Category: Daily Devotional

7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. 

8 And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road.9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:  

“Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’

The Donkey and the colt were being tied in a location for years. Seeing others like them roaming all around and eating freely, feeling they are been caged and will never be free for life, but that was a very wrong thought. I don’t know who this situation fit into his/her life. You felt nothing good can come out of you, thinking you are no more in the agenda of God. You felt God has been unfair to you in all your services in His kingdom, your sacrifices and a faithful life you’ve lived, i’m here to tell you that “God Has Been Preserving You For Your Day Of Manifestation”.

The Donkey and the Colt manifested the Glory of God which none of their pairs had ever experienced. They were decorated, clothed and Glorified, that was the result of waiting on God, serving God and all your sacrifices. God is not slack. He hasn’t abandoned you. He is only preserving you for your manifestation. He will never let you down. He is keeping you away from the focus of your enemies like he kept the Donkey and Colt from every harm, Your time is around the corner, it will soon be your turn. You are being Preserved for the day of Manifestation.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

4 So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it.

5 But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”

6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had  commanded. So they let them go.

This morning, I’m here to let you know that nothing can stop God from delivering you from those power that seems to be mightier than you when He intervenes in your case. Nothing limits God when your time is at hand. I see God sending His angels to set you free in Jesus powerful name, Amen.

The donkey and the colt were tied for long and were under the care of someone who doesn’t utilize them rightly nor know their full use, but when the Lord was in need of it, He sent for them and those who held them for long couldn’t resist the disciple from going with them. No matter how powerful and connected those power may be, they’re submitting to God over your life in Jesus mighty name, Amen. 

The scripture says,

“5…. What are you doing, loosing the colt?”

6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had  commanded. So they let them go.”

Powers of delay, rejection, disappointment, household powers, envied powers, altar powers household enmity, will let you go in Jesus wonderful name, Amen.

When Jesus came to Lazarus grave, the grave could not held him back because Jesus’ voice was inresistable, today no power will resists His voice over your life, your time has come and you will be delivered in Jesus Name, Amen. Hold unto Him, He is very close to your case.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring  them to Me.”

The story of the donkey and the colt is a very familiar story to us as Christian but the Lord want to give someone a message from this teaching within the next few days and I pray we will not miss it in Jesus mighty name.

From verse one of this chapter, Jesus knew His time was up on earth and he needed to prepare for His entry before His crucifixion. He called His disciples and sent them to go into a city ahead of them to locate a donkey and a colt. Only God knows how long this donkey and colt has been tied down. How they feed and how they lived. What they’ve been through and how long they’ve been despised but one day the Lord located them ( had need of them) and sent the disciples to loose and bring them.

God is saying to someone reading this today that, He knows your location, He knows what you are going through, all that you’ve faced, how you’ve been rejected and neglected, He knows it all but He will soon send for you to be loose in Jesus mighty name, Amen. He said, His time is almost up concerning you and His angel will locate you and set you free like the donkey and the colt in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

Don’t loose hope, keep believing, He is closer to you. Remain in the location, He will locate you soon.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

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 a you serve the Lord Christ.

For the past eleven days we’ve been discussing about Elijah, Elisha and the Double portion.  Have I been discussing about your pastor being your Elijah? Yes, but more than that. Elijah is anyone ahead of you who you can learn from. Elijah might not basically means your spiritual Father, No, it goes beyond this. Your Boss in your workplace is your Elijah. As an apprentice, you have your Boss as your Elijah, in your profession, that man ahead of you is your Elijah. Your spiritual Father/Mother, your Parents, your uncle in your line of calling, all these can be your Elijah according to where God has placed you. I’m not just talking about church leaders alone here, I’m talking about being in service; serving under someone, all you should be after is receiving the blessings of your Elijah, that person you are serving.

Our Bible reading says, serve as if you are serving the Lord and not man” there is where your rewards lies. Serve wholeheartedly, in and out of their presence. Make it a point of duty to learn their strength and not their weaknesses, follow through and don’t be discourage by others. A servant today is trained to be a master tomorrow. Serve diligently today in order to be rewarded at due time with the double portion. No blessing for those who run from service.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

14 And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives,  before whom I stand, surely were it not that I  regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of  Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

15 BUT NOW BRING ME A MUSICIAN.” THEN IT HAPPENED, WHEN THE MUSICIAN PLAYED, THAT THE HAND OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM.

One of the mistake many followers demonstrates is, forgetting or doing away with their uniqueness. Everyone have a way of communicating with God. How God speaks to me differs from how you hear God. Most times people neglect their ways of communication with God and focuses or learn how their Elijah hears from God, No, that is not God’s way. We don’t imitate our Elijah, we learn from them and add to what God has deposited in us. Elijah was a man that speaks the mind of God always without the help of anyone. How you relate with God shouldn’t change because you’ve receive the Double Portion of Elijah.

Elisha recognizes how God relate with him. He didn’t just speak like Elijah will do. He asked for a minister; a singer, to sing before He could hear from God directly. He maintain that link with God after receiving Double Portion. That double portion you received is meant to function with that uniqueness in you. Stop imitating your Elijah. You don’t need to change your voice, your appearance or force yourself to be accepted as your Elijah. Maintain your uniqueness as the power rest upon you and keep being a blessing to those God has assigned you to. Double Portion doesn’t change your uniqueness, it enhances it.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing.   Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken  from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall  not be so.”

11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and  separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

The last test of Elisha by Elijah was, How sensitive  was Elisha? How prepared was He for the request He made of Him. Elijah said, 

“You Have Asked A Hard Thing. Nevertheless, If You See Me When I Am Taken From You, It Shall Be So For You; But If Not, It Shall Not Be So.”

That was the last step to his double portion. All it required was sensitivity and to the Glory of God Elisha saw him when He was taken away, for the Bible said, 

“12 And Elisha SAW IT, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its 

horsemen!”.

He was really prepared for the move. If I may ask, Why did Elijah told him, “If you see me?” It was a sensitive instruction. Elijah meant, I will release my power to you when I’m. about to leave and He did released the power via his mantle. Elisha saw him and saw the mantle, picked it up and received the double portion and went on his way. In the race of life sensitivity is the key. It involves your eye, hear and mind to grab what God has in stock for you.  Samuel was a young boy when the Lord called him. He heard God but was not sensitive to recognise the voice of God. Many still remain in this position today, we lack that sensitivity to recognise the voice of God, revelation of God and His instructions. If we will go far in life, our antenna must be sensitive to every wave around us, to detect what God is saying per time per chance. How sensitive are you?

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“9 And so it was, when they had crossed over,  that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for  you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

“Ask! What may I do for  you, before I am taken away from you?” is the biggest question Elijah ever asked Elisha and to me, this is the only reason why Elisha has been following Elijah all the days of his life. The opportunity has presented it self, so, what will be your request? You know, many in our generation today will fail this question twenty times making unreasonable  request. Like blind Bartimaeus, when Jesus asked him what he wanted, he said “That I may receive my sight ” Luke 10:51. King Solomon was presented with the same request and He also got it right, 1 Kings 3:5.

May I ask you this morning, what do you want from your Elijah today? What do you want to receive as your birth right for all your services? Ask wisely. Many will ask for fame, wealth, riches, the death of their enemies, and many more, but for you, what will be your request? I think its time for us to be prepare for this important question before it pop up at us some day. You need to start searching for your response if you’ve not gotten one yet. What do you want me to do for you? Respond in a statement and wisely.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the LORD God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.”

As long as you are with your Elijah, learn as much as possible how He/She does things. Every challenges have different solutions but some might need similar application. Elisha must have Learnt by hearing of how Elijah restore the Zarephath widow’s son, 1 Kings 17:19-22, so He applied it to the Shunamite woman’s case (when her only child died and the boy was restored to life, 2 Kings 4:32-35). Every act of your Elijah is a lesson you need to learn and ask questions while you still have him/her around.

When Elisha cross river Jordan with Elijah, he never thought of crossing over alone because he saw and assimilated how Elijah did part the river. When He came to the bank of the River alone he replicated what Elijah did with the mantle he had received, which made the sons of the prophet say, “The power of Elijah has rested upon Elisha. You need to learn how your Elijah does things, his life style, His principles, and How He communicates with God daily. Stop being just an errand person, learn the act of doing things and you will continue where He stop and achieve a double portion.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

31 Then he said, “God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of  Shaphat remains on him today!” 

32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the  elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger  comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

33 And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, “Surely this calamity is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

One big challenge we followers have with our Elijah is about their weaknesses, their mistakes and fault. Many accept and take every steps their master takes not minding if it were wrong or not. Elisha was a man who observed and studied Elijah and followed his footsteps but He quickly change from Elijah’s weaknesses.

When Elisha received double portion of Elijah’s power, the first thing he did was to lay curse on the children who called him baldheaded man which was what Elijah will do, 2 Kings 2:33-34. He quickly realised himself and made it the last of his mistake. Another privilege came for him to act like Elijah will do, instead, He called the elders to lock the door against the messages of the king, remember Elijah waited for the king’s messenger and rained fire on them, 2 Kings 1:7-14.

You don’t have to carry the weaknesses of your master with the double portion you received, separate his/her good habit from the bad habit. Know his fault and avoid it in your life. That your master acted wickedly doesn’t give you the right to do the same. Study to know his weaknesses and avoid it. The kingdom of Rehoboam was separated because he continued with his father, King Solomon, wickedness to the Israelite and Jeroboam, so therefore he lost ten kingdom to Jeroboam, 1 Kings 12. Avoid the mistakes of your master, don’t repeat it with the double portion.

God Bless you and Good Morning.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.