THE BRIDE’S DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
AUGUST 19
🗓 THEME: WATCH AND PRAY
📖 TEXT: Matthew 26:36-56
📖 M/VERSE: “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints” Ephesians 6:18
📖 HYMN 251: SEEK NOT YET REPOSE
MESSAGE:
In addition, today’s memory verse, Philippians 4:6 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Also, 1 Peter 5:8 admonishes us thus: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”
Beloved all these things points us to why watching is necessary as we pray; we watch out not just for ourselves, our families, friends, saints of God etc. but we also watch against demonic manifestations.
However, we must be careful how we watch for answers to our prayers for when we pray we should be open minded to receive from God based on how He wants to do it.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8
When you have a mind frame of how God should answer you, you limit his move. Most times, it’s not that God have not answered us, it’s just that we have a particular mindset or thought on how he would answer and then we might miss it and see ourselves live in ingratitude because He answered your friend in a particular way, you expect Him to also answer you. Beloved, understand that God walks with every of his child differently, and that He answered person A in a particular way, doesn’t mean He will answer you the same way. Take note!
PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD AND TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord open my heart to understand your ways and to receive from you.
2. Guide me Lord to be prayerful and watchful.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
AUGUST 19 Psalm 103-104 Galatians 4
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JUNE 17
🗓 Theme: WHAT KIND OF A PERSON ARE YOU? (Part 1)
📖 Text: Matthew 13:1-23
Memory Verse: “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20
📖Hymn 306: THE ORIGINAL LIFE
MESSAGE:
See the categories in Matthew 13:1-23; those who receive seed by the way side and scripture clears states that 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Then we have those who receive seed into stony places and this is what Jesus says in Verse 20-21, “He that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”
Furthermore, there are those who receive seed among the thorns and Jesus says in Verse 22, “He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.”
And finally we have those who receive seed into the good ground and Jesus says in Verse 23, “But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Oh! Halleluyah! What manner of person ought you to be? Who really are you? What kind of person are you? The entrance of the word of God gives life to who you truly are and shows you who you can be, if and only, if you willingly yield yourself to the Spirit of God and allow Him to begin and complete the divine work that only Him can do in you.. Remember that the seed is the Word of God (Luke 8:11).
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, I submit to your leadership.
🙇♀ 2: Make me a good ground, oh Lord Jesus Christ
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
JUNE 17 Jeremiah 32-33 Matthew 26:26-50
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JUNE 16
🗓 Theme: THE BABY CHRISTIAN (Part 4)
📖 Text: Galatians 4:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3, 1 Corinthians 14
Memory Verse: “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby” 1 Peter 2:2
📖 Hymn 473: CLOSER, LORD, TO THEE I CLING
MESSAGE:
There are some people, when they give “Thus saith the Lord”; they do not even know when to say thus saith the Lord because they cannot control the gift. Meanwhile the Bible says that the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet.
Somebody else is prophesying and another one is shouting in manner that requires one to shut up so the other prophesies. Hey, Hey, Hey! The Holy Ghost is speaking here and speaking there and He is shouting on Himself to shut up, hmmm? Hear me well, You are a baby, you are a baby o; baby Christian!
The truth is the anointing was on you and you couldn’t hold it, if not you could have waited because 1 Corinthians Chapter 14 says we should prophesy but turn by turn. Blessed be the name of the Lord. So, the parents are always cleaning up your mess, we are always here correcting, correcting, correcting, and correcting and by we; I am referring to matured believers, especially those who are of the fivefold ministry.
I remember going on an outreach with a prophet some years back. He was prophesying before a large crowd, and then suddenly he walked to the congregation and stood before a man that was holding a little child. He said, “Why am I seeing a dead child?” And the way he spoke, the whole crowd thought the dead is going to come back to life. Everywhere went charged, there was a vibration everywhere; the Bride TV crew member that followed us, unfortunately, sustained serious injuries due to a fall while running to the point where the prophecy was being given and I was at the podium and before you know what, the prophet left the person. So why did you mention the case?
I was at the altar tensed, what does this mean? But as parents, we are always cleaning the mess. So, when we went back to the hotel I then began to teach him, I pointed out to him that God doesn’t show me anything if there is no solution and what I told him pained him. He decided to sort it out with God. Later on, he saw another serious case here in the church, despite my fears and concern, he gave the prophesy this time as he heard it and he gave the solution. Praise the Lord. Child of God grow!
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINT:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, I desire growth and development in areas I am lacking needed maturity and responsibility. Help me, oh Lord.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
JUNE 16 JEREMIAH 30-31 MATTHEW 26:1-25
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JUNE 15
🗓 Theme: THE BABY CHRISTIAN (Part 3)
📖 Text: Galatians 4:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3
Memory Verse: “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby” 1 Peter 2:2
📖 Hymn 487: BACK TO THE BLESSED OLD BIBLE
MESSAGE:
If you are a Christian and you have no self-control, you don’t know when to talk and when to keep quiet; you are a baby Christian because a child usually has no self-control.
I was sharing a bit of knowledge with one of the ministers in my office the other day and I asked, “Is it every revelation we see that we must say?” Because it’s not every revelation you see that is a message for that person. I said that there are people that come into my office and while they are talking something will flash. It is not for them, it is for me to know how to counsel them.
Now a man and a woman, actually husband and wife, and they came for counseling and the next thing you say, “Ah, sister you are the reason your husband’s wealth disappeared. Since he married you everything blocked. The demon husband that used to attack you is now attacking him too” . Ah! You are a baby; you are a baby Christian, in fact, you’re a deformed baby.
You give a message in it’s totality as the Lord gave you then the next thing you are asking for the person’s phone number after you sized him or her and you weigh the person to be rich. Why are you asking for the phone number? You know the ulterior motive you have; you are still a baby.
A baby can be very messy. A baby has no self-control. For how many years now, you have received that anointing, why is it that till now anytime the anointing comes upon you, you will slap everybody on your seat. For years, you are unable to outgrow that stage or level of operation; you are a baby Christian! It is time to grow.
1 Peter Chapter 2 Verse 2 and Verse 3 says, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious”. Halleluyah! Amen! Child of God, grow!
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, I want to live a disciplined life. Help me, oh Lord.
🙇♀ 2: Heavenly Father, take me higher; move me to an higher realm of relationship with you.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
June 15 Jeremiah 27-29 Matthew 25:31-46
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JUNE 14
🗓 Theme: THE BABY CHRISTIAN (Part 2)
📖 Text: Galatians 4:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3
Memory Verse: “I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able” 1 Corinthians 3:2
📖 Hymn 491: BEAR THE CROSS
MESSAGE:
A baby that has started to have sense, but he is still crying every time; “milk milk, milk, mommy I want breast”. Even when he has grown teeth, he is still crying for breast milk when given some other food to eat, you know definitely that something is wrong!
The mother of that child will certainly be unhappy, why? Because, she has seen you have grown teeth and those teeth can chew meat and even crack bone and you are still looking for milk; you don’t want to hear anything about mystery.
There are even people who have come across the End-Time Message that know nothing about the Gospel other than water baptism, don’t perm your hair, don’t wear high heeled shoe, and then you think that you are a minister because you are can preach don’t paint, don’t dress like this, don’t do this, don’t do that, the Gospel is more than that!
And mind you, a mother is always watching her child as if she is watching over a baby to ensure her child is ok at all times. Thus, when there is an injure she easily knows. Once there is need to take that child for deliverance especially if he moves carelessly, carrying knife, and other harmful things, she acts promptly. This is why we have Ministers of the five fold ministry. They are to guide the baby Christian unto perfection. And it is for this reason that Scriptures admonishes us not to forsake the gathering of the brethren for it is as we gather, we get examined through the word of God we hear and we grow unto perfection in areas we may not be able to attain perfection by individual effort.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, I desire growth and development in areas I am lacking needed maturity and responsibility. Help me, oh Lord to understand who you have made me to be.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
JUNE 14 Jeremiah 24-26 Matthew 25:1-30
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JUNE 13
🗓 Theme: THE BABY CHRISTIAN (Part 1)
📖 Text: Galatians 4:1-7, 1 Peter 2:2-3
Memory Verse: “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby” 1 Peter 2:2
📖 Hymn 507: IN THE SECRET OF HIS PRESENCE
MESSAGE:
You cannot remain a baby forever! If a child is born today, as time goes on, it is only normal for the baby’s mother to become worried if that child is not developing. Child of God, I say it again, “You cannot remain a baby forever.”
A child was brought to my office during one of the Friday vigils. They brought him from Abuja, eleven years old but has the brain of a 3-year-old and the parents are carrying him everywhere they are worried.
So also, God gets worried when His own child refuses to grow spiritually. You are still a baby if after so many years of coming to Christ; you have no faith unless you meet your pastor or your prophet for prayers and worst till if it is for everything you rush to them or call them, you’re still a baby.
It’s a baby that cries to get the attention of his mother because he cannot express himself, so if all you do before God is to cry and consistently act helpless. You are still a baby!
Moses was crying like that one time and God asked him, why are you crying?What do you have in your hand? Did I give you that stick to be caning people? Hallelujah, God told him to speak; He said speak, He didn’t say cry.
Displaying hopelessness in virtually almost every situation that faces you is an evidence that you are still a baby. Grow up!
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, help me to grow and develop in every sphere of my life.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ Help my faith.
🙇♀ 3: Heavenly Father, please let the hunger and thirst for Your word never cease in me.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
13 JUNE Jeremiah 22-23 Matthew 24:29-51
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JUNE 12
🗓 Theme: THE WHOREMONGERS
📖 Text: Romans 13:11-14, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 501: BE STILL MY SOUL
MESSAGE:
If anyone, who is not legally married to you, sleeps with you, the person has made you a prostitute, a whoremonger. That’s prostitution and there are many prostitutes or whoremongers in the churches today.
You claim to be a Christian and claim to have never indulged in prostitution but Titus Chapter 1 and verse 16 describe you thus, “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate”.
Romans 1:32 says, “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them”.
And Matthew 5:27-30 says, “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offends thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell”.
We are, thus, admonished in Romans Chapter 13 from verse 11, “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”
Romans 13:9, “…and if there be any other commandment it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, help me to cut off people, things, and places I need to cut off.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me for my mistakes. Guide me that I will no longer make provision for the flesh and end up fulfilling its lusts.
🙇♀ 3: Oh Lord, my God, save me from me.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
June 12 Jeremiah 20-21 Matthew 24:1-28
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JUNE 11
🗓 Theme: MY LAST BIBLE STUDY (PART 4)
📖 Text: Joshua 1:8-9
Memory Verse: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success” Joshua 1:8
📖 Hymn 31: STANDING ON THE PROMISES
MESSAGE:
Child of God! All true and lasting success in the Christian life comes on the wings of Faith – Revelation – the Knowledge of God. It sets you apart even if you be in the midst of multitude because there is something you know that produces in you the spirit of excellence and that is the word of God.
Daniel and the three Hebrew boys as recorded in the book of Daniel were rewarded for their diligent study. The reward was that even as captive slaves in a foreign land, they had favour with the emperor, high political officials and they had uncommon knowledge of mysteries.
Daniel for example served up to three Emperors – three different successive world rulers – sought his guide and help in their reigns because He was a man who had an excellent spirit which came through the study of the word of God and acting on what He understood.
Joseph didn’t have books to look into at his time but He held onto what He had been taught and what God had revealed to Him and He meditated on it and this stood him out in Egypt even in the prison and also in the palace.
Child of God! Again, I ask, “When last did you have your own personal bible study?” “When was the last time that God spoke to you through his word?” When was the last time God’s word came alive and hit you so well that you felt the pruning within you?” “When was the last time you meditated on God’s word unto you?”
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINT:
🙇♀1: Oh God! Help me to abide in your word and to show forth your excellence in all I do.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
June 11 Jeremiah 18-19 Matthew 23:23-39
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10 June
🗓 Theme: MY LAST BIBLE STUDY (PART 3)
📖 Text: Joshua 1:8-9
Memory Verse: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success” Joshua 1:8
📖 Hymn 31: STANDING ON THE PROMISES
MESSAGE:
Joshua 1:8-9 admonishes every one of us in respect to bible study especially personal bible study time and it says,
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
If you do not understand the good success and prosperous way that is being spoke of in Joshua 1:8 then you need to read more on the life of Daniel and the three Hebrew boys. They had upon them the excellent spirit from God which came through meditation on the word of God and it manifested as they acted on the word of God. It even enabled them to be 10 times better than their mates and their tutors (Daniel 1:15 & 20).
I know you want that kind of life as well then you had stay with the word of God. Study, meditate, and act on God’s word.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀1: Oh God! Help me to love your word as I ought to.
🙇♀2: Holy Spirit! Teach me to meditate on your word. I really want my way to be prosperous and I want to have good success.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
10 JUNE Jeremiah 15-17 Matthew 23:1-22
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JUNE 09
🗓 Theme: MY LAST BIBLE STUDY (PART 2)
📖 Text: Daniel 9:1-2 & 20-24
Memory Verse: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15
📖 Hymn 323: GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP
MESSAGE:
Continuous Study guided Daniel in prayers as he then prayed with understanding and so God picked him as a man to whom He needed to explain better what was going on at the time and what was yet to happen to Israel. Thus, we see how God even outlined and unveiled His 70 weeks Divine agenda to Daniel through Angel Gabriel and this we see in Daniel 9:20-24
20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;
21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
God revealed his 6 point agenda/purpose to Daniel and in the same manner God desires to reveal things to you even secret things that you don’t know about: His Divine agenda at this end time; His divine agenda for you and your family; things that concern your generation and even generations yet unborn, but when last did you study the bible?
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀1: Oh God! Increase my appetite for the studying of your word, grant me understanding and show me great and mighty things which I do not know.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
09 June Jeremiah 12-14 Matthew 22:23-46
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08 JUNE
🗓 Theme: MY LAST BIBLE STUDY (PART 1)
📖 Text: Daniel 9:1-2 & 20-24
Memory Verse: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15
📖 Hymn 323: GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP
MESSAGE:
Daniel Chapter 9, verses 1 and 2 says, “In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 2In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.”
Now understand that Daniel understood by books and not just one book so it is important to ask you this question, “When did you have your last personal bible study?” “How many years, months, weeks, or days ago did you last study the bible?” “Do you even have a bible?” As shameful as such questions could be, it is still very important not to assume salvation for all because salvation is not for all so “Are you one of those salvation is for and if so when was the last time you studied God’s salvation road map – the bible?” Remember it was by studying the books that Daniel understood the number of the years left for them to be in the captivity of his days.
You can only find when you seek. You need to ask so it shall be given to you. You need to knock so it can be opened unto you. They were in captivity then one day Daniel remembered that they cannot be in captivity forever. He went to Jeremiah 25 and there he saw the prophecy that Israel will be in captivity for 70 years and He studied and understood by books. This became the guide to his prayers such that even when He prayed and there was no answer, he kept knocking on heaven’s door till there was a breakthrough and Angel Gabriel in Daniel 9:21 came forth to give him divine knowledge.
Beloved in Christ, Pick up your bible and study the word of God even now. Don’t wait for next year. Start now.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINT:
🙇♀1: Oh God! Increase my appetite for the studying of your word and grant me understanding.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
08 JUNE Jeremiah 9-11 Matthew 22:1-22
DEVOTION: 7TH JUNE 2023
🗓 Theme: THE SORCERERS
📖 Text: Numbers 22, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 511: SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS
MESSAGE:
Who is a Sorcerer? A Sorcerer is one that does divination. He is a “babalawo”. Now, what is a Sorcerer’s business? A Sorcerer’s business is to see vision for people, tell them how to solve their problem, and collect money from them. He lives by seeing vision for people. He knows what to do to enter the spirit and solve their problem.
For you that say that you are a Christian and you have the gift of God operating in your life, know that it is to lead the people of God to heaven. Therefore, if you are a gifted brother or a gifted sister, and all you do is you use your gift for anybody that does not want to see the truth of the hour, you are a sorcerer.
Ok! What are you looking for from him or from her? The person does not want your doctrine or gospel but he or she wants your gift to function for him or her.
Sometime ago, a sister that no longer worships with us, came here with her family & her friends, and a minister started a conversation with her to find out why we had not been seeing them again. She said that she had gone back to her denominational church but that she was still with us.
And all she was saying was that she is still with us after all anytime she has problem there were gifted brethren back then in the church she would call who would answer her without hesitation so to her she was still with us. And the truth be said, “Any minister, gifted brother or gifted sister that that is your job, you are a sorcerer. You are a sorcerer o!”. Repent!
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, save me from following familiar spirits and divination.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me for misusing and abusing the gift You gave to me. Teach me how to rightly operate the gift of God that I have.
🙇♀ 3: Oh Lord my God, may I not end up as prophet Balaam. Lord, let no minister in the Bride Assembly Church end up as prophet Balaam.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
07 JUNE Jeremiah 6-8 Matthew 21:23-46
DEVOTION: 6TH JUNE 2023
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06 JUNE
🗓 Theme: GO OUT FREE
📖 Text: Exo. 21:1-6, Zech. 14:18-21, 1 Thess. 4:16-18
Memory Verse: “If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.” Exodus 21:2
📖 Hymn 165: THE GOLDEN BELLS
MESSAGE:
Hymn 165 – THE GOLDEN BELLS – It reminds us that
“There is a land beyond the river” and brethren beyond this world there is another world waiting for us in which we will be rewarded for the good and the bad done in this body.
The world beyond looks like a fairytale right now but as the Chorus put:
Don’t you hear the bells now ringing?
Don’t you hear the Angels singing?
‘Tis the glory hallelujah jubilee,
In that far-off sweet forever,
Just beyond the shining river,
When they ring the golden bells for you and me.
Child of God! Meditate! The signs are everywhere so cut off whatever is holding you back from making JESUS CHRIST your absolute and Lord.
The last verse of that hymn goes thus;
When our days shall know their number,
When in death we sweetly slumber,
When the King commands the spirit to be free,
Nevermore with anguish laden
We shall reach that lovely aiden
When they ring the golden bells for you and me.
The golden bells are ringing and it is calling our attention to something. It is the hallelujah jubilee and when I say ‘jubilee’, it means freedom. Come back to biblical truth. Come back to Jesus Christ for it is only in him that you can experience the last verse of the hymn.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Lord, let me not leave Your presence the same way this day.
🙇♀ 2: Lord, if You will come the next minute please let me be qualified to be in the number. Give me the Holy Ghost, Lord.
🙇♀ 3: Lord, may I see You and hear You when the roll is called up yonder.
ONE YEAR DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING PLAN
06 June JEREMIAH 3-5 Matthew 21:1-22
DEVOTION: 5TH JUNE 2023
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JUNE 05
🗓 Theme: THE UNBELIEVING BELIEVER
📖 Text: Hebrews 3:7-19, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 510: THE PRIZE IS SET BEFORE US
MESSAGE:
Revelation Chapter 21 and verse 7 and verse 8, 7“He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God and he shall be my son. 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”.
You may want to ask, “Can there be an unbelieving believer in the church?” Yes! There are unbelievers in the church. This is why the Bible describes the Church as a mixed multitude. God calls some sheep and He calls some goats and they are inside the church. Child of God, there’s goat and there’s sheep oh. I don’t know which one you are.
Now, Who is a believer? A believer is one who believes in the totality of the word of God and this is demonstrated by his or her actions so anytime the word of God is opened to you and then in your heart or in your mouth you begin to say, “…but, …” despite reading the word of God clearly that says, “don’t wear trouser, sister, don’t wear earrings” and you are still saying, “but… but…” You are a goat. You are an unbelieving believer.
A sheep is always saying, “Amen, Amen, Amen, I will not wear it again. Amen, I will not fornicate again Amen”. If you are a sheep, once it is thus said the Lord and confirmed to be of God, the sheep always says, “Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen”.
Child of God! If you are a sheep show your neighbors the evidence that you are a sheep; that you are a believer; that is that you are one who believes the totality of the word of God.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, speak in a way that I will understand. Show me the path of righteousness.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, help my unbelief (Mark 9:24).
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
05 JUNE JEREMIAH 1-2 MATTHEW 20:17-34
DEVOTION: 4TH JUNE 2023
THE BRIDE’S DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
JUNE 04
Theme: THE LIARS
📖 Text: Jeremiah 50:36, Isaiah 44:25, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 07: WHEN THE REDEEMED GATHER
MESSAGE:
Liars include people that will say God say when God didn’t say. People that will say, “Thus says the Lord… This is thus says the Lord” and the thing will not come to pass tomorrow and when you meet them, just to tell you that they are liars, they act in a way that is not common of one who claims to be a true Christian.
You heard a voice that said tell them, “Thus saith the Lord” and then it failed to come to pass, if you are a true seed of God, you will not have confidence to operate that gift again. You go ask yourself which voice dey talk to me. You will withdraw. You will not operate that gift for a long while.
The questions that will be flowing through you are “Can God lie? No! Can God make mistake? No!” So for those who say, “Thus says the Lord” and it doesn’t happen, do you know what it means to say God say? When God says a thing, even you – yourself – you cannot stop the word of God from coming to pass.
“Thus say the Lord in 16 days you will be in America” and 3 months has pass, you are still here, then you meet that person, and he will say, “Well, that’s what I heard, go & pray.” That person is a liar, he’s a liar. God does not lie. Blessed be the name of the Lord Hallelujah! And God has said it that all of them ‘liars’ will have their part in the lake which burneth with fire & brimstone. This is the second death. Brethren stop the lies! Stop lying!
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, expose to me, teach and guide me out of the web of lies I have become covered with.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, keep me away from lying spirits, teachers, pastors, and prophets.
🙇♀ 3: Saviour of my soul, cleanse my unclean lips and cut me off from unclean association. Isaiah 6:5
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
04 JUNE Hosea 12-14 Matthew 20:1-16
DEVOTION: 3RD JUNE 2023
THE BRIDE’S DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
JUNE 03
🗓 Theme: THE IDOLATERS
📖 Text: Ezekiel 14:1-7, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 512: JESUS SHALL REIGN
MESSAGE:
God does not share His glory with any man. Any time you lift up a person or thing beyond what God has made that person as a human being or that thing as a place or thing, that person or thing has become an idol to you and you have become an idolater.
And Christians today are idolizing their pastors, idolizing their G.O, idolize their Pope, how do I know? There are church members that carry their pastor’s pictures on their body and woe betides you if you say anything against their pastor, they will kill you. Their pastor has become their idol.
Brethren! Jesus Christ must be our idol. Not a thing or place! Not any human being! We are brethren under the same grace. We are brethren. I’m not saying you should not respect authority because the Bible actually tells us to respect those in authority, but it does not tell us to worship them. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
“Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 19:4
“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God” Leviticus 26:1
“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.” Leviticus 26:30
“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” 1 Corinthians 10:14
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” 1 John 5:21
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, reveal every idol I have raised up in my heart and show me how to pull them down.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, be lifted high above all else in my life.
🙇♀ 3: Oh Lord my God, guide me to discern when my respect for a thing or person is switching to worship and cause me to stop it instantly in Jesus’ name.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
03 JUNE HOSEA 9-11 MATTHEW 19
DEVOTION: 2ND JUNE 2023
THE BRIDE’S DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
JUNE 02
🗓 Theme: THE MURDERERS
📖 Text: Romans 1:18-32, Revelation 21:5-8
Memory Verse: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. Revelation 21:8
📖 Hymn 506: HELL! ‘TIS A WORD OF DREADFUL SOUND
MESSAGE:
Our Lord Jesus Christ defined murder for us. If you hate anybody in your heart, you are a murderer. Matthew Chapter 5 from verse 21 to verse 22, “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say into you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”
Hatred is a spirit of murder. No wonder scriptures admonish us in Romans 12:19-21, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good”
So you see that you claim to be a Christian and claim to have never literally stabbed or shot someone but Titus Chapter 1 and verse 16 describe you thus, “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate”.
But we are admonished in Revelation Chapter 21 and verse 7 and verse 8 which says, “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”.
Overcome the human nature. Refuse to be a murderer! Let the love of God prevail over you. Romans 13:9, “For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀ 1: Holy Spirit, teach me to love my enemies.
🙇♀ 2: Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me for the times I have been a murderer in words and deeds.
🙇♀ 3: Oh Lord, my God, save me from me.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
02 June Hosea 5-8 Matthew 18:21-35
DEVOTION: 1ST JUNE 2023
THE BRIDE’S DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
JUNE 01
🗓 Theme: DOERS OF GOD’S WILL
📖 Text: John 15:1-11
Memory Verse: “Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth”. John 9:31
📖 Hymn 29: I AM RESOLVED
MESSAGE:
Our actions and inactions point clearly to us whether we are doers of God’s will or not. Have you been acting in line with the perfect will of God? Have you been playing with any form of strange fire that can burn you?
Adam made a wicked judgment when he hearkened to the way of his wife, instead of judging the situation according to the Word of God; he chose to follow his affection for his wife and thus plunged mankind into sin and curses.
If we do not abide in Jesus, if we choose to live according to the wickedness of our Adamic hearts, life on earth will be without peace for us and all we do will end up as nothing at the last count. For vanity upon vanity; all is vanity. Remember Adam’s circumstance.
Similarly, the prince of this world came to Jesus with all manner of temptations (Hebrews 4:15) but his response was the same – his judgment was righteous – his response was from the word of God. His response for everything was “Thus saith the LORD”. And by so doing he redeemed mankind, won our salvation and gave us life and blessings. Oh, Halleluyah!
Beloved, where the first Adam fell, the second Adam (Jesus Christ) excelled. That is our comfort. Now know that there is no peace for anyone whose life and actions are not rooted in the word of God because being a doer of God’s will is the secret to a prosperous life. (3 John 1:2). It is the secret to living a holy and godly life. It is the secret to being fruitful. (John 15:5). It is the secret to living in peace (Isaiah 26:3). It is the secret to being heard by God (John 9:31). We get to know God’s will through his word so be a doer of the will of God by studying and obeying God’s word from this day henceforth.
WORSHIP/PRAISE GOD AND THEN TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRAYER POINTS:
🙇♀1: Oh God! I pray for absolute faith in you. Do not allow me to turn to the left or to the right.
🙇♀2: Oh God, deliver me from the spirit that constantly makes me to be disobedient to your word and will for my life. Break its yoke over my life.
🙇♀3: Lord Jesus, make me more like you.
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
01 JUNE HOSEA 1-4 MATTHEW 18:1-20