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Church of God Mission Int'l, Port Harcourt (2026)

29/07/2026

We celebrate our Mother and Matriarch, Archbishop Dr. Margaret E. Benson-Idahosa on this special 83rd Birthday Celebration. We love you Mummy and pray for more grace, strength and health in Jesus name🙏🏼

Thank you for your covering over us and the empowerment to continue making great impact for Christ 🙏🏼

Church of God Mission International

29/07/2026

ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH, 2026

TOPIC: THE LORD IS FAITHFUL

TEXT: 2THESSALONIANS 3:1-3 (AMPC)

Furthermore, brethren, do pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may speed on (spread rapidly…) and be glorified (extolled) and triumph, even as [it has done] with you, And that we may be delivered from perverse (…) and wicked (…) men, for not everybody has faith and is held by it. Yet the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen [you] and set you on a firm foundation and guard you from the evil [one]

I am so grateful to my Dear Heavenly Father that today, I turn 83! Please join me to celebrate and rejoice for this the Lord has done for me. Indeed, I can tell you that the Lord is faithful. He is not just a Father; He is a Good and Faithful Father. I have seen His faithfulness all these years and in so many ways. I want to encourage you today to trust in God’s faithfulness. Like the Apostle Paul stated in our text above, in His faithfulness, God will strengthen you, establish you and He will protect you. You will experience new mercies every morning (Lam. 3:22-23). He doesn’t do any of these things because you deserve them, but because He is faithful. He is wholly committed. There is no shadow of turning or falling short with Him. God neither sleeps nor slumber because He is watching over you (Psa. 121:4). Trust in His love and faithfulness. No matter what you are going through, I want to assure that God is faithful and He will make a way of escape and victory for you (1Cor. 10:13).

My greatest desire is for souls to be saved and for more lives to be touched and transformed by the love and power of God. That more and more people will come to know our Lord Jesus Christ and serve Him all their lives. This is the passion driving me and my greatest prayer. Please let this passion continue to drive you as you pray and commit to it.

PRAYER:
Dear Father, thank you for your faithfulness all these years. We trust in your faithfulness. Use us more to spread the Gospel.

28/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026

TOPIC: THE NAMES OF GOD THE FATHER

TEXT: 2CORITHIANS 1:3-4, EPHESIANS 1:17

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort…we ourselves are comforted of God. *That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Many people are conversant with the ‘names of God’ as revealed in the Old Testament, but not many are conversant with the ‘names of God the Father’ as revealed in the New Testament. After His resurrection, Jesus told Mary Magdalene to tell the disciples that He was ascending to His Father and their Father, and to His God and their God (John 20:16-17).

In most of the Apostle Paul’s prayers, he referred to God as, ‘The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ’ (Eph. 3:14-19, Col. 1:3). God is our Father because of Jesus, and He relates to us and treats us the same way He does to Jesus. He is the Father who sent Jesus to suffer and die for us to become His sons and experience His glory and saving power. As the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ (Eph. 1:3), He has begotten us unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus (1Pet. 1:3). As the Father of mercies, He showers us with His mercies and comfort (2Cor. 1:3).

As the Father of glory, God the Father opens our eyes to the glory of His nature, calling and power at work in us (Eph. 1:17-20). As the Father of lights, He faithfully ensures that our lives are filled with good and perfect gifts (James 1:17). Expect God to manifest the various dimensions of His Fatherhood over you and use these names of God the Father to worship Him.

PRAYER:
I worship you, Dear Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. You are the Father of mercies, the Father of glory and the Father of lights.

27/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

MONDAY, JULY 27TH, 2026

TOPIC: THE GIANTS ARE YOUR BREAD

TEXT: NUMBERS 14:6-9

But JOSHUA …and Caleb… tore their clothes; and they spoke to all…the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us,….’ Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us...

Stop seeing yourself as a grasshopper before that challenge, as the other ten spies did (Num. 13:33). Instead, start seeing the challenge like bread, as Joshua and Caleb did. Bread is food you eat; something that nourishes you. That challenge is going to work out together for your good. It will lead to your being lifted and promoted.

“When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up…” (Job 22:29). You are from above. You are more than conquerors (Rom. 8:37). Your victory is already sure. God has said He will never leave you nor forsake you, so that you may boldly say He is your helper (Heb. 13:5-6). Jesus said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Walk by faith and not by sight (2Cor. 5:7). Instead of approaching challenges with your physical perspective and senses, approach them by faith in Christ. David knew that because He was in covenant with God, his victory over Goliath was sure. His confidence was not in himself but in God who was with him (1Sam. 17:36-37). This made him ‘eat Goliath like bread.’ You will do the same to your challenges. Jesus has brought you into covenant with God. God delights in you. You are His beloved son.

FAITH DECLARATION:
Because of my faith in Christ, my victory is always sure. Every challenge I face is like bread to me.

25/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 2026

TOPIC: THE GOOD PLEASURE OF THE FATHER (2)

TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:12b-13 (NKJV, LB)
work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.*…be even more careful to do the good things that result from being saved, obeying God with deep reverence, shrinking back from all that might displease him. For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey him, and then helping you do what he wants.

As a beloved son of God, God is already pleased with you. Your faith in Christ and all He has done for you through Christ is what pleases Him. It is because God is pleased with you that you can live a life that pleases Him. The greatest key to pleasing God is allowing the revelation of His love to fill your heart and make you yield yourself to Him. This is how to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. It is to live in reverence for God because you understand all the wonderful things He has done for you in Christ (Psa. 130:3-4). Apostle Paul said the love of Christ constrained them. Their understanding that Christ died for them led them to no longer live for themselves but for Him (2 Cor. 5:14-15).

God is at work in you, by His life and Spirit in you. Revere Him for His love and yield to Him. “…Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” (Rom. 12:1b, MSG). In the New Living Translation, our text above says, “…Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” The Passion Translation says, “Now you must continue to make this new life fully manifested as you live in the holy awe of God — which brings you trembling into his presence. God will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases him.”

PRAYER:
Father, I thank you that you are pleased with me because of my faith in Christ. Fill my heart with your love. I yield myself to you.

24/07/2026

ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA.

FRIDAY, 24th JULY 2026.

TOPIC: THE GOOD PLEASURE OF THE FATHER (1)

TEXT: EPHESIANS 1:3-5 (NKJV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.

MESSAGE:
Your adoption into the same sonship status as Jesus brings God so much joy and pleasure because it was according to the good pleasure of His will. If you understand how joyful and glad God is to be your Father, you will join Him by continually thanking Him and rejoicing about it. This understanding made Apostle John say, “Look with wonder at the depth of the Father’s marvelous love that he has lavished on us! He has called us and made us his very own beloved children. The reason the world doesn’t recognize who we are is that they didn’t recognize him. Beloved, we are God’s children right now; however, it is not yet apparent what we will become. But we do know that when it is finally made visible, we will be just like him, for we will see him as he truly is.” (1John 3:1-2, TPT). He has blessed you with all spiritual blessings!

In His love (through the sacrifice of Christ), He has made you holy and without blame before His sight. As it was according to the good pleasure of God’s will to make you his beloved child, it is also the good pleasure of His will for Him to give you good things (Matt. 7:7-11). “So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom realm with all its promises!” (Luke 12:32, TPT). You are a special member of His household, and He is a good Father who takes good care of His household. (1Pet. 5:7).

PRAYER:
DEAR FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME YOUR BELOVED CHILD, AND I THANK YOU FOR HOW WILLING YOU ARE TO GIVE ME THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE. AMEN.

23/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, 2026

TOPIC: WORK LIKE A SON OF GOD (2)

TEXT: JOHN 5:17, 19 (GNB), JOHN 4:34 (NKJV), JOHN 9:4 (NKJV)

Jesus answered them, "My Father is always working, and I too must work." *…Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth: the Son can do nothing on his own; he does only what he sees his Father doing. …. *Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. *I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

God’s love for Jesus was not based on Jesus' works, but on the fact that Jesus was His Son. He called Jesus His beloved Son even before Jesus started His ministry (Matt. 3:16-17). This love of the Father motivated Jesus to do the work of the Father.

Jesus worked for the Father with passion and urgency (John 4:35). He didn’t allow anyone to discourage Him (Matt. 16:21-23). His meat (greatest joy and satisfaction) came from doing the work of the Father (John 4:34). He wasn’t carried away. His love for the Father made Him spend quality time in prayer and fellowship with the Father (Mark 1:35, Luke 5:15-16, Luke 6:12). He wasn’t struggling or taking the glory for the work. He understood that it was the Father in Him doing the work (John 14:10, Phil. 2:13). He knew that except the Lord builds, He that builds does it in vain (Psa. 127:1a). He did everything for the Father’s glory, by the Father’s empowerment and according to the Father’s pattern. He saw and understood what the Father was doing. God the Father wants us to see and understand His heart so we can join Him in seeking and saving the lost, as Jesus did. He doesn’t want us to have the heart and attitude of the elder brother of the prodigal son (Luke 15:25-32). The more Christ is formed in us, the more we will serve God and do everything we do like He does (2Cor. 3:18, Eph. 3:19, Rom. 5:5).

PRAYER:
Father, I desire to relate with you and work for you as Jesus did. May more of Christ’s fullness be formed in me.

22/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND, 2026

TOPIC: WORK LIKE A SON OF GOD (1)

TEXT: JOHN 5:17, 19 (GNB), JOHN 4:34 (NKJV), JOHN 9:4 (NKJV)

Jesus answered them, "My Father is always working, and I too must work." …Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth: the Son can do nothing on his own; he does only what he sees his Father doing. …. *Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. *I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

One major effect of the revelation of your sonship in God is in the way you serve (work for) God and do everything you do. God doesn’t want you to serve Him like a servant (because of fear or only for reward). He wants you to serve Him like a son – just like Jesus did.

See the work of God as your family business - your Father’s business. Work like an heir, not like a hireling. Do everything you do for God as a response/expression of gratitude for the great love He has shown you in Christ. The mighty men of David fought through an army (risking their lives) just to fetch water from a well, because they overheard that he had a desire for it (1Chron. 11:17-18). They were willing to do this because they appreciated how David had transformed their lives (1Sam. 22:1-2). The love Jacob had for Rachel made the seven years he worked to marry her seem like a few days (Gen. 29:20).

When the love of God inspires us, we will see service to God as a loving devotion, not as a religious duty. God wants His love to be the major motivation and fuel for our service to Him (John 21:15-17, Heb. 6:10). The only way you can truly present yourself to God as a living sacrifice is when you keep in view His abundant mercies to you in Christ (Rom. 12:1, NIV).

PRAYER:
Father, I thank you for the great love you have shown me in Christ. May your love fill me and drive me in all I do for you.

21/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY, JULY 21ST, 2026

TOPIC: GOD’S ANGELS ARE SERVING AND MINISTERING TO YOU

TEXT: HEBREWS 1:7, 13-14 (LB)

God speaks of his angels as messengers swift as the wind and as servants made of flaming fire; *And did God ever say to an angel, as he does to his Son, “Sit here beside me in honor until I crush all your enemies beneath your feet”? No, for the angels are only spirit-messengers sent out to help and care for those who are to receive his salvation.

One major thing that baffled the Queen of Sheba was how well-dressed and organized King Solomon’s servants were (1 Kings 10:4-5, GNB). How would she have felt if she had seen his children? Some believers marvel at how wonderful the angels of God are, but they don’t understand that God has made them even more marvelous, and that the angels of God have been assigned by God to serve and minister to them. The angels of God excel in strength, and they carry out God’s word concerning your life (Psa. 103:20). They are more and stronger than the devil’s demons (2Kings 6:15-18).

“God sends angels with special orders to protect you wherever you go, defending you from all harm” (Pa. 91:11, TPT). “For the Angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who reverence him (Psa 34:7, LB).” God often provides His supernatural intervention in our lives and answers our prayers through His angels. Often, these interventions and answers seem like a dream (Acts 12:5-16). As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Angels of God ministered strength to Him (Lk 22:41-44). When Elijah was discouraged, God sent an angel to give him food that strengthened him for a 40-day journey to meet God on the mountain (1Kg 19:1-8). God’s angels are ministering to and for you.

PRAYER:
Father, I thank you for the various ways your mighty angels are ministering to me and carrying out your word for my life.

20/07/2026

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BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

MONDAY JULY 20TH, 2026

TOPIC: THINK AND BEHAVE LIKE A SON OF GOD

TEXT: JOHN 16:32 (NIV), MATTHEW 26:53 (TPT)

“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. *Don’t you realize that I could ask my heavenly Father for angels to come at any time to deliver me? And instantly he would answer me by sending twelve armies of the angelic host to come and protect us.

The starting point of talking like a son of God is thinking like a son of God (Luke 6:45). Stop thinking and behaving like a servant or someone of this world. Think like the son of God that you are, who is one with Christ (1Cor. 6:17, 1John 4:17). You are a bona fide member of the family and household of God (Eph. 2:11-13). Renew (program) your mind with the truth of your sonship in God (Rom. 12:2).

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he (Prov. 23:7a).
Your life goes in the direction of your dominant thoughts. After praying like a dearly beloved son of God, remember to think like a son of God (Phil. 4:6-8). Expect God to answer your prayers the way He answers the prayers of Jesus (John 11:41-42). See yourself in Christ doing the same things He does
(John 14:12). If Jesus can walk on water, then you can walk on water (Matt. 14:25-29). If Jesus can never imagine something bad happening to Him, never imagine that thing happening to you. If the storm could not sink Jesus, it cannot sink you. If Jesus can rebuke a storm and command peace and stillness over it, you can do the same (Mark 4:35-41).

Expect God to glorify Christ in your life by manifesting the power of Christ in and through your life
(Acts 3:11-13).

FAITH DECLARATION:
I am a beloved son of God, just like Jesus. I think like Christ and expect only what is possible for Christ.

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