JOEL DABBAS

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SUNDAY, 1ST JANUARY 2017.  TOPIC: FRESH START  SCRIPTURE : This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you -- Exodus 22:2 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 10:27 DIGGING: It is the dawn of a new beginning and a new year. Many start the year with a new year resolution. And for many, every year they make resolutions but seems not to get into the solution. This year to enjoy God and His plans for your life, you must make a resolution to have: 1) GOD CONSCIOUSNESS: The smartest way to start your year is to start with God. Don't run around this year without the consciousness of God in your heart. The implication of this is that you totally will be totally consumed, possessed and swallowed up in God.  David's major secret was that he had God's consciousness and was thinking of building a house for God (2Samuel 7). When God saw this desire in him, He sent prophet Nathan unto him and blessed hi...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) FRIDAY, 30TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: I PROPHESY SCRIPTURE: So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone -- Ezekiel 37:7 MEMORY VERSE: Ezekiel 37:6 DIGGING: The word "prophesy" literally means to speak. "So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons." It will then mean that to prophesy is to speak as you are directed by God. Gods idea of growth and promotion requires process and part of it is finishing one level to start the other. You are at that crucial part of the year where you are about to end and begin a new season.  Our text revealed that when he began to speak there was rattling all through the valley, and bones came together. There are many people today having the vall...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) THURSDAY, 29TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: IT IS THE LORD'S DOING  SCRIPTURE: Psalms 118:23 This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. MEMORY VERSE: Mark 4:41 DIGGING: It is an exciting time in our lives, if not for everything but because of life. Our text says that it is the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our sight. The significance of this is that: a) Anything God does is traceable to God. That is to say that “This is from the Lord.” That is, It is to be traced to the Lord alone. b) Anything God does carries His signature on it. c) Anything God does expresses the abilities of God. d) It reveals that our God is a doing God. He isn't static or none performing. WHAT ARE THE TRADE MARK OF GOD'S DOINGS 1) Every doing of God is marvelous. 2) Every doing of God is miraculous 3) Every doing of God is wonderful 4) Every doing of God is glorious When God does His things no natural laws can stop Him. Sarah was wa...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) WEDNESDAY, 28TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: PRESSING INTO THE FUTURE  SCRIPTURE: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. -- Isaiah 43:18 MEMORY VERSE: Philippians 3:13 DIGGING: No new start if there is not an end. No promotion if you haven't concluded the class you are. Conclusion is the mother of another level. Some people cling to the past and make it a stronghold in their lives. For instance because someone was jilted in his/her past relationship instead of moving on and pressing into the future the person holds on to it and never let go. If you don't stop camping in your past, soon you will become a past tense. Two keys is a) Forget the past; b) Press for the future. Pressing for the future means to purposefully applying force overcome the obstacles around. "Since the day of John the Baptist the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent takes it by force." THREE FORCES YOU NEED IN PRESSING FOR THE F...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) TUESDAY, 27TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: ANTI-GREATNESS FORCES  SCRIPTURE: Judges 16 1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.  2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.  3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. MEMORY VERSE: Judges 16:3 DIGGING: The devil is not after you for nothing but because there is a seed of greatness in you. Samson was one of the special humans to have lived on earth. As great as Samson's strength and potential was, he was a man faced with many enemies both spiritu...

Dear esteemed readers and followers of  SEEDS OF GRACE we wish you a very merry Christmas celebration. We love you and pray that your growth in the Lord will be amazingly equivocal. And may the Lord bless you with all spiritual and physical blessings. Merry Christmas and a great new year ahead. 

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) MONDAY, 26TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE WISDOM OF WATCHING  SCRIPTURE: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak -- Matthew 26:41 MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 26:40 DIGGING: Jesus never let us out on practical winning tools. One of it is "watch and pray". This means that:-- 1) Prayers might not be complete if watching is not engaged. 2) Prayers alone can't fight temptation it needs a practical practice of watching. 3) Watching and prayer does not always move God’s arm to physically deliver us from the trials we face, but He always strengthens us to face the temptation and remain faithful. 4) Until watching and praying becomes habitual overcoming temptation is impossible. 5) Watching and praying primes our flesh and lifts us beyond the laggy lazy and weak state of the flesh into the willing state of the spirit. Watching keeps our flesh and spirit in line with God. It ke...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SATURDAY, 17TH DECEMBER 2016. TOPIC: THE MESSIANIC AGE SCRIPTURE: 1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Psalms 110:1 – 2 MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 110:2 DIGGING DEEP: History and time is adjusting itself to the most powerful event of all ages. Heralding our entry into the last age, the Messianic age. The Messianic age began from the birth of Jesus and it continues and will end when Jesus' returns again. As we gradually approach the last phase of the Messianic age, it is important to understand this. I divide this age into two firstly is the the MESSIANIC SEED AGE: Jesus came and finished the work of salvation and uptil today the seed of salvation still exists and anyone who receives Christ receives the seed of God. This seed contains the very DNA of God Himself so that if we allow this ...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SUNDAY, 25TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTMAS  SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:9-12 (KJV) And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. MEMORY VERSE: Luke 2:10 DIGGING: Every event is characterized by certain things. That is what makes it thick. Christmas is the celebration of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. His birth was the fulfilment of prophecy and the restoration of mankind into Godkind. Five profound characteristics of Christmas are: 1) ANGELIC/HEAVENLY PRESENCE ON EARTH : "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them......

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SATURDAY, 24TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: NO PLACE  SCRIPTURE: And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn -- Luke 2:7 MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 1: 23 DIGGING: When Jesus was to be born, there was no room for Mary and Joseph in the inn, the Greek word that used for inn is the Greek word "kataluna." Which literally refers to a guest room especially in a private home. So no place in the inn simply means that no place in homes, and hearts for Jesus.The inference being that the inn was crowded out with other guests. This is a tragic picture and indictment against humanity, that no place would open to let Him in who was coming for so high a cause. An indictment on man for treating the Most High as the "most low." A sad story but it becomes even sadder. A tragic story, that becomes more tragic. For after over 2000 years, He is ...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) FRIDAY, 23RD DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: UNITY KEY TO THE NEXT DIMENSION.  SCRIPTURE: 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;  21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:  23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.  -- John 17: 20-22 (KJV) DIGGING: There is a quick work that the Lord wants to do before the Church is raptured. This will be fast if the Church is united. Unity is to be joined as a whole and be the one. There are two types of unity spoken by Christ a) Our unity with God;  and b)  Unity amongst Gods children....

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) THURSDAY, 22ND DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: JOY PROMOTES HEALING  SCRIPTURE: A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones - Proverbs 17:22 ( Darby Bible Translation) MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs 18:1 DIGGING DEEP: Proverbs 17:22 tells us that there is a relationship between the condition of the heart and the condition of the body. There is a relationship between physical and spiritual health. “A crushed spirit dries up the bones” literally means it sucks out the marrow of life from the bones. "In the presence of God there is fullness of joy" (Psalms 16:11 ). So in effect no divine presence, no joy. Joy promotes divine presence and the presence of God eradicates sicknesses and diseases. BENEFITS OF BEING JOYFULNESS AND MERRIMENT. Proverbs 17:22 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 1) Medicine can either be curative, or prophylactic so is joy. 2) Joy is a divin...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) WEDNESDAY, 21ST DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE BLESSEDNESS OF SOUL WINNING  SCRIPTURE: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature -- Mark 16:15 MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs 11:30 DIGGING DEEP: The most important asset/treasure to God on the earth is the souls of men. God does not want any man to perish but that all should come to His saving grace. Soul winning is key to the kingdom life. It is the basic Christian call (Matthew 4:19). Been a soul winner is to bear fruits unto God. It is to be Spiritually reproductive. Anything God asks us to do carries blessings in it. What are some of the blessings of soul winning? DIVINE ANSWERS: Soul winning is gateway to answers to prayers –John 15:16. DIVINE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION: Every branch which is productive in bearing fruits will be maintained by God Himself. God personally prunes you when you are a soul winner. He prunes sickness off, pov...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) TUESDAY, 20TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE ANAGKAZO ANOINTING I SCRIPTURE: Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a very  great retinue, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind -- 1 Kings 10:1-2 MORY VERSE: 1 Kings 10:1 DIGGING DEEP: We are in a age and time that as believers we have to dive deeper into some strange but yet our untapped identity in God. I believe that one of the biggest battles of this age is that of identity. The uniqueness of Gods hand and presence must be on our lives like never before. One of the uniqueness we must possess or tap into is what is called the Anagkazo anointing. The Anagkazo anointing literally means "compelling power". It also refers to the power of unusual forceful attraction. It is n...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) MONDAY, 19TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: WORD ENCOUNTER  SCRIPTURE: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life -- John 6:63 MORY VERSE: John 1:1-2 DIGGING DEEP: There are words and there are words. There are mere words, weightless and just normal but there is a word so powerful, so real and so full of God. This word had a physical human expression. This word created the earth, and John 1:14 says that this word "became flesh and dwelt amongst us, we beheld His glory as unto the glory of the Father full of grace and truth." Five components of Gods word: 1) IT IS SPIRIT: The word of God is not flesh oriented words but are spiritual words. They are filled with the Spirit of Jesus. "It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the words I speak is Spirit..." Every day you read, and listen to genuine word from God you are dining and communicating with the...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SUNDAY, 18TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: RULING IN THE MIDST OF YOUR ENEMIES  SCRIPTURE:  Psalm 110:1-2 “The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!” MEMORY VERSE: Psalms 110:1 DIGGING DEEP: This is a Messianic Psalm, it refers to Jesus. Matthew 22:43-45 (ESV) Jesus spoke about Himself "He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” Understand that anything that relates to Jesus relates to us as believers because we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17).  Our text says that "The Lord said to my Lord..." can also read the Lord said to me and to you "sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." What does this implies?  1) YOUR POSTURE: God says "sit."...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SATURDAY, 17TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE MESSIANIC AGE SCRIPTURE: 1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Psalms 110:1 – 2 MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 110:2 DIGGING DEEP: History and time is adjusting itself to the most powerful event of all ages. Heralding our entry into the last age, the Messianic age. The Messianic age began from the birth of Jesus and it continues and will end when Jesus' returns again. As we gradually approach the last phase of the Messianic age, it is important to understand this. I divide this age into two firstly is the the MESSIANIC SEED AGE : Jesus came and finished the work of salvation and uptil today the seed of salvation still exists and anyone who receives Christ receives the seed of God. This seed contains the very DNA of God Himself so that if we a...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) FRIDAY, 16TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: PRAISE FROM THE PIT  SCRIPTURE: 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’ ” 10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. - Jonah 2:9-10 MEMORY VERSE : Jonah 2:10 DIGGING DEEP: Progress is achieved by commitment. And every time we walk over any Gods' given assignment there's always a consequence. This was who Prophet Jonah represents. He also represents one who is in total mess from personal decisions made. Maybe this year you have made decisions that have brought you into the pit financially, maritally, educationally and so on, you can turn the tables around by turning on the praise channel. Jonah was in the belly of the fish, in the darkest places of the earth and the first thing he did was to pray ( Jonah 2:1-2) . He continued praying and even made promises to G...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) THURSDAY, 15TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: NEW EVERY MORNING  SCRIPTURE: 22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness - Lamentations 3:22-23 MEMORY VERSE: Lamentations 3:22-23 DIGGING DEEP: Every day the sun rises and we wake from sleep for a fresh start. Every year comes rainfall after dry hot season, the ground is hard and virtually barren but then comes rain drops and suddenly the ground is bursting forth with irrepressible life. All of these are examples of the change that is experienced during the beginning of new things. Every new thing has what makes it new. Waking up each day means waking up to a new you, waking up to new realities and opportunities. God is not a stale God that is why He makes things new for His own each day. One new thing we experience every day is: HIS MERCIES. We live in a world that demands justice eve...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) WEDNESDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: SECRET OF VICTORY  SCRIPTURE:  The LORD is my light and my salvation;whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? - Psalm 27:1 MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 27:1 DIGGING DEEP: Kick start your day with the  strongest key to victory. There is somebody who can make everything count for your favour any day and anytime. He is God and Lord of the earth and most importantly Lord of your life. From our text David begins this Psalm by declaring his personal relationship with the Lord. Notice the use of the word “my”. This revealed Davids' personal relationship with God. This is the basic foundation for all time victory. Understand that relationship is empowered by knowledge. And this is also true with God. The more we know Him, the more we want to know Him and the deeper our relationship with Him. Ask yourself this simple question is the Lord absolutely my ...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) TUESDAY, 13TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: BALANCED LIFE  SCRIPTURE: And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things - Genesis 24:1 MEMORY VERSE: Genesis 12:1-2 DIGGING DEEP: When God moves you through your journey to destiny He will take you through odd places, you will travel to new and unfamiliar destinations. There are times you get to junctions that intersect between faith upon faith. You will be tested to bring out the gold in you. Abraham is an absolute example of this. Life is said to have ups and downs, curves and turns but for the righteous it is an upward, forward and progressive life. In fact it is a balanced life. Our text revealed that when "Abraham was now a very old man..." First all who is Abraham?  I) Abraham is a type of a man who has a covenant relationship with God. II) Abraham represents obedient sons and daughters of God. III) Abraham represent one who lives...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) MONDAY, 12TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE POWER OF LEGACY  SCRIPTURE:  A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just -- Proverbs 13:22 MEMORY VERSE: Genesis 25:5 DIGGING DEEP: Every generation is a seed of the previous generation, so therefore there's a link between the former and the later. What the present generation does influences the future ones both positively and negatively. That is one reason we must live circumspectively so that we live a valuable posterity for the future. You must create a solid foundation for the next generation to build upon. Life is too short to think short and do things without sense of responsibility and it's consequences. Our text says that "Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly (New Living Translation). It implies that a good person I) Affects the next gener...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SUNDAY, 11TH DECEMBER 2016. TOPIC: ELEMENTS OF PRAISE SCRIPTURE:  While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being -- Psalm 146:2. MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 100:1 DIGGING DEEP: The lifestyle of praise places you on a life long sphere of advantage and victory. Every praise giver are never normal nor ordinary because they are carriers of divine presence; their spirit is charged with the Supernatural. A praise giver is not faraway from miracles everyday and anywhere. This is how God wants us to be. You must understand that to give praise is not a section in a church meeting but a lifestyle we practice. There are elements which makes praise effective, some of these are: 1) WORD: To praise God effectively you need to come with words Zephaniah3:9 says that when you approach God you need to come with words. The most powerful word to use in the place of praise is His words. If you can use His words the...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) SATURDAY, 10TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: BOOSTERS OF POWERFUL PRAISE  SCRIPTURE:   It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High -- Psalm 92:1  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name -- Psalm 100:4 MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 100:4 DIGGING DEEP: In the realm of the Spirit there are secrets, until these secrets are known there are many things that will elude you. One of the biggest secrets to gain access into the place were God lives and activate His powerful acts is via praise. The English word 'praise' has a French origin, 'preisier', and 'preisier' means 'to prize' - and that gives us a little bit of a glimpse of what the word 'praise' really means. To praise God means to prize God. The word 'prize', means 'to value', 'to esteem', 'to cherish' something or...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) FRIDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2016.  TOPIC: THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION  SCRIPTURE: And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them , which they have imagined to do -- Genesis 11:6 MEMORY VERSE: Romans 1:2 DIGGING DEEP: Imagination is the ability to see in the mind mental images of something that doesn't exist. It is also the ability to see inner picture of object situations that don't exist yet. Imagination is the creative realm of man. Imagination helps man to dig out from the internal space realities that has not appeared as truth. Man uses imagination in several ways. There are two types of imagination positive and negative. The negative imaginations is what we should cast down and place in submission to the thoughts and knowledge of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). If we can't pull negative imaginations down, it will pull us down. God s...

SEEDS OF GRACE  (Daily Devotional) THURSDAY, 8TH DECEMBER 2016. TOPIC: WEEP NOT CHILD SCRIPTURE: For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee - Isaiah 30:19 MEMORY VERSE : Isaiah 65:19 DIGGING DEEP : Tears is an expression of both pain or joy. The one that needs to stop is the tears emanating from pain. God is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears. Revelation 5:4-8 John wept because the book was sealed and there is no one to open it. Friends the book represents destinies, represents ministry, represents families, represents insights and revelations and many more. Their are those who everything about them seem to be sealed and all they can do is to weep but I prophesy as I am commanded of the Lord your days of weeping is over. It doesn't matter how long you have cried over that/ this matter, When God ste...