Trust in the Lord and rely on Him with all your heart

Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].
Proverbs 3:5‭-‬6 AMP

Praise and Glory be to God for this beautiful third day of the year, we receive today as a gift and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Do we involve God in our important decision making? Our God knows everything, the end from the beginning so we should be guided by His Word in every step of the way.

We need to acknowledge God in order to receive His guidance. The arm of flesh will certainly fail us so we need to go to God in prayer for His guidance and direction.

May our Trust in the Lord stay firm. May we make God the most important part of everything we do so we receive His guidance to accomplish His purposes for our lives in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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A Friend Loves at all times

A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
PROVERBS 17:17 AMP

Praise and honour be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

The book of Proverbs requires friends to be loyal and committed at all times. We are to show our loyalty to friends as we expect from them.

Friends love at all times, friends and brethren are loyal and committed to the cause of friends and family.
A brother is born to support in times of adversity or challenges. May we be present to help in times of need.

May we remain faithful and loving through and through. May we always be seen as reliable friends and brethren. May the Lord grant us the grace to stay loving and loyal at all times in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.
PROVERBS 1:7 AMP

Glory and honour be unto God for the blessings of a brand new day, may we experience His presence continually.

The fear of the Lord, giving reverence to God, committing your life fully to His service, regarding God as our true source of life is the beginning of Knowledge.

The Bible made this statement a few times and I believe it is for the sake of emphasis due to its importance.

The fear of the Lord brings to us wisdom and instructions for life, it also imparts unto us self discipline.

May we Fear the Lord so that we get empowered by the wisdom and knowledge of God to do greater exploits for the Kingdom of God and draw others into the Kingdom. Amen
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Many plans are in minds but The Purpose of God shall stand

Many plans are in a man’s mind, But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
PROVERBS 19:21 AMP

Praise be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Thanks be to God for being a caring God and for all He does for us and with us.

Many are the devices, desires and plans in the hearts of man. The strategies that we put together without God will not stand the test of time unless God is invited to take charge.

Dr Myles Munroe said that where the purpose of a thing is not known abuse is inevitable. It is therefore important to know the purpose of our lives or a thing so we do not abuse.

Psalm 33:11 says the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His through all generations, may this be our portion in Jesus Mighty name. May our plans be taken over by the Most High God.

May the Lord help us to submit our plans to Him so that He will subject them to His master plan and have His way in our lives. May the Lord’s counsel and purposes stand for us in Jesus Mighty name.
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Our Generosity attracts God’s Blessings

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 19:17 NKJV

Praise and glory be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

The basis of Christianity is giving. For God so loved us that He gave us His only begotten son to die to set us free from sin and death. But for this, where would we have been?

Bible also encourages us to give, Apostle Paul engaged the church in Corinth to give because God loves a cheerful giver.

Today’s scripture as stated by King Solomon encourages all to pay attention to the poor or needy and provide the support or help that we can. This he stated is an act that God himself highly values and causes His eye and hand to turn towards us.

For God to pay you back for any act of kindness to the poor it means He needs to first recognise that act and step down from Majesty to reward.

May the Lord visit us more frequently because of our giving to the needy and poor. May we not be weary in doing good and being a blessing for the Lord is our great reward, May the Lord bless every giving heart today and forever more in Jesus Mighty name.
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Anxiety weighs down the heart but a good Word uplifts

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good (encouraging) word makes it glad.
PROVERBS 12:25 AMP

Glory and honour be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Anxiety is so common with us that at the least moment we become anxious. In one of Jesus’ teaching He indicated that with our anxiety we are unable to even add one strand of hair to what is on our head. The God we serve takes care of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, He will continue to take care of us.

As today’s scripture says, anxiety causes us to be disheartened, worried, agitated, down hearted and many more which negatively affects us. The fact is that anxiety does not change the situation! May we desist from being anxious as we just hurt ourselves.

The scripture recommends a good and encouraging word which uplifts the soul and makes the heart glad. We should therefore be embracing good and encouraging words which will gladden the heart and make positive impact on our lives.

May we receive the Grace to overcome and conquer anxiety in our lives. May God’s Word which encourages and exhorts be ours so we get lifted up in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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True Humility and Fear of God leads to Riches,Honour and Life

The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord Is riches, honor, and life.
PROVERBS 22:4 AMP

Praise and Glory be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Thanks be to God for His Word today, it is simple and clear. Fear the Lord, that is give full reverence to the Most High God. The Fear of the Lord will cause you to walk according to the Word of God. All worship and adoration goes to Him alone.

Humility is also an important virtue or ingredient that a child of God must possess. Do not see yourself highly placed than others, humility will require eschewing any form of pride.

May Jehovah God Almighty be our portion, May we walk in true humility and the Fear of the Lord. May His Word that rewards the fear of the Lord and humility with Riches, Honour and Life be ours now and forever more in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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The Father of the Righteous rejoices

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.
Proverbs 23:24 AMP

Hallelujah and glory be to God for this beautiful Sunday. May we rejoice and celebrate His goodness today.

The few verses leading to today’s scripture indicates the need to listen to our fathers and not to despise our mothers. It further emphasises the need to buy the truth, get wisdom, understanding and discipline.

These are key decisions and directions which when followed leads to the living of a God filled and disciplined life. The father of the child who lives in the way of the Most High God therefore pleases God and the child becomes a wise child. May we go to God for wisdom for life.

May we be children that give our Father above great joy because of the choice to live a righteous life. May we remain wise children that delight the Heavenly Father in Jesus Mighty name. Amen
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Sow generously for blessings as being stingy leads to poverty

There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more; And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.
Proverbs 11:24 AMP

Praise and glory be to God for this beautiful day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.

Our scripture for today highlights the importance of freely sowing and being blessed as against withholding that could lead to poverty. Be stingy and lose everything!

The one who scatters abroad and gives generously is the one who receives increase and therefore blessed.

May the Lord help us to live and have the heart that generously gives and receives the increase and blessings of the Lord. Jehovah be our help.Amen.
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The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
PROVERBS 9:10 AMP

Praise, glory and Hallelujah to the King of Kings for this beautiful day, let’s stay in His presence and worship Him!

To worship and praise the Lord, to observe His commandments and stututes means giving reverence to God. That is the fear of the Lord. To deliberately obey and do His will is the beginning of wisdom that the scripture has stated.

To fear Him is the beginning of wisdom but to have understanding and spiritual insight requires that we have knowledge of God. How do you acquire knowledge if you don’t do a deep study?

May the Fear of the Lord be the beginning and establishment of wisdom in our lives. May the careful and deep study of God and His Word give us understanding and spiritual insight in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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Guard your heart with Diligence

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
PROVERBS 4:23 AMP

Hallelujah! Praise and Glory be to God for this beautiful day may His holy name be exalted and glorified.

Guard your heart or keep/watch your heart as it is the source of our life issues. The scripture says that we should watch over our hearts with all diligence.

That is we need to strive hard to keep watch over the heart since it is the source of our actions, Jesus once said that it is not what goes into a man that defiles him but what comes from within (Mark 7:21). Let’s therefore be conscious and cautious about what we process in our hearts.Guarding our hearts means loving Jesus and letting His Word dwell in us.

Heavenly Father help us to guard our hearts with all diligence so we can release only things that will edify those around us. May the issues of life that come out of our hearts be a blessing in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.
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Righteousness Guards the Path of the blameless

Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.
PROVERBS 13:6 AMP

Glory be to God for this beautiful day, may the joy of the Lord be with you throughout the day. Thanks be to God for bringing us to the end of the 5th month of the year.

Righteousness is simply living right with God and this is what makes one a godly and upright person. It is your godliness or righteousness that will guard you from destruction.

The unrighteous person is the one who disregards the Word and ways of God so walks into the very sinful acts that the Word of God speaks against.

When you walk according to your own ways, you do your things your own way and therefore not covered by the protection of God. When you are not right with God you do not have the holy Spirit dwelling in you to prompt you not to sin against the Most High God. You may find yourself literally walking into destruction because that is what the depraved mind will lead you to do.Our bodies are the temples of God and must be sanctified at all times.

May the Lord help us to live right with Him so that we do not commit sins against our bodies and against God. May Jehovah God help us to walk blameless before Him all the days of our lives in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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