Author: Senyo Cudjoe

“Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” Proverbs 27:5-6

When Naaman could not hide his leprosy anymore, he confided directly in his boss, the king of Syria (II Kings 5).

The king was anxious at how Naaman’s revelation impacted himself. What if his enemies discovered that his star general was in a weakened condition and set out to attack them? When Naaman told his wife, she must have been frightened for the future. What would become of the comfortable life to which she was accustomed?

Today’s verse is tells us to shine our eyes in choice of people we have in life as friends. A love that says and does nothing is not as valuable as an affection that rebukes. A “friend” who will kindly tell you of your mistakes or faults is not destructive, but rather helpful [faithful]. Conversely, the one who flatters and “kisses,” proclaiming everything to be wonderful and well, when in reality, it is not, is said by God to be “deceitful” and therefore an enemy.

Gladly embrace the wise counsel of a trusted friend over the acquaintance who comforts with what-we-want-to-hear platitudes. A true friend will correct out of love; it may wound us in the short term but works for our greater good. The one who kisses and compliments may be motivated by a hidden agenda and has no concern for our welfare.

Seek out a trustworthy envoy who will pray and speak the truth of God – even if it stings – to bring about the healing that leads to forgiveness and life.

Acknowledge your sins and confess them to the Father. He is a Faithful Friend who forgives and cleanses you from all unrighteousness. He is the friend who sticks closer than a brother.

LET’S PRAY.
Be endowed with with wisdom from above in your choice of friends. In the name of JESUS Christ, I pray for you this morning, the power that stop your age mate, will not stop you in Jesus name, that power, that stop your father, will never stop you in Jesus name, the power that stop your mother will never and never stop you in JESUS mighty name, the power that stop youths of your time and exploit their life’s negatively will never stop you in JESUS mighty name, you shall be above and not beneath in Jesus mighty name. Amen Amen Amen! Fountain to your life.

Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John 14:11-14

When the king discovered that Naaman had come to Israel to be cured of leprosy, he was terrified. He had no ability to heal, and failure to do so meant war with Syria (II Kings 5). He had position but no power.

The prophet, Elisha, calmly invited Naaman to his home. Elisha had power that did not arise from wealth, might, or office. When he hit his knees, all of heaven moved on his behalf. Like Elisha, we hold the position and the power to change the world.

Each one of us faces impossible situations, unsolvable problems, and unanswerable questions. Without God’s intervention, we have no hope for change. But when we ask in Jesus’ name, all of the capability and authority of our Father come to bear on our circumstances.

In His mighty name, we can tear down every barrier that the enemy has built against God’s truth. With the Lord on our side, Satan may come at us in one way, but he will be scattered in seven different directions (Deuteronomy 28:7).

When we cry out from the position of humbled hearts and bended knees, there is nothing that God will not do for us! That is the power of prayer.

Boldly make your requests known to the God Who never fails. Know that your prayers are powerful and effective when you place your confidence in Him!


LET’S PRAY.
When Mercy speaks judgment will be cancelled, when mercy speaks attacks will stop, when mercy speak where there is no hope, hope will come alive, This morning I speak mercy into your life, let the doors of favour open for you. Because of mercy your days of sorrow comes to an end, joy shall fill your life today, by the mercy of God, you will flourish in your career, business and family in Jesus Name. The mercy of God will lead you to where your name will be honoured in Jesus mighty name, Amen, because of God mercy today your enemies will be far from you, in Jesus mighty name. Amen Amen Amen! Fountain to your life.

“If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.” Romans 10:9-10

Jesue is so rare that no other like Him has ever existed. He is so reliable and ever faithful that, He has never disappointed one person who chose to trust in Him. He is so capable that nothing is impossible for Him. He is so good that, if you have not accepted Him as Savior, He is waiting with outstretched arms.

Today’s verse tells us how to become a child of God, to accept Him as Saviour. If you believe in your heart that Jesus exists, that He came to die on the cross to forgive your sins and that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Verse 9 means, Confess that Jesus is the Lord of Glory, and Saviour of men, and that He died on the Cross that we might be Saved. Believe in your heart (pertains to the Bodily Resurrection of Christ, as is obvious, you shall be Saved (it is that simple).

Verse 10 presents the word “believing” in a mode of “thinking” not of felling; the “believing” has to do with believing Christ, and that His Sacrifice of Himself Atone for all sin. The mouth confession is when Faith comes forth from its silence to announce itself and proclaim the Glory and the Grace of the Lord its voice “is confession”

You may think that this is an impossibility, but the Bible tells us that whoever believes in Him will not be lost, will not perish, but will find eternal life (John 3:15). Whoever believes… means that none are excluded from being lost and none are excluded from being saved. Believes in Him…. means believes in Christ and what He did at the Cross; otherwise, one perish. But have Eternal Life means, the Life of God, the Ever-Living One, Who has life in Himself and Alone has immortality.

No matter what you have done, where you have been, whom you have let down, what you have gone through or what others say about you, as long as you want Him, He wants you. Find out for yourself the magnitude of His goodness, the unsearchable depths of His love for you.

LET’S PRAY.
Dear Heavenly Father, right now l come to you with all my heart and soul, I receive Your Son, Jesus Christ, as my Saviour. I thank You for the gift of my salvation. I ask You to set me free from the sin in my life. Wash away my sin so I can be clean. Make me Your child. I believe that Jesus is the only way to receive this precious gift. I believe He suffered on the cross for my sin, that He died, and that God raised Him from the dead. I am no longer lost. I am found. I will live with You eternally. Because of the Blood that washes away my sin, and because Your word says so, I am saved. I am set free. I am born again. I rejoice in my salvation! Thank You LORD in Jesus glorious name! Amen Amen Amen. Fountain to your life, it is a new dawn.

“But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:18 – 19

The Holy Spirit is saying that the old Deliverance will be as nothing compared with the new. Israel must cast it’s eyes forward, not backwards. Every believer born again Christian must cast his or her eyes forward, not backwards.

William Odiambo left his village for the university in Nairobi going on to become a famous architect. After gaining great wealth, he lost it all because of alcoholism.

He returned to his village Mwingi with his wife and only child, a daughter on whom he doted. Their new neighbour owned a large, vicious dog. Although the towns people had asked the man to restrain the dangerous dog, he arrogantly refused.

As Odiambo returned home one day, he heard his daughter’s frantic screams. He raced to find her in the jaws of the neighbour’s dog. He managed to tear her from the dog’s teeth, but she died in his arms.

The town was outraged and shunned the owner of the deadly dog. He was a farmer, and no one would sell him seed for the next season. No seed, no harvest, no crop to sell, and he was broken. The act of unified revenge would drive him into bankruptcy.

But when the major farming season arrived, the neighbours were shocked to see Odiambo’s field was *only half planted, and his neighbour’s field was also half planted.* The evidence was obvious. Odiambo had crossed the fence at night to sow seeds in his neighbour’s field.

We have not practiced forgiveness until *we sow seeds in the garden of our enemies.* In whose garden do you need to sow seeds of forgiveness today?

LET’S PRAY.
May God give you the courage and strength to sow seeds of forgiveness in your enemy’s garden. When you sow in tears, you will reap in joy. This morning let every mountain of impossibility be dashed to pieces on your way to breakthroughs in Jesus name.
May God anoint your eyes to see your divine opportunities in JESUS name. Any set back walking with you, shall release you by fire, anyone vow against you and your children success shall fail and be put to shame in Jesus mighty name. Amen Amen Amen. Fountain to your life

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, Philippians 3:13

Our potential does not lie in our yesterdays. It cannot be found in what we have already accomplished – that’s ancient history.

Many of us allow the past to sabotage our potential. We replay old regrets, are paralyzed at the scene of personal tragedy, and waste away our days on what-might-have-beens. We fail to move forward because we have not dealt with the wounds of the past.

Conversely, some of us destroy our potential by resting on the laurels of one shining moment in the past. Did your shop/business break all sales records last year? Keep working hard or you could be looking for a job. Did you make honor roll last semester at School? Do your homework; the challenge is still in front of you.

Paul encourages us to stretch into the future, reaching for the things that are ahead. Our potential lies in the grades that we have not made, the promotions that we have not earned, and the souls that we have not won.

The greatest tragedy is a life that fails to fulfill its God-given purpose and potential. Let’s forget about the things that lie behind us in the past to get moving towards all the potential God has packed into our future.

LET’S PRAY.
Eternal Father, l thank you for not holding your servant to his/her past failures and misjudgements but rather urging him/her to keep looking unto *Jesus’ finished work on the Cross at Calvary.* This morning l pray, May you have the courage to let go of the past and embrace your future. May the Spirit of the Lord transform you from glory to glory!
Isaiah 3:10. Today, I say to you and your family, it shall be well with you in all area and you will eat the fruit of your labor in Jesus name. Judges 6:23 & Psalm 118:17. I say to all of you, peace be with you; do not fear, you will not die, you will live and live long in joy and good health and declare the works of the Lord in Jesus name. John 14:15. I pray, you will love God and fear Him, you will do His will, and obey His word in Jesus name.
May you be blessed with wondrous things by the LORD, who made heaven and earth in Jesus mighty name. The noise of this Covid-19 will not waste your life in the mighty name Jesus Christ. Amen Amen Amen. Fountain!!!

“Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Psalm 90:1 – 2

God remains ever faithful. The One Who moved in generations past still reigns from His throne today. This is the same as “in Him we live, and move, and have our being” Acts 17:28. In other words, we look to God for everything.

Those who pass through life depending on their own strength find it a way of labour and sorrow; those who lean the arm of Adonai, Who is Eternal, find it a way of joy and rejoicing – even in the wilderness.

Elijah and Elisha, the prophets of God, served shoulder to shoulder in the midst of a corrupt generation. Ahab, the Israelite king, did more to anger God than all the others before him (I Kings 16:33). As an ardent devotee to Baal, Queen Jezebel ruled over the pagan worship in the kingdom – false gods, ritual prostitution, and child sacrifice. She habitually executed priests and prophets of the true God.

Elijah and Elisha boldly proclaimed the word of the Lord and condemned the worship of Baal before Ahab and Jezebel. Because of the evil they perpetrated in Israel, God finally eliminated their family line.

We also serve in a generation that has rejected God to turn aside to lesser idols. Instead of being overwhelmed by despair and fear as events unfold, we are called to be beacons of truth to a world that has lost its way.

We stand on a foundation that cannot be destroyed. Heaven and earth will one day pass away, but every “i” will be dotted, and every “t” will be crossed in the Word of God; every promise will be fulfilled. When we are faithful to do what God asks of us, He will make it count for His kingdom. He is faithful.

LET’S PRAY.
May God fill you with holy boldness to speak His truth and shine His light. Praises to our God Who is still mighty to save and able to deliver! Mercy speaks when hope is lost. I decree this early morning that Mercy will speak for you, and open every doors shut against your greatness and breakthrough in Jesus’ glorious name. You will never loose your contact from God’s Divine Grace, Mercy, Favour and protection in Jesus name. May His Divine Blessings continue to shower upon you and all your loved ones in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen Amen Amen. Fountain to your life.

So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered, “but he is tending the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.” 12 So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; he is the one.” 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah. 1 Samuel 16:11-13

The anointing of God does not guarantee a trouble-free life, but it is the power that pulls us through the trouble.

When the prophet, Samuel, anointed David as Israel’s next king, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward. Samuel departed for home, and David returned to his father’s flocks.

Later, when an evil spirit troubled King Saul, he sent for David to play the music that soothed him. Finally, he was in the palace where he belonged! But when his father called for help, David left for home.

When Israel warred against the Philistines, David went to check on his brothers. There, the anointing rose up to defeat the arrogant Goliath with one stone. David’s fame grew, and so did Saul’s jealousy. Threatened with his murderous rage, David was forced to flee.

For years, David ran from Saul – hiding, pondering Samuel’s words, questioning his anointing. But at the appointed time, God fulfilled His promise and exalted David to king.

You are anointed for God’s purposes. Seeming setbacks do not diminish His calling for your life. In the waiting, He will strengthen and prepare you for promotion. His plan may be years in the making, but your perseverance will be rewarded

LET’S PRAY.
May the Spirit of the sovereign Lord anoint you for His purposes. May you not grow weary in the waiting, for you will reap the reward. Today, the Almighty God that changes day to night, and night to day will change your bad situation to a better and comfortable one in the name of Jesus. He will give you a reason to sing, and will make the people to rejoice with you by restoring all your past losses and stolen blessings in the name of Jesus. He will let His Covenant of peace and comfort operate in your life and He will make you overcome every opposition against your plans and vision for life in the name of Jesus. From now on, you will begin to enjoy the grace and mercy of the Lord forever in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Amen Amen! Fountain to your life.