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Psalm 60:4-12, Isaiah 11:10-16

There is a banner in place for each child of God. Anyone that turns around and confesses Him as Lord must have been endued with the fear of the Almighty God. Do you fear Him? Psalm 60:4, ÒYou have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of truth.Ó The banner of God over His children is love. It is an unconditional love. The banner is meant to preserve and deliver each of His children that have taken a position under the banner. Isaiah 11:10, ÒAnd in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to the people; for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and His resting place shall be glorious.Ó How we seek Him will determine the kind of coverage we will have under His banner. The word of God is truth and consistent. We have to seek Him to be able to enter His resting place. We seek Him by living by His commandment He has laid for us. Love came without condition, but blessing comes with condition. Seeking Him will be a blessing; not seeking Him will end up being a curse. He has made Himself available by going to the cross and shedding His blood for our sin and iniquities. There were no financial charges and none was asked to relieve Him even for a moment on the cross. In His love, He carried the cross and was nailed to the cross. We were not asked to go to the cross, but to carry the cross is what will carry us through to where He has designed for us in the last day. His banner over you and me is love.

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Job 1, 2:1-10

SatanÕs assault on Job was not enough to derail Job from his walk in the Lord. From the first assault to the second, and throughout the whole life of Job, it was clear that Job was a man that will not digress from his stand in the Lord. From the period of wellness to the time of the SatanÕs assaults, Job maintained his consistency in serving God. The Bible described him like no any other character. Job 1:1, ÒThere was a man in the < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.Ó Job received the devastating news of the loss of his property and the deaths of his sons and daughters on the same day, yet he did not withdraw to complaint or anger against God. Job 1:20, ÒThen Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.Ó As if the first assault was not enough, Satan struck the second time with boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. After the first assault, God had testified to Job as a man that holds fast to his integrity (Job1:3). It is clear that the reason for his stand in the Lord was that he was a man of integrity (steadfastness and undivided in his belief). JobÕs wife knew that he was a man of integrity and she attempted to unplug Job from his integrity. Job 1:9, ÒThen his wife said to him, ÔDo you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!ÕÓ Job refused to abide with his wifeÕs destructive persuasion. Taking a stand for God will cause a believer to regain all that the enemy has stolen; Job regained all that Satan took. The ways to stand or regain a stand every time we fall are written all over the pages of the Bible. Romans 12:12, ÒRejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.Ó That will hold off the assault of Satan, but ask God for the grace of Romans 12:12 to be manifested. 

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Jonah 1

Rising in obedience to the word of God is not enough without rising and going in the direction of the word of God. Many have responded by rising but failed going in the direction of His word. Jonah, the son of Amittai, was a clear example. Jonah 1:1-3 ÒNow the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 ÕArise, go to < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.Õ 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.Ó Jonah did not have problem in hearing the Lord. He responded by hearing but followed the dictates of his heart. Jonah ended in the belly of a fish. It was a dark place; an unfamiliar ground for Jonah. An act of disobedience is to be disoriented. So many have started in the direction of their calling but failed to maintain the journey because of worldly diversions. Are you experiencing an unfamiliar encounter that does not settle well with you like when you first started? Jonah knew he has entered self affliction; He called on God. Jonah 2:1-2, 1ÒThen Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fishÕs belly. 2 And he said: ÔI cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, And He answered me. ÒOut of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.ÕÓ God answered Jonah and the word came back to him the second time. God will have mercy concerning your own affliction. The one that gave Jonah the second chance will give you another chance and He will not deal with you by your inconsistency.

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Genesis 11:1-9

Building outside of God’s will be like building the < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Tower of Babel. The people then possessed a plain land–a land that has no hindrance, free form obstruction. It became too easy for them so they lost focus of the fact that the land was not an accident, also their getting to the land was not by their power. Genesis 11::4, ÒAnd they said, ÔCome, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.Ó When focus is altered from God, self will enter. Has He placed you on a ground that is set for your blessing? Do not lose focus nor take your attention away from Him. Those people who built the tower of Babel assumed responsibility and forgot that the land and its fullness belong to God. They wanted to use what He has blessed them with, to go and investigate His workshop (heaven). Obviously, God does not tolerate self because self operates in opposite to GodÕs way. Self is self centered, arrogant, pride, and selfish. God saw where the people are coming from, and He knew where they were going with the kind of project they embarked on. Anytime you begin to build outside of God, He will come down on you. God came down on the people. Genesis 11:7-8, ÒCome, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one anotherÕs speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.Ó Do you still want to continue building outside of God, or will you learn from His word? Take self out of your building, readjust your focus, set on God and God will settle you. Let the word of God build you.

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John 20:26-31

The fear you have will fail you while the faith you have will prevail for you.

Many times as a believer we have locked ourselves indoor because of fear. As a result, stagnation has replaced our motion in many areas of life. John 20:26, ÒAnd after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, ÔPeace to you!ÕÓ Fear and doubt became a roommate for the disciples until Jesus came and broke the door of fear and doubt by His presence. John 20:27, ÒThen He said to Thomas, ÔReach your finger here, and look at my hands: and reach your hand here, and put it onto My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.ÕÓ Fear and doubt are the agents of unbelief that patronize believers on a regular basis. Begin to meditate on what you have seen and heard in the word of God, and let your soul be consistent in keeping the testimonies of God. The Psalmist also testifies that the wondrous works declare that Hs name is near (Psalms 75:1) Just take a look around and discover that God is God. What else do we need in confirming that He was crucified and rose again? Do not be unbelieving, but believing. Just has He said to Thomas, he is also saying to you. The word of God is truth and He will come again. Ask God to deliver you from every spirit of fear and doubt so that faith will rise in your life.