Pastor E O Gabriel

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *GOD’S OUTSTRETCHED ARMS*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  11 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a Mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders - *Deuteronomy 26:8 KJV* The above Scripture reveals to us the secret behind the freedom of the children of Israel from four hundred and thirty years of Captivity. It was not their Strength nor their Wisdom that ended their affliction, but the outstretched arm of God. *What is the meaning of God’s outstretched arm?* It is a Metaphor used mostly in the Old Testament to mean: *1)* God’s Intervention in Human History. *2)* The demonstration of God’s Sovereign Power. Let us therefore consider in detail what the outstretched arm of the Lord did for them: ...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *POWER WITHOUT AUTHORITY* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  10 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul Preacheth - *Acts 19:13 KJV* *One of the worst situations a Man can be in Life is to enjoy Power without Authority.* *What is power?* *(1)* The Ability or Capacity to do something. *(2)* The Ability or Capacity to influence Outcomes. *(3)* The Force that compels Obedience. *What Is Authority?* *(1)* It is the Power or Right to give Orders or make Decisions and enforce Obedience. *(2)* It is the Legitimacy to use Power. *(3)* It is the Right to represent. *From the definitions above, Power without Authority  means to have an Ability to do som...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *LEAH: A HATED WIFE - Part 2* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  09 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren - *Genesis 29:31 KJV* •Leah was not the Choice of Jacob for Marriage, but he was forced to marry her.  •The Marriage was blessed with six children among who were Levi and Judah. •Levi is the Progenitor of Priests in Israel, while Judah is the Progenitor of Kings in Israel.  •Our Lord Jesus Christ is a Product of the Marriage between Jacob and Leah. He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah - *Revelation 5:5* •Initially, Leah was Paying attention to the hatred of Jacob. This is reflected in the naming of her first three children.  •For instance, when  she had the first born, she named him Reuben saying God...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *LEAH: A HATED WIFE - Part 1* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  08 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: When the Lord  saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren - *Genesis 29:31 NKJV* Jacob married Leah, the first daughter of Laban, not by Choice but by force. So Jacob hated her. When God saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb. Leah gave birth to Levi, Judah, and four others - *Genesis 29:32-35* Levi is the Progenitor of the Priests in Israel while Judah is the Progenitor of Kings in Israel.  David is of the tribe of Judah. More importantly, our Lord Jesus Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah - *Revelation 5:5* *Consequently, there are a number of Lessons to learn from the hatred of Jacob towards Leah:* *(1)* *The Lord will fight for the hated.* • God opened th...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *RESTORE MY GLORY - Part 3* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  07 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: ‘Who is left among you who saw this Temple in its former Glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is  this not in your eyes as nothing? - *Haggai 2:3 NKJV* When the Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity, they rebuilt the ruined Temple of God at Jerusalem. The young ones were excited seeing the rebuilding of the Temple, but the older ones were weeping because the Glory of the New Temple is nothing in comparison with the old ones - *Ezra 3:12-13* God spoke to the weeping older ones in our Anchor Bible Text above - He Promised to shake the Heavens and the Earth and the sea and the dry land. God Promised to shake all Nations and fill the Temple with Glory so that the Glory of the Latter Ho...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *RESTORE MY GLORY - Part 2* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  06 September 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And she said, The Glory is departed from Israel: for the Ark of God is taken - *1 Samuel 4:22 KJV* The wife of Phinehas declared the Glory had departed because the Ark of God had been taken away. *The Ark of God stands for the Presence of God.* The Psalmist referred to God as his Glory - *Psalms 3:3* *Therefore, when the Glory of God departs from a Man, it means the Presence of God has departed because He is the God of Glory* - *Acts 7:2* *Restoration of Glory also means the return of God's Presence.* When the Presence of God departs from a man, Evil Spirits will begin to trouble - *1 Samuel 16:14* *Restoration of Glory means Liberty from Evil Spirits.* *In Mark 5:2-20; when the Mad Man of Gadara was free ...