December 2019
Daily Devotional: 10th December “HOPE”
READ: Romans 5:1-5 “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope“ - Romans 15:4 Many times, people come to church not knowing what the other person has been through that
Daily Devotional: 9th December “HOPE”
READ: Romans 5:1-5 “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope“ - Romans 15:4 Many times, people come to church not knowing what the other person has been through that day.
Daily Devotional: 8th December “FOLLW-UP”
READ: Acts 15:35-16:5 “My little children, of whom I travail [pray] in birth again until Christ be formed in you.“ - Galatians 4:19 The follow-up ministry is a scientific way of preventing the loss of converts. So much energy is spent in winning the lost.
Daily Devotional: 7th December “INTO ALL THE WORLD”
READ: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 “For from you sounded out the word of the Lord...in every place...“ - 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Some zealous persons, who would not be deterred, set up the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. Gradually a complete missionary organisation, with its own overseas programs
Daily Devotional: 6th December “A KNOWING”
READ: Acts 27:9-26 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:“ - Romans 8:16 Paul just had a knowing and a perception. Was it a natural perception or a spiritual perception? It was definitely not a natural perception
Daily Devotional: 5th December “DEVELOP YOUR MIND”
READ: 1 Kings 3:9-28 “But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God“ - 1 Corinthians 1:24 Solomon developed internal stability in the nation by the wisdom of God and the use of his
Daily Devotional: 4th December “VISION”
READ: Acts 20:16-27 “...To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.“ - John 18:37 Jesus knew why He was in this
Daily Devotional: 3rd December “REAL CHRISTIANS”
READ: Matthew 7:15-23 “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.“ - Matthew 7:20 Years ago, we had a patient in the Gynaecology Department of the hospital in Accra, where I was working. When she was medically examined, we discovered that this "woman" was really
Daily Devotional: 2nd December “THE WAY”
READ: Eziekel 36:22-28 “...that which is born of the Spirit is spirit“ - John 3:6 The difference between Christianity and every other religion is simple. Christianity claims to change the essential nature of a man. Jesus makes you a new creation. You become a brand
Daily Devotional: 1st December “A BITE IN THE BACK”
READ: Romans 1:28-30 “...God gave them over to a reprobate mind...backbiters, haters of God, despiteful...“ - Romans 1:28-30 Backbiting means “to be bitten in the back”. That is, to slander someone in his absence. The Bible teaches us in Ephesians chapter 6 about the protective
November 2019
Daily Devotional: 30th November “FAME”
READ: Philippians 2:1-16 “How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?“ - John 5:44 We are often deceived into thinking that the pastor with the largest congregation will be the greatest in Heaven. This
Daily Devotional: 29th November “EVIL PRESENCE”
READ: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 “...And thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith...where Satan dwelleth.“ - Revelation 2:12,13 The devil is not omnipresent; he is in one place at a time. In Bible times, John identified the home and seat of the
Daily Devotional: 28th November “LOVE”
READ: 1 John 4:7-21 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.“ - 1 John 4:18 Someone who fears me does not love me. Fear destroys love. It
Daily Devotional: 27th November “RUMOURS”
READ: Proverbs 6:16-19 “Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and and deceive not with thy lips.“ - Proverbs 24:28 To slander is “to utter maliciously untrue statements about someone”. It also means “to defame, vilify , misrepresent, and denigrate another”. In other
Daily Devotional: 26th November “COURAGE”
READ: Joshua 1:1-9 “Only be thou strong and very courageous… have not I commanded thee? …“ - Joshua 1:7,9 Do you want to lead people? You are going to need a lot of courage. In Joshua 1:1-9, God exhorted Joshua three times to be courageous.
Daily Devotional: 25th November “COUNTING PENNIES”
READ: John 6:5-13 “...he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.“ - John 6:12 A frugal person is someone who counts his pennies. Years ago I wrote a book on frugality. It was something that I had taught
Daily Devotional: 24th November “BOASTING”
READ: James 4 : 13-17 “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.“ - 2 Timothy 3:2 An over-confident person is someone who has too much trust in his abilities. It is dangerous to be over-confident
Daily Devotional: 23rd November “THANKS”
READ: Ephesians 6:1-9 “Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;“ - Ephesians 6:2 It is very important to esteem, treasure and place value on some things in life. When you know the value of something you will not mistreat it or
Daily Devotional: 22nd November “FRIENDSHIP”
READ: 1 Samuel 20: 1-17 “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners“ - 1 Corinthians 15:33 Everything has a price. Loyalty also has a price. To be loyal to one person means you cannot be loyal to everyone. Loyalty will cost you relationships and friendships.
Daily Devotional: 21st November “DISPLACED”
READ: Genesis 11:1-9 “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.“ - Proverbs 18:16 God has called many of us. However, you have to pay the price in order to take your place in the ministry. Your place in the ministry
Daily Devotional: 20th November “REMEDY”
READ: Jonah 3 “...And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years“ - Genesis 6:3 The anointing of Jonah was sufficient to convert hardened sinners to the
Daily Devotional: 19th November “RECEPTION”
READ: Mark 5:21-34 “And Jesus...turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?“ – Mark 5:30 I am a firm believer in the ability of women to catch the anointing. I think I can say that women are more receptive to the Holy
Daily Devotional: 18th November “DEVELOP YOUR SPIRIT”
READ: 1 Corinthians 14:1-4 “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself…“ - 1 Corinthians 14:4 The first key to developing the human spirit is reading and meditating on, and studying the Word of God. Another way that you can develop your spirit is by
Daily Devotional: 17th November “NOSTALGIA”
READ: Genesis 19:12-26 “Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it“ - Luke 17:32,33 In Genesis 19, two angels were sent to Lot and his family in Sodom and Gomorrah. Their
Daily Devotional: 16th November “PREACH TO THE POOR”
READ: James 2: 1-10 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor...“ - Luke 4:18 When Jesus spoke of the anointing on His life, He was specific about whom His anointing would affect. He