91 Days of Victory – Day 78 (2026/05/16)

 

But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues. Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant. We are reading Psalm 78 and these verses just stood out this morning. It reminds me of 1 Samual 16:7, But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”.

My dear friend, we have looked at Hannah and David and how they chose to go to God with their troubles and once they gave it to Him, it was settled and they trusted Him for the outcome. In this world we will always have three kinds of Christians, warm, lukewarm and cold. The first is the Hannah/David kind that is on fire for Jesus and walks each day working (fighting) to obey God and follow His Word and His voice, the second are the ones as we see in Psalm 78:36-37, that gives lip service. Their outer look and the things they say makes people believe that they follow Jesus, but it is mere lip service and an image they try to project, yet their hearts are empty and wicked. Then the last group are those who either rejected God and became atheists or those who follow other gods or idols.

I want to turn your focus to Revelation 3:16, So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Now this is quite an eye opener. God is not just saying He does not like lukewarm Christians, He says He will vomit them out of His mouth. I have this image of something that made you sick and your entire body now rejects this, and, in its defence, it causes you to throw up and vomit this out in an attempt to rid the body of it and restore you. This is not a nice reaction and at some point, we all were sick, so I am sure you know how it feels. In essence I get the idea that a lukewarm Christian kind a makes God sick to the stomach.

It is important that we refrain from becoming passive in our walk with God to protect us from becoming lukewarm, but in all things seek the Kingdom of heaven and its righteousness above all else. It is vital that we seek the Holy Spirit and His council and comfort, and steer clear of worldly solutions and continue to focus on things above and not on material things.

Remember what Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”. So, treasure your time with God and your time in the Word. Treasure His guidance and His will. Treasure His love and His mercy and treasure His kingdom, for life is but a mere moment.

Meditate on these verses from John 15 and let the Holy Spirit make it part of your life – “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing”.

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you”.

Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 77 (2026/05/15)

 

You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. I wrote to you about Hannah yesterday and how she restraint herself from turning to the world, but instead she turned to God. In the same manner David used the same principal in his life. When the woman and children was captured by the Amalekites David was greatly distressed and he turned to God. In 1 Samuel 30 we read, “But David found strength in the LORD his God” and then he inquired of the Lord what he must do. It seems simple but so many will not turn to God first and seek their strength in Him. When the world comes collapsing down on you, I want to actually share a five-point plan with you that we see in scripture. Now keep in mind both Hannah and David refused to allow the negative words of people (the world) to impact them, both turned to God and both after they went to God acted on faith. Hannah was sad no more and stood on God promises, David went and defeated the Amalekites. How do we even begin to do this, here is my advice as per the Holy Spirit. Also note, this is a daily thing. Do it every day. 

1.)Renew your mind. Romans 12:2 says “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will”. Here we see by allowing the Holy Spirit to transform us and renew our minds and thoughts we will be able to see or hear God’s will.  

2.)Put on a new self. Ephesians 4:23-24 says, “to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness”. After you ask for renewal of your mind, embrace the new self that the Holy Spirit creates in your spirit and allow Him to speak into your life all day. In other words, when you receive transformation allow the Holy Spirit to guide you as you step into your day and run from negativity. 

3.)Take captive your thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ”. Now once we have been transformed and renewed, we now take captive our thoughts by not allowing negative words to impact us. Steer clear of negative people and even our own thoughts must be filtered so that we hear, think and speak life and not negative dead words, because that a man thinketh, he is.

4.)Focus on the good. Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things”. Think that basically says it. 

5.)Have an eternity mindset. Colossians 3:2 says, “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things”. Focus on God, on being obedient. Focus on His Word and the promises in it. Focus on who God is and what He can do. Focus on what lies ahead not what lies behind. Focus on heaven and life in eternity with Jesus and not on the decay of this world. Focus on what God has done already, be grateful and listen to that still small voice and praise God for what He is going to do. Stand on it and believe it. 

My dear friend, try this basic example every day and every day you will experience growth in faith, increase in peace and abundance in Christ. Have an awesome day. 

91 Days of Victory – Day 76 (2026/05/14)

 

Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad. Hannah was not able to have children and her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, taunted her year after year. This caused her a lot of sorrow even to the point where she did not eat. Even though her husband loved her very much, she felt worthless because she could not have children. Hannah went to the Lord and with a broken heart she brought her deep anguish to God. Eli who was close by saw her and thought she was intoxicated and rebuked her. Instead of retaliating she honoured him as the prophet and explained her deep grieve. He in turn blessed her and when she got up, she walked away not being sad anymore. In essence I want to point out a few things. 1) She was ridiculed for her inability to do something 2) She did not complain to the world or her husband, she took it in prayer to God 3) Even when confronted she remained humble and respected other. There is a deep message in her actions because she did not remain in her despair, but she took it to God. She did not look for worldly comfort but instead sought God’s help. After she gave it to the Lord she stood up in faith and trust in God knowing He is the God of the impossible and He will hear her prayer and change her circumstances. How many times do we complain about the smallest thing and how many times to we pray to God for help, yet we remain unhappy and we keep complaining. It reminds me of Jesus when He said in Matthew 17, Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me”. How often do we pray with no faith expecting God to be like MacDonalds and just jump at our order. My dear friend, when God moves (rises), He will judge the wicked and save the afflicted. He is always with us and He hears all our prayers, and He sees all that we go through. Why do we struggle with trust? Remember Pauls words where he said that he is contempt in abundance and in nothing. He rejoiced in his affliction because He knows God can change anything. Come with me today as we lay all our afflictions and troubles before God and as Hannah, when we stand up, we will not be sad anymore but instead rejoice in the Lord our saviour. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 75 (2026/05/13)

 

We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. You know we can all sit in a corner and cry about life. We can tell people about the incredible unfairness of it and how we have been delt the worst cards and our lives are just unbearable. Oh, how hard life is, in fact I am heading for the bottle right now, because I am fed up and I just can’t go on. Maybe that is a little extreme but believe me I hear this type of sadness in my office from time to time. The funny thing is that in most of these terrible painful stories the reason for it is simply decisions that people made. Simple choices that got them there and now they are shocked at the outcome. Now, please forgive me if I am sounding a bit emotionless here, I am getting to a point. I was asking the guys on the street why they are there and what type of work they did or can do. Now the sad thing is all of them said – drugs. They were doing well and then they tried the first thing and before they could help, they were addicted. 

These guys are on my heart, and I try to bring them something to eat when I work in this area and it is actually a sad truth that so many people lose so much because of drugs and alcohol in fact sin is purply there to destroy us. The thing is, they are stuck on the street because they have lost hope. They accepted the fact that they are not worthy of a better life and this is where they will live the rest of their lives. The truth is, this is a lie and the very lie the enemy feeds so many of us. I love Paul’s words in Philippians 4, “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”.

In other words, he is always content regardless if he has little or a lot or even nothing. Now, the world sells the need message. You need this and you need that and if it becomes too much to handle here is a pill or something stronger. Why? Because the enemy works with a jail sentence mentality and Jesus works with a life in abundance system. Why a jail sentence? It is simple the world tries to hook you with stuff you do not need, addictions and debt. When you are caught, they will use the one to open the other with the goal to destroy you and finally you could also end up losing everything. I have experience in this because through sin I lost my wife, my house, my kids and a lot of money. 

What is the difference between me and the guys on the street. Now I am not boasting about anything. The only thing I can boast about is God’s grace and His simple amazing promise that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Now in that I found redemption, because I turned to Him when I am at my end and nowadays basically all the time. It does not make me a walk on water Christian, it makes me accountable to God. 

So, when I fall, I go to Him, when I win, I go to Him, when I am sad, I go to Him and when I am lost, I go to Him. I put my hope and my trust in Jesus Christ, now in this lies the secret, because in Him we will have content in in that we will have abundance, because our focus is Jesus and not the world and then He will bless us increasingly and abundantly above all we can think or imagine. 

My dear friend, life may be hard, but I stand on these words that Jesus said: “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome this world”. Nothing will get me down for I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me even when I do not feel like it. Know this, you are able to do so much more because of He who is in you. Just trust Him. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 74 (2026/05/12)

 

Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence! Psalm 74 has quite a sombre feel to it when you read it. The writer asks God to remember His people, and you will get the feeling that they are in turmoil. So, Psalm 74 is a community lament, most likely written after the Babylonian destruction of the Temple in 586 B.C., where the writer asks God why He has abandoned His people and pleading for Him to intervene against enemies destroying His sanctuary. It acts as a model prayer, combining deep sorrow with faith by recalling God's past, powerful acts as creator and saviour. Now we can be hopeless some days and this Psalm might not uplift your spirits today and yes; it may even bring more sadness to your day but let’s stop there for a moment and let the Holy Spirit show us something we are missing. Two things stand out 1) It teaches us to bring our complaints and suffering to God, basing our requests on God's character and promises rather than our personal merit, 2) The message in here emphasizes that even when God feels distant or silent, He remains sovereign and faithful. Now I want you to look at the two verses the Holy Spirit highlighted, “Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter”. I think the point I am trying to make is that God is still God. He is the creator of all, and He holds the universe in His hands. Who am I that He thinks or me and who am I that He should be concerned about me and who am I that He seeks time and fellowship with me. I am but a mere man with more mistakes than any other, yet in His mercy He makes me more and, in my obedience, and desire for Him I become whole through His grace and His love. He is never far, He is always with me even when I am in darkness. This morning I do not want you to focus on the bad and the hurt and the problems and the trials you may face, but I want you to focus on the life-giving God that with a mere Word created everything. How much more can His Word change your life. Come with me today as we just allow the Holy Spirit to guide us, fill us and be with us. Talk to Him as much as you can for, He so desires your attention and time. Share it all with Him and let Him speak into your life today. My dear friend, remember all things will work out for good and God will take what is intended to destroy us and turn it into good. Just let Him in and let Him fill you with His peace and His love. It is going to be an awesome day. You are blessed, my friend and He who is in you is far, far greater than he who is in this world.

91 Days of Victory – Day 73 (2026/05/11)

 

But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. Monday morning and my work looks like this mountain range that lies before me. It seems as if the project keeps getting bigger and bigger as it continues. So, you can imagine my frustration has two main sources because on the one hand this project and the scope of it is much bigger and more complicated than what I could anticipate. The battle for my little girl also seems to have no end as days turn into weeks and weeks into months. I wish I could just go to bed and when I wake it was just one terrible dream and it all is back to normal. Some days I am fine and some days I am not. I guess it is how our emotions have its ups and downs and as the enemy gets a blow in when I least expect it. I am not someone that will go sit in a corner and cry. I have always been a fighter, and I guess it had two outcomes. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is not so good, but in essence I can stand when the storms come. Now this is not because I am strong, it is simply because some days I turn to God with all my troubles and let Him guide and strengthen me and some days I try it on my own - these days I fail always. Just as the Psalmist writes, “I almost lost my footing”, I actually do and then I need to go “back to the drawing board” and realign myself with my Father and with His Word and ask the Holy Spirit for help and obviously to forgive me for grieving Him – again. Today I pray this over us, my friend – “My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever”. Do not give up when the storms overwhelm you and do not lose hope. Come with me as we seek God and seek His wisdom and His guidance. Let us meditate on this scripture today and ask the Holy Spirit to make it part of us. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 72 (2026/05/10)

 

It is Mother’s Day today and we celebrate all the moms, stepmoms, moms to be, grandparents, foster moms and all woman who cares for children all over the world. To me Mother’s Day represents love in essence and the connection a mother has with her children. This morning I want to celebrate the Lord our God for providing moms even when the mom who has the biggest impact in your life is not your real mom due to circumstances. It is love that is the important thing here because everyone wants to be loved and cared for and even when your biological parents missed that privilege, your Father in heaven will not. It is important that we see our Father as the creator of love for He is love and the world will try to steal that from you and harden your heart through abuse or neglect or abandonment. God is not man nor is He a distant God. Sin and circumstances give us that impression when in fact He is always present and always thinking about you. Let us stand today and, “Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things”. He gave His only Son to save us from this world. It may seem difficult to understand but that is exactly what the enemy wants you to believe. So, my prayer for you is simply, “Lord I lift up my friend to you today and I ask that you will fill them with your love and your peace and that all the hurt and pain that could still linger in their hearts will be healed and removed. I pray a clean and pure heart over them and that your love will not only touch them today but change their lives completely. I pray your promises and favour over them, and I ask that you will restore them and bless them so that they will always be aware of your presence. Please guide them and protect them in the mighty name of Jesus”. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 71 (2026/05/09)

 

Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. In the midst of my battles and when I am overwhelmed with the entire situation, I praise the Lord my God today with all my heart. He truly is the rock of my safety and the fortress of my salvation. He is the peace that surrounds me when I get upset at the situation and He is the strength I have when I feel I cannot do this anymore. He lifts me up when I am at my last and He restores all that I have lost. He is my hope and my salvation, the fire that burns in me. When it feels that I am alone in this fight He calms my storm and He brings people into my life that loves me and uplifts me. He is my compass when I feel lost and my boldness when I walk into this day. He guides me, teaches me and encourages me. His Word is truly a light to me feet as He so lovingly confirms His promises and His covenant with me each day. He blesses my days and increases me when I feel broken and miserable. He wipes my tears and He sees my heart. He knows my struggle and He knows my dreams. He knows what I need and He hears my prayers. He heals my brokenness and He rebuilds me when I feel unworthy. He is the breath in my lungs and the power in my hands. I am grateful for all that He does, for my health, my finances, my work, my friends, my Pastor, my church, my family, my house and all the things He so gracefully entrusts me with. I am grateful for you, my friend for the privilege to share, give and encourage you. Come with me today as “I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just. You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth. You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again”. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 70 (2026/05/08)

But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!” This morning we spoke about God’s promises and how He makes a promise to us but in the process, we are tested for our obedience and our faith. In essence God needs to see if we take this promise serious and do we commit to it even when our world collapses and we face many trials and problems. Reading Psalm 70, and I am going to use myself as reference I can see how God just reconfirms His promise in me. Now we know I am in battle for my daughter. I have been falsely accused just as I was when I faced divorce. This time only with regard to my little girl in a very bad way. If you love your children and all that you do is to protect them and work (even at you own demise) to see them more, and then someone comes and accuse you of hurting them, well I can tell you it is probably the worst thing any person can accuse a father of or do to someone, especially falsely for their own selfish benefit. I have stepped into what God has been calling me to do and when the enemy tries to destroy me, I turn to God and to the people that disciple me seeking guidance and help. This is against the plan of the enemy but exactly what God teaches. This is His will so that I stay the course and seek His guidance and His help through His Word and through people that I walk closely with. This helps me with accountability but also reinforces my faith and the fire that burns in me. Yes, when the world collapses around me I turn to God and in His promises, He stated a few things this morning that just reconfirms His promise. 1.) May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. 2.) May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace (verse 2). 3.) Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!” (verse 3) 4.) And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The enemy you see today you will not see again. My dear friend, what I need you to take from this and make it your own is this. The enemy will not get to you, he will not bring you down and he will be removed from your life. Stand firm on God’s Word reading it and meditating on it day and night. Speak to the Holy Spirit and tell Him what you face and ask Him for wisdom, guidance and deliverance from it. Trust God at all times and trust the process, for you will see God’s salvation in your life and live, my friend, for the Kingdom of God and seek the Holy Spirit at all times. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 69 (2026/05/07)

 

O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you. Psalm 69 is an amazing Psalm and as I read through it, I see so much of what I battle with, and I can relate with David. I want to pause at verse 5 for a moment today and just remind you about grace. I will take myself as I explain and if it rings a bell well, then grace will abound. Isn’t it interesting that many people when confronted or proved wrong in an argument turn to swearing and insults and few will have the guts to admit they are wrong and apologise. Now, when I confronted a fellow driver on the road because he skipped a red robot and drove in right in front of me and when I pressed on the horn, he reacted. His argument is that there are two lanes thus it justifies the wrong and going over a red light is acceptable. Now how many times do we try to justify sin when we know we are wrong. We would look for a loophole or seek a different opinion so that just maybe somewhere someone would have empathy with our situation. In other words, we try to tell the Bible that the Bible might not be correct in this case the writer (The Holy Spirit) meant it differently when in fact He is the one condemning us of our mistake. Again, why argue it instead of accepting it as wrong and apologising to God and the Holy Spirit and seek forgiveness from the Lord and most importantly work to not fall in the same trap again. I have nothing against standing up for what is right and taking on someone that is wrong, as long as we do it respectfully and with Biblical authority. I appreciate correction and criteria as long as it is to better me and to show me my short cummings. It is imperative that we do not react in the same manner the offended person does and even if it is a waste of good air, it will leave a seed and maybe someday carry fruit. We should never underestimate Holy Spirit guidance in a stern word to redirect someone but on many occasions it may seem trivial. I have written to you about this before and I am repeating myself but in essence I need us (me included) to not take the guidance, counselling and conviction of the Holy Spirit lightly but to embrace it and seek more of Him in our journey ahead. That is why I pray boldly; “But I keep praying to you, LORD, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters. Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me”. Have an awesome day, my friend. It will all work out for good, just keep trusting the Lord.