*THE RESTORER'S DAILY GUIDE* DATE: MONDAY 19TH MAY 2025 THEME: *OVERCOMING EVIL CONSPIRACIES* MEMORISE Isaiah 54:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. READ Isaiah 8:9-13 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY *To conspire against those on fire for God is to expire before your time.* MESSAGE We live in a world that is full of hostility towards the righteous, and as such they are always conspiring against the Saints directly or indirectly. Today's memory verse says: "they shall surely gather together," but all who do such without the Lord's approvals will fall for your sake. The Bible says in Psalms 71:10 "For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together," The only crime the Psalmist committed was his stand against unrighteousness. And his enemies took counsel to frustrate his life. The wicked ones of the earth will do nothing but to keep on conspiring against the people of God. The scriptures further confirms this in: Psalms 83:3 "They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones." Ahithophel conspired with Absalom against David the King but God frustrated their counsels. Today, I decree and declare that every evil counsel and conspiracies against your life and destiny be frustrated in Jesus name. In the days of Daniel the prophet, his political colleagues who were envious of his success in politics connived against him and took counsel to impeach him because of his stand for God. It appeared to work smartly because they had the king Darius on their side. Daniel was sent to the Lions' den but God rose for Daniel and thwarted the counsels of his enemies, the result was that, his enemies ended up in their own gins, they perished with their families in the Lions'den. However, beloved you must stand firm in the Lord always to see the end of evil conspiracies in your life. In today's text, the Prophet Isaiah said, the Lord spoke to him with a strong hand not to walk in the ways of the conspirators, not to say confederacy to their confederacy, but to sanctify the Lord in his heart and not to fear their fears. One who stands like this for the Lord will always enjoy God's presence. And it doesn't matter what the enemies conspire against you, you will come out victorious because God is with you. *To conspire against those on fire for God is to expire before your time.* I decree and declare today that all evil conspirators against you be scattered in Jesus name. You will see their end, they will not see your end. ACTION STEPS 1. Review your stand for God in the light of today's devotional guide and be strong for God. 2. Pray that all evil conspirators and their conspiracies against God's people in Nigeria be scattered and put to shame. 3. Pray that God's counsel shall stand concerning Nigeria. PRAYERS Heavenly Father, arise this hour against all the secret and open plots of the wicked in this nation and let your enemies be put to shame in Jesus name. Amen. REMEMBER *To conspire against those on fire for God is to expire before your time.* AUTHOR: JEDIDIAH DAVID DAILY READING: Esther 9-10, Col 3-4. HYMN All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all ! 2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from His altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown Him Lord of all ! 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all ! 4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all ! 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all ! 6 Oh that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall ; Join in the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all ! PLEASE SHARE