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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST 2022 THEME: LOVE GIVES MEMORY VERSE : Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren . 1 John 3:16  BIBLE READING: Romans 8:31 -37 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than...

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TUESDAY, MAY 31ST 2022 THEME: GOD IS FAITHFUL IV MEMORY VERSE :  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12  BIBLE READING: Mark 10:28 -30 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. MESSAGE God’s faithfulness extends even to His promise to reward every man and woman according to their works. This means that the fulfillment of Jesus’ second coming will be accompanied by the award of certain rewards. The implication of this is that those lazy believers who are not se...

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MONDAY, MAY 30 2022 THEME:    GOD IS FAITHFUL III MEMORY VERSE:  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I Am, there ye may be also.” John 14:3  BIBLE READING: John 14:1 -4 1•  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. 2• In My Father's House are many Mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3•  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4•  And whither I go ye know, and The Way ye know. MESSAGE : One of The Promises of God which His Faithfulness will bring to pass is The Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave A Promise on behalf of The Holy Trinity that He would return to take His followers home according to the memory verse of today which is also part of our Bible text. It is unfortunate that many people a...

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WEDNESDAY MAY 18TH 2022 THEME: THE GOD OF JACOB MEMORY VERSE:    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me . Genesis 32:26 BIBLE READING: Luke 18:1 -7 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? MESSAGE Our God being the God of Jacob means that He is the God of love, because when you read Genesis 29, you will ...

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TUESDAY, MAY 17TH 2022 THEME: THE GOD OF ISAAC 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 22:1 -18 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said...

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MONDAY 16TH MAY 2022 THEME: THE GOD OF ABRAHAM MEMORY VERSE :  Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. Exodus 3:6 BIBLE READING: Genesis 17:1 -8 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after the...

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FRIDAY, MAY 13TH 2022 TOPIC: DON'T JOIN YOURSELF TO A HARLOT MEMORY VERSE: “ What? Know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh .”  (1 Corinthians 6:16) BIBLE READING: Numbers 25:1-18 (KJV) 1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Mos...

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THURSDAY, MAY 12TH 2022 THEME: LEARN TO PRAY AT NIGHT MEMORY VERSE:   Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces. Jeremiah 6:5  BIBLE READING: Matthew 13:24 -30  24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first ...

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TUESDAY, MAY 10TH 2022 THEME: IN THE TIME OF PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR II MEMORY VERSE:  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:18  BIBLE READING: Ephesians 6:10 -18 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield ...

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MONDAY MAY 9TH 2022 THEME: IN THE TIME OF PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR I MEMORY VERSE:   And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Revelation 22:12 BIBLE READING: Revelation 22:11 -15 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. MESSAGE  There is a story of a fisherman’s son who had been taught how to swim long b...

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FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 2022 TOPIC: CONNECTED FOR FRUITFULNESS MEMORY VERSE: “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” - (John 15:5) BIBLE READING: John 15:1-10 (KJV) 1. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 7. If ye abide in...

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THURSDAY,  5TH MAY 2022 THEME: THE STRENGTH OF TWO OR THREE MEMORY VERSE:  Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven . Matthew 18:19 BIBLE READING: Ecclesiastes 4:9 -12 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. MESSAGE There is power in numbers. By God's standard and according to today's Bible reading, two individuals have an advantage over one. We also see this in our memory verse today, where Jesus told us (His followers) that when as little as just two of us come together to ask God for ...

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WEDNESDAY MAY 4TH 2022 TOPIC: HOW TO FAST MEMORY VERSE: “ Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. ” - (Isaiah 58:3) BIBLE READING: Isaiah 58:1-12 (KJV) 1. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. 3. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do thi...

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TUESDAY, 3RD MAY 2022 THEME: BENEFITS OF FASTING MEMORY VERSE:   And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 1 Corinthians 9:25  BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:24 -27 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. MESSAGE Fasting may seem difficult for many people, but there are many benefits therein, if only you can control your belly. Firstly, fasting is a means of keeping your flesh under control. The fellow who fasts often, acc...

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MONDAY, MAY 2ND, 2022 TOPIC: STOP LUSTING! MEMORY VERSE : “ I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? ” - (Job 31:1) BIBLE READING: Matthew 5:27-30 (KJV) 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. MESSAGE: Many Christians claim not to be committing sexual sins because they are not physically having illicit affair with anyone. However, many such persons overlook the fact that every time...