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Jeremiah 17:9-11, 1Samuel 16:7

It is important that you give your heart a procedure that will remove every thinking that is not right, that is negative, and thinking that is not fruitful to the glory of God. The thinking that you carry out in your heart is what will determine your exploit on the face of the earth. Proverb 23:7, ÒFor as he thinks in his heart, so is he ÔEat and drink!Õ he says to you but his heart is not with you.ÕÓ It is clear that in all that you keep with diligence, your heart should be number one. Keep your heart with diligence or wickedness will reap you through the heart. Daniel 1:8, ÒBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with portion of the kingÕs delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief eunuchs that he might not defile himself.Ó DanielÕs operation in the heart made the difference in all of his life. He purposed in the heart for the LordÕs glory. What are you doing inside your heart? What you do or think from your heart will make the difference that will single you out as giant in the hand of the Lord. It is your heart that God wants to meet you before He commits into your hand great exploit. 2Chronicles16:9, ÒFor the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.Ó What His eyes are looking for throughout the earth is not what your eyes or any eye can see. His eyes look for heart that is loyal to Him. In your heart you should think or meditate on what glorifies God then great exploit will be yours.

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Daniel 6:1-24

When you become faultless before your enemy, nothing formed against you will prosper. There is no amalgamation but you have to be faithful to become faultless and that was the case of Daniel. A Captive that became a governor did not settle well with the free ones of the land. There was no way for the free men to bring Daniel down. Daniel 6:5, ÒThen these men said, ÔWe shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.ÕÓ They did find a means of getting Daniel in trouble by having King Darius to sign a decree against anyone that petition any god or man. Knowing Daniel for his stand in the Lord, he did not go by the law because it contradicts his faith. When it was brought before the king that Daniel disobeyed the law, the consequence for his disobedience was to be executed. King Darius was unwilling to put Daniel to judgment. Daniel 6:15, ÒThen these men approached the king, and said to the king, ÔKnow, O King, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king established may be changed.ÕÓ Is your case similar to Daniel? As long as you are serving the Living God continually just as Daniel did, God will consistently see you through where there is no way out. Daniel was put in the den of Lions and not a single scratch was recorded. God is a God of eleventh hour. Your situation is never too late for God to intervene. Let it be known to you that He saw Daniel through in a foreign land and He will not run out of mercy on your behalf. Do not be at fault with anyone so God can fault your enemy for you to be established.

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Daniel 3

When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego refused to serve or worship king NebuchadnezzarÕs gold image, they were sentenced to harsh penalty which was death by furnace fire. They were determined to stand their ground for God. King Nebuchadnezzar went further to question them about who would deliver them. They were so sure of their God with their response in Daniel < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>3:16, ÒShadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, ÔO Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.ÕÓ Is there any matter that is demanding you to compromise your faith? Is the matter threatening to you? You can be rest assured that you have no need to answer the matterÕs question, just like those men of faith. Trust in the God that you serve. They trusted God and responded in Daniel 3:17, ÒIf that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.Ó Having been delivered from the furnace fire, king Nebuchadnezzar spoke in Daniel 3:28, ÒBlessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the kingÕs word, yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!Ó Your trust in God will frustrate the hand and moves of the enemy in your life. Your trust in God will promote you in the presence of your enemy. Ask God to endue you with the grace that causes man to stand in trust regardless of confronting matter.

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Daniel 1

As you continue in the journey of life, ask God to give you a heart that is purpose-full for the business of His kingdom. DanielÕs heart was purpose-full when he purposed in his heart not to defile the < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>temple of God. Daniel 1:8, ÒBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kingÕs delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.Ó A young man taken captive from his home land had every reason to be angry towards God and begin to live his life outside of God. Daniel chose rather to remain focus on God and did not generate excuse to live a life of sin. He maintained who he was by going extra for the Lord; he purposed to maintain the temple of God. What disappointment have you encountered that is enough to upset your heart for God? Absolutely nothing should come between you and God because He is a perfect God that will turn ugliness into beauty. He is a God that will convert obstacle into miracle. Ask Him to give you the grace for your heart to stay on Him constantly and consistently. The purpose-full heart that was in Daniel placed him for great exploit by God. Daniel 1:9, ÒNow God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.Ó The favor lasted for the rest of DanielÕs life. Trust God, it will not take forever for God to turn your captivity into creativity.

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Numbers 25

When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, saw that iniquity was a source to killing thousands of the children of God, he could not control himself. He went forward to tackle the source without any form of hesitation. Numbers 25:7-8, ÒNow when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he arose from among the congregation and took a javeline in his hand; and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel.Ó The Word says Phineahas saw it and he rose from among the congregation. You do not have to be part of what is not right in your congregation or any of your fellowships. Wherever you are and you turn your head away from what is not right because of the majority, you will be a part of what happens to the majority that are wrong in the sight of God. It does not matter how many agreed to what you consider as an abomination, as long as you consider it wrong with great conviction from God that it is wrong, rise and act. When you rise and act, God will react to your move. Phinehas acted on behalf of God and God reacted with blessing. The plague stopped also God sent Moses to him. Numbers25:12-13, ÒTherefore say, ÔBehold, I give to him my covenant of peace; and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.ÕÓ When you are eaten up by His zeal, you will stand where you need to stand for God and plague will never cross your way. Ask God today for His zeal to eat you up.