Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries

 

EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL:

October 10, 2026

 

TOPIC: DON’T BITE THE HANDS THAT FED YOU

 

OPENING SCRIPTURES:

“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.” (Psalm 41:9)

“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.” (Luke 17:17–18)

 

MEMORY VERSE:

“Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.” Proverbs 17:13 (KJV)

 

PRAISE & WORSHIP:

Sing any of your favourite songs.

 

Don’t Bite The Hands That Fed You – EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL: October 10, 2026

Beloved, one of the most painful experiences in life is to be betrayed by someone you once helped.

Imagine feeding someone when they were hungry, accommodating them when they had nowhere to stay, supporting their education, helping them secure employment, or standing by them during difficult times, only for that same person to turn against you.

It hurts in a way that words cannot fully describe. David felt this pain when he wrote, “For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it…

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company” (Psalm 55:12–14).

Beloved, never forget the people God used to help you during your difficult seasons. Some people prayed for you. Some recommended you. Some employed you. Some accommodated you. Some corrected you when you were going astray or helpless.

Some supported your education, assisted your family, or stood beside you when others walked away. They may not have done everything perfectly, but their contributions should not be erased from your memory.

Paul asked a question every successful person should consider: “For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?” (1 Corinthians 4:7). Everything you have, you received, first from God, and often through people.

The expression “Don’t bite the hands that fed you” means that you should never repay kindness with betrayal, disrespect, or evil. Ingratitude becomes dangerous when a person turns against those who once helped them in life. The Bible warns, “Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house” (Proverbs 17:13).

Some people remain humble while they are struggling, but their attitude suddenly changes immediately success comes. They forget those who gave them their first opportunity.

They begin to speak disrespectfully about the mentor who trained them, the friend who supported them, or the organisation that gave them experience. They rewrite their history and behave as though they achieved everything alone. This is not the character of Christ.

Even good kings fell into this trap. King Hezekiah was healed by God and given fifteen extra years of life.  But the Bible says, “But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up” (2 Chronicles 32:25). The blessing came, but the gratitude did not follow, because pride entered his heart.

King Joash is an even sadder example. When he was only a baby, wicked Queen Athaliah tried to wipe out the royal family. Jehoiada the priest and his wife hid Joash in the temple for six years and protected his life.

When Joash was seven, Jehoiada made him king and guided him. As long as Jehoiada lived, Joash did well. But after Jehoiada died, Joash listened to bad counsel and turned to idols.

When Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, rebuked him, Joash commanded that he be stoned to death in the court of the house of the Lord. The Bible records it with deep sorrow: “Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son” (2 Chronicles 24:22).

The man who saved his life as a baby was repaid by the murder of his son. Before long, Joash himself was killed by his own servants. Beloved, ingratitude always comes with a price.vSuccess should improve your condition without destroying your character.

Moses warned Israel before they entered the land of plenty: “Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God… Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein… Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God… And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:11–18).

If it is dangerous to forget God, then it is also wrong to ignore the people through whom God sent to help you. In Luke 17, Jesus healed ten lepers, yet only one returned to give thanks. All ten received healing, but only one recognised the importance of appreciation.

Jesus asked, “Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” This shows that God notices gratitude in our life, and He also notices ingratitude too. And notice what Jesus said to the one who returned: “Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole” (Luke 17:19).

The nine were cleansed, but the one who returned was made completely whole. Gratitude takes you deeper into God’s blessing. You may have outgrown a position, a relationship, or a season. That is normal. God moves people from one level to another.

But growth should not give you permission or right to become dishonourable to others. You can move forward without speaking destructively about those who once helped you.

You can establish healthy boundaries without becoming ungrateful. You can disagree respectfully without denying another person’s contribution to your life.

David had opportunities to kill Saul, but he refused. Saul had become hostile toward him and was hunting him like an animal. Yet David remembered that Saul was still the Lord’s anointed king.

He said, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him” (1 Samuel 24:6). David maintained boundaries and protected himself.

He did not go back to live in Saul’s palace, and he did not pretend everything was fine. But he refused to repay evil with evil. This is maturity: recognising wrongdoing without allowing bitterness to control your behaviour.

Judas, on the other hand, betrayed Jesus after walking closely with Him. He heard His teachings, witnessed His miracles, and shared His table, yet he exchanged loyalty for money.

Betrayal often comes from someone who has enjoyed access, trust, and kindness. This is why betrayal is so deeply painful. The closer the person, the deeper the wound.

Let me add some balance here. Honouring those who helped you does not mean you must allow them to control your life forever. Help is not ownership of your life. Some helpers use their past kindness to manipulate, to demand blind loyalty, or to stop you from growing.

You can honour them and still say no to what is wrong. And honouring them does not mean you must cover up evil. If someone who once helped you is now doing wrong, you can stand for truth respectfully, without disgracing or destroying them.

Beloved, some people received financial assistance from relatives when they had nothing. An uncle paid for their school fees. An aunt fed them for years.

A cousin gave them their first capital. But later, when they began to prosper, they started insulting those same relatives or looking down on them. The same person who once gave you shelter, helped you has now become a rejected stone in your eyes.

You no longer visit them. You no longer call them. You simply blocked them. When they come to your house, you treat them like strangers or enemies. Beloved, this is not the way of Christ.

Remember things can still turnaround for that same person you are treating that way. Whatever might have happened, let love leads. God can deposit other helps you need in life in the hand of this person.

Some people speak evil of the pastor whom God used to bless them. When they were sick, the pastor prayed with them. When they were broke, the pastor encouraged them. When they were confused, the pastor counselled them.

But now that they have moved on or grown in their own ministry or business, that pastor has suddenly become “a bad person.” They mock him, criticise him, and tell everybody about his weaknesses.

The Bible says, “And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake” (1 Thessalonians 5:12–13).

No pastor, parent, or helper is perfect. If a leader or helper has truly done wrong, there is a godly way to address it. Jesus taught, “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone” (Matthew 18:15).

Paul also said concerning leaders in the church, “Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses” (1 Timothy 5:19). You can deal with genuine wrongdoing truthfully and through the right channels. But insulting, mocking, and gossiping them are never the right way.

When we look at this critically, we will discover that it is actually a sin to insult and condemn others. Jesus said, “whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matthew 5:22).

Paul commanded, “To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men” (Titus 3:2). “Speak not evil one of another, brethren” (James 4:11). Insulting people is not boldness; it is sin.

And as a person, never look down on anyone simply because you feel they do not have what you have. “He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth” (Proverbs 14:21). “Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker” (Proverbs 17:5).

When you mock a poor person, you are insulting the God who made him. “For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).

A person may not have money, but angels may be surrounding him. The rich man in Luke 16 had fine clothes and feasted every day, while Lazarus the beggar sat at his gate full of sores. The rich man never noticed him.

But when Lazarus died, “the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 16:22). The man nobody respected was escorted by angels.

Beloved, do not forget the spouse who suffered with you. Some men married their wives when they had nothing. The wife cooked with little, endured hardship, prayed through the nights, and stood by her husband when nobody believed in him.

But when money came, he looked for a younger woman and abandoned the wife of his youth. Some women were sponsored by their husbands to study or travel abroad, and once they settled, they cut off the men who made it possible.

God says, “the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant… and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth” (Malachi 2:14–15). The person who shared your days of little deserves to share your days of plenty.

Remember that God keeps records of kindness across generations. When Israel came out of Egypt, the Kenites showed them kindness. Hundreds of years later, when King Saul was about to destroy the Amalekites, he warned the Kenites to leave, saying, “for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt” (1 Samuel 15:6).

God remembered a kindness done centuries earlier and protected the descendants of those who showed it. In the same way, God also remembered the Ammonites and Moabites, “Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 23:4).

Both kindness and ingratitude echo into future generations. God even told Israel, “thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land” (Deuteronomy 23:7).

Think about that. Egypt later enslaved Israel, yet God told His people not to despise the Egyptians because Egypt once gave them a place to stay in the days of Joseph.

Beloved, even if a person who once helped you later hurt you, do not erase the good they did. Hold both truths with maturity. Do not despise those who helped you in small ways. “For who hath despised the day of small things?” (Zechariah 4:10).

Some people only honour those who gave them big money or big opportunities.

But the person who gave you transport fare, the one who lent you a phone to make an important call, the one who allowed you to sleep in their room for a few nights, or the one who spoke a word of encouragement when you wanted to give up also played a part in your story.

Honour those who brought you the gospel. The person who first led you to Christ, prayed for you, or discipled you gave you something money cannot buy. Paul wrote, “For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things” (Romans 15:27).

Do not forget the people through whom you received eternal life. And a word to those who help others. Help with a pure heart. Do not keep reminding people of what you did for them or use your help as a weapon to control or shame them.

Jesus said, “But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth” (Matthew 6:3). Love “vaunteth not itself… thinketh no evil” (1 Corinthians 13:4–5). Sometimes people withdraw from their helpers because the helper keeps announcing the help everywhere.

Give as unto the Lord, and let God be your rewarder. Jesus warned, “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10).

“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him” (Psalm 34:7). That person you are looking down on may be carrying more of heaven’s backing than you know.

A person may not be in a good position, but they may have a covenant with God. James wrote, “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?” (James 2:5).

He also warned against honouring the man with the gold ring and fine clothes while despising the poor man in vile raiment (James 2:1–4).

The Bible even says, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2). Treat every person with dignity, because you do not know (their position) or who they are before God.

Beloved, some children have neglected their parents and spoken all kinds of insulting words to them just after becoming financially successful.

The same mother who carried them for nine months, the same father who sweated to pay their fees, are now treated as a burden. They live in big houses while their parents struggle in the village.

Some are even ashamed to introduce their parents to their friends. After becoming success, these children have also labelled their mother as a witch or their father as a wizard. This is a serious matter.

The Bible is very clear: “Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old” (Proverbs 23:22). “Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness” (Proverbs 20:20).

Paul taught that children should “learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God” (1 Timothy 5:4). He went further: “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel” (1 Timothy 5:8).

In the days of Jesus, some people avoided caring for their parents by saying that their money was “Corban,” a gift dedicated to God. Jesus rebuked them, saying they were “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition” (Mark 7:13).

Beloved, you cannot use church giving, business expansion, or any other excuse to abandon your parents. Look at Joseph. When he became the prime minister of Egypt, he did not forget his old father. “And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread” (Genesis 47:12).

Look at our Lord Jesus. Even while hanging on the cross in agony, He made sure His mother would be cared for. He said to John, “Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home” (John 19:27).

If Jesus could think of His mother on the cross, you can think of yours in your comfort. Never forget your parents when you are doing well in life.

Never ignore them simply because you have upgraded. Remember that nobody becomes successful entirely through personal effort.

Along the journey, God often uses parents, teachers, friends, employers, relatives, and even strangers to provide encouragement, opportunities, and assistance. Do not bite the hand that fed you. It is a serious warning and a sin before God.

Beloved, when someone helps you, acknowledge their sacrifice. Speak respectfully about them, both in their presence and in their absence.

Honour genuine kindness. If misunderstandings arise, address them truthfully and lovingly rather than resorting to gossip, revenge, or public humiliation. Social media is not the place to settle scores with the people who once helped you.

I have seen people whom God used someone to recommend to influential persons, and after they got the job, the contract, or the connection, they turned around and mocked the very person who recommended them.

They forgot that someone put his name and reputation on the line for them. The chief butler forgot Joseph for two full years. But one day, when Pharaoh needed help, the butler said, “I do remember my faults this day” (Genesis 41:9).

Beloved, if you have forgotten someone who helped you, it is not too late to remember them. Say like the butler, “I remember my faults today,” and go back to honour them.

And if someone you helped has betrayed you, do not allow bitterness to destroy your character. God has not forgotten what you did. “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister” (Hebrews 6:10).

Mordecai once saved the life of King Ahasuerus by exposing a plot, and for a long time nobody rewarded him. But at the right time, the king could not sleep, read the records, and asked, “What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?” (Esther 6:3).

Your kindness may have been forgotten by men, but it is written in heaven’s record, and God will reward you openly.

Beloved, remember where God brought you from and the people He used along the way. Your new level should not make you arrogant. “Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged” (Isaiah 51:1).

A river that forgets its source will eventually become dry. Remain humble, appreciative, and faithful.

Never repay love with hatred, protection with betrayal, or generosity with dishonour. The person who helped you yesterday may need your encouragement tomorrow. Life has seasons.

The one who fed you in your hunger may one day be hungry, and God may be preparing you to feed them. “Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not” (Proverbs 27:10).

When that time comes, let them see that their kindness was not wasted on you. Let your life demonstrate that the seed they sowed in you produced a good harvest.

There is also a word for those who have been betrayed. If you helped someone and they bit your hand, do not let that pain turn you into a bitter person who never helps anyone again.

Paul also experienced betrayal. He wrote, “This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me” (2 Timothy 1:15), and “Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works” (2 Timothy 4:14). Yet Paul kept serving God and kept loving people.

Jesus taught, “But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil” (Luke 6:35). God Himself is kind to the unthankful.

When people betray you, leave them in God’s hands. Our Lord Jesus, “when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously” (1 Peter 2:23).

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee” (Psalm 55:22). And remember, “let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” (Galatians 6:9).

At the same time, help with wisdom. Not every request is a God given assignment. Ask God whom to help, how to help, and how much to help. Sometimes the best help is to teach a person to stand on their own feet rather than to carry them forever.

Beloved, now let us examine our own hearts honestly. Have you become hostile toward someone who once supported you? Have you exposed private information that was entrusted to you? Have you joined others in mocking a person who previously defended you?

Have you refused to repay money you borrowed from someone who helped you during an emergency? The Bible says, “The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth” (Psalm 37:21).

Have you taken another person’s idea, contact, or opportunity and presented it as your own? Have you stopped calling the people who stood with you in your low season now that you are doing well?

Have you spoken about your journey as if nobody helped you? Have you abandoned the church, the pastor, or the ministry that nurtured you without even a word of thanks?

If your answer to any of these is yes, do not harden your heart. Go back and make it right. Repent before God. Apologise to the person you have wronged. Repay what you owe, or agree on a plan to repay it.

Give credit to those whose ideas and help you used to prosper and succeed in life. Call the people who stood by you and thank them. Like Zacchaeus, let your repentance show in your actions.

Beloved, honour is shown not only in what you say about people but in what you choose to cover. When Noah became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent, his son Ham saw his father’s nakedness and went out to tell his brothers.

But Shem and Japheth “took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness” (Genesis 9:23).

Ham exposed his father’s weakness, while his brothers covered it, and their destinies were never the same after that day. Every helper, parent, pastor, and mentor has weaknesses. You will see some of them when you are close to them.

The question is whether you will be a Ham who exposes or a Shem who covers. “Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins” (Proverbs 10:12).

This does not mean or support the art of covering crimes or abuse, but it means you do not make the private failings of those who helped you a topic for gossip and mockery.

Remember also that your children are watching how you treat those who helped you. If they see you insult your parents, abandon your pastor, and mock your benefactors, they are learning how to treat you when you are old.

Jesus said, “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again” (Matthew 7:2). The way you honour your parents today is the seed of how your children will honour you tomorrow.

Honour your spiritual fathers and mentors. When Elijah was taken up into heaven, Elisha cried, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof” (2 Kings 2:12).

He did not call him “that old man” or “my former boss.” He called him father, and he received a double portion. Joshua served Moses faithfully, and he became Moses’ successor. Ruth clung to Naomi when she had nothing to give, and God made Ruth the great grandmother of King David. Those who honour their spiritual fathers often inherit their mantle.

Be faithful even to the employers and organisations that gave you opportunities. Some people steal from their former workplaces, carry away customers and confidential information, and speak evil of their former bosses everywhere they go.

The Bible teaches servants to show “all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things” (Titus 2:10). Your faithfulness in another man’s business is a testimony for Christ.

“And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?” (Luke 16:12). Many people cannot keep their own businesses because they were unfaithful in someone else’s busines.

Remember your helpers in your prayers today. Paul wrote to the Philippians who supported his ministry, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you” (Philippians 1:3).

One of the best ways to honour those who helped you is to pray for them regularly by name. Thank God for them, ask Him to bless their families, and intercede for them in their own battles.

Acknowledge your helpers when you testify. When you share your testimony, do not tell it as if you did everything alone. Give God the glory first, and then honour the people He used for your life.

Paul ended his letter to the Romans by greeting and naming many people who had helped him and the work of the gospel (Romans 16:1–16). Mentioning those who stood with you does not reduce God’s glory; it shows that you recognise how God works through people.

And finally, never despise those who once rejected you either, because life can turn around one day. Jephthah was driven out by his half brothers because he was the son of a harlot.

But when the Ammonites attacked, the elders came to him for help. Jephthah asked, “Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?” (Judges 11:7). Yet he still helped them.

Beloved, treat everyone well on your way up, because you never know whose help you will need, and you never know who will need yours. “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself” (Proverbs 11:25).

Let us pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for every person You used to help me in my difficult seasons. Forgive me for every time I forgot them, spoke evil of them, or repaid their kindness with ingratitude.

Deliver me from the pride of Hezekiah and the forgetfulness of Joash. Keep me humble no matter how high You lift me. Let success improve my condition without destroying my character.

Help me to move forward with honour, to set boundaries without bitterness, and to disagree without disgracing anyone. Give me grace to repay every debt I owe, return every credit I took, and restore every relationship I damaged.

Where I have been betrayed by those I helped, heal my heart, keep me from bitterness, and help me to keep doing good. Let me always be like the leper who returned to give thanks, so that I will not only be cleansed but made whole, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

 

 

WISDOM FOR TODAY

Never forget the ladder that helped you climb, and never kick the people holding it for you. The same people you meet on your way up may be the ones you need on your way down.

 

PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Today, write down the names of at least five people God has used to help you at different stages of your life. Choose at least two of them and reach out this week. Call them, send a message, visit them, or send a gift, and tell them specifically how they blessed your life. If there is anyone among them you have offended, go and make peace. Then spend time thanking God for every benefit He has given you.

 

 

EVANGELISM CHALLENGE

Share the story of the ten lepers with someone today. Tell them that God has been feeding them, protecting them, and keeping them alive, even if they have never thanked Him. Invite them to return to God through Jesus Christ and give Him the glory He deserves.

 

 

FURTHER STUDY

Proverbs 17:13; Psalm 41:9; Luke 17:11–19; Genesis 40:9–23; Exodus 1:6–14; 1 Samuel 18:6–12; Judges 8:33–35; Judges 9:1–6, 50–57; 2 Samuel 15:1–12; 1 Samuel 25:2–38; Isaiah 1:1–4; Deuteronomy 32:15; 2 Samuel 9:1–13; 2 Samuel 19:31–39; 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Kings 4:8–17; 2 Timothy 1:15–18; Romans 16:3–4.

 

 

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT (MORNING)

1. Father, I thank You because every good thing in my life came from Your hand (James 1:17).

2. Lord, thank You for bringing me this far by Your grace.

3. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and I will forget not all Your benefits in my life (Psalm 103:2).

4. Lord, thank You for every person You used to help me at every stage of my life.

5. Lord, thank You for my parents, teachers, pastors, mentors, friends, and every destiny helper You sent to me.

6. Father, forgive me for every time I forgot You after You answered my prayers.

7. Lord, forgive me for being among the nine who received and never returned to give thanks (Luke 17:17).

8. Lord, forgive me for every time I became too busy for You after You blessed me.

9. Lord, deliver me from the spirit of Jeshurun that grows fat and kicks against God (Deuteronomy 32:15).

10. Father, forgive me for every evil I have repaid for good.

11. Lord, forgive me for every word I spoke against those who helped me.

12. Lord, forgive me for every secret of my helpers that I exposed.

13. Lord, forgive me for every time I betrayed, cheated, or plotted against anyone who fed me.

14. Every evil that entered my house because I rewarded evil for good, be removed by the blood of Jesus (Proverbs 17:13).

15. Every spirit of the chief butler that forgets helpers, be cast out of my life, in the name of Jesus (Genesis 40:23).

16. Every spirit of Absalom that steals hearts and rises against fathers, depart from me, in the name of Jesus (2 Samuel 15:6).

17. Every spirit of Ahithophel that betrays trusted leaders, I reject you, in the name of Jesus.

18. Every spirit of Judas that sells helpers for gain, be cast out of my life, in the name of Jesus.

19. Every spirit of Nabal that repays kindness with insults, depart from me, in the name of Jesus (1 Samuel 25:21).

20. Every spirit of Saul that attacks those sent to help, be broken in my life, in the name of Jesus.

21. Every pride that makes me forget where I came from, be uprooted, in the name of Jesus.

22. Every envy that makes me compete with those who lifted me, be cast out, in the name of Jesus.

23. Every spirit of entitlement that makes me think everything is owed to me, be broken, in the name of Jesus.

24. Every evil counsel turning my heart against my helpers, be exposed and rejected, in the name of Jesus.

25. Every offence that has made me forget the good my helpers did, Lord, heal it and help me forgive.

26. Every greed that wants to make me betray anyone for money or position, be destroyed, in the name of Jesus.

27. Lord, give me a heart of gratitude in every situation (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

28. Lord, help me to be thankful always (Colossians 3:15).

29. Lord, give me grace to give honour to whom honour is due (Romans 13:7).

30. Lord, help me to honour my father and my mother all the days of my life (Exodus 20:12).

31. Lord, help me to honour and support those who teach me Your Word (Galatians 6:6).

32. Lord, help me never to forsake my friend or my father’s friend (Proverbs 27:10).

33. Lord, help me not to withhold good from those to whom it is due (Proverbs 3:27).

34. Lord, show me any helper I have forgotten, and give me grace to reach out to them.

35. Lord, where I have offended my helpers, give me humility to apologise and make peace.

36. Lord, restore every relationship with my helpers that has been damaged by my ingratitude.

37. Lord, where I must set boundaries with anyone who now harms me, help me to do it with honour and without bitterness.

38. Lord, let me leave every place with honour, not with destruction.

39. Lord, make me a hand that feeds others as You have fed me.

40. Lord, give me a generous heart to bless others freely.

41. Lord, teach my children to be grateful and to honour those who help them.

42. Lord, let gratitude become the culture of my home.

43. Lord, as I remember and honour my helpers, let more helpers be released into my life.

44. Lord, let the hands that helped me rejoice over my success and not regret helping me.

45. I declare that evil shall not depart from the house of the ungrateful, but goodness and mercy shall follow my house (Psalm 23:6).

46. I shall not bite the hands that fed me, in the name of Jesus.

47. Father, I thank You for every hand that has fed me, and above all for Your hand that never stops feeding me, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

 

 

 

 

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT (NIGHT)

1. Father, I thank You for feeding me and keeping me through this day.

2. Lord, thank You for every person who showed me kindness today.

3. Lord, forgive me for any ingratitude I showed today, in word or in deed.

4. Lord, show me any helper I hurt today, and give me grace to make it right.

5. Every evil seed of ingratitude sown into my heart, be uprooted by fire, in the name of Jesus.

6. Every evil whisper turning my heart against my helpers, be silenced, in the name of Jesus.

7. Every evil voice telling me that I made it by my own power, be silenced by the truth of God’s Word (Deuteronomy 8:17–18).

8. Every evil dream of fighting or betraying my helpers, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus.

9. Every evil dream of my helpers turning against me, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus.

10. Every power trying to separate me from my destiny helpers, be scattered, in the name of Jesus.

11. Every satanic plan to make me offend my helpers tomorrow, be frustrated, in the name of Jesus.

12. Every Absalom, Ahithophel, or Judas assigned to rise against me, be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.

13. Every person I have helped who is planning to repay me with evil, Lord, touch their hearts and turn them.

14. Lord, heal my heart from every wound caused by those I helped who turned against me.

15. Lord, help me to forgive those who bit my hand, and keep me from bitterness.

16. Lord, do not let the pain of ingratitude stop me from helping others.

17. Lord, let every good I have done for others not be in vain, but let You reward me openly (Matthew 6:4).

18. Lord, let the curse of rewarding evil for good never come near my house (Proverbs 17:13).

19. Lord, bless every person who has ever helped me, and reward them a hundredfold.

20. Lord, let the households of my helpers be blessed for my sake, as Laban’s house was blessed for Jacob’s sake.

21. Lord, wherever my helpers are tonight, protect them and meet their needs.

22. Lord, let me never be ashamed of my helpers, and let them never be ashamed of me.

23. Lord, let my children grow up to remember and honour those who helped them.

24. Lord, let me wake up tomorrow with a thankful heart.

25. Lord, let thanksgiving be the first thing on my lips every morning.

26. Lord, keep me humble no matter how high You lift me.

27. Lord, let me always remember the rock from which I was hewn (Isaiah 51:1).

28. I cover my sleep, my dreams, my household, and my helpers with the blood of Jesus.

29. I will both lay me down in peace and sleep, for You, Lord, make me dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8).

30. I shall live a life of gratitude and honour all my days, in the name of Jesus.

31. Every curse of ingratitude that has followed my family line, be broken by the blood of Jesus.

32. Lord, give me the courage to call, visit, apologise to, and honour those I have neglected.

33. Lord, help me to repay every debt I owe to anyone who helped me in my emergency (Psalm 37:21).

34. Lord, help me to give credit to everyone whose ideas, contacts, or help I used.

35. Lord, let me honour my father and mother all the days of their lives, and never be ashamed of them (Proverbs 23:22).

36. Lord, as Joseph nourished his father, give me the means and the heart to care for my parents (Genesis 47:12).

37. Lord, let me never use any excuse to abandon my responsibility to my parents (Mark 7:11–13).

38. Lord, let my children learn honour by watching how I treat those who helped me (Matthew 7:2).

39. Lord, let me never despise the day of small things or the people who helped me in small ways (Zechariah 4:10).

40. Lord, let me honour those who brought me the gospel and discipled me (Romans 15:27).

41. Lord, let me hold on to the good people have done for me, even if they later hurt me (Deuteronomy 23:7).

42. Lord, where I must set boundaries, help me to do it with honour and without bitterness (1 Samuel 24:6).

43. Lord, heal every wound in my heart caused by those I helped who later betrayed me (Psalm 55:12–14).

44. Lord, deliver me from bitterness, and do not let betrayal stop me from doing good (Galatians 6:9).

45. Lord, I commit every betrayer into Your hands, for You judge righteously (1 Peter 2:23).

46. Thank You, Lord, because You are not unrighteous to forget my labour of love (Hebrews 6:10).

47. Lord, as You remembered Mordecai’s good deed, let every forgotten kindness I have shown be remembered at the right time (Esther 6:3).

48. Lord, when I help others, let me give with a pure heart, without pride, control, or announcement (Matthew 6:3).

49. Lord, as You remembered the kindness of the Kenites across generations, let the kindness of my family speak for my children (1 Samuel 15:6).

50. Lord, bless every person who has ever helped me, and reward them a hundredfold.

51. Lord, wherever my helpers are tonight, protect them, provide for them, and give them rest.

52. Lord, let me be a hand that feeds others, and let me also be watered as I water others (Proverbs 11:25).

53. I shall not bite the hands that fed me; I shall live a life of gratitude and honour, in the name of Jesus.

54. Every familiar friend who eats my bread and is planning to lift his heel against me, be exposed tonight, in the name of Jesus (Psalm 41:9).

55. Every Absalom rising in my home, business, or church to steal hearts, be disgraced, in the name of Jesus (2 Samuel 15:6).

56. Every counsel of Ahithophel against my life and destiny, Lord, turn it into foolishness (2 Samuel 15:31).

57. Every Judas assigned to sell my secrets for gain, be exposed and disarmed, in the name of Jesus.

58. Every power turning the people I helped against me, be scattered, in the name of Jesus.

59. Every evil alliance formed by those I fed to bring me down, be broken, in the name of Jesus.

60. Lord, protect my helpers from every attack of the enemy tonight.

61. Every power fighting my destiny helpers because of me, be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.

62. Lord, restore every relationship with my helpers that the enemy has broken.

63. Lord, heal every misunderstanding between me and my parents, pastors, mentors, and relatives.

64. Lord, let every bridge I burned in pride be rebuilt by Your mercy

65. Father, I thank You because Your hand has fed me and will continue to feed me, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

 

 

AFRICAN PROVERB

“If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.”

Meaning: No matter how high a person climbs, he will one day need to come down, and he will have to use the same tree that took him up. In the same way, the people who helped you rise are people you may need again in the future. Treat them with honour, because life is a journey of seasons, and the hands that lifted you today may be the hands that will hold you tomorrow.

 

 

CLOSING REFLECTION

Beloved, gratitude is a sign of a good heart, and ingratitude is a door to trouble. Do not be like the chief butler who forgot Joseph, or like Absalom who rose against his father. Do not be among the nine who received healing and never returned. Remember the God who fed you, and remember the people He used. Thank them, honour them, and bless them. And when you rise, become a hand that feeds others. The house that honours its helpers will never lack help. Remain blessed in Jesus’ name.