Have you ever considered the story of the gazelle and the lion waking up each day to outdo one another because their survival depends on it? If you do not make it a point of duty to seek God every day, be rest assured that the devil is seeking you. You may relent, get tired or quit totally from seeking God; but remember this, the enemy does not relent, does not get tired neither does he quit until his task is done. Thus, on a daily basis, we must make sure we outdo and outsmart the enemy by remaining uncompromisingly righteous. Friend, we must not wait for the devil to attack before seeking the Lord. Hebrews 4:16 tells us to approach God continually to grant us grace and mercy in our times of need. Since we do not know the time of need, it then follows that we have to present our needs before God on a daily basis. Psalm 5:12 says He blesses those that are in right standing with Him and He surrounds them with favor as with a shield. Therefore start each day with your armor in place and your marching orders in hand!
"So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.” Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me” (Isaiah 6:5-8). As the Coming of the LORD draws ever closer, there is an increase in dryness, apathy and preoccupation with the world and its treasures in the hearts and minds of many children of God. Looking around our Nation (Nigeria), one would realise that things are not as they should be. The realities on the ground give the impression that the institutions that ought to regulate the lives of the citizen...
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