Pillars of Godliness 5
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. We previously saw that Godliness manifests in the five attributes mentioned in today’s Bible verse. Godliness would always manifest in a person’s speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. We have examined the first four attributes, today we shall examine purity. There are various areas in which a person can be said to be pure. There is sexual purity, purity in matters pertaining to money, and purity in spiritual matters(matters pertaining to idol worship and food). Any form of sexual pleasure derived outside the ambit of marriage (between a male man and a female woman) is impure. A Godly person abstains from all forms of impurity in this area. There is something the king James Version Bible refers to as ‘filthy lucre’ (see 1 Timothy 3:3). This is money made from questionable ventures or methods. A person who diverts money meant for the public into his personal treasury is guilty of filthy lucre. A person who makes money through gambling, Ponzi schemes or any other get-rich-quick scheme is guilty of filthy lucre. A Godly person abstains from the impurity of filthy lucre. The third kind of impurity we shall examine today is that which comes from participation with unclean spirits through idolatry and idolatrous communion through foods. Persons who consult mediums, collect charms and good luck bracelets or jewelry from sorceresses and sorcerers are participating in impurity. This is called “defilement of flesh” (1 Corinthians 7:1). In the New Covenant, the only thing the believer is not allowed to eat is blood (see Acts 15:20)– animals with their blood still in them like strangled or raw animals, etc. When you see people eating raw meat with fresh blood still in it, it is uncleanness, and such traditions stem from idol worship. A believer who wants to live a Godly life would be careful to avoid anything that makes him impure. Go into today remembering that godliness is the key that unlocks the treasures and power of your new life in Christ. Prayer: Ask the Lord for the grace to put away all forms of impurity and live a pure life before Him. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Joshua 6-10 (In Devotional Audio) Download Sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSqmBE9rOE5JiHBnUG7AsJ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. @streamglobe http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202182.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
One Father, Many Instructors
1 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV) For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Richard and Ford were childhood friends but were separated for some years because they attended different universities. They were reunited after graduating from the university but the two friends could no longer blend because they now attended different Church denominations. After their reunion, Ford excitedly invited Richard to a special program in his Church. Richard, however, turned down the invitation. “We have been friends from childhood, do this for the sake of our friendship,” Ford said. “We are not permitted to visit other churches, we cannot even listen to messages preached by other preachers, if we do, we will be punished” Richard replied. “But we are all born again Christians serving Jesus, I can’t understand you”. Ford answered and walked away. Admonishing the church, Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (KJV) stated that, ‘‘now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. We are not called to disciple a denomination, we are called to disciple the Nations. If you are a leader to whom God has given spiritual sons, you should be secure enough to allow your sons access to other godly instructors, knowing that there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which walketh all in all. If your sons are going to have balanced growth, they must eat a balanced diet. This will happen when you play your part and allow others to play their part in their lives. One of the most painful things to deal with is disciples that are not balanced or spiritually mature. It would be hard for believers to be mature if all their spiritual diet is from only one minister and none other. Christ didn’t design his body that way. Go into today knowing that the body is not one member, but many and God has placed each of the members in the body just as He decided. (1 Corinthians 12:14,18). Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you grow to the fulness of your stature in Christ and be fruitful in every good work. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Bible Plan: Genesis 4-7 (In Devotional Audio) DOWNLOAD SERMONS HERE: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSqmBE9rOE5JiHBnUG7AsJ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. @streamglobe http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Walk As Children of Light
Ephesians 5:8-9 (KJV) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth Before Shonda believed in the Lord Jesus, she was a gang member who later became a call girl. Even though Shonda was now a believer translated from the kingdom of darkness and made the light of the world, she still remembered how to walk as a child of darkness. She had to now learn how to walk as a child of light so that her light would shine. She understood that if she did not let her light shine, she could go back to becoming darkness all over again. This was why she did not play with Bible study and Christian fellowship. Jesus says we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. He also says we should let our light shine. If we do not let our light shine, it can become darkness all over again, and how great the darkness will be. If the salt refuses salt, it can lose its savor and become entirely useless (see Matt 5:13, Matt 6:23). Go into today remembering that living as light is not an option, it is the only way to continue to be light and salt. Prayer: Lord, help me to shine the light today and every day of my life. Lord, please deliver me from every influence that seeks to hinder my light from shinning. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to give to this ministry, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Romans 3-4 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSqmBE9rOE5JiHBnUG7AsJ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201885.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Way To Kingdom Greatness 3
Luke 12:30-31 (KJV) For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. I was recently in a church camp in Nigeria where I saw a number of people coming to pray in the day and at night. As I rejoiced before the Lord for such a place and the people who came seeking the Lord in prayer and fasting, the Lord pointed to me that many of them really didn’t come to seek Him but to seek things through Him. The summary of most prayers was ‘more money Lord’ while it should have been ‘more of you Lord’. If half of the people praying and fasting in Nigeria are actually seeking the Lord and His kingdom, the nation would have been much better and the people much more prosperous. Those who seek the kingdom of God seek to please Him in all things; they bring their weaknesses before the Lord until they receive strength to be overcomers. They seek to always be filled with the Holy Spirit who administers the realities of God’s kingdom within us. I have come to realize that God wants us to love Him. The first commandment is that we love the Lord our God with all our hearts (see Mat 23:37). Paul had very strong words for believers who do not love the Lord (see 1 Cor 16:22). He understood that believers who do not love the Lord can be Satan’s biggest tools against the church. God is our father and every father wants His children to love him. How would you feel if your children only made time to talk to you when they needed you to do something for them? Those who walk in the Lord’s great power and glory are those who seek the Lord and make time to commune with Him. They are those who are great in the kingdom of God. Go into today remembering that those who truly seek the kingdom of God cannot lack any good thing (see Psalm 84:11). All the things they need will be added unto them (Luke 12:32). Prayer: Lord, please help me seek your kingdom above all else. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 1-2 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201884.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Way to Kingdom Greatness
1 Corinthians 13:2 (NKJV) And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. When Eze traveled to the village for the Christmas celebrations, he came in contact with some challenges that were orchestrated by demons. He tried to cast out the demons, but they seemed too strong for him to handle, and he started wondering why. When he reported the matter to his sister who was a more recent believer, she laughed over the problem and assured him that the matter was resolved. She simply prayed a simple prayer and commanded the demons to leave. The level of calmness and authority with which she commanded those demons showed that she knew what she was doing and already had great power with God. The matter was resolved instantly after Eze’s sister prayed with authority. This was how Eze knew that he did not have sufficient spiritual authority to handle certain matters because he was still a spiritual baby, even though he walked in spiritual gifts and had been a believer longer than his sister. One thing Eze could say about his sister was that she was a very selfless believer whose love for the Lord [and the brethren] couldn’t be hidden. There was a time she turned down a very high paying job because she was convinced it would hinder her from serving the Lord the way she should. Eze knew he couldn’t do what she did, but he also knew things like that was why she had more esteem and authority in heaven than him. The path of spiritual maturity and authority is the path of love and selflessness. Just like physically speaking, a young child in the family does not have as much authority over the family estate like when he becomes mature, a spiritual babe does not walk in the level of authority he would walk in when he becomes spiritually mature. Love is the fruit that God expects to see us produce because of His divine life within us. It is abnormal for those who have been born of God to not be fruitful, but it can happen if they allow themselves to be conformed to the standards of this loveless world. Go into today remembering that a man who allows himself to be transformed by the renewing of his mind through the understanding of God’s Word is a man who would walk in the divine nature of love and wield great spiritual authority. Prayer: ask the Lord to help you walk in the fullness of your authority in Him. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Isaiah 1-6 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201883.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 4
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Tina was in an office where a lot of public funds were misappropriated and stolen. She refused to join the party because her heart was filled with faith, and because of this, she was faithful to the Lord. She looked like a fool to her colleagues who had all become very rich, some of whom were church leaders, but Tina remained faithful to the Lord and did not participate in the embezzlement because of her faith. Many years later, she still had great spiritual standing and walked in great authority. She now had many reasons to thank God for giving her grace not to join her colleagues in doing what they did. Unlike her unfaithful colleagues, she did not lose her most precious treasure but increased it. The most precious treasure a believer has is his faith in God (see 1 Peter 1:7). Faith in Christ always produces faithfulness to Christ. The Greek word translated to mean faith is the same word for faithfulness. That’s why in King James Version, you would see that the word translated as faithfulness in today’s verse was translated as faith. The word for faith and faithfulness in Greek are the same word. Incidentally, the case is the same for the Hebrew language. Every time we see the Lord or the apostles or the prophets talking about faith in scriptures, they are also talking about faithfulness. In their minds, you cannot separate the two. The truth is that you cannot separate true faith in God from faithfulness to God. A godly person is also a faithful person. Some people do not have a faithful personality, such people cannot go far in the kingdom of God no matter how gifted they are. They are inconsistent and unpredictable–that is not a godly attribute. A godly person is a person of great integrity. With him, what you see is what you get. He is not a two-faced person or one who changes with the times. Go into today knowing that a faithful person is also full of faith. Faithfulness is an attribute of godliness, and godliness is necessary for any believer who would reap the benefits of his divine life and be fruitful. Prayer: Lord, help me to be truly faithful and fruitful in the kingdom. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Job 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202180.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Spiritual Gifts and Love
1 Corinthians 13:1 (NKJV) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Evelyn was disturbed by the things she was hearing about Sister Sharon. But instead of joining others to gossip, she decided to take out a day to pray and fast for her. Through word of knowledge, she knew that the devil was attacking Sharon and seeking to sink her back into the old life of sin that she was delivered from. When Sharon was restored, she never knew Evelyn’s prayer played a great part in this. Evelyn would have joined the other women in the church to gossip about Sharon because Sharon had become cold and disrespectful towards her, but she chose to love Sharon instead. That was why she decided to do something about the matter. The only effective thing she found that she could do at the time was to pray. This she did and her prayers were answered. Evelyn acted in love toward Sharon by praying for her instead of gossiping and condemning her with the others. That was an act of love. Even though Evelyn had great spiritual gifts, Sharon was restored because of Evelyn’s love and not because of her spiritual gifts alone. Spiritual gifts without the fruit of the Spirit [of Love] are untruthful. Gifts without love are nothing but spiritual noise. Go into today remembering that when your spiritual gift is mingled with love, it becomes very fruitful. Remember that God rewards fruitfulness, and He gave you gifts to facilitate your fruitfulness. Prayer: Lord God, please help me walk in love and be more fruitful with my spiritual gifts. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Psalms 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202179.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 3
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Miriam had been praying and fasting against her neighbor who was a witch. This her neighbor was very ruthless and wicked. Miriam believed that some things in her life were going wrong because of this her demon processed neighbor. She wasn’t entirely wrong. This neighbor was not only oppressing Miriam physically, but she was also troubling her spiritually. Miriam didn’t seem to have the victory even though she was a Christian. After attending a conference her church organized, Miriam realized that she had been wrong all the while. She decided to stop hating and wishing her neighbor harm. She decided that she was going to start walking in love and praying for this her neighbor. As soon as Miriam started walking in true love towards this her antagonistic neighbor, she found that she was no longer afraid of her (see 1 John 4:18). She also observed that her life started moving smoothly, and for the first time ever, this her neighbor was now trying to be nice to her and didn’t trouble her again but showed signs that she was now afraid of Miriam. This neighbor later moved out of that neighborhood in a hurry. It wasn’t until Miriam started walking in love that she started walking in the level of spiritual authority that gave her perpetual victory over her enemies. We have previously examined two of the five attributes of Godliness shown in today’s Bible verse. We have seen that a godly person is careful with the use of his tongue and careful in his conduct. Today, we see the most powerful and important attribute of godliness –Love. Only those who have been Fathered by God have the power to be truly godly. It follows that only those who are born of God can truly walk in pure love. Most people walk in selfish and self-centered love, a kind of love that is common in the world today. But when a person walks in true love that is not self-serving, he is proving that he is a child of His heavenly Father, and he is walking in a way that would make room for the divine life he has received [in his spirit] to find expression in his daily experiences. Our Lord Jesus commands us to love even our enemies(Matthew 5:44-48) because as sons of God, we have a unique power and ability to do so. When we obey this command, we set ourselves up for the release of greater power. The greatest spiritual power is released when believers walk in genuine love. Go into today remembering that only those who have been born of God have the ability and power to love [even their enemies] (see 1 John 4:7-8). This kind of power is such that even Satan does not have the ability to walk in it. Prayer: Lord, please help me draw from the power of your divine nature I have received and truly walk in Love. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Joshua 1-5 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202178.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 2
Beware of scammers! No one in Streamglobe would contact you to request WhatsApp Code or money. 1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Even though Gerald was a worker in the church, his conduct projected pride, and gentleness was not one of his strong attributes. He had a way of making his presence known and his voice heard. As he studied the dynamics of Godliness, he realized that his conduct did not reflect godliness. He now understood that he was to be humble and gentle– his conduct was to reflect the nature and character of Christ (1 Peter 3:8, Philippians 2:5-8, Ephesians 4:1-3). Here’s our Lord Jesus in Matthew: Matthew 11:29 (NET) Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. We saw yesterday that the control of our tongues is an important attribute of godliness. Today, we see that our conduct is also another important attribute or pillar of Godliness. A godly person must be one whose words and conduct reflect Christ’s nature. A person who tells lies is not godly. A proud person is not godly. Go into today remembering that as a believer in Christ Jesus, it is important for you to be godly so that your life would be able to radiate the nature and glory of God. Remember, godliness with contentment is great gain. Prayer: Lord, help me to be truly godly in the way I conduct myself. Let the words I say and things I do bring glory to you. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Genesis 1-3 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Pillars of Godliness
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. After learning and understanding how godliness was beneficial to the believer, Gerald wanted to truly be godly because he was tired of the defeated life he was living. For example, he had been spending so much on drugs and he now understood that the power of the divine life could keep him in divine health, but this power is unleashed through godliness. One of the things the grace of God does to us believers is that it empowers us to live godly lives. Titus 2:11-12 (NET) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… In today’s Bible verse, we see five areas in which godliness can be made manifest. The first is in our speech or words. If a man has control over his words, he has control over his life and destiny (see James 3:2, Proverbs 13:3). Proverbs 18:21 puts it this way: “The tongue has the power of life and death.” The stakes are high. Your words can either speak life, or your words can speak death. Our tongues can build others up, or they can tear them down. Go into today remembering that one of the important areas of Godliness is in the way we use our tongues. If you can control the use of your tongue, you would be able to control other areas of your life. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you use your tongue wisely. ‘Lord, let all my words be seasoned with salt. Let no idle word proceed out of my mouth. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Romans 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS