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*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Sunday 23rd February 2025 *PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS* *Scripture Reading:* Joshua 1 > _So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses. *Joshua 1:16–17*_ When Joshua stepped out to do what the Lord had called him to do, Israel's leaders stepped out to stand with him. Until we step out to do what the Lord wants us to do, we will not see the people that God has prepared for us. What an encouragement it might have been for Joshua to see the tribes of Israel pledge allegiance to him. They welcomed Joshua as their leader at a very crucial point. It was at a time when the nation had just lost its long-standing leader and was on the verge of battle. Yet, in Joshua, Israel found a reliable leader. The leaders of Israel offered themselves to Joshua because Joshua had offered himself to God. Leadership is by example. When followers see a dedicated leader, it encourages them also to dedicate themselves. For years, Israel had seen Joshua serve Moses faithfully. They had observed Joshua fight from the front in their first battle as a liberated people – the war against the Amalekites. They knew of the counter-report that Joshua and Caleb had given after they joined ten others to spy out the land of Canaan. On that occasion, Joshua and Caleb dissented against those who thought the Promised Land could not be conquered. All of these past acts of courage assured the leaders of Israel that Joshua could be trusted. People stand with us when we take a stand. No one commits to a person who is not committed to anything. This applies to all areas of leadership, including the home. God’s approval of what we do attracts people to us. As long as the Lord was with Joshua, the people would be with him. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, today I take a stand for you. Bring me the people you have prepared to stand with me, in Jesus’ name, *Amen!*_

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🔴 [LIVE NOW]: Prophetic Solution Centre with Prophet Christopher Yaw Annor || 20th February 2025 Join us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzJSkOPAeTA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icgcholyghosttemple Website: https://icgcholyghosttemple.org/live Be a blessing to others by sharing this broadcast with your loved ones. -------- Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and tap on the notification bell to be automatically notified whenever we go live. You can do so by tapping this link: https://www.youtube.com/c/ICGCHolyGhost?sub_confirmation=1

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Monday 24th February 2025 *A PLACE OF FRUITFULNESS* *Scripture Reading:* Genesis 1 > _Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. *Genesis 1:11*_ 1. *God has made our planet a fruitful place.* He has given the earth the ability to nurture life and sustain it. The Bible’s account of life on this planet shows that it has not always been a life-producing and life-supporting place. In the opening verses of Genesis – the book of Beginnings, God introduces us to a barren, dark and watery planet. At that time in our planet’s history, the Spirit of God was preparing it for intelligent life. In today’s passage, God spoke to the earth to ‘bring forth’ – for vegetation to sprout from it. That statement would presuppose that the Lord prepared this planet with the capacity to be a productive place. He later took a piece of the fruitful ground to form humankind – God’s image and likeness. To live fruitful lives, we must appreciate the evidence that our Heavenly Father has given us in creation. Nature expresses fruitfulness in various forms. Each day, the Lord reminds us of the enormous potential that we can produce in this world that He has created for us. 2. *God created the earth to be productive.* Our planet is not sterile. The Creator has designed it to allow things to grow from it. Just take a look around you and see the diversity of life in our habitat. Everywhere we turn, we are surrounded by fantastic vegetation – from the majestic trees when we raise our eyes to the humble grass we walk on. On every side, we see colours, shapes and patterns without end. All of the beauty we see in our vegetation comes from the lowly earth. 3. *God can make us live productively on any part of the earth.* Just as God has made our world fruitful, we can also live productive lives wherever we find ourselves. We can flourish anywhere that God plants us – at home, school, office or church. Whether we live in a so-called developed or underdeveloped country, God can make our lives fruitful. He has blessed every nation on this globe with enough resources to enable them to live constructively. No matter how impoverished a country is, God has endowed its land, water bodies and air space to be fruitful. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, you made the earth to be fruitful. I boldly declare that I will flourish wherever you plant me. In Jesus’ name, *Amen.*_

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Wednesday 26th February 2025 *THE POWER OF POTENTIAL* *Scripture Reading:* Genesis 1 > _Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. *Genesis 1:24*_ Our minds produce ideas, our hands manufacture products, our lips speak words, and our character gives life to moral and ethical values. These are some of the areas in which we can be fruitful. God equips us to bring into being things that are not in existence now. When farmers want to grow a farm, they plant seeds to produce the desired crop. A seed can only yield what is in it. If the seed is mango, the plant will be mango, and the fruit will be mango. The same applies to other crops. God designed seeds to produce after their kind. The seed of cattle produces cattle. That simple concept has profound effects on how each one of us can be fruitful. All seeds do not produce the same fruits. By divine mandate, a seed can only produce what God has made it to produce. What seeds should we plant if we want to create music? We cannot plant corn seeds or apple seeds to compose music. To make music, we must plant musical seeds. That means the person who creates music must first have a musical talent or ability within them. If I don’t have a ‘musical seed’, I cannot produce good music. In the same way, if I want to be fruitful as a nurse, I must have a compelling inner desire to help make people healthy. Professional training helps us to specialize in a chosen vocation or career. However, when we receive training that is in line with the talent that God has planted in us, we become more productive and happy in our vocations. Have you ever asked the Lord what He has placed within you? He is your Creator; He made you and equipped you to be fruitful. Have you asked God to show you the kind of fruit you must bear? The good news is that unless someone else compels us to go in another direction, we end up pursuing vocations that are in line with the seed that God has placed within us. What God places within us drives our passions and pursuits even when we are not conscious of it. Whether you know it or not, God has fitted you to be fruitful with the seeds He has placed in you. Discover them and use them to His glory. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, help me to fulfil the assignment for which You created me. I want to be the very best for You. In Jesus’ name, *Amen.*_

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Tuesday 25th February 2025 *THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SEED* *Scripture Reading:* Genesis 1 > _And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. *Genesis 1:12*_ God created the first fruit trees for us. Within each fruit that hung on a fruit tree, the Lord placed seeds. He did that to signal that He would not continue creating trees for us after He had created the first ones. The power to continue producing new fruit trees to produce more fruits lay within the seeds in the fruit. The significant thing to note about the seed is that it is within. The first trees that God created, sprouted from within the earth. The seeds to produce the next set of fruits lay within the fruits. In both instances, God placed the power of fruitfulness within. God has so designed life on earth in such a way that what we need to do, the things He wants us to do, are not far from us. In this case, what we need is within us. So what is the seed? In agricultural terms, a seed is a unit of reproduction, capable of reproducing another plant. However, we also use the word seed as a metaphor for agriculture. We use it to describe the potential that lies within each of us. This potential within us is what we activate to make our lives productive. In that sense, we can say that God has placed a seed within each one of us that, when discovered and used, will make our lives flourish. The source of our fruitfulness lies with us. The seed stands for the source – it is the place from which you begin. Everything on earth has a beginning. Trees start as seeds; animals have their beginning as a fertilized egg. Products and inventions have their origins in an idea. Each of these is a seed. The seed stands for our undeveloped capacity. A seed is what you are capable of becoming but are not now. It is, ‘what will be which is not now’. There is something God wants you to be that you are yet to become. That is your undeveloped capacity. Whether you are to be a great doctor, engineer, programmer or pastor, God has given you the aptitude for it. He has already placed the seed for what you will be inside you – in your spirit, your thoughts, temperament and talents. Seeds are usually small and unimpressive until their potential is fully manifested. That is why they are very easy to ignore and despise. Just as the Lord brought forth plants from within the earth, He can bring forth great things from within you. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, I know you have placed the seed for my fruitfulness inside me. Help me cultivate it to the fullest. In Jesus’ name, *Amen.*_

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Friday 21st February 2025 *A PROSPEROUS PATH* *Scripture Reading:* Joshua 1 > _This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. *Joshua 1:8*_ God commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous. After that, the Lord gave Joshua the keys to developing his spiritual strength. The key success factor for how Joshua would win the battles for the Promised Land was the word of God. The Lord taught Joshua how to make His way prosperous. He had to see his life in the light of God’s word. Joshua had to know the power of the divine word, to rule his world. When there was no universe, God’s word brought the universe into being. When there was darkness all around, His word brought light. When there was chaos, the word of the Lord brought order. His word opened the Red Sea and shut the mouths of lions. Our Lord Jesus turned water into wine by His word. His words made Peter walk on water. That same word holds the universe in place and makes the Earth spin in empty space. The word of God is our sword and shield. By the word of the Lord, we go on the attack in battle; by the same word of the Lord, we defend ourselves in battle. The Lord assured Joshua that he would have good success if he placed a premium on the word of God. Since Joshua was going into battle, he needed the word of God as his sword and shield. As a shield, the word protects us from every attack that the enemy throws at us. When Satan throws sickness against your body, you cover yourself with the shield of faith. When he throws the arrows of shame and disgrace, you cover yourself under the shield of faith. When he comes against you with arrows of poverty, you cover yourself under the shield of faith. The moment you let down the shield of faith, you become exposed to all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Don’t let down your shield of faith. In the face of an enemy attack, cover yourself with the shield of faith. Keep the shield of faith up. Believe the word. Speak the word. When your body cries out in pain, still hold up the shield of faith. That is the way to make your way prosperous and have good success. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, your word is my shield and my sword. Today, I release the word into my life for success and prosperity. In Jesus’ name, *Amen!*_

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL* _By Pastor Mensa Otabil_ Thursday 20th February 2025 *THE COURAGEOUS ONES* *Scripture Reading:* Joshua 1 > _Be strong and of good courage, for to this people, you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. *Joshua 1:6*_ After all the strong words of assurance that the Lord gave to Joshua, he still needed reassurance. The task that the Lord gave Joshua required strength and courage. Though the Lord had promised to be with Joshua, he was required to act in the face of every situation that confronted him. When God gives us victory ahead of a battle, we would still have to face the battle and fight to win it. Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the ability to face danger, even in the face of fear. Each one of us has a healthy fear within us. It is usual for us to fear things that are bigger than us, but that fear has not stopped people from climbing the highest mountains and crossing the most expansive rivers. Everyone who has dared to do anything of significance has had to face their fears. That is courage. That is what God required of Joshua. All assignments God gives us require strength and courage. We need the courage to follow Christ. Following Jesus puts us on a straight and narrow path. Our paths as Christians go the opposite of the course the rest of the world is following. In an increasingly anti-God and anti-Christian world, those who choose to be followers of Christ need the courage to live out their Christian witness. We need to be strong and courageous. We need the courage to live holy lives. Our world scorns the moral standards of Christianity. Our standards of sexual purity and sobriety seem outmoded in today’s permissive societies. Christian young men and women are under constant pressure to compromise their faith and morality. We need to be strong and courageous. We need the courage to pursue our life’s mission. Pursuing the assignment God has called you to, can be very lonely. Usually, the Lord calls us to do bigger things than anything that we would typically venture to do. Whether it is a calling into ministry or some other assignment to change the world, each one of us must step out with courage to do what we know we must do. We need to be strong and courageous. *Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, you are my strength and my courage. In You, I am bold. I can do all that you want me to do. In Jesus’ name, *Amen!*_