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Day 197 of 548.✅️

PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. - (1 Samuel 2:26) READ: Psalm 127:3-5 PRAYERS: 1. Father, I thank You for the gift of children in my family, local assembly, community, and indeed all over the world. 2. Father, as we celebrate Children's Day today, let all the children have an unforgettable divine encounter that will transform their lives for good, in Jesus' name. 3. Father, please help all the children around the world to grow in godly wisdom and stature. May they know You, love Your ways, and stay on the path of righteousness all their lives, in Jesus' name. 4. Father, please create a longing for You in the hearts of all the children around the world. Pour out Your Spirit upon them afresh and let them love You with all their hearts, in Jesus' name. 5. Father, please let Your favour rest on all the children around the world. Open doors of blessings and opportunities to their parents and guardians so that they will be able to provide for their needs. 6. Father, please protect all the children around me from satan's evil plans and surround them with Your angels and a wall of fire. 7. Father, please protect all the children in the world from ungodly addictions. They will not be slaves to lustful desires, sin, or satan, in Jesus' name. 8. Father, please let all the children around me keep godly companies in their schools, churches, and wherever they find themselves. They will not be companions of fools but will be surrounded by wise friends, teachers, and mentors, in Jesus' name. 9. Father, please keep sicknesses and diseases far from all the children around me. May they grow old in good health and strength, in Jesus' name. 10. Father, please position all the children around me in Your purpose at this early stage of their lives. Don't let them wander outside Your will for them, in Jesus' name. 11. Father, please give all the children around me hearts of obedience. May their lives be pleasing to You because they will know Your laws and obey them, in Jesus' name. 12. Your personal prayer points for children all over the world. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 1-4 Pastor E A Adeboye

STRENGTH IS NOT ENOUGH 2 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. - (Psalm 84:4) READ: Isaiah 40:28-31 Yesterday, we saw how Peter fell into temptation because he couldn't keep watch in prayer (Matthew 26:40-43). Prayerlessness is one of the signs that a believer is relying on his or her own strength. Unlike Peter, however, David kept watch day and night in the place of prayer (Psalm 55:17). He often stayed awake at night, spending time with God and meditating on His word (Psalm 63:6, Psalm 119:148). He was so aware of the limitations of his strength that on many occasions in the Bible, he enquired of the Lord to know what He wanted him to do (1 Samuel 23:1-5, 1 Samuel 30:8-9). However, in (2 Samuel 11?), where he obviously didn't enquire of the Lord but rather gave in to lust, he got into a predicament that negatively impacted his lineage (2 Samuel 12:9-12). Daniel also knew the importance of prayer. He knew how much he needed God in the strange land of Babylon, and the Bible tells us that he prayed thrice daily (Daniel 6:10). Even when a decree was made that nobody should pray to anyone except the king, he was too aware of the limitations of his strength that his first reaction was to open his windows and pray as usual. His response to everything was prayer. Prayer is so important that the Bible urges us to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). The moment you don't feel like praying or see the need to pray is actually the time to pray more intently because prayerlessness can leave a believer in a weak state and cause such a believer to lose his or her spiritual vitality. Once the devil douses a believer's spiritual fire, he can ruin him or her. Praying puts us in a posture of humility before God, where we acknowledge that we cannot do anything without Him. It keeps our hearts tender and reminds us of the limitations of our physical strength. When we cultivate a lifestyle of waiting on God in prayer, we renew our strength daily (Isaiah 40:31) and are able to overcome the devil's temptations (Matthew 26:41). Beloved, how do you respond to life's challenges? Do you always try to solve them with your wisdom and strength first? Do you only run to God when everything you've tried fails? Do not make God a spare wheel in your life, rather, He should always be your first resort. Cultivate the habit of praying without ceasing, and you will live victoriously all the days of your life, in Jesus' name. KEY POINT: When you cultivate a lifestyle of prayer, you will tap into the Lord's strength daily. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Esther 6-10 Open Heaven Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye

Day 196 of 548. ✅️

Day 195 of 548. ✅️

STRENGTH IS NOT ENOUGH 1 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. - (Jeremiah 17:5) READ: Matthew 26:31-35, 74-75 Luke 5:1-10, Peter did not fail because he wasn't diligent, hardworking, or skilful. He had those characteristics, yet he failed. However, when help came from God, he succeeded. Your strength, skills, connections, and diligence are good, but if the Lord is not supporting you, they cannot make you successful. Psalm 127:1 says: Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Except the Lord guides and directs a fellow in his or her decisions, his or her labour will be in vain. Without God's support, a person will look like a fool who doesn't know how to get to the city (Ecclesiastes 10:15). Some young people try to do many things because they think they have the strength to do them. However, the Bible makes us understand that although the glory of the youth is their strength (Proverbs 20:29), they will faint and be weary and utterly fall (Isaiah 40:30). This means that while the strength of the youths can help them achieve some things, it is not enough. It can fail them at some point, but if they wait on the Almighty God, they will be able to soar like eagles. In today's Bible reading, Peter felt he was strong enough to withstand temptations, yet he failed. His physical strength was not sufficient to sustain him in the day of adversity. His overconfidence in himself showed when he was sleeping instead of praying (Matthew 26:40-43). Believers who rely on their strength in the face of temptation will fail. Many have fallen because they felt they were too prayerful to fall into sin. They believed they were too wise and strong to fall into temptation, but eventually, they let their guard down. (1 Corinthians 10:12) warns us never to think that we can stand without God's help. People who think in such a manner eventually fall. Today's memory verse tells us that a person who puts his confidence in flesh is cursed. Samson didn't fall the day Delilah called a man to cut off his hair; rather, he started falling the moment he began to trust in his strength. The day a person stops trusting in God is the day his or her downfall begins. I pray that you will never come to a point where you feel you are strong enough to do without God, in Jesus' name. KEY POINT: Put all your trust in God alone. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Esther 1-5 Open Heaven Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye

SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED 3 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. - (Isaiah 30:21) READ: Genesis 26:1-6 Spiritual discernment is crucial for every Christian, especially when making critical life decisions such as choosing a marriage partner, where to live, and who to associate with. Some Christians have married evil people disguised as angels of light because they lacked spiritual discernment. They embraced Jezebels and Nabals - idolatrous and foolish people who can lead them astray and ruin their lives. Believers need God's direction to know the right people to marry. For example, when Abraham wanted to choose a wife for Isaac, he gave his servant specific instructions about the type of woman who would be suitable for his son and fit to partake in the covenant God had made with him (Genesis 24:1-8). He told his servant to go to his country and kindred to take a wife for Isaac. This is the first criterion for a Christian's choice in marriage; he or she must marry a fellow Christian because our country as believers is heaven. Some believers have disregarded this criterion to their detriment. Apart from a believer ensuring that whoever he or she wants to get married to is a Christian, it is also crucial to ask God to show him or her the right person among His numerous children. Some Christian ladies have been carried away by a suitor's charisma, so they didn't ask God if he was a suitable spouse for them or not. Likewise, some Christian men have allowed a lady's commitment in church to blind them to what God is saying about her character. When it comes to the issue of marriage, a believer cannot afford to be carried away by external things and miss the Holy Spirit's direction. If you are still single, I pray that you will allow the Lord, and not your emotions, physical preferences, or human calculations, to guide you in your choice of a marriage partner, in Jesus' name. Where to live is another crucial decision that requires spiritual discernment. In Genesis 13:10-13, Lot didn't inquire from God before choosing to pitch his tent towards Sodom. He found himself in the midst of sinners and wicked people, and eventually, he lost his home when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of the sins of their inhabitants. Only spiritually discerning people will know whether God wants them to relocate or not, and where to relocate to. Beloved, don't make critical life decisions based solely on your judgment and understanding. Seek God's counsel and remain spiritually discerning to know what He wants you to do. PRAYER POINT: Lord, please help me not to be insensitive to Your guidance. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 11-13 Open Heaven Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye

True Adulthood is rewarding if you live by a regiment and take everything serious. Yes everything is that deep If you want to walk or exercise 2 hours a day, you have to make it work If you want to study 2 hours a day, you have to make it work If you want a hobby, you have to make it work too. Be dead ass serious about it Anything you want to do has to be deliberate and extreme or else you will fail at everything For every excuse you give, someone with a tighter schedule is making it happen

SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED 2 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; - (Psalm 13:3) READ: Judges 16:19-21 There was once a young man who was the secretary of a cult group at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in South-West Nigeria. One day, he gave his life to Christ and decided to leave the cult. Immediately, the other cult members decided to kill him because he knew their secrets. One night, after arriving his hostel from the library, he was very tired, so he said a quick prayer and got on his bed to sleep. As he lay on his bed, the Holy Spirit nudged him to get up and pray. He got on his knees, said another short prayer, and tried to sleep again. However, he got another nudge to pray, and he just thought to himself, "Well, let me pray just as God wants." He did so, and as he got up from his knees, he saw a huge demon with charms all over its body walk into his room, even though the door was locked. The demon made its way towards him, and he immediately started rebuking it in Jesus' name. Slowly, the demon retreated from the room. When he told me about the incident, I asked him, "Are you sure you weren't dreaming?" He replied, "I'd have thought I was dreaming too; however, because of how I shouted when rebuking the demon, my roommate moved on his bed, and as he did so, his leg touched the demon as it retreated. My roommate's leg, which touched the demon, swelled to three times its normal size, and he spent a year treating it." Being spiritually discerning can be the difference between life and death. As we read in Balaam's story yesterday, disobedience to God's instructions can prevent a Christian from discerning spiritual things. Are there instructions the Lord has given you to follow? Don't try to negotiate your way out of complete obedience to Him. Always obey God's instructions, because it will make your heart more sensitive to hearing Him. Toying with sin will make a believer become spiritually dull. Samson didn't know when his hair was cut because sin had made him spiritually dull. He was fast asleep and didn't know that he was in trouble until Delilah woke him up. When he awoke, he wanted to fight the Philistines as he had always done, but he was unaware that God had left him. Beloved, flee disobedience and sin so that you will remain spiritually discerning. May you not become spiritually insensitive and sleep the sleep of death, in Jesus' name. PRAYER POINT: Father, please help me to obey You at all times so I never become spiritually insensitive. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 8-10 Open Heaven Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye

He came, he saw, he conquered. The Pep era is over 👑

Day 194 of 548. ✅️

Day 193 of 548.✅️

DIVINE HEALTH Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. - (3 John 2) READ: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 105:37 tells us that when the Israelites were leaving Egypt, not a single one of them was feeble, meaning that the young and old were healthy and strong. Those who had suffered in the hands of the taskmasters suddenly became strong and healthy as they ate the Passover meal and prepared to leave Egypt. If God divinely healed people who had been constantly beaten and maltreated before they came out of slavery and kept their feet from being swollen for 40 years in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 8:4), He can grant you divine health as well. No matter how long a person has been ill or how severe the sickness is, God can heal the person completely. In John 5:5-9, it took only one word from Jesus to heal a man who had been sick for 38 years in an instant. Psalm 107:20 tells us that when God sends His word, healing and deliverance follow. Sicknesses and diseases cannot stand the power of God's word. When He sends His word, it never returns to Him without accomplishing what He has sent it to do. Today's Bible reading tells us that just as rain and snow come upon the earth's surface to water it and make it fruitful, God's word always prospers wherever He sends it. A word from Jesus was enough to heal a nobleman's son in John 4:46-54. Jesus spoke the word where He was in Cana of Galilee, and the boy was instantly healed far away in Capernaum. God's word cannot be hindered by space or time or slowed down in any way. In Matthew 8:5-13, all that was required to heal a centurion's grievously ill servant was a word from Jesus. The Syrophoenician's daughter also experienced miraculous and instant deliverance when God released His word over her situation (Mark 7:24-30). God's word spoken through His servants and believed in faith can bring healing to the sick. However, His word, as it is written in the Bible, is also more than enough to bring a fellow healing if he or she believes. Beloved, if you have any sickness in your body, the word of God has provided for your healing already - all you need to do is believe. Beyond believing God for healing, however, He wants you to live in divine health, as echoed by Apostle John in today's memory verse. Again, all you need to do is believe in His word. I pray that you will never experience any form of sickness henceforth, in Jesus' name. KEY POINT: Beyond trusting God for healing, also trust Him for divine health. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 8-10 Open Heaven Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye

You cannot have an intimate and personal relationship with the LORD without first receiving a revelation of His person in your spirit. #Pray that the GOD of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. #Amen

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Not the ending we hoped for, but we’ll use this feeling the right way next season. To every City fan who travelled with us this season, thank you 🙏🏻 Congrats to Arsenal for the title.

Day 191 of 548.✅️

@Giftmila2 @GeronimoMorgans You're wrong. It wasn't the same midfield.

@Superstar_sbk @GeronimoMorgans Twitter coach I hear you. That same midfield brought 2 trophies this season. Or you are blind to that part?

the Pep news has affected every single one of them. they’re playing for the sake of playing. uninspired. lethargic. tired. done. a team that wants to push this title race to the very wire simply cannot perform like that against a side fighting for a single point. it’s deeply saddening. they know it’s over and the only thing left now is to finish the schedule (the season ended for them the moment that news broke). anyways, we did a domestic double. be proud of everything Pep achieved in his final season. be proud.

@Giftmila2 @GeronimoMorgans ..."I love him and will always do." He's given us his all, and I'll be forever grateful for it. However, sad as it may feel, a fresh start is probably not a bad thing.

@Giftmila2 @GeronimoMorgans Lol. There's no need to be emotional. Pep got the lineup wrong. It doesn't take a genius to know that a midfield with an average age of over 30 will struggle against one of the most athletic teams in the league. That said, it seems you also missed the part where I said...

@Joshua_9320 @ThisIsFG_ ...had taken care of our business, we won't be looking for external help or excuses.

@Joshua_9320 @ThisIsFG_ You're still missing the point. If we had taken care of our business, we won't be looking for external help or excuses. Too many games where we dropped points(from winning positions) we had no business dropping. Too many games where they were they played poorly. Again, if we...

You never win the premier league without deserving to win it. It’s been a season of strange results for us but two domestic trophies is an improvement on last year. Congratulations Arsenal. One more game at the Etihad Sunday and onto Monday