Generosity In Secret Guys I'm back Text: Matt. 6:3-4 “But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.” What is in your heart? What is it that motivates you to want to give or be generous to people? Is it for them to become indebted to you, so that you can manipulate them to do your bidding? Is it in order to receive praise and recognition from…
Everything Works For Your Good Guys, its danbrilliant again oo.. I'm back from the long break. I hope you guys missed me. Now read & be blessed *Text: Rom. 8: 28* “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Jesus said, “My Father is always working, and so am I” (John 5: 17). God is always at work, but often times especially for the undiscerning, His work is not seen but its…
Winning The Battle For Your Family - Part One Read & stay blessed my people. *Text: Jos. 24:15* “But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”” Someone was quoted to have said, “Whatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the…
Winning the Battle for Your Family (Part Two) This is part 2. Read & be blessed *Text: Jos. 24:15* “But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”” In yesterday’s devotional, we said that there are five decisions we need to make if we desire that our families…
Swimming Upstream (Part One) *Text: Rom. 12: 2* “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” There are times when we need a new look at a familiar verse. The ESV translates the first part of Romans 12:2 this way: “Do not be conformed to this world.” Simple, clear, and concise. But what exactly does Paul…
Rest To The Weary *Text: Jer. 31: 25* “For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.” Anxieties of life are never in short supply. We have enough of them to last us all a life time and one of the things anxieties do to us is that they tend to weary us down, take away our peace and our joy. Anxieties are unhealthy weights that we should as much as possible refuse to make room for in our lives. Jesus in Matt. 6: 25 -27, warns against entertaining anxiety in our…
DAILY PRAYERS 1. Enter into God's presence with worship. 2. Thank God for the privilege to be in his presence. 3. Give God thanks for today's mercies. 4.Thank God for His faithfulness over our lives and families. 5. Thank God for preserving our lives and that of our families in His mercy. 6. Oh Lord as I step into the new month, may your mercy and faithfulness journey with me throughout the month. 7. Father, give me the grace to follow in Your steps and remain faithful to…
Godly Wisdom *Text: James 3: 13* “If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom” There is a wisdom from above and there is a wisdom that is of this world. The wisdom from above is godly wisdom and one of the things it does is that it gives you an understanding of God’s way. Knowing the way of God will help you to be able to please Him more simply by aligning yourself with His way and…
Be Strong in The Lord *Text: Eph. 6: 10* “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” Let me begin by saying that strength is not wrong, there is nothing wrong in being strong. It is true that we are called to be meek, but we are not called to be weak. Meekness is best defined as strength under control. Both Moses and Jesus were meek but definitely not weak. Esther was meek, but she was no weakling. The meek are also the humble because they understand that…
Come To Me Text: Matt. 11: 28-29 “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jesus regularly invited people to follow Him. Normally, His invitation sounded something like, “whoever wants to be my disciple, must deny themselves, take up their cross and follow me”. But in another famous…
The Holyspirit & Prayer *Text: Rom. 8: 26* “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Many of us as God’s children are concerned about our weaknesses, our human frailties. We are concerned that these weaknesses of ours will not allow us to please God. We are concerned that these weaknesses if care is not taken may rob us of…
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Search Me O God *Text: Psa. 139: 23-24* “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting” There are many things we like to keep away from people, either because we are ashamed of them or because of trust issues. Many of us keep long list of things we do to keep people from knowing the real us. So many have perfected the art of living a lie, you think you know all there is to know…
The Fear Of The Lord *Text: Prov. 9: 10* “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” It is very important that we understand what it means to live with the fear of the Lord if we desire to be effective believers in our world. Our text this morning says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy is understanding. This scriptures clearly states that wisdom begins with the fear of the…
Healing For The Broken Hearted *Text: Psa. 147: 3* “He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147 is a call to praise God for His many acts of wonder in our lives. God is awesome and most worthy of our praise, this Psalm goes ahead to give us reason why we should praise God and among the reason given is that God heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds. It is so good to know that our God is a healer, a healer per excellence, an extra-ordinary…
Have you read the word today?
Have you read his Word Today?
Trust In God *Text: Prov. 3: 5-6* “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Trusting in the Lord means to totally rely or lean on Him with total confidence that He is able to support you. Our text this morning is an admonition for us to trust in the Lord not partially but totally. From that scripture we deduce that the alternative to trusting in the Lord with all of our…
Many people go to church and do many other religious activities without knowing Jesus. Our knowledge of Jesus first starts with a revelation of Him through his words and a personal encounter, because no one knows Jesus without the help of the Holy spirit
Have you been in a wedding or event where food finished? If yes, what was people's reaction? God's plan for us is to always give us the best. Whatsoever experience that looks not as the best is a preparation for the best if you believe, all we need to do is to invite Jesus in that matter.
The Human Heart *Text: Jer. 17: 9-10* ““The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” Our text this morning reveals to us the condition of the human heart. After careful examination of the human heart, the scriptures return with a very unpleasant and scary verdict. It says…
Love Your Neighbour *Text: I Cor. 13: 1* “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” The message of the apostle Paul in this passage is simply that spiritual gift as good and as valuable as it is, is nothing without love. It is a basic truth that many take for granted because they believe that they are already walking in love, yet a close observation of their lifestyle and relationship…
No More Condemnation *Text: Rom. 8: 1-2* “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death” To be condemned is to be declared guilty and in a world where we love to trade blames, a lot of guilt is being thrown around. Rather than take responsibility for their actions and their failures, people all over always seek for who to blame…
Lord Have Mercy *Text: Psa. 51: 1-2* “Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin” Psalm 51 is a lesson on how genuine confession of sin is a necessary step to experience the full gift of forgiveness. First, genuine confession acknowledges what we have done to displease God. For genuine confession to count it must be…
Work Towards Holiness *Text: 2 Cor.7: 1* “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” It is our responsibility to ensure that we are holy, no one will do this for us. People have believed for too long that it is God that will do something about the uncleanness, the imperfections and generally the sin in their lives, the truth however is that God will not do anything…
Do Not Overcome By Evil *Text: Rom. 12: 20-21* “Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” The hunger for revenge is great whenever we have been hurt by someone. There is always that strong urge to want to hurt the person back. Our text this morning describes such attitude as evil and warns us against it. The world we live…
God Our Comforter *Text: 2 Cor. 7: 5-6* “For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus” In a world of trouble, chaos and unrest like ours, comfort is not a luxury but a necessity. Especially for us as children of God in our pursuit to live right, to make a positive impact in our world and to…
Love That Conquers Fear *Text: 1 John 4: 18* “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” Our anchor text reveals to us that love is an antidote to fear and the question that comes to mind immediately is what type of love is this? According to 1 John 4: 7, this is the love that proceed from God into the lives of those who surrenders to Him and accept His offer of adoption to…
Godly Sorrow VS Worldly Sorrow *Text: 2 Cor. 7: 10* “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death” Generally nobody likes to be sorrowful, because sorrow is associated with bad things, things that makes people sad, things that bring pain to people – physical and emotional pain. For instance the loss of a job, the loss of a loved one – a wife/husband, a child, parents, the loss of a desired…
Pray, Believe & Receive *Text: Mark 11: 24* “I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” Prayer is powerful. It can literally move mountains. That is exactly what our Lord Jesus said will happen when a believer prays with…
Work Smarter & Not Harder *Text: Eccl. 10: 10* “Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.” People work hard today and yet they remain unsuccessful and oftentimes when you ask them for an explanation for this lack of success, the general believe seem to be that, they are not working hard enough, even some of these people themselves seem to be of the opinion that if only they can work harder, work more…
Seeking God’s Approval *Text: 2 Tim. 2: 15* “Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth” Many people today will do anything, will go to any extent and do whatever is necessary to secure the approval of men but will care very little about securing God’s approval. A major reason for this is because they are convinced that their lifting, their wellness,…
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