UPRIGHTNESS THROUGH DIVINE DIRECTION

SCRIPTURE: Then God said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small. – Genesis 1:26 (GNT).
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To be in touch with God is to be led away from unrighteousness.
 
From our anchor passage, it is clear to know that God’s intention for our lives is for us to be like Him. God created us in His image and His utmost desire is that we reflect His image on the earth. 
 
One of this Divine natures is the nature of holiness (Matthew 5:48).
Righteousness is a department of Divinity. To be holy is to be like God.
 
It is important to know that Divine direction is the way of consecration (uprightness).
 
When God leads a man, He leads him on the path of righteousness (Psalms 23:3).
To be in touch with God is to be led away from unrighteousness. When you are in touch with God, you are delivered from any trap that can lead to your fall into sin or iniquity. 
 
Divine direction is key to sanctification, purity and cleanliness of life. When God directs you in business, He will lead you away from the business that will take you to prison. When you allow God to direct you, He will lead you from relationships and connections that will implicate you. 
 
Beloved, allow God to lead you in all areas of your life.
 
Remember this: To be in touch with God is to be led away from unrighteousness.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to emulate the character of God in everything you do.
2. Ask God to direct your paths in life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, help me to reflect Your Image and nature of holiness. Guide me along the best pathway for my life in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ACCESSING DIVINE DIRECTION.
 
QUOTE: The depth of your character determines the height of your destiny. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 31ST MAY, 1803: Presbyterians appointed Gideon Blackburn as their first missionary to the American Indians, the Cherokee nation.
 
AMAZING FACT: An average human drinks about 16,000 gallons of water in a lifetime.
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 17:1 to 29, John 19:23 to 42, Psalm 119:129 to 152, Proverbs 16:12 to 13.

DILIGENCE - A PATHWAY TO AUTHORITY

SCRIPTURE: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.’ – Proverbs 22:29
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Nothing can be glorious until someone becomes serious.
 
Today is a significant day in the history of our Nation, Nigeria. It is Democracy Day. And we are exploring ‘diligence’ as a major pathway to irresistible authority both in the physical and spiritual realms.
 
When we talk about diligence, we refer to persistent hard work, industriousness, earnestness, seriousness, doggedness, indefatigability, and effort. Diligence is a serious-minded approach to life. It is a necessity in every realm of life.
 
God’s handmaiden, Gloria Copeland once said, ‘There is no victory for the lazy spiritually.’ For instance, if a person is too lazy to pray, fast, or study the Bible, there can never be victory for such a person spiritually. 
 
Now, take note of these key thoughts:
1. Diligence is the doorway to eminence and prominence in life, both spiritually and physically.
2. Hard work is a key to high flight. When you see a high flier in life, he or she is a hard worker. 
3. Effort is the secret of effects. The quality of effort determines the intensity of effects.
4. Industry is the platform for authority. To be industrious is to be established in authority.
 
Remember this: Nothing can be glorious until someone becomes serious.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Determine to be diligent in all you do.
2. Consciously settle on the Word and pull out light that will guarantee your liberty.
 
PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace to be diligent in life. I repent from every form of laziness in my life in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: PATHWAYS TO AUTHORITY (PART 3).
 
QUOTE: To see the favour of God in your life, you must be the best. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 29TH MAY 1999: Olusegun Obasanjo took office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
 
AMAZING FACT: It takes 25,000 more molecules to determine the taste of something than it does to smell it. 
 
PROPHETIC PARENTAL BLESSING: I decree the release of the favour upon your life this season in Jesus Name.
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 14:1 to 15:22, John 18:1 to 24, Psalm 119:97 to 112, Proverbs 16:8 to 9

EXCELLENCE BEGETS PROMOTION

SCRIPTURE: Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. –Daniel 6:3
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Excellence makes it very easy for God to place His children at the top.
 
Excellence is the quality or state of being outstanding and superior. As a child of God, you should reflect excellence in all your endeavours because it is the nature of our Father.  
 
Whatever will not be done excellently must be left out totally. Average input can never produce an excellent outcome. It is what you inject into life that determines what you eject out of life.
 
God is too just to place a mediocre person ahead of excellent people. And it does not matter even if the mediocre person claims to be a Christian. For instance, a person who claims to be a Christian may take a promotion examination with his unbelieving colleagues; if he fails the exercise and the unbelieving colleagues perform excellently, who do you think God will set above the other? God is not unjust!
 
In the days of Daniel, Daniel was better than everyone in the kingdom in every realm. That made it easy for God to take him to the top despite the fact that he was not a Babylonian by nationality. So, excellence makes it very easy for God to place His children at the top. 
 
Remember this: Excellence makes it very easy for God to place His children at the top.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to excel in all you do.
2. Repent from every mediocre mind-set and mentality.
3. Be like God by being excellent.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, make me like Daniel who was excellent in everything he did. Lift me to the throne by excellence in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE SECRETS OF GENERATIONAL IMPACT.
 
QUOTE: To see the favour of God in your life, you must be the best. Culled from  30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche. 
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 28TH MAY 1993: Newly independent Eritrea became a member of the United Nations.
 
AMAZING FACT: Eating breakfast helps to burn 5 to 20% of calories throughout the day.
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 13:1 to 39, John 17:1 to 26, Psalm 119:81 to 96, Proverbs 16:6 to 7

THE SECRET OF GODLY LIVING

SCRIPTURE: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory’ – 2 Corinthians 3:18

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Contact with the Word of God communicates Godliness or godlikeness.

Our God is perfect according to Matthew 5:48. He created us in His image of godliness and perfection.

However, the image of God in us was corrupted in the garden through sin. But God is still in the business of purifying men because without holiness, no eye can see God (Hebrews 12:14).

Now, how does God purify us?
It is by the instrumentality of His Word. The Word of God communicates Godliness. Contact with the Word of God communicates Godliness or godlikeness or what you might call Divine nature and character. Every time you read the Bible conscientiously, you will come in contact with the Mind-set of God, the way God thinks; and you will know that action is a product of thought.

Actually, action is a delayed thought. So, from the Bible, you encounter the Mind-set of God; from this Bible, you also encounter the lifestyle of God, that is, how God does things. From this Bible, you encounter what God desires and dislikes from His children.

You know, what you see determines what you seize. As you encounter the holiness of God from His Word, you shall attain Godliness in Jesus’ Name.

Remember this: Contact with the Word of God communicates Godliness or godlikeness.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God for fresh insight into His word.
2. Make demands on God to live in righteousness.

PRAYER: Help me LORD to live like You in righteousness. Cleanse me from every form of filthiness in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE PATHWAY TO AUTHORITY.

QUOTE: Only those who take God's Word seriously can give a command and demons take them serious. Culled from 15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR  SURVIVAL by Dr Paul Enenche.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 27TH MAY 1153: Malcolm IV became king of Scotland.

AMAZING FACT: The saying “Cat got your tongue” originated 2500 years ago in ancient Assyria where conquered soldiers and criminals had their tongues cut out and fed to the king’s cats.

DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 12:1 to 31, John 16:1 to 33, Psalm 119:65 to 80, Proverbs 16:4 to 5.

PRAYER - A NON-DELEGABLE RESPONSIBILITY

SCRIPTURE: And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. – 1 Samuel 1:10
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To leave your prayer responsibility in the hands of another person is dangerous.
 
Prayer is a critical necessity in the journey of life and destiny. Every serious-minded Christian is a praying Christian. 
 
However, many people delegate prayers to someone else to do for them. They abdicate their responsibility of communion with God to their pastors or prophets in the church. This is not correct.
 
Just as you cannot ask anyone, “Please help me live,” or “help me eat my food”, you cannot just ask anybody to pray for you without praying yourself. To leave your prayer responsibility in the hands of another person is dangerous. 
 
It amounts to a lack of value for life to delegate your spiritual responsibility to another person. To leave your spiritual responsibilities - prayer, worship, soul winning, etc., in the hands of another person amounts to a lack of value for your own life. The truth is that nobody can pray for you like you. If you do not know how to pray for yourself, it is a major issue if not a calamity. 
 
For instance, if Hannah was waiting for Eli to pray for her, she could have died in barrenness. Prayer, therefore, is not a delegable responsibility. 
 
Remember this: To leave your prayer responsibility in the hands of another person is dangerous.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God to baptize you with fresh prayer fire.
2. Decide to build a personal prayer altar independent of anyone else.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace not to delegate my prayer life to someone else. I ask for the fresh fire of prayer in Jesus Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER.
 
QUOTE: Prayer fills your life with the Presence of God. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 26TH MAY 1896: The last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, was crowned.
 
AMAZING FACT: The five known tastes detected by taste buds are Bitter, Sour, Salty, Sweet and Umami
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 9:1 to 11:27, John 15:1 to 27,  Psalm 119:49  to  64, Proverbs 16:1 to 3.

THE KEY TO DIVINE PROVISION

SCRIPTURE: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. – Psalm 23:1

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Divine direction is key to Divine provision.

One of the greatest things that can happen to anyone on earth is to be guided by God. There are many untold and unnecessary hardships that many Christians have suffered due to the negligence of Divine direction.

Now, what do we gain from being directed by God?

One of the gains of Divine direction is supernatural supplies.
It was Divine direction that led Peter to the mouth of the particular fish in the particular sea that had the coin he needed (Matthew 17:25). It was Divine direction that led Elijah to the Brook Cherith to drink of the water and also to the widow of Zarephath where he was sustained until the famine was over (1 Kings 17:27).

Divine direction is key to Divine provision. What belongs to you is not everywhere; it is somewhere. What belongs to you is not in every place but in a particular place. This is why Divine direction is necessary.

Many people have found themselves in wrong places for lack of direction. So, direction is the secret of Divine provision.

I decree on you today: you will not miss Divine direction. Your provisions shall look for you in Jesus’ Name.

Remember this: Divine direction is key to Divine provision.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make Divine guidance a priority in your life.
2. Pray until you have received Divine direction before making any important move in life.

PRAYER: O LORD, help me to know Your ways for my life. Guide me along the right track in life, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ACCESSING DIVINE DIRECTION

QUOTE: When you pray, God begins to direct your steps. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 25TH MAY 1946: Jordan gained independence from Britain.

AMAZING FACT: The blue whale has the largest tongue in the animal kingdom. It is the size of an elephant and weighs 5,400 Ibs.

DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 7:1 to 8:18, John 14:15 to 31, Psalm 119: 33 to 48, Proverbs 15:33

PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE

SCRIPTURE: Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. – Daniel 6:3
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your passion for excellence determines your portion in destiny.
 
Excellence is the quality of being outstanding. It is the key to eminence and prominence. In order to escape mediocrity or average existence, you must embrace excellence.
 
Your passion for excellence determines your portion in destiny. It is your passion for excellence that determines the level of your impact in your generation. You cannot do things shabbily and expect any meaningful mark in your generation.
 
Excellence is more evangelistic than mediocrity; it is more generation-impacting than mediocrity.
 
From our anchor scripture above, we can infer that Daniel rose to prominence in Babylon on the wings of excellence. So, excellence magnetizes prominence and prominence facilitates the making of impact.
 
According to Genesis 41:39-40, we also see that Joseph’s rise became confirmed the moment he deployed excellence with his potential in interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams. The magicians of Egypt tried but could not give the interpretations of Pharaoh’s dreams, but Joseph was able to do it. In other words, he did it better than anyone else.
 
Beloved, whatever you do, ensure you give it your best. Make up your mind to do things with excellence. 
 
Remember this: Your passion for excellence determines your portion in destiny.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God for the baptism of an excellent spirit.
2. Give your best in whatever you do.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for the baptism of an excellent spirit. Deliver me from the life of mediocrity, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE SECRETS OF GENERATIONAL IMPACT.
 
QUOTE: You cannot do ordinary things and expect extra-ordinary results. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 24TH MAY 1738: The Methodist Church was established.
 
AMAZING FACT: Inside your belly button are thousands of bacteria that form an ecosystem of the size of an entire forest. 
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 4:1 to 6:23, John 13:31 to 14:14, Psalm 119:17 to 32, Proverbs 15:31 to 32.

THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. – Luke 18:1
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The depth of your inner life determines the height of your outer life.
 
It is important to note that prayer is a measure of certain qualities in a man’s life. The value a man has for prayer portrays many things in his life and is a major determinant of other events of his life.
 
There are two critical facts that confirm the necessity of prayer, and I want you to ponder on them deeply. 
 
1. Spiritual health is confirmed by the buoyancy of your prayer life. 
Anybody who is struggling to pray is manifesting spiritual infection and infirmity. Such a person is infected by what I like to call spiritual virus, or spiritual bacteria.
 
2. Public victories are products of private or closet prayers 
For anybody to see victories in the public, he must pray in the private or closet. Before Elijah came out to speak to Ahab, he already settled the matter in the closet (1 Kings 17:1). You must travail in the closet in order to prevail in public. You must travail in prayers in the closet in order to prevail in victory in the public. The depth of your inner life determines the height of your outer life.
 
Beloved, pray without ceasing; pray as you breathe. 
 
Remember this: The depth of your inner life determines the height of your outer life.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make prayer a consistent and constant schedule in your life.
2. Pray as you breathe.
3. Desist from every character that will reduce your prayer life.
 
PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the privilege of having access to Your Presence. As I seek You early, let me encounter You for a change of life, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER.
 
QUOTE: Prayer is much more than asking and receiving from God. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 23RD MAY 1785: Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocals.
 
AMAZING FACT: Women have shorter tongues than men. The longest female tongue was 2.76 inches long
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 2:12 to 3:39, John 13:1 to 30, Psalm 119:1 to 16, Proverbs 15:29 to 3

THE CONTENT OF GOD'S WORD

SCRIPTURE: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. – Matthew 4:4
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To neglect the Word of God is to be a victim of calamity on earth.
 
The Word of God is an indispensable and vital need in life; no one can do without it. In Scriptures, those who excelled and succeeded did so with God’s Word. Therefore, to neglect the Word is to be a victim of calamity on earth.
 
From our anchor scripture, we understand that God’s Word is the living force of life. Jesus cast out demons from the possessed by the Word (Matthew 8:16).
 
Now, what is the content of God’s Word?
 
Divine Power, Glory and Virtue 
The Word of God carries power, glory, and virtue. The Bible says, ‘…through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue…’ – 2 Peter 1:3. So, through His knowledge or the knowledge of His Word, we have power, glory and virtue. 
 
The Word of God supplies supernatural life – living above nature and the ordinary. Any man or woman who is accurately in touch with the Word of God must escape the natural into the supernatural. The Word of God makes you live a life of adventure with the touch of Divinity. You become too connected to the supernatural God to live an ordinary life.
 
Remember this: To neglect the word is to be a victim of calamity on earth.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make it a practice to study of the word consistently 
2. Apply the word you study consistently to your life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the appetite for Your Word. Open my eyes to behold wondrous things out of Your Word O LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GODLY CHARACTER
 
QUOTE: Revelation Word is the food of faith. Culled from 15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 22 MAY 1877: Lionel Fletcher was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia into a family of ardent Methodists. 
 
AMAZING FACT: The widest tongue was 3.1inches at its widest point.
 
DAILY READING: 2 Samuel 1:1 to 2:11, John 12:20 to 50, Psalm 118:19 to 29, Proverbs 15:27-28.
 
PROPHETIC PARENTAL BLESSING FOR THE WEEK: I decree upon you today the release of the wisdom to be outstanding in your generation in Jesus Name – Dr Paul Enenche

THE KEY TO PROSPERITY

SCRIPTURE: And he Uzziah sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. – 2 Chronicles 26:5
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If you will keep on seeking God, there can be no end to your rising.
 
Dedication is total surrender of one’s life to God. It is coming to the point where God is the Dictator of one’s life and affair.
 
The Bible is filled with examples of people who God used to turn their world around because they were dedicated to Him. 
 
Uzziah was one of the characters in the Bible who dedicated his life to God by seeking God. When he sought God, what was the outcome?
 
From our anchor scripture, we understand that as long as king Uzziah sought God, he prospered. That is to say, if he stopped seeking the Lord, he would stop prospering. So, prosperity is in the agenda of God for His people.
 
Beloved, don’t ever let anybody stop your pursuit of God. As long you seek God, you will prosper. If you will keep on seeking God, there can be no end to your rising; there can be no end to your lifting, there can be no end to your success. 
 
To seek God, therefore, is to prosper. On the other hand, not to seek God is to remain poor in life. That will not be your portion in Jesus Name.
 
Remember this: If you will keep on seeking God, there can be no end to your rising.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to step up in your knowledge of God.
2. Seek God’s agenda above every other personal need of life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to seek You always. Help me never to give up in my search for You, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: UPHOLDING GODLY CHARACTER
 
QUOTE: The extent to which you can be trusted by God is the same extent to which you can be entrusted with resources. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 19TH MAY 1819: Henry Knot baptizes King Pomare 11 of Tahiti. In a short time, the Tahitian passed laws that forbid cruel murders and the islands began to experience peace. 
 
AMAZING FACT: When in love, the human brain releases the same cocktail of neurotransmitters and hormones that are released by amphetamines. This leads to increased heart rate, loss of appetite and sleep and intense feeling of excitement.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 24:1 to 25:44, John 10:22 to 42, Psalm 116:1 to 19, Proverbs 15:20 to 21.

WHY WE NEED CHARACTER

SCRIPTURE: The Lord then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. – Genesis 7:1
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.
 
There is a need to know why character is needed in our lives. Many people do not know the impact of character in their lives, so, they misbehave. It was Myles Munroe who once said, “When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.”
 
Now, why do we need character?
Character determines destiny. 
The reason why you need godly character is because your character determines your destiny in this world and in the world to come. Cain was a bitter person; it was the character of bitterness and hatred that led him to kill his brother. At the end of the day, God placed a curse upon Cain that made him a vagabond and fugitive on the earth. 
 
Observe the life of Esau; his flesh controlled him. He had a character that was dominated by fleshly appetite. The outcome of Esau was that his birthright was sold, his blessing was gone, and he has no memorial on the face of the earth today. 
 
Character indeed determines destiny, both in this world and in the world to come. 
 
Beloved, make up your mind to live with a godly character on earth.
 
Remember this: when the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Study the character of men like Daniel, Joseph and Nehemiah.
2. Draw lessons from their lives and practice their godly lifestyles.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, help me to live a godly lifestyle on earth. Let my life reflect Your image LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: LIVING WORTHILY
 
QUOTE: Manners, characters, qualities and identity are what differentiates people.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 18TH MAY 1901: Total eclipse of the sun observed in Mauritius.
 
AMAZING FACT: In terms of flexibility, tongue beats every other muscle in our body! Because of this flexibility, the tongue is capable of easily manipulating food inside the mouth and is also capable of acting as a natural cleanser for our teeth after a meal. 
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 22:1 to 23:29, John 10:1 to 21, Psalm 115:1-18, Proverbs 15:18 to 19

THE SECRETS OF FAVOUR

SCRIPTURE: Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.  For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. – Psalms 102:13-14
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Right living equals Divine favour
 
It has been established that doors respond to the right keys. There is a secret to every success in life.
 
Favour has been seen to be a fundamental secret of many great men.
 
Now, what are the secrets of Divine favour?
 
1. Uprightness and Righteousness.
In Psalms 5:12 the Bible says, “For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield”
 
So, right living equals Divine favour. To be upright is to be right up. Anyone who is playing with ungodly lifestyle is toying with disfavour.
 
2. “Favouring” and Investing in the Kingdom.
Anyone who favours the Kingdom of God in order to enlarge it by winning souls and contributing financially to the physical enlargement of the Kingdom can never escape favour.
 
God shall arise and favour His servants because they are interested in the enlargement of His project on earth.
 
Personally, I have never begged anyone for favour in my life because Kingdom investment has been my practice. 
 
I prophesy the favour of God on your life in Jesus Name.
 
Remember this: Right living equals Divine favour.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to live a righteous life.
2. Decide to invest into Kingdom projects.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask that You purify me from every form of filthiness that will hinder Your favour in my life in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: SECRETS OF DIVINE FAVOUR.
 
QUOTE: Favour from God is the secret of extra-ordinary results. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY: 17TH MAY 1877 - The first telephone switchboard burglar alarm was installed by Edwin T. Holmes
 
AMAZING FACT:  The human brain can read up to 1000 words per minute.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 20:1 to 21:15, John 9:1 to 41, Psalm 113:1 to 114:8, Proverbs 15:15 to 17.

THE IDENTITY-CHANGING FACTOR

SCRIPTURE: And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. – Genesis 32:28
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When a man decides to engage God in the place of prayer, his identity is changed.
 
It has been established that prayer changes the identity, personality and destiny of a man. When a man decides to engage God at the place of prayer, his identity is changed. Therefore, prayer is the identity-changing factor 
 
One man whose destiny was changed by prayer was Jacob. He was a supplanter, deceiver or fraudster. However, one night he was praying and encountered the Lord, and the Lord asked what his name was. He said his name was ‘Jacob.’ And the Lord said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob but Israel. And from today, you are no longer a person, you are a nation.” (Genesis 32:28 paraphrased). You know, Jacob is a person but Israel is a nation.
 
Jabez had a similar experience of a change of identity and transformation of destiny. He struggled with the issue of a negative (sorrowful) identity. As a result of that, in the First Book of Chronicles Chapter Four and in Verse Ten, he prayed a prayer for a change of story and God granted him that which he asked for. 
 
Beloved, engage in persistent prayer until any negative identity about your life changes positively.
 
Remember this: When a man decides to engage God at the place of prayer, his identity is changed.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Engage in destiny-changing prayer until any negative identity about your life changes.
2. Endeavour to persist with God at the place of prayer.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to pray without ceasing until my life and situation change in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER
 
QUOTE: The Company of the Almighty changes human identity. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 16TH MAY 1991: Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress
 
AMAZING FACT: Our tongue is the only muscle in our body that is capable of sensing taste and sending taste signals to the brain. Each individual taste bud has around 15 receptacles that are responsible for carrying taste signals to our brain.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 18:5 to 19:24, John 8:31 to 59, Psalm 112:1 to 10, Proverbs 15:12 to 14. 

PROPHETIC DIRECTION - A KEY TO CONFRONTING OBSTACLES

SCRIPTURE: And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. – Hosea 12:13
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Following prophetic direction guarantees destiny fulfilment.
 
Obstacles, difficulties and challenges abound in our daily living. The storm of life normally rises when you want to take steps to cross over to the other side of destiny.
 
However, obstacles are not meant to swallow us; they are to be surmounted.
 
Now, how do we surmount obstacles? 
 
Prophetic direction is one way of surmounting obstacles and oppositions in life.
When the children of Israel confronted the River Jordan, God gave them a strategy to cross over. In Joshua 3:13, the priests were to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord ahead while the children of Israel were to follow them. As soon as the feet of the priests stepped into the River Jordan, the waters parted. 
 
It was a prophetic direction that also brought down the wall of Jericho (Judges 6:10).
 
So, if you can locate and follow the footsteps of a genuine prophet or spiritual father that God has placed over you, then, you have no ‘River Jordan’ or ‘Jericho Wall’ to fear.
 
Following prophetic direction guarantees destiny fulfilment. As long as you are connected to a prophetic mantle, you have no obstacle to fear. 
 
Remember this: Following prophetic direction guarantees destiny fulfilment.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Align your life to the prophetic utterances over your life.
2. Do not neglect or underrate your prophet and his instruction.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to obey Your Word from the mouth of Your servant. Order my destiny through Your servant LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE SECRETS OF GENERATIONAL IMPACT.
 
QUOTE: The prophet exists, among other reasons, for the preservation of the people. Culled from 15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
AMAZING FACT: Taste buds are capable of sensing taste only when molecules of the food (or whatever you put in your mouth) dissolve in water (our saliva consists of water). This essentially means that you cannot sense taste of anything whose molecules do not dissolve in water even if you have a moist tongue.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 14TH MAY 1846: The Rockefeller Foundation was created by John D. Rockefeller with a gift of $100,000,000.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 15:1 to 16:23, John 8:1–20, Psalm 110:1–7, Proverbs 15:8–10.

DEPLOYING YOUR POTENTIAL DESPITE OPPOSITION

SCRIPTURE: …unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability… – Matthew 25:15
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Every child of God is wired with potentials to impact his or her generation.
 
Every child of God is wired with potentials to impact his or her generation. God deposited His gifts in us so we can make exploits with them. Therefore, the full release of your talents and potentials is crucial to impacting your generation.
 
It is clear from the Scripture above that we do not have the same measure of talents or potentials. Our talents are not at equal level. This is why God will not hold a person responsible for what another person did or failed to do with his or her talent. But He will demand that you give account of the talents or potentials He equipped you with.
 
Therefore, do not let anyone’s feeling of intimidation thwart your capacity to deploy your full potential in order to impact your generation.
 
Apostle Paul made this clear in Acts 20:20, “And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you…” He held back nothing. 
 
Beloved, my counsel is, push out all the gifts and potentials in you. Push out that administrative skill, that managerial prowess, that pastoral unction, that prophetic gift, that evangelistic potential, that teaching talent, that worship grace that God has equipped you with.
 
Remember this: Every child of God is wired with potentials to impact his or her generation for God.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God for the grace for the release of your potentials.
2. Make up your mind to push out all the grace of God in your life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for the revelation and manifestation of all Your gifts in my life. Help me LORD to release them in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE SECRETS OF GENERATIONAL IMPACT.
 
QUOTE: The Company of the Almighty changes human identity. Culled from THE PRINCIPLE AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 13TH MAY 1888:  Slavery was abolished in Brazil.
 
AMAZING FACT: Women have shorter tongues compared to males.
 
DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 14:1 to 52, John 7:31 to 53, Psalm 109:1 to 31, Proverbs 15:5 to 7.

MAINTAINING PURITY BY PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. – Luke 9:29
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:  The light of God’s countenance is a cleanser of man’s conscience.  
 
Our God is the God of purity and perfection. The book of Matthew 5:48 says, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”.
 
God created us in His image and expects us to be holy like Him. And one way to be holy like God is to maintain an association with Him through prayer. 
 
Prayer keeps you from sin and sin keeps you from prayer. It is not easy to pray when you know that you have violated the principles of God. That is why sin keeps you from prayer and prayer keeps you from sin. 
 
From our anchor Scripture, we understand that as Jesus prayed, His garment was white and glistering. Prayer, therefore, purifies. 
 
The light of God’s countenance which we encounter at the place of prayer is a cleanser of the conscience of man.
 
Whenever you pray, the countenance of God’s Presence purifies your life as we see in the Book of Isaiah Chapter Six.
 
Beloved, I counsel you to company with God in the place of prayer.
 
Remember this: The light of God’s countenance is a cleanser of man’s conscience.  
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1.Desist from every form of impurity and filthy living.
2.Pray constantly to purify your life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for the grace to abide in Your Presence always for the purification of my life and destiny in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER.
 
QUOTE: Prayer is a basic necessity because it establishes a contact between your life and God. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 5TH MAY 1961: From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space.
 
AMAZING FACT: There are specific segments on the tongue for sensing different tastes. The notion that different parts of the tongue is responsible for sensing different types of tastes (in other words, there are taste belts) is actually a myth
 
DAILY READING: Judges 21:1 to Ruth 1:22, John 4:4 to 42, Psalms 105:1 to 15, Proverbs 14: 25

THE SECRET OF DISMANTLING OBSTACLES

SCRIPTURE: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. – Psalm 114:7
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Where the Presence of God is found, obstacles have no future.
 
On our journey of life, obstacles, hindrances or limitations abound. You might be surprised why this is so. 
 
The experience of the children of Israel on their way to the Promised Land portrays this. They were confronted with many obstacles like the Red sea, the River Jordan, the wall of Jericho, the Anakims who were the giants in the land, etc. (Joshua 11:24).  
 
Suffice it then to say that there is no Promised Land without giants. If God has ever given you a promise, there are giants to confront and contend with. But what matters is not the presence of the giants but the victory we will have at the end. 
 
What then is the secret of handling obstacles on our journey of life? 
 
We confront obstacles with the Presence of God.
 
From Psalms 114:1-8, we see that the Presence of God is an Obstacle-dissolver. Where the Presence of God is found, Obstacles have no future. 
 
Beloved, whatever you do to increase the Presence of God in your life is not a waste because the Presence of God is a weapon for the dismantling of obstacles. 
 
Remember this: Where the Presence of God is found, obstacles have no future.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Engage in spiritual exercises that will increase the Presence of God in your life.
2. Deviate from practices that will take God’s presence away from you.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, dissolve every obstacle in my life. Help me LORD to attract Your Presence in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE SECRET OF DISMANTLING OBSTACLES.
 
QUOTE: The Presence of God is the solution to the attack of evil. Culled from 15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 4TH MAY 1979: Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party was sworn in as Britain’s first female prime minister.
 
AMAZING FACT: Approximately, there are 10,000 taste buds in our mouth of which 8,000 live on our tongue.
 
DAILY READING: Judges 19:1 to 20:48, John 3:22 to 4:3, Psalm 104:24 to 35, Proverbs 14:22 to 24.

GENERATIONAL IMPACTERS

SCRIPTURE: And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: – Genesis 19:27. 
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:  Your devotion to God determines your duration in life.
 
The Bible is filled with men and women who affected their generations for God to such an extent that the world cannot recover from. Our LORD Jesus made a mark in His time; the Bible recorded that no book can contain the exploits He did (John 20:30).
 
In our contemporary world, William Wilberforce was an English politician and philanthropist. He was also the leader of the movement for the abolition of slave trade. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United State of America. He was a committed Presbyterian. George Washington was the 1st President of the United States of America. He was a member of the laity of the Church of England.
These aforementioned great men that shaped their generations were not just nominal Christians but committed and dedicated to God.
 
Beloved, anyone who had been significantly relevant in the past was able to do so because of his connection and donation to God. Commitment to God that is a secret of relevance in life. 
 
So, your devotion to God determines your duration in life; your reverence of God is key to your becoming a reference in life. 
 
Remember this: Your devotion to God determines your duration in life.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to impact your generation for God.
2. Endeavour to pay the price for greatness.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask that You help me to impact my world for You. Help me not to waste my life on earth in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: SECRETS OF GENERATIONAL IMPACT.
 
QUOTE: Investment brings commitment, and commitment enhances character. Culled from WHO ARE YOU? by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 3RD MAY, 1850: Sixteen-year old Charles H. Spurgeon made his public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in a Primitive Methodist Chapel, in Colchester, England. Spurgeon began a preaching career the following year which did not end until his death in 1892.
 
AMAZING FACT: The tongue is not the only place where taste buds are found. Taste buds can also be found on the inside of our cheeks, on our lips, on the roof of our mouth and even under the tongue.
 
DAILY READING: Judges 17:1 to 18:31, John 3:1 to 21, Psalm 104:1 to 23, Proverbs 14:20 to 21.

DIVINE FAVOUR - A KEY TO AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE

SCRIPTURE: For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. – Psalms 5:12
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Divine favour gives a person access to the high places of life.
 
From our anchor scripture, it can be clearly seen that divine favour is the birthright of the righteous. If you are a child of God, you do not need to beg for favour, you are to exist as a mobile favour. 
 
Why, then, do you need favour as a child of God?
 
Favour places one in authority and influence. 
 
Divine favour gives people access to the high places and palaces of the earth. Divine Favour was at work in the life of Joseph in the house of Potiphar who made him the overseer of his house. God also gave Joseph favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison and he was placed in authority by virtue of Divine favour.
 
Divine favour was equally behind the enthronement of Queen Esther (Esther 2:15-17). The King favoured her and made her the queen because divine favour was at work in her life.
 
When Divine favour is on a person’s life, it delivers him from the pit and takes him to the top. Divine favour gives a person access to the high places of life.
 
Remember this: Divine favour gives a person access to the high places of life.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Ask God to favour you.
2. Make up your mind to be righteous.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask that You favour me in everything I do. Cause me to be righteous in order to attract Your favour in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: DIVINE FAVOUR.
 
QUOTE: God shows favour to those who know how to show favour. Culled from 21 UNCOMMON KEYS TO FINANCIAL OVERFLOW by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
AMAZING FACT: Our tongue is the home of our taste buds. When looked under a magnifying glass, hundreds and thousands of small bumps will become visible on the tongue.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY: Two years after entering the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt, future German reformer Martin Luther, 23, was consecrated a priest. 
 
DAILY READING: Judges 15:1 to 16:31, John 2:1 to 25, Psalm 103:1 to 22, Proverbs 14:17 to 19.

THE RIGHT CHARACTER - A LADDER TO THE TOP

SCRIPTURE: Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. – Daniel 6:4 
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is a character that draws people to a person and there is a character that drives people and opportunities away from people.
 
God has an agenda in this end time; He is raising people to take crucial positions of influence and authority in our generation. God is raising people like Joseph, Daniel and Esther to influence the nations, governments and institutions of the world.
 
For God to achieve this, one of the things He uses to take His people to that top position is character. There is a character that attracts and there is a character that repels. There is a character that draws people to a person and there is a character that drives people and opportunities from a person. There is a character that opens doors and there is a character that closes doors. There is a character that makes people interested in a person, and there is a character that makes people lose interest in a person. There is a character that multiplies opportunities and there is a character that diminishes opportunities. There is a character that increases favour and there is a character that drives away favour. 
 
Beloved, to be enlisted in God’s end time agenda for the top, develop a positive character.
 
Remember this: There is a character that draws people to a person and there is a character that drives people and opportunities away from people.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make up your mind to develop a positive character.
2. Live to attract people and opportunities to your life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to be enlisted into Your end time agenda of placing Your children in positions of authority in life. Help me to develop a positive character, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GODLY CHARACTER.
 
QUOTE: When you sit down with someone to pieces the character of another, and destroy his personality, you are guilty of murder. It is called character assassination. Culled from WHO ARE YOU? by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 1ST MAY, 1878: James Graham, inventor of the first naval aircraft-carrying ship and first man to film a total eclipse of the Sun was born.
 
AMAZING FACT: Did you know that the tongue is the only muscle in human body that works without any support from the skeleton? Yes! It is known as muscular hydrostat.
 
DAILY READING: Judges 13:1 to 14:28, John 1:29 to 51, Psalm 102:1 to 28, Proverbs 14:15 to 16
 
PROPHETIC PARENTAL BLESSING: I decree that you shall break forth in God’s glory and personal revival this season in Jesus’ Name. - Dr. Paul Enenche