16 MAY RIGHT PRIORITIES (MARTHA) “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house…But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left...
15 MAY BE AN ENCOURAGER “…And they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of...
14 MAY BE A BRIDGE “But Barnabas took him (Paul) and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.” (Acts 9:27) Barnabas was...
13 MAY THE FLOODS COVERED THE BRIDGE “Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you’.” (Numbers 14:28). I read the following instructive story some time ago: Segun, Yisa and Emeka were on their way back from a...
12 MAY GOD IS OUR FORTRESS “God is our refuge and strength, very present help in trouble…The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” (Psalm 46:1, 7) Jerusalem is built on and surrounded by mountains. The Psalmist in this psalm talks about the fear of...
11 MAY GOD IS MY REFUGE AND STRENGTH “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,...
10 MAY TRIUMPHANT FAITH “Be still and know that I am God!” (Psalm 46:10) Psalm 46 was written by the sons of Korah, based on experiences of extreme adversity from which God provided deliverance. Some say it was during the reign of King Jehoshaphat, when enemies, consisting of Moab, Ammon...
09 MAY SECRETS OF ANSWERED PRAYERS (8)(BE PERSISTENT AND PATIENT) “For everyone who keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:10, AMP) The man in the parable of the persistent...
08 MAY SECRETS OF ANSWERED PRAYERS (7) (BE SPECIFIC AND FERVENT) “And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not...
07 MAY SECRETS OF ANSWERED PRAYERS (6) (PRAYING GOD’S WILL) “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14) Yes, but we need a relationship to access God and know His will. Both Abraham and...