C. O. T. I
Psalm 107:9 “For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”
John 7:38 “Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” I want to challenge you, even if you do not think you are thirsty, to begin to thirst for all that God wants to do in your life. Read the rest of this entry
Come Thirsty
Revelations 22:17 “The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.”
God is not limited by time. He is not limited by space. He is not constrained to seasons. God is God by Himself. It has pleased God to sustain the season of ingathering over us and we are grateful. Our text is from John 7:37–39 Read the rest of this entry
Your Response
Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” (NIV)
We will kick-off today’s devotional with the final thought from yesterday. Which is, until you learn how to serve someone else’s dream, you do not qualify to be part of that great dream that you think is yours. When Joseph was going about his dream, he ended up in the pit. Read the rest of this entry
Whose Dream?
Gen.45:5&8 “But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives… So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh…”
When Joseph had a dream, all he could see was – him, his dream, and himself. But by the time Joseph matured through the purity of the prison, the mentorship of the tormentor, he realized that it was God’s dream after all. Can you see what God did? He showed Joseph the immaturity of his heart at the time. Read the rest of this entry
Why?
Ps.23:3 “He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honour to his name.”
Why do we do the things we do? It is all for God’s glory. Why will God set a table for you in the presence of your enemies? It is all, all for God’s glory. So that when you are feasting and singing praises to God, and they ask, ‘Which God are you praising?’ You will respond, ‘My Jesus!’ Isn’t that beautiful? Read the rest of this entry
His Praise
Ps.104:31 “May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!”
What price are you willing to pay so that you can live like few will? One of my colleagues said, ‘Your neck is growing thinner and thinner, what is going on?’ I said, ‘We are fasting’ and the look on her face was, is it not the same fast all of us are doing? The key thing is, the price you are willing to embrace, the sacrifice you are willing to embrace is what will separate you from the pack. God is taking you on an uncommon path because of the uncommon dream that He has for you. You have to embrace your path; you have to embrace your own story. It is not according to the books, but it is your story, and it is for God’s glory.
God’s dream for you is a good dream and it is a journey of uncommon paths. And on this journey, we encounter things like the prison and other things that we perceive as torment. But could it be that God wants to use the things that torment us to mentor us? Read the rest of this entry
The Journey
Ps.66:10-12 “He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires, brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit, road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back; Finally he brought us to this well-watered place.” (MSG)
For us that are in the New Covenant, the uncommon dream that God has for us, the God-sized dream that God has for us will take us on a journey of uncommon paths. The path that God is taking you through is not the path your brothers took. It is not the path that your sisters took. Read the rest of this entry
Glory Road
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!”
The second thing about God’s dream for you is, God’s Dream Will Take You On A Journey Of Uncommon Paths. Please read Genesis 39–45. It is the story of Joseph. God’s dream will take you on a journey of uncommon paths. Read the rest of this entry
Good Dreams
Psalm 139:16 “You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book.”
When the God sized dream becomes a vision, when what could be, becomes what should be, it becomes God’s dream for your life. Let’s delve into four things about God’s dream for your life. The first is, God’s Dream For Your Life Is A Good Dream. Sometimes, we are not sure if God means well for us. To be honest, there was a time in my life that I was not quite sure if I could fully trust God with my life. Does He really know what He is doing? I acknowledge that God exists, but can I fully trust Him? Does He have a good plan for me? If you are in this space where you are unsure, God is saying to you, “For I know the plans I have for you…” (Jeremiah 29:11). Read the rest of this entry
Get Understanding
Genesis 13:14-15 “…the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.”
Anyone can dream, it does not cost anything to dream. God expects us to have big dreams. When you have a big dream, a God sized dream from heaven, God always supplies the provision. When there is vision, there is always provision. However, it is primarily not about the money because the people you impact, the lives you change are more important than the money you make. That big dream for your business should not be primarily because you want to make a huge amount of money. It is good to make a huge amount of money and you will make it in millions, billions, and trillions in Jesus Name. But really the lives you change are more important than the money you make. Therefore, it becomes money with a mission. Read the rest of this entry
