Month: August 2021

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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 35, Day 3 Tuesday, 31 August 2021. TOPIC: GOD, THE PROVIDER 2:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  Week 35, Day 3
Tuesday, 31 August 2021.
 
TOPIC: GOD, THE PROVIDER 1: INSTRUCTION BRINGS PROVISION

Memory Verse: Is. 1:19
“19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;”

Bible Reading: 1 Kings 17:2-5
“2 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
4 And it will be that you shall drink  from the brook, and I have commanded the  ravens to feed you there.”
5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.”
PROVISION ANSWERS TO INSTRUCTION
When God is about to grant you provision it comes via instructions and when the instructions are given, obedience is the key. Many child of God lost the provision God provided for them via disobedience and fear of taking the steps. Yesterday, I said God will not provide for vision He never ordained.  Likewise, He won’t give instructions on vision He never initiated. When God is involve in that vision of yours He makes everything available via instructions.
He gave instruction to Elijah about his well being. How He will be taken care of. The instruction looks foolish but that was how God wanted to meet the present need. Many instructions from God always seems different. He called Moses, a murderer, to go back to the same Egypt, where he is placed on a wanted list, to deliver message to Pharaoh, Ex. 3:10-11. Jesus instructed His disciples to fill the water pot with water and it became a wine, John 2:4-9. God’s provision is strictly by instructions. Elijah’s needs were met for a long time until He, God, found another instrument of provision.
When you miss the instruction, you miss the provision. When disobey His instructions, you’ve shut the door to provision. Seek after God’s instructions and your provision will be a testimony. Remember, He will not finance a vision He never ordained. Seek for His vision over your life and listen to His instructions. With these, all needs will be met without stress.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 35, Day 2 Monday, 30 August 2021. TOPIC: GOD, THE PROVIDER 1:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  Week 35, Day 2
Monday, 30 August 2021.
 
TOPIC: GOD, THE PROVIDER 1: FOR HIS CHILDREN.

Memory Verse: Is. 1:19
“19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;”

Bible Reading: 1 Kings 17:1-4
“1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of  Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel  lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be  dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”
2 Then the word of the LORD came to him,  saying,
3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”  
Provision Are Made For The Children.
God is not a waster neither is He careless with His resources. God do releases at will and blesses people but yet He has specific Children that He blesses. He is God and knows where to sow His seeds. He doesn’t sow on the road, in the thorns or on the mountain, He sows His seeds on fertile ground. The provision of God is meant for those who knows Him as a father and carry out His will. Listen God will never provide for a vision He did not give you, He surely provides for His vision.
Elijah was a child of God. He was a Servant of God. He obey and speaks for God with ease. He was known by God and stands for God. After he made God’s mind known to the nation of Israel, God provided for His sustainability ahead of the famine. He made the impossible creature to do the impossibility in its ability, Why? Because God’s son will be in need.” Prophet will need to be fed during the famine. God will always go the extra mile to provide for His children.
Have you been praying for a provision and it seems God’s ear is turned against your request? Search yourself if you are really His child. Any provision that will not honour God can’t be made available. A Raven (small bird) carrying a bread (food) to feed a whole man, only God can make this possible for those He cares for. Do you think He cares for you? I pray for someone this day, that need will be met in Jesus Mighty Name. May you grow to enjoy God’s provision in His wonderful Name, Amen.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 6 Friday, 27 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 4:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel  Week 34, Day 6 
Friday, 27 August 2021.
 
TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 4: PURITY FROM US

Memory Verse: Gen. 17:1
“1 When Abram was Ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Bible Reading: 1 Thess. 4:1-7
“1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to  please God;
2 for you know what commandments we  gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in  sanctification and honor,5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also  forewarned you and testified.
7 For God did not call us  to uncleanness, but in holiness.”
The word corruption has become a slang in our nation. Every situation anchors on corruption. When you talk about politics, it falls on corruption. Talk about getting a  job( employment), it’s down on corruption. Being promoted in offices ends on corruption. Even in God’s house, corruption takes  ground. Everything falls on corruption, this is my point, corruption depicts impurity. When you forget about pleasing God to make yourself happy, it’s impurity. When you bring others down to get to the top, when you practice partiality, favoritism, tribalism, nepotism, it’s a sign that you are not living a life of purity, a holy life requested by God.
We believe we are more holier than those caught in the web of sexual immorality, extramarital affair or the armed robbers but how holy art thou? How righteous are you to your maker? Many sees you and called you holy, are you that holy? Being Holy is not a product of ourselves but surrendering to the Holy Spirit of God. You can be moral but not holy. God want us to be pure and this starts from our heart, Ps 24:3-4
“3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? 
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.”
What you do in the physical has been rehearsed in your heart. If your heart is pure the thought won’t get through to the action stage. Negative thought can come but a pure heart resist it. How pure in heart are you? Many might not know you in-depthly but you know who you are and what you do. Is God happy with you? You preach about holiness but are you truly holy to God? The way you treat your spouse, taking advantage of others, denying people their entitlement, does it present you holy unto God? God is interested in your turning back. He is waiting for your repentance, it’s not too late. Forsake your old ways and turn to Him today.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 5, Thursday, 26 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 3:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 5 
Thursday, 26 August 2021.
 
TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 3: OUR FAITHFULNESS

Memory Verse: Gen. 17:1
“1 When Abram was Ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Bible Reading: Luke 16:10-12
10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the  unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own? 
If there’s anything more  that God is desiring from us, it’s our faithfulness. We being faithful to His word, with our actions and devotion to His service, it’s one of God’s request. Faithfulness to God begins from being faithful to those we see daily. Many thinks they can be faithful to God when they are unfaithful to those they see around, it’s impossible. Your faithfulness to man determines your faithfulness to God. Your faithfulness to God is measured by your faithfulness to everyone around you.
Ananias and Sapphira thought being faithful to God is all about deceiving men, Acts 5:1-11. They thought God is not involved with being faithful to men. They sold their property, deducted some cash from it and presented the remaining to God’s servant, proving to be faithful to God and man. But the Holy Spirit reacted and it led to their death. Faithfulness to God is proved by faithfulness those who come across a ways day. Faithfulness in little things shows how faithful we will be with bigger things. Faithfulness to what men handed over to you determines how faithful you will be when God commits His project into your hands.
How faithful are you to God’s things and Men’s work? God wants your faithfulness in your dealings with all men, that’s one of His request from us. Be willing to be faithful to men and you will end up being faithful to God.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 4, Wednesday, 25 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 3:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 4
Wednesday, 25 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 3: TO KEEP ASKING

Memory Verse: Gen. 17:1
“1 When Abram was Ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Bible Reading: Luke 18:1-8
“1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.
3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 
5 yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” 6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 
7 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 
8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily.  Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
When you keep calling someone and he refuses to answer, you get to conclude with the mind set that, he doesn’t want to respond. Now, many things may be responsible for not answering, which ranges from positive reasons to negative reason. But we always tend to be negative about it, believing the person is doing it intentional. Another conclusion is that, the person in question is too proud. Others may say, he is wicked, but few will reason if they’ve hurt or did something to the person in question.
God is not a man that treat us as our sins deserves. When God is silence, He is speaking. It may seems He is late, He is still speaking. He want us to keep asking Him what we desire, to make our needs known to Him. Many times, He wants us to be persistent with our request like the widow did with the judge who has no fear of God or man. Our persistent asking is not a burden to Him, its just a prove of our need of His help.
Math, 7:7
“7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
John 14:12
“12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes  in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and  greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Psalms 2:8
“8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.”
Jere 33:3
“3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show  you great and mighty things, which you do not  know.’”
If there’s anything God is expecting from us, is to communicate with Him. Ask Him questions and direction. Are you willing to Ask Him about your life? He is expecting your call, dial His number.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 3, Tuesday, 24 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 2:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 3
Tuesday, 24 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 2: TO TRUST HIM

Memory Verse: Gen. 17:1
“1 When Abram was Ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Bible Reading: Gen. 22:1-3
“1 Now it came to pass after these things that  God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”  And he said, “Here I am.”  
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only   son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering  on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”  
3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and  saddled his donkey, and took two of his young  men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the  wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.”
A wonderful and powerful story of the Bible that is better read than experience. God insisted on Abraham sending Ishmael away and gave Him the promised child, Isaac. It got to a point, God requested for the promise child, the only son Abraham has, Isaac. His wife, Sarah, must have been above One Hundred years of age as at then. The father must have been close to One Hundred and ten years and above, and God called to ask for the son as a sacrifice, how difficult was such a request from God? What God was simply asking from Abraham there was this, ‘can you trust me now?’
Abraham failed In trusting God by yielding to the advice of His wife about Hagar. God has proved Himself to be true to His word and now, He is testing the trust of Abraham if he is matured, and Abraham proved that, He is more mature in trusting God. He rose up early, took the needful and began the journey according to God’s instruction, and we all knew how it ended. What God want from us is to trust Him. To hold Him by His word. To believe that, what He says He will do, that’s what He will do.
No matter the situations, God wants us to trust Him. Prov. 3:5-7
“5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.  
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.”
Until we submit our reasoning to God, we won’t be able to walk with Him. Until we trust God above our experience, knowledge, wisdom and brainstorming, we can’t get the best of God. What God promised you might be delayed but with your trust in Him, it will come to pass. Keep following His instructions. Do not doubt what He promised you because, your trust in God is your connector to His promises. Trust Him above other things else and He will not disappoint you.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 2, Monday, 23 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 1:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 2
Monday, 23 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR GOD’S REQUEST 1: BE BLAMELESS

Memory Verse: Gen. 17:1
“”1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Bible Reading: Gen. 17:1-4
“1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” 
3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 
4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
We all will be asking ourselves, How possible is it to be blameless? Can a mortal man be blameless? Can one be perfect before God? Yes, one can be blameless. One can walk with God perfectly and these can be made possible by living in God consistently. By listening to God’s instructions daily, pleasing the Lord with our ways of life. It is very important to know that, there are several covenants that God has with us (directly and indirectly) through our fathers, and this covenant can only be activated by walking blameless with God.
Father Abraham was called out of the land of Haran to go to the land of Canaan. He obeyed and made the journey, Gen. 12:1-4. He kept following the Lord’s command. Doing God’s will for eleven good years. But a time came when Sarah brought up an advice which seem good to man but not right to the Lord. Father Abraham gladly accepted the request without asking if God will be please with it, and this step made Abraham’s walk became blemish before God.
There are times we try changing situations our own way. When we seek for men’s advice and it seems perfect without consulting God’s mind about it. Truly, those steps brings what we desire but not what God desires for us. The next thirteen years of Abraham, after the birth of Ishmael, there was no record of God communicating with Father Abraham, Gen. 16:15 – 17:1. When He was ninty-nine years old, God called him to walk before Him and be perfect. What the Lord want from us is to, follow and learn His leading not the leading of men. What He sees as being blemish is, we forsaking His path for others path. When we walk away from God’s guidance we are prune to be mislead. Where have you been misled? What was that shortcut you’ve taken against God’s instructions? It will be better to turn back to God and let Ishmael walk away. All that God needs from you and I is to learn to trust Him and walk with Him. Can you be blameless?
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 1, Sunday, 22 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 8:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 34, Day 1
Sunday, 22 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 8: TO EVERYONE

Memory Verse: Roman 13:7
“7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Bible Reading: Heb. 12:14
“14 Pursue peace with all  people, and holiness,  without which no one will see the Lord:”
The world would have been a better place if we all follow the Bible reading for today, but it’s a pity that, in Christiandom, peace is a thing of the past. Gossiping, grumbling, backbiting, malice and fighting, which are meant for the world is now norm of the church. If the church no more walk in peace with one another, how will the world experience peace? When our responsibility, as pacesetters is defeated, the world can’t be what God desired.
Romans 12:17-18
“17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for  good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is  possible, as much as depends on you, live  peaceably with all men.”
Revenge, paying evil for evil, rewarding good with wickedness has been the way of Christians. Caucus and circles in the house of God, even between men of God, anyone who doesn’t belong to your circles is seen as an enemy. But the way of the Lord us to “live at peace with all men”. Peace precedes Holiness. Without peace holiness is not possible. When you are not at peace with men, holiness can only be faked.
Our responsibility everyday is to be at peace with everyone around us. To desist from paying evil for evil. To fight every spirit that create conflicts between brethren and neighbours. Yes, anyone will take advantage of us but the  Holy Spirit will be there to  direct us. How responsible are you to your neighbours? Do you have a party you belong to where you destroy others in your church?
“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live  peaceably with all men.”
May we be responsible in every areas of our lives in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 33, Day 7 Saturday, 21 August 2021. YOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 7:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 33, Day 7
Saturday, 21 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 7: TO OUR SUBORDINATE

Memory Verse: Roman 13:7
“7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Bible Reading: Colo. 4:1
“1 Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.”
A responsible Master will  be responsible to his servant or workers. Masters are to be honoured and respected, likewise, Masters are to respect their workers by fulfilling their promises.  Masters are to treat their workers the way they want to be treated by God, it is your responsibility. Many masters has presented themselves as small god, unapproachable, fearful boss, authoritative leader which is not meant to be. Always remember, a Master has the same God as the workers. A Master was once a worker, servant or a subordinate. That you were maltreated as a subordinate is not a reason to maltreat others. Be a responsible leader/Master.
Every subordinate will be free and raised some day. Apostle Paul was saying, treat your workers, subordinate, staffs justly and fairly. Your responsibility to them should not be denied. Their payment, respect, freedom of expression, cordial relationship, these and more are your responsibility to them. The way you treat them determine the growth of your establishment. If Naaman has treated his slaves badly, His healing wouldn’t have become a reality, 2 Kings 5:3 & 13. Your responsibility determine their availability to your progress. Be responsible to your workers as this is one of God’s requirements from you
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Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 33, Day 6, Friday, 20 August 2021. TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 6:

Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 33, Day 6
Friday, 20 August 2021.

TOPIC: OUR RESPONSIBILITY 6: TO OUR BOSS/SUPERIORS

Memory Verse: Roman 13:7
“7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Bible Reading: Colo. 3:22-25
“22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters  according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as  men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing  God.
23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the  inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25  But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.”
1 Tim. 6:1-2
“1 Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed.
2 And those who have  believing masters, let them not despise them  because they are brethren, but rather serve  them because those who are benefited are  believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these  things.”
Every one desire to employ workers that will be productive, and that is the reason for payment, salary or call it wages. It’s the joy of a leader to have workers who submit and justify his payment. It’s our responsibility to be loyal to our bosses, our employers since we have a wage for every work done. Many staff are inactive, rendering eye service, and dishonours their employers and by these, they prove to be irresponsible employees and this is against God’s instructions. As we are responsible to others we need to be responsible to our employers also.
Apostle Paul speaking to the Colossians and Timothy said, obey your masters and serve them with a sincere heart. While doing this, you are doing it for God. God has ordained that employer to take care of your needs as you render your services which is your responsibility. Honouring your leaders is your responsibility. Being faithful to your leader as long as you are serving him/her is your responsibility. As this is done you are obeying the Lord’s instructions.
1 Tim. 5:18, 
“For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” The labour that is worthy of his/her wages is the responsible labourer, who meets up with his/her duties. Irresponsibility acts are as follow, unpunctual, absenteeism, laziness, complaining, giving excuses, and so on, God is aware of all these acts and He is not happy with such who indulge in them. If your superiors can’t make mention of you for a better opportunities, check if you have been responsible to him. Be responsible to your leaders no matter who they are and how their characters are.
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