Baptism
1 Corinthians 1:15-17 (NKJV) Lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. I once had a conversation with a man who was trying to convince me that water baptism was not necessary for Christians. He said that when Jesus told His disciples to preach and baptize, He was not referring to water baptism but to the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Now, that is not true because we see in the Bible that all who believed were baptized in water. In mentioning the principles of the doctrine of Christ, Hebrews 6:2 mentions “baptisms” and not “baptism” because the believer does not just have one baptism. Most people who claim that water baptism is not necessary usually quote today’s verses and say that if water baptism was necessary, why didn’t God instruct Paul to baptize as well? My answer has always been: because God sent other people to baptize and disciple the people Paul preached to. That’s why Paul said: ‘I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase’ (1 Cor 3:16). After Apostle Paul preached to a group of people, he would move on to another group, while leaving people with them who would baptize, disciple, and pastor them. Does this mean that if a person is not baptized he will go to hell? No, escaping hell is not the only reason for which we are saved. Through baptism, we die to our old life of sin and are resurrected to the new life of Christ (see Rom 6:3-4). living a life free Go into today knowing that the baptisms were given by God to empower us to live the victorious life that brings Him glory and garners our eternal rewards. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in One Year: Job 33-34 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here:WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to our free 24/7 Online Radio: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201624.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Gates of Division
1 Corinthians 1:12-14 (NET) Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.” Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius Further Reading: Acts 18:1-19 A certain missionary took the gospel to a community. He didn’t meet opposition, but he observed that people were not responding to his message because there was a certain mystical ‘prophet’ in that community that the people followed. This prophet was not saved but was one who walked in the way of Balaam. The missionary preached and preached and many were convicted but did not come forward to receive and confess The Lord Jesus. After the missionary labored in that community for weeks, the mystical ‘prophet’ was convicted and accepted the Lord Jesus and was baptized. When the people in the community heard that their ‘prophet’ had accepted the gospel and was baptized, many of them too believed in Jesus and were baptized. When Paul first took the gospel to Corinth, he stayed there for 18 months, and many of the people in the city believed and were baptized after Crispus the leader of the synagogue believed (see Acts 18:8). Apart from Crispus and some other few people who were Paul’s first converts, Paul did not baptize but only preached. Others did the baptizing. This was Paul’s biggest point when he rebuked the Corinthians for their divisions. He did not baptize many of them so they couldn’t claim that he baptized them in his name. Since they were all baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, the only name that should be their tag should be Christ, not Paul, Peter or Apollos. Go into today remembering that to be denominationally minded is a sign of spiritual immaturity (see 1 Cor 3:1-3). Ask the Lord to break the walls of separation that are hindering the prosperity of the gospel. Ask the Lord to arrest and save every Crispus in our community whose salvation will open the door for others to be saved. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in One Year: Job 33-34 (In Devotional Audio) FStreamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here:WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201624.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Love Unconditionally
Matthew 24:12 (KJV)And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Tade was cheated time and time again by fake believers who sought to take advantage of his brotherly love and devotion to the body. It got to the point he now found it hard to love people who claimed to be brethren. He didn’t know that the enemy’s game plan was to make his love wax cold and quench his faith. You see, it is the same heart with which you love the Lord that you also love His brethren. If your heart has taken up the attribute of love for the Lord, it will be impossible for you not to love His brethren and even other people created in His image. Walking in this kind of love is a product of faith in your heart, for faith working through love is the fruit of the renewed heart. Waning love ultimately leads to an eroding away of the faith in your heart. The victory that overcomes the world comes because of your faith (1 John 5:4). The prince of this world tries to steal your faith by proliferating iniquity in the world. He knows that if your love [for the brethren and for other people created in the image of God] waxes cold, your faith will also wax cold, and you will no more be able to be an overcomer and overcome him . The Lord has forewarned us that the love of many will wax cold because iniquity will abound. One reason He gives us this warning is because He does not want you to be among the ‘many’ whose love waxes cold. Go into today remembering that you have been given the grace to walk in the divine nature. This nature is one that loves unconditionally. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you love unconditionally. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in One Year: Psalms 48-50 (In Devotional Audio) FStreamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here:WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to our free 24/7 Online Radio: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202542.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
He Will Strengthen to the End
1 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NET) He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Chinedu had led a lot of people to the Lord. But he observed that a number of them that were no longer with him got entangled in the world again. He went to a certain city and met one of them who was even a fellowship leader when they were together on campus. He was shocked to see that this brother was now living with his girlfriend in sin and shame. He could not understand how someone who was once so close to the Lord could fall so far from grace. He was now deeply concerned about his other disciples who were no more in direct contact with him. Apostle Paul also had this concern for many of the people who had come to the Lord through him. He knew that there were wolves in sheep’s clothing who would seek to mislead and devour them (see Acts 20:29). At a time, he wrote to the Thessalonians and said he really wanted to get in touch with them because he didn’t want his labor with them to be in vain (1 Thess 3:5). As a person who’s had the privilege of leading people to the Lord, I understand the burden and concern Apostle Paul had for his disciples. Even the Lord Jesus had this same concern for His disciples when He prayed for them and asked the Father to preserve them from the evil one (see John 17:15). Go into today knowing that Just like Jesus handed over His disciples to the care of The Father, we too are to hand over our disciples to the Lord and be rest assured that he would strengthen them to the end. We do this by constantly praying for them and asking the Lord to preserve them. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Reading: II Samuel 1-4 (Available in Today’s Audio) Free Audio Sermons here☞ www.streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here:WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Website: www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201622.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Grace and Healing
James 5:16 (NLT)Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Damola was very sick. He prayed about it but the sickness didn’t go away. He would normally pray in the spirit for a while if he felt the symptoms of any sickness and it would leave. He had lived like this in God’s divine health without using any drugs for years. But this time around, he prayed and prayed, and the symptoms of the sickness did not go away. He confessed the word of God and did every other thing he knew to do. He even saw a doctor and used drugs, but he was still sick and even getting weaker. He later decided to call his pastor to pray for him and lay hands on him. While he was talking with his pastor, he saw the need to confess a sin that had kept him in guilt for some time. After confessing the sin to his pastor, for the first time in months, his conscience was now clear before God like it used to be. He started recovering the next day. Christians who walk in grace through constant fellowship with the Lord God also walk in divine health. Unknown to Damola, the hidden guilt in his heart was the reason why the grace of God [for divine health] was no more flowing in his life. The source of our grace is our fellowship with the Lord God. Nothing hinders this fellowship like a guilty conscience. Go into today remembering that the source of your healing and good health is your constant fellowship with the Lord. This fellowship supplies the grace we need for life and godliness. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you walk in closer fellowship with Him from today. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Exodus 13-16 Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here:WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Website: www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201257.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Enriched In All Things 2
1 Corinthians 1:4-5 (DARBY) I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus; that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge Amaka suffered from demonic afflictions and fear even though she was a believer. Her Pastor had prayed for her and ministered deliverance to her several times, but the issues kept coming back. Her pastor knew that the only way she could be permanently free was if she received her freedom through the knowledge of the Truth (see John 8:32, John 14:16, John 8:36). Because of this, her pastor gave her books and sermons to listen to, but she wouldn’t read the books nor listen to the sermons. She became totally free when she heeded her pastor’s advice and started reading faith-building books and paying attention to increasing her faith through the ministry of the word. I have seen Christians who are very careful with their conduct suffer demonic affliction and defeat, and I have seen Christians who like the Corinthians, are not as careful with their conduct. Still, they enjoy spiritual liberty and are enriched through grace because they have been properly taught and grounded in the word of faith. God neither wants us to live carelessly nor does He want us to suffer unnecessary affliction. But many times, His people suffer because of a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). This knowledge is the knowledge of His word– Truth. Go into today remembering that prayers are vital and indispensable to spiritual growth, but so is the knowledge of the truth (which is God’s word). Prayer is like a gun and the word is like the bullets. You need to get your gun properly loaded. Every believer needs to have the patience to settle down and learn the doctrine of Christ properly. Heavenly Father, please give me the appetite to settle down and learn the things I need to know about this walk of faith. Please deliver me from distractions and help me focus on your will for me. Amen. GET AUDIO SERMONS here☞ www.streamglobe.org/34 Yearly Bible Reading: II Corinthians 1-3 (Available in Today’s Audio) Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Contact us here: WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Website: www.streamglobe.org 🎧Download Today’s Audio Devotional & Bible Reading Here☞http://bit.ly/aud1620 Click this link to join our WhatsApp Group & start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day ☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/GvVFJFXWXJMENumQjx4VcG http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201620.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Enriched In All Things
1 Corinthians 1:4-5 (DARBY) I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus; that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge The church in Corinth was indeed enriched in all things. Concerning spiritual gifts, they were not lacking in any and were behind no one (1 Cor 1:7). They had abundant demonstrations of the power of God in their midst, and because of this, they enjoyed great growth and admiration from the people of the city. Concerning physical and material prosperity, they had become rich through the power of grace (see 1 Cor 4:8). These Paul acknowledged and was glad for, but was concerned for them not to be carried away by these and ignore the weightier matters of the kingdom. The secret of the Corinthian church’s enrichment was their enrichment in doctrine and knowledge, and Apostle Paul pointed this out (see 1 Corinthians 1:4-5). They had skilled teachers like Apollos, and because of them, they were enriched in doctrine and knew how to appropriate the riches of Christ through faith. For faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17). Whenever you see Christians who are walking in the grace and the manifestation of the riches and liberty of Christ, it is always because they have been properly taught in that regard. Christians who are not given to doctrine and learning are usually impoverished, oppressed, and wanting in many things. This is not the will of God. Go into today remembering that Christians are disciples and disciples are students. We are students of the Word, and we never graduate from the school of the Spirit. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you give yourself to the ministry of the word and to prayer (see Acts 6:4). —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Reading: Mark 11-12 (Available in Today’s Audio) Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, click this link to join our WhatsApp Group☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/GvVFJFXWXJMENumQjx4VcG Or Send us a message on WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to Streamglobe Radio Here: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201619.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Grace & Peace
1 Corinthians 1:3 (NET) Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! A certain missionary took the gospel to a West African village. The first household he visited greeted him warmly and offered him some food and water because they perceived he was coming from a far journey. He told them the reason why he came to their village and shared the gospel with them. They knew there was something glorious about him, so their father wanted him to stay with them in their house. Everyone in that household eventually accepted the Lord Jesus and became born again. They later observed that since the time the missionary stayed in their house, everything started going well with them. Their farm became unusually fruitful, and their livestock became very productive. They also observed that their sickly children were now healthy and strong. All these good things happened to them because of the peace of Christ that rested upon their household through the missionary. Jesus told his disciples that if they went preaching and found a home deserving, they should let their peace rest upon that home, but if the home is not deserving, they should let their peace return to them (see Matt 10:13). In the world today, peace is understood to be the absence of war. But the peace that Jesus gives is far more than that (John 14:27). It is a spiritual force that causes everything to work properly. It is spiritual empowerment that ensures well-being, health, and prosperity. It has the ability to garrison the soul of a person against anxiety and fears (see Phil 4:7). It is worthy of note that Grace was mentioned before peace in Paul’s salutation to the Corinthians. This is because peace is made available because of grace. It is unmerited and has been fully paid for by Christ Jesus. Go into today asking the Lord to fill your life with His peace. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Reading: Jeremiah 17-21 (Available in Today’s Audio) Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, click this link to join our WhatsApp Group☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/GvVFJFXWXJMENumQjx4VcG Or Send us a message on WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to Streamglobe Radio Here: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201618.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Called to be Saints
1 Corinthians 1:1-2 (NKJV)Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours The book of 1 Corinthians is a letter written by Paul to the church in Corinth. It was most likely dictated by Paul but written down by Sosthenes. Sosthenes was once the ruler of the synagogue in Corinth (Acts 18:17) and was most likely an important facilitator in Paul’s apostolic ministry to the Corinthians. Corinth was a major city in the southern part of Greece. Paul took the gospel to them as an apostle of the Lord Jesus. Many believed and became part of the church, but like many churches, they had their peculiar issues and temptations. Paul wrote this letter to them to encourage them and address some of these issues. Notice that in 1 Cor 1:2, Paul refers to the Christians in Corinth as those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints. In the world today, people believe that saints are holy people who represented God well in their generation. Well, that is what we all have been called to become in the New Testament Church. It is important that we know this and believe that we are those called, sanctified, and empowered to be living witnesses of our Lord Jesus, set free from the corruption of this world, and whose lives radiate the supernatural [miracle working] power of God. Go into today thanking God for calling you. Prayer: ask that God will empower you to live the life that bears witness to His power and glory. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible In One Year: Job 31-32 Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, click this link to join our WhatsApp Group☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/GvVFJFXWXJMENumQjx4VcG Or Send us a message on WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to Streamglobe Radio Here: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201617.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
You Will Still See His Favor
Psalms 27:13 (NET) Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living? Edet went through a season in his life that looked like it wouldn’t end. It was as if the heavens were closed against him and everything was working against him. He prayed, fasted, prophesied, and did everything he knew to do. But that season came to pass in the fullness of time.Looking back at that time in his life, he realized that the reason his faith did not fail was because of a small but steady and consistent knowing in his heart that he would still see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. This knowing kept him from sinking and fainting. He indeed lived to see the goodness of the Lord. God’s word to someone today is that you will soon see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Things will not always continue the way they have been but you will see good things from the Lord that will make you glad and rejoice. The Lord will prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies, and you will experience an overflow of His blessings in every area of your life. Go into today knowing that God who saved David from the jaws of death and made him king over Israel is the same God you worship. He will bring you into the greater days of your life if you continue to rely on Him in confidence (see Psa 27:13-14). Prayer: Thank God because He is the one who lifts you up in His time. Thank Him because you know that when He blesses, no one can curse. Not yet saved? Click here ☞ streamglobe.org/33 -Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Psalms 45-47 Streamglobe is Interdenominational and nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, click this link to join our WhatsApp Group☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/GvVFJFXWXJMENumQjx4VcG Or Send us a message on WhatsApp: +15155195600, +2348138224547 Listen to Streamglobe Radio Here: www.streamglobe.radio http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201252.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS