Day186: 01 August 2024
Psalm 105,106,107,108 and 109
Fact: Psalm 107: 15-16 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, 16for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.
Insight: The Lord grants access for the people he loves, no matter the hindrances his divine power breaks through them all; nothing can stand in the way of the Lord.
Deed: I commit to, be courageous to face all circumstances because within me lives the Lord who breaks through all barriers. So, Help me God
Day187: 02 August 2024
Psalm 110,111,112,113 and 114
Fact: Psalm 112: 1-4Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands. 2His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 4Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
Insight: There are rewards to those who walk in the ways of the Lord; Their children and their generations are blessed in advance; they are well supplied and the Lord will fight their battles.
Deed: I commit to, walk in the ways of the Lord, to be blameless and to delight in the word of God. So, Help me God.
Day188: 03 August 2024
Psalm 115,116,117,118 and 119
Fact: Psalm 119: 98-100Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. 100I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Insight: The Word of God brings wisdom to win battles and wars; The word of God is a greater teacher and brings experience of many years in a short while.
Deed: I commit to, delight in the word of God, to meditate on it and to live by it. So, Help me God
Day189: 04 August 2024
Psalm 120,121,122,123 and 124
Fact: Psalm 121: 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot slip- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Insight: The Lord is not limited in taking care of us, His eyes are always on us to save us even from the mundane issues, He does not get tired and our view of Him should be beyond human limitations because He is God.
Deed: I commit to, put my Hope only in the Lord the maker of heaven and Earth . So, Help me God
Day190: 05 August 2024
Psalm 125,126,127,128 and 129
Fact: Psalm 128: 1-3 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. 2You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. 3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your sons will be like olive shoots around your table.
Insight: The fear of the Lord brings prosperity and fruitfulness in the family; the fear of the Lord is contagious especially in the family.
Deed: I commit to, walk in the ways of the Lord and to fear Him all the days of my life. So, Help me God
Day191: 06 August 2024
Psalm 138,139,140,141,142 and 143
Fact: Psalm 141: 3Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. 4Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies.
Insight: We should relate to God in such away that He influences what we say, what we are attracted to, and who we associate with.
Deed: I commit to, be influenced by the word of the Lord, to Influence what I say, what I desire and my deeds. So, Help me God
Day192: 07 August 2024
Psalm 144,145,146,147,148 and 149
Fact: Psalm 147: 11-14 the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. 12Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion, 13for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
Insight: The pleasure of the Lord is in fulfilling the desires of those who hope in Him; It is the Lord who secures Cities and Nations, and grants them peace; it is the lord who provides for Nations and gives them good quality supplies.
Deed: I commit to, Hope in the Lord and Pray for the protection and provision of my Country Kenya. So, Help me God
Day193: 08 August 2024
Psalm 150, Proverbs 1,2,3,4 and 5
Fact: Proverbs 3: 1-4 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. 3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Insight: Obeying and keeping God’s word is a pre-requisite to a long life of prosperity. The world is attracted to people who are faithful and loving. Faithfulness will cause people to remember you because God’s favor follows a faithful man too.
Deed: I commit to, obey and live by God’s word, and that I will stive to be loving and faithful in all my dealings. So, Help me God
Day194: 09 August 2024
Proverbs 6,7,8,9,10and 11
Fact: Proverbs 8: 11-13 for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 12"I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.13To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
Insight: To fear God and to obey His commands is to gain wisdom; The man who chooses this wisdom has been more than wealthy and knows how to navigate the way of life, knowing how to make wise decisions and judgements.
Deed: I commit to, obey and live by God’s word, to hate evil, pride and arrogance. So, Help me God
Day195: 10 August 2024
Proverbs 12,13,14,15,16and 17
Fact: Proverbs 13: 11and22 Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow; 22 A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Insight: Little by little is godly, it is not a waste of time, it is God’s way too, and in the end it will be great. Wealth made by the principle of little by little with all godliness will last generations because it has God’s blessings in it.
Deed: I commit to, Patience in building wealth little by little and waiting on God for the increase and wisdom to continue doing so. So, Help me God
Day196: 11 August 2024
Proverbs 18,19,20,21,22and 23
Fact: Proverbs 22: 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.
Insight: We need to demonstrate the way of the Lord for our children until they are able to do the same; we should pray with them until they are able to pray, read God’s word with them until they are able to read, among other disciplines of life
Deed: I commit to, train my children in the ways of the Lord. So, Help me God
Day196: 12 August 2024
Proverbs 24,25,26,27,28and 29
Fact: Proverbs 29: 17 Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.
Insight: To enjoy our children and find pleasure in having them, we have to put in hard work of discipline. That means we have to be available to know the areas of correction and affirmation.
Deed: I commit to, being available for my children and close enough to know how to discipline them. So, Help me God
Day198: 14 August 2024
Ecclesiastes 5,6,7,8,9and 10
Fact: Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.
Insight: Success does not come by applying much strength, but rather creativity and sharpening skills and discovering easier ways of doing things.
Deed: I commit to, sharpen my skills and apply myself to new ways of doing work and meeting peoples needs. So, Help me God
Day199: 15 August 2024
Ecclesiastes 11,12, Song of Solomon1,2,3and 4
Fact: Ecclesiastes 11: 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well
Insight: Every possible working time should be utilized for no one knows which opportunity may be profitable, our hands should be given to work at every opportunity and diligently.
Deed: I commit to, hard work at every possible opportunity. So, Help me God
Day200: 16 August 2024
Song of Solomon5,6,7,8, Isaiah 1 and 2
Fact: Isaiah 1: 18"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. 19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land; 20 but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Insight: God is sovereign and mighty and yet He reasons with Man, because he is His creation. He is willing to forgive the repentant souls and bless them in the Land. For the rebellious on the other hand is punishment and death. Man, therefore has a choice to make which side to be on.
Deed: I commit to, be on the side of the Lord, repentant and seeking to please Him and live according to His word. So, Help me God
Day201: 17 August 2024
Isaiah 3,4,5,6,7 and 8
Fact: Isaiah 3: 10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Insight: Even in the midst of hopelessness and gloom, the Lord has an encouraging message for His people, that all will be well with them. God is not limited by circumstances; He is above all and can make things well.
Deed: I commit to, encourage myself in the Lord in all circumstances, that it shall always be well for those who are with the Lord. So, Help me God
Day202: 18August 2024
Isaiah 9,10,11,12,13 and 14
Fact: Isaiah 11: 1-2 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord -
Insight: There is hope even in the worst of circumstances, even when all hope is cut down, there is still hope in the Lord -even a stump can produce a shoot.
Deed: I commit to, hope in the Lord against all odds. So, Help me God
Day203: 19August 2024;
Isaiah 15,16,17,18,19 and 20
Fact: Isaiah 16: 5 In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it- one from the house of David- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
Insight: The Lord Promises and fulfills, all His promises are, yes and Amen, He promised a judge who seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness, and He will keep His promises even today.
Deed: I commit to, and believe in the promises of God through His word. So, Help me God
Day204: 20 August 2024
Isaiah 21,22,23,24,25 and 26
Fact: Isaiah 25: 1 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.
Insight: Every single thing that God does in our lives, He had planned long ago; God has ordered every day to seek Him and celebrate the fulfillment of His plan in our lives.
Deed: I commit to, walk in the plan of God through His word. So, Help me Go
Day205: 21 August 2024
Isaiah 27,28,29,30,31 and 32
Fact: Isaiah 29: 15-16 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who will know?" 16You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, "He did not make me"? Can the pot say of the potter, "He knows nothing"?
Insight: We cannot hide anything from God, He made us, He molded us, He knows our form and thoughts. We cannot question God, He created us, we are His creation, we can only cooperate with Him; We are bound to ‘lose more’ if we go against Him.
Deed: I commit to, cooperate with God, seek to know His plan through His word and follow. So, Help me God
Day206: 22 August 2024
Isaiah 33,34,35,36,37 and 38
Fact: Isaiah 37: 26"Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone.
Insight: Everything that happens on Earth is planned and executed according to the plan of God. Nothing gets Him by surprise, the rising of good and evil kings, all are to accomplish His will and plan.
Deed: I commit to, trust God in all circumstances, and remain aligned to His plan through His word. So, Help me God
Day207: 23 August 2024
Isaiah 39,40,41,42,43 and 44
Fact: Isaiah 40: 30-31 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint
Insight: The Lord strengthens those who hope in Him so that they live above normal senses of tiredness and weariness. He provides supernatural strength so that they are consistently versatile and strong through His power.
Deed: I commit to, hope in the Lord alone. So, Help me God
Day209: 25 August 2024
Isaiah 51,52,53,54,55 and 56
Fact: Isaiah 55: 10As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Insight: The word of the Lord has impact that is real and practical. When one releases himself/herself to be influenced by the word of God, the change is noticeable, it cannot be hidden and the purposes of God will be established in the person’s life.
Deed: I commit to, read God’s word daily. So, Help me God
Day210: 26 August 2024
Isaiah 57,58,59,60,61 and 62
Fact: Isaiah 58: 6-7 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Insight: True fasting is not just denying ourselves food and comfort, but rather or in addition to make life better for those around us.
Deed: I commit to, undertake the true fasting. So, Help me God
Day211: 27August 2024
Isaiah 63,64,65,66, and Jeremiah1 and 2
Fact: Jeremiah1:5"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations
Insight: Our existence on earth was planned, we are not a decision of our parents but of God. We have a specific assignment to accomplish for God in our lifetime.
Deed: I commit to, seek God to know my specific assignment on earth and walk in it. So, Help me God
Day212: 28August 2024
Jeremiah3,4,5,6,7 and 8
Fact: Jeremiah 8:7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift, and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the Lord.
Insight: When sin takes over, it destroys the system designed by God in Man. Sin and rebellion cause man to forget his compass in the Lord, they forget repentance and correction from evil ways.
Deed: I commit to, be vulnerable and repent from any evil that may blind me from being a godly person. So, Help me God
Day213: 29August 2024
Jeremiah 9,10,11,12,13 and 14
Fact: Jeremiah11: 4 the terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.' I said, 'Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.
Insight: Our relationship with God has responsibilities and obligations. We the people have a responsibility to worship and obey Him, while He blesses us and guides us. When we breach this relationship, the consequences are exposure to destruction and abandonment by God according to His ‘terms’ – the word.
Deed: I commit to, be read and be obedient to the word of God, for it is the ‘Terms of Reference’ of our relationship with him. So, Help me God
Day214: 30August 2024
Jeremiah 15,16,17,18,19 and 20
Fact: Jeremiah17: 7-8"But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
Insight: God is the source of life and all the joys that come with it, trusting and hoping in Him connects one to this infinite source that never runs dry, regardless of situations, circumstances or seasons.
Deed: I commit to, rely on God and hope in Him and remain connected to Him. So, Help me God