DEALING WITH ENVY 1
James 4:2-3 (NIV) 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Tinuke and Adenike were best friends in the university. But after school, it appeared that Tinuke started progressing much faster than Adenike. Tinuke got a very good high paying job, but Adenike didn’t. Tinuke got engaged and married, but Adenike remained single. Adenike became troubled because it appeared that God no longer answered her prayers. She started asking the Lord why. The Lord mercifully revealed to her that since they graduated, she could not pray without having Tinuke in mind. She was envious of Tinuke, and her prayers always started from that point of envy and covetousness. She did not know that this envy was greatly hindering her progress and prosperity. You see, when there is envy or covetousness in the heart of a believer, it pollutes his motives and hinders him from receiving from the Lord because God does not answer His children’s prayers that stream from fleshly motives. God is a good father; He does not reward bad behavior. When a person truly trusts in God and knows that everything he will ever receive comes from the Lord, such a person will not be envious of his neighbor’s progress. We can learn from today’s Bible verse that one way to ensure that God does not answer your prayer is praying from a standpoint of envy or covetousness. Envy causes hatred, and those who hate their brothers are considered to be murderers in the kingdom of God. Go into today asking the Lord to help you purify your motives and pray acceptably. -SD Abraham Yearly Bible Reading: Psalms 27-29 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201574.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:33 — 3.1MB)Subscribe: RSS
GOD’S MEDICINE BOTTLE
Proverbs 4:20-22 (KJV) “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” It is very exciting to know that God has made provision for our physical health and wellbeing if we make His Word our priority. In the passage we are considering today, “all their flesh” refers to our whole physical body, “health” also means medicine. So we see here that God has provided medicine for our whole physical body. This is very significant as we go through life, because most people will come in contact with some form of illness at some point in their lives. But for the Word of God to be effective as medicine, there’s a direction or prescription for taking it. Let’s consider four of those directions today. 1. Attend to my words or give attention to my words: When you turn to the Bible, you need to give it your total and undivided attention. Try to shut yourself off from other influences or distractions. Remember it is God speaking to you. That is not the time to look at your messages on your phone. You can’t get anything out of the bible if you approach it half-heartedly. 2. Incline your ear: That is an attitude of humility. Bow your ear. It’s an attitude that tells the Lord that you’re willing to be taught. Be humble, be teachable. For you to get the word to work in your life, you must have a desire to be taught. 3. Do not let them depart from your eyes: This refers to focus. Focus on the word of God. Don’t look partly at the bible and partly on other things because they may contradict what the bible is saying. Shut yourself in with what God is saying through the bible. Don’t be distracted. Don’t let any other influence turn you away from what God is saying. 4. Keep them in the midst of your heart: The very essence of all these is to get the word of God into your heart, the very center of human personality. Follow these directions the way you would adhere to a doctor’s prescription and the word will be to you life and health to your whole physical body. -Otuokon, Ubokudom. Not yet saved? Tap here☞ http://bit.ly/beSaved2 Yearly Bible Reading: Ruth (In Devotional Audio)Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201573.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
THE LORD INHABITS OUR PRAISES
Psalm 22:3 (KJV) But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Whenever kings visit their subjects, it is usually accompanied with great celebration and in some cases, singing and even dancing. God is eternity’s Holy King. He loves to dwell with His people. When Jesus came, he came to make this permanently possible. That is why one of His names (Emmanuel) means God with us. God loves to dwell with us, but our sins and rebellious deeds made this practically impossible. We also could not know the things of God and could not enjoy fellowship with God because of this. But the coming of Christ Jesus occasioned the coming of the Holy Ghost, who lives within us (believers) and guides us into all truth. He is the one who sanctifies us by the truth (John 17:17), and because of this we can now fellowship with God. But those who are always heavy and unthankful will not enjoy the full benefits of this fellowship. This is a reason why Christians are instructed to ‘rejoice in the Lord always’ and give thanks in all things (see Phil 4:4, 1 Thes 5:18). A thankful and joyful heart creates the atmosphere for the multiplication of grace. This is how to stay filled with the Spirit (see Eph 5:18-20). Even though the Lord is with us through His Spirit, some believers do not walk in His reality, and consequently live ordinary lives that do not radiate their divine nature. One of the major reasons for this is unthankfulness and heaviness. If you want to walk in the reality of God’s presence within you, you have to consciously develop the character of thankfulness and joy in the Lord. This is because the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. Go into today determining to be more thankful and joyful in the Lord. Do this and experience multiplied grace. -SD AbrahamNot yet saved? Tap here☞ http://bit.ly/beSaved2 Yearly Bible Reading: Genesis 36-39 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201572.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:43 — 5.5MB)Subscribe: RSS
CHRIST HAS PAID 2
Join Our WhatsApp Group to Start Getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio Every Day. Click Here to join ☞ https://chat.whatsapp.com/55CW6wMmJGD3RWQWm4d6Mt Isaiah 53:5 (NET) He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed. Mrs. Edwin did not know that the reason she could not conceive was because she kept on believing the lie that she was to pay for her past sins. She didn’t realize that if she was able to pay for her sins, Christ would not have to come. The real problem was that even though God had already forgiven her, she had not yet received His forgiveness and was still living under the cloud of guilt. She cried to the Lord to have mercy on her and let her have her own children. God opened her eyes to see that she needed to accept His forgiveness and forgive her mother-in-law and everyone else who she had been keeping malice with.When a believer refuses to accept the forgiveness of God, it would be very difficult for that believer to forgive others. And the sin of unforgiveness is very spiritually toxic. Many have been afflicted because they have refused to receive the forgiveness of God, even though he has already forgiven them. It is by faith that we receive the forgiveness of God.The reason why the word of God says God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (1 John 1:9) is because refusing to forgive us our sins would be unjust since Christ Jesus has already paid for them.Go into today remembering that it is for Christ’s sake that God forgave you (Eph 4:32). Even though you feel like you don’t deserve God’s forgiveness, be humble enough to receive it freely and move on in the liberty of spirit. Prayer: thank the Lord for forgiving you iniquities and healing your diseases( Psalm 103:1-3) -SD AbrahamNot yet saved? Tap here☞ http://bit.ly/beSaved2 Yearly Bible Reading: I Corinthians 3-4 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%2015671.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
CHRIST HAS PAID
Isaiah 53:5 (NET) He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed. Mrs. Edwin was convinced that the reason she had not been able to conceive was because of her past sins. According to her, God was allowing her to suffer for the things she had done in the past. Even though she was now in Christ, she still believed that she was to pay for her sins. I have met believers who believe that the reason for certain situations they go through is because of a sin they have committed. I have realized that many believers do not know the danger of such thinking. They do not know that if they were to really pay for their sins, death (and not just suffering) would be the result because the wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23). If God forgave our sins because of the sacrifice of Jesus, it means we are not the ones to pay for our sins. Jesus has already paid for them on the cross. But if we believe that we are still to pay a small price for our sins, the devil is more than happy to take advantage of this ignorance and afflict us. Many believers have been afflicted because of this wrong mindset. But those who take advantage of the sacrifice (the blood) of Jesus would always overcome the devil (see Rev 12:11). It is dangerous for a believer to continue in any known sin because this damages his good conscience and produces spiritual death because of faith shipwreck (Rom 8:13, 1Tim 1:9), but if a believer sins and sincerely repents and renounces his sins, God is faithful and just to forgive him and cleanse him from all unrighteousness(1John 1:9). God is faithful and just to do this because Jesus has already paid the price for this. -Pastor SD Abraham Get AUDIO SERMONS here☞ http://bit.ly/SERmons Yearly Bible Reading: Matthew 23-25 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201570.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
BY FAITH 3
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) 6 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. Grace in unconditional but faith is conditional. What you do and do not do has no sway on God’s grace and the things He has given, but what you do and do not do has a sway on your faith and your ability to receive these things. For example, Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17). This means you have to hear the word of God in order for faith to come to you. There are also things that you can do that will cause your faith to diminish and fail. Since our enemy knows that he cannot stop God from blessing us, he would do everything to hinder us from accessing the blessing by tempting us to do things that will ultimately weaken our faith. It is therefore wise for us to identify and avoid the things that weaken our faith and do the things that boost and optimizes our faith. We know that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. So people who apply their hearts to hearing the word of God are will experience multiplied faith. We have also seen that walking with a defiled conscience causes people to have a shipwreck of their faith (see 1 Tim 1:19). This is because faith and boldness always go together. A defiled conscience takes away a believer’s boldness before God and against his adversary. And what takes away a person’s spiritual boldness has already diminished his faith. Sin is what causes a defiled conscience. Walking practically in God’s righteousness is the greatest booster of spiritual boldness, and this boldness optimizes our faith. Psalm 28:1: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Go into today asking the Lord to help you avoid things that weaken your faith. -Pastor SD Abraham Yearly Bible Reading: Isaiah 45-50 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201569.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:50 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSS
BY FAITH 2
2 Corinthians 4:13 (KJV) We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak When Deji decided to stand up from the sick bed and begin to say that he was now healed, he didn’t feel healed. As a matter of fact, when he first stood up, he felt so weak that he almost fainted. But he insisted that he was now healed because he had received the word of God concerning his healing, and he believed it. This was how he received his healing in his body. One of the attributes of faith is that faith speaks (Mark 11:23). Faith also acts in accordance with what has been spoken. This is how to act in faith: When you receive the word of God concerning a situation, believe it totally and speak the word that you have received and now believe. Continue to say the word over your life until you see the manifestation of the things you have believed. Faith never gives up. One of the reasons I believe the power of life and death is in the tongue is because the tongue is the only part of the body that can declare and proclaim [the word of] faith. The tongue can also be used as an instrument to do the opposite of this. As you go into today, remember to speak the word of God over your life according to what you believe. Don’t just believe the word, speak the word over your life and expect to see the manifestation of the things you have spoken. Prayer: Father, help me to believe and speak your word over my life. Help me to see the manifestation of your promises in my life through faith. in Jesus name. Amen. -Pastor SD AbrahamAUDIO SERMONS here☞ http://bit.ly/SERmons Yearly Bible Reading: Job 17-18 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201567.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:53 — 2.6MB)Subscribe: RSS
BY FAITH
Ephesians 1:3 (NET) Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ. Deji had a most unusual dream one night. In that dream, an angel appeared to him and started telling him and showing him great things concerning his future. After the angel finished what he had to say, Deji responded to the angel by saying ‘but I am very sick, and even my doctor says I am going to die’. The angel interrupted ‘you are not sick; by His stripes you were healed’. Deji responded ‘but I am sick, I am dying’. The angel said again ‘you are in Christ, no one in Christ is sick’. While the angel said this, he disappeared and Deji woke up. After meditating on this dream, Deji got up and started saying he was now well. The nurses were alarmed, but they noticed that he was now a little stronger. He requested to be discharged from the hospital the next day because he said he was now healed. Two weeks after that day, he was perfectly whole in his body. The doctors were astonished. We have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places, but how can we see the physical manifestation of the blessing in our daily experiences? It is by faith. Faith is our converter. It transfers spiritual realities into physical experiences. There must be the reality in the spirit realm for faith to be able to convert it. That’s why your faith must be based on the word of God. The word of God informs us about the provisions that God has made available in the spirit realm. Go into today desiring to discover what has been written concerning you and transferring them into this realm by faith. -Pastor SD Abraham Get AUDIO SERMONS here☞ http://bit.ly/SERmons Yearly Bible Reading: Psalms 24-26 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Subscribe to our Apple Podcasts here: <a href="https://apple.co/2CUIrJb”>https://apple.co/2CUIrJb Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201567.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:53 — 2.6MB)Subscribe: RSS
SAFEGUARDING YOUR HARVEST 2
1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. Our battle is a battle of words. Everything in life, both animate and inanimate, responds to words. By words, God created the world. The question now is what and how do you speak? You are to speak and declare mysteries, just like when you hide things from strangers who you don’t trust by switching and speaking in your native dialect. You have been given the dialect of the Spirit to utter mysteries (Acts 19:1-6, 1Cor 14:2, Eph 6:19-20). The reason for speaking mysteries is because, in Christ, you’re entitled to a great harvest of blessings, so valuable that you’re to safeguard them in the vault of your heart, having your mind fixed on them (Phil 4:8). However, since valuables kept in vaults are usually the target of thieves, it is required that they have some sort of lock or passcodes and that all dodgy or suspicious movements around them be dealt with decisively (Prv 4:23). We now know from John 10:10 that the devil comes to steal from us whenever he listens to our unguarded speech concerning our harvest, but if we speak in mysteries, we communicate directly with God and so are able to reset or perform password encryptions on the vault containing our life’s harvest, thereby shutting the devil out. Do not give away your password by speaking only in your understanding, but also speak in mysteries, as advised in 1Cor 14:15. Speak mysteries and safeguard your harvest today by spending quality time in your privacy, praying in the Holy Ghost. -Chibo E.C. Not yet saved? Tap here☞ http://bit.ly/beSaved2 Yearly Bible Reading: Genesis 32-35 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobe.org Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201566.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:13 — 6.5MB)Subscribe: RSS
SPIRITUAL LIBERTY 4
Download Audio Version☞ http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201565.mp3 John 8:31-32 (NKJV) 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” When David visited Chide and shared the message of the gospel with him, for the first time in his life, he understood it. He was so touched that he began to cry when he realized the sacrifice Jesus made in order to save him. He accepted Christ as his Lord and savior that day. But sadly, Chide did not continue in the word of God because he was not committed to any Christian fellowship where he would hear the word of God and grow. He attended a church where there was very little teaching of the word. Even though Chide now believed in the Lord Jesus, he was not yet free. He was still a slave to sin and to demonic limitations. The reason he was not yet free was because he was not yet a disciple indeed. The way people become disciples of Jesus is by applying themselves to the word of God and growing thereby. The Lord Jesus commanded His apostles into the world, preach and make disciples of all nations (Matt 29:19). People who believe are to be discipled. When people believe in the Lord Jesus, it is important that they are discipled. This is the way chains and yokes of sin are broken forever. Go into today knowing that after believing in the Lord Jesus, you must abide in His word and let it change the way you think (Rom 12:2). This is the only way to receive and maintain true spiritual liberty. -Pastor SD Abraham Yearly Bible Reading: Genesis 32-35 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. Whatsapp: +2348034420524 visit our website☞ www.streamglobedevotional.com Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201565.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:44 — 5.0MB)Subscribe: RSS