Pastor E O Gabriel

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *FROM FAITH TO FEAR* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  31 August 2023* We are saved by Grace through Faith. Every Believer has a Measure of Faith.  Our walk with God is Authenticated by Faith. A Faithless walk is not just a casual walk but a sinful one.  The bible says, whatsoever is not of Faith is sin - *Romans 14:23* When Peter stepped out of the boat to walk on water, he was living by Faith. But when he saw the wind boisterious, he was afraid and he began to sink - *Matthew 14:30* *The walk from Faith to fear is an Invitation to the forces of evil to sink every Good work in a Man's Life.* *The walk from Faith to Fear can truncate a Man's Destiny.* The children of Israel stepped out of Egypt in Faith, but were stranded and they Perished in the wilderness when their Faith turned into Fear. It is therefore dangerous to allow one's Faith to turn to Fear. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of

        *STICK TO THE     WORD.*                                        Last year, a dear pastor's wife asked me to come talk to their teens and young people about same-sex issues.   After that session, she aggressively emphasized something I said dramatically, and it has stayed with me to this day. Right then, the word came alive for me. There is no other way to put it than that.   She added that when God is speaking to you through his word and you are dodging (she tilted her head away as if something were about to hit her head), it's like a bullet you don't want to hit you. You're implying that God doesn't know what he's saying or doing, or that the word isn't for you.   You're simply stating that God's standards should be adjusted to accommodate and satisfy you. He needs to change his bounds since you can't be constrained by the boundaries of his word.   God does not impose his will on individuals; rather, he respects the choices we m

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                       *JOB PRAYED FOR HIS FRIENDS* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  30 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: And the LORD turned the Captivity of Job, when he Prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before - *Job 42:10* Job suffered great setbacks in Life despite his Righteous Living. His case was so bad that he cursed the day he was born - *Job 3:1-3* His suffering was so Pitiable that his wife told him to curse God and die - *Job 2:9* In the midst of his crisis came three of his friends comfort him.  The Bible says, a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for Adversity - *Proverbs 17:17* Unfortunately, Job's friends had no empathy for him but were Judgemental, attributing his Predicaments to his sins. A man that the Lord testified of being Perfect and  Upright. His friends made life more uncomfortable for him, that he called them miserable Comforters - *Job 16:2* In our Anchor Text above, t

       *THE CULTURE OF           OPPRESSION.*                                           Another hidden ideology sold to the younger generation is the culture of oppression. They have come to believe that power, position, money, and influence are intended to subjugate others.   Once you have any of those, you're untouchable, free to do whatever you want and get away with it. It didn't matter whose horse was gored.   When we do not apologize for our mistakes, we purposefully grab what belongs to them without their permission.   You get their item damaged in the course of use and think, "So what?"   Daddy will talk rudely to Mummy just to show her that he is the alpha and omega of their home. Because you are the man of the home, you have no regard for her. Forgetting that leadership entails responsibility and your ability to develop those under your command to be the best   When the mummy is upset, the father must remain silent, or there will be a one-week hunger strike

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *REMOVE THE ASHES ON THE ALTAR* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  29 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: And the Priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the Altar, and he shall put them beside the Altar - *Leviticus 6:10* It is Common Knowledge that ashes reduces the glow of fire. If the ashes are much, they can put out the fire.  Therefore, to keep the fire burning, ashes must be removed regularly.  God demands in our anchor Text above, that Priests should remove the ashes from the Altar.  This is essential for a fresh fire.  *The ashes remind us of the Previous fire, this stands for Past Successes, Glory, even Failures, disappointments etc.* *Ashes need to be removed for the following reasons:* *(1)* Except yesterday dies, it will not give birth to today. No one puts a New Wine into  old bottles -

  WHAT ARE WE SAYING EXACTLY?...AND BREAK FREE FROM THE MOLD!                                           The philosophy of men manifests itself in various colors and shades in various aspects of life. When you listen to people's lines of thought, you start to wonder where they acquire all of these ideas. According to the Bible, God gave them up to a reprobate mind because they did not acknowledge him as God in their minds.   Another teen mentor recently shared her research work on free condoms and contraceptives, and I was wondering how we got here. There is a call to provide condoms and contraceptives to minors in order to prevent pregnancy. That is, they are free to have sex but not to get pregnant. I'd like to know if we're fostering promiscuity. Or what?   What exactly are we saying? Yes to free sex, no to pregnancy.   How did we come to believe that it's impossible for young people to abstain from sex? To remain chaste till they are married? Who is calling t

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *DANGERS OF LOSING YOUR FIRE*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  28 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the Prison house - *Judges 16:21* We are admonished to keep the fire burning because it is deadly to allow it to  go out. Samson was a fire brand Believer, doing great exploits. He was on a Journey to Timnath with his Parents, when  a young lion roared against him, and with his bare hand, he tore it into Pieces - *Judges 14:5-6* Similarly, he was bound by his own Kinsmen and handed over to the Philistines, his enemies. While the Philistines were shouting for Joy, he got up with the help of the fire in him and killed a thousand of them - *Judges 15:14-16* *No doubt Samson was a firebrand Believer, unfortunately through careless living, he lost his fire.* *Consequently, the hands of the en

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                              *TESTING BEFORE TRUSTING* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  27 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me - *Genesis 22:12* *No one is trusted who has not been tested.* The Lord called Abraham to offer his only son Isaac whom he loved, as a burnt Offering unto him.  Abraham did not hesitate to obey the Voice of God. He bound Isaac on the Altar, and was about to slay him, when the Angel of Lord called him, and told him not to lay hand on the lad. God said to Abraham, 'now I know you fear the Lord.'  Abraham was tested and thereafter trusted by God. He said concerning him, for I know him - *Genesis 18:19* *Therefore if you are not trusted, it follows that you are either have not been tested, or you failed the test.* God tested whether or not Abraham feared the Lord

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                 *EVIL TURNED GOOD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  26 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto Good, to bring to Pass, as it is this day, to save much People alive - *Genesis 50:20* The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it - *Jeremiah 17:19* When all the Chief Priests and the Elders of the People could no longer withstand the Doctrines of our Lord Jesus Christ, they took Counsel together to put him to death - *Matthew 27:1* This of course in every respect is evil and wicked. Unknown to them God would turn their evil Plans to Good for our Lord Jesus, who stepped down from Eternity to time to lay down his Life for the ransom of many - *Matthew 20:28* Joseph's brothers hated him and devised many evils against him which the Lord turned for his Good. Joseph said, what you thought for evil, God meant for my Good. *This is

  ALLOW THEM AND PHILOSOPHY OF MEN                                               We've all complained about how irresponsible youth are, but we've missed the fact that we're the ones encouraging it by establishing a system that encourages it. We foster an environment in which irresponsibility can thrive.   When we avert our focus away from their wrongdoing and do all they are supposed to do for them in the name of "I don't want my children to go through what I went through," We soften every blow that comes their way; making mistakes is a no-no for them.   Our housekeepers would have to do everything while they slept. At other times, they are just occupied with watching television, playing computer games, or surfing the internet. Yet our domestic workers are paid as they gain skills and competence right under our noses.   We attempt to shield children from every type of suffering, but we forget that life itself will cast shadows on them. We prevent them

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                               *KING OF GLORY* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  25 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lift up, ye Everlasting doors; And the King of Glory shall come in - *Psalms 24:7* Our God has several Names, and each of them is Significant and Pregnant with meanings. For instance, He is known as Emmanuel, which means God with us - *Matthew 1:23*  This is the Name you call when you feel forsaken by God and you desperately need His Presence. This is the Name  you also call when you want to Thank Him for His awesome Presence. Similarly, our God is known as Prince of Peace - *Isaiah 9:6* This is the Name you call when you are facing the Storms of Life. It is also the Name you call when you want to thank Him for bringing you through Storms.  In our Anchor Text above, He is known as the King of Glory.  To Understand the meaning, we need to understand the meaning of Glory.  Glory is one of the  a

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IS IN NEED OF HELP* *By Pastor E O Gabriel 24 August 2023* SCRIPTURE; And a Vision appeared to Paul in the Night - There stood a Man of Macedonia, and Prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us - *Acts 16:9* Paul saw in a Vision, a Man in Macedonia, calling for his help.  The one in Need of help can be an individual like the Man by the Pool of Bethsada, who had an infirmity for thirty eight years and had no Man to help him - *John 5:2-9* The Someone could be a family like the Widow of one sons of the Prophets. The Prophet and breadwinner was dead; the family was heavily indebted and the Creditor wanted the children as Slaves - *2 Kings 4:1-7* The Someone could be a City like Samaria which was besieged, experiencing a great famine, untimely death and steadily going into extinction - *2 Kings 6:24-33* The Someone could be a Nation like Israel that was in Captivity for over

    SCHOOL NA SCAM.      TAKE A STAND.                                       I recently met a boy. After exchanging pleasantries and becoming acquainted with him, I began inquiring about his academic plans, as he is in high school and will be finished soon.   His response startled me; he wouldn't be attending university. Why? I inquired. Those who have gone to school, he claims, have no jobs, so what is the point of his going to school?   As if that wasn't enough, I overheard a neighbor's daughter, who is preparing for the Jamb exam, saying to another who asked her why she chose this university over another because it's the one they wanted her to attend.   Which of the schools do you prefer?   None! Why?   School na scam. Who school helps?   It is now clear why our youth are no longer concerned about academic excellence. Why  there is so much crime among young people? The story offered to them is "school na scam."   During Bible club, a guy in j

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                    *ANOINT THE SICK* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  23 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: Is any sick among you? Let him call for the Elders of the Church; and let them Pray over him, anointing him with Oil in the Name of the Lord - *James 5:14* *There are categories of sicknesses:* *(1)* Physical Sickness  This is a State of weakness or ill-health. Plysical sicknesses include instances when the Hearing Senses or the eyes are not functioning well, or not functioning at all.  If the brain is not functioning well resulting in Memory loss or complete breakdown of the brain, or the organs of the body are not malfunctioning or cease to function, these are Physical infirmities. *(2)* Financial Sickness. *This is inability to meet one's Financial Needs.* The resulting effect is living in debts, living from hand to the mouth, hunger etc. *(3)* Marital Sickness.   This is inability to enjoy God's Blessings in Marriag

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *GOD OF POSSIBILITIES* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  22 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: For with God Nothing shall be Impossible - *Luke 1:37* *Our God can make all things Possible.*  According to our Text above, there is no impossibility with Him. *He can make Possible, among others:* *(1)* The things impossible with Man - *Matthew 19:26* God asked Ezekiel, can these bones live?  He replied that only God knows, because he knew with Man it is Impossible.  *(2)* What Man says is Incurable - *Matthew 8:1-3* *(3)* What Man has not seen nor heard before - *1 Corinthians 2:9* When the Angel told Virgin Mary, she would conceive and bear a Son, Mary asked how shall it be? *(4) )* What Is contrary to Scientific Beliefs - *Matthew 14:28, Genesis 18:1-14* *(5)* He is able to make things Possible beyond our Requests or Thoughts - *Ephesians 3:20* Hannah asked for a Man Child, but God gave her three sons and two daughters - *1 Sam

      IT'S NOT FOR YOU        ALONE....AND          NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE                                           Children are God's blessings. It is his wish for us to procreate in order to perpetuate the human race. In his grandeur, God could have opted to create every man required to pass through this earth all at once, but he chose to create only one man and one woman through whom his process of creation on Earth will continue.   As a result, God gave man the instruction to be fruitful and multiply in order to replenish the earth. This order to be fruitful and multiply, however, is not only for you. The earth cannot be replenished by just one person.   It's amazing how some people believe this command is exclusive to them. Hiding beneath the guise of children are God's blessings to have more children than their financial capacity can handle.   Others regard them as an investment and retirement plan, allowing them to benefit from as many children as possible

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                     *HE KEEPS PROMISES* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  21 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: Let us hold fast the Profession of our Faith without wavering; (for he is Faithful that Promised;) - *Hebrews 10:23* Promises are meant to be kept and not meant to be broken.  *God keeps Promises.*  *He keeps Promises for various reasons, some of which are:* *(1)* He is Faithful.  *He is true to His Words.* He means what He says, and says what He means - *Hebrews 10:23; Psalms 33:4* *(2)* He has the Resources to keep His Promises.  He does not need help to keep His Promises - *Psalms 24:1; Haggai 2:8* *(3)* He knows all things and no unforseen circumstances can arise - *Psalms 139:4; 1 John 3:20; Isaiah 46:10* *(4)* He is Unchanging, His Words are Constant - *Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8* *(5)* No one can stop Him - *Isaiah 14:27; Daniel 4:35* *God keeps Promises for the above reasons, we need to know one or two things about His Promises:* *(1

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                                                *YOUR TESTIMONIES BEGIN IN THE DARK* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  20 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: And God called the Light Day, and the Darkness he called Night. And the Evening and the Morning were the first Day - *Genesis 1:5*  *Each Day begins in Darkness, before the break of Day.* The Evening and the Morning make a Day.  When a Day starts at twelve Midnight, it is still Night.  Darkness is often  associated with evil and Unpleasantness.  For instance, the Bible says weeping may endure for a Night but Joy comes in the Morning - *Psalms 30:5* Horror is also associated with Darkness. The Bible says, an horror of great Darkness fell on Abram - *Genesis 15:12* In Divine Arrangement, a Day begins with the Night.  This tells us that every Unpleasantness is the Raw Material for a Great Testimony.  When the man born blind received his Healing, He testified and said whereas I was bl

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *WHEN HE IS WITH Us IN OUR DIFFICULTIES* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  19 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: When thou Passest through the Waters, I will be with thee; and through the Rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou Walkest through the Fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee - *Isaiah 43:2* Often times when we face the difficulties of Life, our heart's cry is that the Lord will lead us out of them.  If this doesn't happen immediately, we get discouraged and depressed.  The Bible says, Hope deferred makes the heart sick - *Proverbs 13:12* *The more appropriate cry should be for the Presence of the Lord in our difficulties.* This is because He has Promised to be with us when we walk through the Fire. *Let us consider what happens when He is with us in our Difficulties:* *(1)* We shall not Fear - *Psalms 23:4* *(2)* He will make us Stronger than our Difficulties - *Psa

  HONOUR YOUR SPOUSE, PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS,NO MORE LABELLING AND  GOOD AFTERNOON SIR, AFTERNOON.                                   One teen coach told of a father who was sad and bitterly lamenting about how disrespectful and rude his son had become. He's baffled as to how he got to that point. He treats people rudely, which irritates his father. According to the father, he is at a loss as to what to do because all efforts to discipline him appear to be futile. While he was still sharing his tales of woe, his wife called, and he was very rude in his response to her. He even referred to her as stupid. He told her she was useless and stupid.   The coach and his pal exchanged glances. They can clearly see where the son learned his   Your house is your children's first school, and you are their first socializing agent. Your parenting style is the unwritten curriculum you use to raise your child. What your wards see you do will be replayed in their day-to-day lives.   S

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *GOD WILL RAISE QUALITY MEN FOR YOU* *By Pastor E O Gabriel 18 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the Plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three Men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: - *1 Samuel 10:3* Samuel anointed Saul as the first king over Israel. Then he told him in our Text above  that he would meet three Men going up to God, one carrying three kids, the second carrying three loaves of bread and the third one would carry a bottle of wine. *Samuel said Saul will meet three Men. This means God will raise Men for him.*  *And the greatest Asset a Man can have after God is to have Men.* The Bible says, it is not Good that a Man should be alone. Even if you have Plenty of money and you are alone, it is not Good - *Genesis 2:18* The Bible also

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *REASONS FOR LOSSES* *By Pastor E O Gabriel 17 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: Either what woman having ten Pieces of Silver, if she lose one Piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? - *Luke 15:8* *It is not the Will of God for us to suffer losses.* Jesus said to one of the Seven Churches in Asia, "But that which you have already hold fast till I come - *Revelation 2:25* *There are several reasons a Man can suffer a loss. Some of them are:* *(1)* Disobedience  Adam and suffered losses for their disobedience - *Genesis 3:1-19* *(2)* Pride  King Nebuchadnezzar suffered losses through Pride - *Daniel 4:30-31* *(3)* Carelessness or Negligence. Eli was very careless and negligent concerning his duty to his children and his family gave birth to Icabod.  *Icabod means the Glory is departed or lost* -  *I Samuel 4:21* *(4)* Lack of Knowledge.  In the Parable of the Ta

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                        *DIVINE RESTORATION* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  16 August 2023* SCRIPTURE: And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you - *Joel 2:25* *What Is Restoration?* *(1)* The return of someone or something to a former condition, Place or Position.  This means a return to the Original condition, Place or Position. When the leprosy of Naaman was cleansed; the Bible says, his flesh came again like that of a little child - *2 Kings 5:14* *(2)* Renewal of something that is gradually diminishing.  The Bible says, Moses was 120 years when he died. His eye was not dim nor his Natural force abated - *Deuteronomy 34:7* Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy Moon withdraw itself: - *Isaiah 60:20* *From the Anchor Text, there are certain Truths revealed about Divine Restoration:* *(1)* Restoration is the Will