Ignitechurches.com June 2012 Devotionals by Olalekan Fasina and Michael Adeola

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Devotionals June 2012 edition

Welcome to the June 2012 Edition of our dailydevotional, it is full of many inspiring articles

that sharpen the mind and feed the spirit.

This months teaching emphasises some

delicate truths and removes blurred lines of

understanding about the goodness of the God

we serve. God is good all the time! It also

emphasises our authority as believers over

the devil and his works. Right knowledge will

lead to right thinking which will affect the way

we pray, live and reach out to our world. Be

open to Gods leading through His word as

you put the right things in the right places.

I love the opportunity you have given us to be

contributors to your personal spiritual growth.

Keep growing, keep expanding your capacity.

Keep the fire burning,

Olalekan Fasina

Senior Pastor, Ignitechurches.com

www.ignitechurches.com


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Testimonies from March May 2012:

Amazing things have been happening in

Ignitechurches.com since the beginning of the

year.

Here are a few of these stories to encourage

you and stir up your faith.

Ignitechurches.com UK started a 2nd

service at The Bridge in Dartford

A sister got a job in one of the leadingconsulting companies in the UK

A sister got a new job contract Two of the children won writing awards

One of the children became his schoolsambassador

One of the ladies passed her driving test

Two couples got married in April

A brothers job contract got extended



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Friday June 1

IN BLACK AND WHITE

James 1:7; Proverbs 10:22; John 10:10

To have faith in God, we need to be sure of

what we are doing. Those who believe in God

must believe in Him all the way and trust Himfor great things without wavering and shaking

in our trust. We must never be confused and

so I have put todays teaching in black and

white.

The Bible says every good and perfect gift

comes from above from the Father in whom

there is no confusion, and then it says that

the blessings of God do not come with sorrow.

It is the devil that comes to steal, kill and to

destroy, but Jesus came to give us the very

best out of life.

So everyday I expect the best things of life

from God, I expect good things, and I do not

believe that the good things that come to me

have an evil side to them. On the other hand

if anything bad happens, if it looks like

something is stolen or something is killed or



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something is destroyed, I believe it is thedevils fault and I attack it with all my heart

and expect change as the devil is sent out of

that situation and the presence of God is

invited in.

So in black and white, good things come from

God and God will protect us as He gives usgood things. Finally, bad things come from the

devil; bad things are not lessons from God.

Say it boldly:

My Father is a good God; He only gives goodthingsI receive every good and perfect gift from myFather todayI accept all the blessings that God has for metodayThe blessings of the Lord make me rich and

there is no sorrow with themI am rich and happy; I am rich and righteousI reject any evil from the devil; the author ofevilGod daily loads me with benefits; I enjoyGods great benefits as I go out and comeback in Jesus name.



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Saturday June 2IN BLACK AND WHITE, PART II

John 10:10; I Peter 5:8-9; Ephesians 4:27

I am not confused. The principles of faith are clear

to me in black and white. If something happens

that is evil, then it is from the devil. It is my duty

to resist the devil and he will flee. I will fight by

the power of declarations; I will walk in what Jesus

taught me about speaking to the mountain in

Mark 11:23. I will make bold declarations and

what I desire will come to pass. I will tell a prayer

partner too - we will hold hands and declare

victory. We will hold on to Gods word that tells us

if we pray in agreement about something, then wecan expect positive change. We will apply the

weapon of prayer and fasting and we will fight to

take the victory that Jesus already bought for us.

We will pray and fast and fight. We will not let the

enemy run amok on our shores. We will not lie

down and say that maybe God wants to teach us a

lesson. Instead, we will fight and win. It is clear inblack and white and we know what to do.

Our God gets glorified when we bear fruit, our God

gets glorified when people are healed and demons

are cast out and people come to the Saviour to



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make Him Lord of their lives. God is glorified whenHis children make progress in life.



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Sunday June 3BLAME THE DEVIL, NOT GOD

2nd Corinthians 4:4; Luke 4:5-6; 1Timothy2:1-4; Rev 12:12

The devil said the world was delivered to himand he could give it to Jesus if he wanted.Why was he able to make that boast?Because it really belongs to him. It reallydoes. The devil is on earth on a short leaseand he is desperate to make massivenegative impact. That is why we are called topray.

We need to pray for leaders, we need to prayfor unbelievers and pray for peace if we wantto experience these things. God is not theauthor of bad things. God is a good God andin Him is no evil.

Say boldly:I declare that the devil has no hold on myterritoryI rule and reign victoriousThe devil is under my feetNo weapon formed against me shall prosperI am Gods child and the devil has no hold onme



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Monday June 4HE WILL GET YOU UP, BUT HE DID NOTGET YOU DOWN

Psalm 40:2; 1 Corinthians 2:6-8

God will get us out of the pit and the miryclay. God will turn evil into good and get glory

out of the devils planned disasters, but wemust not be confused. Disaster is not the wayto growth. We should be careful not to believethat things have to get bad before good cancome out of the situation. You do not need togo into a pit for God to be glorified. Evenwhen God takes us out of the pit, He wants toestablish our goings so that we do not fallanymore. Why go from the pit to glory whenyou can go from glory to glory? God did notkill Lazarus; the devil did, but God turned itaround. God did not throw Joseph into the pitor the prison, these were done by people wholistened to the devil, but God turned thesituation around. The rulers of this age killed

Jesus but God used it for His eternal plan andestablished the New Testament. God used thewhole scenario for our redemption.

Challenge yourself today to go from glory toglory. Dont go into the miry clay when youcan go from glory to glory.



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Tuesday June 5HEALTH

3 John 2; Mark 16:15-18

God cares about our health and wellbeing, He

wants us to prosper spiritually and physically

and be in health. The enemy will try to put all

sorts of diseases on us, but we must learn to

resist him and win all forms of temptations to

be ill. We must learn that Gods best is health,

but we must never belittle or ridicule those

who need miracles of healing. Steadfast

resistance will make sickness leave; theincurable will become incredible testimonies

in the name of Jesus. We should embrace

every opportunity to bless our world by laying

hands on the sick to believe God for their

healing. When anyone is ill, we should rally

round and be the elders who surround the

sick, anoint them with oil and pray over them

with great faith that the requests will be

granted. It is not little; it is not wrong, it is not

a sign of weakness to have health needs that

need to be addressed, we should take the

opportunity and be ambassadors for Christ.



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Wednesday June 6WEALTH

2 Corinthians 8:9; Proverbs 10:22; Job 22:21-

28, 36:11

We should be compassionate when it comes

to people and their financial needs. All needsare important. The way to victory in finances

is that we as a church care about the needs of

others and are concerned about the needs of

anyone around us at any moment. We dont

judge first, instead we care first, and then we

teach and train. As believers, we must hold on

to Gods promises that say that when we give,it shall be given to us and also that when we

tithe, the flood gates of heaven will be open

over us. We have victory, we have

abundance. We should also support one

another in the area of practical wisdom.

Money comes as we do the right things and

take the right steps; money comes as we

invest in ourselves by becoming more

valuable through education, training and

adding skills to our abilities.

Prayer



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My needs are met, my bills are paid and Ihave more than enough today. I abound untoevery good work in Jesus name.



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Thursday June 7SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS

Romans 3:23; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 84:7;

Daniel 11:32

You will be surprised how hard a non-believer

will pursue God once they get touched by the

conviction power of the Holy Spirit. People

have needs of the heart. The first step to God

is to get born again. We also call it getting

saved or giving our hearts to Jesus and

making Him the author and the finisher of our

faith. It starts by coming to terms with the

fact that without Jesus, we are sinners. We

need to believe that He died for our sins and

that God raised Him up so that we can be

totally justified i.e. be in a position as if we

have never sinned in the first place. Thissimple prayer shows us all the elements

involved in getting born again.

Prayer



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My Lord, I come to You as a sinner and askYou to forgive my sins. I know that without

You, I am truly a sinner. I accept the sacrifice

of Jesus on my behalf and I pray that His

precious blood will wash away my sins. I

believe You died and rose again for me to be

totally free and I ask you to come into my

heart, give me a heart of flesh and take away

a heart of stone, come and dwell in me and be

my Lord and personal Saviour in Jesus name.

From today I am saved, I am a child of God

and I belong to the family of God. I have been

transferred into the kingdom of Gods son.



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Friday June 8MENTAL AGILITY

Job 32:6-8; Isaiah 11:2-3; Exodus 31:3&6

Man is a spirit; he has a soul (which consists

of mans mind, his will and emotions) and he

lives in a body. Mans mind is powerful, it isthe most awesome Computer ever built, and

we must remember that God never made

zombies. NEVER!!! The key to getting the best

out of our mind is to invest in it. Education,

professional courses, apprenticeships,

learning by observation and other forms of

learning will all train the brain. Challenges will

also train the brain. Do what youve never

done before and be determined to succeed in

it.

Prayer

May God work amazing signs and wondersthrough your mind, may new industries come

about because of you, and may you win in all

aspects of life.



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Saturday June 9ITS NOT GODS FAULT

John 10:10, 14:10; Rev 12:7-12; Acts 10:38

God does not cause storms, tornadoes,

tsunamis, floods, famine and sickness. He is

not in the business of making people lose

their jobs and slipping into recession. Bad

things come from the devil, but Jesus brings

life. God and the Holy Spirit are on the same

team supporting and empowering Jesus to

heal the sick and freeing those who are

oppressed by the devil. Salvation, strength

and power are the signs of the kingdom ofGod. God is in the business of healing. Healing

has a good purpose. Sickness has no good

purpose. Hardship has no good purpose. Jesus

empowered by God stopped the storm on the

sea. God cannot cause something and then

also stop it.

Say it boldly:

My God is a good God & in Him is no evil. He

has no evil, He does no evil and He does not



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need evil to train me.



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Sunday June 10FORCE OF INTERCESSION

1 Timothy 2:1; Colossians 4:3; I Thessalonians

1:2

Satan is the god of this world. He is

responsible for evil on earth; he will plan evil,

do evil and cause people to take decisions

that will lead to evil. He is the one who takes

over dictators, killers and criminals and

inspires evil. The Bible makes it clear that the

world was delivered to the devil. That was

why he said that the world was given to him

when he tempted Jesus.

Always remember, good things come from

God and evil comes from the devil. GOD does

not do evil so that good can come out of it. He

is bigger than that.

When we intercede, we invite God to come inlegally and turn things around. Thank God for

the opportunity to pray and intercede, and

seize the opportunity.



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I challenge you to intercede for the unsaved. Alsointercede for bad situations to turn around forgood.



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Monday June 11PASTOR SOLOMON

Acts 10:38; Psalm 84:11; Matthew 7:11

Pastor Solomon ran around a lot, not leavinganytime for meditation and prayer. One day

while preaching he fell over a row of chairsand broke his arm. He was admitted to thehospital and was admitted for 3 weeks.

While he was in the hospital, he was able tothink and pray regularly. In fact, he received awhole years plan for the growth of thechurch. He left the hospital revitalised,

revived and ignited to face the ministry.

Jane a lady in the church later said, thankGod for orchestrating the broken arm for ourpastor, he had time to think, pray and reallylisten to God. When Jane said that, manypeople were baffled and Jane knew she had

made a grave mistake.

She saw in the word of God that it isimpossible for God to orchestrate evil. Sheknew a broken arm is not a good thing, so itcould not have come from God. If naturalparents dont punish their children with evil,



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how can God, the author of ALL good thingspunish His children with evil?

She studied about the Father heart of God inthe story of the prodigal son, she saw thateven when people made major mistakes, Godwill be the first to run out to greet them whenthey come back home as in the case of the

prodigal son.

God will not do evil and He wants the best forHis children always. Fathers will do their bestfor their kids. Jane concluded that she cannotscripturally say that God orchestrated thepastors broken arm and repented

immediately.

God is a good God. Let it permeate yourbeing, let it affect all your thinking, let thatthought change you forever.

Say it to yourself every single day. I serve a

loving God, my Father is a good Father, Hewatches over me to do me good all the daysof my life.



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Tuesday June 12GRACE AND JILL

James 1:17; John10:10

Jill was a 29-year old final year student in theuniversity; she felt lonely and dejected - a

victim of two failed engagements with ringsand all. She did not study well in her final yearand had to retake the academic session.During the beginning of the repeat year, shemet an angel of a man who was God fearing,he loved her wholeheartedly. He encouragedher to study and she passed her examinationsbrilliantly. They started a relationship and

after 3 months of intensive marriagecounselling, they got married. They livedhappily ever after serving God in their localchurch. When Jill shares her life story, shealways says it was a good thing that she failedin her final year because she would not havemet the man of her dreams. She believes that

God will bring hard situations to place us onthe path of destiny.Jill has a 23-year old friend called Grace.Grace did not fail in her final year and met alovely Godly man in her final year - they alsogot married the following year.



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I dont like Jills story! Academic failure isnever from God. If you fail, your foolishnessand your yielding to the devil made you fail.You do not need to fail to get Gods best. Iprefer Graces story, she did not fail; she didwell academically and found the man of herdreams as well.

Gods plan is from glory to glory and fromsuccess to success, God does not bring us evilso that He can turn it to a testimony. Let therebe no confusion in these things.



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Wednesday June 13UNDERSTANDING: THE KEY TO LIFE

Psalms 119:144; Proverbs 21: 16

What more could a king possibly be looking

for to further enhance the quality of his life?

Yet, this king said he is not alive without

understanding. This great king gave birth to a

son who also become a king and history

records it that he is the wisest king that ever

lived. King Solomon also likened

understanding to a path. He said a man that

wanders out of this path is as good as a dead

man walking.

How many of our waking moments or hours

do we spend alive? As you go into the day

today, vow to be alive throughout. Walk in

understanding, act with understanding, make

decisions with understanding, form opinions

with understanding, do everything you dotoday with understanding. There is a spirit of

understanding; and you have this spirit if you

have the Holy Spirit in you. Pray this morning

and ask God to stir up this spirit in you. And

as you manifest through the spirit of



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understanding, your results will be differentfrom that of your peers in Jesus name.



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Thursday June 14PURPOSE FOR TODAY

Psalms 139:16; Jeremiah 1:5

I am amused with very intelligently

produced/directed movies or TV programs

simply because it reminds me that life issimilar to drama. All the artists on the set in a

movie have their own roles to play. They are

not on the set by chance, they didnt just

wander there. If the producers of these

movies who are human can bring this much

control to their work, how much more the

maker and producer/director of all livingthings. Everything that God has made

including you has purpose. They all have a

purpose to play in the grand scheme of

things. Some people say this life is one big

drama. We all have our role to play; we have

been given the script (the Bible) to work with

in order to obtain the result that the producer

purposed. As we commit to our role knowing

that we are not here by accident, we will

begin to see things work out as God intended.

Every day counts towards our purpose here

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aware that every moment counts and that weare to maximize those moments. Do all you

do today according to the script, do not go off

script, and do not be caught in mindless

moments of sadness or idleness. Be full of joy

knowing that your life has a purpose and

today is another opportunity to give

expression to that purpose.

ConfessionsI play my role in the grand scheme of thingstodayI am not useless; I am useful

I add value; every minute countsI am purposeful in all I doI work with purpose; I do not go off scriptI am on pointI am a master of my trade today in JesusnameI am not lazy; I am not slothful; I do not wastetime



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Friday June 15A SENSE OF DESTINY

Jeremiah 1:5; John 14:12

A million sperms swam towards the egg from

my mother; one of them got there first and

fertilized the egg and that became me. Iwon!!! Thats the same process that produced

each of us. We are very unique; we were

handpicked out of a million possibilities. Each

of us is unique and marked; we have a set

purpose and destiny. We have great potential.

Our potential is the possibility of being as

valuable as Jesus was during His earthlyministry. Jesus Himself said the work that I do

shall ye do.

You have a destiny and you need to carry yourselfwith a sense of seriousness. You are special, superspecial. You are unique, you are important, dontlet the devil put you down; refuse to have any saddays. Choose to have only big days; somethinggood and great must happen to you daily. Movetowards destiny today. You have a future, you arehere to contribute, and you have something tooffer the world. So fight for it and be all God hascalled you to be.



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Saturday June 16ELIJAH AND THE TENT

Psalm 121; Psalm 46; 1st Samuel 30:1-8

Pastor Elijahs tent is always full of peoplepouring in from all over the metropolis. As apassionate evangelist he wants to see soulssaved and lives transformed and God blessesthose desires consistently. They went to thecity of Luz and put up the tent and thecrusade was going on well. On the 2nd night ofthe crusade, Pastor Elijah got a call that thetent was on fire. The fire service tried their

best to put out the flames but alas! the tentcould not be saved.

In analysing the situation, Pastor Elijah calledhis team and explained to them that this wasnot a trial from God because God does notburn down tents, He raises them up. He said itwas only the enemy who will derive joy fromsuch an incident. They took time to pray andfast about this and came to conclude thatwriting to their financial partners andencouraging them to pray and give was thebest was forward.

To the glory of God, the partners responded



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and they were able to buy a much bigger andbetter tent.The tent may have caught fire due to humanerror or a technical mistake, but the devilwould have been excited that it happened. AsChristians, we must never let the devilsexcitement last. We must fight for things toturn around. God did not burn his tent so hecould get a bigger one. God did not permitPastor Elijahs tent to be burnt so that hecould pray and fast and get closer to God.Instead the correct analysis of the situation isthat the tent may have burnt for any reason,but the burnt tent is a bad report and our finalreport card must never carry a bad report. We

should call on God to turn any bad report intoa good report. We should pursue, overtakeand recover all like David did.



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Sunday June 17 Fathers DayA LIFE OF SIGNIFICANCE

Acts 9:15; John 16:15; 2 Samuel 29:13-23

Your life has meaning to it. You were born for

a purpose, you have enormous potential, and

you have something to give. You are not awaste of space. There is no reason to lose

hope as if there is no God.

Seasons of fasting and prayer will help you

discover your purpose in life. Separate

yourself from noise to be alone with God. As

you stay alone with God and talk to Him andask questions, there will be a revelation of the

unique you that God wants to give to the

world. The teachings of the bible, especially

an understanding of who you are, what you

have and what you can do as a Christian will

show you who you are as a Christian but

solitude, prayer and fasting will show you whoyou are specifically. Pray and ask God where

you fit into the plan. Ask the questions: Lord,

where do I go? What do you want me to do?

What do I do in my church, in my cell and in



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my community? How do I make a difference inmy generation?

Monday June 18STAND YOUR GROUND

Mark 11:24; James 5:14; I Peter 5:9

When you sense trouble, it is your duty tostand your ground. Yesterday, a mother calledme from the hospital to say the doctors saidher child would need a surgical operation. Shedid not want it as it was a painful procedure,so we prayed that the child would not needthe operation; she called me three hours later

to say the doctors decided the procedure wasno longer necessary. One of our pastors wastold about a childs eyeballs being yellow, ourpastor told the parent to lay hands on thechild and command the eyes to be normal. Ithappened immediately. If you dont wantsomething, stand and say NO to it and yourvoice will ring through the realm of the spiritbringing miracles.

ConfessionI stand firm and claim all of Gods promisesfor meWhat God has for me is for me



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I reject any bad news from the evil one, thedevilI submit myself to God, I resist the devil andhe flees in Jesus mighty nameMy victory is sure today and alwaysThank You Jesus



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Tuesday June 19THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN

1st John 5:4; Ephesians 6:13-14

You do not have to be a super-star Christianto overcome the enemy. You just need to livethe normal Christian life. The normal Christianlife is powerful enough to defeat the enemyand keep him at bay. A normal Christian praysdaily both in English and in tongues, a normalChristian will study the bible and memorise afew scriptures daily, a normal Christian willhave seasons of fasting and prayer, a normalChristian will be in church and be a blessing

by giving their finances, time, talent and skill.As a normal Christian, these things keep youfit and healthy.

A normal Christian and the enemy are not onthe same level. The normal Christian is a childof God.

Say this out loudI am a child of God; it is in my DNA toovercome. I am an overcomer by default, Ibelieve it and so it is. I put on the wholearmour of God to defeat the devil. I know hisdevices; I resist him & give him no place. I



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overcome by Gods Spirit and by the blood ofthe Lamb.

Wednesday June 20THERE IS NO REASON FOR DEFEAT

Ephesians 6:10-17; 2 Cor 10:3-5; Mark 11:12-14, 20-24

On one of my trips to Malawi, our 4x4 truckgot stuck and stopped moving up a hill. Wetried to move forward unsuccessfully for sometime and then the driver remembered that thecar was a 4x4. He switched into the 4x4 modeand like a dream, the vehicle sped up the hill

without any difficulty. The vehicle wasequipped and when the driver remembered touse the equipment, he got good results.

Just the same way, we believers are equippedto win against our enemy, the devil. If we aredefeated, it is not Gods fault. God is not to beblamed if the 4x4 of our spiritual life getsstuck because we refuse to use theequipment He provided.

Gods word and armour are the equipment weneed. You must declare the word boldly; youissue commands and decrees, then expectresults. That is the way. Jesus expected the fig



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tree to dry up and He expects that mountainswill move when we speak. So be bold and wintoday. There is no place for defeat.



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Thursday June 21I WANT TO KNOW: PART 1THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF OURSECURITY AGAINST THE ENEMY

2nd Kings 6:16; 1st John 4:4

I have been asked this question before:How many demons and devils do we have andhow many angels of God do we have? Theanswer is they that are with us are more thanthey that are with them.There are manythings to think of here. If God is for us, theneverything is for us and no one cansuccessfully be against us. When we needed

Gods help to see us through, God stepped inand helped us by giving us His son Jesus todie for our sins, how much more will He nothelp us in all we lay our hands on and in allwe do? He will release to us all we need incombat and much more.

Also, the bible talks about the strength levelof the Spirit of God who lives in us.He is theGreater One who is greater than all beings inheaven or earth or under the earth. He is theGreater One who is seated far above, very farabove all evil beings.



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So we win in quantity and we also win inquality.



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Friday June 22I WANT TO KNOW: PART 2

Isaiah 14:13-15; Psalm 121

There are 2 questions I get asked frequently:1) What role does the human will play in

dealing with demons?2) Can demons be inherited or received

against ones will?

A person cannot participate in intensivedemonic activity against their own will if theyare Christians. A non-believer is the weakestlink in the realm of the spirit. They are just

weak. They are easily influenced and swayed,but they cannot do things against their ownwill. A person has to decide for God or for thedevil, but in many cases not deciding for Godis simply the easiest way to decide for thedevil. Certainly a Christian can be oppressedand disturbed from outside which is likegeneral temptation, but it is our duty to resist.All we need to resist the devil is at ourdisposal already and we should just use whatwe have very well.

A person cannot inherit demons without his orher own co-operation. If a person inheritsdemons, it is because they are happy to have



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those demons and to live with them and mayhave even been involved in seeking demonicpowers themselves.

3) Can a person be delivered against hisown will?

The answer is No. They need to be willing tobe set free. If they are set free without theirown will, they will refuse to do the work theyneed to do to stay free so the demons willdefinitely come back.

So the will of man is important.

The devil also chose to use his will to rebelagainst God. A Christian uses his will to prayto God.

ConfessionI choose to follow and serve GodI am willing and obedient to Gods voiceI choose to go Gods wayI shun the way of the devilI walk in Gods path every day of my life



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Saturday June 23I WANT TO KNOW: PART 3CAN A PERSON BE POSSESSED OROPPRESSED WITHOUT KNOWING?

James 5:14-15

Many people have certain persistent problemsthat they cannot explain. There are problemsin life caused by a simple lack of wisdom. Ifwe make mistakes and things go wrong, weshould just ask God for mercy and restorationand then go on in life on the right path. If weare stupid for any reason we should behumble enough to repent and turn to wisdom.

We should not blame all problems on thedevil.

However, when an issue is unexplainable andwe also sense an enemy, let us be sensitiveenough to pray the right prayers. There arepeople whose problems are demonicoppressions, but they just do not know it atall. So it is possible not to know.

Counselling with your church pastors or cellleaders will definitely help. They will deal withthe matter sensitively.



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Sunday June 24I WANT TO KNOW: PART 4CAN A CHRISTIAN BE CHEATED BY THEDEVIL?

Psalm 82:6-end; 2nd Peter 1:3-5; Psalm 105:15

A story is told of a guy who bought a ticket toget on a cruise ship. He was so happy to saveup and get on the cruise ship as it had alwaysbeen the dream of a lifetime. He lived a veryrough life on the cruise ship sneaking aroundand sleeping on restaurant seats and eatingsandwiches while admiring others who atethree-course meals.

Someone said to him at the end of thecruise,Hey buddy, I never noticed you at thedining table during mealtimes while on thecruise. You must be such a quiet fellow. Theman said I just bought a basic standardticket so, could not join you at mealtimes.The other fellow had a look at his ticket andsaid that was the ticket most people on thecruise had and the man had missed out on allthe privileges he had. The man had aninclusive deal and was entitled to a lovelyroom, 3 full meals a day with snacks while onthe ship. However, he never bothered tocheck the ticket for details of his entitlement.



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The devil is not powerful but he gets lucky, hecan be successful with Christians who do notknow their rights just like the man who did notknow what was on his ticket.

What is on your ticket? Dont make the devillucky; know your rights in Christ.

The bible says that we have promises fromGod that will make us sharers of the nature ofGod. The Bible says we are gods. If someonewith the nature of God is being cheated by thedevil, it is because of ignorance.

I challenge you to study Gods wordthoroughly. Use this devotional in detail. Youhave what it takes.



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Monday June 25I WANT TO KNOW: PART 5DO DEMONS ALWAYS LEAVE IN ADRAMATIC WAY?

Mark 1:25-27, 32-34; Mark 5:1-16; Matthew8:16

When Jesus cast out demons from the madman of Gadara, they went into 2000 pigs andthe pigs drowned. In Mark chapter 1, thedemonised person in the temple cried with aloud voice while he was being set free. Thesewere pretty dramatic exits but demons do notalways leave in a dramatic manner. On

another occasion, Jesus did not permitdemons to speak. Jesus did not alwaysencourage drama, and sometimes Hediscouraged noise.

When we minister to people, we shouldalways minister with a lot of sensitivityknowing that the people concerned have anormal life to live after they are set free. Weshould help them make that transition assmooth as possible. They do not have to rollon the floor, they do not have to behumiliated by standing them in front ofeveryone, and they do not have to tell everydetail if not needed.



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Remember, it doesnt have to be dramatic tobe supernatural.



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Tuesday June 26I WANT TO KNOW: PART 6WHO CAN CAST OUT DEMONS?

Mark 16:15-20; Matthew 10:1-8; James 4:7

I started casting out demons at the age of 18and I started instilling confidence in people toface the world in spite of devils just like I dotoday. A student once told me he believed hewould die the next time he ate because hehad a dramatic dream where another boy toldhim to eat. He ate in the dream and wasafraid to eat in real life. I told him to eat; hesbeen eating since and is very much alive

today (15 years later). I have thrown awayand destroyed fetish objects with my barehands.According to the bible, all believers or allborn-again Christians can cast out devils. Aslong as you know your position in the spiritualpower hierarchy and believe in the weaponsat your disposal, you can use the name ofJesus with the understanding of the powerbehind the name and cast out devils. Anyonewho understands the power in the blood ofJesus and who knows how to apply it incombat can cast out devils, anyone whoknows how to declare the word of God boldlycan cast out devils. Anyone who knows how to



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pray and fast can cast out demons. Yes, youcan cast out devils!!



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Wednesday June 27I WANT TO KNOW: PART 7WHAT HAPPENS TO A PERSON AFTERDEMONS ARE CAST OUT?

Matthew 12:43-45; Proverbs 4:20-24; Num23:23

Jesus taught us this in a very practical anddirect way. His teaching is not to scareus but to encourage us to do the rightthing.

Jesus clearly teaches us that a person who isset free of demonic oppression is like a

house that is thoroughly cleaned it isinviting. He also teaches us thatdemonic forces like to remain in thevessel they possess and are onlyexpelled against their wish; the demonlikes to remain until a mightier force likea decree in the name of Jesus comes onthe scene and forces him out. When heis forced out, he tries to stay in otherplaces and if it not successful, he will tryto return to his former home in theperson who was delivered. If he findshis previous abode clean and empty, hebrings 7 others along with him. Thesolution to this is to radically fill the life



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of anyone who is delivered with theword of God and surround them withprayers and worship.

We need to teach them the principle ofguarding their heart with all diligence.They need to study Gods promises ofprotection like Numbers 23:23, 1st

Timothy 1:7, Psalm 121, Isaiah 54:13-17, Psalms 91 and Psalm 105:15. Weneed to teach them how to believe andhow to internalize Gods word throughrepetition, confessions and bolddeclarations.

The delivered will stay delivered by growing inthe things of God.



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Thursday June 28UNDERSTANDING FASTING PRAYER

Matthew 6: 17-18

Fasting is abstaining from food for spiritualpurposes. Fasting prayer is all the prayer youpray while fasting. The most powerful tool wehave in Gods arsenal of weapons is notprayer and it is not fasting, it is FASTINGPRAYER i.e. prayer prayed while fasting.

In the normal Christian life, there should be aregular practice of fasting prayer. Jesus gaveus instructions about fasting like He expected

us to fast without any fuss. It is similar toinstructing a child about being careful whilecrossing the road on the way to/from school.You are not preaching to the child andencouraging them to go to school; you arejust giving them instructions because you arecertain that they will go. Jesus gave usinstructions because He knew that we wouldfast. There should be regular times andspecial seasons of fasting prayer in your life. Itis very good practice for a Christian to fast forone day in a week. Typical fasting involvesmissing one or more meals in a day e.g. youcan skip breakfast so that your first meal inthe day is at 12pm or 3pm as long as you



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concentrate on praying more and studying theword of God more.



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Friday June 29HOW TO PREPARE FOR A NORMAL FAST

Matthew 6:17-18, Mark 11:25; Hebrews 11:6

Some Christians have a day in the week whenthey fast. This habit is a part of a regularspiritual discipline. A church or adenomination may also choose a day of theweek to fast and then meet to pray at anagreed time. Sometimes, a congregation orgroup of people may set a period of time forfasting and praying e.g. 21 days, 40 days or72 days.

The most important thing in all these ismaking time to pray. In Mark 11:25, we aretold to take time to forgive and ask forforgiveness before we pray. Apart from askingfor forgiveness, the greatest preparation is toplan your prayer time and bible study time forthe period of the fast. If we do not make thetime to pray then we should ask ourselvesam I fasting or just on a diet? We have topray more when we are fasting.

Also, we need to approach fasting with apositive attitude of faith. God rewards thosethat diligently seek Him, we should approach



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fasting as an investment in our spiritual livesand we should expect rewards.



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Saturday June 30THE BENEFITS OF FASTING

Isaiah 58:5-12; 3 John 2

Here are some of the benefits of fasting:

Light: We will enjoy clarity in Gods word andenjoy more answers from the word of God.Health: We will enjoy a state of wellbeing.Righteousness: We will enjoy ease in livingright and in avoiding anything that annoysGod.Glory: We will enjoy the presence of God in aheavy dimension.

Answered Prayers: We will experienceanswers to prayer.Continual guidance: We will enjoy Godsguidance easily. He will show us things clearerand quicker.Satisfaction: We will enjoy a supernaturalsatisfaction.Refreshing: We will enjoy freshness, feelfresh and be able to rest in spite of anypressure in life.Work that endures: Our work will endureand last.Restoration: What was lost will be regained.



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I challenge you to make fasting prayer aregular aspect of your Christian walk, startingfrom today.

Ignitechurches.com June 2012 Devotionals by Olalekan Fasina and Michael Adeola

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