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Read: MARK 11:20-24

Meditation verse:

“Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask for when you pray, believe that  you receive them, and you will have them” (Mark 11:24).

Recently, I had a peculiar challenge that seemed to defy every solution. I took it  to God in prayers and desperately asked for His help. As I prayed passionately, I  began to visualize the solution. I could literally see what the solution looked like.  It was so real; I could almost touch it. After praying, I took a few steps as I felt  led to and forgot about the problem. A few hours later, I received the solution  to that situation and to my amazement, it looked exactly as I had envisioned it  would.  

As I pondered over my experience, it dawned on me that perhaps the reason  why I had failed to receive answers in the past was due to unbelief and lack of  expectation. Jesus told his disciples that whatever they asked for when they  prayed, they must first believe that they will receive it. And when you believe that you will receive something, you adopt an attitude of expectation, visualize, or anticipate it and begin to prepare for it. 

I learnt a vital lesson that Sunday afternoon. To receive your answers, pray,  believe, visualize, and act. Do not stop at praying. Every step counts!

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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Read: Lamentations 3:22-27

Meditation verse:

“They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (lamentations 3:23).

Each day represents an opportunity for a fresh start. Lamentations 3:22-23 says,  “through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail  not. They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness”. Psalm 5:3 says, “my voice you will hear in the morning, O lord, in the morning, I will direct it to  You, and I will look up”. Psalm 30:5 says, “weeping may endure for a night, but  joy comes in the morning”. 

What do these verses say about each morning? The morning is for the hopeful,  not the regretful. No matter how long the night is, there will be the breaking of  dawn signaling a new day. According to Bishop T.D Jakes, the morning is  expectation, it is the future lying naked before you. It is the fresh hours of a new  opportunity just created for you to make a fresh start.  

What will you do with today? Remember that you are empowered by the Holy Spirit to overcome every obstacle and become all that God destined for you to  become. You are a royal priesthood, a scion of the Almighty. Seize the  opportunity of today, take control of your circumstances, arise in Jesus’ name, and begin to write a new chapter for your life.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

or call +2348155525555

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Read: Deuteronomy 1:6-8  

Meditation verse: 

“When we were at Mount Sinai, the Lord our God said to us, ‘you have stayed  at this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on (Duet 1:7,  NLT). 

A camp is a temporary structure typically used by soldiers, refugees or travelling  people. It is meant for a specific purpose and for a period. As the children of  Israel wandered through the wilderness on their way to the promised land, they  lingered on Mount Horeb, and God had to urge them on. 

As you journey through life, you may find yourself in certain situations that  require you to accept conditions of living that you ordinarily should not. That is  your camp; it may be a place, situation, a position, or a job. It is only intended as  a temporary abode. The problem is that you become so comfortable and remain  in a place that was intended for a specific purpose and period.  

You know there is something bigger and better ahead, but you allow fear, self doubt, counsel from men or the unwillingness to step out of your comfort zone  to keep you from God’s best. You allow your distractions instead of your faith to  define your journey. Sometimes, your ‘promised land’ may not be a clearly  defined path, but you need to trust God’s leading when He says to you ‘it is time  to move forward’. 

It is the first day of a new month and God is saying to you that you have stayed  in that place long enough, you need to break camp and move forward. To advance this month, which camp do you need to break from?

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

or call +2348155525555

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Read: Genesis 6:13-22 

Meditation verse: 

“And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the  ark, to keep them alive with you…” (Gen 6:19).  

God said to Noah: “And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of  every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and  female. Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every  creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to  keep them alive”. (Gen 6:19-20). And Noah did exactly what God commanded  him to do. Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Noah had  hesitated or refused to build the ark? Every living thing would have been wiped  out. By taking two of every flesh into the ark, posterity was preserved.  

Your ark symbolizes your assignment on earth. And just as Noah’s ark was not  meant to accommodate himself alone, your ark is meant to accommodate  others. It is your God ordained service to others. There are people you are called  to serve; either to build up, teach, heal, encourage, set free, feed, or serve in  any other way. These are the people who are meant to be in your ark. Their  destinies are tied to your assignment. If you fail to build your ark, you would be  depriving them of whatever blessing there is to be derived from you fulfilling  your assignment.  

God makes provision for you in the place of your assignment. He said to Noah  “And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it  to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them” (Gen 6:21). I recall when  God called me to ministry, He said “in the place of ministry I bless you, I prosper  you, I correct you and I build you up”. So, you may be depriving yourself of the  blessings that God has in store for you if you fail to build your ark. It is also very  important that you build your ark (carry out your assignment) exactly as God has  commanded you to. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways  My ways,” says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My  ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Is 55:8-9).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

or call +2348155525555

For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.

Read: Jeremiah 1:1-12 

Meditation verse: 

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5).

What has God called you to do? Where do you find  your fire? What are you passionate about? What strikes a chord in your heart?  keep searching and asking, until you find it. Your purpose is a sealed order from  God, you need to open the seal and find out what the order is.  

Here are some reasons why identifying and living out your purpose is important:  Your purpose will serve as a medium for you to serve others, thereby helping  you create impact and influence. It is the platform upon which you can become  all you were created for. 

Your purpose will keep you motivated and energised, giving you something to  look forward to each day, despite the season of life you are in. 

It will spark off your creative juices because you are doing work that you were  created for. There are no limitations to what one can accomplish in the place of  his or her assignment. 

It will enable create multiple pathways in career and life. It will enable you create  multiple sources of income, thereby helping you achieve financial wholeness.  

Your life’s purpose will inspire a renewed sense of hope and a future  expectation. 

It will enable you to live an authentic life, because it is what you were made for. 

It will help you answer the big question of life: who am I? This is the question of  your identity, and a lot of people are lost because they do not know who they  are. Most of the evil in the world today are supercharged by individuals with  little or no connection to a meaningful purpose in life. These are lost and  wandering souls.  

It will help you build and leave a legacy behind 

Lastly your purpose will prepare you for eternity because you will stand before  the Judge when all is said and done and give an account of your life here on earth  and how you used the gifts and talents you were given. 

So be exactly who God had called you, to be. Don’t try to be another person. It  amounts to borrowing their armour. David put on Saul’s armour, but he couldn’t  walk. Trying to be some else is setting yourself up for failure in life.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

or call +2348155525555

For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.

Read: Genesis 27: 1-40

Meditation verse:

“You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you grow  restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck”. (Genesis 27:40).

Jacob had stolen his older brother, Esau’s blessings again by pretending to be  him. So, when their father Isaac blessed Esau, he told him that he would serve  his younger brother, until he became restless. Only then would he throw away  the yoke from his neck.  

There are certain things that you tolerate in your life even though they are not  serving you. Because they have been part of your life for a long time, you have  come to accept the fact that things cannot be better. They could be conditions,  circumstances, bad relationships, people who are abusive and who put you  down, toxic workplaces, abusive marriage, sinful habit, addiction, health issue,  weight problems, financial difficulty, or some other condition. These things are  undermining you severely, but you allow them, you permit them even though  you do not like them. These are yokes on your neck. A yoke is a wooden piece  fastened over the neck of two animals and attached to a cart for them to pull.  Scripturally, yoke depicts servitude, bondage, and burden. There is nothing good  about a yoke. Itslows you down, causes you to bend over or even disfigures you.  

Change does not occur by happenstance. That situation is persisting because  you are not yet fed up with it. When you get fed up, you will find a way to break  free. Fed up with being a supplanter, Jacob wrestled with the angel, until  daybreak. He refused to let go until God gave him a new name and changed the  trajectory of his life. Fed up with being childless, Hannah prayed until she was  mistaken for a drunk. Fed up with the life-draining disease, the woman with the  issue of blood, pressed through the crowd to touch the helm of Jesus’ garment.  

You are a partaker of God’s divine nature, and you deserve to live a fulfilling and  abundant life. Refuse to settle for anything less. Receive this life changing word  today, get restless and break free in Jesus’ name.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

For Prayers and Counseling email rockteachingministry@gmail.com

or call +2348155525555

For more enquiries, visit: www.rockteachingministry.org.