ICGC - Kharis Temple

26/05/2026

TUESDAY TEACHING SERVICE

26/05/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_By Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Tuesday 26th May 2026

*GOD HAS ORDAINED STRENGTH*

*Scripture Reading:* Psalm 8

> _Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. *Psalm 8:2*_

If David wrote this Psalm after defeating Goliath, this verse shows us how he saw himself and the Philistine champion.

David saw himself as a ‘babe’ and a ‘nursing infant’. Babies and nursing infants are not mature enough to speak clearly. They are weak and unable to walk by themselves, much less to fight an accomplished warrior.

- *God ordains strength out of babies.* God is so powerful that He uses powerless people to demonstrate His power.

He uses the weak things that are surrendered to Him, to showcase His power. The Lord is perfect and does not need to use people who already feel accomplished in themselves.

David recognized that he was a ‘nursing infant’ whom God had raised to bring down a boastful giant. He knew that his victory over Goliath was the Lord’s victory. God used an untested teenager to take out a battle-tested champion.

- *God silences those who speak boastfully.* Goliath presented himself before Israel for forty days. Each day, he came out of the Philistine camp and roared against God’s people. For forty days, Goliath spoke arrogantly and defied God and the armies of Israel. He challenged Israel to elect one person to fight him.

At the height of Goliath’s hubris, God inspired a young shepherd boy to stand for the name of the Lord. With simple weapons, David shut up Goliath’s mouth. God used the mouth of a ‘babe’ to shut the mouth of a roaring colossus. Our God uses the words of the weak to silence the powerful.

*Prayer:* _Heavenly Father, you do mighty things through feeble vessels. Take my life and use it for your glory. In Jesus’ name, *Amen.*_

25/05/2026

It was a Sunday filled with thanksgiving, praise, and heartfelt gratitude to God as we celebrated the birthday of our beloved Pastor. We thank God for the gift of such a shepherd and pray for greater strength, joy, and blessings upon his life. Happy Birthday, Pastor! 🙏🎉

25/05/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_By Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Monday 25th May 2026

*GOD’S NAME IS EXCELLENT*

*Scripture Reading:* Psalm 8

_O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! *Psalm 8:1*_

Psalm 8 is a celebratory Psalm. It is the first Psalm that introduces us to the sounds of joyful praise and adoration. Psalms 3 to 7 walk us through the valleys of lamentation and pleas for deliverance till we arrive at this Psalm that honours the place of man in God’s creation.

We cannot know for sure when David wrote the words of this Psalm. However, some scholars suggest that David wrote this Psalm after he had slain Goliath. When we look at this Psalm from that perspective, we can see a youthful David overwhelmed by what the Lord had accomplished through him.

David begins the Psalm on an intimate and corporate note. He called the Lord, our Lord’. Though he was expressing his personal appreciation to the Lord, he was also speaking on behalf of the nation of Israel.

After declaring his relationship with the Lord, the Psalmist pays attention to God’s place in both heaven and earth.

· *God’s name is excellent in all the earth*. David begins the Psalm by extolling the name of the Lord. David defeated Goliath in the name of the Lord. He declares that God’s name is exalted above everything on our planet — the land, waters, atmosphere, people and the might of giants. The name of the Lord is higher than everything that rises against us.

· *God’s glory is set above the heavens.* The ‘heavens’ in this verse refers to both the observable creation and the unobserved creation – the entire span of the universe. God’s glory extends beyond the universe. David praised the Lord for the extent and reach of His glory.

The name of the Lord gives us victory. When God gives us victory, we must give Him the glory that is His alone.

_*Prayer*: Heavenly Father, your glory fills all of creation. I declare that your name excels all thrones, dominions, and powers. In Jesus’ name, Amen._

24/05/2026

24/05/2026

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24/05/2026

Happy Birthday Pastor, May the Lord continue to BLESS and KEEP You!!! ❤️🙏🏾

23/05/2026

CELEBRATION SERVICE🙏🏾🍾🥂

22/05/2026

FRIDAY MIRACLE HOUR

22/05/2026

*LIVING WORD DEVOTIONAL*
_By Pastor Mensa Otabil_

Friday 22nd May 2026

*THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS*

*Scripture Reading:* Jeremiah 23:1-8

_In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. *Jeremiah 23:6*_

This passage from Jeremiah chapter 23 is a part of a Messianic prophecy about the future rule of the ‘Righteous Branch of David’ – Jesus Christ. This prophecy also introduces us to a name of God ‘The Lord our Righteousness’ – Jehovah (YHWH) Tsidkenu.

Under the Law, people hoped to become righteous by observing all of its requirements. However, this prophecy from Jeremiah noted that in the days of Jesus Christ, the Lord would be our Righteousness. That means our righteousness would not come from ourselves but from the Lord.

What does it mean when we say the Lord is our Righteousness?

· *The Lord is Righteous.* That is His nature. Everything He does is right and He is right at all times. There has never been and there will never be a moment in which God does something wrong. The Lord is just in all His dealings with us. This is a comforting truth – that in all our dealings with Him, we can trust Him to do what is just and right every time.

· *The Lord determines what is Righteous*. He sets the standards for what is right and wrong. We live in an era where right and wrong have been made subjective and relative to the individual. But it is God – not a man, not a group nor an institution - that determines what is right from what is wrong in the world.

· *The Lord makes us Righteous.* In Christ, God reached out to us to make us righteous. Christ became sin for us and gave us His righteousness. We can by no human effort attain a right standing with God. We only become righteous when we believe in what Christ has done for us.

The Lord our Righteousness is another of God’s gracious revelations of Himself to us. May it inform you how to relate with Him.

_*Prayer*: Heavenly Father, You are Righteous in all Your ways. Thank you for bringing me into the right relationship with you. In Jesus’ name, Amen._