Living Bread

WEDNESDAY, 28TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: THE AGONY OF DEFEATED CHAMPIONS. MEMORY VERSE: Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. John 5:14 BIBLE READING: Joshua 7:1-5 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they f...

TOPIC: JOSEPH: STUDY ABOUT DIVINE RIGHTEOUSNESS PART 3 TEXT: Gen. 37: 29 - 36    INTRODUCTION: In the last part of this series we saw how the plans of the enemy against a child of God can only push the child of God along the road to the fulfillment of God's promise. Today, we want to see how what happened to Joseph fulfilled the law of harvest in the life of Jacob. May God bless us richly as we study in Jesus name. Amen.  1. PART OF TH E FAITHFULNESS OF GOD IS DEMONSTRATED IN THE LAW OF HARVEST The history of Jacob is full of deception, fraud and causing others sorrows Hos.10; 12. How the deceiver is deceived and he who caused others sorrow now had sorrow caused him, this is because the Lord who made the law of harvest is a faithful Lord. Gen.  37: 29- 36; Gen.  27: 18- 38; Gen. 30: 25- 43; Gal. 6: 7; Job. 4: 8; Hos. 8: 7. 2.  IT IS BECAUSE OF THE LAW OF HARVEST THAT RESTITUTON IS SO CRUCI AL  Salvation brings forgiveness of all previous sins Acts 7: 5...

TUESDAY, 27TH APRIL, 2021.* THEME: ENEMIES OF DIVINE BLESSINGS. MEMORISE: “The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.” (1 Samuel 2:7) *READ*: Hosea 4:17, Hosea 5:9 (KJV)   MESSAGE: Ephraim was once God’s preference and a symbol of divine blessing. Genesis 48:20 says Jacob blessed Ephraim thus: …In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. David also went on to describe Ephraim as “the strength of mine head” (Psalm 106:8). Indeed, Ephraim was a beneficiary of divine blessing.  How then did he now become an object of ridicule later on? The answer is in Hosea 4:17: Ephraim joined himself to idols. Idolatry is the act of preferring any other thing to the Almighty God – anything, whether it is your culture, race, idea or achievement. Idolatry could also be an insatiable craving for material things of this world (1 John 2:15-17). When you begin to have an excessive desire fo...

MONDAY 26TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: IRREVERSIBLE DIVINE BLESSINGS. MEMORY VERSE: “ 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;” (Genesis 22:17) BIBLE READING: Genesis 22:15-18 (KJV) 15. And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16. 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; 17. 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; 18. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. MESSAGE: Only the blessings that come from God are irreversible. This is because divine blessings are usually attache...

MONDAY, 19th APRIL 2021.    THEME: THE CHILDREN’S MEAT.    MEMORY VERSE: But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:26 BIBLE READING:  Matthew 15:21-28 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answer...

FRIDAY 16TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: DIVINE INTERVENTION. MEMORY VERSE: And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty. Exodus 3:21 BIBLE READING: Exodus 3:7-8 7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. MESSAGE: Divine intervention simply means the participation of God in any matter. When the Almighty God gets involved in your affairs, you will be wise and powerful.  Nothing will be impossible to you and your challenges will become history. We see this from the Scr...

THURSDAY, 15TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: DIVINE FAVOUR . MEMORY VERSE: “ For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”  (Psalm 5:12) BIBLE READING: Esther 5:1-3 (KJV) 1 . Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house; and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. MESSAGE: Queen Esther found favour in the sight of her husband – the king, and thus was promised blessings up to one-half of the k...

WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL 2021. THEME: IN HIS PRESENCE . MEMORY VERSE: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11 BIBLE READING: Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. MESSAGE: Choosing to be in God's presence is a thing of wisdom because it guarantees joy and everlasting satisfaction (Psalm 16:11).  Therefore, if you are wise, you will always seek to be in His presence. No ...

TUESDAY 13TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: PRAISE AS A WEAPON OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE. MEMORY VERSE: But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.  Psalm 22:3 BIBLE READING: Acts 16:25-26 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. MESSAGE: It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord (Psalm 92:1).  According to Psalm 100:4, praise ushers us to God's presence, and as you may already know, in the presence of the Lord is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11). Psalm 22:3 also says God inhabits the praises of His people. It is impossible to remain the same after being in presence of God.  This is why the devil does not like people praising God. The Bible speaks of many weapons of spiritual warfare, however the most effective of them all is...

MONDAY 12TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY. MEMORY VERSE: “ But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up .” (Acts 9:40) BIBLE READING: John 11:41-44 (KJV) 41. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42. And I knew that thou hearest me always; but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. MESSAGE: In Philippians 4:6, the Bible enjoins believers to avoid worry, but to rather present their request to God through supplication ...

SUNDAY 11TH APRIL, 2021. THE NAME ABOVE ALL OTHERS. MEMORY VERSE: “ And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; ” (Mark 16:17) BIBLE READING: Philippians 2:5-11 (KJV) 5. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; 6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; 7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; 8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. MESSAGE: The name of Jesus is so powerful and mat...

SATURDAY, 10TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: THE WORD, PROPHECY AND POWER. MEMORY VERSE: “ Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus said the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.” (2 Kings 7:1) BIBLE READING: Ezekiel 37:1-10 (KJV) 1. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2. And caused me to pass by them round about; and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 4. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live; 6. And I will lay sinews upon you, and...

FRIDAY 9TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: THE NEW MAN. MEMORY VERSE: Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  2 Corinthians 5:17 BIBLE READING: John 3:1-5 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. MESSAGE: God is the ultimate planner; He is the greatest architect and the creator of all. He alrea...

THURSDAY, 8TH APRIL 2021. THEME:  YOU NEED THE ANOINTING. MEMORY VERSE: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 1 Kings 19:16   BIBLE READING: 1 Samuel 16:11-13 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.   MESSAGE: In 1 Samuel 2:7, we see how God can transform an ordinary person through His anointing. The...

WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: PRAYERS FOR A FULL MEASURE OF CHRIST. MEMORY VERSE: “ Till we all come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness Christ:” Ephesians 4:13 BIBLE READING: Ephesians 4:4-8 (KJV) 4. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5. One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. PRAYERS: 1. Father, thank You for giving us Jesus Christ as a perfect example of humility. Please Lord, destroy every element of pride in my life. 2. Father, please remove my confidence in my skills and abilities. Help me to depend on you alone. Lord, don’t let these skills put me in t...

TUESDAY, 6TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: STEADFASTNESS. MEMORY VERSE: “ And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:” Revelation 2:26   BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 (KJV) 50. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56. The sting of d...

MONDAY 5TH APRIL, 2021. THEME: GOD DEFENDS HIS ELECT. MEMORY VERSE: And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? Luke 18:7 BIBLE READING: Colossians 3:12-17 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him...