02/09/2025
CITY OF LION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL
AKA LION OF JUDAH TABERNACLE
DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR JOYCE PROGRESS AYITEH
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
TOPIC: COMMANDING THE MONTH OF MORE THAN ENOUGH THROUGH PRAYER
MEMORY VERSE:
“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.”
Psalm 65:11 (KJV)
SCRIPTURE READING:
Job 22:28
Psalm 65:11
Psalm 34:10
Philippians 4:19
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY:
Speaking Into the Month; The Power of Prophetic Declarations!
Every new month comes with opportunities, assignments, and blessings ordained by God. The Bible made it clear in Job 22:28: “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” That means months do not just pass by; they carry divine packages. If you remain silent, circumstances and the enemy may dictate the flow of your month. But when you rise in faith to command your month, you align yourself with God’s will and activate heaven’s agenda on earth for you.
Words shape seasons: God created the world by speaking, and He has given us authority to shape our environment through our words.
The month responds to your voice: Just as Jesus spoke to the storm and it obeyed, so you are to speak to the days of September to yield abundance for you and your family.
Blessings are voice-activated: Until you speak, promises remain locked down. Declarations unlock the harvest of blessings meant for you.
This month, you cannot afford to be casual with your words. If God has declared this month our Covenant Month of "More Than Enough", then your declarations must agree with heaven’s decrees.
GOD'S SUFFICIENCY IN OUR INSUFFICIENCY
Understanding Sufficiency: The Divine Paradox.
One of the most humbling truths of Scripture is found in 2 Corinthians 3:5:
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.”
This verse confronts human pride and points us to divine dependence to God. In a world where self-sufficiency is celebrated, God teaches us that true sufficiency does not begin with what we can do, but with what He has already done for us.
The paradox of the kingdom is this: our insufficiency is the stage for God’s all-sufficiency. Where we stop, He begins. Where our wisdom ends, His wisdom shines. Where our resources dry up, His treasures flow. This is the foundation of More Than Enough, a life not measured by human ability, but by God's divine supply.
Why God Allows Us to Experience Insufficiency!
Some may ask, “If God has promised more than enough, why do I still face seasons of lack or insufficiency?” The answer lies in the divine process. God often allows insufficiency for these three reasons: