Today’s message
Read and reflect
MOMENT OF ENCOUNTER DEVOTIONAL
By Prophet Dr. Abiodun Adesida
Some Christians want the freedom of Samson and the protection of Daniel. We want to sleep in Delilah’s room and wake up with Joseph’s testimony!
Unfortunately, consequences do not become confused because we speak in tongues.
We took our “Maacah,” yet blame our “Absalom.”
Using that picture as a mirror, consider how readily we defend our choices and condemn their consequences. We welcome what pleases our appetite, silence whoever questions us, and later announce that enemies are fighting our peace.
David’s sin against Uriah brought a sobering warning: trouble would arise from his own household (2 Samuel 12:9–11). God forgave his confession, but forgiveness did not make the damage imaginary.
Grace offers pardon; it does not give wickedness a licence.
A man neglects his wife, humiliates her publicly, and calls her unhappiness “a strange spirit.” Sir, before the next deliverance session, try kindness, faithfulness, and an honest apology.
A trader cheats customers and prays against financial blockage. Sometimes, the blockage is the reputation your dishonesty has earned.
A parent teaches children to lie whenever an unwanted visitor arrives, then wonders why those children have become professional deceivers. The classroom was your sitting room; the first lecturer was you.
A minister wounds people with pride and calls every correction persecution. Sometimes, the voice you are binding is the conscience God is trying to awaken.
We cannot keep sowing thorns and accuse the harvest of lacking compassion.
Yet suffering is not always evidence of wrongdoing. Job’s pain reminds us to avoid judging people by their troubles. The purpose of this message is to examine our own hearts, not investigate everybody else’s wounds.
The question is: What am I protecting that is quietly destroying me?
That secret affair. That dishonest account. That cruel tongue. That bitterness you have promoted to “discernment.” That pride wearing the respectable clothes of “principle.”
God’s commands concerning truthfulness, purity, justice, and love protect human dignity. Every act of obedience helps preserve something precious—in us and in those whose lives touch ours.
Do not wait for disgrace to accomplish what humility can begin today.
Return the money. End the affair. Speak the truth. Apologise without adding, “But you too…” Seek help for the habit you can no longer control.
There is hope in Christ. Your past can be confessed, your habits can change, and your character can grow. God’s mercy gives you courage to face the truth and begin again.
The law of God we break will eventually break us. Let His Word break our pride today, before our choices break the people we love tomorrow.
Your Brother,
Prophet Abiodun Adesida, PhD
CAC Ibudo Ònà Abayọ
Onaabayo.org.ng
By Prophet Dr. Abiodun Adesida
Some Christians want the freedom of Samson and the protection of Daniel. We want to sleep in Delilah’s room and wake up with Joseph’s testimony!
Unfortunately, consequences do not become confused because we speak in tongues.
We took our “Maacah,” yet blame our “Absalom.”
Using that picture as a mirror, consider how readily we defend our choices and condemn their consequences. We welcome what pleases our appetite, silence whoever questions us, and later announce that enemies are fighting our peace.
David’s sin against Uriah brought a sobering warning: trouble would arise from his own household (2 Samuel 12:9–11). God forgave his confession, but forgiveness did not make the damage imaginary.
Grace offers pardon; it does not give wickedness a licence.
A man neglects his wife, humiliates her publicly, and calls her unhappiness “a strange spirit.” Sir, before the next deliverance session, try kindness, faithfulness, and an honest apology.
A trader cheats customers and prays against financial blockage. Sometimes, the blockage is the reputation your dishonesty has earned.
A parent teaches children to lie whenever an unwanted visitor arrives, then wonders why those children have become professional deceivers. The classroom was your sitting room; the first lecturer was you.
A minister wounds people with pride and calls every correction persecution. Sometimes, the voice you are binding is the conscience God is trying to awaken.
We cannot keep sowing thorns and accuse the harvest of lacking compassion.
Yet suffering is not always evidence of wrongdoing. Job’s pain reminds us to avoid judging people by their troubles. The purpose of this message is to examine our own hearts, not investigate everybody else’s wounds.
The question is: What am I protecting that is quietly destroying me?
That secret affair. That dishonest account. That cruel tongue. That bitterness you have promoted to “discernment.” That pride wearing the respectable clothes of “principle.”
God’s commands concerning truthfulness, purity, justice, and love protect human dignity. Every act of obedience helps preserve something precious—in us and in those whose lives touch ours.
Do not wait for disgrace to accomplish what humility can begin today.
Return the money. End the affair. Speak the truth. Apologise without adding, “But you too…” Seek help for the habit you can no longer control.
There is hope in Christ. Your past can be confessed, your habits can change, and your character can grow. God’s mercy gives you courage to face the truth and begin again.
The law of God we break will eventually break us. Let His Word break our pride today, before our choices break the people we love tomorrow.
Your Brother,
Prophet Abiodun Adesida, PhD
CAC Ibudo Ònà Abayọ
Onaabayo.org.ng
Reflection
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Before you organise warfare against the harvest, examine what you have been planting.
Before you organise warfare against the harvest, examine what you have been planting.
Prayer
PRAYER:
Father, deliver me from the hypocrisy of fighting consequences while defending disobedience. Forgive my sins and give me courage to make things right. Let truth govern my mouth, purity guide my desires, and love shape my conduct. Restore me through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Father, deliver me from the hypocrisy of fighting consequences while defending disobedience. Forgive my sins and give me courage to make things right. Let truth govern my mouth, purity guide my desires, and love shape my conduct. Restore me through Jesus Christ. Amen.