Let The Word Dwell In You Richly
Colossians 3:16 (NET) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God. Ola had once come out for an altar call when he was a teenager. He accepted Christ as his Lord and savior that day, but he fell back into his old life when he resumed school weeks later. There were times he would try to be holy, but this usually didn’t last long. The longest period of sanctification he ever experienced was four weeks. But after those four weeks, he fell back into a life of sin. Ola got a breakthrough in his spiritual life when he attended a conference filled with great teaching sessions. There, he was taught that Christianity is a relationship. He was introduced to the Holy Spirit and was baptized with the evidence of speaking in tongues. He learned that if he wanted to grow spiritually he would have to give more time to the word of God and to prayers. He deleted all the worldly music on his phone and filled it with sermons that he started listening to. He also started making new friends because all his old friends were unbelievers. The Lord became real to Ola. What he now had was a relationship and not merely religion. For the first time in his life, Ola now knew he was in Christ and he was no more afraid of the future or the unknown. Go into today remembering that the secret to consistent spiritual growth is consistent feeding on God’s word. Ask the Lord to help you give more time to the word and prayer.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Habakkuk (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3864 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3864.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Out Of The Presence Of The Lord
Gen 4:16-17 (NKJV) Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch. Pious embraced Christ at the age of twelve, leading a life filled with the joy of fellowship with God. His early years were marked by a Spirit-led existence. However, upon entering university, he befriended individuals indifferent to God, gradually losing his dedication and succumbing to peer pressure. Despite this deviation, things seemed to go well for him. Even when advised by brethren to return to God, he dismissed them with a casual “What do I need God for? I am just okay.” As time passed, Pious became increasingly hardened, eventually rising to become the leader of a cult on campus. His fame and campus privileges grew, but his choices led to a fatal confrontation between rival cults after graduation. Numerous others, like Cain, have strayed from God’s presence in pursuit of wealth and fame, building impressive lives. Yet, their ultimate fate is one of ruin (see Ps 73:16-18). In contrast, the righteous find peace in the end (see Ps 37:39). It’s crucial to note that a person’s end is not merely physical death. Recognize today that genuine prosperity is unattainable outside God’s presence. Seek the Lord to reveal the path of life, as it is in His presence that joy abounds, and at His right hand, pleasures endure forever (Psalms 16:11).—Dr. James Emmanuel Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Ecclesiastes 1-2 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3863 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3863.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:41 — 4.5MB)Subscribe: RSS
The Gate of the Mouth
Job 26:4 (NET) Whose words are these, and whose spirit has been spoken through you? Think of words and spirit like breath and speech—connected and vital. Just as you can’t speak without exhaling, the Genesis story highlights the unity of Spirit and word. Our earthly existence is shaped by the kind of nourishment we consume, whether physical or spiritual. The Israelites learned this during their wilderness journey, facing hardship and hunger. They discovered that life isn’t sustained by bread alone but by every word from the Lord’s mouth (see Deut 8:3). Consider this: words are to the spirit as bread is to the body. Jesus put it plainly, ‘the words I speak to you are spirit and life’ (see John 6:63). Words hold the power of life or death, as seen in Deut. 30:14-15 and Proverb 18:21. Now, here’s a crucial question for you today: What kind of spirit do your words unleash? Do they bring life or death? James 3:2 (BBE) reminds us that we all stumble in our words. If someone never misspeaks, they’re a rare individual with full control over their entire being. Understand this: your words carry authority. They are infused with spirit. So, speak and pray God’s word over your life today. Let the Holy Spirit bring to life the words you’ve spoken, manifesting the word of life in your world.—Titus Ojima A. Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Psalms 122-124 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3862 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3862.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:17 — 2.7MB)Subscribe: RSS
Our Confidence And Hope
Hebrews 3:6 (NET) But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. When Jide accepted Christ and became a Christian, because of the sound teachings he was exposed to through the books he read, he had great confidence in the Lord and in the word of God. Some of the older Christians in Jide’s church were complaining that ‘Jide is too confident’, but Jide insisted that he was only standing on God’s word. That was why he had more results than them. The first time they went for evangelism together, Jide prayed for a very sick man, and he prayed with confidence that the man was going to instantly recover, and that was what happened. Because we have received the [Holy] Spirit of sonship, every Christian should have the confidence that whenever he asks anything according to God’s will, God hears him(see 1 John 5:14). We know God’s will through the written word. For example, it is the will of God for you not to be sick (see 1 Pet 2:24), it is the will of God for you not to be in poverty(1 Cor 8:9). But it is not the will of God for you to marry an unbeliever, no matter how nice the person may be (see 2 Cor 6:14). Go into today remembering that one very important attribute every Christian must have is confidence. We appropriate our power as members of God’s household when we are confident. Christians who have lost their confidence shrink in fear and can suffer the fate of mere men. What many Christians need is more confidence and boldness, not necessarily more faith. For “if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20 (NET) Ask the Lord to fill your heart with confidence.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: II Chronicles 25-28 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3861 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3861.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Our Portion Is Greater
Psalms 17:13-14 (NKJV) Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life… We can see from the text above that the men of this world have their portion in this life. One truth we must never forget as Christians is that our portion is not in this life, our inheritance is eternal and cannot be measured in space and time. The Lord is our portion. The frame of this present world cannot carry the weight of God’s glory that is in our inheritance. Unlike unbelievers, when the Lord blesses us, we know that the material things we have are not an end in themselves. We honor and serve the Lord with money, we don’t serve mammon. Christians should not derive satisfaction and completeness in material possessions, our sense of accomplishment and completeness should always come from God- we are complete in Him (see Col 2:10). Go into today thanking the Lord because your portion is not limited to this life, you have an eternal inheritance. You are not limited by the forces of this realm because your portion is above this realm. Confession: I have power over all the power of the enemy. I am not limited by the forces of the world because the Lord is my portion.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Deuteronomy 4-6 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3860 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3860.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Privileged To Know The Secrets Of God 2
1 Corinthians 2:8 (NKJV) [Wisdom] Which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Nkechi was very crafty and had greatly advanced in worldly wisdom. She always got what she wanted and knew how to manipulate everyone around her. But the day she started dealing closely with Tracy, the dimension of wisdom that Tracy displayed made her look very foolish. Nkechi also found that it was impossible for her to manipulate Tracy. Tracy was a child of God who knew how to walk in the divine wisdom freely available for her in Christ. One of the things in the secret of God is His wisdom. Divine wisdom is only available to those who are sons of God. This highest level of wisdom can never be accessed by people who are not sons of God, no matter how great they may be in this present world. Ephesian 3:10 reveals that through the church, God intends to show forth this wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. Divine wisdom is the portion of every born again child of God, but many do not walk in it because they do not know to walk in it. Foolishness is the opposite of wisdom. It is the fool that says in his heart that there is no God. But the wise are those who fear God. Anyone who claims to believe in God, but lives his life without the fear of God, cannot walk in the superior divine wisdom. Go into today determined to be wiser by living your life with a renewed consciousness of God’s presence around you. Ask the Lord to help you walk in His divine wisdom (see James 1:5).—Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: James 1-3 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3859 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3859.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Privileged To Know The Secrets Of God
Psa 25:14 (TLB) Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises. Chief Dayo was very sick and about to die. Many people had prayed for him and he was still going to die, but when Emeka showed up, it was clear that even though others could pray, he was highly esteemed in heaven and could intercede for a person who was originally meant to die as a result of God’s judgment. Very terrible things can be averted if the people of God walk in true reverence for the Lord. Once, during Jesus’ days on earth, a woman came to him asking that her daughter might be healed. Jesus’ reply was “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” (see Matt 15:26 NKJV) You see, there are dimensions in God that are exclusively reserved for His sons and daughters. He will not give this to non-children no matter what. There are general blessings: for instance, God says that He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. These are general blessings that everyone gets to receive from God, but not everyone can partake in the divine nature and sway these things. Friendship with God is reserved for those who revere Him. God reveals His secret to those who fear Him and walk uprightly because they fear Him. Do you revere God? Then, it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Matt 13:11 NKJV. Go into today knowing that as a son who reveres his father, you’ve been granted the privilege of understanding the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven (Matt 13:11 NKJV). If you haven’t experienced this yet, seek it from God today. And if you’re not yet born again, consider the invitation to experience the transformative power of a relationship with Christ.—Dr. Emmanuel James Join our chat group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:Join WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoJoin Telegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Acts 7-8 (In today’s audio) Kindly share this devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.🔊Get today’s Audio Version Here☞ https://streamglobe.org/aud3858 https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3858.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
That We Might Know The Things Of God
1 Corinthians 2:12 (NKJV) Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. When Dorcas was first baptized in the Holy Spirit, she thought the only reason the Holy Spirit was given to her was for her to speak in tongues, and because of this, she was only conscious of the Holy Spirit whenever she felt she needed to speak in tongues. She had a very limited Spiritual experience. Unfortunately, many Christians have unconsciously become like Dorcas. They think that all the Holy Spirit was given for was for us to walk in spiritual gifts. But we see in today’s Bible text that the Holy Spirit was given that we might know the things freely given to us. What we know influences what we believe, and what we believe influences our eternal destinies. The Holy Spirit is our teacher, he guides us into all truth (see John 16:13). One reason why it appears that many Christians do not hear the Holy Spirit teaching and leading them is because they do not have enough of the word of God in their hearts. Many times, the Holy Spirit leads us by activating truths of God’s word that we have previously received in our hearts. The written word is the vocabulary of the Spirit. For a person who only knows very few words in English, communicating with him in English will be very difficult because you will be constrained to very few words that may not be able to express what you want to say. Many Christians do not hear much from the Spirit because they have a very limited Spiritual vocabulary. The more of God’s truth you know, the more spiritual vocabulary you have, and the more easily you will be led by the Spirit. Go into today determined to build your spiritual vocabulary by feasting on God’s word daily. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth.
Access through faith
Ephesians 3:12 (NLT) Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. When Nonso heard the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, he realized that the reason he could approach God was not because he did what was right but because he had faith in Christ Jesus. This faith made him have unlimited access to God’s throne, and there he received grace to do what was right. He was now a righteous person from within and no longer the actor he had been all his life. Unknown to him, the biggest temptation he was facing was the temptation to start thinking that his access to God will now be because of his righteous works, and no more because of his faith. God’s presence is the air your born-again spirit breathes. Life becomes miserable outside of it. Sin becomes a lifestyle outside of the grace supplied through it. Any Christian who thinks his access to God’s presence is by anything other than his faith in Christ will live a miserable life. The devil will always try to keep you from God’s presence because he knows he does not stand a chance against you if you dwell in God’s presence. The devil’s most potent weapon for keeping us away from God’s presence is by tempting us to sin, and then accusing us and making us feel God has rejected us and we no longer have access to Him. If we believe the devil’s lie, we lose our boldness to fellowship with God. Many Christians fall for this and suffer because of this ignorance. Go into today remembering that if you still have faith in Christ, you still have unhindered access to the Father. Running away from His presence is not the way to get clean, running to His presence when we feel dirty is the way to get clean. —Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Proverbs 31(In today’s audio) Kindly forward this devotional to your contacts and let’s bless lives together.www.streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3856.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:16 — 3.7MB)Subscribe: RSS
Be careful how you build 3
1 Corinthians 3:15 (NET) If someone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as through fire. When Tosin had a dream revealing that she had been building with hay in her ministry work, she was deeply troubled. Recently reading about the Lord judging our works, with those proven by fire and getting burned receiving no reward, she feared her efforts might be in vain. While assured of her salvation, she didn’t want her contributions to the kingdom to be fruitless. Seeking the Lord’s guidance, she quickly recognized that her ministry wasn’t aligned with His pleasure. Her focus had shifted towards healing and gaining personal acclaim, rather than saving souls and making true converts. Her members knew and feared her more than they knew and feared the Lord, and she realized the desire for financial gain had become her primary motivation in ministry. Choosing to take a retreat, Tosin sought the Lord’s guidance to rectify the misdirection in her ministry. Like Tosin, many receive warnings from the Lord about their misguided efforts, but some dismiss these warnings and disregard the messengers. The Lord, in His goodness, provides warnings and corrections to steer His servants back on the right path. As you navigate today, bear in mind that one of the most significant hindrances to acceptable service in God’s kingdom is the infiltration of the love of money.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Join our group to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day:WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JnqvSRyY3I2Ce13V18ZrEoTelegram: https://t.me/streamglobe1 Bible In 1 Year: Deuteronomy 1-3 (In today’s audio) Kindly forward this devotional to your contacts and let’s bless lives together.www.streamglobe.radio https://listen.streamglobe.org/DevotionalAudio3855.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS