Walking in The New of Life
Get the Audio Version: bit.ly/aud1934 Matthew 12:33 (NET) “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. After Gbenga accepted the Lord Jesus, he noticed that there was great resistance in his heart to continuing in his sinful ways. He started seeking for understanding on how to overcome the sins that seemed too powerful for him because unlike before, they now made him feel uncomfortable and miserable. He devoted himself to discipleship because he was now tired of living a miserable life. Somehow Gbenga understood that if he continued to violate this [new fragile] conscience that he had received with the new birth, he would deaden it one day and go back to how he used to be. When you became born again, one of the most important things that happened to you was a change of heart(see Heb 8:10). God gave you a new heart that is able to receive and understand the spirit of His law (not just the letter). Because of this new heart you received from God, you are to live a new life as His child. Whenever a true believer sins, he cannot be comfortable because sin is contrary to his new nature within. The only reason why it is even possible for a believer to sin is because his body has not yet been changed, and until the resurrection when it would be changed, he can still sin. That’s why we have been admonished not to walk in the flesh but to walk in the Spirit(Gal 5:16). Righteousness is in your renewed spirit, but sin is still in your flesh, so you are to reckon yourself dead to sin and deny the flesh (Rom 6:11). They that continue to walk in the flesh will die spiritually and go back to how they were before they were saved (see Romans 8:13). But those that put to death (abandon) the works of the flesh shall continue to live. The only way to successfully put to death the works of the flesh is through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. He makes it possible for you to ignore the cravings of the flesh and walk in the righteousness of your renewed spirit. He has the ability to quicken our mortal bodies so that we can walk in the newness of life. Go into today remembering that the only way to conquer the overpowering influence of the flesh is through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit (see Romans 8:13). You give Him entrance and ‘administrator access’ in your life through the entrance of the word of God. Applying your heart to understanding the word of God is the way to give the Holy Spirit access to empower you over sin that is in the flesh. One way He does this is by furnishing the understanding within you that you have died to sin (see Romans 6:2, 11), and are now made alive unto righteousness. Prayer confession: Sin has no dominion over me. I am dead to sin and alive unto righteousness. —Abraham Damilola Arigi. Bible in one year: Romans 15-16 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BWsJrWpyFeBDDo5ODTPgmZ Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Partner with us here: streamglobe.org/partner Source: Devotional
As A Man Thinks
Get the Audio Version: bit.ly/aud1933 Matthew 12:35 (NET) The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury. I was recently watching some of my friends as they played scrabble. I observed that the person who won the game was the one convinced that he was going to win, even though from my estimation, the other person knew more words and really understood the game. Prosperity is spiritual, and it begins with the way we think. What you believe about yourself is very important, and it goes a long way in determining your destiny. This is the reason why God does not draw back from reminding us time and time again that we are blessed people as His children(see Gal 3:9, Psalm 134:3, Eph 1:3, Deut 28:3-6, among others). He knows that we would begin to walk in that reality when we actually believe it. The treasury of a man is his heart. As a man thinks in his heart so is he (Prov 23:7). People who always have negative and bad thoughts of suspicion end up as bad people, but people who have good thoughts of love and goodwill will end up as good people. I have realized that the same situation would produce different outcomes in different people because of the way they think. What some may see as a terrible setback to destroy them, others would see as a challenge for personal growth and victory. A man already defeated in his heart is a defeated man in reality. It is an aberration for a disciple of Christ Jesus to believe that he is under a curse. Refuse such thoughts no matter what you see to the contrary, and let your faith in God’s Word [that says you have been blessed] crystalize the manifestation of the blessing. Go into today guarding your heart with all diligence. Ensure that the negative thoughts of defeat do not reside there. Prayer: heavenly father, please help me discard all negative thought patterns and have the mind of Christ. Amen. —Abraham Damilola Arigi. Bible in one year: Matthew 17-19 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BN1K4O4xAKF8AtVEQpBQaE Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Resurrection Through Christ
Get the Audio Version: bit.ly/aud1932 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 (KJV) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. There is a profound spiritual principle that today’s Bible verses reveal. This principle is that when something is done by a man, it would take a man (and not an angel or spirit) to undo it. If God closes a door, it would take God to open it again. If an angel opens a door, it would be an angel that would be required to close it. When the Lord opens a door for you, He is the only one that can close it (see Rev 3:8). Death (corruption and entropy) came into this world through the sin of Adam. Because of this, things don’t naturally grow better but grow old, get worse and die. This is not consistent with God’s nature and God’s creation, man was not created to wear out, grow old and die. But through sin, death, decay, and corruption came into the world. It was through a man of great stature (pre-fallen glorified man) that death came into the world. In order for God to fix this very serious problem, God had to become a man like us, overcome death, and attain the requisite stature to fix this problem of death. The solution of the death that Adam introduced is the resurrection of the dead that Christ brings. This resurrection is different from the ordinary resurrection that happens to dead people now, it is a resurrection into glory, a resurrection from the corruptible to the incorruptible, from mortality to immortality (see 1 Corinthians 15:42-44). Adam caused the problem that no other human had the capacity to fix, but in Jesus, God came to fix the problem and all who believe in Him will have everlasting life. Go into today thanking the Lord for His great love that makes you have the hope of everlasting life in a body that cannot die or grow old. —Abraham Damilola Arigi. Bible in one year: Isaiah 34-39 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BN1K4O4xAKF8AtVEQpBQaE Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
God Is Still God (Election Special)
🔊Download the Audio☞ bit.ly/aud1931 Romans 8:28 (NLT)And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them Many countries have witnessed or participated in democratic elections and many more are usually very interested in the outcome, as they should be. Many have offered prayers for the candidate they think should win. However, most democratic elections will result in winners and losers. Regardless of who wins, it is natural for some to feel downcast and hopeless at the future of their nation. This holds true for about every election, as Christians may have various political leanings and expectations. Today’s devotional seeks to address the feeling of hopelessness that comes with losing out. It usually comes as we see our government playing major roles in how things are done in our societies and our lives. However, as Christians there are some truths we know and hold on to that others don’t. 1. The [President and Leader’s] heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD; he guides it wherever he pleases (Proverbs 21:1 NLT). 2. Pray this way for [President and Leader] and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he put down one and set up another (Psalms 65:6) Thinking over these scriptures can help build the faith of those who may be distraught over outcomes they are not happy with, and help reassure those who are happy with the same outcomes. Pray this prayer: Father, help me to believe your word and see the world as you see it. Help me to know that you are God and are able to make all things and all election outcomes work in favor of the church– those who love you and are called according to your purpose. Go into today full of hope.—Dr. Stephen O. Ohize. Not yet saved? Go here: streamglobe.org/33 Bible in one year: Job 13-14 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BN1K4O4xAKF8AtVEQpBQaE Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Christ the First Fruit
🔊Download the Audio☞ bit.ly/aud1930 1 Corinthians 15:20 (NET) But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. A few days ago I was looking at some mango trees with most of their fruits yet to mature, but these same trees already had a few mature and ripe fruits. Even though most of their fruits would not be ready until at least two months from now, there are some of them with few ripe fruits right now. Those few ripe fruits are what is called first fruits. The other remaining fruits are yet maturing but the first fruits have already been harvested. When you see first fruits, you are sure that the other fruits will follow in due time. Jesus Christ was raised from the dead as the first fruit of those who have fallen asleep. This term ‘fallen asleep’ is only used for believers who are expected to ‘wake up’ on the resurrection. We believers in Christ are sure of our resurrection because Jesus has already resurrected as our first fruits, and because he has resurrected, we too would resurrect. Go into today thanking the Lord for the privilege to partake in the resurrection. It is our resurrection that would usher us into the fullness of our glory as sons of God and literally set the whole of creation free from the corruption (see 1 Corinthians 13:9,10,11). Living with the consciousness of your coming resurrection is the way to live as a believer. This consciousness would put all things into proper perspective and reduce the inflated temporary glory of this present world to its real size. Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the assurance of resurrection in glory just as my Lord has resurrected into glory. Please help me live with this hope and experience a foretaste of this glory in this present life. Thank you Father for hearing me, in Jesus name. Amen.—Abraham Damilola Arigi Not yet saved? Go here: streamglobe.org/33 Bible in one year: Psalms 18-20 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BN1K4O4xAKF8AtVEQpBQaE Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Understanding God’s Will
🔊Download the Audio☞ bit.ly/aud1357 Ephesians 5:17 (NKJV) Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. From today’s Bible verse, it is quite clear that when a person does not understand what the will of the Lord is, he is unwise. Before you understand a thing, you must first know it or receive the information that is to be understood. Many believers do not know the will of the Lord. That is why they do not understand it and walk in it. Reading the Bible, reading edifying books, listening to sermons that help you understand the word of God, etc., is the key to understanding the will of God and walking in divine wisdom. This wisdom is superior to the one the prince of this world operates, and through it we overcome the world. The church was ordained by God to be the instrument through which He showcases His manifold wisdom (see Eph 3:10). As a member of the Church, your life should reveal the wisdom of God. This is only possible when you understand and walk in the will of the Lord. Go into today remembering that knowing the will of God concerning every situation is the secret of walking in divine wisdom. This is only possible when you give attention to the word of God and fellowship with the Spirit. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you pay more attention to learning and understanding His word. Source: Devotional
The Hope of the Believer 2
🔊Download the Audio☞ bit.ly/aud1929 1 Corinthians 15:19 (KJV) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. When Debo started going to church, he did so because he was told that people who go to the church succeed in their businesses, and he wanted to succeed. Each time a testimony of financial breakthrough was given, he wanted to key into it by doing what the people who gave the testimony did. But as Debo continued to go to church and listen to the word of God, he believed in the Lord Jesus and his hope in Christ shifted from earthly prosperity alone to true eternal riches. God indeed blesses His people. But if earthly blessing is all we hope in Christ for, we would live miserable lives as believers because we would still be under the influence of the prince of this world who can steal earthly treasures and break our hearts because our heart’s affection lies where our treasure is (Matt 6:21). But if we shift our focus from earthly riches to true eternal riches, we would be invincible to the kingdom of darkness. You can use your faith to lay for yourself only earthly treasures that cannot resist the prince of this world. But your faith is powerful enough to lay for you eternal treasures that give you a voice in the spirit that the kingdom of darkness cannot resist. Go into today remembering that as a believer, your hope and faith in Christ is much more powerful than merely securing your life here on earth. It has the ability to secure your entire eternity. Don’t live a miserable life by squandering your faith only on earthly things that the devil can steal, let your faith be used in serving God’s kingdom that rewards with eternal treasure. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Bible in One Year: Judges 7-11 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Source: Devotional
The Hope of the Believer
🔊Download the Audio☞ bit.ly/aud1928 1 Corinthians 15:19 (KJV) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. When Charles became a believer in the Lord Jesus, he was already making a lot of money from being a fraudster. He was already driving a brand new Mercedes Benz and had started building his first house while still a teenager in his second year on campus. But he accepted the Lord Jesus and knew he had to forsake that life of fraud. He left the life of fraud because of hope in Christ. He understood that there was nothing of this world that was too big to give up for inheriting the kingdom of God. He knew he could not continue in his life of sin and inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9-10). Because of sound teaching, he knew that all the wealth in this world put together was not sufficient to pay for the eternal glory of God’s eternal kingdom that he was called to inherit. But he also knew that this hope that made him forsake his ungodly wealth was not in this life of flesh and blood but in the life that is to come. For Charles, if his hope in Christ was only in this life, he would have been most miserable because he forsook a life of affluence and embraced the kingdom life of selflessness and sacrifice. Believers in Christ are those who set their affection on things above and not on things of this world (see Col 3:2). This doesn’t mean believers would not be relevant in this world. As a matter of fact, the more we focus on God’s kingdom and set our affection on things above, the more relevant and impactful we would be in this world because that is when our light would shine. Go into today remembering that as a believer in Christ, most of our hope is towards the eternal glory that would shine brighter even when all the glories of this world has failed and expired. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s bless lives together. Bible in One Year: Genesis 24-27 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Source: Devotional
Some Fruits of False Teachings
🔊Download Audio Here ☞ bit.ly/aud1927 1 Timothy 6:3-4 (NET) If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions Before Charles met some sound believers on campus and became a believer in the Lord Jesus, he did not like charismatic Christians at all. He was not interested in being a believer because of his elder sister. Before she started attending a certain charismatic church, she used to be “nice” and “normal”. But as soon as she started attending that church, she became very suspicious. She would pray in tongues with fear, sprinkle anointing oil on even cockroaches and say “no one knows how they (my enemies) can come”. She wouldn’t travel anymore to the village because of fear, and she became very stingy because she said she didn’t want anyone to use her gifts and money as an evil point of contact against her. Even though she became a believer, these manifestations of fear and suspicion in her life were a product of false teachings. Some fruits to show that a believer has been feeding on false doctrines is that he becomes more fearful and suspicious. Sound doctrine should build faith, courage, and strength in your heart. It shouldn’t make you more fearful or suspicious. Even though we are to be sober and vigilant (by being prayerful), believers are never to be more fearful than unbelievers. Unbelievers should look up to us when they are afraid because we are the ones serving the living God. Go into today remembering that God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind (see 2 Tim 1:7). Prayer: Heavenly Father, please deliver me from every spirit of fear. Please fill me with your Spirit of power, love, and self-control. Amen. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Bible in One Year: Romans 13-14 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or join our WhatsApp group by following this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201927.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
How to Identify False Teachers
🔊Download Audio Here ☞ bit.ly/aud1926 1 Timothy 6:3-4 (KJV) If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmising I have heard of certain teachers who teach doctrines that contradict the teachings of Christ. They say things like ‘the things Jesus taught were meant for Jews and not for Christians’ or ‘Jesus’ teachings were before the New Testament and are not valid for New Testament believers’. They forget that every testament (will) is given before and not after the death of the testator. The death of the testator simply ratifies and brings it into effect. Such teachers are the ones Apostle Paul is referring to in today’s Bible verses. They claim to know much but actually know nothing. How can someone who has an understanding of God’s Word say that the things Jesus taught were not meant for those who believe in Him? Yes, there were things the Lord could not teach His disciples because they could not receive them without the help of the Holy Spirit (until the Holy Spirit came and baptized the Gentiles in the very eyes of first Apostles, they could not believe that Gentiles could receive God’s salvation), but the things He taught and commanded them were meant for believers, and He instructed them to teach these things to other [new] believers everywhere (see Matt 28:20). Go into today remembering that one way to identify those who spread false teachings is that they claim that certain things Jesus taught are not meant for the believer. They also claim that certain other portions of the New Testament are not meant for the believer. Prayer: Lord, please immunize me from the deception of those who spread false teachings. Amen. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 14-16 Not Saved? Go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, send a WhatsApp message to +2348079816967 or click here to join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Visit our Website: www.streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional