DLCF KATH

```DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA -

SATURDAY 23RD MAY, 2026```

*PRESCRIPTION FOR DIVINE PLEASURE*

📜📜```TEXT:HAGGAI 1:8-11```📜📜

🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD" (HAGGAI 1:8).*_

*A few years ago, there was a social media storm surrounding the Christian duty of giving to God. As was to be expected, given the freedom that social media offers, everyone chimed in, and there were many opinions. One idea that seemed to have gained considerable traction was the substituting of giving to God's cause with giving to charitable causes. The protagonists argued for taking care of the pecuniary needs of society's down-and-outers to the total neglect of the Church's ministry of evangelism, which unknown to them, catered for man's spiritual needs and his immortal soul.*

*The idea of having to make a mandatory choice between going hungry and going to hell is not found anywhere in God's word. How could anyone rightly substitute ardent love for God with fervent love for their fellow men, and vice versa? US billionaire John D. Rockefeller, if he were still alive, would have been amused by the absurdity of juxtaposing necessary social action with the spiritual duty of tithing. The American gave to God's house and cared for fellow men with equal passion, both virtues stemming from his understanding of the Christian as a steward.*

*God had sent Prophet Haggai with words of fierce rebuke to the returning captives of Israel. He expected them to reciprocate His favour of granting them restoration back to their homeland, after long years of captivity. One way they were expected to do this was in rebuilding the temple and inaugurating regular worship. Instead, they were keen on reconstructing their own estates while God's house remained desolate and in ruins. No one among them seemed to have noticed the incongruence between their most strenuous efforts at financial sufficiency and the meagre resources they garnered. They were, therefore, in a double jeopardy of spiritual and material destitution, though oblivious of the fact. Concentrating all our energy on material pursuits to the neglect of heaven's demands could bring us to the same fate as Israel's in the days of Haggai.*

*God, however, laced His rebuke with words of encouragement to the returnees. There was hope yet if they repented and did the right thing. Honouring God with your resources opens His treasure-house of blessings into your life.*

✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*To deny God your resources is to be penny-wise but pound-foolish.*_

📜📜```THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:``` *GALATIANS 1-3*📜📜

Repent and Accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour now before it's too late. Pls Remember He is Coming Very Soon for His own. Thanks, good morning.
Stay Blessed and Safe.

*DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA*

*🗓️FRIDAY 22ND MAY, 2026*

*ULTIMATE TRIUMPH*

*📖TEXT:* ZEPHANIAH 2:7-15

*🔑📖 KEY VERSE:* _"The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen" (ZEPHANIAH 2:11)._

*📖MESSAGE:*
In the 19th century, cannibalistic tribes in the Pacific region worshipped cruel gods, offering human sacrifices. When missionary John Hunt arrived, he faced extreme danger. Yet, the chief of the tribe turned to Christ in 1854, renouncing his old gods. Soon, entire villages burned their idols and embraced Christianity, leading to a national revival.

Zephaniah foretold in this passage, that even "the isles of the heathen" would worship God. The specific transformation of the Pacific island proves that no culture is beyond God's reach - He famishes false gods and establishes true worship. Over time, the gospel has faced fierce opposition in many nations and communities in the world. History has, however, recorded that time and time again, beyond the Bible stories like the encounter between Israel's Ark of God and the Philistines' Dagon, Prophet Elijah and the worshippers of Baal, idols and the gods of this world will continue to fall before the Almighty God, to buttress the efficacy of the gospel message.

Israel had suffered cruel persecutions from heathen nations as a result of their continual disobedience to God. They had been made to pass under the rods of the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Medo-Persians, the Greeks, and the Romans. And of late, anti-Semitic sentiments have rocked the world so much with dire consequences. The idolatrous nations have continued to claim their triumph over the elect of God. Some even boast of overrunning the life-saving and everlasting gospel. But God has always proved them wrong as He remains the only true God. His Church has remained firmly built upon the Rock that is Christ, which no gate of hell has neither the audacity nor capacity to conquer.

The people of God must rejoice and march on confidently knowing that God will yet glorify Himself in His faithful and forthright children who will not cave in at the aggression of opposers of their faith in the true and the living God. The enemies of God will bow to the majesty of the Almighty. And in the regeneration, the ferocious biters today will be bitten by the just retribution of the Omnipotent.

*✍️THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:* _Rejoice! The Church militant will be the Church triumphant!_

*THE 📖BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* RUTH 3-4

Do not forget that you are alive because Jesus Christ still loves you so Repent and Accept Him as your personal Lord and Saviour now. Pls Remember He is also Coming Very Soon for His own. Thanks, Good morning and have a blessed day.

*DAILY Ⓜ️ANNA*

*🗓️THURSDAY 14TH MAY, 2026*

*SATAN'S PLOT; CHRIST'S PRAYER*

*📖TEXT:* LUKE 22:31-34

🔑📖 KEY VERSE: _"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren" (LUKE 22:31, 32)._

*📖MESSAGE:*
In warfare, a common strategy is to capture or kill key leaders on the enemy's side to gain tactical advantage. The killing of Osama bin Laden was a pivotal moment in modern history, marking the end of the decade-long chase for the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. It also crippled and weakened the influence of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group.

This kind of strategy also applies in spiritual warfare. The devil targets those he considers key leaders and influential disciples of Christ. Recognising Peter's significant position and relevance in God's plan for the Church, he wanted to destroy Peter's faith and abort God's plan for him. However, Jesus knew Satan's plot; thus, He forewarned Peter, reassuring him of His prayers. Rather than heed Christ's warning, Peter began to boast of his love and loyalty to Christ.

Satan's plot against Peter applies to all believers. He constantly desires to take us down. The devil considers every believer a potential threat to him and his kingdom. Therefore, he tries to get the believer out of favour with God and render him weak and useless such that he can no longer pose a threat to him. Satan uses fierce and bitter opposition or subtle temptations to allure the unsuspecting Christian. But we have the comforting assurance that Jesus is praying for us.

However, Christ's intercession for us does not absolve us of the responsibility of staying on guard always. While we are not to become scared of the devil, we cannot afford to be carefree, careless, presumptuous, or self-confident. We must constantly watch and pray. There is no spiritual level we can attain, or how close to God we can be, that will keep us out of the devil's temptations and plot. Satan does not give up on anyone at all. He does not mind waiting as long as it takes to hunt down a believer. We must, therefore, constantly watch and pray. Take to the counsel of Charlotte Elliott, the hymn writer:

"Gird thy heavenly armour on,
Wear it ever night and day;
Ambushed lies the evil one;
Watch and pray."

As long as we keep trusting in the Lord and abide in His words, we can be sure of victory over the devil no matter how long and hard he tries!

*✍️THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:* _Those who keep their watch in prayer will overcome the devil's schemes._

*THE 📖BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:* 2 SAMUEL 7-8

Repent and Accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour now before it's too late. Pls Remember He is Coming Very Soon for His own. Thanks, good morning.
Stay Blessed and Safe.