Way to Kingdom Greatness
1 Corinthians 13:2 (NKJV) And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. When Eze traveled to the village for the Christmas celebrations, he came in contact with some challenges that were orchestrated by demons. He tried to cast out the demons, but they seemed too strong for him to handle, and he started wondering why. When he reported the matter to his sister who was a more recent believer, she laughed over the problem and assured him that the matter was resolved. She simply prayed a simple prayer and commanded the demons to leave. The level of calmness and authority with which she commanded those demons showed that she knew what she was doing and already had great power with God. The matter was resolved instantly after Eze’s sister prayed with authority. This was how Eze knew that he did not have sufficient spiritual authority to handle certain matters because he was still a spiritual baby, even though he walked in spiritual gifts and had been a believer longer than his sister. One thing Eze could say about his sister was that she was a very selfless believer whose love for the Lord [and the brethren] couldn’t be hidden. There was a time she turned down a very high paying job because she was convinced it would hinder her from serving the Lord the way she should. Eze knew he couldn’t do what she did, but he also knew things like that was why she had more esteem and authority in heaven than him. The path of spiritual maturity and authority is the path of love and selflessness. Just like physically speaking, a young child in the family does not have as much authority over the family estate like when he becomes mature, a spiritual babe does not walk in the level of authority he would walk in when he becomes spiritually mature. Love is the fruit that God expects to see us produce because of His divine life within us. It is abnormal for those who have been born of God to not be fruitful, but it can happen if they allow themselves to be conformed to the standards of this loveless world. Go into today remembering that a man who allows himself to be transformed by the renewing of his mind through the understanding of God’s Word is a man who would walk in the divine nature of love and wield great spiritual authority. Prayer: ask the Lord to help you walk in the fullness of your authority in Him. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Isaiah 1-6 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201883.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 4
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Tina was in an office where a lot of public funds were misappropriated and stolen. She refused to join the party because her heart was filled with faith, and because of this, she was faithful to the Lord. She looked like a fool to her colleagues who had all become very rich, some of whom were church leaders, but Tina remained faithful to the Lord and did not participate in the embezzlement because of her faith. Many years later, she still had great spiritual standing and walked in great authority. She now had many reasons to thank God for giving her grace not to join her colleagues in doing what they did. Unlike her unfaithful colleagues, she did not lose her most precious treasure but increased it. The most precious treasure a believer has is his faith in God (see 1 Peter 1:7). Faith in Christ always produces faithfulness to Christ. The Greek word translated to mean faith is the same word for faithfulness. That’s why in King James Version, you would see that the word translated as faithfulness in today’s verse was translated as faith. The word for faith and faithfulness in Greek are the same word. Incidentally, the case is the same for the Hebrew language. Every time we see the Lord or the apostles or the prophets talking about faith in scriptures, they are also talking about faithfulness. In their minds, you cannot separate the two. The truth is that you cannot separate true faith in God from faithfulness to God. A godly person is also a faithful person. Some people do not have a faithful personality, such people cannot go far in the kingdom of God no matter how gifted they are. They are inconsistent and unpredictable–that is not a godly attribute. A godly person is a person of great integrity. With him, what you see is what you get. He is not a two-faced person or one who changes with the times. Go into today knowing that a faithful person is also full of faith. Faithfulness is an attribute of godliness, and godliness is necessary for any believer who would reap the benefits of his divine life and be fruitful. Prayer: Lord, help me to be truly faithful and fruitful in the kingdom. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Job 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202180.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Spiritual Gifts and Love
1 Corinthians 13:1 (NKJV) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Evelyn was disturbed by the things she was hearing about Sister Sharon. But instead of joining others to gossip, she decided to take out a day to pray and fast for her. Through word of knowledge, she knew that the devil was attacking Sharon and seeking to sink her back into the old life of sin that she was delivered from. When Sharon was restored, she never knew Evelyn’s prayer played a great part in this. Evelyn would have joined the other women in the church to gossip about Sharon because Sharon had become cold and disrespectful towards her, but she chose to love Sharon instead. That was why she decided to do something about the matter. The only effective thing she found that she could do at the time was to pray. This she did and her prayers were answered. Evelyn acted in love toward Sharon by praying for her instead of gossiping and condemning her with the others. That was an act of love. Even though Evelyn had great spiritual gifts, Sharon was restored because of Evelyn’s love and not because of her spiritual gifts alone. Spiritual gifts without the fruit of the Spirit [of Love] are untruthful. Gifts without love are nothing but spiritual noise. Go into today remembering that when your spiritual gift is mingled with love, it becomes very fruitful. Remember that God rewards fruitfulness, and He gave you gifts to facilitate your fruitfulness. Prayer: Lord God, please help me walk in love and be more fruitful with my spiritual gifts. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Psalms 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202179.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 3
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Miriam had been praying and fasting against her neighbor who was a witch. This her neighbor was very ruthless and wicked. Miriam believed that some things in her life were going wrong because of this her demon processed neighbor. She wasn’t entirely wrong. This neighbor was not only oppressing Miriam physically, but she was also troubling her spiritually. Miriam didn’t seem to have the victory even though she was a Christian. After attending a conference her church organized, Miriam realized that she had been wrong all the while. She decided to stop hating and wishing her neighbor harm. She decided that she was going to start walking in love and praying for this her neighbor. As soon as Miriam started walking in true love towards this her antagonistic neighbor, she found that she was no longer afraid of her (see 1 John 4:18). She also observed that her life started moving smoothly, and for the first time ever, this her neighbor was now trying to be nice to her and didn’t trouble her again but showed signs that she was now afraid of Miriam. This neighbor later moved out of that neighborhood in a hurry. It wasn’t until Miriam started walking in love that she started walking in the level of spiritual authority that gave her perpetual victory over her enemies. We have previously examined two of the five attributes of Godliness shown in today’s Bible verse. We have seen that a godly person is careful with the use of his tongue and careful in his conduct. Today, we see the most powerful and important attribute of godliness –Love. Only those who have been Fathered by God have the power to be truly godly. It follows that only those who are born of God can truly walk in pure love. Most people walk in selfish and self-centered love, a kind of love that is common in the world today. But when a person walks in true love that is not self-serving, he is proving that he is a child of His heavenly Father, and he is walking in a way that would make room for the divine life he has received [in his spirit] to find expression in his daily experiences. Our Lord Jesus commands us to love even our enemies(Matthew 5:44-48) because as sons of God, we have a unique power and ability to do so. When we obey this command, we set ourselves up for the release of greater power. The greatest spiritual power is released when believers walk in genuine love. Go into today remembering that only those who have been born of God have the ability and power to love [even their enemies] (see 1 John 4:7-8). This kind of power is such that even Satan does not have the ability to walk in it. Prayer: Lord, please help me draw from the power of your divine nature I have received and truly walk in Love. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Joshua 1-5 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202178.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pillars of Godliness 2
Beware of scammers! No one in Streamglobe would contact you to request WhatsApp Code or money. 1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. Even though Gerald was a worker in the church, his conduct projected pride, and gentleness was not one of his strong attributes. He had a way of making his presence known and his voice heard. As he studied the dynamics of Godliness, he realized that his conduct did not reflect godliness. He now understood that he was to be humble and gentle– his conduct was to reflect the nature and character of Christ (1 Peter 3:8, Philippians 2:5-8, Ephesians 4:1-3). Here’s our Lord Jesus in Matthew: Matthew 11:29 (NET) 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. We saw yesterday that the control of our tongues is an important attribute of godliness. Today, we see that our conduct is also another important attribute or pillar of Godliness. A godly person must be one whose words and conduct reflect Christ’s nature. A person who tells lies is not godly. A proud person is not godly. Go into today remembering that as a believer in Christ Jesus, it is important for you to be godly so that your life would be able to radiate the nature and glory of God. Remember, godliness with contentment is great gain. Prayer: Lord, help me to be truly godly in the way I conduct myself. Let the words I say and things I do bring glory to you. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Genesis 1-3 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202177.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
The Pillars of Godliness
1 Timothy 4:12 (NET) Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. After learning and understanding how godliness was beneficial to the believer, Gerald wanted to truly be godly because he was tired of the defeated life he was living. For example, he had been spending so much on drugs and he now understood that the power of the divine life could keep him in divine health, but this power is unleashed through godliness. One of the things the grace of God does to us believers is that it empowers us to live godly lives. Titus 2:11-12 (NET) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age… In today’s Bible verse, we see five areas in which godliness can be made manifest. The first is in our speech or words. If a man has control over his words, he has control over his life and destiny (see James 3:2, Proverbs 13:3). Proverbs 18:21 puts it this way: “The tongue has the power of life and death.” The stakes are high. Your words can either speak life, or your words can speak death. Our tongues can build others up, or they can tear them down. Go into today remembering that one of the important areas of Godliness is in the way we use our tongues. If you can control the use of your tongue, you would be able to control other areas of your life. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you use your tongue wisely. ‘Lord, let all my words be seasoned with salt. Let no idle word proceed out of my mouth. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi If you wish to partner with us to reach more people, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Romans 1-2 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BlKv8gQHBSx484yKG7yzoQ Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202176.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Godliness is Powerful
1 Timothy 4:8 (NET) For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.” Chris was told by his doctor that he needed to start exercising because his cholesterol level was too high and it was now getting dangerous. As Chris started exercising religiously, he observed that he started losing weight. His body was now more flexible and he wasn’t getting tired as quickly as before. Chris also found out that his blood pressure normalized and his blood sugar level was no longer abnormal. In order for Chris to gain the benefits of a fit body through physical exercises, he had to be committed and refuse to give up. It took a lot of discipline and diligence, but as he continued, he discovered his body got used to the exercise routine and he later started enjoying it. Godliness can be likened to physical exercise. Godliness may seem like a burden to the flesh, but it is life and health to the soul and spirit. The more we exercise ourselves in godliness, the more spiritually fit and healthy we will be. When a believer is godly, it means he is living with eternity in view. It means he is exercising himself in prayer and the ministry of the word. It means he is deliberate about doing good works that bring glory to his Father in heaven. etc. Every action we take in time has an eternal impact. If we sow to the flesh, we would reap corruption, but if we sow to the Spirit, we would reap eternal life(Galatians 6:8). Eternal life is the divine life that can manifest even in our daily experiences. For example, it is this life that powers divine health and healing, etc. Go into today remembering that a believer who exercises himself in godliness would not only enjoy all-round benefits but would be walking in his divine nature and destiny. This is the key to true satisfaction. Remember that godliness does not merely have physical benefits like good health and peace, it has eternal benefits that our minds are too limited right now to fathom. Indeed, godliness with contentment is great gain. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi If you want to partner with us to reach more people this year, click here ☞ streamglobe.org/partner Yearly Bible Plan: Acts 27-28 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8ane7DANzJIkmccNUbLzt Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202175.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Before You Meet Goliath, Tend The Sheep
Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) ‘’Do not despise this small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand. The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.’’ God instructed Samuel to anoint David as king in place of Saul over Israel in 1 Samuel 16:1 and as soon as he was anointed, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him (verse 13). He, however, remained as a Shepard boy until the day his father sent him to give his brothers food on the battlefield (1Samuel 17:17, 18 and 28). Note that David did not hurry to take over the throne from King Saul because he had been anointed or because the Spirit of the Lord had come upon him, instead, he waited for God’s time and while waiting, he attended to his father’s sheep. We saw a similar scenario play out with Joseph who knew that God was with him, yet he served as a servant under his masters. It is unfortunate today that many believers are after the ‘head of Goliath’ and have abandoned ‘the few sheep’. They want to start big and famous but have forsaken their training classes. Unlike Joseph, they have become proud, arrogant and unteachable because of their big dream. They have forgotten that the God who gave the dream also set the training classes. Do not neglect today in your chase after tomorrow, it must be step after step, a little here and a little there (Isaiah 28:10). Go into today knowing that the big dream will only come to pass when you pass the test of training (Psalms 105:19). Prayer: Lord, grant me the wisdom to wait and learn from you until the day of my showing forth. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Bible Plan: Revelation 18-22 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8ane7DANzJIkmccNUbLzt Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Learn more about us here: www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Pray For Your Nation
1 Samuel 12:23 (KJV) Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way. “This country is a mess!” Joy said, “nothing is working, the leaders are wicked and unconcerned, they are all out to enrich themselves”. “It is well my sister” replied Peace. “But sister Peace, are you not tired of this country?” Joy asked. “How can I be tired when I have no other country to call my own. We will cope by God’s grace” Peace replied. Many Christians are like these sisters; they identify the problem and complain but do nothing about it. By abiding in Christ, we are kings and priests (see Revelation1:6), this also means that we have duties to perform and one of such duties is interceding for our nations. In Matthew 6:10 (KJV), Jesus commanded that we pray that God’s kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. You see, you must do more than to identify and complain about the problems, you must deal with them by interceding. It is after interceding that the right authority to teach and correct the wrongdoings will be granted by God (see 1 Samuel 12:23). You must come to that point where like Samuel, you can say, ‘‘God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for my Nation’’. Go into today knowing that it is your duty as a child of God to pray for your country. Prayer: Lord, forgive me for not taking intercession for my country as seriously as I should. From now going forward, help me intercede for my Nation. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 — Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Bible Plan: Song of Solomon 7-8 (In Devotional Audio) To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8ane7DANzJIkmccNUbLzt Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Learn more about us here: www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%202173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Why Ask 1
Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Most good earthly fathers and mothers don’t have to wait for their children to ask them for things they need before they give them. Sometimes, our earthly fathers and mothers are the ones to notice that we have a need and meet it before we even realize that we have such needs. But God is more gracious than the best parents in this world. As a matter of fact, when you compare the goodness of the best man to that of God, that man would seem like an evil person. That’s why Jesus said in today’s Bible verse that ‘if ye then, being evil… ‘ Why then do we need to ask our heavenly Father before we receive certain things from Him? Why does He keep encouraging us in different parts of His word to ask in order to receive (see Psalm 2:8, Matt 7:7, James 1:5, James 4:2b, etc)? Being so good and loving and kind, why doesn’t He just give us all we need and we not needing to ask Him first? When God made man after His image and likeness, He created in man the ability to have self-will and self-government, and man was to live by submitting this will and government to God. Through the fall, man declared independence from God, and in effect, disconnected himself from the life and government of God. Because God had already given man dominion over this realm(see Psa 115:16, ps 8:6) and God does not go back on His word, man was now the master of his destiny and Satan his master through sin. Now that God is redeeming man from the fall, He needs men to ask Him before He can do certain things for them. Asking God concerning your needs [and wants] does not inform Him about them (He already knows them), asking Him gives Him the spiritual legal license and access to invade your life and help you. Many times, He needs us to give Him this license by asking Him, that’s why He keeps reminding us to ask. Because of the fall, almost every action of man is saying to God that ‘I do not need you. I can survive on my own’. Asking God would undo that and say ‘I need you’. And there are times we need to continually consciously keep asking so as to sufficiently undo the rebellion that the accuser of brethren is using as a legal ground against us. Go into today remembering that prayer is earthly permission for heavenly invasion. Let heaven invade your life today with God’s goodness. Prayer: Ask the Lord to give you the grace to always pray according to His will. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Plan: Psalms 149-150 (In Devotional Audio) Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8ane7DANzJIkmccNUbLzt Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Learn more about us here: www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201874.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS