Spiritual Digest for the Day 01May2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Are you feeling lifeless and hopeless in your situation? You will live again! There is hope for you. You may be in the wintertime of your life. The springtime is coming when you will spring up. If the Lord is keeping His promise for ordinary plants and trees, He will fulfil His promises in your life. I say again, you will live again! - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O Lord, bring me to the spring season of my life and let me flourish again.

YOU WILL LIVE AGAIN!

Dearly Beloved, YOU WILL LIVE AGAIN! “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22 NKJV). One of the observations I made when I went to the United Kingdom for further studies some years ago was the changes in the seasons of the year. Obviously, this will be so as somebody who came from a hot-climate area of Africa to a very cold-climate area of Northern Ireland. I went to this part of the world during the autumn season. As the season changed to winter, I watched as many plants and trees started becoming “dead” by shedding all their leaves. Throughout winter, a first-timer in that part of the world would think that these plants and trees are lifeless and dry like the leafless trees in the tropical part of the world. But someone familiar with the seasons there knows that the leafless and seeming dry plants and trees are very lively. As the spring season started, I noticed that these seeming lifeless plants and trees had begun budding flesh leaves. It seemed new life was coming into them. I was inspired especially by this new life coming to the seemingly lifeless plants and trees. If God can be fulfilling His promise in Genesis 8:22 in the lives of ordinary plants and trees, and they are coming back to life again, He will fulfil His promises in my life. No matter how lifeless I may seemingly be, I will blossom again. If an ordinary tree has hope when it is cut down that it will sprout again and that its new shoots will not fail (see Job 14:7), no matter my downfall, I will rise again. If a tree’s roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, yet, at the scent of water, it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant (see Job 14:8-9), no matter my setback, I will progress in life. I join Prophet Micah to declare: “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” (7:8 NKJV). The Lord took Prophet Ezekiel to the valley of very dry bones, and asked him if the dry bones could live again. The prophet could not answer in the affirmative. God asked him to prophesy to the dry bones. He did, and the dry bones came back to life (see Ezekiel 37). Are you feeling lifeless and hopeless in your situation? You will live again! There is hope for you. You may be in the wintertime of your life. The springtime is coming when you will spring up. If the Lord is keeping His promise for ordinary plants and trees, He will fulfil His promises in your life. I say again, you will live again! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: O Lord, bring me to the spring season of my life and let me flourish again.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 30Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth” (Psalm 145:18 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY It is comforting to know that God cares enough to listen to all of our prayers—from the shortest to the longest. - James Banks ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Thank God for His care to listen to your prayers.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 29Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Then [Jesus] got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished” (Mark 6:51 NASU). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When Jesus comes to us our trouble ceases. At His command the wildest storm instantly becomes calm. The trouble itself may not leave us but it is no longer troublesome when He is with us. The wind may not stop blowing and beat upon our lives but He makes peace within us. - James R. Miller ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Calm the storm of my life, O Lord!

Spiritual Digest for the Day 28Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the South. Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him” (Psalm 126:3-6 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When God has done great things for you, keep dreaming and expecting greater things from Him. - Israel Adelani Akanji ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Thank You, Lord, for the great things You have done in my life. Continue to do greater things for me, Lord.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 27Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken” (Genesis 21:1 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do not be dismayed by whatever you are passing through. God has a set time to turn your story to praise. - Dickson OE Madoghwe ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Turn my story to praise at Your set time, O God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 26Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me. He pulled me from the deep water. He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me. They were too strong for me, so he saved me. They attacked me in my time of trouble, but the Lord was there to support me. He was pleased with me, so he rescued me. He took me to a safe place” (2 Samuel 22:17-20 ERV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Maybe today you feel opposition around you. Maybe you are stuck in sin that makes it hard to advance spiritually. Reflect on how God has helped you in the past, and then praise Him and ask Him to do it again! - Jennifer Benson Schuldt ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Rescue me, O God, from all perils of life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 25Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:2-3 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Don’t stand out in life’s storms alone. Seek God’s shelter. Ask Him to protect you. Make sure you have received His forgiveness. Get close to the Rock of Ages. It’s life’s safest spot. - Dave Branon ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always take shelter in the fortress of God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 24Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name” (Psalm 100:4 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The Lord desires people that will joyfully thank Him for who He is and what He is doing in their lives. Are you one of such people? Come to His presence with thanksgiving and praise all the time. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to live your life in thankfulness of God and in a way that He will be able to harvest you into His presence forever.

COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE, COME

Dearly Beloved, COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE, COME “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name” (Psalm 100:4 NKJV). In commemoration of the ongoing 109th annual session of the Nigerian Baptist Convention with Psalm 100:4 as the theme verse, let me repost one of my weekly messages based on the verse this week. The message is based on a hymn. As somebody who grew up partly in a farm settlement setting and partly in what can be referred to nowadays as a traditional church setting, I can easily identify with Henry Alford, a 19th century Anglican clergyman, who composed the hymn “COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE, COME” which has become a traditional harvest song that is now associated with Thanksgiving Day. Like any other person who has ever lived in a farming community, I know the importance that is associated with the harvest time. The fruit of the work of the whole year depends on the harvest. This cannot be accomplished until the crop is ready and which must be harvested diligently lest pests or weather spoil the harvest. During the busy harvest season, farmers literally work tirelessly to get the job done. The farmers would relax and celebrate only after the harvest. Well, if you have not had that experience, you should be able to appreciate the urgency of deadlines, the joy of an important job well done, and the relief of a break after a busy time at work. Against this background, Reverend Henry Alford composed the popular harvest or thanksgiving hymn. He called on thankful people to come and raise the song of “Harvest Home” because all the harvest of the year is safely gathered in before the winter storms begin. He attributed this harvest to divine provision. So, thankful people should come to thank God in His temple. Alford affirmed that the whole world is God's own field where several things are happening. He then prayed that the Lord of harvest would enable us to have good harvest from this “field”. He further reminded people that the Lord shall come one day to take the harvest home, that He shall ask His angels to cast “the tares” in the hell fire, but the “fruitful ears” will be stored in the “garner” for eternity. This is in comparison to the parable of Jesus Christ in Matthew 13:24-30 and the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:12. Lastly, Alford prayed that God should quickly come with His angels to bring His final harvest home by gathering His people in so that they may be free from sorrow and sin and be forever purified and abide in His presence. At a glance, this hymn is a hymn of thanksgiving and/or harvest. It is indeed good to thank God for thus far He has helped you in your life. However, the lyrics of the hymn are more about the final harvest that God will do in the future. Are you ready for the last harvest when God will “reap” you and place you in the place where you rightly belong? Will that place be in His everlasting presence or the eternal damnation in the lake of fire? In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will be able to live your life in thankfulness of God and in a way that He will be able to harvest you into His presence forever.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 23Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8 AMP). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God wants to deposit a resilient hope in your heart. He has no interest in giving you a shallow happiness that fades when the wind is not at your back. He offers you joy, a sincere, deep-seated, heartfelt sense of joy, guaranteed to weather the storms. - Mike McGraw ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY 0 God, help me experience true joy, a joy that can only come from you through Your Son, Jesus.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 22Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God sets the stage to allow His power to be revealed for those willing to exercise the faith of a mustard seed. All things are possible with God. - Os Hillman ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray for the faith of a mustard seed to be able to do the impossible things in your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 21Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God knows you much better than you know yourself. And he knows how his dream for your life fits into the bigger plan he has for the world. You cannot know everything, and you can’t have the right perspective all the time—but God does. - Rick Warren ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Fulfil Your dream for my life, O Lord, in Your appointed time.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 20Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Anything I wanted, I got. I did not deny myself any pleasure. I was proud of everything I had worked for, and all this was my reward. Then I thought about all that I had done and how hard I had worked doing it, and I realized that it didn't mean a thing. It was like chasing the wind — of no use at all” (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 TEV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Ultimate pleasure is not found in the short-lived thrills our world offers, but rather in the long-term joy from a deepening intimacy with our Lord. - Joe Stowell ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Lord, help me to always have an intimate relationship with you that will give me everlasting joy.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 19Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity. - R.C. Sproul ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will continue to dignify Jesus Christ who died for your sin on the cross.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 18Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Now when [the jailer] had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household” (Acts 16:34 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Real joy does not come from favorable economic conditions, being accepted by society, or by owning a luxury car. These bring only temporary happiness at best. Joy comes from one thing alone: a sure knowledge that you are saved through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. - Michael Youssef ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Accept the finished work of salvation done by Jesus Christ through His death and resurrection (if you have not done so) to experience the joy that comes with it.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 17Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15: 56-57 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Jesus Christ has indeed fought and won the battle over the power of death and sin. Believers in Him are more than conquerors. That does not mean they are free from the struggles of life. However, He has given them victory already. Alleluia! - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always experience the victory that Jesus Christ has had over the power of death and sin.

THE STRIFE IS O'ER

Dearly Beloved, THE STRIFE IS O'ER “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15: 56-57 NKJV). The hymn “THE STRIFE IS O'ER” is often sung as an Easter hymn and (in my part of the world) during burial services. However, the hymn is appropriate any Sunday, or even any day! This hymn composed by an unknown person originally in Latin reflects the victory that Jesus Christ has over the power of death. It also captures the triumphant joy of the His resurrection and the future resurrection of those that believe in Him. No wonder the hymn is sung during burial services of believers in Christ. Jesus Christ redeemed humanity by being a ransom for us through His death. He conquered the powers of hell and restored the link between fallen humanity and heaven. This hymn indeed celebrates the battle fought and won at the cross of Calvary. "The powers of death have done their worst," but Christ has won the victory. The strife is over, and the battle is done. The victory of life has been won and the song of triumph has begun: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Indeed, the powers of death have done their worst, but Christ has dispersed their legions. He closed the yawning gates of hell and made the bars from heaven’s high portals fall. We can now burst into shouts of holy joy outburst: Alleluia! After three sad days in the grave, He gloriously rose from the dead. Alleluia! The last stanza of the hymn is a prayer – a prayer that Christ, by his death, might set us free from death "so that we may live, and sing to thee: Alleluia! Jesus Christ has indeed fought and won the battle over the power of death and sin. Believers in Him are more than conquerors (see Romans 8:37). However, that does not mean they are free from the struggles of life. In fact, Jesus Christ categorically told His disciples that they would have trouble in this world. The good news is that He has overcome the world (see John 16:33). The implication of this for every believer is that although Jesus Christ has won the battle over the power of death and sin, we have to continue with the various struggles of life until we die or Jesus Christ returns with the full awareness that He has given us victory already. Alleluia! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will always experience the victory that Jesus Christ has had over the power of death and sin.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 16Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ ‘O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?’ ...thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:54c-57 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When Jesus Christ died on the cross, it seemed all hope was lost for His disciples and loved ones. However, His death was the beginning of victory over death for everyone who puts his/her trust in Him who conquered death and its power by rising on the third day. – Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Thank God for the victory He has given you over eternal death through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 15Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption” (Hebrews 9:11-12 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Jesus Christ has made the once-for-all sacrifice. No other sacrifice is needed or accepted by God. And every one that accepts this once-for-all sacrifice by Jesus Christ will have eternal redemption and eternal inheritance. Have you accepted it, or are you still trying to serve God in your own way? - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will totally accept the once-for-all sacrifice by Jesus Christ for your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 14Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Only someone who knows the efficacy of the death of Jesus Christ and has put his/her total trust in Him can find the unrivaled rest in Him. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that the efficacy of the death of Jesus Christ will be manifest in your life so as to enjoy the unrivaled rest in Him.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 13Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Determine not to know any other thing apart from the cross and the empty tomb of Jesus Christ as you witness about Him in your day-to-day endeavours. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not let anything divert your attention away from the cross of Jesus Christ and His resurrection.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 12Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And some of the Pharisees called to [Jesus Christ] from the crowd, ‘Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out’” (Luke 19:39-40 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY If we refuse to praise God, He will raise other people, even stones to praise Him! - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Do not replace me with stones in Your vineyard, O God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 11Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma” (Ephesians 5:2 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Jesus Christ did not come to the world to conquer by force as earthly kings, but to save by love, grace, mercy, and His own sacrifice for His people. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to walk in love as demonstrated by Jesus Christ through His death on the cross.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 10Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “[The disciples] brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set [Jesus Christ] on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Hosanna in the highest!’” (Matthew 21:6-9 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY If Jesus Christ has made a triumphal entry into your heart, He will reign there in peace and love. Let the world see the true King living and reigning in triumph in you. Allow Him to ride on in majesty in your life! - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Jesus Christ, continue to ride on in majesty in my life!

RIDE ON, RIDE ON, IN MAJESTY

Dearly Beloved, RIDE ON, RIDE ON, IN MAJESTY “So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Hosanna in the highest!’” (Matthew 21:6-9 NKJV). Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868) wrote this popular hymn, RIDE ON, RIDE ON, IN MAJESTY, to commemorate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem as He prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice on the cross. The hymn unites meekness and majesty, sacrifice and conquest, suffering and glory. Each stanza of the hymn begins with “Ride on, ride on in majesty.” Majesty is the theme of the hymn as Henry Hart Milman helps us to experience the combination of victory and tragedy that characterizes the Triumphal Entry. Jesus Christ is hailed with “Hosanna” as He rode forth to be crucified. People honoured Him with palms and scattered garments on the road that He would pass through. He knew He would die in Jerusalem, but His death would bring victory. It is his triumph "o'er captive death and conquered sin". The hosts of heaven were looking down with sad and wondering eyes awaiting the victory of Jesus Christ as with expectation. As Jesus Christ was about to have His last and fiercest strife, God the Father was also expecting Him in victory. Finally, Henry Hart Milman exclaimed that Jesus Christ rode forth "in lowly pomp ride" in spite of the mortal pain to take His "power and reign!" This event was a significant event, not only to the people of the days of Jesus Christ on earth, but to all Christians throughout history. It is significant because it is the story of the King who came as a lowly servant on a donkey, not a dancing horse, not in royal robes, but on the clothes of the poor and humble. Jesus Christ did not come to conquer by force as earthly kings, but by love, grace, mercy, and His own sacrifice for His people. His is not a kingdom of armies and splendor, but of lowliness and servanthood. He conquers not nations, but hearts and minds. His message is one of peace with God, not of temporal peace. If Jesus has made a triumphal entry into our hearts, He reigns there in peace and love. As His followers, we exhibit those same qualities, and the world sees the true King living and reigning in triumph in us. Allow Him to ride on in majesty in your life! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Jesus Christ, continue to ride on in majesty in my life!

Spiritual Digest for the Day 09Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James 1:2-4 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When hardships invade your life, allow God's Spirit to shape your response. Do not be bitter. Do not rush ahead of His plan. Rest in Him. Allow Him time to turn that irritation into an opportunity for your growth - and watch a beautiful pearl emerge from your set of circumstances. - Rob Armstrong ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O God, give the grace to always allow You to work through my hardships and bring something precious out of the hardships.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 08Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Trials are designed to bring us to a level of trust and experience with God that we would never know otherwise. - Os Hillman ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that any trial you encounter in life will always bring you to a level of trust and experience with God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 07Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly” (Matthew 6:3-4 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY We need not look to others for recognition and praise; we can take heart that God knows when we are faithful in serving Him and others. - Leslie Koh ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to help others without looking for recognition and praise.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 06Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you” (Jeremiah 29:11-12 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God has plans for us – plans not to harm us, but to prosper us. Plans to give us hope. Plans to give us a good future. Plans not to abandon us even when we go astray. Plans to listen to us when we call on Him. - Bayo Afolaranmi ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that the plans and purpose of God for your life will come to pass in His appointed time.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 05Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Lord, I know you will do what you have promised. Lord, your faithful love will last forever. You are the one who made us, so don’t leave us!” (Psalm 138:8 ERV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Be rest assured that the Lord Almighty’s plans and purposes will be fulfilled, whatever might try to stand against them! - Becky Brooks ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Fulfil Your plans and purposes in my life, O Lord!

Spiritual Digest for the Day 04Apr2022

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “[Paul] planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor” (1 Corinthians 3:6-8 NKJV). *********** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Only by depending on one another can we experience what God has for us and accomplish His amazing plan for our lives. - Kenneth Petersen ************ PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always cooperate with others in advancing God’s kingdom on earth.

WHEN YOU ARE ACCUSED FALSELY

Dearly Beloved, WHEN YOU ARE ACCUSED FALSELY “So it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, ‘Your servant did to me after this manner,’ that his anger was aroused. Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison...” (Genesis 39:19-20 NKJV). One of my friends sought my counsel recently. Being one of the people in charge of counting collected church offerings, he was accused of stealing out of the offerings. He was not happy about the whole issue. I asked him whether the allegation was true or not. He confessed that it was false. I counselled him to leave everything to God and allow God to vindicate him. The counsel was bitter for him to accept. I then reminded him of Joseph’s story in the house of Potiphar in Egypt. Here was a man who was sold into slavery by his own brothers. His master’s wife accused him falsely, and he was thrown into prison. However, he left everything to God and allowed God to vindicate him. God did vindicate him. The following verses attest to this: “And he was there in the prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing” (Genesis 39:20b-22 NKJV). That was not the end of the story. Joseph came out of prison to become the prime minister in a foreign land. Interestingly, nothing was heard again about Potiphar and his wife. Joseph was indeed vindicated. Have you been accused falsely? Are you serving a punishment for that false accusation? Leave everything to God. God is with you. He will show you kindness and grant you favour even in that situation. He will eventually vindicate you. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Vindicate me, O Lord, when I am accused wrongly.