TODAY’S DEVOTION (MONDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2026)
“Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 40TH DAY OF OUR YEAR OF STRATEGIC VICTORY
The burns from the flames of Truth that has caught our spirits since the start of the 40 days of the blessing is awesome. We are grateful for all His gracious words and living truths, fiery enough to create glorious burnings in our souls.
Flames of truth are the burnings that protects the soul from deception. The flames of truth that the LORD has kindled in our hearts are enough to help us live in a dark world for the rest of our lives.
They are enough to burn off every form of foolishness and carnality. They have capacity of leaving the marks of the LORD Jesus on our lives. That was the mark Paul and many other apostles of Grace and Truth in scriptures had. Yes, they are part of the marks of the LORD Jesus Christ because Jesus is the way, the Truth and the Life.
Talking about truth, understand that truth is first a person before a selection of Godly and scriptural facts. When kindled by the Holy Ghost, the truth can leave a mark on you – a mark that will make sure no devil trouble you again.
YES, A MARK THAT SETS YOU FREE FROM SIN AND SATAN.
The Bible says,
“From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.”
Galatians 6:17 NKJV
There are certain troubles that leaves you when you allow the flames of truth to consume you until you become pure as gold. There are devils that will stay permanently away from you when you go through the refining process of burning truths from the throne room of God.
The freedom that such refining process and power of the word of truth brings is what the devil does not want any to come into, because it keeps us forever beyond his reach. The flames have power to burn off spiritual dirt in our lives. Do not forget that it is spiritual dirt in our lives that make us eatable by devils.
But when we abide in the word of God until the flames of the truth in the word get the dirt burnt, we become free and free indeed. That was what Jesus made clear to us when He said,
…”If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32 NKJV
It is the flames of truth in the word of Christ that makes truth a terror to everyone who lives in error and benefit from darkness. When the terror of the flaming truths of God hit the people, they begin to hate or attack the one God may be using to spread them.
They do not see the power of the LORD behind the truth that is being spewed out with such fervency and accuracy of the Spirit.
They do not recognize that it is not human to speak such insights but divine and then give honor and glory to the LORD by allowing the truths to burn off dirt in their lives. Paul did the same when he was Saul. He thought he could succeed. He also thought He was attacking the bearer of the truth of the resurrection of Christ in the days of the early Church until Jesus met him.
WHEN CHRIST MET HIM, HERE IS WHAT HE SAID;
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acts 9:5-6 NKJV
Saul got up from the ground that day knowing for the first time that he was attacking Christ Himself by attacking His truth bearers.
Sadly, many who attack bearers of fiery truths do that thinking they are doing the bearers’ harm. They do not know that it is not the bearers they are harming but the One who is bearing the bearers up to cry His truths in their hearts – the LORD Himself!
Sometimes people who do such things do it and prosper. They kill God’s redemptive work in the name of God and still prosper.
The Bible spoke about things that makes the righteous sad. There are so many things that makes the righteous sad. One of them is the prosperity of the wicked; the continuous thriving of people who hate the truth. It’s not easy for the righteous to see the prosperity of the wicked and remain happy because it is the prosperity of people God is angry with every day, people who hate the bearers of GOD’s truth.
But the Bible also teaches that such prosperity is not enduring. It will become a sleepy ground for them. God will never allow men to defeat His work. He will defeat such men.
Now, someone may be wondering why the works of these evil men make the heart of the righteous sad. Well, anyone who claims to be a Child of God who is happy when God is sad is not His child. He is an alien in the household of faith.
It is not a sin for the righteous to be saddened by the prosperity of the wicked. The prosperity of people God is angry with every day will destroy the prosperity of those God is happy with every day. Don’t forget that! That is why God comes through for His own.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAKES THE RIGHTEOUS SAD!
One of them is falsehood and craftiness. Maybe let me share this; when we came to Kenya newly for missions, we fell victims of false brethren. It almost terminated our faith and sent us back home from the apostolic mission field. I have shared this before and need to share again!
One of the saddest experiences we had was our experience with a man in a particular church that my wife and I use to worship in when we newly came. This man met me at 680 Hotel here in Nairobi after reading our bulletin “on dealing with household gods” and wept that he had no job.
In my culture back home, if you see a man weeping, he is either a weakling, or things have really gone very bad with him. Men do not weep! So, when I saw him weeping, I was moved with compassion.
He said he had a family and two sons and that he needed money to pay his rent.
I prayed for him when I saw him weeping; he even showed me his tithe card. I was further moved by his tears to give him an equivalent of a hundred dollars out of the little I had, to sort him out. It was a huge sacrifice for me because we needed help ourselves.
Then in the spirit of what I thought was gratitude, he took me to a place called Dandora in Nairobi. Showed me a woman he said was his wife and a little boy. He said his other son was out playing. They entertained me with soft drinks, thanking me for the money. We had other discussions about him and his supposed wife being assisted to be financially stable.
But I had a check in my spirit all the while – a check from the Holy Ghost that my misguided compassion blinded me from responding to properly. Weeks later a member of the same church visited me, and I shared with him about this man and he said to me the said man was his friend and was not married and that all he did was a lie.
I was shocked!
WE LEFT THAT CHURCH AFTERWARDS AND FEW MONTHS LATER I SAW HIS WEDDING PICTURES ON FACE BOOK; NEWLY WEDDED.
I wondered what the Church was turning into. Then I reacted! I got in touch with him to rebuke him for his lies. God would later calm me down to leave him in HIS hands because vengeance belongs to HIM and not me.
The aspect of this experience that made me sadder was how he denied ever knowing me when I reacted. He even serves his pastor so faithfully that sometimes he leads in church services. He looked so innocent and harmless; his deception really increased my pain.
Why am I sharing this story? You may have been wronged the same way and are seeking vengeance. God understands your pains. He said in our devotional text today that “vengeance” is HIS not ours. Do nothing about it other than committing yourself to God for justice.
God is God of justice. He will not forsake the righteous nor will He justify the wicked. They may look prosperous right now, but the prosperity of the wicked will destroy them.
What most of the Sons and Daughters of Christ do not know is that God has programmed wickedness to destroy itself. Whenever the enemy sway anyone to do you evil, that fellow has sowed a seed. Except there is repentance and sometimes restitution, “Hand join hand no sinner will go unpunished!”
As you pass through this day, let the words of this devotional guide your heart! Amen.
MAKE THIS SCRIPTURE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THE DAY!
“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret — it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more. But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plots against the just and gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.
The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to slay those who are of upright conduct. Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”
Psalm 37:7-15 NKJV
