Wednesday, 7 December 2022

 

Labour for what is eternal

 

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. John 6:27 

 

Read JOHN 6:24-27

 

The reason why many seek God is not for  their spiritual advantage or growth rather it is for things they need which are earthly desires. The Bible made us to understand that earthly things and it’s glory will pass but one thing for sure will stand which is the word.

 

Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."

 

Only the word of God is everlasting and can never perish. Our utmost desire is to eat the raw word of God and follow His teachings, then we can grow spiritually. 

 

1 Peter 2:2 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

 

To eat the word of God in context here is to earnestly study the word. Christ is the word and the bread of life and whosoever eat this bread will have eternal life.

 

John 6:51 “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

 

Dear beloved what will stand from now till eternity is the word. Feed yourself with the word of God.

Tuesday , 6 December 

Worse than the first case!

 

 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. Matthew 12:45

 

Bible passage: John 5:3-14;

3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 

4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 

5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 

6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 

9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

And that day was the Sabbath. 

10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 

13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 

14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

 

Infirmities, problems, curses are caused by evil spirits manifesting in the lives of people. It takes the power of God through His son Jesus Christ to subdue these powers and cast them out from the lives of the victims they have oppressed.

God’s role through His son is to give you deliverance but not to decide for you to walk in the path of salvation. From the Bible passage we read this morning, Jesus healed the man with a 38-year old infirmity but warned him not to go back to sin, else He would have a worse experience than the first. This infirmity is manifested by demons. Jesus made us to understand that when one is delivered from demons and refuse to let God rule over oneself, such life is open and permissive for more terrible demons to possess.

Mathew 12:43-45;

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 

44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 

45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

 

Dear beloved deliverance alone is not enough for a turnaround from your problems. Walking in the path of salvation is what guarantees your deliverance and makes it permanent. 

To walk in salvation is to believe in Jesus and follow His words.

 

 

 

 

 Guard your mouth 

 He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. Proverb 13:3

 

Bible passage: Genesis 37:5-11

  

Being careful of the things to say is not just limited to harsh talks, it is however, careful of saying good things God have for you to people who may not be happy for your progress in life.

  A Biblical reference for today’s devotion is Joseph and His brothers. God showed Him how He will reign over His brethren and parents, He was careless to have told His brothers His dream. His brothers detested Him even before He told them God’s plan for Him.

 No matter how big and great your dreams are be careful how you share it to people. Our part is to pray for the fulfillment of God’s plan and purpose for us, and not to tell people about it. 

 

 

 

 

13th, January 2022

Let down your net

Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Luke 5:4 

 

   We have been through some phases in life that we put efforts to achieving great things which often fails.

   We may have let down our nets several times hoping to get the things we need still we get nothing. The Lord is still saying let down your net again. It could be that God-given business idea which didn’t yield any profit, you have to let down your net again since God told you to do so try again. As long as the lord says let down your net, you need to be tenacious in what He tells us to do, don’t doubt. 

  In Luke 5:4-5, Peter toiled all night to catch fish and gave up after He caught nothing. When He obeyed the Lord’s instruction “Let down your net” He was amply blessed with a great number of fishes.

  What matters to you is God’s instruction not your challenges or the things you’ve failed to achieve. Let down your net if He tells you to do so. Don’t doubt.

Tuesday, 21 December 2021

His word is life

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalms 107:20 

 Bible passage: Mathew 8:5-10

 

  The word of God is life, in the beginning, God used His word to create everything we can see today. Things that seem not to have existed He brought them to life by His word. 

 In everything God does, His word was with Him and His word was always sent to bring to life whatsoever He wish to create.

John 1:1 says 

 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 

 The word of God is indispensable to God and vice versa; because the word is God. Jesus is the word, it is not surprising when Bible says;

Colossians 1:16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:” 

 All things were given life by the word of God. 

 Our existence is of the word of God, our strength, peace, and health are signs that the word is sustaining us. When we experience sickness, the first thing that should come to our mind is the word of God before any medication; Psalm 107:20. We were made by God’s word. If we are sick then our body needs a repair through His word.

 In conclusion, the word of God is life, and everything we see all came from the word. If anything is dead in us let’s bring it back to life by the word of God.

 

 

You are righteous through your faith in Christ

But to the one who does not work (that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good), but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God) (Romans 4:5 AMP)

Bible passage: Romans 4: 1-25

      What keeps a person righteous is His faith in Jesus and not by His works or how He has been keeping the law. The works of a person is limited to the extent of making Him righteous in God’s presence; only His faith in Christ can make Him completely righteous in God’s presence.

      Man’s good doings or righteousness is not a quantifier to making it to the kingdom of God, that is; God doesn’t qualify a man righteous by the good works he has done in respect to his bad works, but He qualifies a man based on the faith He has in Him.   A perfect Biblical case study is the theif at the right hand of Jesus during His crucification on the cross; He believed Jesus is the son of God. This faith he had in Christ Jesus was counted unto him as righteousness, which made Him qualified for the kingdom of God.

      You need to hold on to your faith in Christ, no matter how things may seem impossible keep believing in God, It is only through your faith in Him you can please Him. (Hebrews 11:6)

     Abraham was able to please God because he had faith in Him even when He was yet to receive the promises God had with Him.

Devotional Prayer: Father thank you for your word today. Lord Jesus help me to believe in you and help me grow in faith

Only your righteousness matters, not the doctrine.

“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?” (Matthew 12:5 KJV)

Bible passage: Matthew 12: 1-8

      God is concerned with the virtue and purity of your being, not the doctrine you received. It is imperative that you take your righteousness sincerely. The scripture stated that without righteousness and holiness in your heart, no man will perceive God.

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14 KJV)

      The scripture emphasised holiness as a means to perceive God through your own lenses and not through the doctrine you received as a Christian. Through the Bible passage above, the Pharisees exalt their doctrine rather than their righteousness. Jesus knew that they were hypocrites – they were extremely religious but lacked righteousness within them. Jesus said this in Mathew 5: 20:

“For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

      The Pharisees in the Bible verse above also represent the preachers and the Christian rulers who were extremely religious but sinful. The statement by Jesus in Matthew 5:20 implies that it is only when your righteousness extends beyond the words of these religious preachers that you will be ready for the Kingdom of God.

      Consider your righteousness with more importance than the doctrine you have been endowed with. Don’t be like the Pharisees who are well-versed in the word of God but lack holiness in their hearts.

Devotional Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for your word today. Father, help me be righteous.