YOU SHALL RECOVER ALL – Sept. 2021 Newsletter

Text: Psalms 126: 1-6 (NIV)
( A song of ascents)

1. When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed.
2. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
3. The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
4. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
5. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
6. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.

INTRODUCTION

Recovery is the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost (Google dictionary). In other words, it means “back to base” i.e. returning back to the normal state, life, health, finances, possession, etc.

Many forces could be the cause for loss in man’s life. Some people were forced to give up their valuable things and possession, some willingly gave it up because of the situation that overwhelmed them; they lost it to the hands of their enemy.

The scripture we read is a song of ascents that the people of Israel sang as they were going up to render their sacrifice of worship on Mount Zion. They remembered how the Lord delivered them from the land of slavery and restored them to their own land. It was like a dream.

In verse 4, they still prayed that God should restore their fortunes. I pray for you, whatsoever might have caused you pain, it shall create an avenue for you to praise God.

What are the steps to follow in order to claim your recovery? This shall be our focus.

To recover, you need to:
1. Seek for God’s leading.
2. Stand in great assurance.

SEEK FOR GOD’S LEADING

The Devil always hides people’s mind from this fact whenever they are in pain or state of dilemma. Many depend on themselves and their head knowledge for way out.

David was also in this situation when his house and that of his soldiers were invaded by the enemies.
1 Samuel 30:6-8
6. David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
7. Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him,
8. And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” He answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”

David had everything to fight back to recover everything he had lost, but he didn’t do that immediately. He first inquired from God, then, God gave him the direction to recover all he had lost.

When David was depressed and weeping, God didn’t say anything to him, but the moment he encouraged himself and sought God’s leading, he recovered all.

Don’t allow anything make you depressed. Whatever that have been forcefully taken away from you, be it physically or spiritually, you shall recover them all.

STAND IN GREAT ASSURANCE

The very good way to put your faith in action is to be positive in your utterances. Even when the storm is raging and it seems there is no  more hope, or at the thick darkness of the cloud, be rest assured that it is just a test of time; it will soon fade away.

Job, during his trying time, lost everything including his wealth, children, flock, and health.
Job 19:25-27 ( NIV)

25. I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
26. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
27. I will see him with my own eyes. I, and not another, How my heart yearns within me!

His confession of assurance shook the heavens for his total restoration. This was the one whose wife, friends and family deserted, yet he stood firm in his faith in God. What is that thing that has made life miserable for you? Put your mind off it. I encourage you to know who you believe and stand on His promises for you. He can not fail you, He’ll stand by you and you shall prevail in all your endeavors.

CONCLUSION

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, bringing sheaves with him…

All of your struggles and troubles are noticed by God, He’s working out the way out for your total restoration.

Finally, you need Jesus in your life; He’s the only redeemer and restorer of everything you might have lost. He can reverse the irreversible, but He needs your input. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,  every other things shall be added to you.

Let’s Pray:
1. Father, I thank you for not leaving me alone…
2. My Father, my Father, by your mercy, speak to my situation and let things turn around for me.
3. Oh Lord, deliver me from spiritual and physical bondage I find myself.
4. Lord Jesus, restore to me everything that has been forcefully taking away from me.
5. My Lord and my Savior, help me to fulfil my destiny.
6. Let every weapon of frustration the enemy is using against me cash fire!
7. I shall not labor in vain in Jesus Christ’s name

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IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU ON ALL SIDES

JANUARY 2021 NEWS LETTER

IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU ON ALL SIDES
Deuteronomy 28 : 1-14.

INTRODUCTION
It is the heart desire of God to bless His children. David Jeremiah said in his magazine, Turning points devotional, that ‘After the year we just finished, do you wonder if God is still blessing us? Since we all stressed in unexpected ways last year, there is no better way for us to begin the new year than by remembering we are blessed beyond measure.’

Since you are in God’s agenda, He has programmed your wellness in His plan, that’s why he’s reassuring you as He’s leading me to tell you that ‘IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU… ‘

As your Father, God promised and pronounced to you His intentions for your well being this year. So also the devil, the accuser of the brethren, will want to destabilize you not to key yourself into the words of prophecy. Therefore, I encourage you to take the word of God more seriously as you journey on this year rather than listening to and following the words of men.

WELLNESS IN YOUR JOURNEY
Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Good News Version)

The journey of life is more than physical voyage, it requires both spiritual and physical strength if you want to go far. How well and prosperous you will do in a year depends on how you started it. Who is leading you, and on whose account is your Journey paid?

When Moses and the Israelites were on the journey, it got to a time that Moses was confused. He pleaded that God’s presence should go with them and also asked that God should show him His glory (Exodus 33: 14-18).

Give no room for anything to make you afraid as you go in this year’s journey. Ask for God’s presence and the company of His glory.

So many things will want to distract you from moving forward, such as bad news, your friends, close relatives, government policies, economic downturn, and the environment you find yourself.  The best way to deal with them is to fill your heart with the Word of God and switch to worship songs and prayers.

Your journey shall be successful this year in Jesus’ name.

WELLNESS IN YOUR BUSINESS WORK AND CAREER
Text: Deut. 28: 11-12

It’s the heart desire of God for you to enjoy life in full, that is why during the creation of the earth God pronounced blessings upon the land to yield good crops for man’s consumption.

God gives every individual the capacity to work to earn a living; He allows everyone to make choice of careers or businesses, and work to have a good standard of living. At every junction of life, the Lord keeps emphasizing His intentions for His people’s wellbeing, even as the Istraelits were going through the wilderness of life.

In the anchor scripture Deuteronomy 28: 11-12 (GNB), it reads this:

11. The LORD will give you many children, many cattle, and abundant crops in the land that he promised your ancestors to give you.
12. He will send rain in season from his rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any.

You can see very clearly in the passage above that WELLNESS IN YOUR BUSINESS, WORK AND CAREER is the central point of God’s plan for you because through that, you will be able to extend His blessings to people around you. For you to really enjoy the WELLNESS of God, you must obey and follow His instructions. Our God is not a jester, and He doesn’t joke with His instructions, so, for you to enjoy fullness of His blessings this year, you must obey Him.

Leviticus 26: 3-7 (GNB)
3. If you live according to my laws and obey my commands,
4. I will send you rain at the right time, so that the land will produce crops and the trees will bear fruit.
5. Your crops will be so plentiful that you will still be harvesting grain when it is time to pick grapes, and you will still be picking grapes when it is time to plant grain. You will have all that you want to eat, and you can live in safety in your land.
6. I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there.
7. You will be victorious over your enemies.

Not that God doesn’t know what you’re going to encounter as you journey on this year, He knows that there’s going to be a lot of manipulation of the enemy and distractions along your way by making things difficult for you. Never mind; focus your attention on God, believe His words and obey His instructions. That is the secret of Your WELLBEING and IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU.

WELLNESS IN YOUR HOME AND FINANCES
Text: Psalms 128.

Home is a place of abode where you take your living as a family or individual. It is a place where you are sheltered.

Finance is the fuel that sustains a home. It makes the home suitable for living.

An African adage says; ‘If a home is not sweet or comfortable for living, the community will be like forest.’ God instituted home for us to enjoy our living and well-being.

The Bible text above gives a clear picture of the intent of God for every home. Psalm 128: 3 (GNB) says, ‘Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.’ That is the joy of a home that experiences wellness.

As you go this year, it shall be well with your home, and the financial blessings you need to sustain your home will be made available for you.

Verse 2 of the Bible text says, “Your work will provide for your needs; you will be happy and prosperous.” The best way to enjoy this is to key yourself into the word of God and obey His instructions.

CONCLUSION
Let JESUS be at the centre of your journey this year so that you will have a safe landing. God bless you real good.

LET’S PRAY
1. Appreciate God for having good intentions for you;
2. Ask for God’s mercy and presence as you journey through this year;
3. Pray that God’s shekina glory will illuminate your path and every darkness should give way to your manifestation.

PROPHETIC PRAYERS
4. You shall be far from troubles, oppression and cankerworm.
5. May the LORD bless you from above, may you be prosperous in this year and all the days of your life!
6.  My God will supply all your needs with His abundant wealth through Christ Jesus.
7. You shall not be put to shame financially this year.
8. No divination or enchantment pronounced from the coven against you and your family as you go this week shall work. Every adversary set in place to put your connection and manifestation on hold shall be severely dealt with by the sword of the Lord. God’s goodness and mercy shall be your companion in Jesus’ name.
9. There shall be open flood gate of heaven on your work, business and career this year.
10. Everything you lay your hands on shall prosper in the name of JESUS Christ.

REFERENCES:
Good News Bible
New International Version Bible
Dr. David Jeremiah (2021). Turning Points. Magazine & Devotion.

Written by JOHN ADEROGBA for ROPMI.

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YOUR HEART OF GRATITUDE IS THE RIGHT SACRIFICE TO UNLOCK YOUR MIRACLE

YOUR HEART OF GRATITUDE IS THE RIGHT SACRIFICE TO UNLOCK YOUR MIRACLE

Text: PSALMS 50:5-15.

 

  1. He says, ‘Gather my faithful people to me, those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.’
  2. The heavens proclaim that God is righteous, that he himself is judge.
  3. Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.
  4. I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
  5. And yet I do not need bulls from your farms or goats from your flocks;
  6. all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills.
  7. All the wild birds are mine and all living things in the fields.
  8. If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food, for the world and everything in it is mine.
  9. Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
  10. Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.
  11. Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me.

 

INTRODUCTION

Gratitude by definition is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness (Online Dictionary).

When you develop a very strong heart of GRATITUDE, there will be flow of songs of praise in your heart, and you will leave beyond the situation you are going through.

Your serious HEART of GRATITUDE is a SACRIFICE full of fragrance with sweet aroma to appease God to launch you into divine BLESSINGS.

Your HEART of GRATITUDE is the fruit of Harvest you bring to God for your land to be more productive in the years ahead. A lot of people are missing this point because they think HARVEST service is for the Front Line Churches. That’s why you see those Churches flourishing and gaining more grounds. Yeah, because they are working with biblical covenant.

THE MESSAGE

1 Samuel 2:1-11

Hannah dedicates these 11 verses to show her heart of GRATITUDE in the form of poem and brought her SACRIFICE to God by dedicating Samuel to the service of God. She was so overwhelmed with joy to the extent that she looked for what befits God who wiped her tears and opened her womb. God changed her story to glory.

Vs. 11: Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed in Shiloh and served the LORD under the priest Eli.

Because Hannah did that without being forced to do so, God arose in His Glory and blessed her with 5 more children.

Vs. 21: The LORD did bless Hannah, and she had three more sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up in the service of the LORD.

IMPORTANCE OF GRATITUDE

In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, and improve their health.

Like what Hannah did, you will always be positive in your thoughts if you fill your HEART with songs of praise and develop a very strong HEART of GRATITUDE. If you can do that, you are next in line for a MIRACLE.

YOU CAN SING EVEN IN TROUBLE.

TEXT: Job 19: 19- 27 (NIV)

Though it is not easy at all (to be sincere) because we are humans. Even our Lord Jesus Christ, when it got to a time at Gethsemane, He cried out as human and won the cross for us.

To sing in time of trouble is very hard; it happened to me too. But when you develop a strong heart of gratitude through the presence of the Holy Spirit, it will be easy to do.

Job cries out in a very serious agony of pain and rejection by friends, family (especially wife), and loved ones. He, therefore, came to a conclusion in verse 25-27

  1. “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
  2. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
  3. I myself will see him with my own eyes–I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!”

 

Praise is the confession of your mouth that flows out of your heart of gratitude at any situation you find yourself, be it palatable or otherwise.

 

As earlier mentioned, gratitude is being positive in your thoughts. Job switched from negative thoughts to positive thoughts, then, help came to him.

 

Let’s sing this HYMN by Mary Bowley Peters (1847):

 

  1. Through the love of God our Saviour,

all will be well.

Free and changeless is his favour,

all, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us,

perfect is the grace that sealed us,

strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,

all must be well.

 

2 Though we pass through tribulation,

all will be well.

Ours is such a full salvation,

all, all is well.

Happy, still in God confiding,

fruitful, if in Christ abiding,

holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,

all must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,

all will be well.

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

‘All, all is well.’

On our Father’s love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

in our living, in our dying,

all must be well.

 

What the Devil does is that, he uses the instrument of fear to make things look like there’s not going to be a way out for you, but If you can boldly say you are no longer a slave to fear, you shall sing and laugh at the storm, no matter how the storm rages.

Arise now and say it boldly!

 

YOU CAN BE MADE WHOLE WITH YOUR HEART OF GRATITUDE.

Luke 17:11-19.

To be whole means: completeness, entirety, completely free, to be well (Online Dictionary).

It’s very true that one can be healed and not be made whole or completely set free.

It has been said repeatedly that the heart of gratitude is to be positive in your thoughts. To be positive in your thoughts mean to be aligned with the mind of God for you by acknowledging His lordship in your health.

Back to the Bible passage,

10 men with leprosy met with Jesus for healing, and He had mercy on them. He pronounced healing to their bodies. He asked them to go and show themselves to the priest for the confirmation of their healing. In other words, He was telling them to go and share their testimonies. This is like someone who is being discharged from the hospital.

Lo and behold, only one of the 10 returned with the heart of gratitude. Jesus Christ was moved by this act of gratitude, and pronounced total restoration to his health.

When you cultivate the act of thanksgiving with a heart of gratitude for ‘little’ things, it will pave way for bigger testimonies. God’s hand is always ready to be stretched on you for a touch of healing.

Can you activate your faith right now and feel His touch on you?

The woman with the issue of blood experienced the healing hand of God, you also will experience His healing hand on you today. Just switch on your faith and acknowledge His presence with you.

CONCLUSION

Stop complaining. If you always complain, you won’t be able to establish the right HEART of GRATITUDE. God doesn’t listen to Complainers; He gives attention to serious Worshipers. So, if you have not given your life to Jesus, please do. Give Him the chance to rule your life and make a way for you. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

SHALOM!

 

JOHN ADEROGBA

2020.

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