Darkness is associated with stagnation; there is usually no movement in an environment that is totally dark.

Sorrow changes to joy when light comes. Likewise, confusion gives way to clarity at the entrance of light. In Psalm 30:5, the Bible says that sorrow may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning

“There shall be no stagnancy in your life, and throughout this year, you will only move forward and upwards, in Jesus’ name.”

“PRAYER: Father, please let Your light shine upon all areas of my life this year, in Jesus’ name.”

MEMORISE: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. – Genesis 1:3

You cannot achieve anything meaningful this year with your natural abilities alone (John 15:5). However, if you yield to the Holy Spirit, you will have outstanding success in all areas of your life.

Spend quality time praying in the Holy Spirit daily and rely on His leading in all you do (Romans 8:14). If, however, you have not surrendered your life to Christ, you must do so before you can receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Surrendered your life to Christ, ask God to baptise you in the Holy Spirit, fast regularly and study the Bible diligently every day and obey all of God’s instructions. If you do all these, the Spirit of God will move mightily in your life, and everything that has been termed impossible will become possible.

“Father, please overshadow me with Your precious Holy Spirit and make impossibilities become possible in my life, in Jesus’ name.”

MEMORISE: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. – Genesis 1:2

God is the creator of the beginning, and He created the beginning with His word. He created this new year and everything that will happen in it with His word.

If you want to be in control of events in this new year, you must pay close attention to the word of God.

If you study God’s word daily, whenever you encounter a mountain, you will be so full of the word and faith that when you speak to that mountain, it will disappear.

“Some surgeries are now carried out by laser light that penetrates parts of the body that scalpels cannot reach. This is why, when the Bible says that the entrance of God’s word gives light (Psalm 119:130), it means that when God sends His word, it cures the incurable and penetrates areas of a person’s life that seemed impossible to reach.”

“Make a commitment to follow the Bible-in-One-Year schedule in this devotional throughout this year.”

MEMORISE: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12

When God wants to bring a new dawn into a person’s life, He will often rise against the enemies he or she might have and deal with them; and you will begin to operate in divine favour.

Jesus can give you a new dawn today. He can turn your story around and give you beauty for your ashes (Isaiah 61:3).

I encourage you to pray today’s prayer point with fervency and faith. Cry out to God until He gives you a new dawn, just like He did for the Israelites. (Exodus 12:30-36)

“Prayer Point: Father, please give me a new dawn of favour in Jesus’ name.”

MEMORISE: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. – Psalm 30:5

“MEMORISE: Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. – Psalm 65:9”

Father, I thank You for bringing me into the year 2026. I am grateful for all that You did for me, my family, and my friends all through the year 2025.

Father, please help me to love You more than ever before in this new year. Please help me to put You first in all aspects of my life and uproot anything You have not planted in me, in Jesus’ name.

Lord, please help me to be completely dedicated and devoted to You this year. Help me to serve You with all my heart, soul, and might, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please command this new year to favour me in all areas of my life. Please visit me and my loved ones with Your rain of ease, speed, and abundance, in Jesus’ name.

Lord, please let this earth bring forth good fruits in abundance for me this year. Cause me to enjoy the overflow of Your blessings throughout the year, in Jesus’ name.

Lord, please give me and my family joy unspeakable all year round. Please do not permit anything that will cause sorrow to come near us, in Jesus’ name.

Lord, please multiply Your church and make her stronger this year. Please grant Your church victory over all the attacks of her adversaries this year, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please fill me with compassion for the needy and hurting. Make me Your instrument of peace, grace, and comfort to them this year, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please help me to win souls more than ever before this year. As you promised in Your word, please use me to perform greater works this year, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please let all Your promises for me this year be fulfilled. Let all Your plans for me be established, in Jesus’ name.

Father, help me to walk in Your wisdom this year. Please give me a clear understanding of Your will and enable me to walk in it fully, in Jesus’ name.

Your personal prayer points for the new year.

Reflect deeply on all God has done for you, and thank Him abundantly. If you had experienced failures, stop counting your losses. You cannot move forward if your gaze is fixed on what is behind you.

Abstain from every appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22). You cannot triumph over the roadblocks and traps the enemy has set for you if you allow sin into your life. Sin will keep you from progressing.

Only those who are willing to follow Him wholeheartedly and are obedient to all His instructions shall eat the good of 2026 (Isaiah 1:19). Fix your gaze on Jesus.

“Spend some time reflecting on God’s goodness in 2025, and thank Him wholeheartedly throughout today.”

MEMORISE: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. – Psalm 124:6

MEMORISE: God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; – Psalm 67:1

Father, I thank You for preserving me throughout 2025. I bless Your holy name because I know I will experience more of Your grace and mercy in 2026.

Father, please go before me into 2026 and make every crooked path straight. No evil will come near me and my loved ones in the new year, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please guide me and direct my path in 2026. Let all my steps be ordered by You, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please draw me closer to You in 2026. Help me and my household to abide continually in You, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please strengthen the bond within my family in 2026. Draw us closer together, and let us be truly united in You, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please open doors of favour and advancement to me and my family in 2026. I decree that we will prosper in the land, in Jesus’ name.

Father, please give me and my family good health throughout 2026. May we not spend our days in sickness, in Jesus’ name.

Father, You are my source. Please provide for me and my family in 2026. We shall not lack anything good, in Jesus’ name.

Father, let Your peace that passes all understanding surround me and my family in 2026. Fear and anxiety shall be far from us, in Jesus’ name.

Lord, please anoint me for greater exploits in Your kingdom in 2026. Give me the courage and the grace to draw many souls into Your kingdom.

Father, please bring destiny helpers my way in 2026. I will not struggle to fulfil the glorious destiny You have given me, in Jesus’ name.

Your personal prayer points for 2026

Even though God’s mercies are unlimited, they are not accessible to everyone because God Himself decides the people He shows His mercy.

Before God can dispense His unlimited mercies on a fellow, the fellow needs to acknowledge Him as his or her Father. As the Father of mercies, He only releases His unlimited mercies to His children.

To unbelievers, He is a consuming fire, but to His children, He is compassionate and slow to anger (Psalm 145:8).

“Beloved, if you are not yet born again, do not waste another minute outside the tender arms of the Father of mercies. If you are already His child, live in obedience to His will, and He will shower you with His abundant mercies.”

MEMORISE: Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; – 2 Corinthians 1:3

Once people give their lives to Christ, God gives them brand-new beginnings.

All God wants from you whenever you fall into sin is your sincere repentance.

When you truly repent of your sins, He is faithful and just to forgive you (1 John 1:9)., True repentance is when a fellow stops engaging in sinful acts after God forgives him or her.

“God’s mercy is truly without limits; however, His forgiving nature should birth a changed heart in you.”

MEMORISE: 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

When God makes a fellow, He adorns the fellow with beauty and glory and gives him or her a purpose for living.

Just because you followed Him yesterday doesn’t mean that you can live life by yourself today. God cannot make you when you are not following Him consistently.

If you truly follow Jesus, it will be evident for people to see. Following Him is a daily decision.

“It is time to let go of all forms of worldliness in your life; lay them aside and follow Jesus. Jesus makes only those who follow Him. He purifies and prunes only the branches that abide in Him (John 15:2).”
“PRAYER POINT: Lord Jesus, help me to follow You wholeheartedly without looking back, and please make me who You.”

MEMORISE: And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. – Matthew 4:19

The prodigal son was very comfortable in his father’s house and had nothing to worry about until he probably started listening to the wrong voices. Then he became discontent.

You must always ensure that you listen to the right voice – God’s voice. To know how God speaks and the things He says, you must read and understand and meditate His word.

He was in a haste to be made, but he needed to let his father take him through the right process. God is a God of process, and He always wants to make His children whom He desires them to be.

Jesus called His disciples to make them (Mark 1:17). When He was done making them, the Pharisees and religious leaders marvelled because even though they were unlearned, they had become a wonder (Acts 4:13).

“Beloved, surrender yourself completely to God and let Him make you. When He is done, you will become a wonder to your family, friends, and the world at large.”

MEMORISE: And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. – Mark 1:17