BE TERRITORIAL “So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.” (1 Kings 21: 8) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture captures that moment when Jezebel engaged the elders and nobles of the city where Naboth lived, in a bid to take Naboth down. Jezebel did not bother to start a personal fight with Naboth. She sim

“8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10. And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.” (1 Kings 21: 8-10) That is

“And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” (1 Kings 21: 7) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Jezebel promised to hijack the vineyard of Naboth and give same to Ahab. It began with the issue of possession of land, but it ended up as a battle for the life of Naboth. A battle for h

“And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.” (1 Kings 21: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Naboth replied Ahab’s request to acquire his vineyard by disclosing that he got the vineyard as an inheritance from his fathers. Naboth literally rebuffed the entreaties of Ahab in one swoop. Notice that Ahab was the king of Israel, who could command an army apart f

“And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.” (1 Kings 21: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Naboth disclosed that his vineyard was an inheritance from his fathers. It was not necessarily that he labored for it; it came to him as an inheritance from his fathers. There was an overflow of what the fathers had, to the extent that it was enough to remain for Na