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Health Article – 10: Detoxifying The Body Through Proper Bowel Movement

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Key Theme Toxins and garbage must be allowed to leave our bodies readily, or our bodies remain un-cleansed and poor health results.

Foundation of Good Health

1. Build your immune system,

2. Detoxify your body, and

3. Nourish your cells

The healing power of proper bowel management is very important for longevity.

Strong Colon Cleansing

If your immune system is strong, it will constantly wash all damaged mutated cells and toxic poisons out of your system. The three ways these damaged cells are discharged are through:

  1. The lungs
  2. The bowel and kidneys
  3. The skin (two pounds per day)

Eat High-Fibre Foods

  1. The bowels is supposed to discharge a meal within eighteen hours after it is eaten
  2. Because of the type of low-fibre diet we eat, many people have ten extra meals jammed up in their intestines.
  3. The Genesis diet is a –high—–fiber diet.
  4. If the bowel is stock up or only partially functioning, these toxins are not effectively eliminated from your system. Instead, they recirculate and are dumped in areas which create abscesses, open sores, arthritis, headaches, etc.

Constipation is a widespread problem

Chronic constipation is often the result of a diet high in protein, fat, and refined carbohydrates (sugars and refined flours), but low in such fibrous foods as whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

  • The intestines are to be filled with friendly flora, called Acidophilus, providing an acid bowel environment.
  • Bacillus coli are unfriendly bacteria which grow in an alkaline environment. They are easily produced by taking protein for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Or by taking antibiotic drugs. This unfriendly bacterium reaches as high as 85% of the floral life in the colon of the average American. To restore the proper floral content in your intestines, you must eat the Genesis diet (i.e. low-fat, low-cholesterol, and high-fiber), and should probably supplement with acidophilus for two to four weeks. You can tell when the flora is changed because you stools are soft, frequent (three times a day), and free from putrid or rancid odor.

We cannot have a healthy body without clean blood, and we cannot have clean blood unless we have a clean bowel with good tone to move wastes along properly. A toxic bowel is the source of many health problems.

Do a colon cleanse at least once a year. December or January is a good month to start (I incorporated it with my year-end fast).

What the colon does

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is the final stop in food’s journey through the digestive tract. The colon absorbs fluid from indigestible food residue and produces solid waste for elimination. “The colon is essentially a waste-storage organ that lets you control when the waste is released,” says gastroenterologist Dr. Clarence KW Wong, associate professor of medicine at the University of Alberta.

But this organ does much more than just act as your body’s garbage shoot.  “The colon is also important for fluid, electrolytes (salts) and fatty-acid absorption. These can be important for systemic health. As well, the colon holds a large number of commensal bacteria [“good bacteria”], which may hold many benefits for the body,” he adds.

 Signs of a healthy colon

If you’re not thinking much about your colon, chances are good that it’s healthy. Regular bowel movements and no pain, bloating, diarrhea or bleeding likely mean that all systems are good.

 Signs of possible colon trouble

There are a number of symptoms that may indicate a colon-health issue, but they can also be associated with other problems. “Digestive symptoms may stem from a temporary illness such as flu, a reaction to certain medications or a more chronic underlying condition,” Wong explains. So it’s important to recognize what’s out of the ordinary for you—and to communicate any of the following to your doctor:

• Chest pain
• Heartburn
• Constipation
• Bloating and/or excessive gas
• Stomach pain and/or cramps
• Difficulty swallowing
• Nausea
• Rectal bleeding
• Diarrhea
• Mucus in stool 
• Changes in bowel habits

 Urgent signs of colon trouble

Although the symptoms above call for you to make an appointment with your doctor, the symptoms below indicate you need see a healthcare professional right away for prompt medical attention, Wong advises:

• Diarrhea that lasts more than five days
• Unintended weight loss
• Persistent vomiting
• Black tarry stools
• Bright red blood in your stool or bloody diarrhea
• Unexplained fatigue
• Pain in the stomach area that improves or worsens when you eat
• Persistent fever
• Pain when having a bowel movement
• Abdominal pain that is persistent and severe or that wakes you from sleep
• Persistent heartburn that is not relieved with over-the-counter antacids

 How to keep your colon healthy

It’s amazing how the same healthy lifestyle habits most experts recommend for weight loss and general good health apply equally to the promotion of good colon health. Want to keep your digestive tract on track? Here are some of Wong’s top tips:

• Drink plenty of water and other caffeine-free fluids
• Drink caffeine and alcohol in moderation
• Don’t smoke
• Get regular exercise
• Eat a balanced diet that’s high in fibre. Women should aim to get 25 grams of fibre daily and men should get 32 grams.

What is God asking me to do as a result of the insights of this Session?

  1. Continue regular fasting program and drink plenty of water. For example, doing 14-day water fasting quarterly.
  2. Continue with my regular exercise so I slim down my stomach waistline and eat light foods.
  3. Add acidophilus to my vitamins and minerals regimen so that my intestines are filled with friendly flora, providing an acid bowel environment.

Is Milk a Necessity for Children?

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1 Peter 2:1-3 (AKJV)

1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking’s, 2 as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

I would say everyone living today was once a child. No one was born an adult. Well, Adam and his wife Eve, from bible records were made as full-grown man and woman.

Since we were all children at one time or the other, there was need for us to drink milk.

I have never heard of anyone who said that he is a father to God, or brother or sister to God, or even god-father to God. Everyone who is a Christian is only a child of God irrespective of age, race or gender.

 What is milk to children?

Milk is sustenance to children. Milk is their food and it keeps them alive and growing. Children have this natural desire and instinct to drink milk. They cry for it and the parent recognizes the fact that they are hungry and takes care of that need. I also know that children cry for different needs, but the most important of all is for food, and thereby sustenance.

Our milk as children of God is the word of God. Do I have that desire for God’s word? Do you have that desire for God’s word? Do you see God’s words as sustenance for your life?

Milk is like the manna God gave to the children of Israel as they journeyed through the wilderness to the Promised Land. They were sustained by God.

As we eat physical food to sustain our physical bodies, we also need spiritual food for our spiritual growth and sustenance.

When we starve our spiritual being, we are going to suffer from spiritual kwashiorkor. We would know very little about our father God and have less of His virtues.

 How do we drink the milk of His word?

Jesus said’ man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from his mouth’.

We obtain the milk of God’s word by going to our Father. Open his word he has given to us, the bible and allow the Spirit of God to direct you and illuminate scriptures to you as you study.

 Excuses

Do we have excuses of no time or we are too busy with other affairs of life? Let us not be like the rich fool in the bible who said he wanted to break down barns and build bigger barns, and yet not rich towards God. We should realize that all we have and all we are belongs to him. So my friend, take time out of your busy schedule and have an alone time with your father, God, who is the creator of the heavens and the earth.

God bless you.

Esther Agbi

DEC. 31 2018/2019 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2019 THEME:

Retaining the Hid Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge of Christ [Col. 2:3]

[aka Know the love of Christ…… filled with all the fullness of God: Eph. 3:19]

Isaiah 55: 9-11 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.  For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Psalm 36:7-10 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Col. 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Eph. 5:17 (NASB, NIV)  So, then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Eph. 3:16-19 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Mon Dec. 31 2018 – Tues Jan. 1, 2019 (New Year worship/thanksgiving/prayers)

All the prayers should be prayed in Jesus name. Also cleanse yourself regularly with the blood of Jesus.

Celebrating the divine exchange of Christ on the Cross

Recite and thank God for each of these victories Christ obtained on the cross for us & thank Him for it daily:

  1. Jesus was punished that we might be forgiven (Isaiah 53:4-5)
  2. Jesus was wounded that we might be healed (1 Peter 2:24)
  3. He was made sin with our sinfulness that we might become righteous with His righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21)
  4. He became our wisdom, power, redemption, sanctification (1 Cor. 1:24, 30)
  5. Jesus died our death that we might share His life and Spirit (Rom. 6:23; Rom. 8:1-4)
  6. He became poor with our poverty that we might be rich with His riches (Eph. 1:3; 2 Cor. 8:9)
  7. Jesus bore our shame that we might share His glory (Rom. 8:17; Heb. 12:1-2; 1 Peter 4:13)
  8. He endured our rejection that we might have His acceptance as children of God (Matt. 27:46; Eph. 1:5-6)
  9. Jesus became a curse for us that we might receive His blessings (Gal. 3:13-14)

Praise Worship:         Confession: Eph. 3:1-21; Psalm 147:1-20      Text: Isaiah 55:1-13

 Read Isaiah 55 thoughtfully & prayerfully, praising God for the assurance of His word [Isaiah 55:9-11]

  1. Thank God for His manifold wisdom in Christ Jesus that He has revealed to the church [Eph. 3:1-9]
  2. Thank God His eternal purpose is accomplished by the church & principalities must bow [Eph. 3:10-11]
  3. Thank God for His grace & mercy, for His unfailing love & your many testimonies in 2018 [Eph. 3:16-19]
  4. Thank God for the boldness & access we have to Him through our Lord Jesus [Eph. 3:12; Heb. 10:19-25]
  5. Bless Him for His abundant care & provision by the unsearchable riches of Christ [Isa. 55:1-3; Eph. 3:8]
  6. Ask God for His Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ in 2019 [Eph. 1:17-18]
  7. Thank God that His awesome power in Christ subdued satan in 2018 & He will in 2019 [Eph. 1:19-23]
  8. Thank God for your family, for life & victorious testimonies over many obstacles in 2018 [Psalm 121]
  9. Thank God for healing the wounds in your heart and filling your heart with praise [Psalm 147:1-7]
  10. Thank God for healing all the diseases that befell you in 2018. They will never return [Psalm 103:1-5]
  11. Worship God for His awesome power. Pray each verse of Psalm 147 in the spirit [Psalm 147:1-20].

40 Days Prayer & Fasting Starts on Wed. Jan. 2, 2019 – Sun. Feb. 10, 2019

Repentance, Brokenness & Fruit of the Spirit (Week 1: Wed. Jan 2 – Sat. Jan. 5 2019)

Praise Worship:         Confession: Rom. 6:1-23; Exodus 20:1-26      Text : John 3:1-36

  1. Lord, I repent of all my sins and rededicate my life to you. I bow in deep contrition (Luke 18:1-6)
  2. Lord, I forgive all who offended me. Release me from all captivity by others (Matt. 18:21-22; Eph. 4:32)
  3. Lord, thank you for delivering me from the power of sin, hell & the grave (Gal. 3:16-26; 1 Cor. 15:34-58)
  4. I reject every idol of the heart. I worship only the true and living God (Exod. 20:4-6; Ezek. 14:1-11)
  5. Lord, heal my wounded broken spirit and cause the joy of salvation be mine again (Psalm 51:1-19)
  6. I reject every spirit of pride and complexities inimical to the gospel of Christ (Phil. 3:17-21)
  7. Oh Lord, shine your incomprehensible light over my soul (Gen. 1:1-3; John 1:1-5)
  8. Lord, I am a child of light; grant me the grace to be sober and watch (1 Thess. 5:5-6; Phil. 2:12-16)
  9. Lord fill my heart with the desire for holiness and godly fear (Isaiah 3:1-26; Matt. 5:1-113; Heb. 12:1-29)
  10. Lord, make me a broken believer. You are the potter and I am the clay. Break and mold me (Jer. 18:1-6)
  11. Lord, let the fruit of the Spirit of humility, meekness and gentleness flourish in my life (Gal. 5:22-23)
  12. Lord, fill my heart with your Spirit of love. Cause me to love the brethren genuinely (Heb. 13:1-3; Jh. 3)

Transformed into His Image & Likeness (Week Six: Feb. 3 – Feb. 9, 2019)

In this last week, our aim is to become like Christ in every way. To be Christ like, we must bear His earthly image and later His heavenly image. His image is all we need to be filled with the fullness of God. Pray the following prayer with the picture of Christ in your heart.

Praise Worship          Confession: Gen. 1:26-31; Phil. 2:1-30      Text :  Col. 3:1-25

  1. Lord thank you for making me in your image and likeness by the order of Christ (Gen. 1:26-27)
  2. Lord you gave me dominion and authority, I exercise them in Christ (Gen. 1:28-31; Mark 16:15-18)
  3. I mortify my body; I seek the things that are above; conform me to the image of Christ (Col. 3:1-10)
  4. Thank you for circumcising my heart, for baptism, & spiritual renewal (Ezek. 36:26-27; Col. 2:11-13)
  5. Lord, I groan; prepare me; let my body, soul & spirit be full of your life and vitality daily ( 2 Cor. 5:1-10)
  6. Lord fashion out your image, I bear His earthly image & shall bear His heavenly image (1 Cor. 15:45-50)
  7. Lord, remove every veil over my heart and let your word dominate my thought life (2 Cor. 3:1-16).
  8. Lord Jesus I behold your glory, transform me into your image daily by your Spirit (2 Cor. 3:17-18)
  9. Breathe of God fill my soul, sanctify me and preserve me spirit, soul and body (Gen. 2:1-7; 1 Thess. 5:23)
  10. Lord Jesus, let your marks reflect on my body daily and your grace be with my spirit (Galatians 6:17-18)
  11. Lord, I bless you for your forgiveness …. & I thank you for renewing my youth as an eagle’s (Ps. 103:1-5)
  12. Spirit of the Living God, prepare me while I live to incorruption, glory and power (1 Cor. 15:39-44)
  13. The fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in Christ. Thank you Lord, I am complete in you (Col. 2:9-10a)
  14. Thank you for the total defeat the enemy suffered on the cross, He has no power over me (Col. 2:14-15)
  15. Lord, thank you for dwelling in my heart by faith and for your root of love in my heart (Eph. 3:16-19)
  16. Lord fil my heart with humility. Instruct & transform my mind to be like yours (Phil. 2:5-11; 1 Cor. 2:16)

God Bless you immensely.

Bishop Dr Joseph and Pastor Dr Esther Agbi

Prelate and Founders of Christ Our Wisdom Ministries.

GIVING THANKS TO GOD FOR 2018 (by Dr Joseph Agbi)

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Bible Nugget 01

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. [Psalm 103 v 1-5, NKJV]

Prayer Nugget 01

Magnify the LORD, O my soul and all within my being exalt His holy name. Worship the Lord O my soul and do not forget any of His benefits. For the great blessings He has done for you in your entire life. For saving you by revealing to you the knowledge of His only begotten Son. For overcoming trials and temptations and being there for you in times of trouble. For preserving your life from all types of danger, destruction  and death. For restoring your health – body, soul and spirit. For crowning you with His lovingkindness and tender mercies. For satisfying your mouth with precious things so your youth is renewed like the eagle. Bless the LORD O my Soul. Amen!

WALL PLATE OF PROPHETIC BLESSINGS [2012 – 2019]

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TRACK AND CLAIM YOUR YEARLY PROPHETIC BLESSINGS
These are the blessings of the Lord to “Christ Our Wisdom and Power Pentecostal Ministry” and its members over the last eight years. We testify that the Word of God has produced a lot of blessings in our lives. Wonderful blessings! Please read, ponder on each scripture and claim your blessings at the end as the Lord touches your heart. You can also claim all the blessings over the years as yours. For a blessing to stick, you must claim the blessing and work on your life with the scriptures throughout the year. If you want to claim all the years it’s even better. Change your destiny today!

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2012: YEAR OF VICTORY AND LIBERTY IN CHRIST
2 Cor 2:14-15a 14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ.

Gal. 5:1 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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2013: YEAR OF UPLIFTMENT & DISTINGUISHED BLESSINGS
Num. 17:8 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

Psalm 3:3-4 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill.

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2014: YEAR OF MANIFOLD INCREASE
Jude 1: 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Psalm 104: 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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2015: YEAR OF WALKING IN COMFORT & GREAT GRACE
Acts 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Hosea 10:12: Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
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2016: NEW EXPLOITS AND EXPANDED BLESSINGS (1CHRON. 4:38-43)
1 Chron. 4:40 ….and they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable…

Psalm 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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2017: YEAR OF INCREASE IN DIVINE WISDOM AND GOD’S FAVOUR (Luke 2:52)
Luke 2:52 ….. Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Psalm 30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

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2018 THEME: YEAR OF VICTORIOUS RECOVERY AND GLORIOUS TESTIMONIES
(aka My year of shaking off all venomous beasts)

Col 2:14-15 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it

Acts 28:3, 5 ….. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand….. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

1 Sam. 30:8 David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop (Amalekites)? shall I overtake them? And God answered David, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

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2019 THEME: RETAINING THE HID TREASURES AND WISDOM OF CHRIST

(aka Know the love of Christ .…… being filled with all the fullness of God)

 Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 Eph. 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God

Devotion 16 (by Dr Joseph Agbi): The multi-faceted benefits of seeking His Face

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If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face… (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV).  There is a step beyond prayer. It’s the place of seeking His face—not just His hands, not just His blessings and benefits, but seeking Him and His face. For too long we’ve wanted Him to slip His hand out from under the veil to dispense our allowance, while He has longed for us to enter in to behold Him and worship Him. If you get His face, you gain His favor. His hands bless where His favor flows.

(Tommy Tenney)

The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it (Prov. 10:22, NIV). God’s people are special to Him despite our inadequacies. He realizes man has fallen short of His glory, hence He sent His Son to be the mediator between Himself and us.

2 Chron. 7:14, NIV reads: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

In this passage, God wants His people to:

  • Humble themselves
  • Pray
  • Seek His Face
  • Turn from their wicked ways

When these are done by man, God’s response would be to:

  • Hear from heaven
  • Forgive our sins
  • Heal our land

The start of reconciliation with the Lord is to fear Him so He can fill our hearts with His wisdom. That means we come to Him with a humble heart. Prov. 1:7 says, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and Prov. 9:10 NASB, says likewise, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. However, humility is key because the opposite of humility is pride. When people do not fear the Lord, the society becomes lawless quickly. When people fear the Lord, the Spirit of God governs the lives of men, Jesus becomes exalted and his blessings and favour flows and encompasses the people.

The antithesis to humility is pride. Pride goes before a fall like it was for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Even though they were wise, they both allowed their humility to be stolen first by satan and their wisdom was corrupted, so God cannot be questioned when He said we should humble ourselves first. Do you want promotion, then fear the Lord and humble yourself before God. In 1 Peter 5:6-7, it reads, Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. If you live a humble and submissive live to God, there is a time He has programmed for your exaltation.

In the passage under review, God demands we pray as a condition before He answers. Jesus said we should learn to ask, knock and seek. He wants us to be persistent. It’s good to know specifically what we are praying for so we can know when the prayer is answered. General prayers is not enough many times. If we are praying for the church, we should be specific for example, revival, or the Pastor and the elders, for the sick or those in need, church finances, etc. If we are praying for the nation, we should equally be specific: for those in authority, for economic prosperity, for Law and order, for good harvest, etc. When we pray for ourselves, you know in your heart where the shoe pinches. It could be for yourself and family to have good health, jobs for the unemployed, your children and their academic work, etc.

The next step is to seek His Face. When we seek His face it is to get more acquainted with Him. It’s not to line up your request. God deserves our praises and only Him deserves the glory. That means spending quality time with the Lord even when it is not convenient. When cultivating friendship we spend time to know the person. So it is with God. Abraham was called at 75 years old, had Isaac at 100 and died at 175 years old. That means he spent a whole 100 years knowing God and seeking His face. Being a person of resolute faith, he earned the honour of being called a Friend of God.

The ways of man does not promote the righteousness of God. God is angry with the wicked everyday (Psalm 7:11). He judges the righteous, how much more the wicked.

When we fulfill our part, God says He will hear from heaven. Heaven is just a block away when conditions are right from our end. God dispatches His angels to attend to us, and remove all obstacles on the way hindering our prayers. Our sins are forgiven and then He heals our land.