Are You A Friend Of God?
John 15:15 (ESV) “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” Fred resigned from his old job and picked up a new one with better pay. He however became friends with the CEO’s daughter whom he eventually married. Because of marriage and because his wife was the CEO’s only daughter and heir, nothing was kept away from him as a secret. This changed his approach to work, he stopped working for the pay and began to work for the sake of the family. Many surrendered their lives to Jesus because of problems and others did because they needed to be free from sin, death, and hell. Thankfully, God is interested in meeting our needs and solving our problems. Regarding this, Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” If you are serving God just because you want your needs met, you’re no different from a servant. Servants serve for pay, they are loyal as long as their pay keeps coming. I no longer call you servants but friends, Jesus said in today’s text. So, what differentiates a servant from a friend? Friends stick close, sometimes closer than a brother (Prob 18:24). To stick close to a friend is to share intimacy, share their joys, pains, and sorrows. Are you a friend of God? You are if you share intimacy with Him such that you’re bordered by the things that border Him and enjoy the things He enjoys. But, if the opposite is true for you, you are not His friend yet, hence, taking time to pray “Lord, show me your ways (secrets)” will be a waste of time because you haven’t shown yourself friendly to him yet. Do you want to become God’s friend? Fear and obey Him (Isaiah 66:2). Go into knowing that, the friendship of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant (Psalms 25:14 ESV). Prayer: Lord Jesus, please help me to care about what you care about; help me become Your friend. —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Bible Plan: I John 4-5 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202403.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Given for Kingdom Profit
1 Corinthians 12:7 (YLT)And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit; I was once sharing the gospel with a stranger and I sensed he was unusually resistant to the word of God. I knew in my spirit that the Lord wanted to save him that day, but I also sensed in my spirit that he was not open to what I was saying. As I kept waiting on the Lord and asking Him for help while engaging this young man with the gospel, the Lord gave me a word of Knowledge concerning him. As soon as I told him the word, he became open to what I had to say because the word revealed exactly what was going on in his life. He accepted the Lord Jesus that day because he saw the power of God manifested through a spiritual gift. The gift of ‘word of knowledge’ made a profit for God’s kingdom that day. That is what spiritual gifts are given us for. They are given for Kingdom profit. Every spiritual gift you have received is an investment of heaven in your life for which you are to make kingdom profit. Stir up the gift by not neglecting it. Remember that you would give account for how profitable you were with your gifts. Many do not walk in their spiritual gifts because they do not yet have a heart for God’s kingdom advancement. One very great hindrance to the manifestation or receiving of spiritual gifts is self-centeredness. Go into today remembering that Believers who have a heart for the advancement of God’s kingdom will more easily walk in their spiritual gifts. Prayer: Ask the Lord to give you a heart for his kingdom. Ask the Lord to help you walk in your spiritual gifts and be fruitful in the kingdom. —Abraham Damilola Arigi BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 19-20 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201848.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Are You A Friend Of God?
John 15:15 (ESV) “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” Fred resigned from his old job and picked up a new one with better pay. He however became friends with the CEO’s daughter whom he eventually married. Because of marriage and because his wife was the CEO’s only daughter and heir, nothing was kept away from him as a secret. This changed his approach to work, he stopped working for the pay and began to work for the sake of the family. Many surrendered their lives to Jesus because of problems and others did because they needed to be free from sin, death, and hell. Thankfully, God is interested in meeting our needs and solving our problems. Regarding this, Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” If you are serving God just because you want your needs met, you’re no different from a servant. Servants serve for pay, they are loyal as long as their pay keeps coming. I no longer call you servants but friends, Jesus said in today’s text. So, what differentiates a servant from a friend? Friends stick close, sometimes closer than a brother (Prob 18:24). To stick close to a friend is to share intimacy, share their joys, pains, and sorrows. Are you a friend of God? You are if you share intimacy with him such that you’re bordered by the things that border him and enjoy the things he enjoys. But, if the opposite is true for you, you are not his friend yet, hence, taking time to pray “Lord, show me your ways (secrets)” will be a waste of time because you haven’t shown yourself friendly to him yet. Do you want to become God’s friend? Fear and obey him (Isaiah 66:2). Go into knowing that, the friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant (Psalms 25:14 ESV). Prayer: Lord Jesus, please help me to care about what you care about; help me become your friend. —Dr. Emmanuel JamesYearly Bible Plan: Acts 19-20 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202402.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Becoming God’s Friend
James 2:23 (EEV) “And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness—and he was called a friend of God.” Dele and Rachel grew up in the same estate, went to the same high school; they left and returned together and studied the same course in the university. This made many who knew them to think they’ll be best of friends and end up as husband and wife, but that didn’t happen. Dele wanted it to; he even told his friends that nothing would stop him from marrying Rachel. But Rachel wasn’t interested, this became evident when she brought her fiance home. “What happened?, Why?” were some of the questions asked by the people who had looked forward to seeing Dele and Rachel get married. When Rachel caught a glimpse of their questions, she replied, “We could have been friends, but who wants to be friends with someone who does only what he likes? There was nothing I ever requested that he did if it wasn’t his idea”. God is always interested in making us His friend, so He gives us instructions to test if we are willing to accept His offer. It is our response to these instructions that will determine whether he can trust us or not. In Genesis 26:3-5 (KJV), God had this to say concerning Abraham to Isaac, “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. You see, Abraham obtained the reputation of “friend of God” because he trusted God and obeyed God’s voice; kept His charge, commandments, statutes, and laws. If you do the same, you will also become a friend of God. Prayer: Lord, please give me a heart that obeys your voice and keeps your charge, commandments, statutes, and laws in Jesus’ name. Amen! —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Bible Plan: MalachiStreamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202401.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Wait On The Lord
Psalms 25:5 (KJV) “Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” When you wait on the Lord, you will be transformed. The idea here is that your nature gets lost in His. He takes away your shame and disgrace and clothes you with honor. This is why the Psalmist says that not one person who waits for the Lord will be disgraced. (Psalm 25:3). Also, you receive guidance when you wait on Him (Ps 25:5). You can’t lose your way or miss the mark if you are waiting on the Lord. Waiting has to do with patience. You see, He won’t teach you if you are in a hurry. Sometimes you need to wait all day long if necessary to be taught. You will experience His salvation as you wait for Him. Integrity and uprightness are God’s character which He imparts on you as you wait for Him. (Ps. 25:21). Waiting on the Lord brings you to a point and place where you get bound together (like a twine) with God. You exchange your weakness for His strength. He changes your mindset and this leads to a change of vocabulary. When you speak like Him, the heavens become your transmission station. Dear believer, wait on the Lord patiently and prayerfully this season. He will surely turn to you and hear your cry for help. Prayer: Pray for grace to wait on the Lord this season. —Otuokon, Ubokudom Yearly Bible Plan: Ecclesiastes 11-12 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202400.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
True Spiritual Enlightenment
1 Corinthians 12:1 (YLT)And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant Ikenna got himself into a lot of trouble because in trying to seek the Lord and walk in His great power, unknown to him, he was using methods born out of spiritual knowledge that is not from the kingdom of God. This exposed him to wicked spirits that invaded his mind beyond his control. Through the help of more mature believers, he was delivered and restored. If a person’s spiritual adventure is guided by the confession of a former witch or sorcerer, he may come in contact with darkness when seeking light because he is using methods that dark spirits know how to exploit. Knowledge concerning spiritual things is very common in our world today. There are many books and materials out there that claim to enlighten one concerning spiritual things, but most of them don’t give enlightenment at all. They are manipulations by the Prince of this world to keep people under spiritual bondage, but fill their heads with powerless knowledge. Anyone who is truly spiritually enlightened will seek to be saved. There are some that seek to use spiritual principles obtained from darkness to navigate in the kingdom of light. The ways of the kingdom of God are very different from the ways of any other kingdom. The Corinthians that Paul was writing to were very vast in spiritual understanding because they used to be very experienced ‘spiritually enlightened’ Idol worshipers to the core (see 1 Corinthians 12:2), but apostle Paul referred to them as being spiritually ignorant. The spiritual knowledge they had in darkness was not an advantage for them in their new spiritual adventure in the kingdom of light. They needed to unlearn many things in order to learn the right things. Go into today knowing that the Bible is our spiritual manual. The easiest way to be guided by the leading of the Holy Spirit is to understand the book He inspired from start to finish–The Bible. —Abraham Damilola Arigi BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 137-139 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547
His Glorious Unlimited Resources
Ephesians 3:16-17 (NLT) “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvellous love.” Our Lord’s resources are glorious and unlimited. If you are connected to Him, you will never run out of supply of inner strength because it is supplied from a source that is limitless. You can only connect to this glorious, unlimited resources through the Holy Spirit. Our Lord desires to empower you with inner strength from His glorious unlimited resources through His Spirit. As He empowers you with inner strength through His Spirit, He will make His home in your heart as you trust Him. However, for Jesus to make His home in your heart, there is a condition – John 14:23. (ISV) Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.” Dear believer, this empowerment will give you the strength to love Him by keeping His word, because you can’t really obey His word by your limited human strength. This empowerment will put love for Him in your heart and will give you the ability to trust Him. His empowering you with inner strength through His Spirit, and Christ taking up residence in your heart as you trust Him will result in your root growing down into God’s love and continuous supply of spiritual stamina. Pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources, He will give you mighty inner strength through His Spirit. —Otuokon, Ubokudom Yearly Bible Plan: Nehemiah 1-4 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202398.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Spirit of Truth
John 16:13 (ISV) “Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own accord, but will speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come.” Every single day presents to us opportunities to make choices and decisions. Where you are today is a result of all the choices and decisions you made in past years. As a believer, you will daily be confronted with opportunities to choose or decide to stand for the Lord Jesus or to turn your back on Him. In that very hour when you come face to face with such options, the decisions you will make will be dependent on the truth you know. When you succumb to temptation and sin, you are turning your back on Jesus. When you decide to honor the Lord Jesus and refuse to give in to that temptation no matter the cost, you have chosen to stand for the Lord Jesus. But, you see, in the hour of temptation, the devil does not fill your mind with hatred for God, but rather he makes you forget the laws of God temporarily. If you forget the word of God in the hour of temptation, it implies that the word of God is not dwelling in your heart richly, and you are defenseless against the devil. One of the reasons you need the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of Truth is that He will bring to your mind the truth you need just at the very minute you need it, whether little or much. All the forces of darkness want to obscure the truth in the hour of temptation and confuse you. But the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, will bring to your remembrance whatever measure of truth you need to be faithful and choose Jesus above every other thing no matter the cost. This will only happen if you allow Him to lead you. Dear believer, open your heart to Him today and welcome Him. He is the Spirit of Truth, He will lead you into all truth. Prayer: Ask that the Holy Spirit will fill your heart today, and lead you —Ubokudom Otuekong Yearly Bible Plan: Deuteronomy 20-22 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202397.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Knowing the Lord 5
2 Peter 1:2 (KJV) Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord Clement Amadi came from a very blessed family and everyone in his village acknowledged that his family was especially blessed. All of them were born again and very prosperous and successful in their various pursuits. They used to say in their village that “may God bless us like he blessed the Amadi family”. The first doctor, first lawyer, and first pilot in their community came from the Amadi family. Their family built a free hospital with state of the art equipment for the community. Records have it that when the European missionaries first came to that community, their great grandfather was the only one in the village who believed and welcomed them into his home. Because of this, the peace of God was made to rest in that home and several years later it manifested in ways that brought envy from the rest of the villagers. The peace of God, just like the grace of God, is a spiritual substance that causes things to go well and prosperously. Jesus told his apostles that when they go to a community and find a house that is worthy, their peace can rest upon that house, but if the house is not worthy, their peace will come back to them (see Matthew 10:13). We see in Philippians 4:6 that when we pray, this substance called the peace of God will mount guard in hearts. The knowledge of God does not just multiply grace, it also multiplies peace. Because of this peace, everything in your life will work according to God’s plan. You will prosper in all that you do and be fruitful in every good work. Go into today asking the Lord to help you know him more. The fulfillment of your Divine destiny depends on this. Prayer: Lord, give me a hunger and thirst for you that would not go away. Help me give myself to disciplines that would help me know you more this year. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: I John 1-3 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202396.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Knowing The Lord 4
Daniel 11:32 (KJV) And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Sandra was now a threat to the witches in her neighborhood because she was now getting spiritually strong. The reason for this strength was her growing knowledge of the Lord. Some of the women in the neighborhood who used to be very nice to her all of a sudden became unpleasant and rude. One of them told her to her face that “shouldn’t you be worried that you are not yet married at your age?” They observed that Sandra was growing in the knowledge of the Lord and they wanted to slow her down by making her depressed and frustrated. But their plan did not work because the Lord told her she would be entering a relationship very soon and getting married soon. If they were able to succeed to get her into depression, they would have been able to slow down her growth and growing strength. The devil understands that the more you spend time with the Lord, the more you will know Him, and you will be more powerful as a result. He will do everything to detract and discourage you from the place of fellowship. We should not be unaware of the devices of the devil. Go into today remembering that no matter what happens, your time of fellowship with the Lord should not be compromised. Don’t let the devil discourage you through circumstances or people who are under his control. Prayer: Lord, help me give myself consistently to disciplines that will help me grow in my knowledge of you. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Acts 17-18 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547