EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) September 10, 2025 TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES REV. AROME E. TOKULA Mark 4:28-29 *For the EARTH YIELDS crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. But WHEN THE GRAIN RIPENS, IMMEDIATELY he PUTS IN THE SICKLE, because the harvest has come.” In 2 Corinthians 9:8, the Bible says, “And God is able to make all grace (every favour and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance …”(AMPC). This means the grace of God will always cause the earth to yield for us in abundant measure. Now, it doesn’t matter the state of the economy of the place where a giver is located, God will always cause his/her needs to be met with more than enough to be a blessing to others. This is why scripture says, “… so that you may always and UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].”Glory to God! Jesus taught by way of principle in the parable of the sower that the earth yields crop by itself and it is the covenant right of every believer that the earth should yield its best to us. According to Isaiah 1:18, there is good in every land but it is the grace of God that makes the land yield for you its best. So, establish it in your heart today that the best of the land is yours and the grace of God makes ‘the earth’ yield its best for you. Pharaoh told Joseph to tell his brothers, “DON'T WORRY about having to leave things behind; THE BEST IN ALL of EGYPT will be yours" (Genesis 45:20 MSG). When we give to God, the kingdom or people, the grace of God is made available to us and one of the things this ‘grace’ does is to present us with opportunities which we must take! Sometimes and most times, the harvest of our seeds goes through a series of phases of events i.e., the blade, the head then the ripened grain. Now a ‘ripen grain’ is what you will call a ‘golden opportunity’ that you need to put your sickle to and take. Putting in your sickle requires labour because the harvest is work – good work. Proverbs 10:5 says, “He who GATHERS DURING SUMMER and TAKES ADVANTAGE of HIS OPPORTUNITIES is a son who acts wisely …”(AMP). So, the prudent use of opportunities is wisdom and it is key to taking your harvest! Don’t be lazy at taking opportunities that grace brings rather take advantage of the grace of God and seize the moments and opportunities presented to you. Act upon those ‘Spirit-inspired’ ideas. Follow up on that assignment and project. Laziness is a manifestation of fear and a lazy person cannot reap a harvest regardless of multiple opportunities. Be an optimist and not a pessimist. Like Oswald Sanders rightly said, “An optimist sees an opportunity in every problem but a pessimist sees a problem in every opportunity.” Proverbs 22:13 says, “The lazy one [MANUFACTURES EXCUSES and] says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]” (AMP) You have planted your seeds; it is now time to take your opportunities because the harvest is yours. In 1 Corinthians 15:10, the bible says, “But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to LET HIS GRACE GO TO WASTE … it was God GIVING ME THE WORK to do, God GIVING ME THE ENERGY to do it.” The grace of God will give you what to do (opportunities) and also give you the required energy to do it so that it all amounts to great profit as you step out in faith today in Jesus' Name. DECLARE The best of the land belongs to me because the earth is yielding for me a great harvest! The grace of God is working through me, creating opportunities for me and enabling me with the required energy, wisdom, people, and skill to do that which He has asked me to do. I see the blade, the head, and the full corn of my harvest, and I am riding triumphantly upon the heights of the land and excelling in all that concerns me in Jesus' Name. PONDER Don’t be lazy at taking opportunities that grace brings rather take advantage of the grace of God and seize the moments and opportunities presented to you #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #September #MonthOfRest #2025_TheChristOurLord