TODAY’S DEVOTION (FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2026)
“When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.”
“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”
Proverbs 28:12-13 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 30TH DAY OF OUR YEAR OF STRATEGIC VICTORY
Truly, it is of the LORD’s mercy that we are not consumed. I will keep stating that until our time on earth is over. With Just one more day to exhaust this month, I will say, mercy is a shield. Mercy is God’s catalyst for a new start.
Friend, mercy is God’s way of telling the devil, “You can’t change my mind concerning my sons because, I see repentance in them; so back off!” Mercy is the very reason we will make Heaven. It is the repairer of the fall and the terminator of the works of the evil one in a man’s life.
If you have the revelation of what I am sharing about, you will not cease saying unto God, “It is of your Mercies that we are not consumed; because your compassion fails not.” The timelessness of God’s mercy is demonstrated in the scriptures that states that God’s mercy is from everlasting to everlasting.
God is in eternity, everything that proceeds from Him is eternal. His mercy for us is eternal. The only thing is that if we do not withdraw FROM it here in time, we will never see it when we step into eternity in death. And the reason is simple; there can be no repentance in the grave. Meaning in life after death the spirits of men can no longer repent but regret and then curse. And since they cannot repent, they cannot secure God’s mercy.
Talking about repentance, from scripture to scripture, it’s clear that repentance is the only force we can use in withdrawing from God’s mercy. Many have thought prayer and fasting or even sacrificial giving is the force. But the answer is no! Repentance is it. It is only when you fast, pray and give sacrificially in repentance that you experience God’s mercy.
In other words, God’s mercy is available to all but can only be accessed by those who have repented of their sins.
AND THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN HERE IN TIME BECAUSE ONLY IN TIME CAN MEN REPENT.
The Psalmist made it clear that there is no repentance in the grave. In other words, when men step back into eternity through death (without repentance), they will lose the opportunity and ability to repent; they will only be remorseful and regret for not repenting while they were alive.
You see that in the story of the Rich man and Lazarus in the book of Luke 20:19-21.
In simple terms, it is not possible to repent after death. It is only possible to regret and be very remorseful of your sins but not possible to repent. Those who stand in place of judgment or are cast into hell can only gnash their teeth in regret and remorse but cannot repent.
If it’s possible for people to repent after death, then no one would have been in hell. Since God’s mercy is everlasting to everlasting, He would have taken them all to Heaven. That is why it’s very important to make use of God’s mercy here and now, by living a life of repentance from dead works and faith towards our LORD Jesus Christ.
Why are we sharing about God’s mercy? You see, the flow of our devotional in recent days has been very enlightening, so long as matters of our divine destinies are concerned.
We have learned that if we will fulfill our divine destiny, we must have a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ, the LORD of our destiny. We also learned that countless hours in His presence and learning to behave wisely like David did are necessary to our walk in divine destiny.
And yesterday, He made it clear that if we will fulfill our divine destiny, we must not pursue His purpose driven by a passion to become rich. We must not replace the love of God with love of money.
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil in the Church and outside the Church. Many are pursuing destiny to make money that is why the glory of God is absent in their lives. The next ingredient we need to walk in divine destiny is God’s Mercy.
DAVID MADE A PROFOUND DISCOVERY IN ONE OF HIS SESSIONS WITH GOD AND SAID:
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
Psalms 23:6 NKJV
For me God’s goodness and Mercy should be the travelling partners of apostolic and prophetic people. It should be the travelling partners of those with a passion for God. It should be the travelling partners of people of divine destiny, and of course it is!
For instance, if God’s goodness and mercy were not the travelling partners of Samson, the day he was flopped by Delilah and imprisoned, that would have been the end of him. But mercy spoke and said no when he repented of his sins. The Bible says he finished strong at the end killing more people in his death than he killed in his lifetime.
If Mercy had not said no in the case of David and Beersheba, there would have been no David after the act. The Bible made it clear that under the law, whoever does what he did was to be stoned to death. But when God saw repentance in his heart, God changed the laws.
When it comes to the release of divine destiny, mercy is one of the greatest investment Heaven can make in your life to help you unleash it. But you must lead a life of repentance. You must live a life that qualifies you for divine mercy from the throne room, especially when you do not deserve mercy.
A major highlight in our devotional text today said “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”
WE CANNOT UNLEASH OUR DESTINY WITHOUT THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S MERCY.
That is why secret sins are the greatest killers of divine destiny. They have a way of shutting down the doors of God’s mercy keeping people in a realm where they cannot access the ever present and much needed help of God in their lives.
He who covers his sins shall not prosper; it does not matter who he is. He may prosper economically because even the wicked can be prosperous but cannot prosper in health and in the place of having power with God. He cannot prosper in his walk with God. He cannot carry the fullness of God’s presence. He cannot advance in His walk with God.
He may be able to develop friendship with men and people of God and become one of their best but will never be able to develop a personal friendship with God. He will be too filthy to live in God’s rest.
What is the message of our devotional today? The message is simple; your divine destiny will need God’s goodness and mercy to be fulfilled. Yes, you will need a strong investment of God’s mercy upon your life to walk in divine destiny. If there is no mercy from God in your life, the devil will mess you up big time in your quest to walk in divine destiny.
There will be seasons when you will sow to please your flesh and sin against God, so if you do not know how to confess to the right ears in those seasons and repent, if you do not live a life of absolute repentance from dead works; you will destroy your destiny.
MAKE THIS SCRIPTURE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THE DAY.
Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest?
For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: on him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 66:1-2 NKJV
