Pastor E O Gabriel

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *YOUR PLACE OF PURPOSE IS YOUR PLACE OF PARTNERSHIP*    *By Pastor E O Gabriel  22 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And Elijah said, As the Lord of Hosts liveth, before whom I Stand, I will surely shew myself unto him today - *1 Kings 18:15* *Every man is born for a Purpose, but unfortunately, not everyone will discover his or her Purpose in life.* *Everyone who discovers his Purpose and remains in it, will enjoy Divine Partnership.* Elijah confidently declared, '... As the Lord lives before whom I stand.'  He was saying since I am in my Place of Purpose as a Prophet in Israel, I have the backing of the Lord for whatever I say or do. Elijah was in his Place of Purpose, therefore God confirmed his words by shutting the windows of Heaven for three and a half years - *James 5:17* Th...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                              *HONOUR ALL MEN* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  21 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE:Honour all men. Love the Brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king - *‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬* *God's ways are not our ways. As Heaven is higher than the Earth, His ways are higher than our ways.*  *One of His ways is Honour.* *We are enjoined to Honour all men.* *All men include our Superiors and Subordinates, the Rich and the Poor, the Mighty and the Lowly.* *The Honouring of all men in our Bible Text surprisingly comes before the fear of God.*  Therefore,  we can't claim we fear God who is invisible when we despise men who are visible. *Why must we give honour to all men?* *(1)* God respects the Lowly - *Psalms 138:6* *(2)* Every man carries the Image of God - *Genesis 1:26* • Dishonouring ...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                     *LET HIM LEAD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  20 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men - *Matthew 4:19 (KJV)* Whenever God is travelling with us on a Journey, He is Present to lead and not to be led.  He said to Peter, Follow me, not lead me.  *We are therefore called to follow Him and not the other way around.* *Why must we allow Him to lead?* *(1)* He is the First and the Last - *Revelation 1:11* *(2)* He is the Way - *John 14:6* *(3)* He knows all things and declares the End from the Beginning - *Isaiah 46:10* *(4)* No one and nothing can stop Him - *Isaiah 14:27* *(5)* Wise Men can make mistakes, but He cannot make mistakes - *1 Corinthians 1:25* *(6)* Our times are in His hand - *Ps...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  19 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And the Angel of the LORD came again the Second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the Journey is too great for thee - *‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭19:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬* Elijah received a frightening Message from Jezebel, and he was afraid and ran for his Life. He felt weak and Hopeless. The Angel of the Lord touched him and Strengthened him for the Great Journey ahead. This tells us that for every Great Journey,  there is a need for Great Strength.  Every Great Journey is full of Ups and Downs, Mountains and Valleys.  Therefore, there is a need for Strength to cope with the Challenges  ahead.  The Bible says, if a man fails in the day of adversity, his Strength is small - *Proverbs 24:10* *Le...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *KEY TO POSSESSING POSSESSIONS: RELIGIOUS AWAKENING*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  18 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: “But on Mount Zion there shall be Deliverance, And there shall be Holiness; The house of Jacob shall Possess their Possessions - *Obadiah 1:17* One of the several lessons learnt in the story of the harlot whose living child was exchanged for the dead, is that a man needs to be Spiritually Awake to come to the consciousness of his losses.  The evil Exchange took Place while the harlot was asleep. She discovered her loss, when she woke up. *1 Kings 3:16-28* *Religious Awakening is the first step towards Possessing one's Possessions.*  *Anyone who is Spiritually asleep is unaware of the blessings stolen from him and cannot take any steps towards recovery.* Sleeping Spiritually...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *PREVENTING SUNSET* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  17 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: So he came to a certain Place and stayed there all night, because the Sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that Place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that Place to sleep -*Genesis  28:11* *It is a terrible thing for a man to experience Sunset in the midst of his days.* *Several unpleasant things attend the way of a man who's Sun sets.* An example can be seen in Jacob, a child of Covenant whose father, Isaac, was Great. He experienced several Painful experiences: *(1)* He tarried all night. *This speaks of Stagnancy.* *Progress ceases in the life of a man whose Sun has set.*  Irrespective of his labour, there will be no New Blessing.  He begins to live on his Past Glory,  expe...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *PRESERVING YOUR INHERITANCE*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  16 January 2026: Share* One of the teachings captured in the story of the two harlots who came before king Solomon, is the secret of Preserving our Inheritance - *1 Kings 3:16-28* King Solomon through the Wisdom of God was able to restore the living child to the rightful mother. Similarly, through our Lord Jesus Christ, our Inheritance taken from us when Adam fell, has been restored. What the harlot needs to do, to Preserve her living child is what we need to do to Preserve our Inheritance. *Let us take a look at what she needs to do:* *(1)* Abide with the king. The king had helped her before and if she abides with the King, when a need arises again, the King will help. Jesus said I am the Vine and ye are the branches: He that abides...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *UNRECOGNISED RESOURCES THE BANE OF LACK* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  15 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: I will give you the Treasures of darkness And hidden Riches of Secret Places, That you may know that I, the Lord , Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel - *Isaiah 45:3* *God is the Source of Good and Perfect Gifts and He has given unto us all things Pertaining to Life and Godliness.* Unfortunately, we experience lack because of unrecognised resources around us.  The Lord has Promised to give us Treasures of darkness and hidden Riches of Secret Places.  This tells us that around us are Treasures and Riches that are hidden, which we need to discover.  The Bible says it is the Glory of God to conceal a thing and the honour of kings to search out a matter - *Proverbs 25:2*...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                   *NEW CRUSE Part 2* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  14 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And he said, Bring me a New Cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him - *2 Kings‬ ‭2:20‬ ‭KJV‬‬* As discussed yesterday, the City of Jericho had a New Beginning when God stepped in, and the men of the City brought a New Cruse with salt therein. The New Cruse must not be empty. It must contain salt. *Why the need for the salt?* The Chemical name for salt is Sodium Chloride. Therefore, salt is a Product of Chemical reactions between Sodium and Chlorine. *When Elisha asked them to put salt in the Cruse, he was expecting them to Present themselves as a Product of  Spiritual reaction with Christ.* *He was asking them to be transformed men for a New Beginning* - *2 Corin...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                                                           *NEW  CRUSE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel 13 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And he said, Bring me a New Cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him - *2 Kings‬ ‭2:20‬ ‭KJV‬‬* The City of Jericho was under a Curse, which was Pronounced by Joshua - *Joshua 6:26* Therefore, evil happenings were Prevalent, such as Untimely Death  Miscarriages and Fruitflessness.  The men of the City cried out to Elisha against the evils of the Land, and God gave them a New Beginning.  *What is a New Beginning?* • It is a Change from the Old to the New. • It is a break from the Past - *Isaiah 43:18-19* *Jericho had a New Beginn...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *GROW IN KNOWLEDGE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  12 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: But grow in Grace, and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be Glory both now and for ever. Amen - *2 Peter‬ ‭3:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬* *We discussed that it is better to "Grow Up" than to "Go Up".* *When we "Grow Up", we "Stay Up", but when we "Go Up", we "Come Down".* *One area we need to Grow is in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.* *Why Must We Seek to Know Him?* *1)* The Knowledge of Him is from Above, and whatever comes from Above is Good and Perfect - *James 1:17* • Our access to His Knowledge will make us Perfect and empower us to escape the Pollution of the world and make our ways Good in His sight - *2 Peter 2:20; Deuteronomy 6:18* *2)* Whatever comes from Above is above all...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *DON’T  TRAVEL ALONE - Part 2* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  11 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward - *Isaiah 52:12 (KJV)* Moses, in our Previous Study, understood that Progress without God’s Presence is dangerous. He therefore insisted that God must go with him. *What happens when God travels with a man?* *(1)* He goes before him - *Isaiah 52:12; Isaiah 45:2* This was demonstrated when the children of Israel came out of Egypt. The Lord went before them as a Pillar of Cloud by Day and a Pillar of Fire by Night - *Exodus 13:21* *(2)* He will be with him.  One of His names is Emmanuel, meaning God with us - *Matthew 1:23* He told Joshua, As I was with Moses, s...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                           *DON’T TRAVEL ALONE - Part 1* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  10 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: And he said unto him, If thy Presence go not with me, carry us not up hence - *Exodus 33:15 (KJV)* *In the Journey of Life, it is extremely dangerous to travel alone.* Moses, while leading the children of Israel, said to God, If thy Presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. Why was Moses so insistent that God must go with them? *Reasons Moses insisted on God’s Presence:* *(1) )* He knew they did not arrive where they were by their own Power, but by the help of God. *(2)* The Red Sea had already Parted for them, but the River Jordan was still ahead. *(3)* He knew there were serpents and dangers along the way. *(4)* He knew that only God could make a way in the Wilderness and Rivers in the desert...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                              *REPORT TO THE KING*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  09 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Now two women who  were harlots came to the king, and stood before him -*I Kings 3:16* *Life is full of very knotty issues beyond the wisdom of man.*  The Bible tells us the story of two women that were harlots.  Each of them had a child with three days difference in age. Both of them lived in the same house and slept together, one slept on her child and he died. At midnight while the other woman slept, she took her dead child and replaced him with the living child. In the morning, when the mother of the Living child was to feed her child, she discovered the child was dead and when she took another look at the child, she discovered the dead child was not hers. She also discovered ...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *FORGETTING GOD, CLOSES THE DOOR OF DELIVERANCE*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  08 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: “Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in Pieces, And there  be none to deliver - *Psalms 50:22* *One of the greatest evil a man can commit, is to forget God.*  Moses told the children of Israel as they were Preparing to enter the Promised land, that when they get there, they should not allow their hearts to be lifted and forget God - *Deuteronomy 8:14* *It is unthinkable that anyone can forget God but reading through the Scriptures, it is obvious that a man can easily forget God without knowing.* The Bible says hating instructions and casting the Word of God behind us, is a Practice of those who have forgetten God - *Psalms 50:17* Many Believers of our G...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                         *GROW UP* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  07 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: So David went on and became Great, and the Lord God of Hosts was with him - *2 Samuel 5:10 NKJV*  *When the End is declared, it is important to grow up rather than 'Go Up'.* *"Going Up" means to move to a Higher Level, while "Growing Up" means advancing to Maturity.* *"Going Up" takes the shortest route to the Top while "Growing Up" follows the Process.* *Whenever a man "Goes Up", he will come down, but when a man "Grows Up", he will stay up.* *When God led the children of Israel out of Egypt, He led them through the Wiilderness so that they can "Grow" into the Promised Land but they Preferred to "Go Up" into the Promised Land hence they Perished in the Promised Land...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                    *DECLARE THE END* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  06 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Declaring the End from the Beginning, And from Ancient Times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My Counsel shall stand, And I will do all My Pleasure' - *‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭46:10‬* Man is created in the Image and Likeness of God - *Genesis 1:26-27* Man is created to function like God. *God does not wait till the end to accept what He sees. He declares in the Beginning what He wants to see in the End.* *Man is expected by Heaven to declare in the Beginning what he wants to see in the End.* *Why must we declare the End from the Beginning?* *1)* The world is given to us - *Psalms 115:16* *2)* For the enforcement of our Dominion - *Genesis 1:28* *3)* To frustrate and destroy the Will of the ...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                                      *FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES AGAINST GLORY AHEAD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  05 January 2026: Share*  SCRIPTURE: “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy Country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a Land that I will shew thee" - *Genesis 12:1 (KJV)* God revealed to Abram that there was Glory ahead of him, and He Promised to make him a Great Nation - *Genesis 12:2*.  But for Abram to enjoy that Glory, God instructed him to break away from the Foundational Issues in his family - *Genesis 12:1* As the Bible says: “If the Foundations be destroyed, what can the Righteous do?” - *Psalm 11:3* *Let us look at some of the Foundational Issues Abram had to separate from:* *...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *UNDERSTAND YOUR LIFE BACKWARDS* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  04 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Give Instruction to a Wise Man, and he will be yet Wiser: Teach a Just Man, and he will increase in Learning - *‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭9:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬* *Life is meant to be lived forward but can only be understood backwards.*  Yesterday is gone, and no one is rich enough to buy back his yesterday.  But, everyone can learn and Profit from the Lessons of yesterday. Samuel was one of the Greatest Prophets of Israel, and he enjoyed the Presence of the Lord. His words did not fall to the Ground - *1 Samuel 3:19* But he did not learn from the mistakes of the Past.  Eli, his Predecessor, did not train his children, and the Priesthood ceased in his Lineage - *1 Samuel 2:30* The children of Samuel were not better tha...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *LIVE YOUR LIFE FORWARD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  03 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE:‭‭Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I  do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead - *Philippians‬ ‭3:13‬* *Life is meant to be lived forward and not backwards. Hence, our eyes are in front and not behind.* The Bible says Isaac went forward - *Genesis 26:13* Again, it is written, "Remember ye not the former things neither consider the things of old - *Isaiah 43:18* In spite of challenges, when it seemed going forward was impossible because of the Red Sea, God still commanded the children of Israel to go forward - *Exodus 14:15* In our Anchor Bible Text, Apostle Paul said this one thing I do, forgetting things which...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                         *DIVINE RESPONSE IS ON THE WAY*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel  02 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE:I waited Patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry - *Psalms 40:1*  *God neither slumbers nor sleep and He hears all.* When People cry out in their distresses, He hears and inclines unto their cry - *Psalms 107:19* The children of Israel were in captivity for over four hundred years, afflicted by their Hosts and when they could no longer bear the Pain of their afflictions, they cried out.  In lieut of relieving their agony, their task Masters increased their burdens.  But God unlike men, being compassionate, responded to their cry and raised a man for their deliverance, who led them out of the land of bondage - *Exodus 3:7-8* The deliverance of the Lord is set in Motio...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *Evidence of True Relationship With God*  *By Pastor E O Gabriel 01 January 2026: Share* SCRIPTURE: Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother - *I John 3:9‭-‬10*  *Ripe fruit can be identified without cutting into it and likewise, there are visible signs that one has a true relationship with God.* *Love for righteousness is an evidence that a man has a right relationship with God.*  *This makes sinning very repugnant to a redeemed man, because the seed of God is in him .He who sins is of the devil* - *1 John 3:8* Joseph told Potiphar's wif...