THE CRY OF THE SPIRIT DEVOTIONALS – BY RICHARD E. S. TAKIM

TODAY’S DEVOTION (SATURDAY 1ST November 2025)

“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NKJV

WELCOME TO THE 305TH DAY OF OUR YEAR OF VICTORY

It is the 11th month of our year of victory. Somebody give God a loud shout!!! Hallelujah!!! Glory to God, from whom all blessings flow. We can say, “good night, October, good morning, November.

We are confident, God will perfect that which concerns us. Amen!!!”

The beginning of this month might require a prophetic word from the LORD to guide someone through the month. It please the LORD that we pick that word from the prophetic meaning of the number eleven.

The number eleven in prophetic numerology represents the end.

You can make this month, the 11th month of the year, your month of ending all things that does not glorify God in your life. Things that you know will bring your joy, peace, progress and prosperity to an end if you do not bring them to an end, this is the month to bring those things to an end.

We all know how to start, even things that will not turn out well, but we do not know how to bring what we started to an end before it destroys us. You might start an obsession, if you do not bring into an end, it will result in destruction. There is a grace period for every bad thing we do, and the grace period does not last long before the consequences begin to come.

If Cain had ended the desire to kill Abel at the right time, we would not have known him today as a brother’s keeper that became his brother’s killer. If Eve had ended her conversation with the serpent without getting to the place of eating from the tree, we would have not been where we are today. If David had ended his desire to sleep with another man’s wife at the right time, there would have been no such dark side to his life.

If Samson had ended his visit to the home of Delilah before he lost his hair, he would have not lost his eyes or become a grinder in the prison yard of the enemy. God’s prophetic word for someone today is simple, bring what will end you, to an end.

END THAT SIN, INIQUITY OR TRESPASS BEFORE IT ENDS YOU.

Sense what will bring your match to a glorious destiny to an end and bring it to an end this month. God has already released the grace for that. Things will be different in your life in 2026, if you can sense what need to be ended in your life, and use this month to bring it to an end.

Friend, there are things to end this month so that next year can be different for you. For some, there are sinful relationships to end, isolation from church that you must end, and sinful companionship you must not allow to continue after this month.

The number 11 is also the number for the word stop. Yes, stop!!! God wants us to put certain things to a stop, especially things with the potential to destroy our lives. God is saying you must stop that life of laziness, begging and borrowing or doing nothing meaningful with your hands but expecting great things. It only breeds disappointments.

For those who might be involved in vices, God is saying the month is a month of stopping those vices. You must stop the vices of stealing, lying, cheating, destroying others to look good and going after what does not belong to you. You must stop a life of resisting the Holy Spirit, the life of not fasting to build your faith, and being mindful of the things of this world.

If God wants us to stop whatever will not help our future, we must stop it and not argue and feel down casted no matter how beneficial and pleasurable it is. God does not want His own to be without restraint. We must learn to stop!

Judas was beyond restraint in his decision to betray Christ and died for it. Baalam was beyond restraint in his decision to withstand the people of God and paid dearly for it.

THE BIBLE SAYS THE DUMB ASS THAT SPOKE COULD NOT EVEN ARREST HIS INSANITY.

The word says:

“They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.” 2 Peter 2:15-16 NKJV

If you do not know how to stop when God said stop, you will be sorry what will happen to you if you do not stop what the LORD wants you to stop. May none of us be like the unrestraint Baalam in Jesus precious name. Being unrestraint is not a blessing. It is the seed of sudden destruction, because you will never know when the grace period of your behavior will come to an end.

The next meaning of the number eleven is the word finish.

Sometimes it is not how we started that matters, but how we finish. How do you want to finish this year? Do you want to finish strong, defeated, weak, or in ungodliness? God wants us to finish the year strong, victorious, and in godliness.

You may have started the year badly, but God wants you to finish big, in lethality of His grace, and the power of His might. That is the message of the LORD to you this day. Use this month to spend quality time with Him to ask Him to help you finish the year well.

The Bible says:

“You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.” Psalm 65:11-13 NKJV

This is a major scripture to feed on and walk in this month. It tells us how God helps His own to end their years. He crowns it with His goodness. To crown a year with goodness means to conclude a year with blessings, provisions, and favor, especially during challenges.

IT ALSO MEANS TO END A YEAR WITH BOUNTIFUL HARVEST.

If you have been seeding faithfulness, diligence, obedience to divine will, loving even the unlovable and doing things God assign you to do, you can believe Him for bountiful harvest of your righteous seeds this month. The start of this year may have not been good for you, but God is saying the end will be good, better and even best. It all depends on your faith, your fire, and your fervor.

May God’s finishing grace come upon you this month, as you pray and fast, seek Him and study the bible or attend your church. May you finish the year 2025 well. May the LORD not allow those who might rise against you in the last days of this year to prevail against you. Amen!!

May all who say you will not see 2026 live to attend the thanksgiving services of the great miracles the LORD will be performing in your life.

Finally, the number eleven means last. The Bible says the first shall be the last and the last the first.

This is your month of experiencing the last hour miracles and turning around. When all hope will seem lost, God will show up to put a smile on your face, in Jesus precious name. It is therefore a month that you should not give up but believe God even if nothing seems to be working. It’s better to die in faith than to live in unbelief.

Friend, these are not persuasive words of human wisdom. These are divine declarations for the month. The reason is to have our faith for the month built on the power of God, and not the wisdom of men. Our devotional text said,

“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God”.

What more can we say to all these things, if God be for us, who can be against us. Amen and amen!!! Welcome to your month of joy, laughter, peace, healing, prosperity and launching out into the deep for a great harvest. May the LORD increase your greatness and comfort you on every side. Amen!!

MAKE THIS SCRIPTURE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THE DAY

‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men.’ Daniel 4:17 NKJV