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THE LORD LOVED SOLOMON

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *THE LORD LOVED SOLOMON* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  16 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him - *2 Samuel 12:24* O the depth of the riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His Judgements, and His Ways Past finding out! - *Romans 11:33* The Lord loved Solomon confirms that His Judgements are unsearchable.  According to our Anchor Text above, David had an affair again with Bathsheba and she conceived and bare a son and he called his name Solomon and the Lord Loved him. Bathsheba was the woman David committed adultery with and killed her husband, and the anger of God rose against him. God Punished him for his si...

GOD IS FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *GOD IS FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  15 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: For the oppression of the poor, Or the sighing of the Needy, Now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him - *Psalms 12:5* Our Society shows a lot of disdain for the less Privileged, they take delight in oppressing the poor and the Needy. David was walking on the rooftop of his house on one fateful day and saw a married woman bathing. He sent for her and slept with her, despising whatever the husband will do. The woman later sent to the King David that she was Pregnant. In order to cover up his sin, King David used his advantageous Position to orchestrate the death of her husband.  When her husband died, king David took the woman as a wife. Both the woman ...

OFFERINGS WITHOUT FIRE

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *OFFERINGS WITHOUT FIRE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  14 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: And the fire upon the Altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the Priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the Peace Offerings - *Leviticus 6:12* The Lord commands that fire on the Altar must never go out.  Every offering on the Altar must be burnt because only burnt Offerings are acceptable to God.  This teaches us that Offerings without fire is unacceptable to God. *Let us therefore take a look at Offerings without fire:* *1)* Religion without God. God is a Consuming fire - *Hebrews 12:29* Praying, Singing, Clapping and dancing when God is not involved is unacceptable. *(2)* Building for ...

WHEN HE TURNS THE CAPTIVITY

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *WHEN HE TURNS THE CAPTIVITY* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  13 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: When the LORD turned again the Captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream - *Psalms 126:1* Our God has a thousand and one ways of delivering a Man from his troubles. When Peter was imprisoned, He sent His Angel into the Prison to set him free. He did nothing against those who put him in Prison - *Acts 12:5-11* In our Anchor Bible Text above, the Bible says, when the Lord turned again the Captivity of Zion... He did not just set Zion free, but transferred the bondage to those who were responsible for the bondage of Zion. He turned the bondage from Zion to their enemies. The enemies of Zion began to feel the heat they put on Zion. When the Lord set Daniel free from the den of lions, those who pu...

THEIR HATRED FOR YOU: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *THEIR HATRED FOR YOU: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  12 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many People alive - *Genesis 50:20* Joseph was hated by his brothers because he was loved by Jacob, their father. They hated him the more for his two (2) dreams of Greatness.  *Let us consider the effect of their hatred:* *(1)* They took from him the coat of many colours which was a Gift from his father. *Lesson:* Father stands for the Past, Spouse stands for the Present, while Children stands for the Future. *When the coat from his father was taken from him, they taught him that you have to empty yourself of the Past to enter into your Future.* - *Isai 4...

MY HIDING PLACE

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                 *MY HIDING PLACE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  11 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: You are my Hiding Place; You shall Preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with Songs of Deliverance. Selah - *Psalms 32:7* Satan with a great wrath walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.  *To be Preserved from attacks and not be a Prey to the devil, one needs a Hiding Place.* *1. One can make a Man his Hiding Place.* When Sisera was running away from Barak, he went and hid himself in the house of Jael, while he was sleeping. Jael's wife killed him and Jael invited Barak to see Sisera's dead body.  How unreliable and deadly man can be as a Hiding Place - *Judges 4:18-22* *2. Men also make idols their Hiding Places.* But the Bible says their sorrows sh...

WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN TEMPTED TO GIVE UP

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 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN TEMPTED TO GIVE UP* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  10 September 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: Remember Lot’s wife -*Luke 17:32* Life is full of Challenges including Physical Challenges like life threatening sicknesses and diseases.  Marital Challenges like loneliness, delay in child bearing, coping with a stubborn and uncooperative spouse, coping with disobedient children etc. Financial Challenges like inability to meet one's Financial Needs, living in debts, losing Investments etc  Emotional Challenges like living in fear and worries, being troubled by demons, sleeplessness etc. Spiritual Challenges like inability to Pray and discern issues Spiritually etc. As Believers, whenever these Challenges arise, we Pray, Fast and do all that we know we can do. Most often, with all ...