Kingdom Street!: July 2023

Monday, 31 July 2023

WELCOME TO AUGUST!

It's August!..

There is the grace to thrive; even in the midst of challenges!

WORD DIARY: TUESDAY AUGUST 1, 2023

#Reject seductive spirits!..

Prov 2:12-13 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways

#Wisdom for security!

Prov 2:14-15 Who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil, whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.

#Reject evil ways!

Prov 2:16-17 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words, who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.

#Reject seductive spirits!

Prov 2:18-19 Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead. None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.

Let us pray: Father God, preserve us from every evil in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. How well can you discern seductive spirits?

2. How can you escape the trap of seductive spirits?

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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.

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Sunday, 30 July 2023

WORD DIARY: MONDAY JULY 31, 2023

#Good success!..

Prov 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

#Wisdom of God!

Prov 2:7-8 He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

#Good success!

Prov 2:9 Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.

#Do the right thing!

Prov 2:10-11 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

Let us pray: Father God, grant us understanding in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Is there a difference between success and good success?

2. Would you rather go for good success?

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Saturday, 29 July 2023

WORD DIARY: SUNDAY JULY 30, 2023

#Go for divine wisdom!..

Prov 1:30-31 Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

#Go for divine direction!

Prov 1:32-33 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”

#Go for divine protection!

Prov 2:1-2 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding

#Go for divine wisdom!

Prov 2:3-5 Indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Let us pray: O Lord, give us insight for living in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Are you embarking on any project?

2. Have you asked for God’s direction regarding the project?

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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.

WORD DIARY: SATURDAY JULY 29, 2023

#Mercy of God!..

Prov 1:23 Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.

#Grace to make a change!

Prov 1:24-26 But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you

#Mercy of God!

Prov 1:27 When calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
#Divine rescue!

Prov 1:28-29 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord

Let us pray: Father God, let your mercy prevail in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. What areas of your life require a change?

2. Have you asked for the grace of God to make the required change?

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DIVINE ENCOUNTER!... PART 5 – CONCLUSION! (ANOINTING FOR DIVINE ENCOUNTER)

It’s quite interesting and challenging that we are already in the second half of the year. Interesting that the next six months offer new opportunities, and challenging because of the current state of affairs, not just in our nation, but globally. However, whatever challenges abound in our nation and individual lives, it takes only an encounter with God to turn things around and give us the much-needed victory.

An encounter with God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), whether directly, or through His angels, or destiny helpers, is always a transformational experience. We see this play out many times in the Bible and contemporary life. In Gen. 32:26-30, Jacob’s encounter with God provides him with a new identity and favor to meet with Esau about whom he was afraid would kill him. Moses experienced God, through the burning bush which was not consumed, and received a commission to liberate the Israelites from bondage in Egypt: Ex. 3:10-12 “Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” NLT. For the lame man at the pool of Bethesda, a 38-year affliction was broken and he was healed instantly following an encounter with Jesus: John 5:8-9 “Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath” NLT

As we draw faith and strength from these examples, it is pertinent to note that God is able, willing, and ready to give us encounters that will change our lives and destinies. Much as the second half of a football game provides opportunities to win the match, no matter how the first half went, July gives us the privilege of a relationship with and trust in God to turn things around for our good. The areas of turnaround may differ with individuals. For some it could be healing (relationship, physical, material or spiritual), preservation of lives, change of names and identities, birthing of destinies and setting same on the path of manifestation. In whatever area it is, God will give us an encounter this season.

Our five-part series for the month of July, “Divine Encounter”, connects us to the life transforming power of God to change our lives and give us a glorious destiny. This overrides whatever is our current status or situation. Join us this Sunday as we explore the theme and conclude the series.

God bless you.

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Thursday, 27 July 2023

WORD DIARY: FRIDAY JULY 28, 2023

#Answer the wisdom call!..

\Prov 1:17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

#Open traps!

Prov 1:18-19 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

#Beware of self-destruction!

Prov 1:20-21 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech.

#Answer the wisdom call!

Prov 1:22 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Let us pray: Father God, we receive the grace to make required changes in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. What do you regard as the call for wisdom?

2. How can you avoid self-destructive actions?

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Wednesday, 26 July 2023

WORD DIARY: THURSDAY JULY 27, 2023

#Reject evil company!..

Prov 1:10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.

#Reject temptation!

Prov 1:11-12 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit

#Reject evil company!

Prov 1:13-14 We will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”

#Reject false promises!

Prov 1:15-16 My son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.

Let us pray: Father God, we receive the grace to overcome temptation in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Are you being tempted to do evil?

2. How can you resist such temptation?

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Tuesday, 25 July 2023

WORD DIARY: WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2023

#Go for discernment!..

Prov 1:4 For giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young

#Be prudent!

Prov 1:5-6 Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise

#Go for discernment!

Prov 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

#Reverence God!

Prov 1:8-9 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

Let us pray: Father God, we receive the grace for discernment in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you reverence God?

2. How does the reverence for God affect your conduct?

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Monday, 24 July 2023

WORD DIARY: TUESDAY JULY 25, 2023

#Fulfil destiny!..

Gen 50:25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

#Help of God!

Gen 50:26 So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

#Fulfil destiny!

Prov 1:1-2 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight

#Go for wisdom!

Prov 1:3 For receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair

Let us pray: Father God we receive instructions for life in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you value divine instructions?

2. How has obeying divine instructions changed your life?

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Sunday, 23 July 2023

WORD DIARY: MONDAY JULY 24, 2023

#Grace to live long!..

Gen 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

#Divine purpose!

Gen 50:21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.

#Show mercy!

Gen 50:22-23 Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.

#Grace to live long!

Gen 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

Let us pray: O Lord, we thank you for your promises in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. What is the purpose of God for your life?

2. Are you pursuing the purpose of God for your life?

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Saturday, 22 July 2023

WORD DIARY: SUNDAY JULY 23, 2023

#Grace to forgive!..

Gen 50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”

#Let God judge!

Gen 50:16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died:

#A way out!

Gen 50:17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

#Grace to forgive!

Gen 50:18-19 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said. But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

Let us pray: Father God, only you do we serve in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Are you battling with unforgiveness over a hurt?

2. Wouldn’t you rather forgive and let God be the judge?

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Postscript

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

DIVINE ENCOUNTER!... PART 4 – THE MERCY OF GOD!

An encounter with God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit), whether directly, or through His angels, or destiny helpers, is always a transformational experience. We see this play out many times in the Bible and contemporary life. In Gen. 32:26-30, Jacob’s encounter with God provides him with a new identity and favor to meet with Esau about whom he was afraid would kill him. Moses experienced God, through the burning bush which was not consumed, and received a commission to liberate the Israelites from bondage in Egypt: Ex. 3:10-12 “Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” NLT. For the lame man at the pool of Bethesda, a 38-year affliction was broken and he was healed instantly following an encounter with Jesus: John 5:8-9 “ Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath” NLT

God bless you.

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Friday, 21 July 2023

WORD DIARY: SATURDAY JULY 22, 2023

#Be committed!..

Gen 50:10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father.

#Go for hope!

Gen 50:11 When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.” That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.

#Be sober!

Gen 50:12-13 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them: They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.

#Be committed!

Gen 50:14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.

Let us pray: Father God, we receive the grace for completion in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you have commitments?

2. Are your diligent to fulfil your commitments?

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Thursday, 20 July 2023

WORD DIARY: FRIDAY JULY 21, 2023

#Required action! vs Authorized action!..

Gen 50:2-3 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

#Do the needful!

Gen 50:4-5 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him, ‘My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’”

#Required action!

Gen 50:6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”

#Authorized action!

Gen 50:7-9 So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt— besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household. … It was a very large company.

Let us pray: Father God, arise and manifest your glory in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. What required actions are you taking?

2. Are your actions authorized?

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Wednesday, 19 July 2023

WORD DIARY: THURSDAY JULY 20, 2023

#Pass the baton!..

Gen 49:29-30 Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.

#Clear instructions!

Gen 49:31-32 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.”

#T.R.A.D.I.T.I.O.N.!

Gen 49:33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.

#Pass the baton!

Gen 50:1 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.

Let us pray: Father God, grant us the strength to go throw difficult times in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. In what area are you excelling?

2. Are you willing to raise others to take over from you?

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Tuesday, 18 July 2023

WORD DIARY: WEDNESDAY JULY 19, 2023

#More than conquerors!..

Gen 49:25 Because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

#All round blessings!

Gen 49:26 Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

#Blessed inheritance!

Gen 49:27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

#More than conquerors!

Gen 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.

Let us pray: Father God, thank you for blessing us in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. What are the challenges facing you?

2. How can you overcome the challenges?

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Monday, 17 July 2023

WORD DIARY: TUESDAY JULY 18, 2023

#Share abundance!..

Gen 49:21 “Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

#Free your mind!

Gen 49:22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.

#Share abundance!

Gen 49:23 With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.

#Beware of destiny attackers!

Gen 49:24 But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel

Let us pray: O Lord arise and help us in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Do you appreciate God’s abundant blessings in your life?

2. How can you share God’s abundant blessings with others?

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Sunday, 16 July 2023

WORD DIARY: MONDAY JULY 17, 2023

#Go for divine deliverance!..

Gen 49:17 Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

#Beware of snares!

Gen 49:18 “I look for your deliverance, Lord.

#Go for divine deliverance!

Gen 49:19 “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.

#Go for counter offensive!

Gen 49:20 “Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king.

Let us pray: Father God, we thank you for provision in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. Are you going through an attack?

2. Have you activated divine deliverance?

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Saturday, 15 July 2023

WORD DIARY: SUNDAY JULY 16, 2023

#Grace for wisdom!..

Gen 49:11-12 He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.

#Grace for productivity!

Gen 49:13 “Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon.

#Grace for wealth!

Gen 49:14-15 “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens. When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

#Grace for wisdom!

Gen 49:16 “Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

Let us pray: Father God, we receive grace for justice in the name of Jesus

#Life questions and meditation:

1. How well do you value wisdom?

2. How well do you respond to situations?

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Postscript

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

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