Faith, Hope, and Love
đDownload Audio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1895 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NET) And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. Ojone was very sick and had lost all hope of recovering because the doctors didn’t seem to have a cure for the disease that was destroying her. One day she went to church, a prophecy came from a servant of God who was visiting their church. He mentioned her situation in a way that she knew it had to be God. He mentioned things that only she could know. He mentioned the source of the demonic attack and gave her the word of the Lord. The word was that she was going to live to a certain ripe old age and see good days. Ojone received this word, and through it, hope was built in her heart. This hope substantiated in faith (faith is always with action). She started confessing that she was healed and became cheerful and full of joy and peace again. In a matter of weeks, she was completely healed. Faith and hope are intricately related. Faith is the substance of hope (things hoped for)(see Hebrews 11:1). It always produces action that justifies the presence of hope. Faith is the token tangible manifestation of hope. Faith is action, for faith without works (action) is dead (James 2:14). The foundation of faith is hope, and God’s word [and promises] is the source of our hope. The word of God, whether written years ago in scripture or received through prophecy, is the same. God is ever present and so is His word. He and His word are not affected by time. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8, Psalm 46:1). When hope and faith are built up in the heart of a believer, the product and fruit will be total, unrestrained, ‘unreasonable’ obedience. That’s what we saw play out in Abraham’s life. The Lord’s most important commandment to us today is that we love one another (John 13:34). The best and most pristine action faith in God produces is love. Faith works (manifests) through love (see Galatians 5:6). A believer who hopes in God and believes His promises cannot be lacking in faith. A believer who walks practically in love cannot be lacking in ever sufficient faith. Go into today remembering that the fruit of real faith is actions of love. Ask the Lord to help you be more fruitful. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 6-8 Get audio Sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J6H3xxCUukT3THbcBAu9mt Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
When The Resurrection Comes
đDownload Audio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1894 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NET) For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known. When Wole started reading his Bible and understanding it, he realized that there were many things he thought he understood that he didnât understand. He realized that the best he could attain while in this body of flesh was but a foretaste. That the real manifestation of his glory was going to come with the resection that would happen when the Lord returns. He also started to understand that when the Lord returns in glory with His Saints, we would literally physically take over the governments and kingdoms of this world (see Revelation 11:15, Daniel 7:27). He used to wish the Lord would delay his coming so he could accomplish some things, but after more understanding, he started praying daily that the Lord should hasten his coming. When you see believers wishing in their hearts that the Lord’s coming be delayed, you have seen believers with very little understanding of the kingdom of God and the hope of our calling. Thatâs a very dangerous place to be for a believer. “The spirit and the bride (Church) say come”. That is the yearning and one of the greatest desires of the true living church (see Revelation 22:17). Go into today remembering that when the Lord appears, we shall be like Him and we shall rule and reign on the earth, and over all creation forever. The resurrection body we would receive is what would reveal our real nature as sons of God. This is we shall see Him face to face and will know fully. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you understood the hope of His calling and see the exceeding riches of your inheritance in Him. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 11-15 Not yet saved? click here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7ktuODFSJDDEf6qcbmQdb Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Setting Aside Childish Ways
đDownload Audio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1893 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NET) When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways. When Grace first believed in the Lord Jesus, she didn’t understand what it meant to walk in love as the Lord teaches, but only understood self-love. She was vengeful and arrogant, but she did not know this. After some years had passed and she had become more mature in the way of the Lord, she would look back at her life as a young believer and would be embarrassed by the way she used to act âchildishlyâ in the flesh. She had grown spiritually and set aside childish ways. She now understood the way of love and saw the emptiness of self-centeredness. In todayâs Bible verse, Paul was still discussing the topic of love. Like physical babies, one of the attributes of spiritual babies is self-centeredness and selfishness. Babies donât have the ability to care about anyone other than themselves. They will kick and scream if they donât get their way. But as babies grow into adults, they become more responsible and less self-obsessed. As we grow spiritually, we become more selfless and loving. One measure of spiritual maturity is walking in love. I believe that demons may not have a way of accurately discerning our spiritual maturity, but they would know those who are mature through the power of love their spirits exude. This is how they know who to dread and who they canât mess with. Go into today remembering that as we grow spiritually, we should set aside childish ways and walk in the way of love. This is the way of perpetual victory and multiplied grace. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 8-11 Not yet saved? click here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7ktuODFSJDDEf6qcbmQdb Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Wanted; Faith
đDownload Audio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1892 Luke 8:24-25a (NET)They came to him saying, âMaster, Master, we are about to die!â So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down and it was calm. Then he said to them, âWhere is your faith?â (Read also Luke 8:22-25) Moses wondered what to do. They were hedged in by the sea in front and the army of their enemies behind. Whatâs more, he could hear the sound of his people behind him, the sound of about 2 million disgruntled people. Their murmurs rose till it became a din. He spoke to them âDo not be afraid ⌠the Lord shall fight for youâ, almost immediately, the Lord spoke as though in response, He said: âWhy do you cry to me? Tell the Israelites to move forward. And as for you, lift up your staff and extend your hand toward the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites may go through the middle of the sea on dry groundâ (Exodus 14:10-16 paraphrased) Did you notice the similarity between this account and our text today? It was as though while Moses was saying âdo something Lordâ, the Lord was saying âdo something sonâ. That was the same thing with the disciples. Understand this; you have a responsibility cum a role to play in bringing to bear the intervention of God to a situation. Part of your responsibility is to exercise your faith. Exercise it in prayer; exercise it in speaking. Through the exercise of our faith, we put the power of God to work for us. Donât just lie there crying âwhy me Lordâ, rather fall to your knees and pray âhear me Lordâ and then rise to your feet and say âhear me windâ. Go into today with a resolve to exercise your faith often. Start with the little things and then when the storms come, quench it. âIkechukwu Mpama Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 5-6 Not yet saved? click here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7ktuODFSJDDEf6qcbmQdb Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Right Focus; Great Faith
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1891 Luke 7:4-5 (NET)And when they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly, âHe is worthy to have you do this for him, because he loves our nation and even built our synagogue.â (Read Luke 7:1-10) What is your attitude when you come to the Lord with a request? Some come with an entitlement mentality, believing that they deserve every good that can ever come to them as a result of their good works. In our text today, the centurion was seeking healing for his servant. The elders of the Jews came asking Jesus to intervene sighting the good works of this man. However, when the centurion sent words to Jesus through his friends, they had a completely different emphasis, they said, âLord, do not trouble yourself, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word and my servant must be healedâŚâ (Luke 7:6, 7) He focused not on his goodness but on the power and authority of Jesus. Good works are good and have their place. Bible says every believer must be careful to maintain good works (Titus 3:8). We are created unto good works (Ephesians 2:10). Our good works give glory to our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). However, when you come before the Lord, lay your good works aside and stand only on the good work of Jesus Christ. Focus on his goodness, power, and might. Come boldly because of Him, not because of you. Go into today with a full assurance of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is able, He is willing, He will do it. âIkechukwu Mpama Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 3-4 Free Sermons? Go here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7ktuODFSJDDEf6qcbmQdb Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Superiority of Love
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1890 1 Corinthians 13:8-9 (NIV)Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.Read 1 Cor 13:8-13 Of the three powerful spiritual virtues (faith, hope, and love), love is the greatest (see 1 Cor 13:13). It is the only reality in this side of eternity that did not come in part but came in full. All the knowledge you can have now is in part. All the [prophetic] gifts you can have now is in part. But love is the only virtue that is not in part. When completeness comes through the resurrection, what is in part disappears, only what is whole will remain- love. After the resurrection and we have been ushered into the fullness of our glory as sons of God, we would not need spiritual gifts because we would have unlimited spiritual bodies like that of Christ (Philippians 3:21, 1 Corinthians 16:44), and all acquired knowledge would be useless because we would share in Godâs divine nature of omniscience (1 Cor 13:12). But we would still love each other and love our eternal Father. Of all the powerful virtues we can have today, love is the only one that will endure for all eternity. Prophecies will cease, faith and hope would have been actualized, but love will remain. Do you see how powerful love is? It is the only attribute we have that Satan cannot counterfeit. He doesnât have the ability and power to love. Only those who are born of God have this ability (1 John 4:7). Go into today thanking God for the privilege to walk in His divine nature of love. Thank Him for the power that walking in this nature releases into your life. Ask the lord to help you walk in love more than ever before. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 7-11 Not 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/K7ktuODFSJDDEf6qcbmQdb Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The True Kind of Love
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1889 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NET) Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. When Gerald was wooing Bridge, he was very patient and kind to her. He didn’t seem to notice all her faults and was ready to overlook many things. But Bridget observed that Gerald was very boastful and arrogant. He would brag and sometimes add lies to his bragging. This should have been a pointer to her that he didn’t truly love even though he appeared patient and kind on the onset. After they got married, Bridget realized that she was married to a very unloving man who was not kind and patient at all. He was mean and selfish. She would have known this from the beginning if she understood the meaning of love in its full context. Notice that all the attributes of love mentioned in today’s verses are attributes that go together. They are all attributes of love. If any of them is missing in something paraded as love, that thing is not the kind of love that never fails. It is the inferior kind of love [of convenience] that would crack and fail in the face of the pressure. This pure true kind of love defined in today’s verses can only be given by those who are born of God. It is manifested through the grace of the Lord poured out upon us and facilitated by sound minds refined through the understanding of God’s Word. Anyone who walks in this kind of love walks in the greatest and most powerful spiritual virtue. This virtue is superior to mountain moving faith. It can move the heart of God. The goal of every believer should be to walk in this kind of love that is defined in today’s verses. We are the only ones with the ability to walk in this kind of love. And we do so through faith and diligence. Go into today remembering that when you start walking in true love towards people, the kind of power released by your spirit would solve many problems and drive away spiritual adversaries. 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 3-4 Not 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/BL1ZNxuhlWV0lVQ6f7FUoF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Dealing with Temptation
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1888 Matthew 4:1-2 (KJV) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. When Seyi got into the university, he didn’t resume on time because he found out about his admission late. Because of this, he didn’t make the best arrangements for his accommodation and had to end up in the same hostel with some really bad boys. Before Seyi accepted the Lord Jesus, he used to be addicted to drugs and alcohol. Because he understood the temptation he would have to face every day with these new roommates who were drug and alcohol addicts, he determined that the way he would survive spiritually was to rev up his prayer [and fasting] life. He started praying and fasting four times more than he normally did before he moved to that hostel. During this period, he so grew spiritually that he started walking very easily in the prophetic. He never fell for the temptations he so feared because through devotional to prayer and ministry of the word, he was spiritually strong to withstand the temptations. Two of those his roommates became his converts during that period. We see in today’s Bible verses that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. It doesn’t sound right. How would the Holy Spirit lead Jesus to be tempted? Why and for what purpose? It was necessary for Jesus to be tempted and be without sin so that He can be a qualified high priest who understands what it means for us to be tempted(see Heb 4:15). But the tempter wouldn’t have been able to tempt Jesus if the Holy Spirit did not permit it. I believe it is on the strength of today’s verse that we can pray God to ‘lead us not into temptation’. Jesus our master has already been led into temptation. When Jesus was entering a season of temptation, he responded by entering a season of fasting [and prayer]. I believed he did this because he wanted to gather sufficient spiritual might to withstand the temptations. It was after this episode that his ministry began. Go into today remembering that if there appear to be temptations coming so great that you fear you might fall, the best response is to fire up your prayer life. 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 3-5 Not 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/BL1ZNxuhlWV0lVQ6f7FUoF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
How People Lose Their Reward 2
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1887 1 Corinthians 13:3 (NET) If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit. It is difficult to imagine that one can give away everything they own and yet not be motivated by love but by something else. While Enyo was giving away many things to the needy in the front of cameras, she thought she was giving out of love, but the kind of love that does not care about the feelings and dignity of the other person receiving is not the kind that counts before God. How many people announce to the public when they give to their children or family members? They don’t announce because they gave in love to their children. But the kind of love that includes telling the whole world how you are helping is not the kind that heaven acknowledges. The kind of love that heaven acknowledges seeks to bring glory to God and not to oneself, thus the person doing the charity understands that God doesnât need social media to inform Him about the things done. Go into today remembering that the kind of love that heaven rewards can only be manifested by those who are born of God. See 1 John 4:7. Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me from today to manifest your nature of love and bring glory to your name. âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 6-10 Not 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/BL1ZNxuhlWV0lVQ6f7FUoF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
How People Lose Their Reward
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1886 Matthew 6:1 (KJV) Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. With the way Enyo and members of her family gave to the poor and needy, she knew they were not to be suffering the lack they were experiencing. She knew this because she understood the promises of God to those who give to the poor. She had spent her life helping the poor, but it appeared that there was no reward from the Lord for her. As she meditated on this, she realized that even though she was truly helping the poor, she always went with cameras and shared it on social media. People would share her posts and she would get many likes. But she had lost her reward in the process. She traded her reward from God for Facebook likes. In the world, when people do charitable works and give to the needy, they blow their trumpet and ensure that people see what they are doing. But in the kingdom of God, it is not so. We do not do good works for the public to applaud us, we do good works from a heart of love that seeks to please God and help the people He loves. A heart of love cares about the dignity of those being helped. Many have squandered their heavenly reward for earthly praise. Many have traded their reward from God for Facebook likes and shares. Go into today remembering that when we do things to receive the praise of people, we are forfeiting the reward of God. Prayer: Lord, please help me to never again trade my heavenly reward for earthly praise. 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 4-7 Not 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/BL1ZNxuhlWV0lVQ6f7FUoF Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional