Strive to win the Approval of God rather than men

Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
GALATIANS 1:10 AMP

Glory and honour be to the King of Kings for this beautiful day. May the joy of the Lord be our portion throughout this brand new year .

Apostle Paul was asking the Galatian church some questions that are relevant to us today. Whom do we seek to please in our Christian walk? The answer determines whether we are spiritual or carnal.

Apostle Paul’s words here should be a guide to all believers to strive to live for Jesus Christ no matter what comes our way. Trying to please men for favour will only yield a temporal “reward” for you. In this new year 2025 strive at all times to please God rather than man.

May we be bound to Jesus Christ such that human favour will not interfere in our complete service to the Lord.

Help us Lord not to be involved in a popularity contest in our service to you. May our approval be from the Most High God who sees all our secrets and rewards in its due time. Amen.
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A generous person shall prosper and be watered

The generous man [is a source of blessing and] shall be prosperous and enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered [reaping the generosity he has sown].
Proverbs 11:25 AMP

Praise God for this beautiful day, we have the opportunity to lift worship and praise unto the Most High God. Hallelujah.

Thank God for His Word which is ye and amen, Genesis 8:22 tells us that seedtime and harvest shall never cease as long as this earth remains. This word is confirmed and amplified by today’s scripture.

Our giving is not only restricted to our financial resources but everything God has endowed us with. Your skills, counsel, kindness, encouragement are but a few you can use to bless others.

He who sows is the generous person, one who has allowed himself to be a source of blessing to others. That is the person the bible says will be watered and enriched! The generous person shall reap his or her generosity because he/she has watered others and therefore will remain watered.

May we be watered as we water others. May we be generous so our lives will be enriched and prosperous in Jesus Mighty name. May our seeds abide and multiply in Jesus name. Amen.
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Iron Sharpens Iron, Man Sharpens Man

As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
PROVERBS 27:17 AMP

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

Thank God for today’s scripture, one of the wise sayings recorded by Proverbs. Iron sharpens iron! The iron that is able to sharpen must be sharp, a blunt iron cannot sharpen the other. We must stay as sharp irons and interact with other sharp irons so we can sharpen and be sharpened as well.

There is an adage that says show me your friend and I will show you your character. It is very true that as people relate closely, they influence each other. What kind of influence do we have on those we relate to? Our influence should be godly and positive, this is what we should give and receive!

May we remain sharpened by the Word of God as we sharpen and shape each other positively with our godly influence. May no blunt iron be able to negatively influence us. May the Lord help us to stay as relevant influencers in our generation in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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Man shall not live by Bread alone but Live by the Word of God

But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone , but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God .’”
MATTHEW 4:4 AMP

We glorify the name of the Lord, praise, honour and adoration be unto God for this beautiful day.

Forever O Lord, thy Word is settled in Heaven! The Word of God created the World and all that is in it. Without the Word, nothing can be done.

Thanks be to Jesus for coming to fulfil the scriptures as Prophet Isaiah captured in Isaiah 11:1(confirmed in Luke 4:17-19). The Word of God is a Light for our path and the lamp unto our feet.

It is pure and unadulterated from God through His servants and meant to give us life. In today’s scripture Jesus makes us to know that food is good but it is not everything! The most important or essential thing for a believer is to believe completely in the Word of God and live by it.

May the Word of God be our defence, May it be our guide, May it be our backbone and stability. May the Word of God indwell us forever more in Jesus Mighty name. Amen.
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