YOU ARE SHIELDED FROM EVIL

YOU ARE SHIELDED FROM EVIL BY BISHOP MIKE OKONKWO
(TREM Devotional)

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” (John 17:15 KJV)

MESSAGE
Jesus prayed to the Father concerning the church. The prayer was not for us to be taken out so that we can escape the violence and the trouble that pervades our society. No! He said to God, Keep them from evil. And how are we going to be kept from evil and the wickedness of this world? The answer is in John 17:17 (KJV): “Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.” (KJV). The word sanctify means to separate them unto yourself. While the evil is happening, separate them with thy truth. How? Thy word is truth. In other words, something can be a fact but not the truth.

Yes, we are in this world, but we are not of the world. The economic difficulty is a fact, but the truth is that we are living on a superior platform. We live on a limitless platform where our God supplies abundantly, even in the midst of scarcity. In the book of 1 Kings 17:14 (KJV), Elijah spoke in time of scarcity, saying, “For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.” Elijah spoke from the lips of truth in a time of scarcity, and God provided for him. He did it for Elijah, and He will not change in your time. YOU ARE SHIELDED FROM EVIL

Beloved, do not be afraid. Don’t be moved by what you are seeing around you. Your God is bigger than every challenge you encounter. If God has kept you alive and is still keeping you alive, you will surely eat the good of the land. You will not be stranded. Don’t fret; you are from heaven, and the resources of heaven cannot be depleted. “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4:19 KJV) There is no shortage in heaven. Be confident that God is able to exceed your expectations, and He will.

FURTHER READING
Exodus 6:1-8; 9:1-7; 11:4-7

DAILY BIBLE READING
Morning: Genesis 27-28; Evening: Matthew 8:18-34

DAILY CONFESSION
This is my season of recovery; everything the locust, the cankerworm, and the palmerworm has eaten shall all be restored unto me. I will pursue, overtake, and recover all. The Lord has been mindful of me; He will bless me; He will bless me because I fear Him. He will increase me more and more, and He will increase my children. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but because I seek the Lord, I shall not want any good thing. The Lord has pleasure in my prosperity and Abraham’s blessings are mine (Joel 2:25; 1 Sam 30:8, Psalm 115:12-14, Ps. 34:10, Psalms 35:27; Galatians 3:14)

Every day and in every way I am getting better: spiritually, physically, financially, mentally, morally, and in all my endeavours.

I am called for a purpose; I will fulfill this purpose, and I will arrive at God’s ordained destiny for my life. Nothing will cut me short. I will make a formidable impact in my world for the Kingdom. Therefore, I declare that I am a person of integrity, I am spiritually fervent, and I am accountable in all I do because I’ve been raised to live the Kingdom Life here on earth.

It is my day of rest!

Wisdom for the Day Devotional was written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo, who is the Presiding Bishop of the Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) and a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank you, Lord, for saving me, in Jesus’ name Amen.

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