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

TODAY’S DEVOTION (TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2026)

“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”

“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.”

2 Corinthians 4:1-4 NKJV

WELCOME TO THE 69TH DAY OF OUR YEAR OF STRATEGIC

God is faithful and kind!! Our lives testifies all that. We sleep and wake up because the LORD watches over us. We believe He will keep watching over us and all will be fine in Jesus precious name.

The LORD will remain a sun and a shield for us. Amen and amen!!

Today, God has a word for us. We want to look at serious matters of eternal destiny, since ours is a terminal generation. I hope we are ready!! We will begin with the church because the Bible says judgment begins in the house of the LORD!!

One way you know a man or woman in Church who is perishing is in how he or she handles the word of truth and righteousness. If what the Bible says has been made clear directly or indirectly to them, and they still cannot agree with truth, it’s a sign that the gospel has been veiled to them and that if they die that way, they may not make heaven.

There are two kinds of gospel ministries today; we have those that are adding veils to the veils people already have in their minds primarily to scoop worship and wealth from them, and we have those that are removing veils from people so they can see things in scriptures as God intends and connect the glory of GOD for our age.

The ministries that are removing veils from hearts have renounced the hidden things of shame. In other words, they do not walk in craftiness calling it wisdom nor handle the word of God deceitfully. Their ministries are simply driven by a pure motive not by a money motive; hence the manifestation of the truth is what you see.

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN THE AGE AND TIME WE FIND OURSELVES

End time prophecies tells us there will be ministries that will specialize in putting veils of deception in people’s hearts. That is why we do not need a prophet to tell us about future events or any other if he is not established in Bible prophecy. Yes, if a person is not fully established in Bible prophecy, he or she cannot walk in accuracy when it comes to what lies in the future.

Sadly, the church today is full of believers who do not have a hint of what Bible prophecies are. With the kind of events happening now, if there is any time to look into Bible Prophecy and be established in it, it is now. Apart from warning us of what is to come, Bible Prophecy is what reinforces our faith in Christ and helps us to purify ourselves for the age to come.

The Bible says,

“Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [as God’s children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really] is.

And everyone who has this hope [resting] on Him cleanses (purifies) himself just as He is pure (chaste, undefiled, guiltless).”

1 John 3:2-3 Amplified

Walking in the revelation of Bible Prophecy has a way of enhancing holiness, as we can see in this scripture. It says that everyone who have this hope in him, who knows what lies ahead and is determined to live ready for it, purifies himself just as Christ is.

Truly, no one will live comfortably in sin if he or she have the details contain in bible prophecy.

Church history tells us that the most solid Christians in the early church were those who were taught bible prophecy as soon as they gave their lives to Christ. That alone is a lesson that if our faith is anchored on the revelation of the ages to come, we will remain solid in Christ and hell will never have us back.

YES, EVEN IN A SEASON OF THE FALLING AWAY LIKE THE ONE WE FIND OURSELVES IN NOW.

So many today, are departing from the faith that was once delivered to the saints and God wants it stopped. He wants this population of hell through hyper deception to stop. Are we ready to walk with the LORD and stop it? Are we ready to pay the price that will stop this population of hell through deception?

Jesus indeed warned us that as we approach the end of times and days, there will be catastrophic events that will shake the human world. But these events will be preceded by hyper deception both in the Church world and the outside world.

To deal with “hyper deception” we will need to cultivate “Hyper Spiritual sensitivity” and “Deep Discernment” on daily bases. We will need the Spirit of Truth working in our hearts, helping us to deal with and overcome the scourge of hyper deception.

The eternal consequence of hyper deception is grave. People are in hell today because of deception, and some are on their way there because of the same. Some were deceived that there is no hell and there is no heaven; but when they died the reality dawned on them.

Others were deceived that the redemptive death of Jesus Christ was a criminal punishment for ‘his’ sins and that ‘he’ did not die for anyone. Today they are in hell! Some even died believing the lie that says Jesus is not god but a prophet, hence ending up in hell.

While others who believed in His redemptive death believes that He died for their sins, but they do not believe that they must accept that sacrifice for their sins by living His life on the face of the earth, a life of Holiness and righteousness. To these unfortunate ones the grace of God was “a license for sin” instead of “a pardon from sin” and “an empowerment to go and sin no more.”

THEY CALLED HIM, “LORD, LORD” BUT DID NOT DO WHAT HE SAID.

That is why the Bible made it clear that except there is genuine repentance, none among us today will see His blessed face when we die if we are calling Him LORD, LORD, but not doing what He says in the Bible about Holiness, righteousness etc.

So, people go to hell because they are deceived. That is why Heaven considers ministries that are raised by God to expose deception and deal strongly with it as some of the greatest ministries born on the face of the earth. The true gospel of Jesus Christ actually exposes deception. Don’t forget, He is the way the TRUTH and the life. Truth will indeed expose falsehood.

God has raised and planted ministries on earth today that we must encounter to be free from deception. These ministries are very few because many of us preachers are not willing to say some things. That is why you see God raising people in the marketplaces and on our streets to say what we are not willing to say. It is the people’s movement.

A major highlight in our devotional text today says,

“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.”

Many years ago, I had a challenge that got me worried about what I teach. Some people in Church (I mean Christians) where complaining that what I teach was too deep that they do not understand. Even some pastors will come up with rebukes and other corrections, telling me that they don’t even understand what I am saying that I should water it down.

I WAS AMAZED BECAUSE YOUNG BELIEVERS AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT EVEN BORN AGAIN UNDERSTOOD ME PERFECTLY.

Then it began to dawn on me that it was not that they did not understand me; they really understood me, but their hearts just refused to accept what they understood because of the religious veils in their hearts. If there are veils in your heart, the Bible says it’s a sign that you are perishing.

Apart from perishing eternally, there is perishing also in time. People are perishing in marriages, financial troubles, sinful habits, and etc. God wants them free! However, they must have the veils in their hearts dealt with.

The purpose of present day apostolic and prophetic ministries by content (not by Titles) among other intents, is to deal with the veils in the heart of believers so they can step into realms where deception and error can no longer ensnare them. That realm is a realm of God’s glorious Light!

You cannot get to that realm drinking from fountains where preachers preach themselves and how to get earthy success instead of preaching Christ.

You cannot get to that realm giving heed to preachers whose ministries does not have the manifest presence of Jesus Christ as “the commander of LIGHT from darkness.” If you will ever get to that realm, you must plant yourself in ministries that are operating in that realm.

It’s a new day for you!

LET THIS SCRIPTURE BE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THE DAY!

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.”

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

2 Corinthians 4:5-6 NKJV