God Will Do It
1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJV) Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. When Yetunde saw God’s plan for her and how unworthy she was to fulfill it, she was disheartened and did not truly believe that she would fulfill God’s vision for her. She received strength and power for destiny when she understood today’s Bible text. The devil is happy when God’s children feel disheartened and incapable of fulfilling God’s will that God reveals to them. God wants us to grow in faith and begin to walk in the reality of what He has given. He wants us to know that He is still in charge, and He controls all things according to His will. Let’s not hinder Him by our unbelief and doubts. It’s time to stop taking sides with the devil and begin to take sides with God concerning your destiny. When you continue to believe that “I cannot do it”, you are not taking sides with God concerning your destiny. The devil says “you cannot do it”, but the Lord says “you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you”. Whose report will you believe? Go into today remembering that that vision was not your idea, it was God’s idea, and God will do it. All you need to do is ‘trust and obey’. Prayer Confession: Faithful is the Lord who has promised, He will surely bring it to pass. So I will trust in Him, and depend on Him. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible In One Year: Psalms 84-86 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203401.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Not the spirit of fear
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Tara received a message on WhatsApp that ended with a threat. It said if she failed to share the message with six of her contacts within six hours of reading it, something bad would happen to her within days. But if she shared the message, something good was going to happen to her. The message went on to tell stories of how good things have happened to people who shared it, and how horrible things happened to people who didn’t. Interestingly enough, she read the message in the night after her internet data ran out, and could not recharge that night. Tara’s next day was disorganized because she was afraid of the threat in the message since she could not share it. Anyone claiming to be sharing the word of God, but threatening people to share it is not doing so by the spirit of God but by witchcraft. That is the way witchcraft operates, it uses fear, intimidation, and manipulation, to make people do things they normally wouldn’t want to do. Do not open the door of fear in your life by acting in accordance with the instructions inspired by the spirit of witcraft. People do not receive blessings from God because they clicked ‘like’ on a Facebook post or shared a message. People receive benefits from God because of their faith in God and obedience to His word (see Psalm 1). It is interesting how some Christians can read messages created by a con artist and believe every word of it, but fail to believe every word of God that has spoken good concerning them. Go into today remembering that God’s Word is the most powerful word in the universe and it says good concerning you. Read it, believe it, and share it in love. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible In One Year: II Kings 11-15 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203400.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Led by His Voice
John 10:27-28 (NASB) My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. Seyi was disturbed that as a believer he didn’t really know the voice of the Lord. This was a big problem because he understood that this was what distinguished the sheep from the goats. He understood that there were goats and there were sheep, and everyone claimed to be a follower of the Lord, but those who are led (whose lives are controlled) by the voice of the Lord are they who are His true sheep (see Rom 8:14). He understood that it is those who follow the leading of the Lord that will never fall “For He leads [them] in the path of righteousness for His name’s sake”. But how could he be so led without the ability to know or hear the voice of the Lord? He started praying and fasting about this. One morning, he received enlightenment when he picked up his Bible to read. He looked at it again and it occurred to Him that these are the words of the Lord. Every word in it was inspired by the Spirit of Christ. Reading and understanding it was the easiest way to hear the voice of the Lord and follow it. The Lord leads us by His instructions in the Bible. As a matter of fact, there is no leading from Him you can receive in your spirit that will contradict His will as expressed in the Bible. Go into today remembering that Christians who want to be led by the Lord go for His word. They crave His word like newborn babies crave milk (see 1 Pet 2:2). Read the Bible and get materials to help you better understand the word (Get books, download sermons, attend meetings, etc). When you have demonstrated faithfulness in hearing and obeying the revealed word through scripture, you will be ready for the inspired word that comes to give specific direction and guidance in peculiar situations. Prayer: Thank the Lord for the Bible. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible In One Year: n: Leviticus 16-18 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio
Key to Overflowing Grace
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NET) But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. Gbenga observed that some of the dry sermons he had preached were the ones he prepared for the most. While some of the most powerful sermons he preached were the ones he didn’t have the opportunity to prepare for, so he depended on the Lord totally. As he grew, he realized that the reason his most prepared sermons lacked great grace was that his elaborate preparation made him trust in his methods rather than depend on the grace of God. He now learned to trust totally in the Lord, despite his elaborate preparations. Apostle Paul understood a mystery that we need to understand if we must walk in the power of God’s grace. Being vulnerable before the Lord is the key to walking in his strength. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Adamic nature that makes us naturally repel the grace of God because of pride; the feeling that we are self-sufficient. But the way to receive God’s grace is to come to the end of yourself and depend totally on Him. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. Adamic man is fundamentally proud and does not naturally walk in the grace of God. Christlike man is fundamentally humble and is full of grace. Many times, in order for us to walk in certain measures of God’s grace, He allows us to experience weakness that humbles us so that we can learn not to depend on our own ability but on his grace in those areas. Acknowledging our weakness is the key to walking in the strength of God’s grace. Apostle Paul understood this mystery so much that he never shied away from speaking about his weaknesses. This is the same principle that kicks in when we confess our sins and thus acknowledge our weakness. The grace of God is released, and our victory is sure. Go into today remembering that God’s grace flows when we come to the end of ourselves and depend totally on Him. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Colossians 3-4 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio
The Golden Commandment
Matthew 7:12 (NET) In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets. Sandra did not know why her prayers in certain areas were not being answered. She was getting tired and weary of praying those prayers. She had observed through scriptures that those prayers were in accordance with the will of God, but she knew she wasn’t getting the appropriate response from heaven. As she inquired of the Lord to understand what was going on, the Lord revealed to her through prophesy that her prayers were hindered because she was walking in iniquity. She kept on wondering what iniquity she was walking in until the Lord revealed to her that she was not kind to her mother-in-law who was living with her. “If you were living with your son and his wife is treating you the way you’re treating this woman, would that be acceptable to you?” Sandra cried the day the Holy Spirit asked her this question. She repented promptly and started treating her mother inlaw the way she would want to be honored and treated if in her position. For the next couple of weeks, Sandra observed that her prayer was answered automatically. She was completely healed. The word of the Lord in today’s Bible verse says “in everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you”. The Lord didn’t say in some things or in most things, He says in everything. Many believers have failed woefully in this, yet they wonder why they’re not walking in the power and glory of the resurrected Christ. I have come to realize that if a believer obeys this command the Lord has given us, he would have to become a gentle and humble person by default. To be gentle means to be kind and tender. A harsh person is not gentle. A person who is not truthful to himself cannot obey this commandment. Remember, those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Go into today remembering that the more you become like Christ, the more your life will be able to express His power and glory. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Luke 19-20 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203397.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
A New Creature
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NET) So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away-look, what is new has come! After Seyi had believed for two years, he looked back at his past life to see if there was any difference. He could not find much difference. He was still bound to iniquity and was still the same old Seyi. This made him doubt if he was really born again. “How can I be born again and still be doing these things” he would say to himself time and time again. He believed that what he needed was deliverance and he went from Pastor to Pastor seeking it. Each pastor he visited prayed for him and told him he had been delivered, but he still returned to his old sins and habits. He really desired to serve God and live Holy before Him, but he found that his desire was not strong enough to make him leave his old life. One day, he saw a post on Facebook that made him realize that he was already a new creation because of his faith in Christ. Wearers he was trying to be a new creation, he did not know that he was made a new creation by God, not by himself. When he had this revelation, his life changed. Immediately, he realized that he needed to change his friends because he was now a new creature. He realized he now had the power to say ‘NO’ to sin because he was now a new creature. He would say to himself ‘would a new creature do this?’ and would find the strength to resist temptations. Go into today knowing that understanding who you are is very important. An eagle that believes it is a chicken will never fly high. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Ezekiel 25-30 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio
Accessing the Grace of God
Philippians 4:19 (KJV) But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. There was a certain woman who had a lot of money but was barren. Her husband no longer loved her and would have nothing to do with her. For many years, she didn’t even know if she was still baren after undergoing certain medical procedures because her husband wouldn’t come near her. She was a believer in the Lord Jesus and was known to be a person of integrity. One day, she observed that a certain evangelist in her church was in need of financial help, so she decided to give him offerings both for his personal family needs and for the work of the ministry. She was not expecting anything in return for her offering but was just trying to meet the need of a minister and honor the anointing upon him. This evangelist was so provoked by her generosity that he said: “my God, who I’ve been serving all these years, will meet you at that point of your need”. Two weeks later, her husband who wanted nothing to do with her repented and left his girlfriend who had used witchcraft to keep him under her control. In that same month, she conceived. She gave birth to twins nine months later at the age of 56. The popular Bible verse of today’s meditation was a prayer Apostle Paul made for the Philippians after he received their generous offering through Epaphroditus (see Philippians 4:18). Notice that in this prayer, Apostle Paul refers to God (who is also the God of the Phillipians) as “my God”. Knowing fully well that his God was their God, why would apostle Paul refer to God as ‘my God’ when praying this prayer for the Philippians? It is because of a spiritual principle we shall try to examine. God’s power is at work in our lives at different levels in accordance with the measure of grace that we have received(see Romans 12:6). Grace is multiplied in our lives through the knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ(2 Peter 1:2). The progressive knowledge of God takes the process of a faithful walk with the Lord, and this knowledge multiplies grace. Grace is God’s power localized in the life of a believer, and it is comminuted with through the believer’s faith. God is unlimited, but his manifestation in a person’s life is regulated by their measure of grace and faith. When a servant of God says “my God shall…” when praying for believers, he is calling upon a dimension of God that is known to him but may not yet be known to them. This dimension would supply a measure of grace(that they themselves have not yet grown into) to meet their needs. Go into today remembering that when God’s people are generous to His servants who have received a measure of grace to serve Him in certain capacities, it can provoke special manifestations of the blessing in their lives. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Proverbs 10 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203395.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Greatest In the Kingdom 2
Matthew 11:28-30 (NET) Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.” Olamide used to struggle to live a Holy life. He knew he needed to be holy but he just couldn’t keep up with the demands of holiness. Lust and pride were still very big distractions in his life. But after he decided to learn from the Lord and become more humble and gentle, he entered into the “sabbath rest” of the Lord. He found that because of a fundamental change in nature, he no longer struggled to be holy. He no longer struggled to walk in the divine nature, and sin was now alien to his soul. Hebrews 4:9-11 talks about entering the rest of God. This is the safeguard for falling into disobedience (see Hebrews 4:11). The Lord reveals in today’s Bible verses the key to entering this rest. It is following His example of humility and gentleness. As we strive to walk in the nature of Christ and put away childish things, let’s remember that the two most dominant attributes of Christ’s nature are humility and gentleness. The two most dominant attributes of the Adamic sinful nature are pride and self-centeredness. Remember, the key to entering your rest is learning of Christ and following His example of meekness and gentleness. Go into today remembering that when these roots of iniquity(pride and self-centeredness) have been dealt with in our hearts, we would no longer struggle to be holy. We would enter our rest and cease from our own works. As a result of this, the grace(power) of God will flow freely in our lives. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Psalms 81-83 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203394.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Greatest In the Kingdom
Matthew 18:1-4 (NET) At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, had him stand among them, and said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven! Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Olamide observed that as he became more like Christ in character, he became more spiritually powerful and could wield greater spiritual authority. It wasn’t always like that. There was a time that he needed to pray and fast in order to cast out a small demon or walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, but as he grew spiritually, he observed that many times, before he fully voiced his requests, demands or desires, heaven would respond. Olamide observed that one of the significant markers of his spiritual maturity was that he became more humble and gentle– he became more like Christ in nature(see Matthew 11:29). This wasn’t always the case with Olamide. He could still remember when he first started serving the Lord, and how proud he used to be. He couldn’t bear any criticism and was having “beef” with most of his brethren in the fellowship. But as he grew spiritually, he became more like a child in humility and was now more considerate of people. It appeared as though he became smaller in his own eyes, but in reality, he became greater in the kingdom that truly matters(see Matthew 18:4). The church’s objective is to train believers and turn them into disciples, servants, and friends of Christ. Sanctification is the process by which this happens. It is the process by which we become saints. Christ is the original prototype of sainthood. Two things stand out in the character and spirit of Christ, they are humility and gentleness, and they are like two sides of the same coin. A truly loving person will be humble and gentle to the one he loves. As Christ is formed in us, the love of God possesses us more and more, and we become more humble, less complicated, and truly gentle (kind, tender, and considerate). Go into today remembering that your destiny in life(eternity) is that you would be great in the kingdom of God, and the path to this greatness is becoming more humble and gentle. As you become more like Christ, you will become more humble and gentle Prayer: Ask the Lord to deliver you from every trace of the old Adamic nature and help you walk in your divine nature. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: II Kings 6-10 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203393.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Glory that Shall be Revealed
Romans 8:18-19 (KJV) For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. Have you ever seen a parked car grow newer with time? In this old creation, things grow older, not newer. Things naturally gravitate towards disorder not order. That is a result of the curse of corruption. But so great is the glory that would be revealed in us (who believe) that it would lead to the liberation of all creation from the curse of corruption. The curse of corruption is what makes things grow old and worn. But when our glory is revealed in the resurrection, all of creation will be set free from the curse of corruption (see Romans 8:21). Ignorance concerning who we are and what we are in Christ is the reason some believers are profane like Esau; trading their priceless eternal inheritance[of rewards] for temporary trappings of this world. Go into today remembering that all creation awaits the manifestation of your glory. Even now, by the Spirit, we get to walk in the foretaste of this reality. We are God’s light in this dark world(see Isaiah 60:1-2, Matthew 5:16). Prayer: Ask the Lord to multiply within you the grace to shine his light in this dark world and live in the hope of His calling. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Leviticus 13-15 (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 Streamglobe Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%203392.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS