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SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

TEXT: Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Suffering is something we naturally try to avoid, yet Jesus teaches that there is a unique blessing attached to suffering for righteousness’ sake. This kind of suffering does not come from wrongdoing or poor choices, but from standing firm in truth, obedience, and godly values in a world that often resists them. When you choose integrity over compromise, holiness over popularity, and obedience over convenience, opposition may arise. You may be misunderstood, mocked, rejected, or even persecuted. But Scripture assures us that God sees every tear, every insult, and every silent endurance. None of it is wasted. Righteous suffering refines our faith. It draws us closer to Christ, who Himself suffered unjustly, Isaiah 53:3.  As we endure, we become living testimonies of God’s grace and power. The world may see weakness, but heaven sees faithfulness. Ask yourself, 'Am ...
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WELL OF SALVATION

TEXT: Isaiah 12:3 “ Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” *Salvation is not a dry experience; it is a living well.* God does not merely save us and leave us empty, He invites us to continually draw from what He has already provided.  The well of salvavtion is deep, eternal, and inexhaustible. It contains forgiveness, peace, healing, strength, wisdom, and joy. However, the Scripture reveals something important: we must draw. God provides the well, but we are responsible for approaching it with faith and joy.  Many believers are  thirsty, not because the well is empty, but because they stop drawing.  Fear, guilt, sin, busyness, or spiritual laziness can keep us away from the well. Drawing from the well of salvation requires intentional fellowship with God, through prayer, the Word, worship, and obedience.  As we come daily, joy replaces heaviness, strength replaces weakness, and hope rises again. The more we draw, the more refreshe...
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DISTRACTIONS 2

TEXT: Hebrews 12:1–2 “ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”*  It is important to understand that distractions do not always come as sin. Many times, they come as weights, things that are not wrong in themselves, yet they slow us down and drain our strength. A weight is anything that reduces your speed, clarity, and sensitivity to God. It could be excessive engagements, unnecessary relationships, endless social media consumption or engagement, or even good activities done at the wrong time.   *Not everything that is permissible is profitable. Not everything good is God’s will for you*  Distractions thrive where there is no clear vision. When you are not sure of where you are going, everything will look important. .  Once God shows...
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DISTRACTIONS

TEXT: Luke 10:41-42 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." A saying has it that "a distracted mind lives everywhere except where life is actually happening.” In this year, you must resist every form of distractions that may come your way. It is a killer of destiny. To take away your focus and attention from the very one thing that matters the most to other things that are merely calling your attention is distraction.  It is not everything that requires your attention that you must give yourself to. It's not everyone that is calling for your attention  that you must attend to. It's not every task that you are called to do that you must undertake. It's not every place that you are called to that you must go.  *It's not every business that concerns you, only that which is your concern is what you m...
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BE READY-2

TEXT: Matthew 24:44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made it very clear that his coming shall be as in the day of Noah. He said that people will be doing their normal  activities like in the days of Noah, when the son of man shall suddenly appear.  Men shall continue to drink, eat and marry like Jesus said, some folks do make mockery of the coming of Christ  saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation."(2 Peter 3:4). Meanwhile, the LORD has intentionally prolonged His return so that you and I would have ample time to get ready and prepare for His coming. Apostle Peter said, "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9). Jesus has not returned ...
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BE READY

TEXT: Matthew 24:44 *Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.*  The return of our Lord Jesus Christ is both certain and imminent. It is therefore very important for us to keep reminding ourselves from time to time while we have the gift of life and the privilege of being in Him to get ready and stay ready. As a believer, we must not commit the same error that people in the generation of Noah committed. The LORD sent Noah to them to turn from their evil ways, and  He gave them salvation opportunity through the ark, but they refused to enter and they all perished.  If you are reading this devotional right now, and  you know that you are not in the ark of salvation or you were once in the ark but you have exited. This is the right time to do the needful. There is always the right time for  the salvation of sinners, backsliders and hypocrites and the right time is *NOW!*    *"... _Now_ is the accepted tim...
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A NEW BEGINNING

TEXT: Lamentations 3:22–23. “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.*   *They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.” Today is the second day of the New Year, the first day is already behind us. This naturally raises an important question: what truly makes a year new? If you look around, you may realize that many things remain exactly the same as they were in 2025. The streets are the same. The people are the same. Responsibilities, work schedules, and life’s demands continue as usual. Any visible change may simply be the decorations or calendars we have replaced. So what really brings about change? What truly makes a year new is not the date on the calendar, but the newness you allow God to create within you and around you. Our text reminds us that it is only by the mercies of God that we are preserved. We did not survive the past year by strength, wisdom, or effort alone, but by God’s unfailing compassion. And the be...
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