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Cgeneration devotionalDisgracedA person focused on bringing down other people will eventually be disgraced!2020-11-2006 minCgeneration devotional..the king couldn’t sleepGod can inconvenience anyone when He wants to favour His children so don’t give up! Keep doing the right thing.!2020-11-1906 minCgeneration devotionalRecipe for destructionPride and offense are a guaranteed recipe for destruction so watch out!2020-11-1805 minCgeneration devotionalA time to speakThere’s a right time for everything. There’s a time to be quiet and there’s a time to speak out. Esther knew when to do both.2020-11-1605 minCgeneration devotionalHow to meet the ‘king’There is a protocol for entering into the presence of a king and Esther had a clear understanding of what to do. So what can we learn from her?2020-11-1507 minCgeneration devotionalIt’s not by powerFor us to fulfil God’s purpose for our lives, we need God’s help because we can’t do it on our own. It’s not by power or might.2020-11-1306 minCgeneration devotionalA time such as thisLike Esther, we are where we are because God has a purpose for us to fulfil. We are there for such a time as this.2020-11-1206 minCgeneration devotionalAuto ResetWe all need to have people in our lives who at the right time will burst our bubble and bring us back to earth by being very honest with us when we need to hear the truth! Mordecai was that person for Esther.2020-11-1105 minCgeneration devotionalSackcloth & AshesSackcloth and ashes were used in the Old Testament times by the Jews as a sign for mourning, repentance and heartfelt sorrow. It was a sign that something had gone terribly wrong! But what could possibly have gone wrong in Queen Esther’s perfect world?2020-11-0905 minCgeneration devotionalDeliver us from evilIt’s amazing how something very little can snowball into something so huge that it gets out of control! That’s why we need to pray for God to keep us from all evil.2020-11-0906 minCgeneration devotionalMeet the villainThe story of Esther comes with its own villain, Haman also known as the ‘enemy of the Jews’.2020-11-0606 minCgeneration devotionalGod sent a Mordecai!God brings different people into our lives for specific reasons and we must not take such relationships for granted. Can you identify the ‘Mordecais’ in your life?2020-11-0513 minCgeneration devotionalUnqualified = qualifiedGod uses the weak and powerless to shame the mighty!2020-11-0407 minCgeneration devotionalActions & ConsequencesOur actions can have serious consequences so we need to be careful. Find out from King Xerxes and Queen Vashti!2020-11-0307 minCgeneration devotionalThe book of Esther- The heart of XerxesGood morning and welcome to the beginning of a new month!
Today we’re starting our study on the book of Esther and our topic today is ‘*the heart of Xerxes’*2020-11-0208 minCgeneration devotionalLearn obedienceIf you want to know whether you are becoming more like Jesus, check the level of your obedience to God and His word.2020-10-3006 minCgeneration devotionalYou become like who you spend your time withOne thing I’ve learned about relationships is that we tend to become more like the people we spend the most time with. So want to become like Jesus? Spend time with him!2020-10-2905 minCgeneration devotionalDead man walking?How dead you are to your self will determine how much you have grown to become like Jesus. But what does this even mean??2020-10-2806 minCgeneration devotionalCheck your love gaugeIf you want to know how close or how far you are from becoming like Jesus, check your love gauge!2020-10-2706 minCgeneration devotionalSelf checkHow well are you doing on a scale of 1-10 on becoming like Jesus? A daily self check is soo important!2020-10-2606 minCgeneration devotionalPass it on!One of the reasons Jesus came was to preach the gospel and he passed on that assignment to us when he was leaving the earth. It’s our responsibility to also pass it on!2020-10-2307 minCgeneration devotionalSoro Soke!Jesus was someone who stood up for the oppressed and downtrodden in the society and he also spoke up for the truth and spoke against injustices.
So let’s learn from Jesus how to speak up!2020-10-2207 minCgeneration devotionalYou have power and authorityJesus has given us believers the power and authority to do the things he did. But do you you believe it? If you do, then just do the things he did!2020-10-2107 minCgeneration devotionalGreater things than thisJesus went about healing all those who were sick. Guess what? We are to do this and greater!2020-10-2005 minCgeneration devotionalJust do good!One of the ways to be like Jesus is to do the things he did. Jesus said those who believe in him would do the things he did and even greater! So what kind of things did Jesus do?2020-10-1906 minCgeneration devotionalI have the mind of Christ?Yes! I have the mind if Christ through the Holy Spirit but...2020-10-1605 minCgeneration devotionalYou get what you pray for. Pray for your mindWhat really are you praying for? Do you pray for the the really important things? Are you praying for your mind?2020-10-1504 minCgeneration devotionalFocus your mindIt’s not every thought that drops into our mind that we should think about. We must deliberately take our thoughts captive and think about what we are thinking about! So what should we focus our minds on?2020-10-1405 minCgeneration devotionalFeed your mindThe same way our bodies need to be fed and nourished in order to be healthy and survive, our spirits and souls also need to be fed and nourished. But what should we feed our minds with?2020-10-1305 minCgeneration devotionalFree your mindTo have the mind of Jesus we have to free our minds from every wrong mindset, thoughts and imaginations that are not in line with God’s word2020-10-1205 minCgeneration devotionalThe mind of a childJesus said unless we become like a child we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. But what does that even mean?2020-10-0905 minCgeneration devotionalThe mind of faithJesus did not allow his mind to focus on the circumstances around him but to focus on God and because of that his faith was unshakable. Do you have a mind of faith?2020-10-0805 minCgeneration devotionalBe holyThough Jesus came in human form, he never ever committed sin. He was holy, blameless and righteous. To be like Jesus, we also have to be holy.2020-10-0705 minCgeneration devotionalThe mind of love and compassionIf you study the way Jesus related with people throughout the bible or all the miracles that Jesus performed whether it was healing the sick or feeding the 5,000, it was done with a heart of love and compassion.2020-10-0605 minCgeneration devotionalI surrender!To become like Jesus our mind has to be renewed and transformed to be like the mind of Jesus. So what was the mind of Jesus like? He had a surrendered will..2020-10-0506 minCgeneration devotionalThe mind of a servantThough Jesus is God, He humbled Himself and came to this world as a human being, and not only that he took on the nature of a servant. Jesus didn’t come to this world with the noble birth of a king to rule us and boss us around as earthly kings do. His own kingship was in form of a servant. So Jesus had the mind of a servant.2020-10-0206 minCgeneration devotionalDo you know who I am?Today we are so concerned about our reputation, what people think of us and what they say about us so we’ll do everything possible to protect it. But what mindset did Jesus have about His reputation?2020-10-0106 minCgeneration devotionalThe mind of JesusTo be like Jesus, our minds need to be renewed to the kind of mind that Jesus had.
So what kind of mind did Jesus have?2020-09-3006 minCgeneration devotionalWho’s driving?The mind is like the engine room that determines the direction you go. Who’s controlling your mind?2020-09-2905 minCgeneration devotionalImitate JesusThe same way babies learn by imitating their parents and people around them, born again children of God are to imitate God so they can become like Him.2020-09-2805 minCgeneration devotionalYour worst enemies 2After you become born again, you automatically have three enemies and their plan is to prevent you from achieving your goal as a child of God which is to become like Jesus Christ. So it’s important for us to know who those enemies are so that we know how to deal with them. The first enemy we identified yesterday is the ‘flesh’ so who are the other two enemies?2020-09-2505 minCgeneration devotionalYour worst enemiesThe goal of every born again Christian should be to become like Jesus which sounds easy enough doesn’t it?
Unfortunately we have three major enemies that will do everything possible to prevent us from achieving that goal.
One of these enemies is the ‘flesh’. So what really is the flesh?2020-09-2406 minCgeneration devotionalMy to do list- Just be like Jesus!All God wants us to do is to become like Jesus. Simple!2020-09-2305 minCgeneration devotionalHow confident are you?How confident are you about your relationship with Jesus? Apostle Paul at every stage knew how well he was doing. Do you?2020-09-2204 minCgeneration devotionalOn BecomingWhen there is no vision of what you’re aspiring for, it becomes frustrating and it’s hard to set a guide for your life. But God has not called us to become born again for no reason. The purpose of becoming a Christian is not just so that we can go to heaven after we grow old and leave this earth. There is more to our Christianity than that. So what exactly should we become?2020-09-2107 minCgeneration devotionalYes, plus much moreThere are times when God not only says Yes, but He throws in lots of extras that we never even asked for! What do we need to do to get this kind of answers to our prayers?2020-07-3107 minCgeneration devotionalYes, but wait for itSometimes God says Yes in answer to our prayers but we need to wait for it. So what should we do while we’re waiting?2020-07-3006 minCgeneration devotionalYes, but...Sometimes God says Yes, but not in the way we expected it. So what do we do?2020-07-2906 minCgeneration devotionalWhen God says Yes!A lot of people pray to God halfheartedly without expecting that God will say a ‘Yes’ to their prayers. So what should be our expectation?2020-07-2805 minCgeneration devotionalWhen God says No!There are several ways that God answers our prayers but what if God’s answer is No?2020-07-2706 minCgeneration devotionalWhat’s your motive?Why do we want what we pray for? James 4:3 says ‘we ask and we don’t receive because our motives are all wrong’. So what should our motive be when we pray?2020-07-2405 minCgeneration devotionalCut offSin is one of the major hindrances to prayer because when we are living in sin, God can’t even see us or hear us because His eyes are too holy to look at sin. So how can our prayers be answered?2020-07-2303 minCgeneration devotionalWhat is the foundation of your prayer?A lot of prayers have no basis or no foundation and because of that, they are not answered. What should be the basis of our prayers?2020-07-2206 minCgeneration devotionalLack of faith in the nameJesus said we should pray to God the father in His name. But do we understand the power we have in the name of Jesus?2020-07-2105 minCgeneration devotionalGod wants me to ask so why don’t I receive?God has told us to ask Him and He will meet our needs. But why do we pray and we don’t get answers sometimes?2020-07-2004 minCgeneration devotionalRight way to fastFor us to fast the right way, there are certain things that we must do.2020-07-1706 minCgeneration devotionalHow not to fastThere is a right way and a wrong way to fast. So today we’ll look at ‘how NOT to fast’.2020-07-1605 minCgeneration devotionalPrayer and fastingjust like when Jesus talked about prayer, he said ‘when you fast’ and not ‘if you fast’ which means fasting is something we are meant to be doing. So prayer and fasting are two things that go hand in hand2020-07-1505 minCgeneration devotionalYours is the kingdom, power and gloryThis is the reason why we pray!2020-07-1404 minCgeneration devotionalLead us not into temptationBut is it God that leads us into temptation?2020-07-1305 minCgeneration devotionalForgive us as we forgiveMany people pray this prayer with their lips but not from their heart. So how should we pray for forgiveness?2020-07-1008 minCgeneration devotionalGive us this day our daily breadThis prayer means much more than what it says!2020-07-0904 minCgeneration devotionalYour will be done on earthWhat does it mean to pray this prayer?
So many of us recite these words without actually thinking about what God’s will is and with no intention of seeing to it that God’s will is done.2020-07-0805 minCgeneration devotionalThy kingdom comeThe second petition in the Lord’s Prayer is ‘thy kingdom come’. But what does this mean?2020-07-0705 minCgeneration devotionalOur father in heavenWhen we pray, the first thing is to acknowledge who we are praying to. Jesus said we should pray to God the father so we must approach God in faith as our loving heavenly father.2020-07-0605 minCgeneration devotionalOn praying in secret and empty babblingJesus was teaching the disciples how to pray and He started by giving them tips or guidelines on what to do when they want to pray, Jesus talked about praying in secret and avoiding empty babbling. What do they mean?2020-07-0306 minCgeneration devotionalWant to pray? Don’t be a hypocriteJesus said when we want to pray, we shouldn’t be like the hypocrites. Am I a hypocrite when I go to pray ??2020-07-0205 minCgeneration devotionalJUST DO THE TIMEMost of us wait till we have a problem or we are faced with a challenging situation before we start praying but those kind of prayers are not effective prayers. There is no ‘fire brigade’ approach to prayer. If we want to get results, we need to do the time!2020-07-0106 minCgeneration devotionalReasons why we need to prayPrayer has so many wonderful benefits but if we don’t pray, we will be losing out on so much that God has planned for us. So today we’ll be looking at various reasons why it’s important for us to pray.2020-06-3007 minCgeneration devotionalWe need to prayWe cannot have any meaningful relationship with God without prayer so if you want to know the quality of the relationship you have with God, check out the quality of your prayers.2020-06-2907 minCgeneration devotionalThe Great PhysicianIt’s not possible for anyone to know how God will choose to manifest His healing power in any situation but we know without a doubt that He has made healing available to us His children.2020-06-2605 minCgeneration devotionalWeak & foolish?God uses the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He uses the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame.2020-06-2505 minCgeneration devotionalDo you qualify?God’s criteria for selecting people to work for Him is different from human criteria. But do you qualify?2020-06-2405 minCgeneration devotionalCrime sceneThe heart is the most unexpected crime scene but so may crimes are committed there!2020-06-2306 minCgeneration devotionalThe richest men in the worldThere are so many ways that God’s ways differ from our ways and we will continue studying them this week.
So how does God determine the richest men in the world?2020-06-2206 minCgeneration devotionalIt’s not a game of numbersGod’s ways may not always make sense but we need to trust and obey Him.2020-06-1908 minCgeneration devotionalIt’s not how much that countsGod’s ways are truly higher than our ways because it’s not the size of our gift that matters most to God.2020-06-1807 minCgeneration devotionalIt’s the heart that mattersGod does not look at appearances but searches the heart.2020-06-1707 minCgeneration devotionalForgiveDon’t keep a record of wrong but forgive even as Jesus Christ has forgiven you2020-06-1607 minCgeneration devotionalLove your enemies!Good morning. God showed His ‘ways’ to Moses and His acts to the Israelites. This week we will study examples of God’s ways so that we can know Him more.
Today we’re studying God’s ways on ‘love’.2020-06-1507 minCgeneration devotionalGod is SovereignGod is Sovereign which means He has all authority and power and He does whatever He pleases and no one can question Him. But that doesn’t make God a tyrant! He’s not a wicked and oppressive ruler who just destroys people at will. Despite His sovereignty, God still operates within certain parameters. So God operates by certain principles or laws which He chooses to operate by.2020-06-1208 minCgeneration devotionalOmniscient GodThe omniscient nature of God allows Him to know all things before they happen so He knows the end even from the beginning. Nothing slips past God, and He doesn’t forget anything at all.2020-06-1107 minCgeneration devotionalGod is OmnipresentGod is present everywhere at the same time! He’s not limited by space..2020-06-1007 minCgeneration devotionalOmnipotent = All powerfulA unique attribute of God is omnipotence. Omnipotent means ‘Almighty’, all powerful, having the power to do anything and all things.2020-06-0908 minCgeneration devotionalGod is eternalThe Almighty God is eternal. He has no beginning and no end. He’s not limited by time but controls time!2020-06-0807 minCgeneration devotionalLove vs JusticeCan God be a God of love and justice at the same time?2020-06-0507 minCgeneration devotionalGod’s mercy is to infinity!No one can comprehend how high the heavens are above the earth so that means that we can’t even begin to imagine how great God’s mercy is towards us.2020-06-0407 minCgeneration devotionalGod is good!God is good and no evil comes from Him. Unfortunately God gets blamed for everything that is wrong in the world!2020-06-0308 minCgeneration devotionalFor God so loved that He gaveThe greatest expression of God’s love is giving2020-06-0206 minCgeneration devotionalGod loves you!God loves us sooo much and He really wants you to understand how much He loves you!2020-06-0105 minCgeneration devotionalGod reveals Himself through experiencesGod reveals Himself through experiences that give us a personal conviction about who He is2020-05-2907 minCgeneration devotionalRevelation through the Holy SpiritThere’s no way anyone can get to know God without the Holy Spirit2020-05-2806 minCgeneration devotionalGod reveals Himself through Jesus ChristGod has revealed Himself in these last days through His son and that son is Jesus Christ.2020-05-2705 minCgeneration devotionalGod reveals Himself through His wordGod’s special revelation of Himself is documented in His word which is the bible.2020-05-2606 minCgeneration devotionalGod reveals Himself through CreationGod really wants us to know Him and for this reason, He has gone all out to reveal Himself and make Himself visible to us through various ways.2020-05-2507 minCgeneration devotionalWant a great relationship with God? Communicate!God longs to have personal and intimate conversations with us. Let’s communicate with Him!2020-05-2207 minCgeneration devotionalIf it doesn’t cost you, don’t give it!Every relationship needs working at it. It going to cost you something to make it work. Same thing with your relationship with God!2020-05-2107 minCgeneration devotionalYou’ve got to do the time!Building a relationship with God requires spending quality time.2020-05-2007 minCgeneration devotionalDesiring to know GodTo build a relationship with God we must have a desire to know Him2020-05-1905 minCgeneration devotionalKnowing GodHow can we build a relationship with God?2020-05-1805 min