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CHALLENGE THE IDOL TO A CONTEST

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *CHALLENGE THE IDOL TO A CONTEST* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  15 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: “Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel, and the Prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the Prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table" - *1 Kings 18:19 KJV* *Life is war, and war is a series of battles.* *One of the ways to live Victoriously is to Challenge the idols on our way to a contest.* Elijah lived Victoriously by challenging the Prophets of Baal to a contest - *1 Kings 18:19–39* *Why Must We Challenge the Idols to a Contest?* *(1)* It is through a contest that we confirm that we are seated together with Christ Jesus in Heavenly Places, far above Principalities and Powers. *(2)* It is through a contest that we can demonstrate that th...

BREAKING LOOSE FROM HEREDITARY PUNISHMENTS

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *BREAKING LOOSE FROM HEREDITARY  PUNISHMENTS* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  14 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: What mean ye, that ye use this Proverb concerning the Land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? *[3]* As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this Proverb in Israel - *Ezekiel 18:2-3 KJV* Before Jesus came, when fathers sinned, the Punishment and Curse were visted upon the children.  But it is not the Will of God that a Man should suffer for sins he has not committed. Hence, He said the Soul that sins shall die - *Ezekiel 18:4* Therefore, we can break loose from the Punishments arising from the sins of our fathers. *What do we do to break loose?* *(1)* By being Genuinely Born Again - *2 Corinth...

THE GREAT FAITH

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                 *THE GREAT FAITH* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  13 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy Faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour - *Matthew 15:28 KJV* Jesus turned to His Disciples who were fearful in the storm and questioned their Little Faith - *Matthew 8:26* But in our Anchor Bible Text, He turned to the woman of Canaan who came to seek help for her daughter, who was grievously vexed with a devil, and commended her Great Faith. *This teaches us that Faith is in Levels and varies from Person to Person irrespective of Position or Title.* Disciples with Titles had Little Faith, while a woman with No Title had Great Faith. *What are the Characteristics of Great Faith...

GOD'S KIND OF FAITH - Part 3

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *GOD'S KIND OF FAITH - Part 3* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  12 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water - *Matthew 14:28 KJV* The Disciples of our Lord Jesus were in a ship in the midst of contrary wind when they saw Jesus walking on the sea towards them. They were afraid, thinking it was a Ghost, but Jesus spoke to them to be of Good Cheer and that He was the One. Immediately, Peter answered and said, "Bid me to come to come unto you." And Jesus said,  "come."   Then, Peter came out of the ship and walked on water to Jesus. *God's kind of Faith holds on to the Word of God, believes the Word, runs with the Word, with eyes on Jesus even in the face of a Life-Threatening situation.* *God's kind of Faith wi...

GOD KIND OF FAITH - Part 2

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *GOD KIND OF FAITH - Part 2* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  11 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And being not weak in Faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb - *Romans 4:19 KJV* Jesus asked His Disciples who were experiencing a Great Storm why they were so fearful?  He asked 'how is it that ye have no Faith?' - *Mark 4:40* *He was saying to them that being Fearful is to be empty of Faith.* *Therefore, God's kind of Faith is empty of Fear.* *This is Possible only when we are able to look beyond what we see, hear, smell,  touch, or taste and act on what God says.* God told Abraham that He had made him a father of many Nations. Abraham was about a hundred years old while Sarah, his wife, was about ninety ye...

THE GOD KIND OF FAITH - Part 1

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *THE GOD KIND OF FAITH - Part 1* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  10 October 2026: Share* Faith is important in our walk with God.  The Bible says the Just shall live by Faith - *Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17* Without Faith, it is impossible to Please God - *Hebrews 11:6* When the world delivers an Evil Report, Faith will give a Good Report - *Hebrews 11:2* Victory over the Challenges of Life are guaranteed through Faith.  It subdues Kingdoms and stops the mouths of Lions - *Hebrews 11:33* No one can be Overcome or Overwhelmed by the Ups and Downs of Life whose Faith has not failed - *Luke 22:31-32* Job faced Great Challenges in Life, which made his wife advise him to curse God and die - *Job 2:9* His friends came together to make his Challenges worse.  But in all these, Job's Faith failed n...

PEACE WITHIN

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                     *PEACE WITHIN* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  09 October 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have Peace. In the world ye shall have Tribulation: but be of Good Cheer; I have overcome the world - *John 16:33 KJV* Our Lord Jesus and His Disciples were crossing to the other side, and there was a great Storm of wind against the ship. It was so serious that the Disciples thought that they were going to Perish. At the peak of their worries, they woke Jesus up, and He rebuked the wind and said, 'Peace, be Still'. The wind ceased, and there was a great calm - *Mark 4:35-41* Jesus said "Peace, be Still"; and there was a great calm.  Why didn't the Disciples say the same, considering the fact that they are created in the Imag...