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THE ASSIGNMENT IS URGENT

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Monday October 26, 2020

THE ASSIGNMENT IS URGENT

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.
Revelation 22:12 (NASB)

When it comes to the task of soul-winning, we do not have eternity to fulfill the task. Time is short and the task is urgent. This is because, anyone not reached before they pass over to eternity is lost forever. The gospel is a rescue mission operation. Anyone without Christ Jesus as Lord and Personal Saviour is racing to eternity in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15). These people are our friends, family, colleagues and associates. If we understand the horror of an eternity without Christ Jesus, then we should know the urgency of the task of soul-winning and evangelism. We have only a limited time to tell as many people as we can find. Why is the assignment so urgent? First, death is sure for everybody on earth and there is no specific time appointment. The only thing we know is that it is appointed for man once to die (Hebrews 9:27) and after that judgment. The time of that appointment is not certain. So many people are being taken unawares by death and they pass into eternity without Christ. This is a horrific situation which is why the assignment is very urgent – to save people from ending in an eternity without Christ Jesus as Lord.

Secondly, the rapture and the second coming of the Lord is eminent. In prophetic language one day is equal to one thousand years. Jesus went once to Samaria. He preached to the woman who came to the well. Many came after the testimony of the woman to listen to Jesus and they believed. In John 4:39-40 Jesus went in among these gentiles and stayed with them TWO DAYS. There was nothing that Jesus did that wasn’t prophetic. That’s exactly what was going to happen. He would leave Jerusalem and go to the Gentiles for 2 days. A day in the sight of God is as a thousand years. It was not a speculation. He was very specific leaving no room for any exaggerations or additions. After 2000 years, Jesus Christ is coming back. But there is one week of Daniel’s 70 weeks remaining which is a time of tribulation. It would happen before Jesus’ return. The rapture of the saints will happen before the seven years of tribulation. All we are trying to portray is the urgency of the assignment to win souls. From the time Jesus walked out the temple of Jerusalem to the second coming is 2 days, 2000 years. Historians say it was AD 30 which means AD 2030 is 2000 years from that time. That means that we have barely 10 years from 2020 to the second coming of Christ. If the seven years tribulation is coming before, that means we have from 2020 to 2023 to expect the rapture. If half of the seven years is in the 2000 years that means we have from 2020 to 2026 to expect the rapture. Whatever is the correct time, beloved, that is insignificant. The truth is that we are at the very tail of the end time. The assignment is very urgent. No one knows the actual time for the rapture but the scriptural landmarks shows that it is at hand.

It is foolishness to be engrossed with the things of the world at this critical time in history. What will you tell the Lord Jesus? What report are you going to give to him? Time is very short and the assignment very urgent and critical. Awake beloved! Awake because the night is far spent. Selah!

REMEMBER: The rapture of the saints is just at hand, time is of essence now.

CONFESSION: I understand the urgency of the time in the spirit and I am committed to making most of the time to draft as many as I can into the Kingdom before the cotton is drawn. So help me Lord!!!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I release upon you now that grace to be up and running with the gospel in the name of Jesus Christ Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Daniel 9:24-27;

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 49:23-50:46; Titus 1:1-16; Psalm 97:1-98:9; Proverbs 26:13-16

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October 26, 2020
IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING A FAILURE BUT BEING FAITHFUL

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Sunday October 25, 2020

IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING A FAILURE BUT BEING FAITHFUL

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
John 4:36 (KJV)

Understand that there is no failure in the harvest field. Winning souls involves both “sowing” and “reaping.” Jesus used these terms in talking to His disciples as recorded in John 4:35-38. Exactly what is the difference between “sowing” and “reaping?” Sowing is the work necessary to enable the seed to enter the ground so that one day harvest is reaped! In agriculture, sowing involves preparing the soil and planting the seed. In winning souls to Christ, sowing likewise involves preparation and planting: (a) In which the hearts are being prepared for the reception of the gospel. (b) In which the hearts are first introduced to the gospel and its principles. Reaping is the actual “harvesting” of what has been sown. In agriculture, reaping is the collection of the fruits which have produced by the sowing into the barn or storage facilities for preservation. In winning souls, reaping is that harvesting which occurs when souls who have had the Word planted in their hearts decide to obey it and are subsequently planted in the local church! What is important to appreciate is the statement quoted by Jesus in John 4:37, “One sows and another reaps.” Those who sow do not always witness the reaping that may one day occur. And many times those who reap are benefiting from the efforts of those who did the sowing before them. In evangelism, this means that often times you will be sowing the seed and it may appear that you are not getting any results. But some time later those souls you were trying to reach may decide to finally obey the gospel and another Christian may actually do the reaping in your place! Then again, there will be times when people just sort of “fall into your lap,” ready and anxious to obey the gospel with little effort on your part. In this case, you are reaping what others have sown! The point to keep in mind is that evangelism involves both “sowing” and “reaping,” and there will be times when what you sow will be reaped by someone else. Let this be an encouragement to you when it appears that you are not reaping as you would hope. You might actually be making it much easier for some brother or sister in the future!

So in evangelism, there is nothing like failure if there is faithfulness in planting the Word in the hearts of people. What you should concern yourself is to make sure that you are faithful in planting the Word; that you are diligent in preparing the ground for the Word to do well. Whatever then becomes the outcome in terms of instant decisions for Christ is still success. Sowing the Word is as much success as the person that reaps the soul into the kingdom. Without what you have done, that reaping wouldn’t have been possible probably. So you are a success anyhow the tide turns in the harvest field. This is the mentality God wants you to have. God is expecting you to be faithful. “Moreover, it is required of a steward that a man be found faithful” (I Corinthians 4:2). So the requirement is FAITHFULNESS. As a believer, are you faithful in preparing the ground of the heart in intense intercession, breaking off the hold of the god of this world over the minds of the souls you are about ministering the Word? Are you faithful in speaking the Word and not the wisdom of man? These are the points of success in the evangelism and soul-winning. If you are faithful, you should not be bordered if the number of decisions are not encouraging because you are just sowing and the harvest will surely be reaped.

An important element of success in personal work is perseverance and faithfulness. Those who persist in sowing the seed eventually bear fruit. The problem with many people is wrong perspectives and negative attitudes. That translates into failure, no matter what the task is at hand. If you have wrong perspective that it is the decisions you record that determines your success in the harvest field, you may be faced with discouragement, meanwhile, that perspective is wrong according to our opening text. It is wrong perspective and attitudes that makes for failure. May the Lord help you correct every wrong perspective and attitude and help you maintain the winning attitude in soul-winning in the name of Christ Jesus!

REMEMBER: Remember that one sows and another reaps.

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for the revelation of your word. I receive grace to be faithful in the sowing and reaping in the harvest field. Thank You for the immense harvest of souls daily in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree grace to be faithful released upon you now in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
John 4:35-38

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 48:1-49:22; 2 Timothy 4:1-22; Psalm 95:1-96:13; Proverbs 26:9-12

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October 25, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (9): BE COURAGEOUS

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Saturday October 24, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (9): BE COURAGEOUS

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.
Joshua 1:9 (KJV)

Courage is essential for a soldier in battle and for a soldier of Christ in the fight of faith (Ephesians 6:10-18).  Courage is the strength of the soul. God has no use for cowards (Hebrews 10:38-39). Spiritual strength includes steadfastness, bravery, faith in God and honesty. It does not come by accident. It is deliberately developed. Courage is boldness to dare anything in the harvest field. It is only the courageous that becomes the victorious. Whatever you cannot dare, you can never take. The seriousness of a man’s face or his high fence, does not scare you. Until courage is in place, conquest is not in view. To be successful in the harvest field, therefore, one must be very courageous. Courage to tell the truth. Courage to preach the undiluted word of God. Courage not to fear at the faces of the people. Jeremiah 1:8 says, ‘Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.’ It takes courage to preach somethings the Holy Spirit will give you.

It takes courage to worship God in some places and countries today. We saw situation like that in Babylon where Daniel was a captive (Dan. 6). By divine providence Daniel was one of the three presidents under the kingdom of Babylon. He was impeccably honest (vv. 3-5). He openly served God knowing that he was risking his position and his life (v. 10). He would not compromise his service to God for any reason. He overcame through God (vv. 16, 22). It takes courage to stand against sin. We saw in the lives Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. (Dan. 3). It takes courage to flee evil. Joseph is a clear example (Genesis 39). It takes Courage to fight (even when no one else will): David (1 Samuel 17). It takes courage to teach the truth. Prophet Nathan confronted King David at God’s word and that could have cost him his life.

How do we come about this courage. First, righteous living makes bold. Proverbs 28:1 says, ‘The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.’ It is not possible to walk boldly in unrighteousness. Sin corrupts your courage and turns it into bold face but bold face is not courage. As long as you are committed to walking in righteousness and holiness, you will see yourself manifest courage. Second, the baptism of the Holy Spirit imparts courage. Acts 4:29-31 says that they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is for boldness in the harvest field. When you are a person given to praying in the tongues of the Spirit, you will exhibit tremendous courage in the harvest field. It takes courage to see miracles. As you declare boldly the Word, the manifestation is called miracles. Acts 14:3 says, ‘Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.’ As they spoke boldly, signs and wonders were done by their hands. Courage is the springboard of signs and wonders. Whether in your life or in the harvest field learn to speak boldly the Word of God because that is the platform for the manifestation of signs and wonders.

REMEMBER: It takes courage to command signs and wonders and it takes signs to command the attention of souls.

CONFESSION:  Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I function in the righteousness of God and anointed to speak boldly with attendant signs following. Hallelujah!

PROPHETIC RELEASE:   From today as you say it, you shall see it in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Joshua 1:1-9

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 44:24-47:7; 2 Timothy 2:22-3:17; Psalm 94:1-23; Proverbs 26:6-8

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October 24, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (8): PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE

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Friday October 23, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (8): PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Galatians 6:9 (KJV)

There is no other work that require so much patience and perseverance like the kingdom business of soul winning. This is because people are not usually won to Christ in a day. There is the process of planting the seed of the Word of God, watering the seed and time for it to grow. Then in growth, there are different stages and they require time and efforts. The soul-winner needs to continue doing well because in due season, he/she will reap. To be successful therefore, in soul-winning, patience and perseverance is none negotiable. The devil does not have power but what he does is to try to weary you into abandoning the course you are pursuing. No wonder, patience is part of the fruit of the recreated human spirit because you need it in your confrontations with Satan and the gates of hell. Satan will throw many things at you to weary you. Daniel 7:25 says, ‘And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.’ If you understand the way the devil operate, you will know that patience is a vital weapon against the wearing out ministry of the devil. The devil is always seeking to wear you out. You must understand that.

When you begin to see certain manifestations of people in the harvest field that irritate you and that seeks to discourage you, understand that it is the wearing out activities of the devil at work. In the face of such, deploy patience to wear out that devil instead of you getting worn out, let the devil give up. There are people you will meet in the harvest field that will be slow to respond to the gospel. They will eventually respond but they would drag and drag. If you are not patient, you would give up and miss that harvest. Knowing that, as the Spirit ministers to you about a soul, even though it doesn’t look like what will come around, stay put and be patient. Another thing is as a soul-winner consider how long it is taking you to respond to the Holy Spirit. There are things the Holy Spirit has told you that you are yet to respond to His demands. If the Holy Spirit has not been patient with you, probably you wouldn’t even be saved let alone being enlisted into the kingdom business. When you think of the patience of the Holy Spirit with you, then you would know that you cannot be less to the souls in the harvest field.

Perseverance prompts one, after teaching one person—whether he succeeds or fails—to seek out another person, then another, then another, ad infinitum. Apostle Paul exhibited this virtue so well. They would stone him in one city, as soon as he recovers, he is off to another city to continue his preaching. Perseverance preserves you from getting discouraged because of the negative outcomes of your endeavours. As you employ these virtues, I see you begin to make news in the harvest field thereby securing for yourself unimaginable breakthroughs.

REMEMBER: You need patience and perseverance to weary the devil out.

CONFESSION: I do not give up. I am the one that wear the devil out in any and every confrontation. The virtue of patience and perseverance are being fully developed in my character to the glory of God. Hallelujah!!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: Every agenda of Satan to wear you out is set ablaze now in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Daniel 7:25-27

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 42:1-44:23; 2 Timothy 2:1-21; Psalm 92:1-93; Proverbs 26:3-5

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October 23, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (7): COMPASSION DRIVEN

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Thursday October 22, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (7): COMPASSION DRIVEN

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew 9:36 (KJV)

Compassion was the energy that drove Christ Jesus into soul-winning. Compassion is what causes the virtue to flow and brought the people both the Word of God and healing in the ministry of Jesus. Compassion is coming to a deep awareness of another’s suffering and out of sympathy and empathy doing something about it. Understanding the eternal position of the unsaved soul is something that will drive any humane soul to doing something to help. Even though you are tired and needed rest, you go in search of a new convert or to share a tract or word with someone because you understand that the person can exit life at any time and then face eternity unprepared. The understanding of the state of the unsaved evokes compassion and compassion drives gospel campaign. To be successful in soul-winning therefore, compassion is very vital. You want to function in the healing anointing, then you must be compassion-driven. Matthew 14:14 says, ‘And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.’ The unction flows in the direction of compassion and the preaching of the gospel is unction-driven. ‘For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance;’ (I Thessalonians 1:5).

Another thing about compassion is that it is a seed and what you sow is what you reap. As you sow compassion into the lives of others, you inevitably begins to reap same in your own life. The truth is what is sown doesn’t just come back in the exact proportion that it was sown but it is always pressed down, shaken together and running over. Somehow whatever anyone does, of the same shall he/she receive of the Lord. Ephesians 6:8 says, ‘Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.’ So the issue of compassion isn’t just about winning soul but also it’s about the law of seed time and harvest. The truth is that the seeds of compassion we sow in the souls of the unsaved speak for our generations unborn. There is what you are doing today that is an investment into your generations unborn. It speaks in time for you and throughout all eternity. What a life!

What is it that powers compassion? It is the Understanding of the Word that imparts compassion. The Word gives you a mindset. It is a mindset of divine provision for humanity. When that mindset is in place, anything that is not consistent with that provision in the lives of others will evokes a response to see them corrected and helped. The more of the Word you know, the more heart of compassion you develop. As a soul-winner, you must be taking in the Word on daily basis. You must be a Word addict, consistently eating the Word for your spiritual health and development. The Word will develop compassion in you and guarantee that you are successful in Kingdom business. Selah!

REMEMBER: Compassion imparts unction to function in the harvest field.

PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your word to me today. I am love born and the love of God is shed abroad in my heart. The compassion of God is compelling me to reach out to the unsaved in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree that the seeds of compassion that you are sowing in the lives of the unsaved begin to speak in your own personal affairs in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Matthew 15:32; 20:34; Mark 6:34; 8:2.

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 39:1-41:18; 2 Timothy 1:1-18; Psalm 90:1-91:16; Proverbs 26:1-2

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October 22, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (6): A FIRM CONVICTION ON ETERNITY

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Wednesday October 21, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (6): A FIRM CONVICTION ON ETERNITY

when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
II Corinthians 1:7-8 (KJV)

For you to be successful in soul-winning, you must have a firm conviction that anyone that does not obey Jesus and His gospel is lost in eternity in the lake of fire. That is what our opening text is saying in essence. Jesus Christ is the way to eternity in heaven. There is no alternative whatsoever. You must be fanatical to this conviction that the gospel is the only escape route from the destruction that awaits every unsaved soul. If it is, then you hold the key to someone’s eternity in heaven. That is a grave realization. It is that understanding that drives one to attack the task of the gospel with reckless abandon. Think about it, all the people you know now that do not obey the gospel are hell bound unless they repent and obey the gospel. And to think that this same gospel of salvation has been committed to your trust is so sobering to think about. No wonder Apostle Paul said that he was made all things to all people so that he might by all means save some (I Corinthians 9:22). See what Apostle Paul says in II Corinthians 5:11, ‘Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.’ He understood that humanity is lost without the gospel. This gave him the temerity to persuade men into the Kingdom of God.

Come to think of it, people are lost if they wouldn’t obey the gospel, but how many know and understand this fact. Lost humanity can argue blindly with you as they hopelessly stroll into a doomed eternity. Seeing that they do not understand the gravity of the matter, we persuade them and for some even compel to turn to the Lord. All these efforts is because we understand in the first place that it is a matter of life and death even though they may not realize this at the time. To be successful therefore, one must be firmly convicted that humanity is on their way to eternity without hope without the gospel of the Lord Jesus. This is very crucial.

This consciousness helps you as a person to maintain your salvation because you are gravely aware of the consequences of not doing so. Having a firm conviction of eternity without Christ not only help you succeed in the gospel business but it also empowers vigilance in your own personal Christian walk. Apostle Paul says that he keeps his body under and brings it into subjection least after preaching to others he would be a castaway (see I Corinthians 9:27). That consciousness helps in maintaining personal purity and integrity. You can confirm this fact in the lives of some Christians that do not care about the gospel; they live anyhow. Most don’t have eternity consciousness at all. It shows in the way they run after the things of the world. If you are not actively bearing the gospel, it maybe a sign that you are not eternity conscious and consequently not rapture ready.

REMEMBER: Having a firm conviction helps you not only succeed in the harvest field but also maintain personal purity and integrity.

CONFESSION: I know that humanity is lost without Christ Jesus and that the gospel holds the key to the eternity of all human race. This powers my tenacity in taking the gospel to all in my sphere of contacts. Glory to God, they are responding positively!. Hallelujah!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree you shall not be a castaway in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING
Acts 20:26-32

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 37:1-38:28;1 Timothy 6:1-21; Psalm 89:38-52; Proverbs 25:28

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October 21, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (5): A FIGHTING SPIRIT

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Tuesday October 20, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (5): A FIGHTING SPIRIT

No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Mark 3:27 (KJV)

A fighting spirit is a spiritual disposition of not taking a “NO!” for an answer. It is developing a victor’s mentality. It is coming to a point of only having triumphs or nothing. Instead of not winning, let the fight continue – that is a fighting spirit. What we are saying today is that it takes a fighting spirit to be successful in the soul-winning business. This is so because our text associates the unsaved as the captives of Satan, the strong man. To let go his captives, you must put up a fight that will result in binding him. II Corinthians 4:3-4 says, ‘3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.’ The god of this world being referred to is Satan. He is responsible and behind every unbeliever’s blindness to the light of the glorious gospel. For you to succeed in letting the unsaved to see the light of the gospel you must take care of the strong man Satan. This is done in intense intercessions.

A fighting spirit is the answer to the attack of discouragement. In the harvest field, you will come across things and behaviours that will try to put you off and discourage you. It is at that point that a fighting spirit comes to your rescue because it would not accept a no. Until victory is achieved, a fighting spirit fights on. It knows no discouragement. Apostle Paul is a very good example of a fighting spirit. They stone him, beat him and in some cases he was left as dead but as soon as strength comes into him, he gets up and off to the next town to preach. He laid necessity upon himself for the gospel. He is either preaching, following-up or praying for souls. Never tiring, never depressed! The work of the gospel is a task that must by all means be executed even if it means to lay down his life, Apostle Paul was willing. At a point he said that he was not just willing to be bound in Jerusalem but to die for the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 21:13). That is a fighting spirit, beloved.

How do you come about a fighting spirit? It comes by a baptism of fire of the Holy Spirit. There is a baptism of fire beloved. It is an experience where the Holy Spirit sets your spirit, soul and body on fire of enthusiasm for the gospel. That fire came upon Jeremiah that even when he does not want to speak the word, it begins to burn in his bones that he cannot be at peace until he speaks out the word (Jeremiah 20:9). When that fires lands upon you, it intoxicates your spirit making you restless until you are running with the gospel. That fire imparts on you a fighting spirit. Even in your personal affairs, you are guaranteed to win when the fighting spirit is in operation in your life. No circumstance overwhelms you. You are so dogged until you weary every devil out of your affairs. Beyond excelling in the gospel, a fighting spirit helps you win at every turn of life. Go for it.

REMEMBER: A fighting spirit is the answer to all assaults of the devil in the harvest field and in your personal life.

CONFESSION: I triumph in every place by the power of the Holy Spirit. No situation overwhelms me because greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world. Hallelujah!!!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree the release of a fighting spirit in your life today in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING
I Corinthians 15:32; I Timothy 6:12

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 35:1-36:32; 1 Timothy 5:1-25; Psalm 89:14-37; Proverbs 25:25-27

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October 20, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (4): LIVE A CLEAN LIFE

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Monday October 19, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (4): LIVE A CLEAN LIFE

Nevertheless 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.
II Timothy 3:19 (KJV)

This is one factor that impede the commitment of many to the gospel – a life of unrighteousness and iniquity. Soul-winning demands that the participant is delivered from a lifestyle of sin before he/she can qualify to be used to deliver others. Soul-winning is bearing the everlasting gospel to the next person and it is required that those that bear the vessels of the Lord must be holy and clean. Isaiah 52:11 admonishes, ‘Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.’ You cannot be meddling with sin and still be free to carry the everlasting gospel. The gospel is holy and uncleanness disqualifies one from bearing it. Living in sin and preaching the gospel is hypocrisy. If what you are preaching is effective, it should save you first. If the gospel you are preaching has not saved you, it would be impotent to effect any change in the life of the person you are witnessing to. Forever, guilt cannot allow you to be effective and successful in the gospel that is why you must clean up. No matter how good an apple is, if you handle that apple with a hand that you used to apply sniper (poison), that apple will be contaminated and can cause death. It is a good apple, the problem is the person bearing it. Same is true about the gospel.

The gospel is not effective in some quarters today is not the fault of the gospel but that of those who are bearing it in unrighteousness. You can deceive man but you cannot deceive God. There is power in the gospel but it cannot flow when the bearer is laden with sin and iniquity. For the power of the gospel to flow, you must allow it to affect your life first be obeying the gospel yourself before running with it. Clean up! Clean up! Time is running out! Don’t waste your life in sin. The worse deception is self-deception. The gospel has foundation (standard) for you to handle it and that is walking in holiness. In the Old Testament, you approach the holy things with sin, you drop dead instantly. We are in era of grace where God is giving you countless opportunities to repent but don’t take God for granted so you don’t end grounded.

Leviticus 10:3 says, ‘Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, And before all the people I will honored.’” ‘ We are living in a generation that has no regard for God – a generation that know not the Lord. They are not aware that sin can shut one down and lower the person to early grave that is why they are playing with unrighteousness. A Christian is a king-priest. As a priest, you are expected to stand before God on behalf of the people and before the people on behalf of God. How can you stand before a holy God and be messing with sin? This is not that you made a mistake but you are living and enjoying iniquity. I am afraid for you because I know this God does not take rubbish. That you are not yet dead like it happened to Nadab and Abihu should not make you think that God is a fool or is condoning with your lifestyle of iniquity. Repent today and cut off sin from your life. Living in sin is a choice for the believer. You can help yourself because the power is in you. You are your own worst enemy. You are stopping divinity from making you a show piece of the gospel by your lifestyle. Today is still an uptime. Selah!

REMEMBER: Those that bear the vessels of the Lord must be holy.

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for your word to me today. I am sorry and repent from every known sin in my life. I ask that the blood of Jesus watches me. I cut off sin in my life from this day in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: That thing that has sapped your spiritual power is cursed today in your life in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Hebrews 12:28-29

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 33:1-34:22; 1 Timothy 4:1-16; Psalm 89:1-13; Proverbs 25:23-24

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October 19, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (3): BE COMMITTED

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Sunday October 18, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (3): BE COMMITTED

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:62 (KJV)

It was Che Guevara who said, “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” Martin Luther King Jr. says, ‘A man who does not have something for which he is willing to die is not fit to live.’ Until you are willing to die for something you are not worthy to live. We are talking about commitment to the gospel. Commitment is the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose. It means that you focus on a purpose steadfastly no matter what comes. To be successful in soul-winning you must be committed. It would take your time to pray, preach, follow-up and your money too. Everything you have got must be involved in order to see success. First, recognize that this is kingdom business. Like every other business, you must plan, budget, execute, evaluate outcome and restrategize. Which group of people are you aiming at reaching out to? The group will inform your strategy. For instance, if you are reaching out to teenagers, then you will have to think and behave like a teenager yourself to be able to reach them. You must be very patient and a good listener. No matter the group you are reaching out to, commitment is a must. If you give the gospel 30% of the attention you give your career/business, you will see such result that will amaze you. The results that have eluded us is only a function of lack of commitment on our part.

Interestingly God does not do something with someone that is not committed. Our text says that no one that puts his hands on the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God. You are disqualified immediately it is notified that you are showing signs of no commitment. Noncommital is a disqualification criterion in the army of the Lord. You must be committed not in word but indeed. Until your commitment is certified, success as a soul-winner is not in view. See the kind of commitment that makes people a success in the harvest field, listen to Apostle Paul, ‘For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!’ (I Corinthians 9:16). Commitment is placing necessity upon yourself in regards to the gospel. It is giving yourself a target of souls that must be established in Church and driving yourself to achieve it. Most of our jobs are target-driven, and we strive to meet and exceed our targets in our various jobs but can we just be target-driven in regards to souls?

It is commitment that is driving results. If we are going to be results-oriented in our soul-winning task, we must be target-driven and commitment conscious. Beloved, how can you be committed today? How can you improve on your level of commitment to the gospel today? Time is running out. There is an urgency in the Spirit to rush in and preserve the harvest from decadence. Will you respond? Will you carry-on as if there is nothing? This is your opportunity to see divinity manifest in your affairs as you commit to Kingdom expansion business. That prayer point that has been on your mind for a long time now, can be tackled in a flash by the power of God if you can just commit to the heart of the Father in these last hours of the age. Selah!

REMEMBER: Until there is commitment, there can be no results.

CONFESSION: Sweet Heavenly Father, thank you for making my life beautiful giving me an opportunity to be your witness to the peoples of the world. I receive grace to be more committed in my primary assignment. I up my game from today and go wide for the gospel. So help me God! Glory!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: Everything contending with your commitment to the gospel is cursed today in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
Philippians 1:21; 3:12-14

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 31:27-32:4; 1 Timothy 3:1-16; Psalm 88:1-18; Proverbs 25:20-22

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October 18, 2020
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (2): MORTIFY SELF

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Saturday October 17, 2020

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SOUL-WINNING (2): MORTIFY SELF

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
I Corinthians 9:27 (KJV)

The greatest enemy of the recreated human spirit is not the devil. When you were born again, you had dominion over the devil and his gates of hell. The greatest enemy of the born again person is his/her flesh. Self is the greatest enemy of the born again person. There are three forces at war in the life of the born again person: the Holy Spirit, the Flesh and the devil. The flesh is always cooperating with the devil that is why you must put it under. Self talks about the cravings of the sinful nature. To be useful and usable in the hands of the Lord of the harvest, you must mortify your self. You must come to the altar of burnt offering and lay your body at the altar as a living sacrifice. The reason is that you must be salted with fire to be useful in the hand the Lord (see Mark 9:49). If you are still alive in your flesh, you are not useful and usable for the work of the gospel. With your self still alive, you cannot represent the Lord and the gospel in your lifestyle which is the most primary form of evangelism. A self that is still alive is full of pride, easily angry, boostful and self-centered.

Galatians 5:19-21 lists the activities of the works of the flesh, ‘19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.’ You see why we said that until Mr Flesh dies, you are not ready for kingdom business. The need for people to be enlisted into the harvest field is enormous but just anybody will not qualify to be enlisted. You can now better understand why it is not everybody that comes to Church understands the soul-winning business. So many are around, but very few are qualify to be enlisted. These days many are coming to Church for so many reasons; some to belong and answer that they are Christians, others just to get God to answer their prayer, etc. The flesh must be dead and Mr Self must be laid on the altar. It is as serious as that.

Beloved, do you understand what it means to mortify the flesh now? It is to do away with the works of the flesh mentioned in Galatians 5:17-21. Lay yourself at the prayer altar and petition God until there is no trace of any of them in your life. The truth is that the sin nature died the day you got saved, the problem is that at lot of us have not renewed our mind to put these things off. Stay in the word and renew your mind and they will wear off and your life will conform to the righteousness of God in your recreated human spirit. In the place of word bath, your strength is renewed to manifest the nature of righteousness in your spirit. Because the Word is Spirit and Life, the more Word you take into your spirit, the more the fruit of the spirit will reveal and manifest in your character. Get into the Word and lay the flesh and its works to rest permanently. Shalom!

REMEMBER: Everybody must be salted by fire to be usable in the harvest field.

PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your word to me today. I ask for the grace to read, study and meditate on the Word in order to mortify self in my life in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

PROPHETIC RELEASE: I decree fresh appetite in the Word upon you now in the name of Christ Jesus Amen!

FURTHER READING:
John 6:63

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Jeremiah 30:1-31:26; 1 Timothy 2:1-15; Psalm 87:1-7; Proverbs 25:18-19

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October 17, 2020

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