SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 31May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY When you are being maltreated, be sure that it is because of doing good thing, not because of any other reasons. God will indeed promote you when you are being maltreated for doing good thing. - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Joseph's master took him and put him in prison. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; He showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warder" (Genesis 39:20-21 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Pray that God will give you the grace to endure being maltreated for doing good thing till the time He will elevate you.

WHEN YOU ARE BEING MALTREATED

Dearly Beloved, WHEN YOU ARE BEING MALTREATED "Joseph's master took him and put him in prison. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; He showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warder" (Genesis 39:20-21 NIV). The story of Joseph has always been an attention-grabbing one to me. His father loved him because his mother was the favourite wife of his father. Nevertheless, there was another reason for the special love of his father for him. The Bible says, "he brought their father a bad report about [his other brothers]" (Genesis 37:2 NIV). The father's love and Joseph's action made his brothers to hate him. Their hatred notwithstanding, Joseph told them about his future as he had seen it in dreams. This also made them to hate him more. The thought that came to their minds when they had the opportunity of harming Joseph was to kill him! They maltreated him by throwing him into an empty cistern. They later decided to sell him as a slave to some merchants. The merchants in turn sold him to an Egyptian officer. In slavery, he was accused wrongly of an offence he did not committed by the wife of his master. Unfortunately, the master did not verify the authenticity of the accusation before sending Joseph to the prison. What a series of maltreatment! However, in all these, God did not forsake Joseph. He showed him kindness and favour both in the house of the Egyptian officer and even in prison. God made everything entrusted to Joseph a success. Even when he was been forgotten in the prison by an officer of Pharaoh, the Lord was still with him. No wonder, in God's appointed time, he was remembered and elevated to the highest position in Egypt second in rank to Pharaoh. Are you being maltreated for doing good thing? When you are being maltreated, be sure that it is because of doing good thing, not because of any other reasons. Peter says, "It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil" and "So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good" (1 Peter 3:17; 4:19 NIV). God will indeed promote you when you are being maltreated for doing good thing. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Requests: 1. Are you being maltreated for doing good thing? Pray that God will give you the grace to endure it till the time He will elevate you. 2. Pray that God will arise to vindicate those that are being maltreated for doing good thing and give Himself glory in their lives.

SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 30May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY If you know that God’s hand is in everything, you can leave everything in God’s hand. - Author Unknown ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me” (Psalm 31:15 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Lord, let me learn to leave my time in your hand.

SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 29May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY The person who refuses to hear criticism has no chance to learn from it. A rebuked scoffer responds with anger and hate. - Amos O. Tella ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence” (Proverbs 15:5 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always listen to constructive criticism.

SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 28May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY We tend to forget that happiness does not come as a result of getting something we do not have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. - Frederick Koenig ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:12 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Pray for the grace to be appreciative of what you have.

SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 27May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY Children are not the same. Each child is a unique creature of God and God's design in each child cannot be questioned. - Comfort Ayanrinola ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Psalm 139:14 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Pray that you will be able to treat each child uniquely.

SPIRITUAL DIGEST FOR THE DAY 26May2015

QUOTE FOR THE DAY The Lord knows what time is best for us. If you are waiting for answered prayer or the fulfilment of one of His promises, do not give up. If you think He has forgotten you, think again. When the fullness of time is right for you, He will show up - and His brilliant timing will amaze you! - Joe Stowell ******************* BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him...” (Psalm 37:7-8 NIV). ******************* ACTION/PRAYER POINT FOR THE DAY Pray for the grace to patiently wait on the Lord till His timing for your life.