HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER
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WHEN HE COMES, HE SENDS MEN
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/9gLDtiGljiGAegqUK0P7VQ Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 Download Today’s Audio☞ http://bit.ly/aud1712 Exodus 3: 7-8b (KJV) And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians. A Sunday School story is told of a man of God who lived in an ancient city. The city was flooded and all lives were destroyed, but he managed to run to the top of the tallest mountain in town where he called on God for help saying “God, I am your servant, come and save me from this flood.” Just before the flood water got to his ankle, a rescue team came in a flying boat “jump in” they exclaimed but he responded, “no, God will come and save me”. When the water got to his knees, another team appeared and yet another when the water was at his waist, but his response was the same. The water finally covered him and he drowned. When he got to heaven, he told God how disappointed he was, but God’s response was “I sent help to you three different times. Those rescuers came in response to your prayer but you turned them down.” God answers us so many times by sending men, but the inability to discern such answers from God is a reason why many continue suffering. God heard the cry of the people of Israel and came to rescue them, however, he came not as God Almighty, but through Moses. The people of Israel were crying to God for a messiah, but they rejected him when he came as Christ Jesus because they could not discern their day of visitation. Discerning answers when they come from God is as important as asking for help. If we cannot receive answers, our prayers will be long and unending. Go into today trusting the Holy Spirit to help you discern the answers to your prayers no matter how they come. —Dr. Emmanuel James Bible in 1 Year: Ezekiel 31-36 (in today’s audio) Not yet saved? Tap here☞ streamglobe.org/33 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional
HIS PLANS REMAIN INTACT
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/9gLDtiGljiGAegqUK0P7VQ Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. James was an only son of a widowed mother, but he was living his life without a care. He had an arrogant confidence because his uncle had told him that he would sponsor his university education to masters level. Unfortunately, all of a sudden, his uncle died and then it dawned on him that his future was in jeopardy. He experienced a lot of pain and hardship afterward, but by grace, he met and accepted Jesus as his Lord. In later years, looking back after finishing his Ph.D. with a scholarship in one of the most prestigious universities in the world, he was most grateful that God’s plan prevailed in his life instead. To the one who is lost or who feels like the worst offender, God still has a plan waiting to prosper you. However, it only becomes active when you by faith, receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior (Luke 23:40-43). To you who knows and fears God but are wondering how you’ll make it, as your life at this point in time seems to be further away from your dreams, be encouraged! God’s plan may not follow the route your mind expects, but it would come to fruition (Gen 50:20). Just as there’s a way that seems right at first, but the end is destruction, God’s plan may not seem clear to you now, but it will surely lead to life and peace (Pro 12:28). Go into today knowing that God’s plan is still intact and unchanged concerning your life, and as you keep trusting Him, your life will only get brighter till you get to your place of glory (Pro 4:18). —Chibo E.C. Bible in 1 Year: Proverbs 11-12 (in today’s audio) Not yet saved? Tap here☞ streamglobe.org/33 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Inquiry | Prayer Request| Testimonies: WhatsApp: +2348079816967 Visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional
THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE 2
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WALKING IN THE CALL
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞https://chat.whatsapp.com/9nWog4Q5qfR30PDqNildWi Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 1 Corinthians 4:9 (NET) For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people. When Collins started becoming interested in serving the Lord, naturally, he wanted to be at the peak of this service. After being in church for a while, he observed that many considered the office of the apostle to be the highest in the body of Christ. Because of this, he wanted also to be an apostle. Because he was really committed and dedicated to the work in his local church, he was soon ordained as a minister. But still, he wanted to be called an apostle. One morning, he was studying the word of God when he came across today’s Bible verse. He read it again and again, and this really scared him. From that moment, he started changing his mind concerning his dream to someday become an apostle. Whether a person is an apostle, or a prophet, or an evangelist, or a pastor and teacher, is not really his decision to make. These things are determined by God from before the person is born (see Gal 1:15, Jer 1:5). But whether a person ends up walking in God’s call for his life is dependent on how he responds to God during the days of his sojourning here on earth. Many indeed are called, but few are chosen. The difference between the chosen and the rest is faithfulness (Rev 17:14). God doesn’t entrust much to the unfaithful (see Luke 16:10). I do not believe that everyone who has the call to be an apostle must necessarily die for the faith (Apostle John didn’t die the death of a martyr), but I believe that everyone who must effectively walk in his call must have the mindset of an apostle. One that is willing to give up his life (if need be) for the sake of the gospel (see Luke 14:26, Rev 12:11). Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you fulfill His call for your Life. This is the most important thing in life. —Pastor SD Abraham Bible in 1 Year: II Kings 11-15 (in today’s audio) Get Sermons Here☞ http://streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. ________ Inquiries | Prayer Requests| Testimonies: WhatsApp: +2348079816967 Visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org
A FRIENDLY CHASTISEMENT
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞https://chat.whatsapp.com/9nWog4Q5qfR30PDqNildWi Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 Proverbs 27:5-6 (KJV) Open rebuke is better than secret love. [6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. It probably must have been hard and embarrassing for Peter who was handed over leadership of the early church by Christ, to see himself openly rebuked by Paul, who formerly persecuted Christians. However, because in humility he accepted and saw in the rebuke God’s truth, this same Peter would later affectionately refer to Paul as a beloved brother. Paul was truly a friend (Gal 2:11-14, 2 Pet 3:15). The word of God in Hebrews 12:7-12 talks about accepting correction from God and from earthly parents. It is quite understandable for one to accept chastisement when the chastiser is of higher authority, but what happens when it’s from a perceived peer or a friend? In truth, God is far higher than us in Authority and Might, but in an incredible act of love, He brought Himself down to our level and called us His brethren and friends (Heb 2:9-11, Jn 15:15). It may hurt us more when a friend points out to us our wrongs, but it pays in the end because we very often confide more about ourselves to them than we would to our rulers, parents, etc., so our friends know how to be of help to us more personally (Pro 18:24). We must reject pride and mustn’t be believers who only respond to correction if it comes from the top, but not from our own peers, otherwise, the enemy will capitalize on our ego to bring us down (Matt 23:12). From today, determine to be humble to not only accept rebuke from your believing peers but also be bold enough to confess your faults to them as well, for prayers from such meetings lead to deliverance (Jam 5:16, Job 42:8-10). —Chibo E.C Bible in 1 Year: Leviticus 16-18 (in today’s audio) Not yet saved? Tap here☞ streamglobe.org/33 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. __ Inquiry | Prayer Request| Testimonies: WhatsApp: +2348079816967 Visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞https://chat.whatsapp.com/9nWog4Q5qfR30PDqNildWi Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 Download Today’s Audio☞ http://bit.ly/aud1707 1 Corinthians 4:8 (NET) Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you! Gbenga and his wife were fond of criticizing and judging servants of God. They were experts at searching out the faults of men of God online and criticizing them (many of their criticisms were based on false assumptions and partial truths). They felt they had the authority to do this because they believed they were spiritually gallant and were now great people in the kingdom of God who had the authority and the ability to judge. Their main reason for this feeling was because materially speaking, things were going well for them, so they felt this was a function of their spiritual might. But they were wrong. They were still spiritual babes who needed to be thought the rudiments of the faith. But with this mindset, they could not be taught and could not be fruitful. Like the church in Laodicea (Rev 3:17), the young church in Corinth began to have a false sense of security because of their worldly wealth. Physically speaking, they were doing well and had money. They thought because of how things were going well for them physically, it was an indication of their advancement and greatness in the kingdom of God. Many of them believed that they had become kings and rulers in the kingdom, and they felt they now had the authority to judge the servants of God and compare one to another(see 1 Cor 4:3-6). But they were wrong, they were still spiritual babes (see 1 Cor 3:1) and were heading for the rocks without the apostolic intervention of Paul. If criticizing ministers of God has become your ‘spiritual gift’, it is a sign of spiritual immaturity and retrogression. Go into today remembering that the real measure of spiritual might is faithfulness and humility. —Chibo E.C. Bible in 1 Year: Colossians 3-4 (in today’s audio) To get sermons, go here☞ streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. visit our websites☞ streamglobedevotional.com or streamglobe.org Follow our Podcast☞<a href="http://apple.co/2FtgaL6″>apple.co/2FtgaL6 Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201707.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
IS HE ON YOUR SIDE?
Psalm 118:6 (KJV) The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? Further Reading: Psa 124, Rom 8:31-33 A toddler who only began to walk recently was holding the hand of her mother in a mall. Each time she mistakenly stumbled, her mom held and propped her up to her feet so that she wouldn’t fall. But growing in excitement, against her mom’s wishes, the toddler wanted to walk on her own. Through persistence, she removed her tiny fingers from her mother’s hand but didn’t get really far, as only a few yards away, she tripped, fell and began to cry. The world today is full of evil and increased atrocities that make one want to hide in fear. But according to God’s word, it is clear that God is on the side of those who worship Him. He is on our side regardless of the magnitude of our opposition (2 Kings 6:16). Even when we stumble in ignorance, just like a mother, God is there to uphold us (Psa 145:14). We must believe it, know it and confess it. There are many instances in the Bible when God wasn’t on the side of the Israelites and as a result, they lost several battles. Same also can be said for the believer. God loves us and desires to always be on our side, but if we deliberately lose our hands from His and decide to go solo like that toddler, we would stumble and fall. The word of God in Amos 3:3 becomes very apt because it means that unless we remain in agreement with God (His Will), we cannot be guaranteed that He is on our side. Go into today in agreement and obedience to God’s word and be assured of a life in Christ without the fear of any present or future dangers because God will always be by your side (Rom 8:38-39). —Chibo E.C. Bible in 1 Year: Luke 19-20 (in today’s audio) To get sermons, go here☞ streamglobe.org/34 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. For those who wish to partner with us, go here☞ streamglobe.org/donate http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201706.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
AN EARLY PRAYER LIFE
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞https://chat.whatsapp.com/9nWog4Q5qfR30PDqNildWi Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 Download Today’s Audio☞ http://bit.ly/aud1705 Job 14:1 (KJV)Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. I watched a video recently of how some brave medical doctors calmly tried to resuscitate a newborn child whose heart wasn’t moving. The child was so new, yet went through a lot and was at some point smacked severally in the rear till he cried and started to breathe normally. It was very moving as well as hard to watch but thankfully the doctors were early and quick to spot the issue and save the child. From our scripture text, man’s life here on earth is short but filled with hardship. From a different angle, it could also be said that even a baby of only a few minutes already has trouble waiting for him. Whichever way we choose to view it, it is clear that trouble is inevitable (Jn 16:33). Many believers wait until certain situations get very bad before they begin to pray. If the devil doesn’t wait for anyone to settle down in life (including children) before he attacks, why then do we wait before we pray? In Psalm 50:15 God says “Call on me in the day of trouble…”. If we’ve established that man’s days on earth are inevitably filled with trouble, do we wait for that day or do we instead get into prayers immediately? This is another reason why believing parents must teach their children to pray from their early age. An early prayer life, especially as one rises up for the day, helps prepare and equip one with the much-needed grace to face certain tough situations and overcome them. Start your day always, praying in the Spirit as well as in your understanding, using the Word. As you do so, God will go ahead of you, and just like when Jesus prayed for Peter, will keep you from falling (Lk 22:31-32). —Chibo E.C. Bible in 1 Year: Ezekiel 25-30 (in today’s audio) Not yet saved, go here☞ streamglobe.org/33 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. __ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional
THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio on your WhatsApp, join our WhatsApp Group Here☞https://chat.whatsapp.com/9nWog4Q5qfR30PDqNildWi Or Join Our Telegram Group☞ https://t.me/streamglobe1 Download Today’s Audio☞ http://bit.ly/aud1704 John 8:32 (KJV)And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. After Chinonso failed the same examination two consecutive times, he got tired of life. Even though he was a Christian who had been baptized in the Holy Ghost, he contemplated giving up [on God]. The next opportunity to rewrite the exam would be his last chance. It was at this time of depression that he found the scripture verse(Ps 84:7) that says “they go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God”. He responded to this light by choosing a specific time and place where he would stay in God’s presence(appear before God) each day through prayer and the word. Even though he couldn’t pray sometimes, he remained there in his place of prayer, waiting on God. Chinonso passed the examination with flying colors the next time he took it. He could only attribute his resounding success this time to the strength he had received by daily waiting on the Lord. The word of God reveals the truth that makes people free (John 8:31-32). Many have the Bible and have memorized some of it but are not free. This is because the word has not been revealed to them as the truth. The day you find the truth, it will make you free. The way to know that what you have is the truth is through the freedom that accompanies it. Those who walk in the truth of God’s word cannot walk anymore in bondage (to sin or any demonic limitation). You can have the letter of scripture as memory verses and quote them fluently, but if you are not free because of them, you have not really met with the truth. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to His light (the truth) for you for this season and help you appropriate the full benefits of your freedom and riches in Christ. This is the secret of a victorious Christian life. Know that when the truth comes, it changes your mind and influences your conduct.—Dr. Emmanuel James Bible in 1 Year: Proverbs 10 (in today’s audio) Not yet saved, go here☞ streamglobe.org/33 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. __ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional