Category: Devotional

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14 – 16

O Lord, make me a channel of love where there is hatred.

O Lord, make me a channel of hope where there is despair.

Lord Jesus, make me a channel of shining light where there is darkness.

O Holy Spirit, make me a channel joy happiness where there is misery and sadness

Everlasting Father, make me a channel of peace and fellow feeling where there is conflict and wickedness

Heavenly Father, make a channel of unity where there is disunity and mistrust.

And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:15-16 (KJV)

The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is called the good news. It comes from the Greek word “euaggelion” which means, the good message. It is this good news that Jesus instructed us to go and preach. It is this good news that when men express faith or believe it, they are saved. Men are condemned by their unbelief in this good news. There is many news that can be termed as good in a different context but none of this good news has eternal value or saves a man from eternal destruction. There is only one message or news that saves men. This good news or message is called the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also called the gospel of peace. It is the desire of God that all men hear this good news. The question then is, what is this good news, which is also called, the gospel of Christ?

The gospel of Christ is not the eradication of unemployment or poverty. It is not the achievement of universal health care. It is not raising the best politicians and businessmen. It is not becoming a good wife or husband. It is not about raising morally perfect people. Though all these are good, they are not the gospel of Christ. The gospel of Christ is universal. This means it’s not for some selected disadvantaged people in life. It is the good news everybody needs. The rich and the poor, the young and the old, the European and the African, the educated and the none educated, the healthy and the sick, the morally upright and the evil person. It is a universal solution to a universal problem of man. Money, health, employment, and family life are not the universal problem of men. Some people are without these problems.

The good news is that man can receive forgiveness of sins, man can have eternal life, man can be a child of God, and the Spirit of God can live in a man. These things were made available freely by the work Jesus did in His death and resurrection for us. All that is required of men is to receive them by believing on Jesus as the Christ who was crucified and resurrected for us according to what the prophets said from the beginning of time and was documented in the scriptures. Faith in what Christ has done is receiving all that was made available for us. This is the best news and the good news all men must hear. The greatest blessing in life is to receive forgiveness of sins. The most important experience in life is to be born again and the best decision any man can make while alive is to believe the gospel of Christ. This is over the top good news of all time, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

CONFESSION: I have heard and believed the gospel of Christ. I am therefore saved from sin.

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

There is nothing – absolutely NOTHING that we can do to redeem ourselves from the penalty of sin and be set free from the curse of the Law. And there is nothing that we can add to the price that Jesus paid on the Cross. Only God, Himself, in the Person of Jesus Christ is able to redeem us (by faith) and He did this by dying on a tree and becoming a curse in our place. And the price that Christ paid is sufficient.

Christ redeemed us by dying in our place and He had the undiluted wrath of God poured out upon Him in our stead. God’s wrath was poured out upon Jesus to pay the price for your sins and for mine instead of God’s wrath being poured out on you and on me. Christ bore the full weight of the curse of the Law for you and did it for me too – and without the death of the holy Son of God there could be no redemption from the terrible curse of the Law. The curse of Law is death and we are incapable of escaping its curse – and death is the birthright of every man and every woman.

But Christ paid the price in our stead.

It was Moses who wrote that the penalty for condemned criminals was to hang upon a tree as a sign that they were cursed of God… and by being lifted up and hung on Calvary’s Tree, Christ was made a curse for us – redeeming us from the curse of the Law. No wonder the apostle Paul was able to write: “We preach Christ crucified – to the Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST the POWER of God and Christ the WISDOM of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

LET’S PRAY
Heavenly Father, connect my heart to Your Word to know Your heart desires for revelation to guide me live everyday of my according to Your purpose in Jesus Name! Amen Amen Amen 😇

“Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” John 1:16-17

The Law of God is perfect, but the penalty for breaking any part of God’s law, however insignificant in our own eyes, is death – eternal separation from God. The curse of the Law is death and there is nothing that we can do to lift that curse or to pay the redemption price for our sin. The penalty for our sin is death, and this is a death-penalty that we justly deserve.

All have sinned and fallen short of the glory and perfection of God… and the wages of sin is death. But God, in His grace, ordained that there is one way that the price of breaking God’s perfect Law can be paid. There is one way that the curse of the Law can be lifted and that is through the sacrifice of His dearly beloved Son, in our place.

Trusting in the death, burial, and Resurrection of the only begotten and sinless Son of God, is the one and only price that is acceptable by a righteous God as payment for our sins. And all who have trusted in Christ as Saviour can say with certainty and eternally, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.'” Galatians 3:13

LET’S PRAY.
Heavenly Father, thank You that Christ redeemed me from the curse of the Law by hanging on the Tree at Calvary. My Saviour Who knew no sin, became sin for me so that in Him I might be made righteous. I may never understand the enormity of what Jesus did, but I will give Him all the honour and glory, might and majesty, power and praise, both now and in the eternal ages to come in the glorious name of Jesus Christ. Amen Amen Amen 😇.

John 5:24 – “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”

The way of salvation is simple – “only believe”. But we read about the many difficulties that Jesus’ listeners had in simply believing Him, and our own experiences teach us the same thing. Salvation is free but it is not cheap and believing is simple but not always easy.

Let us consider a couple of the blockages to belief that Jesus pointed out:

– The religious leaders were too focused on the glory that comes from man – “How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? (John 5:44)

– The crowd who followed Jesus’ were so focused on the natural food Jesus had provided through a miracle that they didn’t give attention to believing Jesus’ message, which was spiritual food. (John 6:26-36)

Even some of the disciples did not truly believe because they didn’t deeply understand that “the Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.” (John 6:63-64)

Indeed, we cannot save ourselves by our good works or efforts and if we are to believe, we must not seek human glory or focus too much on our own need for material breakthrough. We must receive the Word of God in our hearts, and then, as Prophet TB Joshua said, “Believing is simply acting on the Word”.

PRAYER: Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief!

Good morning and Fountain of Life: Stay connected to the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruit today, tomorrow and forever in Jesus Name

“Moses told his father-in-law about everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake and about all the hardships they had met along the way and how the Lord had saved them.“ Exodus 18:8

When Moses was leading the people of Israel through the wilderness after their deliverance from Egypt, he met up one day with his father-in-law, Jethro. After recounting to him God’s mighty power in delivering them from Egypt, Moses also highlighted all the hardships they had been through after that deliverance, testifying to Jethro about how God had saved them each time they called on Him.

Take note – being delivered from the hands of the Egyptians did not mean an end to their hardships! They faced many trials and temptations on their journey – such as a shortage of water and food – but the purpose of each hardship was to teach them total dependence on God. As a Christian, examine your life and you would discover that one of the main ways we learn dependence on God is through cycles of hardship or difficulty – in which we draw closer to Him and He delivers us from them or in them.

But as Jesus warned us in Luke 21:34, instead of seeing them as an opportunity to draw closer to God, we are tempted to either try to escape them using alternatives outside of Christ or to become anxious, worried and desperate. Ask yourself today – in the midst of your difficulty, pressure or tension, will you try to escape, become worried and anxious, or will you see that situation as an opportunity to draw closer to God?

PRAYER: Oh LORD, help me to turn away today from that which has the power to turn me away from You, and give me the grace to turn to You in the midst of my trials, in Jesus’ mighty name!

Good morning and Fountain of Life: Stay connected to the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruit today, tomorrow and forever

“Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labour.” Exodus 6:9

What Moses was reporting to the Israelites was good news – that God was going to free them from their slavery in Egypt and take them to the Promised Land. But the people did not listen to him because they were discouraged – looking at their condition in the natural. Indeed, the situation on the ground seemed to be getting worse because Pharaoh had increased their workload.

What is the lesson for us as believers? In the course of our Christian journey, challenges will certainly come! In fact, when God is coming with a huge blessing for you, one of the first signs is that you will receive attacks! They are informants of promotion. But we must not allow these challenges to overwhelm us to the point of falling into discouragement.

A discouraged heart cannot be sensitive to hear what God is saying about the situation. Because when you are discouraged, you will look at life through the lens of your circumstances. Recall the words of Prophet TB Joshua: “God cannot use a discouraged servant.” He also said, “when you run out of rope, hang onto God” Therefore, no matter what you are going through, see your challenge as a reason to depend on God, knowing that beyond that challenge lies Divine promotion!

PRAYER: Oh Lord, I cannot get along without You! Show Yourself stronger in my life! Release me into my Divine future, in Jesus’ mighty name!

Good morning and Fountain of Life: Stay connected to the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruit today, tomorrow and forever in Jesus Name 😇🔥💓

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Matthew 7:1-3

It is common today to see people quickly pass judgment on others when they see them take certain actions – yet also justify themselves if a situation arises in which they take those very same actions. Why? Often, you judge yourself according to your intentions, but judge others according to their actions – or rather your own interpretation of their actions.

As a result, we are often inclined to be more lenient on ourselves and more critical of others – because we don’t make the same instinctive allowance for weaknesses in others as we do for ourselves. The simple answer given by Jesus Christ was not to judge others at all but to leave judgement for God. If we judge others now, who will judge us on the Last Day? Take time to reflect on this and prioritise taking care of your own heart in the light of God’s Word.

PRAYER: Oh LORD, draw me to a closer relationship with You – in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!

Good morning and Fountain of Life: Stay connected to the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruit today, tomorrow and forever 😇🔥💓

“He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” Colossians 1:28-29

Apostle Paul was supernaturally strengthened to carry out his mission for Christ as ‘strenuously contended’ for God’s purpose – keeping God’s glory at the forefront of his motives. Truly, the highest motive in serving God is the desire to please Him and love for Jesus Christ is the only motive that will stand the test of time. The journey of life comes with both good and hard times – and no one depending solely on natural strength or human gifts can stand in the face of this unless he is strengthened from above.

One may show great zeal for God out of mere conviction – but when the thorns, heat and vicissitudes of life come, the unstable zeal will soon be choked. It takes supernatural strength to steady our hearts in the face of life’s ups and downs – to not get overwhelmed by man’s praise or overtaken by man’s persecution. Our relationship with God must be the principle from which we act and the end at which we aim. In other words, keep Jesus at the centre of your life! Yes, challenges will come, but there will be strength to see you through. Yes, temptation will come, there will be grace to overcome. There will be supernatural endowment to achieve your God-given assignment – for His glory!

PRAYER: Whatever barrier that stands between your heart and the Holy Spirit – command it to be removed, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!

Good morning and Fountain of Life, stay connected to the Ultimate Source of Life to bear much fruit today, tomorrow and forever