Let Us Have Grace 2
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1925 Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. George grew up in a Christian home. He didn’t remember exactly when he accepted the Lord Jesus because he had known the Lord from when he was a child. Because he had lived a morally upright and disciplined life all his life, he started taking the grace of God for granted and giving his upbringing all the credit. Because of this, he became a very religious person with no spiritual power. He was afraid of witches and demons and was even now being tormented by them in his dreams. But after remembering and acknowledging the grace of God as the reason he was a believer and an upright person, it was as if a door was opened for him to know the Lord and grow in grace and spiritual power. One of the signs that a person has laid hold on the grace of God is that he would not be able to boast about his good works, he would rather give all the glory to God because he acknowledges that they are a product of God’s ordination long ago. Such a person would not be judgmental and would be quick to forgive because he realizes that if it were not for grace, he would have been as bad as anybody. That’s why those who cannot forgive cannot continue to grow in grace. Go into today remembering that it is expedient that we walk in grace and not in our own works because the only way we can serve God acceptably is through the empowerment of grace (Heb 12:28). Those who acknowledge the grace of God as their source of strength would continue to advance in it. Prayer: Father, thank you for your grace that saves me and empowers me to do your good works. Please help me grow in this grace and in the knowledge of you (2 Pet 3:18). Amen. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 29-33 (audio in our Telegram group) Get sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 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.comJoin our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Let Us Have Grace
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1924 Hebrews 12:28 (KJV) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear After Terso believed in the Lord Jesus, he met some brethren on campus who has much grace to pray and fast. Because he was close to them, he also received this grace to pray and wait on the Lord. Because of this, there was great power in their midst, such that through them great miracles were performed. But as Terso left the country to another country for studies, he found that the grace he enjoyed while on campus seemed to be waning. He could no longer pray the way he could and his spiritual adventure appeared to now be an uphill battle. He had routines and disciplines he trusted to keep him in grace, but that was where his problem was. He trusted in systems rather than in Christ for grace. You are saved by grace through faith, not of yourself and not of works lest you should boast, but it is the gift of God (see Ephesians 2:8-9). Whenever you see a man under grace working hard, it is because grace is powering him, and he would not be able to take credit for it but would attribute it to the grace of God (see 1 Cor 15:10). When you see a man begin to take credit for the work of grace, he is beginning to fall from grace and walk in disgrace. This was exactly what happened with the people of Israel. By the time the gospel was revealed, they had forgotten that their election as God’s people was simply because of God’s grace and not the works that followed. They could not receive grace because they were already full of trust in their own works and routines. Go into today remembering that grace produces good works but trusting in good works do not produce grace, only trusting in Christ alone imparts grace(see John 1:16). Grace is received and multiplied by trusting in Christ and abiding (knowing and growing in) in Him (see John 15:4, 2 Pet 1:2,). âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 11-12 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Contact us: Website: www.streamglobedevotional.com Phone &WhatsApp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Resurrection Doctrine
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1923 1 Corinthians 15:12-13 (KJV) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen It surprises me that there are some people who say that they believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead, but they don’t believe that Christ was raised from the dead nor was He the Son of God. I find it hard to believe that such people truly believe in the resurrection. The reason believers in Christ Jesus believe in the resurrection is because we also believe that our Lord and Savior resurrected bodily, and because he resurrected, we as members of His body are assured that we too will resurrect. The same scriptures that foretold His death, burial and resurrection also says we too would resurrect (see Isaiah 53:3-6, Psalm 16:10, Psalm 22:7-8, 18, 16, 31, Job 19:25-26, etc). Since Christ truly died and resurrected (according to what the scriptures foretold), we too would resurrect like Christ (according to what the scriptures foretell). For a person who does not believe that the Lord resurrected, there is no basis for him believing that he would resurrect. Go into today remembering that without the teaching and understanding about the resurrection, your gospel is not complete (see 1 Corinthians 15:1-22). It is because of an understanding of this truth that believers can live holy contented lives in this present world. It is because of the understanding of the glory that the resurrection would reveal in us that believers do not serve mammon like the rest of the world. The devil has been trying since the beginning of the church to obscure this truth from the believers because he knows the power this truth activates. Prayer: Pray for yourself and for the Christians in your nation, that the truth of the full gospel will bring divine transformation. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 15-17 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Faith or Risk 2
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1922 1 John 5:14 (KJV)And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. Jide grew up very poor so one of his greatest desires in life was to become very rich and powerful. He wanted to own the biggest house in his village and drive the most expensive cars. When he realized that through faith, people could receive things from the Lord, he decided to begin to apply faith towards his dream of riches. He took many risks. There were times he wouldn’t eat properly because he had given all his money in hopes that he would receive the kind of riches he wanted from the Lord. Jide didn’t receive the riches he expected from the Lord. He later found out that it wasnât that God didnât want to make him rich, but his motive for asking was wrong, it was pride of life. God does not reward bad motives. For your faith not to be you just taking risks, your faith has to be based on the word and will of God. If there is anything to learn about God’s predestination, it is that God doesn’t do anything He ever first planned to do. The power of God would not work to furnish your pride or massage your ego, it would work to fulfill God’s word and do His will. The onus is on you to ensure you are found within His will. When dealing with God, your motive is very important and the state of your heart. God would rather give you something simply because you ask and desire it than give it to you to furnish your pride and lust (see James 4:3). One of the most effective ways of asking and receiving from the Lord is to factor your request within the context of what you are sure is God’s will for you. Go into today remembering that God’s will is superior to your faith, and God would not do anything against His will. Ensure that your faith always falls within the ambit of Godâs will so that it would be fruitful. âPst. Abraham .D. Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 1-6 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Faith or Risk?
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1921 Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. You may have heard people say that living by faith is risky. But is living by Faith really risky? Merriam Webster dictionary defines risk as the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen. Hebrews 11:1, however, defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The end of every risk is uncertain and unpredictable, but faith is certain and predictable. A risk is always associated with doubt, hence fear, faith is without doubt and fear. Risk feeds on your ego while faith depends on God. God has not called us to a bleak and unpredictable end, the end is certain and predictable if we follow Him(see Jer 29:11). Doubt which is often associated with risk hinders us from receiving from God (see James 1:6-8) but faith pleases God (Heb 11:6). Faith in God is based on the word and will of God, but taking a risk is based on uncertainty and wishful thinking. When God says a word and you believe it and act according to what you believe, you are walking in faith. But when you begin to act presumptuously based on mere desires you have (with an end to furnish your ego), you are taking a risk. Go into today choosing faith in God over risk. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 20-23 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dtf4iGQLI0xBY78XP74Rk5 Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Removing the Spec
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1920 Matthew 7:5-6 (NET) You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brotherâs eye.Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces. After struggling with lust in his heart for several weeks, Martins knew that this was a spec in his eye that was hindering his spiritual vision and walk with the Lord. He prayed about this, but after seeing that he could not handle the situation alone, he called another Christian brother to whom he was accountable and discussed the matter. This was how the hold of the lust in his heart broke. There is something about opening up such matters to your Christian brother or sister, one of the first ways to heal a decaying wound is by opening it up. The Bible says we should confess our faults one to another, that we may be healed (see James 5:16). Have you ever tried to remove a spec from someone’s eye? This has to be with his consent or even request. It requires some painstaking and skilled blowing and blowing of air into the eyes until the spec is blown away. If you notice a spec in your own eye, sometimes, with patience, you alone with a mirror (signifying God’s word) would be able to carefully remove the spec, but sometimes, you may need to invite a friend to help you blow it out. If you have ever successfully removed a spec from your own eyes, it would be easier for you to help someone else not as experienced (say a child) remove the spec from his eye. In removing the spec from someoneâs eye, it would require the cooperation of that person or that task would be futile. Such cooperation can only come from a Christian brother who cares about the Lord and desires to walk more accurately and perfectly. It is a very Holy and precious thing to remove specs from the eyes of brethren, but this ministry can never be fulfilled by hypocrites. Go into today remembering to examine yourself regularly to see if there is any spec growing in your eye that needs to be removed. Pray with Psalm 139:23-24. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 11-12 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C2TMeQsNPgbCtCxMhrAlHe Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobe.org Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Cast Not Your Pearls before Swine 2
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1919 Matthew 7:5-6 (KJV) Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Mr. and Mrs. Akowe were Marriage ministers who had a very great track record of success. They had seen the Lord use them to restore many wounded and broken marriages in the church. But they recently discovered that they were no longer fruitful in their ministry. As they waited on the Lord to know why they were no longer succeeding in healing marriages through their ministry, they discovered that it was because they were now hypocrites who refused to remove the beam in their own eyes. There was now deep-rooted recentness they had towards each other, but they both covered it up and continued with the ministry. This was the reason they were no longer fruitful. In today’s verses, the Lord says we should first cast out the beam from our own eyes before we can see clearly to cast out the mote in our brother’s eyes. He then goes on to say that we should not give that which is holy to dogs and our pearls to swine. There are a number of lessons here: One is that it is impossible for a hypocritical believer to successfully remove the impurities and specs in the life of another believer. Itâs a spiritual principle. See 2 Corinthians 10:6. Before you begin to attempt to help remove the mote in your Christian Brother or sisterâs eyeâs, you must be sure that the one in your eye has been removed or you would never succeed in helping. Another lesson is that the person whose eye you are to remove the spec from should be your [Christian] brother, not an outsider- for outside are the dogs (Rev 22:15). In removing the mote from your brotherâs eyes, you are giving that which is Holy and precious. This kind of painstaking task is only reserved for your [Christian] brother and not for the metaphorical swine and pigs: those who do not care about God. Prayer: Lord, show me the log in my eyes and help me be fruitful in ministry. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 11-13 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C2TMeQsNPgbCtCxMhrAlHe Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobe.org Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Cast Not Your Pearls before Swine
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1918 Matthew 7:6 (KJV) Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. After Henry believed in the Lord and was delivered from many dangerous habits like smoking and gambling, he now saw more clearly how those habits were destroying his life before he believed. Because of this, he tried persuading his old friends from such habits, trying to show them how bad these habits are for their health and even their finances, but they laughed at him and hated him even more. All he tried to do was to help them, but it was working the other way round. We can see from scripture (see 1 Pet 2:22) that the metaphor of dogs and swine are used for rebellious ‘believers’ (who would not be corrected because they have turned from the way and are not deceived or ignorant) or unbelievers. We are not to expend our teaching, counseling, prayers and time on such believers who have denied the faith (see 1 John 5:16). There is no need wasting your time to convince an unbeliever about the dangers of his habits (he most likely already knows), what he needs is the gospel. It is when you see a spec in the eye of your [Christian] brother or sister that you can expend your resources and time in removing it through prayer, teaching, and loving counsel. But you can only be effective in this when you have already removed the log in your own eyes (see Matt 7:5). Go into today remembering that you have limited time in this side of eternity. Make the most of it for Godâs kingdom profit (see Eph 5:15-16). âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 23-28 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C2TMeQsNPgbCtCxMhrAlHe Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobe.org Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Gospel of God
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1917 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 (NET) Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you â unless you believed in vain. I had a conversation with a colleague who kept telling me how he admired my lifestyle and devotion to God. He wasn’t a believer in the Lord Jesus but said he was a believer in God. We discussed how Jesus Christ is what makes the difference. You cannot preach the gospel without talking about Christ. The gospel is the message about Christ. If Christ is not in the Center of the message, it is not the gospel of God. It became necessary for Apostle Paul to make clear to the Corinthians the gospel they received so that they would know what it was and what it was not. He went on to talk about Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. He further went on to lay emphasis on the resurrection of the dead (read 1 Cor 15). The resurrection of the dead is an important aspect of our gospel message. Take it out of the gospel message and you’ve taken away hope from it. Take away hope and youâll deaden faith. Today, there is a gospel message that only seeks to focus on hope and prosperity in this life, but fails to emphasize the coming of the Lord and the resurrection of the dead. It fails to emphasize to believers that the best they can have in this life of the flesh is less than the least they would have in the life of the resurrected body. The problem with this kind of gospel is that even though it may be celebrated among none critical thinkers, it would be redundant among critical thinkers and those who are not driven by the need to alienate poverty. Thatâs why it appears that the gospel [popularly preached today] is losing traction in the most affluent nations of the world today. Go into today remembering that the true gospel of God focuses on Christ and brings people eternal hope (whether they are rich or poor, young or old) not just for this life but for the life to come.âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 9-10 (audio in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lbo0lec9Dbc9gxeBidvLNF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobe.org Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Why Self-control?
đDownload Audio Here â bit.ly/aud1916 Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. The same Judith who attempted taking her own life because of depression and rejection from friends later became a successful teacher, motivator and a co-owner of a Foundation for the depressed, where she taught by the power of the Holy Spirit. One very important evidence that shows that a child of God is now mature and ready to be entrusted with the true riches of the Kingdom is self-control. When you canât control yourself, you cannot lead others. In Luke 16:10, Jesus says you must be faithful in little for you to be entrusted with more. Your ability to control yourself is the first little test that you must pass before God can entrust the lives of others to you. âWhen you are converted, strengthen your brethrenâ was Jesus’ counsel to Peter in Luke 22:32 and in Galatians 4:1-2 we see that as long as the heir remains a child although the rightful owner of all, there is no difference between him and the servants. He is put under governors who will help him govern his life until he reaches maturity and can govern is own life by himself. You see, ownership and leadership is given to those who have learned to govern themselves. You may never be able to possess your possession unless you are self-controlled. That unpleasant experience, that irritating neighbor, that nagging spouse, and those other things that get you so easily offended may be your own test. You can be free from being controlled by things and happenings around if you will let the Holy Spirit help you control yourself. Go into today knowing that you will not lead others well unless youâve learned to lead yourself well. Lord, help me walk in self-control and possess my possessions fully.âDr. Emmanuel James Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 12-14 (audio available in our Telegram group) Not yet saved? go here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lbo0lec9Dbc9gxeBidvLNF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram Website: www.streamglobe.org Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional