Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries

 

EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL:

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

 

TOPIC: BE HONEST WITH GOD 

 

OPENING SCRIPTURES

Psalm 139:1–4 (KJV)
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”

 

Hebrews 4:13 (KJV)
“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”

 

Psalm 32:3–5 (KJV)
“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.”

 

Proverbs 28:13 (KJV)
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”

 

MEMORY VERSE

Psalm 51:6 (KJV)
“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”

 

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Sing any of your favourite songs.

 

Be Honest With God – EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL: October 28, 2026

Beloved, being honest with God also means keeping your word to Him. Many people make vows to God in times of trouble. “Lord, if You heal me, I will serve You.”

“Lord, if You give me this job, I will pay my tithes faithfully.” “Lord, if You bring me out of this situation, I will never go back to that sin.” Then, when God answers, they forget their promises.

The Bible warns, “When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay” (Ecclesiastes 5:4–5).

God also asks through Malachi, “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings” (Malachi 3:8). Being honest with God includes being honest in your giving and in every commitment you have made to Him.

Beloved, you can deceive people. You can hide your feelings from your family, pretend before your friends, wear a smile in church and convince everyone around you that everything is fine. Many people have mastered the art of looking okay while falling apart inside.

But there is One you can never deceive, and that is God. God knows exactly what you are going through. He knows the thoughts you have never shared with anyone. He knows the tears you cried in the bathroom so that nobody would see.

He knows your secret struggles, your hidden disappointments, your silent fears, your private weaknesses and the real intentions behind your actions.

The Bible says, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” (Hebrews 4:13).

So, beloved, if God already sees everything, why are we still pretending before Him? David understood this truth deeply. He wrote, “O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.  Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether” (Psalm 139:1–4). Look at it carefully. God knows when you sit down and when you rise up.

He knows your thoughts before they become words. He knows your path, where you go, where you sleep and where you hide.  He knows the words on your tongue before you speak them. There is no corner of your life that is closed to Him.

Jesus demonstrated this again and again. When Nathanael came to Him, Jesus said, “Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee” (John 1:48).

When the woman at the well met Jesus, He told her, “Go, call thy husband.”

She answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said, “Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly” (John 4:16–18).

Her honest answer, even though it was incomplete, opened the door for Jesus to reveal Himself to her as the Messiah. She ran into the city and brought many people to Christ.

When Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up, he cried, “Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5). Immediately, a seraphim touched his lips with a live coal and said, “Thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged” (Isaiah 6:7).

Then God said, “Whom shall I send?” and Isaiah answered, “Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8). His honest confession led to cleansing, and his cleansing led to his commission.

When Peter saw the miraculous catch of fish, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8). Jesus did not depart. Instead, He said, “Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men” (Luke 5:10).

When the prodigal son returned home, he said honestly, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son” (Luke 15:21). And the father put the best robe on him, a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

Beloved, every time someone in the Bible was honest with God, God met them with mercy. Honesty does not push God away; it draws Him near. Jesus said of Nathanael, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” (John 1:47). May that be said of you.

Beloved, do not be afraid to be honest with God. You may think that if you tell God the truth, He will reject you. But the opposite is true. God already knows everything about you, and He still loves you.

He sent His Son to die for you while you were still a sinner (Romans 5:8).

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:15–16).

Notice the word boldly. You do not need to hide or tremble when you come to God honestly. You can come boldly, because His throne is a throne of grace. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8–9).

Being honest with God does not mean being disrespectful to God. You can pour out your heart, your pain and your questions, but always with reverence. Job questioned, but he also worshipped.

Habakkuk complained, but he ended with praise. Jesus asked for the cup to pass, but He also said, “Not my will, but thine.” Honest prayer and reverent surrender go together.

When the Pharisees were criticising Him in their hearts, the Bible says, “Jesus knew their thoughts” (Matthew 12:25). And to the church in Thyatira, He declared, “I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts” (Revelation 2:23).

He knows what troubles you before you explain it. He understands your weaknesses, your fears and your private battles better than you understand them yourself.

Since you cannot hide your true condition from God, there is absolutely no benefit in pretending before Him. Pretence only robs you of the help He is ready to give.

Beloved, God already knows everything about you. Your thoughts, your words, your actions, your motives, your pain and your secrets are naked and open before Him. There is no point hiding. The question is whether you will come out from behind your fig leaves and be honest with Him.

The way out begins with confession. Like David, stop keeping silence and acknowledge your sin, and the heavy hand will lift. Do not be like Adam, who hid and blamed, or like Ananias and Sapphira, who pretended, or like Achan, who waited until it was too late.

Be like Jacob, who told the truth about his name and received a new one. Be like the publican, who said, “God be merciful to me a sinner,” and went home justified.

Be honest with God about your pain like Hannah, about your questions like Job, about your doubts like the father who said, “Help thou mine unbelief,” and about your needs like Bartimaeus. Be honest in your prayers, in your worship, in your giving and in the vows you have made to Him.

Bring every hidden thing into the light, because what is hidden gives the enemy ground, but what is confessed is covered by the blood of Jesus.

And do not be afraid, because the God who sees everything is also the God who forgives everything you confess. Come boldly to His throne of grace, and you will find mercy and grace to help in your time of need.

Beloved, some people appear very spiritual in public, but their private lives tell a different story. They pray well in church, speak in tongues, quote Scriptures and lead worship, but in secret they practise things they know are wrong.

Their public life says one thing; their private life says another.

Jesus rebuked this kind of double life in the Pharisees: “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity” (Matthew 23:27–28). A grave can be painted white on the outside, but it is still full of death inside.

Gehazi served the great prophet Elisha. After Elisha refused to take any gift from Naaman, Gehazi secretly ran after Naaman, lied to him and collected silver and garments. He hid them in the house and came back to stand before his master as if nothing had happened.

Elisha asked him, “Whence comest thou, Gehazi?” And Gehazi answered, “Thy servant went no whither.” But Elisha said, “Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee?” (2 Kings 5:25–26).

Gehazi thought nobody saw him. But the prophet saw, because God saw. And if God could reveal Gehazi’s secret to Elisha, how much more does God Himself see everything we do in secret?

Beloved, God is not impressed by how spiritual you look in public. He is interested in what you are in private. “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).

There is another kind of pretence that is not about hiding sin but about hiding pain. Some believers are deeply troubled, but they pretend to be strong because they believe admitting their struggles is a sign of weak faith.

They are hurting, but they keep saying, “I am fine, I am blessed, all is well.” They are afraid, but they keep confessing boldness. They are tired, but they keep pretending to have strength.

They think that if they admit their pain, they are doubting God. But beloved, that is not what the Bible teaches.

When Elijah ran from Jezebel after the great victory on Mount Carmel, he was exhausted, afraid and discouraged. He sat under a juniper tree and told God honestly that he had had enough.

God did not rebuke him for his honesty. Instead, God sent an angel who touched him and said, “Arise and eat” (1 Kings 19:5). God gave him food, rest and then a fresh encounter. God met Elijah at the point of his honest weakness.

Hannah did not pretend in the temple. She told Eli, “I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit… but have poured out my soul before the LORD” (1 Samuel 1:15). And God answered her prayer.

Even Jesus did not pretend in Gethsemane. He told His disciples, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death” (Matthew 26:38). The Son of God was honest about His sorrow.

The psalmist instructs, “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8). And Peter wrote, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7). You cannot cast a care you are pretending you do not have.

Now let me be balanced this. Faith is not denying reality; faith is declaring God’s power over reality.

When Abraham was believing God for a son, the Bible says he “considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb” (Romans 4:19).

Notice that Abraham knew his body was “now dead.” He did not deny the facts. He simply refused to let the facts be greater than God’s promise. Faith says, “Yes, the situation is hard, but my God is greater than my problems.”

Pretence says, “There is no situation. I am fine in God’s name” Honest faith is stronger than dishonest confession.

Beloved, God does not expect you to impress Him with a false appearance of perfection. He is not looking for people who have it all together. He is looking for people who will come to Him with sincerity, humility and truth.

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise” (Psalm 51:17).

God says, “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isaiah 57:15). God lives with the humble, not with the pretenders.

So hear me well: you do not need to pretend that you are happy when your heart is broken. You do not need to claim that you have no doubts when you are wrestling with difficult questions.

You do not need to justify your sins when God is calling you to repentance. You do not need to look strong when you are weak. Come as you are. God already knows, and He is still inviting you.

Some people believe they must carefully arrange their words to convince God that they are righteous. They prayed but their hearts are not in it. Jesus warned, “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men” (Matthew 6:5).

He also said, “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking” (Matthew 6:7).

God sees beyond religious language. He knows whether your prayers come from a sincere heart or from a desire to impress others. A simple, honest prayer from a broken heart reaches heaven faster than a long, eloquent prayer from a proud heart.

The publican’s prayer was only seven words: “God be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). Yet Jesus said he went home justified.

The apostle Paul was not ashamed to admit his weaknesses. He cried out, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Romans 7:24).

And when he prayed three times for a thorn in his flesh to be removed, God told him, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Paul then declared, “Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Notice that the power of Christ rested on Paul’s acknowledged weakness, not on his pretended strength. Beloved, God’s power flows into the place where you admit your need. When you hide your weakness, you block His strength. When you confess your weakness, you invite His power.

If you are angry, tell God, and ask Him to help you. The Bible says, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26). If you are afraid, tell Him honestly, like David: “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” (Psalm 56:3).

If you are struggling with sin, do not hide it; bring it to Him and to trusted believers. “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed” (James 5:16).

David tried to cover his sin concerning Bathsheba and Uriah. He committed adultery, and when Bathsheba became pregnant, he tried to cover it. When that failed, he arranged for her husband to be killed in battle.

Then he married her and continued functioning as king. He sat on his throne, gave orders, received visitors and went about his royal duties as if nothing had happened.

But inwardly, David was being torn apart. He later described that season: “When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer” (Psalm 32:3–4).

His silence did not bring him peace. It brought him pain. His body weakened, his soul groaned, his strength dried up, and he felt the heavy hand of God upon him day and night. Concealment increased his misery.

Many people are living like this today. They are smiling outside but groaning inside. They are functioning in their jobs, their marriages and even their ministries, but they are carrying a secret that is draining them.

They cannot sleep well, they cannot pray freely and they cannot worship with joy, because something is buried that God wants to bring out.

Then God sent Nathan. When Nathan pointed at David and said, “Thou art the man,” David finally stopped hiding. He did not shift attention, defend himself or blame anybody.

He said simply, “I have sinned against the LORD” (2 Samuel 12:13). And out of that brokenness came one of the most honest prayers in the whole Bible: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10).

Beloved, confession opened the door that concealment had locked. The moment David became honest, mercy began to flow. And he could later write, “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid… and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin” (Psalm 32:5).

The Bible promises, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

But what does it really mean to confess? Confession means agreeing with God about what we have done. It means seeing your sin the way God sees it and calling it what God calls it. It is more than admitting that something happened.

A thief can admit that money is missing without admitting that he stole it. True confession says, “Lord, I did it, it was wrong, and I am turning away from it.”

The Bible says, “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). Notice the two words: confesseth and forsaketh.

Confession without forsaking is incomplete. It is not enough to say sorry and keep going back. True confession is accompanied by a decision to turn away.

Beloved, honesty with God is not only about confessing sin. It is also about being honest about your pain.

The Psalms are full of honest prayers. David expressed sorrow, fear, disappointment and confusion before God. He asked, “How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever?” (Psalm 13:1).

The sons of Korah wrote, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?” But they did not stop there. They continued, “hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him” (Psalm 42:5). They asked hard questions, yet they kept directing their hearts towards God.

God is not intimidated by your questions. He is not offended by your tears. He would rather you bring your confusion to Him than allow silent bitterness to grow inside you. The Bible warns us to guard against any “root of bitterness springing up” (Hebrews 12:15).

Unspoken pain can turn into bitterness, and bitterness can poison your whole life. Tell God where you are hurting. Ask Him for wisdom. And remain willing to listen to His voice and submit to His truth.

Perhaps you have been praying for a long time without seeing the answer you expected. You prayed for a child, a spouse, a job, healing, a breakthrough or a loved one’s salvation, and it has not happened yet.

Deep inside, you feel disappointed, but you are afraid to admit it because you think it would be a sin. Beloved, tell God how you feel. Honesty is not unbelief. You can express your pain while still choosing to trust His character.

When Lazarus died, Martha met Jesus and said honestly, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died” (John 11:21). Mary said the same words when she fell at His feet (John 11:32).

They were expressing disappointment; they had sent for Jesus, and He came late. But Jesus did not rebuke them. The Bible says, “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Then He went to the tomb and raised Lazarus from the dead. Their honest disappointment did not stop their miracle.

So say it to Him: “Lord, I am disappointed. I do not understand why this has not happened. But I still trust You.” That kind of prayer is not weakness; it is faith that refuses to let go of God even in pain.

 

HONEST PRAYER THAT SUBMITS

Jesus Himself showed us how to pray honestly. In Gethsemane, He said to His disciples, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death” (Matthew 26:38). Then He fell on His face and prayed, “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39).

 

Look at the balance. Jesus expressed His real emotion: He was sorrowful. He made His real request: let this cup pass. And then He surrendered completely: not My will, but Yours. Honest prayer expresses genuine emotion while remaining submitted to God. It does not hide the feeling, and it does not let the feeling overrule God’s will.

 

BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR MOTIVES

Beloved, we must also be honest about our motives. Sometimes we ask God for things not because we want to glorify Him, but because we want to impress people, compete with others or prove a point to those who looked down on us. James warns, “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (James 4:3).

Simon the sorcerer saw the apostles laying hands on people to receive the Holy Ghost, and he offered them money, saying, “Give me also this power.” But Peter told him, “Thy heart is not right in the sight of God” (Acts 8:19–21). Simon wanted spiritual power for the wrong reasons.

“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits” (Proverbs 16:2). We may think our motives are pure, but God weighs what is really driving us.

So ask yourself honestly: Why do I want this position? Why do I desire this relationship? Why am I pursuing this opportunity? Why do I want this ministry, this title, this car or this house?

Is my motive to glorify God, serve people and fulfil my purpose? Or am I driven by envy, pride, comparison or the desire to show people that I have arrived? When your motives are purified, your prayers become more powerful.

 

BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR SPIRITUAL CONDITION

Beloved, be honest about where you really are spiritually. You may be very active in church, but your prayer life is weak. You may preach or teach others, but privately you are struggling with sin, masturbation, anger, bitterness, lust or doubt. You may appear strong in public, but inside you feel empty and dry.

Jesus spoke to the church in Sardis: “I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead” (Revelation 3:1). They had a reputation for being alive, but they were spiritually dead.

To the church in Laodicea, He said, “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked” (Revelation 3:17). They thought they were doing well, but they were not.

Even the apostle Paul said, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (1 Corinthians 9:27). Paul knew that it is possible to minister to others while neglecting your own soul.

Beloved, acknowledge your true condition and ask God to revive you. Pray like the psalmist, “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” (Psalm 85:6). God cannot revive what you insist is already alive.

 

DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHERS

Beloved, avoid comparing yourself with other people whose private struggles you cannot see. Some people feel better about themselves because they compare their life with someone who seems worse. Others feel condemned because they compare themselves with someone who seems better. Both are dangerous.

After Jesus restored Peter by the Sea of Galilee, Peter looked at John and asked, “Lord, and what shall this man do?” Jesus answered, “If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me” (John 21:21–22).

God is not asking you to present another person’s life before Him. He is asking you to surrender your own heart. Paul warned that those who measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves among themselves “are not wise” (2 Corinthians 10:12). Keep your eyes on Jesus and on your own walk with Him.

 

HONESTY BRINGS FREEDOM

Beloved, honesty with God brings freedom. Think about how tiring it is to keep up an image. You have to remember what you said, manage what people know and constantly guard your secrets. Pretending is exhausting.

But when you are honest with God, you no longer need to maintain an image before the One who already knows you completely. You can stop performing. You can stop hiding. You can rest. Jesus said, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

You can come boldly to the throne of grace, not because you are perfect, but because Jesus is your High Priest who understands your weaknesses. “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

 

HE KNOWS, AND HE STILL LOVES YOU

Beloved, God’s knowledge of your weakness has not stopped Him from loving you. He knew every failure you would ever commit before Christ died for you. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). He did not wait for you to clean yourself up before He loved you.

“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust” (Psalm 103:13–14). God knows how you are made. He knows your limitations. He is not shocked by your weakness.

But hear this with balance: His love is not permission to remain in sin. Paul asked, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid” (Romans 6:1–2). God’s love is the security that allows you to repent without running away from Him. It is “the goodness of God” that “leadeth thee to repentance” (Romans 2:4). Because He loves you, you can come to Him honestly. And because He loves you, He will not leave you the way you are.

 

REMOVE THE MASK TODAY

Beloved, today is the day to remove the mask. Tell God the truth about your heart, your habits, your relationships, your motives and your fears. Stop hiding behind the trees of religious activity. Stop making excuses. Stop pretending to be strong when you are weak or happy when you are hurting.

Invite the Holy Spirit to search you: “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23–24). Surrender every hidden struggle, and receive grace to change.

 

MINISTRATION

Beloved, wherever you are right now, hear the voice of God calling you as He called Adam: “Where art thou?” It is not a voice of condemnation; it is a voice of invitation.

Every fig leaf of pretence covering your life, I command it to fall in the name of Jesus. Every shame that has made you hide from prayer, from the Word and from fellowship, be broken now.

Every downward journey of running from God like Jonah, be reversed, and come back up into His presence. Every silence that has made your bones weak and your strength dry, be broken by confession, and receive the refreshing of the Holy Ghost.

Every excuse you have been holding on to, let it go now. Every hidden sin you have been protecting, bring it into the light, and let the blood of Jesus wash it away. Every secret that has been controlling you, lose your power over this life, in the name of Jesus.

Every unspoken pain turning into bitterness, be released to God now. Every disappointment from unanswered prayer, receive the touch of the One who wept at Lazarus’ tomb and still raised him from the dead.

Every wrong motive in your heart, be purified by the fire of the Holy Ghost. Every dryness in your spiritual life, receive revival now.

Lift your hands and pray this from your heart: “Lord, here I am. I come out from hiding. I drop every excuse. I confess my sins, my pain, my motives and my true condition before You. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Give me grace not only to confess but to change. Thank You for loving me even though You know everything about me. From today, I will walk before You in truth, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!”

PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Beloved, today I challenge you to spend some quiet time alone with God with no mask on. Ask Him, “Lord, search me and show me what I have been hiding.” Write down whatever He brings to your mind: a sin, a pain, a doubt, an unfulfilled vow or a hidden practice.

Then talk to God honestly about each one. Confess what needs to be confessed, pour out what needs to be poured out, and surrender what needs to be surrendered.

If there is a vow you have not kept, make plans to keep it. If there is any charm, covenant or hidden involvement in your past, renounce it and, if necessary, share it with a trusted minister who can pray with you.

Finally, practise honest prayer this week. Each day, before you ask God for anything, tell Him truthfully how you are and where you are. You will be surprised how close He feels when you stop pretending.

 

EVANGELISM CHALLENGE

Many people are carrying hidden burdens and think God will reject them if they come to Him honestly. Reach out to one person today and tell them that God already knows everything about them and still loves them. Share with them the story of the prodigal son or the woman at the well, and invite them to come to Jesus just as they are. Let them know that an honest heart is the beginning of a new life in Christ.

 

FURTHER STUDY

📖 Genesis 3:6–13; Genesis 27:18–24; Genesis 32:24–30; Joshua 7:10–26; 1 Samuel 1:9–18; 2 Samuel 12:1–13; Job 42:7–8; Psalm 13:1–6; Psalm 32:1–7; Psalm 51:1–17; Psalm 62:8; Psalm 139:1–12, 23–24; Psalm 145:18; Proverbs 28:13; Ecclesiastes 5:1–5; Isaiah 6:1–8; Jeremiah 17:9–10; Habakkuk 1:2–4; Habakkuk 3:17–19; Malachi 3:8–10; Matthew 15:7–9; Matthew 26:36–39; Mark 9:20–27; Mark 10:46–52; Luke 5:4–11; Luke 12:1–3; Luke 15:17–24; Luke 18:9–14; John 1:45–49; John 4:7–29; Acts 5:1–11; Acts 19:17–20; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 4:25–27; Hebrews 4:12–16; James 5:16; 1 John 1:5–10

 

 

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT – MORNING & NIGHT

1. Father, I thank You because You know me completely and still love me.

2. Lord, thank You because nothing about me is hidden from You, and yet You call me Your child.

3. Father, thank You for the throne of grace where I can come boldly and find mercy.

4. Lord Jesus, thank You for Your blood that covers every sin I confess.

5. Lord, I come out from behind every fig leaf of pretence and religion.

6. Father, here I am; I will not hide from Your presence any longer.

7. Lord, I take off every mask I have been wearing before You and before men.

8. Every spirit of pretence and hypocrisy in my life, be cast out, in the name of Jesus.

9. Every Adam spirit that makes me hide and blame, be broken, in Jesus’ name.

10. Lord, I acknowledge my sins before You, and I will not hide my iniquity.

11. Father, I confess every secret sin I have been covering; wash me with the blood of Jesus.

12. Lord, forgive me for every time I lied to You, to myself and to others.

13. Father, forgive me for blaming others for what I did.

14. Lord, have mercy upon me according to Your lovingkindness and blot out my transgressions.

15. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

16. Lord, let every heaviness caused by hidden sin be lifted from my life now.

17. Father, restore to me the joy of my salvation.

18. Lord, You desire truth in the inward parts; make my heart truthful before You.

19. Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts.

20. Father, show me every wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

21. Lord, deliver me from self-deception; let me see myself as You see me.

22. Father, purify my motives in everything I do.

23. Lord, like Jacob, I tell You the truth about my name and my nature.

24. Father, change every Jacob in me into an Israel, in the name of Jesus.

25. Lord, transform every area of my life I have confessed to You.

26. Father, let me be an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.

27. Lord, I pour out my soul before You like Hannah; hear my cry.

28. Father, I bring my pain, my disappointments and my questions to You honestly.

29. Lord, I believe; help Thou my unbelief.

30. Father, strengthen my weak faith and silence every doubt in my heart.

31. Lord, let my honest prayers always end in trust and surrender.

32. Lord, deliver me from the prayer of the Pharisee; give me the humility of the publican.

33. Father, let me call upon You in truth, so that You will draw near to me.

34. Lord, help me to worship You in spirit and in truth.

35. Father, deliver me from drawing near to You with my lips while my heart is far away.

36. Lord, when You ask what I want You to do for me, let me answer honestly and specifically.

37. Lord, forgive me for every vow I made to You and did not keep.

38. Father, give me the grace to fulfil every promise I have made to You.

39. Lord, deliver me from robbing You in tithes and offerings.

40. Father, let my yes be yes and my no be no.

41. Every hidden sin giving the enemy ground in my life, be exposed and broken, in the name of Jesus.

42. Every secret covenant I have entered knowingly or unknowingly, I renounce you; be nullified by the blood of Jesus.

43. Every hidden charm, object or practice in my life, be revealed and destroyed by fire, in Jesus’ name.

44. Every stronghold built on hidden bitterness, be pulled down, in the name of Jesus.

45. Every Achan in my camp causing defeat, be exposed and dealt with, in Jesus’ name.

46. Every place I have given to the devil through secrecy, I take it back by the blood of Jesus.

47. Lord, as I confess and forsake my sins, let me obtain mercy.

48. Father, as You received the prodigal son, receive me and restore me.

49. Lord, as You cleansed Isaiah’s lips, cleanse me and send me.

50. Father, as You called Peter after his confession, call me into my assignment.

51. Father, thank You because Your mercy is greater than my sin.

52. Thank You, Lord, because I am forgiven, cleansed and free.

53. I thank You for answered prayers, in Jesus’ mighty name.

54. Every spirit of guilt and condemnation tormenting me at night, be cast out, in the name of Jesus.

55. Every accusing voice reminding me of sins God has forgiven, be silenced forever, in Jesus’ name.

56. Every spirit of fear that makes me hide from God, be destroyed by His perfect love.

57. Every dream that pulls me back into secret sins, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus.

58. Every hidden stronghold in my foundation, be exposed tonight by the light of God.

59. Every secret altar in my family line speaking against my life, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.

60. Every Achan in my family bringing defeat, Lord, expose and deal with it, in Jesus’ name.

61. Every spirit of lying and deception in my family line, be broken by the blood of Jesus.

62. Every spirit of pretence in my home, be cast out, in the name of Jesus.

63. Lord, help every member of my family to be honest with You.

64. Father, deliver my children from the habit of lying and hiding.

65. Holy Spirit, reveal to me in my dreams anything I need to bring before God.

66. Lord, minister to my heart as I sleep and heal every wound I have been hiding.

67. Father, let every honest prayer I prayed today receive divine answers.

68. Lord, as You heard Hannah’s honest cry, hear mine and answer me.

69. Father, as You changed Jacob’s name at Jabbok, let my night encounter bring transformation.

70. Lord, let me wake up with a clean heart and a clear conscience.

71. Father, keep me from secret faults and presumptuous sins.

72. Lord, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight.

73. Lord, weigh my spirit and purify my motives.

74. Father, show me every request I have made with wrong motives, and forgive me.

75. Lord, deliver me from seeking things to impress people, compete with others or prove a point.

76. Every spirit of envy, pride and comparison driving my desires, be cast out, in the name of Jesus.

77. Father, let my heart be right in Your sight, unlike Simon the sorcerer.

78. Lord, let every position, relationship and opportunity I pursue be for Your glory and Your purpose.

 

 

AFRICAN PROVERB

“Falsehood may run for a year, but truth overtakes it in one day.”

Meaning: A lie may seem to succeed for a while, but eventually the truth catches up with it. What is hidden will one day be revealed. It is better to walk in truth from the beginning, especially before God, who sees all things, than to run with a lie that will eventually be exposed.

CLOSING REFLECTION

Beloved, God is not looking for perfect people; He is looking for honest people. He already knows everything about you, and He is still calling, “Where art thou?” Not to condemn you, but to restore you.

So come out from behind the fig leaves. Take off the mask. Tell God the truth about your sin, your pain, your doubts and your needs. Like David, confess and feel the weight lift. Like Jacob, tell Him your name and receive a new one. Like the prodigal son, come home and find the Father running to meet you.

The God who sees everything is also the God who forgives everything you confess. Be honest with Him today, and you will discover a freedom, a closeness and a peace you have never known before.

Stay blessed, stay honest, and stay on fire!

— Joshua Orekhie
Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries (EJOM)