December 2020
Daily Devotional: 25th December “NO SUPERVISOR”
READ: Galatians 1:11-17 "...For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ." - Galatians 1:12 (NASB) Paul is the best example of a minister who had no overseer. He did not need to
Daily Devotional: 24th December “ELEVATION”
READ: Luke 2:19-35 "...Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel..." - Luke 2:34, NASB The father’s supernatural power to be a stepping stone “And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for
Daily Devotional: 23rd December “DON’T BE SHOCKED!”
READ: 2 Chronicles 32:9-25 "But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him…" - 2 Chronicles 32:25 You will notice ungratefulness in people by the way they complain. Moses led the Israelites out of bondage and slavery and yet they murmured and complained
Daily Devotional: 22nd December “PRAGMATIC PEOPLE”
READ: Luke 6:47-49 "He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:" - Luke 6:48 Rich people build houses because they are pragmatic. You may plan to live in a mansion way up on a hill.
Daily Devotional: 21st December “GOOD SHEPHERD”
READ: John 10:11-18 "Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?" - Isaiah 2:22, NIV You must not look to any man as the ultimate minister. The ultimate pastor is the good shepherd, Jesus Christ. The
Daily Devotional: 20th December “LIFE GODLINESS”
READ: 2 Peter 1:3-15 "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness" - 2 Peter 1:3, NIV Knowledge is the personal trait that causes you to acquire
Daily Devotional: 19th December “MOODINESS”
READ: Nehemiah 6:1-16 "...and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence." - Nehemiah 2:1 When Nehemiah’s attitude changed, it was immediately noticed by the king. Nehemiah was someone who constantly had a
Daily Devotional: 18th December “DISTRACTED”
READ: Nehemiah 6:1-16 "And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" - Nehemiah 6:3 Nehemiah refused to leave his work and
Daily Devotional: 17th December “BAD SEEDS”
READ: Exodus 1:1-22 "Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph" - Exodus 1:8 Pharaoh forgot the history of his own country. His nation would have been wiped out if it had not been for the good works of Joseph. Yet,
Daily Devotional: 16th December “UNMERITED FAVOUR”
READ: John 1:1-14 "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him." - Luke 2:40 To be “called” by God means that the grace of God is upon you. In the first place, it is
Daily Devotional: 15th December “ONLY ONCE”
READ: 1 Peter 1:13-21 "Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear" - 1 Peter 1:17, NIV Remember that we cannot come back. Remember that we cannot “do earth” again. This is it.
Daily Devotional: 14th December “TARRYING”
READ: Proverbs 23:29-30 "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God." - Luke 6:12 Wine changes those who tarry long at it. We are also affected as we stay
Daily Devotional: 13th December “REFRESHING”
READ: Acts 1:1-8 "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;" - Acts 3:19 Does the rain fall all the time? Certainly not. There is a time for
Daily Devotional: 12th December “MOCKING”
READ: Proverbs 30:17 "A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes." - Proverbs 18:6 Problems pass from fathers to the sons who mock at their fathers and bring upon themselves a curse. Mocking a father attracts a well known biblical curse in
Daily Devotional: 11th December “AT THE RIGHT TIME”
READ: Mark 11:12-21 "And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever..." - Mark 11:14 The story of Jesus cursing the fig tree is not readily understood by most Christians. “And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves,
Daily Devotional: 10th December “ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE”
READ: James 3:13-18 "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" - Colossians 2:3 Knowledge is the condition in which you are aware of facts and realities that are true, important and relevant. Knowledge is very important and the absence of knowledge (ignorance)
Daily Devotional: 9th December “TIME FOR FRUIT”
READ: Luke 13:6-9 "...cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?" - Luke 13:7 When God requires fruit from you, you better produce those fruits otherwise you could be subject to a curse. It is not about when you want to bear fruit. It is not
Daily Devotional: 8th December “SEED NATURE”
READ: Matthew 18:23-35 "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy" - Matthew 5:7 Spiritual virtues are seeds that can be sown. Sowing seeds makes people have more good things because the “seed nature” is embedded in spiritual virtues. For instance, sowing mercy and being
Daily Devotional: 7th December “AVOID WRONG “
READ: Ruth 3:1-18 "...Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." - Romans 12:9 Virtue is the quality of doing what is good and right and avoiding wrong. There are seven known cardinal virtues. Four of them are natural virtues and three of
Daily Devotional: 6th December “BEST OPTION”
READ: Hebrews 12:5-13 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right" - Ephesians 6:1 Many times we seek to know what to do. What is right and what is wrong? Often parents know what is the best thing to do for their children.
Daily Devotional: 5th December “FIVE KEYS”
READ: Esther 2:11-13 "Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel" - Amos 4:12 Preparation is the vital key that generates speed and success. Long and proper preparation is necessary
Daily Devotional: 4th December “GRUMBLING”
READ: Psalm 78:40-58 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:" - Psalm 103:2 Some years ago, some missionaries I had sent to the mission field began complaining about various things. They would call one another and gossip to each other
Daily Devotional: 3rd December “ENLARGEMENT”
READ: Matthew 4:24-25 "...thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap" - Revelation 14:15 There is a time that God grants enlargement and expansion. In the Scripture above, the angel declared in the heavenly realms that the time
Daily Devotional: 1st December “NO LOVE FOR GOD”
READ: Nehemiah 1:1-11 "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed ..." - Nehemiah 1:4 Are men interested in God? Quite frankly, my experience as a pastor leads me to
November 2020
Daily Devotional: 30th November “VALUABLE VIRTUE”
READ: Proverbs 31:10-31 "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." - Proverbs 31:10 Virtue (goodness) is the personal trait that makes a person genuinely helpful. Virtue makes you do good to people and not evil. A virtuous woman does good