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"When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south." - Psalms  126:1-4 For some days now, the Holy Spirit has laid the above Bible passage in my heart. Whenever that nudge comes from him, I clearly know that there is someone somewhere he wants to talk to on the subject of captivity.  There are some questions we will consider as we go on and they are; What is captivity? Zion in captivity? Why will Zion be in captivity? WHAT IS CAPTIVITY? Captivity refers to a state of being imprisoned or confined. It means that such a person is probably taken away from his accustomed environment, denied the right to do what he wants and when he wants it. While in captivity, ones basic rights to move...

  For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him… – 2 Chronicles 16:9. The Bible referred to men after God’s heart as people whose heart is perfect towards God. Little wonder they are few. You could imagine that in the whole nation of Israel only a little boy was certified by heaven as a man after God's heart. What does it mean to have a perfect heart towards God?  In the words of Derek Prince, ―perfection toward God consists of a right attitude toward God and a right attitude toward evil. There is no neutrality in perfection toward God. You do not compromise with anything that is unpleasing to Him; you are absolutely committed to obedience—no matter what it costs. To have a perfect heart towards God means to have a heart that is blameless towards Him. Such a heart is one devoid of sin. It is a heart that has a right standing towards God and man. It is a heart that does not che...

BIBLE TEXT: Psalms  68:1 "Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him." P R A Y E R 🔥 Worship, praise and thank God for today. 🔥 Ask God for mercy and forgiveness of your sins. 🔥 Father! Please arise for me this week and subdue every enemy of my life in Jesus name. 🔥 Father! Like You arose at the Mordecai and disgraced Haman, please arise for me and disgrace everyone planning my downfall in Jesus name. 🔥 Arise! Oh Lord and please terminate suffering, stagnation and failure in my life in Jesus name. 🔥 Arise! Oh Lord and send me help that will make me glad not only for today but  for the rest of the days of my life in Jesus name. 🔥 Arise! Oh Lord and bring healing to my body and the body of all my family members who are sick in Jesus name. 🔥 Arise! Oh Lord this week and give me total and all-round victory in Jesus name. 🔥 I declare that because my God shall arise for me, I shall not suffer defeat, failure, shame, d...

 DATE: MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2020. THEME: CAN GOD CHANGE HIS MIND? I  MEMORISE: And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Exodus 32:14 READ: Exodus 32:10-20 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your ...

  DATE: SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2020. THEME: ANOINTING OR APPOINTMENT. MEMORY VERSE: “Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of The Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.” Acts 6:3 BIBLE READING: Acts 6:5-8 5•  And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 6•  Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7•  And The Word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8•  And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. MESSAGE: A.     There are clear differences between the anointed and the appointed:  1•  The former is greater than the la...

Any believer who wants to enjoy a good relationship with God should be very interested in discovering what David did that endeared him to God’s heart. If David, a shepherd boy who spent most of his time in the wilderness taking care of his father’s flock successfully won God’s heart, then you too can win God’s heart. There are conditions set by God which must be met by anyone who wants to win His heart. Truth remains that God is not ready to change these conditions for any reason. The Bible reveals in 2 Timothy 2:19 that; …the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. You either meet the conditions or forget about winning His heart. The choice is yours. In our world today where there are too many blends and diverse teachings in the Christian faith, it is very important for every believer to know and understand this: God will never change the conditions for winning His he...

    And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee – 1 Samuel 13:13-14  If you have meditatively read the above Bible passage before now, one question you must have possibly asked yourself is, “what qualified David to become a man after God’s heart?” Our God could not be lying. If He called David a man after His heart, then that is who David was. What should be of interest to us is to know how David qualified to become a man after God’s heart. Our anchor scripture in this chapter, 1 Samuel 13:13-14 reveals that those who are after God’s heart occupy a special place in His divine scheme. God knows them...