Walking in God’s love
1 John 4:11-12(NET) Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us. Love is what proves that God dwells in you. What makes the difference is our ability to love as Christians. To love the way God loves is impossible except you have God living in you and empowering you to do so. Any man walking in the flesh cannot love because anyone walking in the flesh is naturally selfish and self-seeking. The God kind of love is characterized by selflessness. This kind of love can only be manifested by a man who knows God. This is the true kind of love(1 John 4:7). If you truly know God, you will also know that He is all-powerful and all you will get in life comes from Him. This knowledge also empowers you to love others selflessly because you know that what you get in life comes from God and you don’t need to be selfish because your portion in life is secure in God. Go into today with a desire to know God more. Determine to live a love filled life inspired by a growing knowledge of God. Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me so much. I pray you help me truly love others too, in Jesus name I pray. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Esther 6-10 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251 Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.orgGet today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3917 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3916.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
What should I say?
Isaiah 40:6 (KJV)The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? Many Christians do not evangelize because they apparently do not know what to say. ‘How do I begin? What if I am asked questions? Which verse do I quote?’ These are questions that come up. Although we have been blessed by the word of the gospel and bear witness to it, it however does not originate from us; we are only vessels of transmission of this glorious word. Each person is unique in their person and needs, and God knows them well. So you just have to trust God for His help. God’s promise in Luke 21:15 says ‘I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict’. We must go out boldly to preach the gospel with this understanding. Relying on the Holy Spirit is key in sharing the gospel, but we must not neglect the place of knowing the word. Col 3:16 says ‘Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another’. John 14:26 says ‘But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you’. So, in addition to having the desired help from God by the right words to say, when we have the word of God rich on our inside, the Holy Spirit can help draw from this Word Bank by remembrance. Go into today with this conviction: The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me; his word is on my tongue (2 Sa 23:2) Prayer: Father, I repent for not trusting you enough to help me share the gospel. Through your word today, I am assured and confident that I am not alone in this labor of soul winning. Thank you Jesus.—CE Toviam Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Jude (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251 Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.orgGet today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3915 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3915.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Singing
Matthew 26:30 (ESV) And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of OlivesSinging is one of the things God wants us to always do as Christians. After they had eaten and talked, Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn before leaving for their next destination. When we come together as believers, such singing should not be lacking. Ephesians 5:18-19 makes us understand that being filed with the spirit entails not only singing and making joyful melody in our hearts to the Lord with thanks giving, but excitedly talking to one another in psalms and hymns too. O What Joy! Singing is an outflow of our spirit. With the inner source of joy resident in our spirit, singing would naturally flow out. This joy is a function of our fellowship with the Holy Spirit. We should never let ourselves get to the point where we are no more excited about the Holy Spirit’s presence within us. Paul said, I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also (1Cor 14:15). And David said, My heart is ready, God, my heart is ready; I will sing, and make music for you (Ps 57:7). Make every circumstance a singing opportunity. Remember Paul and Silas in prison. Go into today bearing in mind that the Lord has said in Isa 65:14 “Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart”. Do not let your heart be ever void of thanksgiving, worship and singing to the Lord. This is a secret of being filled with the Spirit at all times. Prayer: Lord, fill me afresh with your Spirit, that my joy may awake and cause me to sing always in Jesus Name. Make a joyful noise!— CE Toviam & SD Abraham Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Revelation 7-11 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251 Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.org https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3913.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Exchange for the soul
Mar 8:37 (KJV) Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? What will a man not give in exchange for his life? A certain man took ill and was flown abroad. He later died. What made news was not his death, but how much he paid the hospital abroad to stay alive. Nobody knew he had that huge amount of money anywhere. Whenever a man is faced with survival, he is ready to give anything- no matter how dear- in exchange for his life. Men have traded their faith for their lives. Women have traded their children for their own lives. People have betrayed their friends to keep their own lives. There is a saying common among South West Nigerians ‘If pieces of a hot coal fall on both you and your child, you would shake yours off before that of your child’. It makes sense for a man to fight for his life first above all else. But why do men give away their souls so easily? For what is the life without the soul? In our Bible text for today, the Lord Jesus Christ rated the soul above the life. He said in Mark 8:35-37 ‘For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?’ So how seriously do you take your soul? Is your soul saved by the Savior Jesus Christ? If that life of yours ends today, what assurance do you have for your soul? How often have you traded your soul for pleasures, riches and the likes? The Lord Jesus paid the price you could never afford for your soul. Do not exchange it for even the whole world. Go into today with the grace and determination to guard your soul above all else. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask for more grace. Help me never to trade my soul for anything else. In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.— Adeolu Olumodeji Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Song of Solomon 3-4 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251 Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.orgGet today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3912 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3912.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:52 — 3.9MB)Subscribe: RSS
Activated for good works
Ephesians 2:10 (NET) For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them. After Karo gave his life to Christ, he realized that he became more organized and productive. He had studied chemical engineering in the university, and he had a lot of interest in creating more efficient batteries. As he began to spend time with the Lord and meditate on the Lord’s goodness, he realized that his mind opened and he could develop a formula that would create a more efficient battery than the ones currently available. The presence of the Lord in a life makes all the difference. The Power of God now works within a believer for good works. Many Christians do not walk in this reality because they have not received a revelation of power at work within them. As a child of God, know that your portion in life is always good. God has empowered you and given you the mandate for good works. God knew all about you before He chose you and ordained you for good works. So His mighty power will smooth out all your imperfections to cause you to walk in the fullness of His will as you yield to Him. Go into today knowing that you are a gift from God to this world. Your presence here makes the world a better place because of your good works. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you do all the good works He has originally purposed for you to do. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Nehemiah 10-13 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.org Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3910 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3910.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:32 — 11.0MB)Subscribe: RSS
Looking unto Jesus
Numbers 21:9 (KJV) And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Whoever looked to the serpent made out of brass was healed! Some died because they didn’t look. Just as it was in the wilderness, not all that live after Christ’s death will be saved, only those that will continue to look to Him will. Jesus was made sin for us (see 2 Cor 5:21) so that anyone bitten by sin may look unto Him and receive freedom from sin and the wages of sin (death). Looking unto Jesus means trusting in Him alone for your salvation. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God (Heb12:2 KJV). Note that it is “LOOKING” and not “LOOK” because we are to look and continue to look unto Jesus. It takes determination, endurance and discipline, empowered by grace, to be able to look to Jesus continually. When we’re able to constantly look on Jesus, He then becomes the author and finisher of our faith. This means He brings us into faith, sustains us in faith and will present us to His father at the end. Amen. Go into today making up your mind through the grace that is released in Christ to constantly look unto Jesus, knowing that only those that have their eyes fixed on Him to the end will be saved. Prayer: help me Father to constantly look unto Jesus. Amen—Dr. James Emmanuel Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: III John (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.radio Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3908 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3908.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Avoid profane chatter
2 Tim 2:16 (NET) But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness Even though Deji was born again and a member of the choir, he had a practice that was now becoming a dangerous habit. He had a female contact on WhatsApp that he would chat with regularly, and these chats were becoming more and more profane every day. She also added him to a chat group that was created for profane chatter. They would share dirty jokes, experiences, and pictures. Even though Deji was not yet involved in any physical immorality, his involvement with these chats caused him to stray further and further into ungodliness. It was just a matter of time before he fell down flat spiritually. Thankfully, the Lord used one of Deji’s closest friends to deliver him from his spiritual free fall. He accidentally saw an indecent picture Deji received from the chat group. It is much easier to get involved with indecent chatter than to actually get involved with what is being talked about. Many have lost great spiritual power because of this. They become very weak spiritually and are no more effective in their kingdom assignment. I’ve discovered that it becomes very difficult to get involved in indecent chatter with people who you are already sharing the word of God with. If you share the word of God daily with your friends on social media, it becomes very difficult for any of them to initiate indecent chatter with you. As you go into today, determine to flee from all appearances of evil by meditating on God’s word and sharing it at every opportunity. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I thank you for the opportunity to be your child. I ask that you help me purge myself of everything that makes one an unworthy vessel. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Acts 23-24 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.radio Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3907 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3907.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Abba Father
Rom 8:15 (KJV) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Ugbede didn’t know that his relationship with God as Father was affected by the bad relationship he had with his biological father. Whenever he thought about God as his father, he didn’t get the right signals in his mind concerning the way God loves and cares for Him. Ugbede’s father never really loved and cared for anyone but himself. Ugbede received his spiritual breakthrough when he started allowing the Holy Spirit to lead in His relationship with God. He started seeing God through the perspective of the Holy Spirit and no more through the perspective of his experience. This was when he began to understand that God chose him to be His child from before the foundation of the world; that God’s plan for him is only good and never evil. He started understanding the love of God, and each depth of understanding he received made him stronger and holier. The devil delights in giving children of God a false idea of who God is. If our relationship with God is defined by what the devil suggests and no more by what the Holy Spirit reveals, we are playing in dangerous territory and can get hurt. This was what happened to Eve in the garden of Eden (see Gen 3:4-5). Go into today remembering that the Holy Spirit is the one who should give us perspective [through the word] for the way we see God, the way we see ourselves and the way we see the world. Never forget that God loved and chose you to become His child from before the foundation of the world (see Eph 1:4). There is nothing that the devil can do about God’s love for you.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Song of Solomon 3-4 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.radio Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3904 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3905.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:50 — 2.9MB)Subscribe: RSS
You have authority
Luke 10:19 (KJV) Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Linda had a phobia for dogs. Because of this she found it difficult to visit her sister who had two trained German shepherds. One day she went to visit her sister, the trained dogs happily came to welcome her because she was a familiar face, but she almost fainted and was so terrified that she couldn’t speak. She wanted the dogs to leave her alone, and later managed to tell her sister to ‘please drive the dogs away’. Her sister told her to simply instruct the dogs to ‘go away’ and they would obey promptly because they know her to be close to their owner. This she did and the dogs obeyed promptly. She couldn’t believe it. Demons know the Lord Jesus and tremble at His voice and His name. Anyone who is in Christ carries the image of Christ, and because demons tremble at the voice of Christ, they will tremble at yours if you walk in the faith of Christ. Demons will never obey the command of people who are not related to Christ, but they have no choice but to obey the voice of Christ. That is the voice they hear when you command them in Jesus’ name. Christ lives in you and they hear the voice of Christ when you command them. Go into today remembering that absence of boldness is usually the problem with Christians, not the absence of power. One of the reasons the lion is greatly feared in the jungle is not just because of its strength, but because of the boldness with which it exerts its strength. Prayer: Father, please fill my heart with faith and boldness. Help me to walk in my authority in Jesus name. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Psalms 143-145 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.radio Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3904 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3904.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
God wants all people saved
1 Timothy 2:4-6 (NET) … since [God] wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as a ransom for ALL, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time. It is easy to read some portions of scripture and conclude that God does not really want all people to be saved but only a select few. That conclusion is a result of not rightly dividing the word of truth. One thing we have as beings created in the image and likeness of God is free will. Because of free will God chooses us based on His foreknowledge of the way we would respond to His grace. He is the beginning and the end, He knows all things even before they are revealed in time, and He knows the choices we are going to make even before we were born. He also knows those who will choose to reject His salvation even before they were born, and He has made his choices concerning those who will be saved based on the choices that He knows we will make. Those of us who have eternal life can influence things like this that have been determined from the realm of eternity. This means you can pray and intercede for someone who was meant to perish, and the person will be saved because you prayed. This means you can preach the gospel to people who would have perished and they will receive salvation from destruction because you preached. Go into today knowing that there is no one the Lord wants to perish because He died for ALL. God expects you to be an agent through which His salvation reaches people who would have perished in their sins. Prayer: Lord, make me an effective agent for your salvation. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly share this Nondenominational Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Text & Audio early every day on:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Deuteronomy 26-28 (In today’s audio) Contact us (WhatsApp): +2349138979691, +2348021680251Listen to our 24/7 Radio: https://streamglobe.radio Get today’s Audio Version Here: https://streamglobe.org/aud3902 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3992.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS