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MACHINERIES OF SIN (1): IMMORALITY

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Sunday August 6, 2023

MACHINERIES OF SIN (1): IMMORALITY

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
I Corinthians 10:8 (KJV)

Sin is not just sin; it is in grades and categories. When Israel left Egypt and journeyed to the Promised Land, the highest number of people slain was through sexual immorality. Paul in his writing in our opening text told us that 23,000 men fell in one day because of fornication. From Bible records, this was the highest number of casualty throughout their journey from Egypt to Canaan. Immorality will take its toll among people this end-time also. It is, therefore, important to choose this day where you will be.

THE NATURE OF SIN (3): SIN IS DESTRUCTIVE

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Saturday August 5, 2023

THE NATURE OF SIN (3): SIN IS DESTRUCTIVE

The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)

Do you know that sin is at the root of every trouble and calamity of man? There were no calamities before sin came. There were no sicknesses or accidents. Before sin came, man was absolutely secure—divine presence was his covering. He was heavenly, gorgeously dressed, but sin robbed him of all glory, and he started wearing leaves for clothing. As soon as sin came, all manner of calamities followed, because Proverbs 13:13 says, “Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed…” If there’s a “but” around your life now, it must go; otherwise it will send you packing, just like sin sent Adam packing from the Garden of Eden (see Genesis 3:21). Sin is a destroyer; it is a silent killer! See how it destroyed the destiny of Samson (see Judges 16). Samson was the strength of Israel in the Old Testament, but Satan trapped and destroyed him. He became a toy for the heathen. Though he killed more people at his death, he also died. A mighty treasure turned to a toy overnight, all because of sin.

THE NATURE OF SIN (2): OFFERS TEMPORAL PLEASURE

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Friday August 4, 2023

THE NATURE OF SIN (2): OFFERS TEMPORAL PLEASURE

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season?
Hebrews 11:25 (KJV)

Sin can be pleasurable. This is the hook that sin has used to trap many and to destroy their destinies. There is pleasure in using your pen in stealing from the government, then using the money to buy expensive ride and cruising around town. There is pleasure in taking a sexual partner to a five star hotel and having a full week of sexual experience. The pleasure of sin is the trap that sin uses to get its victims. This is also where the deception of sin comes in. It shows you pleasure and tells you that, that is all there is to it. But listen to our opening text again. The pleasures of sin are for a season. The Greek word translated ‘for a season’ is proskairos meaning ‘for the occasion only’. The pleasure of sin lasts for just the occasion only. But the consequences lasts into eternity. Why are you giving in for fleeting pleasures and exchanging it for eternity in hell? Why are you focused on the moment while ignoring the ultimate? The pleasures of sin are just for that occasion only which afterwards leaves you bitter and ultimately destroys one. It is your desire that draws you away to sin. James 1.14-15 says, “14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” This is what sin does not tell you that once it is finished, you are now a walking corpse. When the occasion of the pleasure is over, you are no longer the same person. You are now a corpse with hands and legs still going around.

THE NATURE OF SIN (1): SIN IS DECEPTIVE

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Thursday August 3, 2023

THE NATURE OF SIN (1): SIN IS DECEPTIVE

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day? lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 3:13 [KJV]

The problem with sin is the nature thereof. Sin is deceptive. It causes one to believe what is not true or to fail to believe what is true. Sin is death in disguise. But sin will make you believe that it is enjoyment and pleasures without consequences. Sin cause one to believe that there is nothing that will happen. But we have seen that sin kills. Sin destroys whatever it comes into contact with. Sin is at the root of destructions of marriage, business, career, education, etc. A man that drinks believes that he is enjoying but that is deception of sin because he is destroying his liver and vital organs with alcohol. A young woman that is jumping from one bed to another, from one hotel to another thinks that she is happening, without knowing that she is a walking corpse, according to the Bible (see I Timothy 5:6). In plain terms a person who is deceived by definition does not even know they are deceived! And this is the deadly effect of sin in our lives – sin so alters our thinking that we do not even realize we are deceived when we sin!

SIN KILLS

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Wednesday August 2, 2023

SIN KILLS

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Ezekiel 18:4 [KJV]

Sin is a riddle, a mystery, a reality that eludes definition and comprehension. All unrighteousness is sin. Whatever is not right is wrong. Sin includes failure to do what is right. Sin also offends people; it is violence and lovelessness toward other people, and ultimately, rebellion against Yahweh. Sin involves a condition in which the heart is corrupted and inclined toward evil. Sin is disobedience to the Word of Yahweh. From the beginning the verdict of the creator on disobedience is death. Genesis 2:16-17 says, “16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” That is the day that you decide to disobey the instruction not to eat of this tree, you are signing for death. This death was eternal separation from the creator which ultimately affected the physical existence of the man also. Adam finally committed that treason and brought upon humanity death. Romans 5:12 says, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin? and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” Death is still reigning today by sin. Sin brings reproach, erodes honour, terminates dignity, cuts down and brings low. Sin is at the root of every evil, because before sin came there was no evil. At the root of every disease and frustration is sin. Sin is a spiritual heart disease, and you know that heart disease is the shortest cut to death. Ezekiel 18:20 declares this verdict “The soul that sinneth, it shall die. …”

PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR AUGUST 2023

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Tuesday August 1, 2023

PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR AUGUST 2023

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Hebrews 12:14 [KJV]

Happy New Month Beloved! Welcome to the month of August 2023, the second month of the third quarter. Remember that in the second day, He will revive us! This month being the second day of the third quarter, get set for a revival that will completely revolutionalize your world. We are most grateful to the Dependable Yahweh for His mercies which has been super abundant over us all from January till date. To Him alone be all the glory in the wonderful name of the Lord Yahushua HaMashiach Amen! We hope you are flowing in the grace of supernatural prosperity by the baptism of the Word of Prosperity we received in the preceding month. We started with knowing that our prosperity is the will and pleasure of the Dependable Yahweh and then explained the technicalities of His Will, then progressed to look in-depth at the definition of prosperity as given by the Word. We explored the foundation of kingdom prosperity, then the purpose of kingdom prosperity, then the pillars of kingdom prosperity, then we examined the place of the Word, Faith, and Integrity in Kingdom Prosperity. We examined the covenant of Kingdom prosperity which is the law of seed-time and harvest. We explored the mystery of the hundredfold returns on kingdom givings. We looked at the role of angels in our prosperity. We saw that Kingdom Prosperity is sorrow-free. The long lingering question: When am I due? was examined. We saw that being spiritually minded is essential to our prosperity and that ultimately it is our choice that gives us a chance in Kingdom prosperity. What a month! It is the will of Yahweh that all of us in the body of HaMashiach are embodiments of prosperity. Choose to take your place in kingdom prosperity today. An end has come to the siege of penury, lack and want in your life and lineage forever in the wonderful name of the Lord Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

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Monday JULY 24, 2023

SEEDTIME AND HARVEST

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.Genesis 8:22 (KJV)

Seedtime is in today’s tech language input and harvest is output. Unlike the computer what you gabbage in is not what you gabbage out, but what you gabbage out is much more than you gabbage in because Luke 6:38 says, ‘Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.’ So, it is pressed down, shaken together and running over that you gabbage out. Giving is like gabbaging in and harvest is like gabbaging out. “Yahweh is not mocked”, says Galatians 6:7, “For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” The covenant of prosperity hinges on the mystery of seedtime and harvest. It is this law that brings you into an encounter with the “Power to get wealth” (Deut. 8:18). Seedtime precedes harvest. It is not harvest that determines the seed, but the seed determines the harvest. First He gives seed to the sower and then bread to the eater. It’s not bread to the eater, from which he will take the seed. No! It is the seed that generates the bread (see Isaiah 55:10). Until this is understood, you will remain at the same level.

THE PLACE OF THE INTEGRITY IN KINGDOM PROSPERITY

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Sunday JULY 23, 2023

THE PLACE OF THE INTEGRITY IN KINGDOM PROSPERITY

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.Psalms 112:1 (KJV)

Integrity is a requirement to qualify for Kingdom Prosperity. Integrity implies being true to the Word of Yahweh; not double-faced, not double-tongued. Integrity is the quality of unity between you and the will of Yahweh. It is walking in the fear of the Lord. The fear of Yahweh is the foundation that makes your acting on the Word of Yahweh to produce. Job’s testimony (see Job 1:1-3) shows us that you don’t have to be crooked to get to the topmost top. Money is the context upon which this injunction “Fight the good fight of faith” in 1 Timothy 6:12 was given. Nothing corrupts more than money in today’s world. People scheming to play out one another. You must fight financial corruption or you die in it. The Bible says, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life”. That means money is wrestling against eternal life in your life. But godliness with contentment is great gain (see 1 Timothy 6:6-7). Financial corruption is a deadly attack from hell. Yahushua once said to a man, “This is money, this is heaven, choose one”, and the man said, “I take money!” Or how else would you explain that account in Mark 10:17-25? Yahushua told him, “Sell all you have and give to the poor and you will have eternal life”. But he said, “No, I don’t want eternal life, I want ‘eternal’ money!” He signed for suicide because of money.

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): DEDICATION

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Friday JULY 7, 2023

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (3): DEDICATION

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23:26 (KJV)

Yahweh is saying ‘give me your heart’, not ‘give me your cash’. When we talk about Kingdom prosperity, many people think of Yahweh asking you to give your money, but no, His demand is for your heart. Why is that important? Matthew 6:21 says that your treasure follows the direction of your heart. When it comes to Kingdom Prosperity, if your heart is not there, your cash is wasted. Dedication is being inseparably connected to Yahweh and His pleasures. It is being with Him at all times. It is being planted in the house of Yahweh (see Psalms 92:13-14). Your flourishing is a function of your being planted in the courts of our Yahweh. Dedication is being deadly committed as Bishop David Oyedepo will always define it. To “be planted” means to be committed. Do you find trees moving about? Wherever you find a tree today, that’s where you’ll meet it tomorrow. It’s planted. “Those who are planted…” That word “planted” explains what dedication is all about. Dedication guarantees a glorious future. Dedication is the mystery behind distinction. How dedicated you are determines how distinguished you will ever become in the kingdom. Isaiah 61:3 says, ‘…that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.‘

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): CONSECRATION

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Thursday JULY 6, 2023

FOUNDATION FOR KINGDOM PROSPERITY (2): CONSECRATION

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 3:10 (KJV)

In life it is important to ensure the foundation is in order before going ahead to build. No matter what you build, if you don’t make sure the foundation is sure, you are just wasting your time. For us to ensure a solid kingdom prosperity, the first foundation salvation must be in place. You must ensure that you are genuinely saved. Psalm 3:11 says that if the foundation is destroyed, what can the righteous do? Today, we are dealing with another foundation material, consecration. 2 Timothy 2:19 introduces this foundation, “Nevertheless the foundation of Yahweh standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of HaMashiach depart from iniquity.” ‘Depart from iniquity’ is the foundation for every one of Yahweh’s provision for man. Until this foundation is in place, the principles of the Kingdom will never produce. If you don’t ensure this foundation, the teachings of this month cannot produce for you. Many people have the teachings but lack the results. Why? Because the foundation is faulty, so the principles appear untrue. The foundation is crucial to every structure. So as we proceed to build a strong, lasting prosperity structure, we need a good understanding of the foundation.