBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do not because of your seemingly greatness become proud thereby leading yourself to destruction! - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not be full of yourself because of who you are.

BEWARE OF PRIDE!

Dearly Beloved, BEWARE OF PRIDE! “But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the LORD followed him in. They confronted him and said, ‘It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the LORD God’” (2 Chronicles 26:16-18 NIV). King Uzziah of Judah was one of the prominent kings of Judah who started well as somebody who sought the Lord in his early years as king. Because of this, God gave him success and he became very powerful and famous (2 Chronicles 26:3-15). However, when he became powerful, he became proud even to God that had helped him. He started to do things that he supposed not to do burning incense on the altar of incense. The act was the exclusive duty of the priests who have been consecrated to burn incense. The courageous priests of the Lord confronted him but his pride made him to be adamant in his inappropriate activities. As he was arguing with the priests, the Lord smote him and he became leprous instantly. He remained so till the day of his death, and so he was relieved of his responsibilities as a king and could not associate with even ordinary people in the society. Even he could not be buried properly with the other dead kings of Judah because of the disease. What a great fall for a great king! There have been people today that started well. They were doing the right thing. They worshiped God and serve the humanity. However, when they became great, they allowed pride to ruin them, and they became people of no reputation. The Bible says, “All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5 NIV). What is your present status? Do you consider yourself as somebody that is too big for God? Are you overstepping your boundary because of your seemingly powerful position? What is your reaction to correction? Beware of pride! It goes before destruction (Proverbs 16:18). In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will not be full of yourself because of who you are.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 02Jul2016

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things — and the things that are not — to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him" (1 Corinthians 1:27-29 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do not despise what seems weak and insignificant to the world. God can use them to bring down the giants in your life! - Joseph Prince ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not take anything for granted in this life.