Your Labor Is Not In Vain
Download the Audio: bit.ly/aud1962 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NET) So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Bitris was a committed choir member in church before he was appointed a deacon in his local church assembly. He worked harder in the church than all other deacons and even pastors, but he was least appreciated and acknowledged because the church leadership was very tribalistic and he was not from their tribe. Bitris felt so unappreciated and cheated, and was becoming increasingly bitter until he was reminded through scripture that all his labor was unto the Lord and not unto men. He realized that the fact that men didn’t appreciate his labor of love was more assurance that God was going to reward him openly. Not long after he overcame the bitterness in his soul, God rewarded him with blessings that made all his antagonists very envious. God promoted him beyond everyone’s imagination because he was faithful in the little (see Luke 16:10-12). I know of seasoned servants of God who do not publicly acknowledge the biggest givers to the work of God they do because they don’t want to do anything to hinder the giver’s reward from God. Some wouldn’t even so much as say ‘thank you’ to those who give them personal gifts because of this reason. They understand that sometimes, even saying so much as ‘thank you’ to a sincere giver may hinder his great reward from God. We can understand from the doctrine of The Lord Jesus that when we do things to receive the praise of men, we do it at the expense of our reward from God (see Matthew 6:1-6). Go into today remembering that it is better to receive the reward of God than the praise of men. If men refuse to acknowledge your labor of love, they are helping to ensure that your reward from God is intact and full. —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi YEARLY BIBLE PLAN: Isaiah 56-61 Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Are You A Child Or A Son?
Galatians 4:1 (KJV) Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all. You are a child of God because God is your father and He is responsible for you. You become His son however because you can represent him and are responsible to Him. Children are born while sons are given (Isaiah 9:6 and John 3:16). To be born again is good since it is the beginning of your walk with the Father, however, it is better that you grow into a son and best that you keep growing. You are a son when your Father can give or send you to a person, a group, or nations to represent Him. It is only to sons that God will commit His estate. Matthew 11:27 (KJV) puts it this way in speaking of Jesus, ‘All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him.’ Growing into a son requires that you receive the life and wisdom of your father, and by reason of them become like your father, such that whosoever sees you will see your father through you. You are not the one to declare yourself a son, that is the Father’s to do (Galatians 4:2 and Romans 1:4). However, you can know that you are growing out of childhood into sonhood (maturity) by measuring how much of you has been totally given to God. The extent to which you have given yourself to God is the extent to which He can give you as an answer to the problem of others. Go into today knowing that God is seeking for sons who will represent Him. It is your level of growth that will determine how useful you will be to God. So, if you desire to be used of God, you must seek to grow. Pray this way: Father, I commit myself to learning and obeying your word and growing into sonship. Help me Lord to do this, in Jesus name. Amen. —Dr. Emmanuel James YEARLY BIBLE PLAN: Job 21-22 Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional http://listen.streamglobe.org/Devotional%20Audio%201961.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS
Growing Into Adulthood
Download the Audio: bit.ly/aud1960 Hebrews 5:12-14 (KJV)[12] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. [13] For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. [14] But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. When a baby is born, the expected is that he takes milk for sometimes, be weaned, eat solid food and grow to become a responsible adult. But when a child refuses to be weaned and grow, such a child becomes a source of worry and concern to his parents. Just like that baby who has refused to grow because he has refused to be weaned, some Christians today are a source of concern to the Church of God and God Himself. They are being fed the word of God but there is nothing in them that shows it; they have refused to grow. The hallmark of adulthood is responsibility. A man is mature only to the level to which he is responsible. A man who claims to be an adult but shies away from responsibility is still a child. “Whom shall He teach knowledge, and whom shall He make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a littleâ€� (Isaiah 28:9-10 KJV). You have learned and studied the word of God, now is the time to put what you have learned to practice. It is with constant practice that mastery is cultivated and it is by this that you will be able to discern between good and evil and fulfill your destiny. Go into today knowing that God will only be glorified in you when you bear much fruit. Only adults can bear much fruit, not children.—Dr. Emmanuel James YEARLY BIBLE PLAN: Psalms 30-32 Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
God Cares For the Body Also
Download the Audio: po.st/P1lbpG 1 Cor 6:13 (KJV)“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the lord, and the lord for the bodyâ€� One misconception among believers is that the body was not part of the redemption work on the cross. Though the body remains weak after our salvation, Jesus did not leave us without a remedy. Though we have not yet put on the glorious body, we can still experience eternal life in our bodies (see Rom 8:23). The bible says that the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you (Rom 8:11). Watchman Nee wrote: “the spirit and body were previously dead, but now the spirit is revived…â€�, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God (see Rom 8:10). With this understanding, God will help us appreciate how our bodies can receive life through the spirit. Go into today with the understanding that you have the quickening of the Holy Spirit in your body and you can be all that God has called you to be. Prayer: heavenly father, please strengthen my trust in the presence of the Holy Spirit within me, that I may experience his power in my body, in Jesus name I pray. Amen IF YOU HAVE NOT YET TRULY MADE JESUS THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE, CLICK HERE: streamglobe.org/33-KC Ibekwe YEARLY BIBLE PLAN: I Samuel 1-5 Source: Devotional
Growing As A Baby
1 Peter 2:2 (KJV)As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. Joel who had just accepted the Lord Jesus Christ joined a Church to fellowship. After a few months of joining the Church, he expected that certain key responsibilities be given to him, but none was assigned him. He became angry and planned to leave the Church. While pondering on this, he heard a preacher preach on today’s text and this changed him. He realized he was still a spiritual infant that was still in need of maturity before he could handle responsibility. As a new believer, what is required of you if you must grow properly is that you sit down to study and learn the word of God. It is the word that will keep you from sinning and guide you to the path of greatness in God. Psalm 119:11 and 105 (KJV) reads ‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee’ and ‘thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path’. For you not to walk in darkness, you need light. The word of God is this light. It is after you must have acquainted yourself with the word of God and be transformed by it that you would be ready to handle positions of responsibility in God’s house. But until then, study the word of God until you have shown yourself approved unto God(see 2 Tim 2:15). Once God approves of you, he will announce you himself. Go into today making up your mind to study and learn the word of God instead of fighting for positions. Pray this way: Father I desire to know you more than I desire positions. Reveal yourself to me as I study and learn your word in Jesus name. Amen. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET TRULY MADE JESUS THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE, CLICK HERE: streamglobe.org/33 -Dr. Emmanuel James YEARLY BIBLE PLAN: I Samuel 1-5 Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Perseverance in Good Works
Download the Audio: bit.ly/aud1958 Romans 2:6-8 (NET) He will reward each one according to his works:eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness. One thing we must immediately note here is that these verses above were written to believers in Rome and not unbelievers. These were people who already believed in the Lord Jesus and were now members of the church in Rome. One would immediately wonder if in writing this, Apostle Paul forgot all about the doctrine of justification by faith and the gift of righteousness? But he didn’t. It was further in this letter that he gave some of his most profound teachings on these topics. What then does today’s Bible verse mean? How does it apply to the believer? It’s a warning for believers not to continue in the sins that Jesus came to save them from. It’s an admonition to believers who continue to practice sin in hypocrisy, but remain in church and even judge those who are caught in the same sins. (Read Romans 2 from verse 1 to get a clearer picture). Go into today remembering that the faith that saves is one that is alive and not dead (see James 2:4). One sign of living faith is the presence of good works. For faith without works is dead. A sign of justifying[living] faith in the life of a believer is perseverance in good works. Not saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: Genesis 40-43 (In Telegram Devotional Audio) Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Join our Telegram group: streamglobe.org/join Source: Devotional
Growing the God Way 2
Download the Audio: bit.ly/aud1957 1 Samuel 3:19 KJVAnd Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. Yesterday, we saw that Jesus’ growth was balanced. We also saw that there is a God way for growth. David in Psalm 25:4 (KJV) said ‘shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths’ and Jesus responding in John 14:6 (KJV) said, ‘ I am the way, the truth, and the life’. How then can one walk and grow in this way? Proverbs 3:1-8 KJV[1] My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:[2] For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.[3] Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:[4] So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.[5] Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.[6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.[7] Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.[8] It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. If you must walk and grow the God way, you must know and keep the law of God. Pray this way if you are a child of God:Father reveal yourself to me as I study your word (see 1 Samuel 3:21). If you are not yet born again, ask God to come into your life, and click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Dr. Emmanuel James Yearly Plan: I Corinthians 5-6 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Source: Devotional
Growing the God Way 1
1 Samuel 3:19 (KJV) And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. James and John were twin brothers born into a very poor home. Soon after they were weaned, James was adopted into a wealthy home in the city but John remained with their birth parents. Three years later when James and his foster parents visited the village, the following differences were noticeable between the twin brothers: James was bigger and more attractive, had beautiful clothes on, could read and write, and was smarter and very confident. That wasn’t the case with John who was much smaller than James. In your own view, what do you think was responsible for the differences? Quality of food, among other things. For a baby to grow, the baby must eat. Balanced growth, however, is attained by eating a balanced diet. The same is applicable to all forms of growth including spiritual growth. There is the right food for all kinds of growth. For Samuel, his growth was balanced. 1 Samuel 2:26 (KJV) had this to say about him, ‘And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord and also with men’. The same was said of Jesus in Luke 2:52 (KJV), ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man’. If your growth must be balanced you must: Grow in wisdom and stature spiritual stature through the rich knowledge of the word and will of God. Grow in favor with God as you grow in favor with men through the application of the word you know. Notice that it must be ‘wisdom’ and God first. If the above is not true in your life, your growth is not balanced. Go into today knowing that, without balanced growth, no real responsibility can be committed to your hands by God. However, if you choose to grow the God way, God will support you in all you do. Pray this way: Father, I submit to your growth process in Jesus name. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: streamglobe.org/33 —Dr. Emmanuel JamesYearly Plan: Matthew 26-28 (In Devotional Audio) Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Source: Devotional
THE ETERNAL GOD IS YOUR REFUGE
Download the Audio☞ http://bit.ly/aud1381 Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT) The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’ Sade had certain enemies in her neighborhood and she knew this. She was aware that they were willing to do everything within their power to destroy her. There was a particular day that one of them buried a ram in the neighborhood to make incantations against her. She was aware of all these, but she never forgot that the eternal God is her refuge. She understood that the real enmity against her was spiritual. Principalities and powers were only using those neighbors to try and get her (see Eph 6:12). So she did not focus her prayer on destroying her neighbors, but she focused her prayers against the evil spirits using them. This wisdom made her prayers infinitely more powerful. The Lord kept blessing her in the presence of her enemies. It became clear to her that her enemies were being destroyed. Many times, believers fear because they forget that the eternal God is their refuge. They give in to the threats of their enemies and act according to fear not faith. Fear is a terrible spiritual force that leaves people exposed. It attempts to disengage your shield of faith because it works against faith. Go into today remembering that the Eternal God is your refuge. His everlasting arms are under you and He drives out your enemies before you. Prayer: thank you Lord for showing me through your word who my real enemies are; they are principalities and powers (Eph 6:12). I receive the grace to totally destroy them from before me in Jesus name. Amen. -Pst. Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Plan: John 7-9 (In Devotional Audio) Partner with us here: www.streamglobe.org/partner Streamglobe Devotional is interdenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Source: Devotional
Walking In the Kingdom Reality
Audio Version☞ bit.ly/aud1955 1 Corinthians 15:50-51 (NET) Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed While Jide was a freshman in college, he joined a frat group that had roots in occultism. He eventually got interested in Satanism and witchcraft. His study of sorcery quickly made him realize that there was no way a human being could overcome the powers of darkness with his will power. This was only possible by a higher power than the power of darkness. So when he saw Brain delivered from the many demonic bondages that he was under before he believed, he knew that the power of Christ could do anything, including the resurrection of the dead into the kind of body that can inherit such a kingdom that can wield such power. This was what the preacher taught when Jide accepted the Lord Jesus. It is clear from today’s verses that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. There is a resurrection body that believers would receive that would enable us to walk fully in the realities and power of the kingdom of God. But while we are still in this body of flesh, we can only walk in certain realities of the kingdom if we walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh. The more we walk in the Spirit, the more we would be able to walk in the reality and power of the kingdom. Walking in the flesh hinders this from happening. Go into today remembering that the way to walk in the reality and power of God’s kingdom is to humble yourself, walk in the Spirit and not gratify the lusts of the flesh. Prayer: Father, please help me from this day walk in a higher level of your kingdom power and glory. Deliver me from all hindrances, in Jesus name. Amen. Want to be saved? Click here: www.streamglobe.org/33 —Abraham Damilola Arigi Yearly Bible Reading: Isaiah 51-55 Streamglobe is Nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together. If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Devotional Text & Audio every day, send us a WhatsApp message or join our WhatsApp group through this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjsuXiaBtGaJv6wzed30aD Whatsapp: +2348079816967 Source: Devotional