Made in the Image and Likeness of God
Genesis 1: 27 (KJV) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Man was originally made in the image and likeness of God. He lost that glory when he fell. It was at this point that man became rewired after the pattern of Satan and sin, and consequences such as curses, pain, hardship, poverty etc. became man’s reality. However, God in His love for mankind sent His son Jesus to become the price for our freedom. God literally exchanged Jesus for us (2 Corinthians 5:21), such that in Jesus, the penalty for our sins was paid. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit” 1 Peter 3:18 (ESV)“ Anyone who accepts the Lord Jesus will be reborn into the image and likeness of God in Christ Jesus, this is the born-again experience. Hence, anyone who believes in Jesus is saved from the power of sin. Although he may be tempted to sin, it is not because he is wired that way; he now has a new nature of righteousness. Note the use of the word ’tempt’. He is tempted because he is no longer wired to sin. If he were, the word ‘tempt’ will not be appropriate because you do not tempt a man to do what he is by nature. How then do we grow? We grow by loving the things that God who redeemed us loves, and hate the things God hates (Heb 1:9). When this happens, growth will come as a return for our love for God which is manifested in obedience, discipline, and responsibility. John 14:15, 21 (paraphrased) “If you love me, keep my commandments and I will manifest myself to you.” Go into today asking God that the eyes of your understanding be enlightened to behold wondrous things out of His word. —Dr. Emmanuel James Bible in 1 Year: Proverbs 20-21(in today’s audio) Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202316.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
That We No Longer Be Children
Ephesians 4:14-15 (NET) So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head. On social media yesterday, I saw the posts of a certain young man who had been properly deceived by certain doctrines of demons. His theology was polluted with astrology and different levels of mysticism. He was trying to sound knowledgeable but was simply revealing how deceived he had been. I couldn’t help but feel some level of pity for him because unlike many believers today, he was given to some study, only that he had been studying the wrong things and had been tossed back and forth by the trickery of certain people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. There is always a new wind of false doctrines these days. It is either the once saved always saved error or the Christian mysticism movement, or the covetousness inducing doctrines cloaked as the prosperity gospel, etc. If believers are not properly taught by those ordained by the Lord to teach them, they would be taught by those ordained by the devil to scheme them. That’s the sad reality. it is only believers that are properly taught that can practice the truth in love(see Ephesians 4:15) If the Lord has called you into ministry to the body, you are expected to preach and teach the people he has sent you to. This means you must pay special attention to studying in order to show yourself approved unto God so that you can rightly divide the word of truth(see 2 Timothy 2:15). You must do this because your work on earth will be appraised by how effectively you do this. Go into today remembering that one sign that people have not been properly taught is that they would be spiritual babes who can be tossed to and from by every new wind of doctrine. Prayer: Father, help the church in my generation grow in corporate maturity, In Jesus name. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 Don’t Miss Today’s Streamglobe Word Encounter. Live Streaming starts by 11:30 AM (GMT +1). Link: https://streamglobe.org/live —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year: Psalms 102-104 Download our sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202315.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
A Mature Church
Ephesians 4:11-13 (NET) It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full stature. When Segun and Victor were much younger in the faith, they had very divergent views about many minor things they thought were important. For instance, Segun did not believe that Victor understood the gospel because he attended a church where ladies wore jewelry. Victor believed Segun was too legalistic because he believed ladies shouldn’t wear jewelry, etc. They both couldn’t fellowship together nor did they truly see each other as brethren of the same spiritual family. But as Segun and Victor became more spiritually mature, they found that the issues that caused disunity between them were minor issues. The real thing that was the burden of their hearts was to see the establishment of the kingdom of God in their nation. It was no more about which dressing mode was more appropriate or what they had to show that they were doing well materially. We can see from today’s passage that the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers are sent to build up the body of Christ until we all attain the unity of the faith, which is a product of corporate maturity. They do this by preaching and teaching. The sign of maturity in the body is unity. Unity is not necessarily uniformity. Unity is spiritual and can only be attained when believers are spiritual and no more carnal, uniformity is outward and can be achieved by fleshly designs. When the prevalent doctrines in the church are teachings centered on materialism(baby doctrines), there would be prevalent spiritual infancy in the church. Go into today remembering that disunity in the church is usually a product of lack of spiritual maturity. The Corinthian church was full of spiritual babies, and this was manifested by the disunity in the church. Some said they were with Paul and others said they were with Apollos. Prayer: Lord, empower your ministers to edify the church with sound doctrine. Bring the church in my generation to attain the unity of the faith and spiritual maturity. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year:I Chronicles 15-19 want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 Download our sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Dont Miss Streamglobe Word Encounter tomorrow morning. Listen to audio for details Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547
Members of His Body
1 Corinthians 6:14-15 (KJV) And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Montgomery was going through a series of experiences that made it clear to him that he was under the influence of a curse. His great-grandparents and grandparents were missionaries. There was indeed a generational blessing in his family, and everyone knew it. But Montgomery’s case was different. He was walking under the influence of a curse. How did this come to be? After he became born again, he found out through prophecy that he contacted the flow of curses in his life through sexual immorality with prostitutes during a season of his life. Because he had joined himself to a cursed person through immorality, he started walking in her generational curses. By the mercy of God, he was delivered and brought into the blessing of Christ. Clean clothes do not purify dirty clothes, but dirty clothes can pollute clean clothes. Everything that happened to the Lord Jesus will also happen to us believers because we are members of His body. It is because we are members of the body of Christ that we share in the blessings of Abraham, and will be resurrected into glory. Anyone who truly understands this will flee sexual immorality because immorality takes a member of the body of Christ and soils it with iniquity. Because your body is now the temple of God that lives within you, sexual immorality which is a sin against your body is a sin against God’s temple. Go into today remembering that because you are a member of the Body of Christ, you should walk in the blessing of Christ. Confession: I am blessed with all spiritual blessings. I am blessed beyond every generational curse because I am a member of Christ’s body. Sin shall have no dominion over me. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 9-12 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1. New zoom meeting ID: 838 4974 7426. Passcode: Jesus Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join a Streamglobe WhatsApp Group here☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/CD3WkVt4CO25Rpvdz1nKqv http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Eternal God Is My Refuge 2
Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT) The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’ There is a way most people feel when they have lots of money in the bank. This feeling is because money has the ability to be a refuge, and many people trust in it. For the man that has made God his refuge, his feeling of security in Life comes from his knowledge of God. Such a person understands that ‘underneath are the everlasting arms’ of God. Every human being in this world needs some form of refuge in life. Some trust in chariots and horses (Psalm 20:7). This means they trust in systems that they have put in place. They derive their feeling of security from the money that they have, and elaborate security arrangements. But those who trust in the Lord know better. They understand that anything that is not everlasting does not have the capacity to be a reliable refuge for man. They have made God their refuge, and they will never be put to shame. Go into today thanking God because He is a refuge. Determine today to let your feeling of security be rooted in the integrity of God. This produces the faith required to receive the resources of heaven. Prayer: thank you Father for being my refuge. I ask that you help me never waver in trusting you. Amen. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year: II Timothy 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1. New zoom meeting ID: 838 4974 7426. Passcode: Jesus Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201832.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pray Always
Luke 18:1 (LLB) And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged. “Rose, why do you pray like this?” Funmi asked. “If you were in my shoes what would you have done? With all the problems I have, prayer is my only way of escape! I will rest if my problems can just reduce”. Rose responded. One would expect that Rose would grow so fast spiritually and become a very mature believer because she prayed a lot, but that was not the case and this was because her motive was wrong. She saw prayer only as a means of solving her problems. If God had solved all her problems, she would have stopped praying. Rose’s prayer was motivated by her problems and Funmilayo would not pray at all since she had no such problems. Jesus said however that, you must always pray; pray as a lifestyle; and never be discouraged. Your motivation should be because God commands it, and prayer is communing with your heavenly Father who you love. Whether there is an obvious need or not, the Bible says “pray constantly” (1Thess 5:17 LEB). Prayer becomes a time of fellowship with God when you pray out of a desire to please God and not just to solve problems. Because you are obeying God, He becomes obliged to meet your needs (Matthew 6:32-33) even before you ask. One way to check your spiritual health is to check whether you are still praying, and what motivates your prayer. Go into today knowing that the ultimate aim of prayer is fellowship with God and not necessarily to solve problems. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I choose to be motivated by your word. Let my prayer time become a time of fellowshipping with you. Amen! —Dr. Emmanuel James Bible in 1 Year: John 7-9 (in today’s audio) Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1. New zoom meeting ID: 838 4974 7426. Passcode: Jesus Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202312.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
God Confirms His Word
Hebrews 2:3-4 (NKJV) how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? Shade had a hard time discerning false prophets from true ones. She observed that some of the false prophets had become very smart by embracing ‘holiness’ doctrines. But she had a personal encounter with one of such holiness preachers and realized he was as greedy and filthy as the rest. She also realized that most of the false prophets were not interested in winning souls for the Lord, they were only interested in the money. We can see from today’s Bible verses that salvation was first preached by the Lord Jesus Himself, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him (His disciples who echoed His gospel). In Matthew 9:35 and Luke 8:1, we see that the Lord Jesus went to different towns and villages teaching and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. We also see that His disciples did the same. Many wonder what gospel message Jesus and the Apostles preached since Jesus was not yet crucified? Well, Jesus preached the message of salvation. What makes a person receive eternal salvation is believing that Jesus is Lord(the Christ of God, the messiah). Even before Jesus died on the cross, people were being saved through believing in Him. We see in Luke 19:9 that Jesus said salvation had come to the house of Zacchaeus [because he believed in Him]. Before and after His death and resurrection, believing that Jesus is Lord was the key to salvation. The resurrection was God’s token proof that Jesus is Lord. The Jews crucified Him because He said He was the Christ (the Son of God, the King of the Jews). But God raised Him up on the third day as proof that He is indeed the Christ (Lord, Anointed One, the Messiah). The gospel we preach today now includes this vital truth— that God raised Jesus from the dead (see Romans 10:9). In John 4, we are given a rare peek into the content of the gospel message that Jesus preached while He walked the streets of Israel. We see Jesus preaching to the Samaritan woman, and their conversation headed up to Him revealing to her that He is the Messiah(see John 4:25-26). The woman believed in Him and even invited others to come and see the Christ (see John 4:29). Whether then, or when the Apostles preached, or today, the gospel message has been about bringing people to receive the Lordship of Christ Jesus. People who receive the gospel live under the Lordship of Christ. That’s why they repent of their old ways that do not align with life under Christ’s government. Go into today remembering that God confirms His gospel with signs and wonders, miracles, and gifts of The Spirit. The next time you want to discern whether a prophet is false or not, look at the fruits of his ministry (Matthew 7:16). Is he raising people whose allegiance is to Christ (this shows by their lives of submission to the Lordship of Christ) or is he raising people whose true allegiance is to him and to mammon? Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me be a true minister of your salvation. Stretch out your hand to confirm your word in life with signs and wonders, miracles, and gifts of the Spirit, In Jesus’ name. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year: Proverbs 22 (in today’s audio) Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1. New zoom meeting ID: 838 4974 7426. Passcode: Jesus Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348138224547, +2348034420524 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join a Streamglobe WhatsApp Group here☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/CD3WkVt4CO25Rpvdz1nKqv http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202311.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Ancient Words
Matthew 28:19-20 (NET) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Sandra’s pastor erroneously taught them that the things our Lord Jesus taught his disciples do not apply to the church today because Jesus was teaching people under the law and we are not under the law. He went on to tell them that only the epistles have relevance for the believer in Christ. When you see a preacher trying to explain away the teachings of our Lord Jesus, that is a telling sign that he is a teacher of heresy. Sandra’s pastor probably didn’t realize that after Jesus resurrected, He instructed His apostles to go and make disciples of all nations by baptizing them and teaching them to observe all that He taught. He also probably does not realize that what the apostles wrote in the epistles were echoes of what Christ taught. Because of what Sandra’s pastor was teaching, which he called “the gospel of grace”, the church he pastored was full of weak indisciplined, and morally bankrupt young people who were full of emotion and devoid of spiritual understanding. While in that Church, Sandra had so many abortions that she did not believe she still had the ability to get pregnant. She was so unhappy and empty even though she was brainwashed to believe she was under the grace of God and was eternally secure. Because of the unrelenting intercession of her mother and sisters, she was eventually delivered from that charismatic zoo she called her church. She was brought to true repentance and started living a straight life under the authority of Christ. It took her mother thirteen years of constant intercession for Sandra to become truly saved. Though ancient, the words of our Lord are the most current and relevant words for life today. They form the foundation of all Christian doctrine. Go into today remembering that because the church is apostolic in nature, the product of an accurate Christian assembly should be sinners converted into saints through the process of discipleship. Any assembly where sinners are made to feel comfortable in their sin is not a place to be as a serious-minded believer. Prayer: Lord, help me live by your word and be fruitful in every good work. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Hosea 1-7 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348138224547, +2348034420524 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202310.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Entering the kingdom of God
Mark 10:15 KJV “Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein”. As a little girl, Lizzy believed her Dad so much that she thought he was the strongest man in the village. She reported anyone who offended her to him and was always satisfied with his judgment. In one such case, she returned home crying but as soon as her father said he would deal with her offender, she immediately stopped crying and went to play. But as she grew older, her trust in her Dad began to wane. There are many today who want to be part of the kingdom of God but do not want God to rule over their lives. They want to run their lives by themselves and obey God’s instructions when it is convenient or when there is an imminent gain for them. To them, God remains an option and He is good only to the extent to which He solves their problem. Today’s passage however teaches that it is only those who receive the kingdom of God like little children that will enter into it. Like little Lizzy, God must be all-sufficient for you. He determines your boundaries and by no means would you want to outstep them. While Lizzy was a child, the will of her Dad was the best for her. In the same manner, the will of God must be your best if you intend to live the kingdom life. In Matthew 7:21 (KJV) Jesus says “not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” Go into today knowing that entrance into the Kingdom of heaven is guaranteed only for those who do the will of God. Prayer: Ask God for grace to remain child-like in your trust in Him. —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Plan: Proverbs 19 Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1 via zoom meeting ID: 536 206 651 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348138224547, +2348034420524 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202309.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Known by the Lord
Matthew 7:22-23 (KJV) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Biola’s new posting in the Church’s protocol department made her to now work closely with the pastor. She immediately observed that he was not a person of integrity nor was he a man that feared the Lord. He was controlled by the love of money and was also a womanizer. He had made advances at her twice already. She was really confused because this pastor preached fire and brimstone, and many miracles happened in his ministry. She couldn’t relate the man she now knew with the man she saw behind the pulpit. The fact that a person works miracles and preaches powerfully does not mean he has been known by the Lord. The most common way people (including unconverted followers) receive spiritual gifts is through impartation and laying on of hands. That was one reason Apostle Paul instructed Timothy not to hastily lay hands on anyone (see 1 Tim 5:22). It is only those who hear the voice of the Lord and FOLLOW Him that are known by Him. They are the ones He calls His sheep, and they are the ones He KNOWS (see John 10:27). These don’t just call Him Lord, but they do His will (see Matt 7:21). He calls the shots in their lives and they live under His authority and in obedience to His voice. They are known by their fruits (see Matt 7:20). 1 Corinthians 8:3 reveals that it is the one that loves God that is known by Him. Those that love the Lord are those that obey His commandments (see John 14:15). Go into today knowing that those who are known by the Lord are those who listen to Him and follow Him. They are the yielded sheep, not the stubborn goats. Prayer: Lord, help me live under your authority, and please you in all things. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Psalms 99-101 (In Devotional Audio) Join our online Interactive Bible Study today by 2pm GMT +1 via zoom meeting ID: 536 206 651 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348138224547, +2348034420524 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS