8th July 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "The Jews then murmured at him because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man, therefore, that hath heard and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the father. Verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John 6:41-47 Do we all know that God followed due process in the formation of the earth? Everything did not just happen at once, even though the Lord has the power to do and undo. Similarly, the same due process occurs when human beings were created. We are all taken from conception to that point when we were born as a child. There is no magic in the process of waiting on the Lord. The Lord determines every due process for those who believe in Him, and the confirmation is in John 6:47, which states- "verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life". That means those who call themselves Children of God have to follow a due process based on the perfect understanding of God's laws to be able to have an ideal relationship with God. It is only then we can enjoy excellent testimonies before His Presence. Therefore, if you don't want to be processed gradually as a child of God like Abraham, Hannah, David and Esther, to mention but a few, you cannot be defined as a proper child of God, which can have severe repercussions. We invite the Presence of Thee Lord to lead in the progression of every process in our lives so that we can continue to enjoy His perfect testimonies. You have sent us as sheep among the heathens and the wolves; let Your grace begin to dominate our affairs and leave in our hearts sound doctrines about the things of the spirit. We beseech Thee to allow the blessings we have received from Thee oh Lord to lead our desires in our efforts to gain more knowledge that will guarantee our access to Your eternal kingdom in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

7th July 2021

Checking into God’s Presence... “And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice”. Genesis 22:15-18 Oh Lord and our God; how excellent is Your name; Thou proclaimed to Abraham “that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;” will command the same blessing upon us today. You formed and knew us from our mother’s womb. We plead with Your mercy to deliver us from afflictions and those who have sworn to bring us down. Declare our seeds to possess the gate of our enemies; And through our sources, let all the nations of the earth be blessed because You will make us obey Your voice. With Your power, oh Lord, keep all bones so that not one of them is broken and heal all wounds to comfort our souls. David in Psalm 34:22 declared- “the Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate”. Father, we pray, do not allow our sins to jeopardise this covenant upon us. Let us continue to grow with the values of this covenant through Your strength. Remove and also ban any act, any group and or methods championed by any means working to subject us to desolation and obscurity in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

6th July 2021

Checking into His Presence… "For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant". Job 14:7 For Jesus said in John 6:32-40: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, that ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." So Children of God, where does your faith lie and what motivates you in the assemblies of God. Irrespective of our circumstances: there is always something to be thankful for, only we are too self-conceited in our attributes to acknowledge the fact. The lack of appreciation we display to our neighbours extends to the way we relate with our God. Therefore, don't allow your situation to determine the sort of relationship you will maintain with God. We should be mindful of this declaration in Job 14:7 which states, "for there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root there of wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant". Every opportunity given to live must be a defining moment in His Presence to express immense appreciation towards the Lord's Graciousness. Therefore, let You, oh Lord define our pursuits; take our souls and make them a place for Your habitation. Use our eyes; allow them to guide our hearts only to see things about Your Kingdom. Also, empower us to give our lives to You based on the assurances we have received from the scriptures in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence..

5th July 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now. As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction." Jeremiah 17:12-18 O Lord our God, You were the constant hope of the people of Israel and those who forsake Thee shall be ashamed. It was on record that they departed from Your instructions, gained nothing from Thee, and recorded for them on earth. Pharaoh forsook Your instructions, and he missed out with his generation upon generation from receiving anything from the fountain of Living Waters. However and as much as we pray, fast, and keep vigil, we cannot justify our faith, belief, hope and expectations on the stories of Joseph's success alone. We also have to think about his failures, challenges, setbacks and temptations. We knew full well that he overcame them through sheer dedication to purity, humility, honesty, faithfulness, contentment, and trustworthiness. These were all achievable because Joseph focused mainly on God's demands. In Genesis 17:1, God gave an explicit instruction to Abraham when He appeared unto him-"I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless." Can we put our lives on hold and access the true nature of our conduct before God? What are your confessions before Christ? Are you truthful with your service to God, and do you worship the Lord in truth and holiness? You are the Perpetual Light and can't be hidden; heal us O Lord, and we shall be healed; save us, and we shall be saved: for thou art our praise. Take Your stand in our lives and declare our salvation. Remove lack, reproach, sickness and every hand/organisation that constantly seek our downfall in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence…

4th July 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." Genesis 12:1-3 So that God can bless Abraham, He commanded: "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee", and Abraham followed the instruction of God partially because when Abraham departed he "took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came." Although God did not complain, His original declaration to Abraham was, "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." Did Abraham need to help God by taking Lot along and Sarah, his wife? We can argue that this singular act of partial obedience on the part of Abraham was responsible for Sarah's inability to conceive early. Know you, therefore, that for God to proclaim His blessings, we must give in return an act of obedience with no amendments, no ifs and no buts associated with the way we carry out the instructions. Father in heaven, You declare and set Your mercy anew every morning, and great is Your faithfulness. Remember this covenant through the Blood of the Lamb and proclaim Your mercy upon us. You rightly admonished that "it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord:" While we wait patiently in the hope which guarantees our salvation; remove fear, doubts, illnesses, deaths, hatred, unemployment and lacks any nature. Instead, infuse in us breakthroughs, joy, peace, spiritual growth, knowledge and wisdom. In all, give us food worthy of our needs in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

3rd July 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's. And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father," Genesis 45:16-25 On this Lord's Day and as we call upon Your Holy name, satisfy the hunger in us; like unto Joseph: decree that You will give us the good of the land wherever we reside and us to eat the fat of the ground so we can always declare Your glory. Let Your word brings relief to the tests in our lives and satisfaction to the hope we have in Thee. See to it that our hearts become laden with joy for the good things we have achieved in the country we choose to live in. Also, uproot the confusion in our paths and set the enemies against their plans to guarantee our breakthroughs. Oh God, let whatever we considered being shameful, painful, loss, rejection, sadness, desertion and unholy campaign to suppress, castigate and or cast aspersions unto the path of what You have chosen for us. We pray in Your power to erase them permanently by the power and the covenant proclaimed upon the Blood of the Lamb. Allow Your Name to declare Your glory and guarantee our peace, joy, good health, long life and blessing in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

2nd July 2021

Checking into God's Presence... "And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and Lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me Lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him". Genesis 45:4-15 Are you still in doubt about what the Lord can and can't do? Do you believe that deep in the unfathomable Mind of God, God can send anyone to preserve, nurture and position you to where your posterity is laden on earth? God can save your lives by the testimonies of the words of the mouth that links you up with the way of a great deliverance? From Joseph's ordeal; he was able to declare even before his brethren in Genesis 45:8 that "So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of his entire house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt." What would you have done if you were in Joseph's shoes? In warning, let us remember that God is nearer to us than most of us think; if invited into our lives, He will ride in every storm that comes our way, and we can only see Him with discerning eyes. May God make this our gain in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...