Spiritual Digest for the Day 07Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, `This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.' Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, `Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.' And Hezekiah wept bitterly" (Isaiah 38:1-3 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Beware of your prayer requests especially when you are desperate in getting anything from God. It is better to allow the best absolute will of God to be done in our lives than to impose our good will on Him. - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not be desperate in asking anything from God, but that you will always allow His perfect will to be done in your life.

BEWARE OF YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS!

Dearly Beloved, BEWARE OF YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS! "In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, `This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.' Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, `Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.' And Hezekiah wept bitterly" (Isaiah 38:1-3 NIV). While God may decide not to answer our prayers in our own ways, He may sometimes leave us to have our ways in our self-centred prayers to our detriment. That is why we have to be very careful of our prayer requests.  King Hezekiah was ill to the point of death. The absolute will of God for him was to die, presumably because he had fulfilled his assignment as a king and the next thing for him in God's agenda was to die honourably. As any other man, Hezekiah did not want to die. He made his mind known to God. He prayed and reminded God how faithful he was in serving God. It was evident from the content of the prayer that Hezekiah was self-centred. In His infinite mercy, God heard the prayer and extended Hezekiah's life by fifteen years. However, those fifteen years were his undoing! A God-centred king suddenly became self-centred. He was no longer conscious of God's glory, but his prowess. No wonder, when a foreign king sent emissaries to him to congratulate him on his recovery, instead of pointing them to God, he was busy showing them what he had as a king. God rebuked him harshly on this and it led to the fall of his kingdom, though during the time of his descendants (see Isaiah 39). The land of Judah would not have had a wicked king in Manasseh who was born during those added fifteen years if Hezekiah had accepted the absolute will of God for his life (2 Kings 20:21; 22:1; Jeremiah 15:4). On many occasions, we also are preoccupied with what we consider "good" for ourselves. We are not mindful of "the best," the absolute will of God for our lives. We pressurize God to do what we want, and at times, He may let us have our way which may have bad consequences. Jesus Christ, in the Garden of Gethsemane, allowed the absolute will of God to be done in His life, even when He knew that it would result in His death (Matthew 26:39-42). God was indeed glorified in the life and death of Jesus Christ and Jesus was given a name above all names (Philippians 2:5-11). Beware of your prayer requests especially when you are desperate in getting anything from God. It is better to allow the best absolute will of God to be done in our lives than to impose our good will on Him. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will not be desperate in asking anything from God, but that you will always allow His perfect will to be done in your life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 06Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might” (Ephesians 1:18-19 NASU). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God does not want you to be conscious of the lack you see outside you. He wants you to be conscious of the abundance within you because His kingdom is within you! - Joseph Prince ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, Lord, to always be conscious of the abundance within me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 05Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless” (James 1:26 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY A man who professes to be honest before God but is dishonest with men is undoubtedly a hypocrite! - Author Unknown ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be honest with people and before God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 04Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “But maybe you don’t want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15 ERV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Every day you make hundreds of choices and these form the basis for your lifestyle. Seek God’s wisdom in all of your decisions, not the wisdom of the world, the flesh or the devil. - Ann Shorb ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always seek God’s in all of your decisions.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 03Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion” (Romans 12:11 TEV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does. - Napoleon Hill ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be hardworking in all your undertakings.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 02Jul2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY When we give our hopes and dreams to God and then leave them in His hand, we can trust His love and care for us to fulfill what He has planned. - Dave Sper ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, Lord, to give my hopes and dreams to You and then leave them in Your hand.