Spiritual Digest for the Day 01Nov2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Hang on. Do not give up. Keep going. One day God will replace your discouragement with incomparable glory! - Author Unknown ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray for the grace not to give up, but to always hang on till God replace your discouragement with incomparable glory.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 31Oct2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY There is an irreversible blessing upon your life. God is not ready to withdrawal it, and there is no devil from hell that can reverse it. - Rotimi Oluwaseyitan ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Thank You, Lord, for the spiritual blessings You have blessed me.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 30Oct2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “So [an angel] said to [Cornelius], ‘Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God’” (Acts 10:4 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God takes note when a person seeks after him, whether that person already knows Him or not. He truly sees the state of our heart, and He responds accordingly. - Becky Brooks ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O Lord, take note of the state of my heart, and respond accordingly please.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 29Oct2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me…. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear” (2 Timothy 4:16-17 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Loneliness is a time to become better acquainted with God. In your season of loneliness, you need to recognize God’s presence. - Rick Warren ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O Lord, let me always experience Your presence when it seems I am lonely.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 28Oct2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give my body so that the people in the world can have life” (John 6:51 ERV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Jesus Christ appeared on earth as a stranger and servant, and He gave everything so that our spiritual hunger might be satisfied. - Amy Peterson ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Accept Jesus Christ into your life today (if you have not done so) to be satisfied from spiritual hunger.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 27Oct2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “You are my portion, O Lord; I have promised to obey your words” (Psalm 119:57 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end; be Thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend. - John Ernest Bode ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Help me, O Lord, to be able to fulfil my promise to serve You till the end.

O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED

Dearly Beloved, O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED “You are my portion, O Lord; I have promised to obey your words” (Psalm 119:57 NIV). “As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go’” (Luke 9:57 NIV). “Mo ti seleri, Jesu” the Yoruba version of the hymn, “O Jesus, I Have Promised” was one of the hymns I loved when I was growing up as a teenager. I could sing off-hand almost all the lyrics of the hymn in Yoruba. It is a hymn of commitment composed by John Ernest Bode (1816-1874), an Anglican clergyman serving a small parish near Cambridge, England when his three children, a daughter and two sons, were ready for confirmation.  As the priest of the church, he would preside over the ceremony. So, he composed the hymn to remind the children of their commitment to Jesus Christ, the spiritual warfare that is associated with Christian life, and the fact that if Jesus Christ is with them, they will overcome and in the end be with Him in Heaven. In this hymn, John Bode declared that he had promised to serve Jesus to the end and asked Jesus who he knew as “my Master and my friend” to be near him forever. He confessed that he would not fear the battle if Jesus is by his side, nor wander from the pathway if He would be his guide. Because of many temptations that the world often offers the Christian and the fact that foes are ever near both within and without, John Bode prayed that he feels Jesus near him and shield his soul from sin. He continued to pray that he hear Jesus speaking in accents clear and still above the storms of passion and the murmurs of self-will. Because Jesus is the guardian of his soul, he wanted Him to speak to reassure him and make him listen to Him. John Bode reminded Jesus that He has promised all who follow Him that where He is in glory there shall they also be. Therefore, he reaffirmed his promise to Jesus to serve Him to the end. John Bode also prayed that he see the footprints of Jesus, and desired to plant his own footprints in them. He affirmed that his hope is to duly follow alone in the strength of Jesus. He wanted Jesus, his Savior and Friend, to guide him, call him, draw him, uphold him to the end, and receive him in Heaven. What a great commitment! What is your commitment to Jesus Christ? Have you promised to follow and serve Him till the end? Are you ready to listen to Him and let Him be your Guide? You will never regret you did! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will be committed to faithfully following and serving Jesus for the rest of your life.