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DATE: THURSDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2017

THEME: MY REDEEMER LIVES

MEMORISE:
Yet a little while, and the world
seeth me no more; but ye see
me: because I live, ye shall live also. John 14:19

Read: Mark 16:1-6
16:1 And when the sabbath was
past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James, and Salome,
had bought sweet spices, that
they might come and anoint him.
16:2 And very early in the
morning the first day of the
week, they came unto the
sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
16:3 And they said among
themselves, Who shall roll us
away the stone from the door of
the sepulchre?
16:4 And when they looked, they
saw that the stone was rolled
away: for it was very great.
16:5 And entering into the
sepulchre, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side, clothed
in a long white garment; and
they were affrighted.
16:6 And he saith unto them, Be
not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of
Nazareth, which was crucified:
he is risen; he is not here: behold
the place where they laid him.

MESSAGE:
Every time I ponder on the glory
awaiting all those who make it to
Heaven, I feel so excited. It is so
magnificent that the ordinary
human heart cannot fathom it. If
you will partake of this glory, you
must not be discouraged in your
walk of faith with God. You must
have the assurance in your heart
that the Lord Jesus Christ, who is
your Redeemer, is alive, and
because He is alive, your faith is
not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:14
& 20). There are some who are at
the point of giving up their faith.
They are no longer excited about
their confession of faith in Jesus
Christ. Some are fainting in their
spirit, and their level of
commitment has waned. If you
are in such situation, the Holy
Spirit in Hebrew 10:38-39 says
this to you:
"Now the just shall live by faith:
but if any man draw back, my
soul shall have no pleasure in
him. But we are not of them who
draw back unto perdition; but of
them that believe to the saving of
the soul."
The purpose of discouragement
is to make you backslide. It is
aimed at stopping the good
things you started. Some of the
activities of the Pharisees were
aimed at discouraging the
followers of Jesus, but their plots
failed. Although they had Him
crucified, some of His followers
still followed Him to the very end.
How amazing it was for them
when they realised that Jesus
had risen from the dead! The
place where they laid His body
was empty, and it remains so till
today! I prophecy into your life
that the very spot where the
enemy hoped you will remain
shall become empty!
I declare to you that there is
power in the resurrection of
Jesus. Every arrow of
discouragement shot at you to
make you faint shall instead birth
a spirit of boldness in you in
Jesus’ Name. Without faith, it is
impossible to please God. You
need to have faith in Jesus, the
Redeemer of mankind. He lives
forever more and no situation is
beyond Him. Every delay you have
experienced is just to make your
testimony more glorious. You
need to persist in the place of
prayer. As long as you are still
awaiting your testimony, don’t
stop confessing the promises of
God. Take practical steps to
actualise God’s plan and purpose
for your life. The women kept
going to the tomb because there
was an assurance in their spirit
that their efforts would not be
wasted. May be you have tried all
you can, and yet there remains a
Goliath in your life. Because your
Redeemer lives, that problem will
not overcome you. Because your
Redeemer lives, that sickness will
come to an end. Problems
respond to either the call of faith
or doubt. Make sure all your
challenges hear the call of faith
from you saying: "because He
lives, I can face tomorrow; my
tomorrow shall be alright
whether the devil likes it or not."
It shall be so in Jesus’ Name.

ACTION POINT:
Make this confession of faith:
Lord Jesus, become You live, I
shall also live and not die.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 12-15
Isaiah 43:16-44:8
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 4: THROUGH THE LOVE OF
GOD OUR SAVIOUR
1 Through the love of God our
Saviour,
all will be well.
Free and changeless is his favour,
all, all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed us,
perfect is the grace that sealed us,
strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,
all must be well.

2 Though we pass through
tribulation,
all will be well.
Ours is such a full salvation,
all, all is well.
Happy, still in God confiding,
fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,
all must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,
all will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
'All, all is well.'
On our Father’s love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
in our living, in our dying,
all must be well.