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January 22:2021

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city.
Acts 8: 5-8 (KJV)

Phillip was one of the "seven deacons" who were chosen by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem (Acts 6:1-7). After persecution broke out against the believers in Jerusalem, Phillip went down to Samaria, and his actions in that city led to a revival. He preached Christ to the people and did many great miracles to the extent that the bible records that there was great joy in the city because of his activities. This was a man who had just experienced severe persecution in Jerusalem. In spite of this, he did not lose focus, or lose sight of the mandate from God to preach the gospel and heal the sick. He allowed God to use him so mightily, and he brought revival to the city of Samaria.

The world has just experienced a pandemic which has affected everyone one way or the other. One of Satan’s objectives is to make you lose focus of the divine mandate of reaching the lost and ministering to the sick. He will literally try to use the pandemic or other world events to distract you from fulfilling the great commission.

But we must remain focused. We must also remain mindful of the fact that the Holy Spirt wants to flow through us to bring healing, deliverance, miracles, breakthroughs to others. And we must constantly yield ourselves to Him, and allow Him bring times of refreshing to us and through us to others.

Beloved, this is not the time to lose focus. Your heart must be stayed on God in 2021 so He can work with you and through you, and so you can enjoy the times of refreshing He has packaged for you this year.

Additional Scripture Reference(s): Matthew 28:18-20

Prayer & Confession of Faith

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for empowering me to do exploits for the Kingdom and to fulfil Your mandate of global soulwinning and discipleship.

One Year Bible Reading: Micah 6

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AMP	The Amplified Bible
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TLB	The Living Bible
CEV	Contemporary English Version
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ISV	International Standard Version
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MSG	The Message Translation
WEB	The World English Bible
TNLT	The New Living Translation
TEV	Today’s English Version
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GNB	Good News Bible
WNT	Weymouth New Testament

prayer of salvation

As you read, I trust that this devotional will be an avenue of blessing in your life. I invite you to get born again by saying the following prayer:

"Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me. Thank You for sending Your Son Jesus to die for my sins. I receive Jesus into my heart to save me and I accept and confess Him as my Lord. I believe that You raised Him from the dead for my justification. I accept and confess Jesus Christ as my Savior and my Lord. I receive eternal life into my spirit and I am now a new creation. Old things have passed away." Amen.

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Foreword

TIMES OF REFRESHING

Dear beloved,

"Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” – Acts 3:16-19 (NKJV)

“Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you.” – Acts 3:19 (MSG)

Refreshing gives us a picture of a cold drink cooling, invigorating, exhilarating, revitalising, reviving and rejuvenating us on a hot day.

Brethren, these are times of refreshing for us. God wants to revitalise and rejuvenate us; He is willing to pour out showers of blessing - favour, hope, comfort, joy, peace, increase, etc., on us this year in every aspect of our lives.

All He needs from us is a mental shift. He needs us to think, see and do things differently, and turn from anything that will shift our focus from Him. Though we may have had challenges and fears in the past year, though there were times we despaired wondering what the future held for us, God needs us to trust Him this year and believe that He is willing and able to revive and strengthen us from within.

God has great plans for us in 2021. He desires to do us good throughout the year. “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).

Beloved, it is my desire that articles in this devotional will open your eyes to the heart of God regarding you; it is one of constant care and love. He wants to do fresh and new things in your life this year. He needs you to believe Him so you can enjoy the times of refreshing that come Him. Your season of revival is here!

Be blessed as you read.

Much Love,

Andy Osakwe

How To Use This Devotional

1	Read it in the morning before you get off to your daily activities. If for some reason you are unable to make the time to do so, then, be sure to read it during your break time or at night before your sleep.
2	Spend as much time as you can during your day meditating and praying about the topic for the day
3	It can be read privately or in a group setting. Private reading allows you to have personal quality time alone with God, while group reading allows for shared scriptural reading and insightful discussions.
4	If for any reason you find that you are behind schedule with the daily articles, then, I advise that you simply read two articles a day (including the present day's) until you catch up.
5	Read this devotional at a time of the day and in a place that allows you to have maximum concentration.