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*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Sunday,  May 31 2020.* *Topic: Be ready to forgive.* *Text: Psalms 86:1-17* *🔑Key Verse: Psalms 86:5* *"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."* 👉The Lord knew from the onset that man is bound to sin, so He made provisions for our reconciliation and demanded that we do same to our neighbour no matter what pain they have caused us. 👉The act of forgiveness is not an easy one, you find it hard to let go especially if the person who wronged you took an intentional act to harm you. 👉By default, the heart of man is full of evil, hence we shouldn't be surprised by character that would be displayed from time to time. 👉Do not over expect from anyone, so that you won't be disappointed. Yes.......when you have such mindset that the heart of man is full of evil and is aware that its by grace we attain righteousness, then it will be easy for you to let go. 👉The spirit of God also does wonder i...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Friday, May 29 2020.* *Topic: You shall not be ashamed.* *Text: Isaiah 29:22* *🔑Key verse:* *"Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob* *shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale".* 👉The Hebrew verb translated comfort (nacham) means to console or calm down someone. The lord called Isaiah to bring words of comfort to His people to inform them that the days of punishment are over, and the time of pardon has begun.  👉The lord might have struck you with His left hand but is consoling you and drawing you closer with His right hand. 👉Have you lost all you struggled for over the years and is starting life afresh? 👉Have you been inflicted with terminal disease that has made you lost hope of survival? 👉Are you at the verge of divorce in you marital life? 👉Have you waited so long for a breakthrough that people perceive you as suffering from a coursed? 👉Do you look at your present condition and ...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Thursday,  May 28 2020.* *Topic: Is God always transactional?* *Text: 1kings 6:1-38* *Key verse: 1 Kings 6:12* *"As for this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in My statutes, and execute Mine ordinances, and keep all My commandments to walk in them; then will I establish My word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father;"* 👉Anyone who thinks he is a guru in business should check again because I haven't seen  any one as business minded as God. Is God always transactional in His dealings with man? You do need to think through before you give a quick answer to that anyways. 👉From the onset, Adonai made promises to Abraham and his descendants. He further entered into covenant with them *(Leviticus 26:9)* and commanded blessings that is dependant on fulfillment of your own contract with Him. 👉God made it clear to Solomon that the building of the temple which has attracted a lot of blessings to him does not give him right to err against Hi...

*KOSHER 🍧🥗🍹* *Wednesday, May 27 2020.* *Topic: Managing Distraction.* *Text: Genesis 2:1-17*📖 *🔑Key Verse:Genesis 2:17* *[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.* 👉At the garden of Eden, the lord created an  attraction and aslo created a distraction. He advised them to manage every other tree in the garden but avoid just one. 👉I have always thought that God would have hidden the tree of knowledge from their eyes if He so wished to make life simple. 👉However He left it, to see if man could manage the power of choice given him. Meaning life would be easier for you if you chose to make it so. 👉From the garden, it was proven that every attraction also has a distraction around it.  Thus making life a choice tussle................ Your ability to avoid distraction and focus on the main attraction makes you a winner. 👉Whatever event, situation or thing that can lure you aw...

*KOSHER* 🍧🥗🍹 *Tuesday, May 26 2020.* *Topic: Don't give up* *Text: Habakkuk 3:1-19*📖 *🔑Key Verse: Habakkuk 3:19* *"The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."* 👉The prophet considered all his experience in distress and recalled how God has been so good. 👉He resolved to rejoice in the Lord irrespective of the happening around him, because he has realised that nothing can equate to the love of God. 👉When we lose mouth watering jobs, business contract, our health to diseases or face disappointment in marriage, we often are broken down, so much so that it results to depression. 👉Why give up when you still have 99% tendency of succeeding again in your cause. Why do you want to stop trying when God is still interested in your case. 👉Often time we ask "God why did you allow this" the truth remains that good and ba...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Thursday 21, May 2020.* *Topic: Be Original.* *Text: Esther 3:1-15*📖 *🔑Key verse: Esther 3:2* *"And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence."* 👉Originality relates to the first conceived state of a thing. We can not talk about originality without recognizing the Supreme God who is the first and last. 👉God our Creator, moulded us out with unique gifts and features to represent Him who is our source. 👉No matter how you may tend to share common traits with people, you are made to be original. After all no finger print is same. 👉The adolescent stage especially is an age must people searches to identity their true self and purpose. At this stage, most  are confused as they wish to be like others rather than themselves. 👉However, as the children of covenant the common call that keeps us original is livi...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Tuesday,  May 19 2020.* *Topic: Faith of the betrothed.* *Text: Hosea 2:1-22.📖* *🔑Key verse: Hosea 2:19* *"And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies."* 👉Hosea began his prophetic work during the last years of Jeroboam's reign, which endorsed idolatry. The children of Israel rejected their Husband and sought after another husband and master. This, the lord was not happy so He used Gomer known for sexual promiscuity as a metaphor to illustrate the kind of life Israel resorted to, and how much He desires to redeem them all. 👉However in their unfaithfulness, He promised..."i will even betroth you to me in righteousness forever." 👉According to the Jewish law, shiddukhin (betrothal) is defined as the mutual promise between a man and a woman to contract a marriage at some future time and the formulations of the terms on which it sha...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Monday,  May 18 2020.* *Topic: Know your domain* *Text: Numbers 4:1-20*📖 *🔑Key verse: Numbers 4:20.* *"But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die."* 👉During the census on Jewish men in preparation for their conscription in the Jewish army, the tribe of Levi were exempted because they had special service to render in the Tabernacle. Today's message is centered on the duty given to the Kohathites. 👉Of the four main divisions among the Levites as written in the scripture, were.... 1. The Gershonites 2. The Merarites 3. The Aaronites 4. The Kohathites *Who are the Kohathites?* 👉Kohath, was the second son of Levi and grandfather of Moses, Aaron and Miriam *(Numbers 26:58-59).* 👉His brothers were Gershon and Merari *(Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16).* 👉They were kept in charge of the most sacred utensils, objects, the Ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars and screen which they geared on their sho...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Sunday,  May 17 2020.* *Topic: Principle of management* *Text: Numbers 1: 1-46*📖 *🔑Key verse:Numbers 1:2* *"Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;"* 👉The  country conducted its last population census in 2006 and is already 3years behind schedule because globally every country is expected to hold census every 10 years. 👉So ever since the last census, estimates has been used to update the country's growing population. 👉One may ask of what essence is census held. Well.........its important to know that the most important resource of any society is human capital. 👉So census taking informs decision making at all levels, be it allocating political power, distribution of federal funds, civil Rights enforcement, businesses application, community planning and so on.  👉The Lord spoke to Moses in the New Mo...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Friday, May 15 2020.* *Topic: The fire on the altar.* *Text: Leviticus 6:9-13*📖 *🔑Key verse:Leviticus 6:13* *"(6:2) Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt-offering: it is that which goeth up on its firewood upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereby."* 👉The essence of the command that burnt offering shall continually be upon the altar is a significant of God's eternal reign. This specific duty on Aaron and his sons is also extended to us in a way. 🔑The question is, if the command is extended to us, what part do we play? 👉To ensure that the fire upon the altar burns continually God gave the high priesthood tips to follow and extending these responsibility to us, we must endeavor to do the following in conjunction with the Cohen. 👉While the Cohen is instructed to burn incense daily, we are excepted to keep our altar of prayer burning. Pray without ceasing. ...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Thursday, May 14 2020.* *Topic: Prayer : Make it a life style.* *Text: Jeremiah 17:1-27*📖 *🔑Key verse: Jeremiah 17:14* *"Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise."* 👉In 1952, Albert Einstein was delivering a lecture on the campus of Princeton university, and a doctoral student asked him " what is there left in the world of original dissertation research? " And he replied, " find out about prayer; somebody must find out about prayer ." 👉We tend to tag prayer a life style for only the clergy. This is why when we feel we need prayers we think of our pastors as a solution. 👉Daniel was not a prophet, yet he was known for praying without with discipline (3 times daily). 👉We are always quick to give excuses of being too busy or not being in the right place. But I tell you, prayer is not limited to tie or place. 👉If you can not be too busy to breath, then you must learn to n...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Wednesday, May 13 2020.* *Topic: What lies have you inherited?* *Text: Jeremiah 16:1-20📖* *🔑Key verse: Jeremiah 16:19* *"O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit."* 👉Prophet Jeremiah gave prophecy concerning a time when the unbelievers shall return to their creator and confess truly that they have inherited lies and have dwelt in darkness. 👉When a little child cry and you tell him that ojuju will come for him that child stops crying because he believed your lies. That...... was on a lighter note. 👉Female children from some part of the country are circumcised. Is this norm approved by God? No, but when you ask their parents they tell you they inherited such way of life from their parents. 👉The prophet said the Gentiles shall discover they have l...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Tuesday, May 12 2020.* *Topic: In the presence of my enemies.* *Text: Leviticus 26:1-20* *🔑Key verse: Leviticus 26:6* *"And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land."* 👉Psalms 23 is a familiar Bible verse taught at the cradle. We run the lines like a sweet melodious lyrics without meditating on their meaning. But the messages are deep and were written at a period David was surrounded with enemies inside and outside his house. 👉Absalom his son wanted his life by all means, his master Saul terrorized him, he fought all his life yet God saw him through. 👉David wrote with so much confidence because he served a faithful God. He stood firm knowing that the watchman watches in vain if the lord does not watch over the city. 👉Today people claim they have no enemies and I wonder if God was exaggerating when He promised ...

Topic: Services to Humanity is services to God.   Services to God is indeed rendered through our services to humanity. When God calls out from His throne, our response should be in honour through rendering services.  The Lord called unto Moses to become  a medium through which He spoke to His people Israel. Leviticus 27:2 [2]Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. God choose Moses to serve as a mediator, judge, servant and a Shepherd. No wonder it took him 40years training in the palace and another 40 years in the wilderness to prepare him for such service. We are all created with great potential to serve humanity.  This is how we reach out to God. One could ask if everyone is called to lead. The answer is yes, your assignment should be on discovering the area you are called to work. Ponder on these...       How do you know your...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Sunday, May 10 2020.* *Topic: Let your land honour God.* *Text: Leviticus 25:1-end*📖 *🔑Key verse: Leviticus 25:2* *Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.* 👉Oftentimes when God instructs us on a thing to do, they seem difficult at a glance. God spoke to Israel concerning a land they haven't even possessed. Can you imagine? 👉We are familiar with the idea of Sabbaths of days, where the seventh is dedicated to God. But the case of Sabbatical year is not observed today due to some obvious circumstances. 👉Nevertheless, the essence of this command reveals that every thing created by God deserves a rest. And at this rest period, He the creator, restores vital nutrients to the soil depleted by constant use. 👉Now bringing the message home to us............ paraphrasing Leviticus 25:2 would read........... When you get that possession you so much...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Friday, May 8 2020.* *Topic: Most Reliable backup plan.* *Text: Numbers 9:1-13*📖 *🔑Key verse: Numbers 9:11* *"The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs"* 👉When Moses was asked the fate of people who could not observe the first feast of Passover as ordained by God. 👉Moses came back with a response from God stating categorically that another chance was given them to celebrate the passover observing all its rites on 14th day of the second month. What a privilege, considering  the significant of this everlasting memorial. 👉When I lost my phone, I was not just worried about the old phone, rather my major concern was the important documents saved in the phone. 👍I doubted the possibility of recovering all back even with the backup plan I did. This experience, reminds me of God's backup plan which is most reliable. 👉The great significance of the passover in the jour...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Thursday, May 7 2020.* *Topic: Avoid doctrine and pursue God's word* *Text: Exodus 20:1-23* *🔑Key verse: Exodus 20:23* *"Ye shall not make with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you."* 👉This is the Lord's command and can never change irrespective of the popularity of heathen gods and cultures. The act making images to worship in place of God was a borrowed culture that marred the Israelites. And till date has caused us more harm. 👉My dad will always advice " before you venture into any act or mission, make time to ask those who choose same mission before you, so you do not live a life of regret afterwards. 👉The act of praying to Apostles and saints of old in bid to worship God in them or by them is a doctrine still trendy in the Christian forum  that is not approved by God. 👉Yes................ Most in bid to show loyalty, chooses their pastor's will over God. For some it is fashion, latest model of...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Wednesday, May 6 2020.* *Topic: He will surely supply the essential.* *Text: Ezekiel 47:1-15*📖 *🔑Key Verse: Ezekiel 47:8* *"Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed".* 👉A Nation as Israel, God's first born, were made to live in a desert................................ 👉A Nation as Israel, so loved by God were made to hunger and taste.......................... 👉A Nation as Israel, went into slavery on different occasion yet was monitored by their lover................... 👉All these unpleasant situations He allowed to draw their attention to an irreplaceable source of eternal life. 👉God who has every essential of life in stock,  is aware of our present need, yes those needs that we lack and can not do without. He allows certain season to perfect His works upon you.................... He mi...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Monday, May 4 2020.* *Topic: Need for true judgement* *Text: Leviticus 24:1-23📖* *🔑Key Verse: Leviticus 24:23* *And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.* 👉When people interpret the passages of the Bible concerning the judgement of God, they tend to present it in a way to show that God is wicked and unforgiving because of judgements He introduced to enforce sanctity. 👉And then it is the coming of His son that brought mercy, as if God is no longer merciful. But in all our thinking, we must note that man can not be more merciful or righteous than God. 👉People were asked how a nation would be without constitution, and below were their responses: 1. In the absence of a constitution it will be difficult for a country to sustain itself in a long run. 2.Justice will be denied to the people and a chaotic si...

*KOSHER*🍧🥗🍹 *Sunday, May 3 2020.* *Topic: Maintaining the anointing.* *Text: Leviticus📖 21:1-24.* *🔑Key Verse: Leviticus 21:12.* *"neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD."* 👉From the Bible times people were anointed for special purposes such as for the position of a king, prophet, Priest and so on *(Exodus 29:7, Exodus 40:9, 2Kings9:6).* 👉At different occasions, God selected people  who found grace in His sight for a particular assignment through His prophets. 👉He does not stop at the appointment. He provides every guideline and principle the chosen needs to guided. 👉This regulations God provided is not to limit you from executing your duty but to help you maintain the anointing upon your head. 👉Because the anointing comes with a super authority given to you to exercise your responsibility, but this potential given to you can not be...