Pastor E O Gabriel

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *WHY PERSECUTE THOU ME?* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  07 November 2024:Share* SCRIPTURE: And he fell to the Earth, and heard a Voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why Persecutest thou me? - *Acts 9:4* Saul of Tarsus was on his way to Damascus, the Lord questioned him Saul, Saul why Persecute thou me? And he said who are thou, Lord?  God is Spirit - *John 4:23* *How Possible is it to Persecute the God who is Spirit and not seen?* *It is so easy to Persecute God Unknowingly.*  *The Lord is Persecuted in the following ways amongst others:* *(1)* By resisting the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ - *Acts 4:17-18* *(2)* Spreading Doctrines contrary to the Word - *John 1:1* *(3)* Persecuting His Anointed. *(4)* Stretching one's hand against His Children - *Matthew 25:45, Acts 12:1-2* *(5)* Oppressing the Poor - *Proverbs 14:31* *It is dangerous to Persecute the Lord, Saul did it and was knocked down. Herod Pe

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *THE BLESSINGS OF THE ELEVENTH HOUR* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  06 November 2024* SCRIPTURE: And about the Eleventh Hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? - *Matthew 20:6 KJV* *There are Peculiarities of the Eleventh Hour as taught in the above Parable of our Lord Jesus Christ.* *Some of these include:* *(1)* Idleness is not allowed at the Eleventh Hour.  Everyone standing idle is engaged at the Eleventh Hour - *Matthew 20:6* *(2)* Those who are engaged at the Eleventh Hour are Uncommonly Renumerated.  They receive Unusual Kindness. They received the same Renumeration as others - *Matthew 20:8-9* *(3)* Those engaged at the Eleventh Hour are Renumerated before others - *Matthew 20:8* Those who laugh last laugh best. *(4)* Those engaged at the Eleventh Hour are envied by others. Those engaged before the Eleventh Hour murmured when those engage

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM GOD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  05 November 2024:Share* And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried - *Luke 16:22* The Psalmist said I shall not die but live - *Psalms 118:17* This has several meanings, one of which is: I will not be Eternally separated from God.  *Eternal separation from God is the Second Death.* In our Anchor Text above, the beggar who knew and feared God while alive died and was carried by Angels into Abraham's bosom. He went upwards towards God. On the other hand, the rich man who did not know God, died and was buried. His direction after death was downwards towards the bottomless pit. He was separated from God Eternally - *Revelation 20:3* The rich man was in torment, and his Prayer for a Prophet to be sent to his Relations was not answered because there is no Mercy

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *PRAYER PRODUCES LIGHT* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  04 November 2024:Share* SCRIPTURE: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee Great and Mighty Things, which thou knowest not - *Jeremiah 33:3 KJV* *Light is important for our Triumph in Life because without Light, Life is stressful and burdensome.* A Man's Life can be Lightened through heartfelt Prayer.  In our Anchor Bible Text above, God Commanded us to Pray, and He will reveal Great and Mighty Things unknown to us. King Nebuchadnezzar dreamt and forgot the Dream. He sought for someone to tell him the Dream and the interpretation. All the Wise Men and Magicians of the Land could not help the King. But when Daniel went to God in Prayer, the Secret was revealed unto him - *Daniel 2:19* Ezra Proclaimed a Fast and Prayer for a Lightened path in Life - *Ezra 8:21* Deep and Secret  Things are made open in the Place of Prayer. Therefore,  you can&#

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                               *THREE MAJOR TURNS* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  03 November 2024:Share* SCRIPTURE: And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice Glorified God - *Luke 17:15* We are daily loaded with benefits - *Psalms 68:19* The Mercy of God is daily renewed in our lives and it is of His Mercies we are not consumed - *Lamentation 3:23-24* Therefore, everyman is blessed by God daily. *With God's daily Blessings, there are at least three major turns we can make:* First, we may turn away from God.  The Blessings from God can move us away from Him.  For instance, the Prodigal son got his Inheritance from his father and moved away to a far country. He eventually lost his Inheritance on riotous Living - *Luke 15: 11-13* *Whenever Blessings move us away from God, we will eventually lose the Blessings.* Second, a man blessed by God can turn against Him. Saul of Tarsus was a blessed man.

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                  *LIVING IN ERROR* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  02 November 2024:Share* SCRIPTURE: Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the Power of God - *Matthew 22:29 KJV* A Life outside the Word is a Life in error.  Jesus answered and said: Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures.  The Bible says there is a way that seems right to man, but the end thereof is destruction.  The way seems right, that is, it looks right, but it is not right because it leads to destruction.  Jesus told Martha that Mary had chosen the Good Part, which shall not be taken away from her - *Luke 10:42* The Right Part or the Error free Path is the Path of the Scriptures.  The Bible says thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my Path - *Psalm 119:105* The Word of the Lord is Right - *Psalm 33:4* The Word of the Lord is never wrong. There is Life Eternal in the Scriptures - *John 5:39* The entran

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *HE RULES IN THE KINGDOM OF MEN* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  01 November 2024:Share* SCRIPTURE: That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will - *Daniel 4:25 KJV* In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth - *Genesis 1:1* He sits in Heaven and rules the Earth from Heaven - *Isaiah 66:1* He is in the Heavens and rules the Earth as He Pleases - *Psalm 115:3* He rules in the Kingdom of Men. He brings one Low and lifts up another - *1 Samuel 2:7* He brought Saul low and lifted up David in his Place - *1 Samuel 16:13-14* In the family of Jesse, He chose David, the last born, to be Captains over his brothers. The last became the