Walk As Children of Light
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1885 Ephesians 5:8-9 (KJV)For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Before Shonda believed in the Lord Jesus, she was a gang member who later became a call girl. Even though Shonda was now a believer translated from the kingdom of darkness and made the light of the world, she still remembered how to walk as a child of darkness. She had to now learn how to walk as a child of light so that her light would shine. She understood that if she did not let her light shine, she could go back to becoming darkness all over again. This was why she did not play with Bible study and Christian fellowship. Jesus says we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. He also says we should let our light shine. If we do not let our light shine, it can become darkness all over again, and how great the darkness will be. If the salt refuses salt, it can lose its savor and become entirely useless (see Matt 5:13, Matt 6:23). Go into today remembering that living as light is not an option, it is the only way to continue to be light and salt. Prayer: Lord, help me to shine the light today and every day of my life.Lord, please deliver me from every influence that seeks to hinder my light from shinning. 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 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) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Way To Kingdom Greatness 3
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1884 Luke 12:30-31 (KJV) For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. I was recently in a church camp in Nigeria where I saw a number of people coming to pray in the day and at night. As I rejoiced before the Lord for such a place and the people who came seeking the Lord in prayer and fasting, the Lord pointed to me that many of them really didn’t come to seek Him but to seek things through Him. The summary of most prayers was âmore money Lordâ while it should have been âmore of you Lordâ. If half of the people praying and fasting in Nigeria are actually seeking the Lord and His kingdom, the nation would have been much better and the people much more prosperous. Those who seek the kingdom of God seek to please Him in all things; they bring their weaknesses before the Lord until they receive strength to be overcomers. They seek to always be filled with the Holy Spirit who administers the realities of Godâs kingdom within us. I have come to realize that God wants us to love Him. The first commandment is that we love the Lord our God with all our hearts (see Mat 23:37). Paul had very strong words for believers who do not love the Lord (see 1 Cor 16:22). He understood that believers who do not love the Lord can be Satan’s biggest tools against the church. God is our father and every father wants His children to love him. How would you feel if your children only made time to talk to you when they needed you to do something for them? Those who walk in the Lord’s great power and glory are those who seek the Lord and make time to commune with Him. They are those who are great in the kingdom of God. Go into today remembering that those who truly seek the kingdom of God cannot lack any good thing. All the things they need will be added unto them (Luke 12:32).Prayer: Lord, please help me seek your kingdom above all else. 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 1-2 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 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) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Way To Kingdom Greatness 2
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1883 1 Corinthians 13:2 (NKJV) And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. When Eze traveled to the village for the Christmas celebrations, he came in contact with some challenges that were orchestrated by demons. He tried to cast out the demons, but they seemed too strong for him to handle, and he started wondering why. When he reported the matter to his sister who was a more recent believer, she laughed over the problem and assured him that the matter was resolved. She simply prayed a simple prayer and commanded the demons to leave. The level of calmness and authority with which she commanded those demons to leave showed that she knew what she was doing and already had great power with God. The matter was resolved instantly after Ezeâs sister prayed with authority. This was how Eze knew that he did not have sufficient spiritual authority to handle certain matters because he was still a spiritual babe, even though he walked in spiritual gifts and had been a believer longer than his sister. One thing Eze could say about his sister was that she was a very selfless believer whose love for the Lord [and His brethren] couldnât be hidden. There was a time she turned down a very high paying job because she was convinced it would hinder her from serving the Lord the way she should. Eze knew he couldnât do things like that that she did, but he also knew that was why she had more esteem and authority in heaven than him. The path of spiritual maturity and authority is the path of love and selflessness. Just like physically speaking, a young child in the family does not have as much authority over the family estate like when he becomes mature, a spiritual babe does not walk in the level of authority he would walk in when he becomes spiritually mature. Love is the fruit that God expects to see us produce because of His divine life within us. It is abnormal for those who have been born of God to not be fruitful, but it can happen if they allow themselves to be conformed to the standards of this loveless world. Go into today remembering that a man who allows himself to be transformed by the renewing of his mind through the understanding of God’s Word is a man who would walk in the divine nature of love and wield great spiritual authority. Prayer: ask the Lord to help you walk in the fullness of your authority in Him. Partner with us to print & distribute free devotional booklets here â www.streamglobe.org/partner 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 1-6 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HEZtl6w11q63QFZAPQNQLm Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
The Way to Kingdom Greatness
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1882 1 Corinthians 13:2 (NKJV) And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. Even though Eze had great spiritual gifts and could prophesy very accurately, certain events unfolded that revealed to Him that he was not yet a man of great esteem in heaven. It became clear to him that as far as heaven was concerned, he was nothing- still a spiritual babe with little authority. This troubled him greatly because he had been a believer for many years. In the kingdom of God, it is possible for someone to be great and highly esteemed, and it is possible for someone to be nothing(still of little esteem), as apostle Paul points out in today’s Bible verse. Daniel was a man of great esteem in heaven. An angel appeared to Him and told Him so: Daniel 10:11(NIV)He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you⌠A man who is something in the kingdom of Heaven is a prince who has great authority. He is a man who can move the hand of heaven and speak to the ear of God. That is God’s will for all His children, but the way to this level of eternal kingdom greatness and relevance is the way of love. Daniel prayed and fasted for many days because of His love for God’s people, not because of a personal need. No matter the spiritual gifts a person walks in, if he doesn’t walk in love, he is nothing in the kingdom of God. Go into today determined to be a person of great value in God’s kingdom. Remember that the key to this is walking in love. Prayer: Ask the Lord to deliver you from all worldliness that makes it difficult for you to walk in Love. Kindly partner with us to print & distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 1-2 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HEZtl6w11q63QFZAPQNQLm Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Spiritual Gifts and Love
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1881 1 Corinthians 13:1 (NKJV) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Evelyn was disturbed by the things she was hearing about Sister Sharon. But instead of joining others to gossip, she decided to take out a day to pray and fast for her. Through word of knowledge, she knew that the devil was attacking Sharon and seeking to sink her back into the old life of sin that she was delivered from. When Sharon was restored, she never knew Evelyn’s prayer played a great part in this. Evelyn would have joined the other women in the church to gossip Sharon because Sharon had become cold and disrespectful towards her, but she chose to love Sharon instead. That was why she decided to do something about the matter. The only effective thing she found that she could do at the time was to pray. This she did and her prayers were answered. Evelyn acted in love toward Sharon by praying for her instead of gossiping and condemning her with the others. That was an act of love. Even though Evelyn had great spiritual gifts, Sharon was restored because of Evelynâs love and not because of her spiritual gifts alone. Spiritual gifts without the fruit of the Spirit [of Love] are untruthful. Gifts without love are nothing but spiritual noise. Go into today remembering that when your spiritual gift is mingled with love, it becomes very fruitful. Remember that God rewards fruitfulness, and He gave you gifts to facilitate your fruitfulness. Prayer: Lord God, please help me walk in love and be more fruitful with my spiritual gifts. Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner âPst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 1-2 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/34 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HEZtl6w11q63QFZAPQNQLm Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1880 Luke 1:6-7 (NET)6. They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. 7. But they did not have a child because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old. A believerâs way of handling situations must always reflect the mind of Christ. It is common in our times to think that people experiencing certain difficulties must have attracted it somehow; attributing peopleâs misfortunes to unknown secret sins. âMaybe she aborted a lot thatâs why sheâs having difficulty with having babiesâ. Even people experiencing the difficulty sometimes display this attitude. âWho have I offended?â they wonder, âIs God punishing me for a past sin?â This was what the friends of Job tried to do to Job, they kept insisting that Job accepts that he is being punished for a sin he had committed (Job 22:25). This is a wrong attitude. Our text today clearly shows a couple who were both righteous in the sight of God and blameless, and yet they were without children because the wife was barren. People who often believe that every evil that happens is a result of their sin will also believe that every good that happens is a result of their righteousness. Both attitudes are wrong. There is a better attitude. We live in a fallen world and also have an adversary, the devil, whose aim is to kill, steal and destroy. (Of course, when you cooperate with the devil through sin and disobedience, you can be afflicted and hence be partly responsible for your affliction). However, though Zacharias and Elizabeth were barren they didnât remain so; Godâs power made the difference (Luke 1:36-37). Job was afflicted but didnât stay so; Godâs mercy turned it around (Job 42:10). So your attitude in affliction should be ââŚbut there is a God in heavenâ. Be like Jesus, when asked about the blind man in John 9:1-7, âwho sinnedâŚ?â He affirmed not who sinned but the power of God. Bible says, âIs any afflicted? Let him prayâ (James 5:13). Pray in affliction; affirm Godâs power in troubles. He will turn it around for good. âIkechukwu Mpama Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 1-5 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaPLkc2aqvSBZyn8UO5tBw Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Our Hope; Our Anchor
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1879 Hebrews 6:18 (NET) so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. An anchor is used to keep a vessel stable in the midst of the turbulence it faces on the water. Without the anchor, a vessel will drift away and be lost at sea. The anchor of our faith is our hope which is based on Godâs word. When God gives a promise and we believe it, we do so in hope. Faith is a substance of things hoped for (see Hebrews 11:1). When God called Abraham, there were promises that God gave him upon which his hope was anchored. Abraham had faith in God because he believed God’s promises and continued to walk in hope. One of the biggest tricks of the devil is to get people to no longer believe in God’s promises. He understands that if people truly believe in the promises of God, they would walk with God and endure to the end. Do you know that God has promised us that we who believe and abide in the Lord Jesus would inherit all things (see Revelation 21:7)? All things would be ours, including all the millions of billions of galaxies too great in scale for this present human mind to properly comprehend. There is nothing in this small planet that should be strong enough to shake our faith in the eternal God who has promised us everything. Go into today remembering that it is God’s good pleasure to give you His eternal kingdom. Any king who has willed his kingdom to you will not withhold anything else from you while you are waiting to receive it. Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you fulfill your assignments in this side of eternity and be rewarded with true [eternal] riches. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 1-3 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaPLkc2aqvSBZyn8UO5tBw Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Why This Waste?
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1878 Mark 14:4 (NET) But some who were present indignantly said to one another. âWhy this waste of expensive ointment?â (Read Mark 14-1-9) âWasteâ as a verb points to something being squandered, something being spent carelessly. In Mark 14:1-9, we see a woman being scolded by people around for spending a yearâs wage worth of perfume on Jesus in the manner she did. You see, what they were saying was not that having that kind of expensive perfume was wrong, but that there was a better use, than spending it on Jesus, the perfume could have been put to. Jesus began to put them right from verse six saying; âLeave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for meâ (WEB). Do you realize that those voices and influences are still very active today? Telling you that you are putting in more than is necessary into your faith and service to God. âYou are wasting your youthâ they will cry. âWhy are you hiding your nice figure under those hideous dresses, let people see and appreciate what you haveâ theyâll say. âYou are taking this Christian thing too far o, are you the first to serve Godâ They will present you other alternatives that also look noble, for example, theyâll say âinstead of wasting all these talents that God has given you by going into a mission field, why donât you just use this talents and make wealth and then you can support the gospel with moneyâ as though money can answer the call of God. They will trouble you. Today, we are to re-echo the words of Jesus, just as Jesus rebuked them saying âleave her aloneâ (Mark 14:6), say also to those influences âleave me aloneâ. This âwasteâ is one which the Lord commends saying âShe has done a good work for meâ. Refuse to settle for less. Give Him your all. âWasteâ it all on Him and let the fragrance of your service fill the room (John 12:3). -Ikechukwu Mpama Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 1-2 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaPLkc2aqvSBZyn8UO5tBw Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Ministry Offices
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1877 1 Corinthians 12:28 (NET) And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues. Jide wanted, by all means, to be an apostle because he believed the calling of the apostle is superior to all other calls. He gave himself the title of apostle even though He knew the Lord was not calling him into that assignment. He got himself into a lot of trouble because he was doing ministry without the sanction of heaven and thus exposed himself spiritually. Many ministers have stumbled because they are going about the kingdom work with a worldly mindset. They want titles because they think those titles have more glory than others. They commit ministry transgression and build with hay and straw instead of building with Gold and precious stones(see 1 Cor 3:12-15). Ministry transgression is when a minister of the gospel leaves his post of duty to do another assignment in the kingdom he is not sent to do. What today’s Bible verse reveals has been argued to mean the order of appearance of these ministries and not the seniority or superiority therein. The first ministry that the unbeliever comes in contact with is the apostolic ministry. Those that God sends to be missionaries into territories usually go there with the apostolic mantle. Apostles are sent ones– they are groundbreakers, they bring the gospel into new territories and spheres. Next is the prophetic office. This is the office that wields the power and preaching dimension. Deliverances are wrought through this grace. After this, then the teaching dimension. Most people God sends to make disciples in new territories will work in these three dimensions. They will be sent with an Apostolic mandate, preach and demonstrate the power of God, and will teach new disciples in the way of the kingdom. Go into today asking the Lord to help you fulfill your ministry and increase on every side. âAbraham Damilola Arigi Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 27-28 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaPLkc2aqvSBZyn8UO5tBw Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Why Ask God 2?
đAudio Version Here â bit.ly/audio1876 Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Even though Evenlin’s dad wanted to help her from her drug addiction and get her rehabilitated, he needed her to be willing to leave the streets and come home. He needed her to be willing to leave that lifestyle so he could help her. He was a very wealthy man, but since she rebelliously left the house, she became very poor and had to sometimes prostitute herself to get by. He could not give her any money because she wouldn’t ask him or agree to be helped by him. Because she was now an adult, he could not impose his will on her but had to persuade her to allow Him to help her. As powerful as God is, He needs us to cooperate with Him in order for Him to help us. We saw last time on this topic that because of the inherent rebellion in the heart of the fallen man to the authority and government of God, God needs us to ask Him to do things for us in order for Him to have the license to come into our lives and help us. The key to the government of your life is in your hand. Thatâs why God needs you to believe in the Lord Jesus in order for you to be saved. God’s ideal for us is that through submission and subjection to His government, He would have unlimited access to our lives to help us and provide for us without we needing to ask(see Matt 6:33). This is only possible when we seek His kingdom and righteousness first and above all. When we are wholly submitted to His kingdom, He would be able to add all the other things that people[in the world] normally spend their time and lives seeking. He would easily provide all our needs without we asking because through our willful subjection to His Lordship, we have handed over all the licenses of our lives to Him. Go into today remembering that God knows your needs and can meet them more than you could ever imagine. Determine to let Him rule your life so He would not be restricted from doing the great things He wants to do for you. If you have not yet accepted Jesus as the Lord and ruler of Your life, accept Him today and give Him the license to do great things in your life and [eternal] destiny. Click here: streamglobe.org/33 âAbraham Damilola Arigi Kindly partner with us to distribute free devotional booklets this year. Click here â www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 18-22 Get free sermons here: streamglobe.org/33 To start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio early every day, join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CaPLkc2aqvSBZyn8UO5tBw Contact us: +2348079816967 (Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram) Web: streamglobedevotional.com Join us on Telegram: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional