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ICGC Elites Temple, Kwabenya Balloon Gate, Accra (2026)

04/10/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Sunday, 4th October 2026

*A SEASON OF FAVOUR*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 11

> _And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people._ *Exodus 11:3*

God had promised Abraham that his descendants would leave Egypt 'with great substance' (Gen. 15:14), and He repeated that promise to Moses at the beginning of his mission. God faithfully honoured this promise in due time. He delivered Israel from Egypt with much wealth.

God is concerned about our holistic wellbeing. He takes as much interest in our material well-being as He does in our spiritual well-being. When He saves us, He makes us a part of His household, blesses us and prospers us.

*• Moses was very great in the land.* To fulfill His promise, the Lord gave Moses great respect among the Egyptians. He was so revered by the Egyptians that they would do whatever he commanded them to do.

By the time of the last plague, God had elevated Moses before the general population of Egypt. Anyone with an ounce of sense among the Egyptians had long since realized that resistance to the Israelites' God, Yahweh, was useless.

*• The Lord gave the people favour.* That favour which Moses had in Egypt was now shared by the rest of the Hebrews.

The consensus among the Egyptians was that the Israelites were entitled to leave Egypt and that their God had shown Himself fully capable of ruining Egypt to free His own. The only person who could not yet see this was Pharaoh.

God influenced the attitude of the Egyptians toward the Israelites. His plan of deliverance also included a plan for financial provision. The Lord also had a plan to build a place of worship where He would meet with His people. To provide for all of that He supernaturally influenced the Egyptians to give their valuables to the Hebrews.

May God's favour rest on you and may your righteous demands be honoured.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, give me favour wherever I go. Cause people to deal generously with me. In Jesus' name, Amen._

03/10/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Saturday, 3rd October 2026

*IT'S PAYBACK TIME*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 11

> _Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold._ *Exodus 11:2-3*

Moses told the Jewish people that the time had come for them to collect their unpaid wages for all the work they and their ancestors had done as slaves in Egypt. For 430 years, Israel's labour had built Egypt without fair remuneration. Israel had now come to the point of their compensation.

*• Speak to the hearing of the people.* This was an instruction from God to the Hebrews. By this time, the Jews had a sense that God was going to deliver them. They had watched the progression of the plagues and felt confident that Jehovah was the Almighty God. At the beginning, the Hebrews had been unsure of the Lord and Moses, His messenger. After seeing the demonstration of God's power, they believed that their deliverance was near. It was the assurance they needed.

*• Ask from your neighbours.* The Lord instructed His people to go and make demands for silver and gold. The silver and gold represented the wealth that the Hebrews and their ancestors had created for Egypt. The Lord was now showing His people how to reclaim what they had rightfully earned.

The Jews didn't intend to return what the Egyptians gave them, for that wealth was payment for an outstanding debt that Egypt owed Israel.

There was a time of restoration for God's people. After what appeared to be years of hard work without a just compensation, God turned Israel's situation around. That same God is the one we worship. He will give you a just compensation for your years of faithful service.

Wherever you have been cheated and mistreated, God will bring you restoration.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, you are a God of justice. Today, I request that wages I have earned will be paid to me. In Jesus' name, Amen._

02/10/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Friday, 2nd October 2026

*A DIFFERENT PLAGUE*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 11
> _And the Lord said to Moses, 'I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether.'_ *Exodus 11:1*

God is merciful, gracious and patient. That is part of His essential nature. He is also a God of wrath and judgment. When we abuse the opportunities He gives us out of His mercy and grace, we will face His wrath and judgment. There is an end to God's patience.

Pharaoh and Egypt did not avail themselves to God's grace and mercy. People can harden their hearts and become so stiff-necked against the Lord and go beyond the point of ever repenting. When we reach that point, we expose ourselves to God's wrath.

• *I will bring one more plague.* This plague was going to be far more devastating than all the earlier ones. God knew the hearts of Pharaoh and his people had reached the point of never repenting or yielding to Him.

The tenth plague was to bring far more than just grief upon the Egyptians. The plague would be launched as a blow of God's own hand, against all the might of Egypt.

*• He will surely drive you out.* This one final plague would cause the king of Egypt and his officials to beg God's people to leave Egypt. The intensity of this plague was designed to force the hand of Pharaoh to do what his heart was not willing to do.

There are lessons to learn from this encounter. God's mercy and grace must lead us to repentance. If we do not repent we place ourselves under God's judgment.

It is better to receive God's warning and instruction than wait for His judgment.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, help me not to take your patience for granted. I receive your warning and instructions. In Jesus' name, Amen._

01/10/2026

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01/10/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Thursday, 1st October 2026

*NO MORE NEGOTIATION*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 10

> _Then Pharaoh said to him, 'Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!' So Moses said, 'You have spoken well. I will never see your face again.'_ *Exodus 10:28-29*

Pharaoh brought the negotiations with Moses to an end. He signaled that nothing had changed from his initial position. He remained where he had stood from day one. He would not voluntarily allow the Israelites to leave his land. In spite of the pressure on him, from his people and his court advisors, and in spite of the mounting severity of the plagues, he could not bring himself to grant the demands of Israel's God. Pharaoh addressed Moses with a threat containing three clauses:

*• Get away from me.* We can imagine the vehemence with which Pharaoh uttered those words. He might have spoken with unmistakable finality.

*• See my face no more.* He did not want to meet Moses again. The negotiations were over, and the case was closed, as far as he was concerned. There would be no further discussions.

*• The day you see me, you shall die.* This was a direct threat to Moses. It signaled the end of all goodwill. It was not a modest threat, but one that was underscored with the strongest possible warning, that Moses would be put to death if he came back again.

It is important to note that Pharaoh was the one who ended the negotiation, not God. The consequences were, therefore, Pharaoh's.

Moses' reply could be translated as follows: 'you've said the very thing! I will not keep seeing your face!' The force of his reply, in other words, was to tell Pharaoh that Pharaoh himself had essentially predicted the future.

In his anger, Pharaoh predicted his own doom. He spoke words that would destroy him and his people. Sadly, sometimes we allow our stubbornness to lead us into self-destruction. Sometimes parents allow their stubbornness to destroy their relationship with their children; and vice versa. Couples do the same and ruin relationships that could be redeemed. Business partners allow their pride to derail their enterprises.

May the Lord help us not to be like Pharaoh.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, deliver me from self-destruction resulting from my self-will and stubbornness. In Jesus' name, Amen._

30/09/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Wednesday, 30th September 2026

*LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 10
> _But Moses said, 'You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.'_ *Exodus 10:25-26*

Moses did not yield to Pharaoh's offer. He did not want to simply go out and worship God without an offering to give to the Lord. All the demands he made of Pharaoh were related to worship. Moses' response to Pharaoh set out important principles about worshipping the Lord. He set out the conditions under which he would lead Israel to go and offer sacrifices to God.

*• Release our offerings.* Moses demanded that Pharaoh release the animals they would use in making their sacrifice to God. The Israelites were shepherds. They reared flocks and herds. They understood that true worship required making a sacrifice to the Lord.

After 430 years of making sacrifices to God in a 'strange land', they relished the opportunity to honour God in freedom and with the work of their hands. Pharaoh could not hold on to the animals they would use in making the sacrifice to God.

• *Nothing will be left behind.* The flocks and herds of Israel also represented their acquisitions. That was the wealth they had acquired by themselves, in spite of the raw deal Egypt had given them.
Israel understood that God's deliverance was not only for their persons but also for their wealth and economy. The Lord had amply demonstrated that throughout the plagues by sparing their possessions. Israel did not want to have personal freedoms that did not affect their economic circumstances.

*• We will offer what God demands.* Finally, Moses told Pharaoh that since they did not know what the Lord would demand from them for worship, they had to go fully prepared. They had to appear before the Lord in full readiness for anything He would require of them.

We learn from Moses' response to Pharaoh that our worship must include our wealth. And that we must be ready at all times to give to the Lord, anything that He demands from us.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, I will not serve you empty-handed. I place the things you have given me on your altar. In Jesus' name, Amen._

29/09/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Tuesday, 29th September 2026

*PHARAOH'S DECEPTION*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 10

> _Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, 'Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.'_ *Exodus 10:24*

The plague had lasted three days. It apparently came to an end according to God's timing rather than by reason of a special prayer from Moses. With the return of daylight also came the opportunity for Pharaoh to summon Moses to his court, something that would have been impossible during the three days of darkness.

Moses received another compromise offer from Pharaoh, one still calculated to keep the Israelites from leaving Egypt permanently. On the surface, the offer showed evidence of a willingness to grant some of the Israelites' God's demands, but it did not go far enough.

Let's examine Pharaoh's offer:

*• Go, serve the Lord.* This seemed like Pharaoh finally acceding to Moses' demand. He seemed ready to allow Israel to go and serve the Lord. Pharaoh allowed Israel to go out with their families and dependents — let your little ones also go with you.

*• Only let your flocks remain.* This was the holdback — only let your flocks and herds be kept back. The flocks and herds of Israel were their primary source of wealth. They came to Egypt as shepherds and had lived as shepherds since then. Apart from working to build the infrastructure of Egypt, the 'flocks and herds' were the only economic resource the Israelites owned.

From Pharaoh's point of view, keeping the Israelite livestock behind in Egypt would enable him to hold their primary agricultural enterprise under his control. In addition, a number of Israelites would have been required to stay and tend the flocks while the rest of the people were in the wilderness. Pharaoh was a crafty oppressor.

Are there any lessons for us today? Can we truly serve the Lord without serving Him with our 'flocks and herds'? Must Christians accept the offer for us to only go to church and pray and sing without any consideration for also offering our wealth to the Lord? No.

God wants us to serve Him with all that we have.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, I will serve you with all that I have. I will not hold back in serving you with my wealth. In Jesus' name, Amen._

28/09/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Monday, 28th September 2026

*WALK IN THE LIGHT*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Exodus 10

> _So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings._ *Exodus 10:22-23*

This is the ninth plague that God brought on the land of Egypt and its people. The plagues had progressed in severity until this time. As they escalated, so did Pharaoh's stubbornness against God.

Like most Egyptians, Pharaoh was a sun worshiper. More than that, he was regarded as the Son of Re, the personal embodiment of the solar deity. By overruling the sun, the God of Israel demonstrated His total superiority over the spiritual world of the Egyptians.

*• Darkness in Egypt.* A thick darkness fell upon Egypt, a darkness that lasted three days. Imagine living in pitch black darkness for three days. Scripture says that the people were literally imprisoned by the chain of darkness. The darkness was so thick that the people could not see one another. They were even afraid to arise and move about.

*• Light in Israel.* On the other end of town, the Israelites had light. God showed that what was happening was His doing and not a sheer coincidence.

The Lord used this plague to tell Israel how He would want them to live. He wanted them to live in the light. While the world around them wallowed in gross darkness, God's people had to walk in the light.
That message is still clear to us today. Those who live for God must not live in the darkness of the world, but in the light of God. As He did in the opening words of the Bible, God separates light from darkness.

He calls us to be children of light who shine amid a crooked and perverse world.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, you are my light. Though the world lies in darkness, surround me in your light. In Jesus' name, Amen._

27/09/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Sunday, 27th September 2026

*DEPART FROM EVIL*

*SCRIPTURE READING* Proverbs 14

> _A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident._ *Proverbs 14:16*

One important way to distinguish between the wise and the foolish is in their attitude to evil. Our attitude to sin will show whether we are wise or foolish.

*• The wise departs from evil.* Wise people who fear God also fear the dangers of evil. They know the consequences of sin. It takes a great deal of wisdom for people to appreciate that doing evil works brings about painful results.

It is wise to run away from sin. Sometimes, sin is presented to us as something fun and entertaining. Because of that, a person who runs from such forms of sin can be seen as not fun-loving or sociable. However, we must have the wisdom to see through that deception and not allow ourselves to be intimidated to do the wrong thing.

True wisdom pauses at the door of sin and does not enter.

*• The fool rages with self-confidence.* In this proverb, the word 'rages' is in contrast to 'departs' or 'shuns'. The wise person sees evil, turns away, and departs. The fool continues on and goes further into it.
Fools recklessly jump into sin because they are arrogant and confident that they can play with sin without being affected or harmed. They are secure in their own abilities and trust in their craftiness to escape sin's consequences — but they are terribly mistaken. The wages of sin are certain. No one can escape it.

The fool barges in through the doors of sin to their pain and misery.

Each day of our lives, we will have the option to either depart from evil or run recklessly into it. May the Lord help us to make the right choices with all of our actions.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, help me to depart from all evil and avoid acting rashly. In Jesus' name, Amen._

26/09/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Saturday, 26th September 2026

*CONSIDER YOUR STEPS*

*SCRIPTURE READING:* Proverbs 14
_The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps._ *Proverbs 14:15*

This proverb makes a comparison between the simple and the prudent.

The simple. That word 'simple' means 'childish, naïve and inexperienced'. It gives the impression of a person who is not mature enough to see beyond the mask.

The simple is also sometimes described as 'lazy' or 'slothful'. They take the easy way out.

*• Easily persuaded by what he hears.* 'The simple believes every word' — they are not able to critically examine information. They believe any story they hear. They believe everything they read in the newspapers, TV and radio. They are unable to independently verify truth.

*• Believes his way is always right.* Because the simple cannot critically examine what he hears, he is also unable to review their stance on a subject. They stake all they have on a point of view because they cannot consider any other alternative.

The prudent. The word 'prudent' means to be sensible. It means to have good judgment. It is the reason why a lot of money-managing institutions have derivatives of 'prudent' in their name. A wise person is prudent. Sometimes, the wise person is also called 'diligent'.

*• Examines a path before following.* This is the mark of wisdom. Wisdom investigates a path before starting the journey. 'The prudent considers well his steps'. People who are prudent take time to examine the situation confronting them before acting.

*• Considers the consequences of his actions.* The wise man/woman understands that actions do not stand on their own.

They know that every action will trigger a process of reactions. As a result, they do not just think about what they are doing; they also consider what will happen after they have done their part.

*PRAYER*

_Heavenly Father, help me not to fall for lies and deception. Guide me to wisely choose my actions. In Jesus' name, Amen._

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