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ICFGM La 1st COGIC International Louisiana 1st COGIC International, Bishop M. A. Smith. ICFGM.org We will start with the 9th Ward and then extend to the poorest cities in the United States.

ICFGM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ICFGM LA 1ST COGIC INTERNATIONAL·SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2018·

The urgent need in Louisiana is HOUSING AND JOBS!!! Our Development Corporation’s main focus is to bring access to healthcare, affordable housing, and a better quality of life. Families of Hurricane Katrina who lived in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana have lost hope concerning help. To do this w

e will build affordable housing and bring back business and conveniences such as a supermarket, cleaners, clinic, gas station and shopping plaza. Pre-Katrina the rent rate was approximately $675.00, now the rent has increased to $950.00 and up a month requiring 1st month and a security deposit. Also you are required to pay the utilities such as water, electric and gas. Before Hurricane Katrina 53% of all the homes were owned free and clear in the Lower 9th Ward. The Lower 9th Ward’s population is only 34% of the pre-Katrina average. Before Hurricane Katrina there were over 4,000 homes and now there are only 1600 homes due to high flood insurance, blight, and no resources dedicated to this target demographic. Also, there is not one major supermarket, or shopping plaza, cleaners, or gas station. In the place of these conveniences are vacant lots, unrepaired streets, and below average public transportation. TWELVE YEARS AFTER Hurricane Katrina there still is a need for affordable housing, employment for the underserved minorities, and unemployable demographic. Our target is those who have fallen through the recovery gap, the forgotten and those who have lost hope. There are those who are still affected by the impact of Hurricane Katrina and suffer from severe emotional distress. We bring hope, housing, life and jobs to Orleans Parish Louisiana as a start. The population of this Parish is estimated at about 846,042. Among the residents of New Orleans approximately 35.6% minority men, and 29.6% minority women are still unemployed. Remember, New Orleans is still recovering from one of the worst natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina. Twelve years after the storm there are still areas of high unemployment and blight.

10/01/2025

DAY 20 Psalm 121 is one of the most beloved passages in the Bible. The psalmist, in a desperate cry for help, turns to God, who is the only source of comfort and security. The first verse sums up the message of this passage: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2). These words remind us that no matter what our circumstances may be, we can always turn to God for guidance and strength.

The rest of this passage is filled with assurances from God that He will never leave us or forsake us. Verse three states “He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber” (Psalm 121:3). This verse serves as a reminder that although life may sometimes feel overwhelming and out of control – even when you are facing challenges beyond your power – God is still by your side at all times, providing you with everything you need.

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09/30/2025

Day 20: Read Psalm 23! Grace is the source of help and brings deliverance from distress
Holy Spirit is bringing a new release, a fresh anointing, a fresh outpouring. The windows of heaven are pouring out a fresh flow of the River of Life. Holy Spirit's wind is blowing away the old, the dead, the dry legalistic structures. I am longing to do a new work in you. There is more for you to receive, so drink in and let Me begin a fresh work in you from this fresh flow of the Spirit. Let freedom reign. Open your mouth and allow Holy Spirit to fill you with His baptizing work.

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09/29/2025

DAY 19: GUIDANCE

“Your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, “This is the way, walk in it.” Whenever you turn to the right hand, Or whenever you turn to the left” (Isaiah 30:21), “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way.” (Psalm 37:23)

Prayer for the Day: Father, You have a perfect plan for my life. I ask You to give me knowledge of the path that You want me to walk that I will not miss Your will. Thank You. God you know where I am. You planned my life before I ever showed up. I ask for Your perfect will now. Show me your way and direct my life, giving me guidance beyond my mind into your perfect will. I ask you for it, I receive it and I believe it. I worship You, Father I thank You that You are going to guide me, lead me, walk beside me. I will be led by Your peace. I will delight in Your way, O God.

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09/28/2025

DAY 18: HIS AUTHORITY
One of the highest-level truths relative to authority, is that the truly saved i.e. a genuine follower “who has the Son” (1 John 5:11- 12, and 2:3-4), has been, and is, co-seated with Christ at the right hand of God, sharing His authority over every principality and power.
…His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all...[and God], made us alive together with Christ…6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together [seated us with Him] in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus… (Ephesians 1:19b23a and 2:5b-6)
Prayer for the DAY: Father, in the Name of Jesus, if Your Word abides in me, I can ask what I will and it shall be done. I don’t want anything in my will that You don’t have in Your will for my life. Father, in the Name of Jesus, I just lay everything on the altar today and say, not my will, but thine be done in heaven "Father, in the Name of Jesus I just thank You for authority to decree a thing and it shall come to pass.

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09/26/2025

DAY 18: 1 Kings 6:1, Matt. 1:17; The number 18 is often associated with abundance, blessings, and completion in the Bible. By exploring the symbolism of this number, we can gain a deeper understanding of the divine purpose and providence that underlies the narratives and teachings found within the pages of the Holy Scriptures. Join us as we uncover the profound significance of the number 18 in the Bible and how it can enrich our spiritual journey and faith.

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09/25/2025

DAY 17: A Time for Everything; A Time for Everything
3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

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09/24/2025

DAY 16: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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09/23/2025

DAY 16. Psalm 91:2 When we read, “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust,” it shows the strong bond and trust we should have with God. A refuge symbolizes a safe place, a sanctuary where we can find security and peace. In a world filled with uncertainties and challenges, having a refuge is essential, even more, a divine refuge. God is portrayed as our fortress, which indicates strength. We can imagine a fortress as a stronghold that protects against enemies. This imagery brings comfort, showing that we are never alone but have a powerful protector with us.

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09/22/2025

DAY 15; Grace What the enemy has had in you and in your family line for generations will be broken by the explosion of grace that’s coming to you! This is your season of breakthrough! Fear will be broken off of you in this season. Generational weaknesses and iniquities will be bound and broken off of you. Perversions and addictions that try to rise up again will be eradicated from your DNA and genetic code. God is breaking that off of you because GRACE is greater than the sin of your parents and grandparents; every generational iniquity and weakness that the enemy has used to hold you back will be broken. Generational poverty and failure are being broken off of you because an EXPLOSION of GRACE is coming to you NOW!
Read Romans 6! Grace is kindness and goodness shown without regard to the worth or merit of the one who receives and in spite of what is deserved.
Read Exodus 34! Grace is one of the key attributes of God. The Lord God is "merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abounding in goodness and truth."
Read Psalm 23! Grace is the source of help and brings deliverance from distress.

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09/21/2025

DAY 15: “Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” —Colossians 3:10
In God’s created in God’s image and according to God’s likeness. This means that we all look like God. To be made God in this sense is not to be made an object of worship. We are not God. We look like God, just as a photograph of a person looks like the person, because we were made in God’s image and according to His likeness. When we say that we look like God.
If we do not look like God, whom do we look like? Yes, it is true that we look like man. However, in whose image and according to whose likeness was man made? Man was made in the image of God and according to the likeness of God. Therefore, man was created after God’s kind. In Genesis 1 we are told that in God’s creation, God made the plants and the animals after their own kind, respectively (vv. 12, 21, 24-25). However, man, who was created in the image and likeness of God, was made after God’s kind, not man’s kind. Therefore, at least we can say that we are like God

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09/20/2025

DAY 14: EYES ON THE WORD
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2 KJV)
The eye has a powerful influence on our lives. Jesus said “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light” (Matt. 6:22 KJV). A figurative meaning of “eye” in scripture is “attention and focus”. Looking unto Jesus is keeping our attention and focus on Him.
The eye functions like a magnifying lens. Whatever we focus on in our lives becomes bigger, and will soon become a mountain. It is very easy for us to fix our gaze on the difficulties or challenges we face, because that is the easier thing for us to do in times of difficulties. Sadly enough, it is not only the easier road to go, but the deadly road. Whatever we keep looking at gets empowered and will keep us in defeat. Something inside us is triggered by sight. Hebrews 12:2 exhorts us to keep our eyes on Jesus. He showed us the example. Jesus set His eyes on the joy that was set before Him, and not the cross He was about to endure. He did not set His eyes on the shame. Take the extra step today, and look away from any challenge you are facing. Keep looking unto Jesus. Set your gaze on Him. Keep your eye on His Word.

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09/19/2025

DAY 13 Increase and overflow with love for the church and for the lost “Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we do for you. May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.” 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
And as you pray for the church, also pray that God will make way for you to go to them (digitally or physically) to encourage them with your love (2:17-20) and strengthen their faith (3:10).

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