Be Strengthened In The Lord
Ephesians 6:10 (NET) Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. King David was a man of like passion: he believed in the Lord and hoped in His salvation just like you and me today. David went through a lot of ups and downs in his life, but in the end, the spirit of God bore witness that he fulfilled his destiny and served God’s purpose in his own generation(see Acts 13:36). David had one secret that carried him through the battles of life and he always came out victorious. He understood how to draw strength from the Lord. There was a time he and his men came back home after a very long day, but they found that their homes had been plundered and their families were taken away as captives. It was at this point that we see an example of a man strengthening himself in the Lord. 1 Samuel 30:6 (ASV) says: “[and] David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God”. At the end of that situation, David was victorious and recovered all that was lost(with extra) because he strengthened (encouraged) himself in the LORD his God [and did not wallow in discouragement like the others]. Drawing strength from the Lord was David’s secret of victory in every battle. It is also our secret today. Today’s verse is talking about spiritual warfare and the first instruction we are given is that we should strengthen ourselves in the Lord. When there was a reason for David to be depressed, he decided to draw joy from the Lord and not allow the circumstances around him to make him depressed. This is also our battle strategy. David drew His strength from the Lord because he understood that the Lord loves him and is on his side, and as long as the Lord is on his side, he would always come out victorious. When he was boasting against Goliath, it wasn’t because he had a big sword, it was because he had a big God. Go into today remembering that the joy of the Lord is your strength. Remember that the greatest God is on your side. Let this be your source of strength(see Philippians 4:4). Prayer: Lord, help me to always draw my strength from you. Deliver me from the temptation to be heavy and depressed when circumstances do not go my way. Thank you for giving me victory always (2 Corinthians 2:14). Amen. — Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible: Psalms 120-121 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +234813822454, +2348034420524Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe http://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio2357.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:41 — 3.4MB)Subscribe: RSS
Trust God 2
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. It looked like all was going well with Arnold, but each time he thought about his finances, he lost his peace because he knew that all was not well. He had invested a lot of money in a real estate deal, but the investment was looking as if it was not going to pay off when there was a flood in that part of the city. Arnold lost his peace and could not sleep. He needed to be on prescription drugs in order to get a decent night’s sleep. One of the most treasured desires of the heart of man is peace. The usage of Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than Heroin has become a global epidemic because the more people repel the knowledge of God in their hearts, the less peace they find, and the more they would need to seek it in things like drugs. Unfortunately, there are many believers whose hearts are nearly as troubled as the hearts of those who have no God and no hope. They live like the waves tossed to and fro the shores because they have not learned the secret of receiving God’s perfect peace. Today’s Bible verse reveals that it is those whose hearts are stayed on God that would enjoy perfect peace. The truth is that your heart cannot stay on God if you don’t trust in God. God is all-powerful and He is involved in our lives. But when we doubt Him, we limit Him in our lives. Nothing conditions the heart against trusting God like iniquity. A man who walks in iniquity cannot trust himself. A man that cannot trust himself will find that he doesn’t have the power to trust anyone else, not even God. Many people say that they trust God, but their actions reveal the opposite. The Israelites that came out of Egypt wanted to believe in God when they saw the consequences of their unbelief, but they could not find the ability to believe in God, so their boldface did not produce any results (see Numbers 14:40-45). Their hearts had been conditioned against faith because of iniquity. This was demonstrated in the fact that in just a few weeks Moses was not with God, they had slid into blatant idolatry and whoredom. Go into today remembering that you need to trust God in order to walk in His perfect peace. Trusting God from us is not a luxury, it is an important necessity. — Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible: II Chronicles 21-24 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +234813822454, +2348034420524Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3491.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Run to win 2
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (KJV) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. Because Temitayo wanted to win the trophy, she was willing to do whatever it took. It became impossible for her to hide this from the people around her. Everyone now knew she was an athlete because she always did something that showed she was preparing for the championship. It doesn’t take time for people who have to deal with really serious athletes to know that they are athletes. It is very difficult for them to hide this fact about themselves. It shows. In the same way, when a believer is really serious about his kingdom assignment and winning his prize, he cannot hide his identity as a believer for long. Under normal circumstances, any believer who has successfully been able to hide his identity from his coworkers for several months may have been able to do so because he is not really striving for the prize of the mark of the high calling in God. Daniel worked in a godless environment, but it was impossible for him to hide who he really was. Moses couldn’t either. When your kingdom assignment takes over you and becomes the most important thing in your life, you will find that you are a witness for Christ everywhere you go. The Holy Spirit would begin to give you insight into people’s lives just because He wants you to share the gospel with them. Go into today remembering that you are first and foremost a witness for Christ in every place He has planted you. Ask the Lord to help you to this end. Ask for the wisdom to be a soul-winner. — Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible: Deuteronomy 1-3 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +234813822454, +2348034420524 Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio2702.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:35 — 7.9MB)Subscribe: RSS
Run to win
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (KJV) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. When Temitayo started preparing for the championship in tennis, she knew she now had to become temperate in her eating, sleeping, watching movies, etc. She was told by her instructor that she could no longer eat anything but had to only eat things that maximize energy output. Her life became greatly streamlined because of this championship. Temitayo made the sacrifices she made because she wanted to win the tennis championship. We are also in a championship, but this is for an infinitely more valuable incorruptible prize. The devil and his hordes of demons are our contenders that can’t win the prize, but they want to hinder us. The only human beings that can overcome them are those who believe in the Lord Jesus (see 1 John 5:5). We must maintain a champion’s mindset of self-control. We must not let the flesh hinder us. We must always put the flesh under the will of our renewed minds. This is the only way to appropriate our victory over our contenders. Go into today remembering that the prize you have to win is the reward for faithfully doing the work cut out for you by God. This reward, among other things, will translate to your place of glory and authority in God’s eternal kingdom that would never end. Not everyone in the kingdom will receive a reward, some will suffer loss (see 1 Cor 3:15). Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you run in such a way that you would receive your reward (1 Cor 9:24). — Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible: Hebrews 11-13 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Send testimonies and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +234813822454, +2348034420524 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3489.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:29 — 6.2MB)Subscribe: RSS
Trust God 1
Hebrews 11:17-19 (NET) By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son. God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,” and he reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense he received him back from there. It can be very painful when you are not trusted, especially if you are a very truthful person. Without trust, friendship is literally impossible. God is so truthful that His spirit is called the spirit of truth(see John 14:7). People that doubt God cannot be very close to Him. (See Hebrews 11:6). People who trust Him are those who would be close to Him and walk in His glory. Faith means to believe in God and believe His promises. This was Abraham’s secret. God made him some promises and he believed them wholeheartedly, even when it no longer made logical sense for him to believe. This belief that Abraham had in God controlled the things he did. This impressed God so much. Even when God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, because God had already promised him that it was through Isaac that his descendants were going to be numbered, he reasoned that it meant God was going to raise Isaac from the dead after the sacrifice, or something like that. Abraham was not being deceptive when he told his servants he and Isaac were going to worship God and return back (Genesis 22:5). He trusted God’s word so much that he didn’t have the ability to think Isaac was going to be lost to the sacrifice. Abraham’s story was that He trusted God so much that he knew God’s plan for him was better than his plan for himself. Anyone that would have a relationship with God must have God’s words as the basis of His faith in God. When the Lord has spoken to you and you believe it, you will see the manifestation of God’s words, as long as you don’t waver in faith. Know today that God is more trustworthy than any other person you can ever find. God cannot lie, and it is only wise to trust and not doubt him. Circumstances and temptations may try your faith in God, but remember that it is those who keep their hearts stayed on God because they trust in Him that will experience His perfect peace (see Isaiah 26:3). Go into today remembering to find God’s word for you in every area of concern, and believe it until you see the manifestation of the things He has promised. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Micah (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobeContact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3488.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:52 — 17.8MB)Subscribe: RSS
The secret to true unity
Philippians 2:1-3 (NET) Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy, complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose. Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Seun had dealt with people long enough for him to know that, more than anything else, people are controlled by their selfish motives. So he was not surprised when Sola behaved the way he did. Sola was selfish and greedy. He only looked out for himself, and whenever it seemed he was looking out for others, it was because it was an indirect way of him looking out for himself. Seun did not know he could trust anyone until he met Trevor and Daniel who were true believers whose hearts had been changed by God’s word. They were truly selfless and humble. Seun became a believer in the Lord Jesus through their influence. If people are not selfless and humble, it would be practically impossible for them to walk in unity and love. The secret to walking in true unity and love has been revealed in today’s Bible verses. Even among believers, walking in unity may be a far cry if they don’t understand the principle of selflessness. The Adamic man is naturally selfish and self-centered. But as we are transformed into the image of Christ, we receive the mind of Christ which is selfless and perfectly humble. The only time people can truly walk in unity is when they meet the conditions of Philippians 2 verse 3 which says: Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Go into today making it your goal to be like Christ and have his mind. Jesus was willing to give his life to save us. If for example, there is only one seat and you and someone else are tired and need to sit down, be the one to offer the seat to the other person. Treat people better than you would expect to be treated. This doesn’t mean you have low self-esteem, it means you have the mind of Christ. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Micah (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe Contact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3487.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:30 — 18.9MB)Subscribe: RSS
Why Trouble the Master Any Further
Mark 5:35 (BBE) And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue’s house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master? The responsibility of raising a child is a most grave and serious responsibility. It changes people. There are very few things sadder than a parent watching helplessly a child suffer. In fact, someone once posited that so sad is the reality of a parent losing a child that the English word has no fitting expression for it. Jarius, a leader in the synagogue, was in such a situation, his daughter lay dying of an illness, and nothing he had done had worked, instead, the situation was getting worse. He must have been plagued with fear and a great dread of the possibility of losing her. He came and fell at the feet of Jesus and prayed him to intervene; to heal his daughter. And Jesus had mercy on him and was going to go with him to the house to heal his daughter. However, while they were still en route, the child died. Then came messengers from the house saying to Jesus, “Why trouble the Master any further?” What they were really saying was, ‘the situation has become hopeless, therefore don’t put Jesus through the stress of still coming to your house’. The reaction and response of Jesus is quite instructive. Firstly, when Jesus (over)heard them saying this, he turned to Jarius and spoke to him immediately. Notice how Jesus quickly reacted to the report of these messengers regardless of the fact that they were not addressing him. This is because Jesus understood the potential effect of such report to the heart of Jarius and how that could ultimately shape the events of the day. Secondly, take note of the response of Jesus, he said, “have no fear, only have faith”. At the end of that day’s event, Jarius had his daughter raised from the dead. What lessons can we learn from this? We must learn to respond to circumstances from the viewpoint of faith and nothing else. Faith here would mean believing what God says about himself and acting on the strength of that. While it might sound commonsensical to conclude that a situation had become hopeless because it has gone beyond what the intervention of men can address, however, has God placed a limitation on his ability by the boundaries of men’s capabilities? For example, what does God call ‘hopeless’? What does the Lord count as ‘troubling’? Knowing, believing and acting on this is what practical faith is. When next you hear “It is done, trouble the Master no more”, be diligent enough to ask, “Says who?” Go into today refusing to accept voices that put a limitation on the power of God. Pray without ceasing, and if that be trouble, then trouble the Master on. —Ikecukwu Mpama Yearly Plan: Proverbs 29-30 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe Contact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3486.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
God’s Ideal Home 1
Ephesians 5:25 (KJV) “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” Abel married Mabel the love of his life after courting her for two years. They had enjoyed beautiful moments of courtship. After another beautiful, dream come true honeymoon, it was time for the “happily ever after”. But, it was only days after the honeymoon had ended that frictions began. Mabel exclaimed, “This is not the man I married,” to which Abel replied, “you’re not submissive, don’t you read your Bible?”. “Who submits to a beast? You tricked me into marrying you, I thought you loved me, you deceived me” responded Mabel. This was how they lived for a very long time because Abel believed Mabel deserved his love only when she submits to him. Should a husband love a disobedient and unsubmissive wife? What does God command? “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” is God’s commandment. It is not “husbands, love your wife when she submits and obeys you”. Every man who wants to become a husband must be well acquainted with and willing to obey this command. Your standard as a husband is Christ, you will have to constantly ask the question, “am I loving my wife as Christ loved the Church?” Go into today knowing that loving your wife is not one of the options, rather, it is God’s command to husbands. Prayer: Ask God for the grace to truly love. —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Plan: Psalms 119 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe Contact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3485.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:32 — 14.1MB)Subscribe: RSS
Useful But Not Acceptable
Colossians 1:13 (NET) He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves When Ebuka first heard the gospel message, he knew he was walking under the power of an ancestral curse. His elder brother’s first daughter died at birth. His younger brother had also just lost his first daughter too. There were other aspects of this ancestral curse that manifested, and Ebuka knew that he was under the dominion of the dark powers responsible for this curse on his family. When he received the gospel and believed it, one of the most exciting things about it was that he was no longer under the dominion of darkness but now brought to the dominion of Christ. Somehow he knew that the extent to which he submitted to the dominion of Christ (that he was now translated into) was the extent to which he would walk outside of the physical manifestation of the dominion of darkness (that he was now delivered from). He decided to live a life that is totally sold out to Christ and His kingdom. This is how he lived a life that was totally free from the influence of the very dark forces that had held his entire family captive for generations. God did not just deliver you from the kingdom and dominion of darkness, He transferred you into the kingdom of Christ Jesus. It is the authority of this new kingdom that enforces the reality of your deliverance. When a law is given, it may appear as if it does not exist if it is not enforced by the appropriate authorities. Go into today remembering that it is by the authority of Christ’s kingdom that you enter into the experience of your freedom. —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Plan: II Chronicles 16-20 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe Contact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio2696.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:51 — 9.4MB)Subscribe: RSS
The Working of Faith 2
Ephesians 6:2-3 (NET) “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely, “that it may go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.” Because of what his discipler taught him, Joe understood that the promises of prosperity and long days were going to be activated in his life when he got rid of his bitterness and began to honor his parents. After he overcame the bitterness in his heart through the help of the Holy Spirit and started honoring his parents by showing them respect and giving them gifts regularly, he started regularly confessing the promise of God that he would see good days on the earth. He had the faith to expect the manifestation of this promise in his life because he knew that by faith, he was now meeting the condition of this promise. God’s promises give us hope (an expectation), and faith gives substance to this hope (see Hebrews 11:1). For example, a person believes that he is healed through the stripes of Jesus because he has placed his faith in Jesus. That is hope. But he needs to give substance to this hope in order for him to receive his healing. One of the ways to give substance to your hope is by confessing what you hope for. Your confession becomes an act of faith. It now gives substance to what you hope for. In mark 11:23, we can see that it is if a person believes and speaks according to what he believes that he will receive what he believes. The easiest way to give substance to your hope is by speaking it out. But you would not have the boldness to effectively do this if you are walking in disobedience. Go into today remembering that faith is the action that accompanies the hope we receive from God’s word. Prayer: ask the Lord to help you understand His promises and the conditions to receive them so that your faith will be boosted to receive all His promises for you. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 33-36 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Listen to Streamglobe 24/7 Christian Radio here☞ https://streamglobe.radio Subscribe to our Apple podcast here: https://bit.ly/streamglobe Contact us (WhatsApp): +15155195600, +2348138224547 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio2387.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:46 — 2.0MB)Subscribe: RSS