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06/04/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

WHAT IS THE MIND OF CHRIST?

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5 (KJV)

The mind of Christ is not just a way of thinking, it is a spiritual posture, a kingdom mindset, and a divine alignment with the will of God.

To have the mind of Christ means to see as He sees, think as He thinks, and respond as He would.

When Jesus walked the earth, His mind was not governed by emotions, pressure, or public opinion, it was governed by obedience to the Father, love for humanity, and eternal purpose.

The mind of Christ is:

✓A Humble Mind embraces servanthood over pride
✓An Obedient Mind yields fully to God’s will
✓A Compassionate Mind moved to act in love
✓A Pure Mind, disciplined and holy
✓A Forgiving Mind releases offenses instantly

You cannot manifest the life of Christ if you do not carry the mind of Christ.
The battlefield is your mind, but victory comes through alignment with Christ.

QUOTE:
“Transformation does not begin from your circumstances, it begins from your mind.”

"You don’t rise above your thoughts, you rise by transforming them."

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I decree and declare:
My mind is the dwelling place of divine wisdom! I reject every carnal thought and embrace the mind of Christ! I think in alignment with heaven and not the world!
My thoughts produce life, peace, and power! I walk in discernment, clarity, and spiritual intelligence! I respond like Christ in every situation! I am transformed, elevated, and empowered by the mind of Christ!
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!

PRAYER:

Lord, renew my mind until it reflects Yours.
Break every pattern of worldly thinking in me. Teach me to think, respond, and live like Christ.
Let Your mind govern my decisions, my reactions, and my desires.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

05/04/2026

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05/04/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
Sunday 5th April, 2026

WHAT JESUS’ RESURRECTION MEANS

“He is not here; He has risen, just as He said.” Matthew 28:6

The resurrection of Jesus is not just an event we celebrate, it is the foundation of our faith and the turning point of eternity. When Jesus rose from the grave, He didn’t just defeat death; He redefined life.

1. RESURRECTION MEANS VICTORY OVER DEATH:
Death was once the ultimate end, a seal no man could break. But when Jesus rose, He shattered the power of the grave. This means death no longer has the final say over your life. Fear loses its grip when resurrection power is revealed.

2. RESURRECTION MEANS JUSTIFICATION:
The resurrection is God’s declaration that the sacrifice of Jesus was accepted. Your sins are not just covered, they are completely dealt with. You are declared righteous, not because of what you did, but because He lives.

3. RESURRECTION MEANS NEW LIFE:
Resurrection is not only about what happened to Jesus, it’s about what now happens in you. The same power that raised Him is available to quicken your spirit, renew your mind, and transform your life. You are not meant to live in defeat, but in the reality of a resurrected life.

4. RESURRECTION MEANS AUTHORITY:
When Jesus rose, He declared, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” And now, you stand in that authority. You are no longer a victim, you are positioned in victory, seated with Him in heavenly places.

5. RESURRECTION MEANS HOPE RESTORED:
Every dead situation in your life is a candidate for resurrection. Dreams that seemed buried, prayers that felt unanswered; resurrection reminds you that God specializes in bringing life out of impossibility.

MEDITATION:
I hope you know:
Because He lives, you will rise.
Because He conquered, you will overcome.
Because He reigns, you will walk in authority.

QUOTE:
"Jesus didn’t just defeat death; He redefined life."

DECLARATION:
“I am alive in Christ! I walk in resurrection power! Death, defeat, and limitation have no hold over me. I rise into my divine destiny!”

PRAYER:
Lord, open my eyes to the power of Your resurrection. Let that same power work in me breaking every limitation, restoring every dead place, and causing me to walk in victory. I receive new life today, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

04/04/2026

Behind every powerful sermon is a human soul that also needs care.

“Beyond the Pulpit” is more than a conference, it’s a safe space for pastors and ministers to reflect, heal, and grow.

Because your mental health matters… and so does your ministry.

Don’t pour from an empty cup.

🗓 April 11, 2026 | 10AM
📍 Great Nation Assembly, Masaka

04/04/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
April 4th, 2026

THE MISCALCULATION

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”
Colossians 2:15

There was a moment in history when hell rejoiced.

When Jesus Christ breathed His last and His body was laid in the tomb, the enemy celebrated what looked like a final victory. Darkness covered the earth. Hope seemed buried. The disciples were scattered. Silence filled the heavens.

To the forces of darkness, the cross looked like defeat.
The grave looked like closure.
The stone looked like permanence.
But what the enemy did not understand was this: God’s greatest victories are often hidden in apparent defeat.

While the earth mourned, something was happening in the realm of the spirit.

The One they thought they had silenced had entered the depths not as a victim, but as a conqueror. The grave was not His prison; it was His battleground. Death was not His end; it was the doorway to divine victory.

The enemy miscalculated.

What looked like the end was actually a strategy.
What looked like loss was divine orchestration.
What looked like silence was heaven preparing a shout.

The burial of Jesus was not the conclusion, it was the setup. Because on the third day, the grave would lose its hold.
Darkness would be shattered.
And victory would erupt in resurrection power.

The enemy still operates with the same deception today, he celebrates too early.

He sees your delay and thinks it's defeat.
He sees your silence and thinks it's over.
He sees your struggle and assumes he has won. But just like with Christ, your story is not over.

There are seasons in your life that look like burial but they are actually divine transitions. There are moments that feel like endings, but they are heaven’s preparation for resurrection.

QUOTE:
"God’s greatest victories are often hidden in apparent defeat."

MEDITATION:
When the enemy thinks he has won, God is just getting started.

DECLARATION:

“My life is not a defeat story, it is a resurrection story! The enemy celebrated too early, my victory is rising!”

PRAYER:

Father, in the name of Jesus,
I refuse to agree with the enemy’s conclusion over my life.
Where it looks like I have lost, reveal Your hidden victory.
Where it feels like I am buried, release resurrection power.
Let every premature celebration of the enemy be turned into everlasting shame.
I step into the triumph of Christ today, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections International Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

02/04/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
Thurs. 2 April, 2026

THE MYSTERY OF HIS SHOUT

"And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit." Matthew 27:50

There is a deep mystery hidden in the final shout of Jesus on the cross. It was not a whisper of defeat, it was a shout of authority. It was not the cry of a victim, it was the declaration of a King finishing His mission.

Many died on crosses in those days, but none died like Jesus. Crucified men usually faded away in weakness. But Jesus gathered strength, lifted His voice, and shouted. Why? Because something eternal had just been accomplished.

THAT SHOUT CARRIED DIMENSIONS:

1. A Shout of Completion

When He cried out, “It is finished!” (John 19:30), it was a divine announcement.
The work of redemption was not partial it was complete.
Sin was paid for. The debt was cancelled. The veil was about to tear.

What men could not fix for generations, Jesus settled in a moment.

2. A Shout of Victory Over Darkness

That loud cry was a spiritual earthquake.
Hell heard it. Satan heard it. Principalities heard it.

It was not pain speaking, it was triumph speaking.

That shout declared:
"You thought you won, but this was the plan all along."

3. A Shout That Opened the Realm of Access

Immediately after that shout, the veil in the temple tore from top to bottom.

This means:

Access was granted
Separation was broken
The Holy of Holies was no longer restricted
The shout was the key that unlocked divine intimacy.

4. A SHOUT OF TOTALLY SURRENDER

After the shout, He said:
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit." (Luke 23:46)

This reveals a mystery, Jesus was not overpowered; He released His life.

True power is not just in fighting, it is in surrendering to the will of God completely.

That shout still echoes in the spirit realm today.
Every time you stand in faith, every time you declare victory, you are aligning with that same finished work.

The shout of Jesus became:

Your freedom, Your healing, Your access

Your victory

PRAYER:

Lord Jesus, open my eyes to the mystery of Your finished work.
Let the power in Your final shout become real in my life.
I receive victory, access, and freedom today.
Teach me to live from a place of completion, not struggle.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections International Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

01/04/2026

Beloved,

As we step into this new month, we enter a season that echoes the greatest victory in history; the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is not just an event to remember; it is a life to enter. Resurrection is not a story, it is a call to

Revival begins where death once ruled.

When Jesus rose, He did not only conquer the grave, He released a dimension of life that swallows dryness, defeats stagnation, and restores divine fire. Many believers celebrate Easter, but few walk in its power. The resurrection is proof that nothing in your life is beyond recovery.

That dream can live again.
That calling can breathe again.
That fire can burn again.

Revival is not noise, it is life returning where there was once silence.

In this season, God is not asking for routine; He is demanding awakening. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is available not for theory, but for transformation. Revival happens when the resurrection power becomes personal.

You cannot carry resurrection power and remain spiritually cold.

This month, refuse spiritual sleep. Shake off complacency. Step out of the tomb of fear, doubt, sin, and delay. The stone has already been rolled away what remains is for you to arise.

Resurrection is God’s declaration that your story is not over.

Let this be your posture:

Pray until your spirit burns again

Seek until your hunger returns

Stand until your faith speaks again

THIS IS YOUR MONTH IF .

Not borrowed fire but fresh fire.
Not past encounters but present power.
Not empty religion but living reality.

Arise, for Christ is risen and because He lives, revival is now.

Welcome to April: Your Season of .

-Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

17/03/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
Tuesday, 17th March, 2026

THE NEW WINESKINS

"Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." Matthew 9:17 (KJV)

Jesus used the illustration of wine and wineskins to teach a powerful spiritual truth. New wine represents the fresh move of God; new grace, new revelation, new opportunities, and new dimensions of the Spirit. However, this new wine cannot be contained in old wineskins.

Old wineskins represent old mindsets, rigid traditions, stubborn habits, and ways of thinking that resist transformation. When God is about to do a new thing in a person's life, He often requires that the person becomes a new vessel capable of carrying what He is about to release.

Many people pray for fresh anointing, new blessings, and greater manifestations of God’s power, yet they hold tightly to old attitudes, unbelief, bitterness, fear, and spiritual complacency. These are old wineskins that cannot sustain the fresh wine of the Spirit.

God desires to pour new wine into His people in this season, new strength, fresh vision, deeper intimacy, and greater impact. But the vessel must be renewed. The heart must be flexible, humble, teachable, and yielded to the Holy Spirit.

When we allow God to renew our minds, cleanse our hearts, and reshape our character, we become new wineskins capable of containing the fresh outpouring of His Spirit. Then both the wine and the vessel are preserved.

QUOTE:
"God cannot pour His fresh wine into a life that refuses renewal; when the heart becomes a new wineskin, the Spirit releases new grace, new power, and new possibilities."

DECLARATION:
I declare that I am a new wineskin prepared for the new things God is doing in my life. My mind is renewed, my heart is yielded, and my spirit is aligned with the Holy Spirit. I receive fresh grace, fresh anointing, and fresh revelation in Jesus' name.

PRAYER:
Lord, make me a new wineskin. Remove every old mindset, habit, or attitude that cannot contain the new wine You want to pour into my life. Renew my spirit, enlarge my capacity, and prepare me for the fresh move of Your Spirit. Let Your new wine flow through me for Your glory, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections International Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

16/03/2026

THRONEROOM SHOFAR DEVOTIONAL
Monday, March 16, 2026
..THAT YE MAY RECEIVE

"Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." John 16:24 (KJV)

God never designed prayer to be a mere religious exercise; it is a divine channel through which heaven’s provisions flow into the life of the believer. Jesus revealed a profound truth to His disciples: they had not yet fully understood the power of asking in His name. The invitation was clear, ask, that ye may receive.

Prayer positions the believer to access what God has already made available. Many times, heaven’s storehouse is full, yet the earth remains empty because the saints have not asked. God delights in responding to the faith-filled requests of His children. Asking in the name of Jesus means approaching the Father with the authority, righteousness, and access that Christ has secured for us.

When we ask according to His will, we align ourselves with heaven’s agenda, and the result is not only answered prayers but also fullness of joy. The joy that comes from divine answers strengthens faith and deepens our intimacy with God.

Therefore, do not allow discouragement, doubt, or past disappointments to silence your prayers. Come boldly to the throne of grace. Lift your voice. Make your petitions known to God. Heaven is attentive, and the Father is willing. Ask that you may receive.

QUOTE:

"When we ask according to His will, the result is not only answered prayers but also fullness of joy."

DECLARATION:

I am a child of God with access to the Father through Jesus Christ. As I ask according to His will, I receive divine answers. My prayers are effective, my faith is alive, and my joy is made full.

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, thank You for granting me access to Your throne through Jesus Christ. Teach me to pray with faith and confidence. I receive grace to ask according to Your will, and I declare that my prayers produce results. Let my life continually testify of answered prayers, that my joy may be full. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections International Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

15/03/2026

THRONEROOM (SHOFAR) DEVOTIONAL
Sun. March 15, 2026

THE EAST WIND

“And the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night… and the east wind brought the locusts.” Exodus 10:13 (KJV)

In Scripture, the east wind is often a symbol of the powerful and sovereign move of God. It represents divine intervention that no human power can stop. When God releases His east wind, situations change suddenly and dramatically.

In Egypt, God used the east wind to bring the locusts as judgment upon Pharaoh. In another instance, God used the east wind to part the Red Sea, creating a path of deliverance for Israel (Exodus 14:21). The same wind that brought judgment upon the enemies of God became the wind of salvation for His people.

This reveals an important spiritual truth: God controls the winds of life. What appears to be a storm may actually be God's instrument to accomplish His divine purpose.

Sometimes the east wind blows to expose pride, to break stubbornness, or to remove what stands against God's will. At other times, it blows to open impossible doors and create pathways where none existed.

Therefore, when the winds of change blow in your life, do not panic. Instead, discern the hand of God. The same God who commands the wind also directs it for the good of those who trust Him.

QUOTE:
"When God releases His wind, destinies shift, obstacles scatter, and His purposes are fulfilled."

DECLARATION:
The winds of God are working in my favor. Every contrary wind against my destiny is turned into a wind of deliverance. By the power of God, every obstacle before me is parted, and my path is made clear.

PRAYER:
Lord, You are the Master of the winds. Let Your east wind blow in my life and situation. Scatter every obstacle, break every stubborn barrier, and open pathways for my deliverance and advancement. Let every contrary wind be turned into a wind of favor and victory in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Throneroom Shofar Devotional is a publication of Reflections International Ministries

Written by: Apostle Smart MA-Chongo

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