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BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *BEYOND EXPECTATIONS* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  30 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us -  *Ephesians 3:20 KJV* *Whenever a man walks with God, his expectations will be exceeded because of who God is.* *Let us take a look at some of His Characteristics that enable Him to go beyond our Expectations.* *1)* He is a Generous God who does not know how to bless moderately. He blesses lavishly - *John 10:10; Psalm 23:5; Philippians 4:19* *2)* He has a track record of exceeding Expectations. Hannah asked for a man child - *1 Samuel 1:11* She had three sons and two daughters - *1 Samuel 2:21* *3)* His thoughts for us are higher than our own thoughts - *Jeremiah 29:11; Isaiah 55:8...

AN EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *AN EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  29 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing Spirit from the Lord troubled him - *1 Samuel 16:14* A Superficial look at this Scripture will give the erroneous idea that Good and Evil come from the Lord.  Job erroneously said shall we receive Good at the hand of God and shall we not receive Evil? - *Job 2:10* There is no Shadow of turning with God; every Good and Perfect Gift is from Him - *James 1:17* *Evil Proceeds not from God.* *What then is the meaning of an Evil Spirit from the Lord?* Our God is the Lord of Hosts. He commands the Good and Evil Spirits. None of these Spirits operate without His Permission. Satan never touched Job until God Permitted him and the extent to which...

LIGHT IS KEY TO RISING

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *LIGHT IS KEY TO RISING* *By Pastor E O Gabriel 28 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Arise, Shine; for thy Light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee - *Isaiah 60:1 KJV* *Rising in any Sphere of Life is easy with Light.* The Bible says, "Arise, Shine for thy Light is come." No Man rises in the dark - *Exodus 10:22-23* When there was great Famine, Scarcity, and Hardship in the Land, Isaac's Path was Lightened by the Word of the Lord - *Genesis 26:1-2* The Light he received made him rule over the situations and circumstances of the Land. He sowed in the Land and had a hundredfold Harvest. He had Possession of flocks, Possession of herbs, and a Great Store of Servants. And when others were retrenching Staff, he was recruiting Staff - *Genesis 26:12,14* Isaac was living in Ab...

BARTIMEUS: MAN WITHOUT LIGHT

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *BARTIMEUS: MAN WITHOUT LIGHT* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  27 October 2026:Share* SCRIPTURE: And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with His Disciples and a great number of People, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging - *Mark 10:46 KJV* A Man without eyes and a Man who has eyes but can't see are in the same Class of living without Light. *The following were obvious in the Life of Bartimeus, who lived without Light:* *(1)* He took the wrong and dangerous decisions to sit by the highway side.  • Highways are meant for diverse means of Transportation. • When a Man lives without Light, his steps or decisions will be faulty and dangerous.  • The Bible says the steps of a Good Man (Man with Light) are ordered by the Lord - *Psalm 37:23* *(2)* He sat...

ISRAEL HAD LIGHT

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                              *ISRAEL HAD LIGHT* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  26 October 2026:Share* SCRIPTURE: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his Place for three days: but all the children of Israel had Light in their Dwellings - *Exodus 10:23 KJV* Moses Stretched his hand to Heaven, and the entire Land of Egypt was covered with Darkness, but Israel had Light. When the Egyptians were covered in Darkness, they could not see one another, and neither could they rise from where they were. But, the Israelites had Light and could see clearly and rise appropriately.  *What are the implications?* *(1)* God shows all that He is the Light of the world, and whoever follows Him will not walk in Darkness - *John 8:12; John 9:5* *(2)* God will always put a difference between those who serve Him and those ...

DISORDERLY LIVING

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *DISORDERLY LIVING* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  25 October 2026:Share* SCRIPTURE: And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters -  *Genesis 1:2 KJV* *One of the Original Challenges in Life was that the Earth was without form. It was formless, shapeless, and disorderly.* *Many lives since then until now are formless, shapeless, and out of order.* A Good Example is the family of Terah, the father of Abraham. He was seventy years old when he had his three sons. *Genesis 11:26* He relocated from his Land of Nativity, Ur of the Chaldees, to Canaan. He went along with Abram, his first son, Sarai, the wife of Abram, and Lot, his grand son. Terah got to Haran, which was about mid way to Canaan; he d...

I MUST BE FRUITFUL

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                *I MUST BE FRUITFUL* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  24 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be Fruitful, and Multiply, and replenish the Earth, and Subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the Earth - *Genesis 1:28 KJV* Whatever is going on around me, I must be Fruitful. Isaac was Fruitful in difficult times - *Genesis 26:1, 12–14* Joseph was Fruitful in affliction - *Genesis 41:52* The children of Israel were Fruitful in a Strange Land - *Exodus 1:7* *What does it mean to be Fruitful?* *1)* Fruitful is a combination of two words, “fruit” and “full”.  *To be Fruitful, therefore, means to be full of fruit.* *2)* Fruitful means to Possess good,...