JulieBesh Longrich squad

🍲 *EVANGEL DAILY MEAL– ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
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*SUNDAY, 2ND AUGUST 2026*

*TOPIC:- PRAY FOR MISSIONS FIELDS*

📖 *FURTHER READING*
JONAH 3:4--8

🔑 *KEY VERSE:*
"Do you not say, There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at
the fields, for they are already white for harvest!" (John 4:35)

📜 *ONE YEAR STUDY PLAN*
2 KINGS 20–21

🖊️ *COMMENTARY*
Historically and culturally, the Assyrian culture of the Ninevites was godless, brutal, and fiercely courageous in conquering their enemies. Yet, God sent a fearful Jonah, warning the Ninevites
of imminent judgement (Jonah 3:4-5). So the King issued a decree: "Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands (Jonah 3:8). "Predictably, the Lord responded with forgiveness, and the judgmental disaster was cancelled. The world lies in gross darkness just like the ancient Nineveh. No wonder, Jesus told his disciples to look at the field that the harvest is ripe, but labourers are few, pray ....A.B. Simpson, the great missionary pastor, said, "Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work." Just as you cannot move a train forward without the engine, so you cannot move missions forward without the engine of prayer.

We can never imagine what praying for specific nations and unreached people groups can do. We cannot do missions without prayer, and your prayers make a difference. So today, we will pray for the various Missions fields of the Assemblies of God Nigeria, Home and Abroad. Pray for our Foreign Missions fields in Niger Republic, Tchad, Guinea, Gabon, Dubai, Cameroon and Central Africa Republic. Home Missions fields: Missions Gembu and Missions Kwara, Ekiti and Oyo.
1. Pray for their local friendships, for open hearts, and transformed lives. (Colossians 4:3, ESV).
2. Pray for the word of God to mightily prevail and grow.
3. Pray against the powers of darkness that are in control of these regions.

There are some great resources out there, like Operation World and the Joshua Project that will help us pray for the missions field until Revelation 7:9 is fulfilled.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
What we pray for here will determine what we see there.

🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
Father, give me the burden to intercede for any missionary field you will lay in my heart, I pray in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen

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Always share with your friends and family. It's a blessing that needs to go round.
Grace to you, AMEN

🍲 EVANGEL DAILY MEAL– ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL
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MONDAY, 20TH APRIL 2026

TOPIC:- THE UNCHANGING RULES OF RIGHTEOUS LIVING

📖 FURTHER READING
LEVITICUS 19:9–18

🔑 KEY VERSE:
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16, NIV)

📜 ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN
PSALMS 121, 123–125, 128–130

🖊️ COMMENTARY
Some people think of the Old Testament (especially the five Books of the Law, called the Torah) as archaic and inapplicable to Christians today. That is not true. It is only the rituals/ceremonies that are outdated since they were mere types fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ. Much of the Books in the Old Testament actually lay the foundation of righteousness as declared in the New Testament. God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New Testament.

For instance, verses 9-10 of our text tells us to be intentionally merciful to the poor and make provisions for them out of our resources. Do not steal, lie or cheat one another (11-13). Do not oppress those who are weak; do not abuse the disabled (13-14). Do not pervert justice or show partiality in judgement (15), do not spread false rumour and do not endanger people's lives (15-16). Do not hate your brother in your heart and do not seek revenge (17-18).

These are covered in the New Testament and are always binding. These accord with the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. This is the light that we shine before men that will make them glorify our Father in heaven (Matt. 5: 16). The Jews were supposed to observe these and thus teach the nations the righteousness of God, but they abandoned them and clung to ceremonial rules. This brought God's anger on them. When we ignore the fruit of the Spirit and
the rules of righteous living, God will be angry with us despite our Christian ceremonies.
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🎚 CONTROLLING THOUGHTS
The grace of God has appeared to us, teaching us to shun ungodliness, embrace and reflect the character of God.

🙏🏿 PRAYER
Father, save me from every form of self–righteousness and attitudes that does not glorify You in the Name of Jesus Christ Amen!

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Always share with your friends and family. It's a blessing that needs to go round.
Grace to you, AMEN

Yesterday Sunday being our GC AG Royal Rangers day our Rev. enjoined us that -
Power was never meant to oppress — it was given to bring ORDER and arrest INJUSTICE. Rev. Anthony Eseh reminds us that the authority God has placed in your hands is not for personal gain, but to push back darkness and preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
📖 John 18:2–12 | The Unlawful Use of Power

The richest PASTOR in the WORLD is not as rich as the 20th richest MAN in AFRICA yet people are angry that pastors eat.

The wealthiest pastors on the global stage, those constantly used as proof texts for “church money”, do not come close to the top tier of global or even African wealth. In Africa alone, by the time you get to the 20th richest man, you won’t see the name of any clergy.

Yet nobody wakes up angry that these men are rich.

No hashtags. No outrage. No “sell your jets” sermons. No moral lectures.

But let a pastor eat well, live decently, or prosper visibly, and suddenly the internet becomes a council of apostles.

The problem is not money. The problem is who is allowed to have it.

Abraham was rich.
Isaac waxed great.
Jacob increased exceedingly.
David had treasuries.
Solomon’s wealth redefined economic history.
Joseph ran a national economy.

None of them were rebuked for being blessed. They were rebuked only when their hearts drifted.

When a pastor prospers, it confronts people with a spiritual reality they’d rather avoid

So instead of examining systems, fruit, doctrine, or impact, people choose the lazy argument
“He’s too rich to be of God.”

Yet the same critics will spend their money on musicians who glorify immorality, influencers who sell vanity, and brands that exploit labor without blinking.

People don’t hate rich pastors.
They hate the idea that spiritual labor can be as valuable as physical, intellectual, or corporate labor.

But value is not decided by sentiment, it is decided by impact.

If a man feeds souls, raises leaders, restores families, builds systems, funds missions, educates minds, and points men to God, then his reward is not theft, it is justice.

A pastor’s prosperity does not reduce your pocket. Your anger does not increase your own harvest.

The richest pastor is still far from the richest men shaping economies, yet only one group is constantly asked to apologize for success.

That tells you everything.

Because the real war was never about money.
It was about influence.
And nothing threatens a broken system like a spiritual voice that is not poor, not hungry, and not silent.

People don’t have issues with pastors feeding.
They have issues with pastors thriving while telling the truth.

In our time, the kingdom shall be established through prosperity and influence.