WORD DIARY: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 2019

Declare the faith!...

Acts 24:18 I was ceremonially clean when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.

Be pure! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:19-20 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia, who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me. Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

Reject falls accusations! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:21 Unless it was this one thing I shouted as I stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"

Declare the faith! #PastorBasil

John 10:17-18 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

Let us pray: Father God, give us the grace for sacrificial love in Jesus name #PastorBasil

Postscript  

Ecclesiastes 7:29 This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes.

God, more than earthly manufacturers, created a perfect mankind; and like every manufacturer, He gave the Bible as the manual. As we brush our teeth and eat every day, so much do we need to look into that manual for daily living and thereby prevent a malfunction inherent in seeking our many devices.

These verses and the accompanying nuggets are meant to start you out every day. But you need a personal relationship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ. It will help to contact a bible believing church near you.

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.

WORD DIARY: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Align with your belief!....

Acts 24:15 And I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Beware of resurrection morning! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

Align with your belief! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:17 "After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings.

Purposeful worship! #PastorBasil

John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

Let us pray: O Lord, make us co-laborers with you in Jesus name  #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2019

No case submission!...

Acts 24:11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

Worship the Lord! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:12-13 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.

No case submission! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets

Follow God! #PastorBasil

John 10:15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Let us pray: Father God, grant us the grace for an intimate relationship with you in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Acts 24:5-6 "We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

False accusations shall not stand! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:8-9 By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him." The Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that these things were true.

Confusion to false witnesses! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:10 When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense.

Argue your case! #PastorBasil

John 10:13-14 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me

Let us pray: O Lord, grant us the spirit of commitment in Jesus name #PastorBasil

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.   

WORD DIARY: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Acts 24:1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

Reject the charges! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: "We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation.

Counter every wicked accusation! #PastorBasil

Acts 24:3-4 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

Reject deceptive flatteries! #PastorBasil

John 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

Let us pray: Father God, we reject every satanic attack in Jesus name #PastorBasil

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.   

WORD DIARY: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Acts 23:31-32 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris. The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.

Journey of destiny! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:33 When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Arrive destination! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:34-35 The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, he said, "I will hear your case when your accusers get here." Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's palace.

Settled case! #PastorBasil

John 10:11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Let us pray: O Lord we thank you for your sacrifice and continuing guidance in Jesus name #PastorBasil

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.   

WORD DIARY: MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Acts 23:21 Don't give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request."

Satanic oaths shall backfire! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:22 The commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him, "Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me."

Profitable wisdom! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:23-24 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. Provide mounts for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix."

Divine safety! #PastorBasil

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Let us pray: O Lord, we thank you for the abundant life in Jesus name #PastorBasil

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.   

WORD DIARY: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Acts 23:15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here."

Divine substitution! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:16-17 But when the son of Paul's sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him."

Divine intervention! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:19-20 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"  He said: "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.

Reject satanic deception! #PastorBasil

John 10:9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.

Let us pray: O Lord, give us the grace to accept the gift of salvation in Jesus name  #PastorBasil

Postscript  

Ecclesiastes 7:29 This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes.

God, more than earthly manufacturers, created a perfect mankind; and like every manufacturer, He gave the Bible as the manual. As we brush our teeth and eat every day, so much do we need to look into that manual for daily living and thereby prevent a malfunction inherent in seeking our many devices.

These verses and the accompanying nuggets are meant to start you out every day. But you need a personal relationship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ. It will help to contact a bible believing church near you.

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.

WORD DIARY: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

Divine assurance! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:12 The next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Conspiracy of darkness shall scatter! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:13-14 More than forty men were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Reject satanic plots! #PastorBasil

John 10:7-8 Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Let us pray: O Lord, we thank you for the gift of salvation in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Acts 23:7-8 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

Divide to conquer! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

Confusion in the enemies’ camp! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.

Divine rescue! #PastorBasil

John 10:5-6 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

Let us pray: O Lord, help us to avoid destructive habits and relationships in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Acts 23:2-4 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

Fire for fire! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:4-5 Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to insult God's high priest?" Paul replied, "Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.'"

Winning wisdom! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."

Declare your expectation! #PastorBasil

John 10:4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Let us pray: O Lord, grant us the grace to lead by example in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Acts 22:29 Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

The enemies surrendered! #PastorBasil

Acts 22:30 The next day, since the commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

Due process! #PastorBasil

Acts 23:1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day."

Do the best! #PastorBasil

John 10:2-3 The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Let us pray: O Lord, may we hear and obey your voice in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. "What are you going to do?" he asked. "This man is a Roman citizen."

Don’t touch God’s child! #PastorBasil

Acts 22:27 The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?""Yes, I am," he answered.

Mark of protection! #PastorBasil

Acts 22:28 Then the commander said, "I had to pay a big price for my citizenship.""But I was born a citizen," Paul replied.

It is by the grace of God! #PastorBasil

John 10:1 "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

Let us pray: O Lord, we receive boldness to access your throne of grace and mercy in Jesus name #PastorBasil

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WORD DIARY: MONDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Acts 22:22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Rid the earth of him! He's not fit to live!"

Evil desire shall not stand! #PastorBasil

Acts 22:23-24 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

Overcome hostilities! #PastorBasil

Acts 22:25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't even been found guilty?"

Declare your identity! #PastorBasil  

John 9:40-41 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?" Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

Let us pray: O Lord forgive us of the spirits of pride and ignorance in Jesus name #PastorBasil

For comments, questions and general counsel follow me at basil.chukwuezi on Facebook,  @BasilChukwuezi on Twitter and  my blog,  http://kingdomstreet.blogspot.com. Email: edensquareassembly@yahoo.com. All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV). God bless you.