Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. - Mark 4:39 REFERENCE Mark 4:35-5:2 Continued from yesterday… There are certain things the devil knows about you that makes him want to hinder you, because if he doesn’t, you will deliver his prisoners and destroy his works. So don’t be fazed by windstorms in your journey of life, their intention is to stop you from completing the journey. (Whether business, marriage, ministry, academics, etc,). Rather, learn from what Jesus did in...
And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. - Mark 5:2 REFERENCE Mark 4:35-5:2 Jesus embarked upon the journey in this passage for a purpose, a purpose not known to his disciples. The destiny of the mad man of Gadara was in Jesus’ hands, so the devil tried to stop Jesus from getting to him and releasing him from his imprisonment. This was why the storm came. In the same way, you are on a destiny journey in life, there is a...
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, 'It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.' ~ II Samuel 21:1 REFERENCE II Samuel 21:1-14 The background to this passage is found in Joshua 9, when the Gibeonites entered into a peace treaty with the Israelites by deception. Although the treaty was made by falsehood, God still honored it because the Israelites swore by Him. When king Saul went against the treaty by killing...
The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence. - II Samuel 22:3 REFERENCE II Samuel 22:1-4 As a Christian, it is necessary for you to know God and His attributes because your concept of God is a function of your knowledge of Him. Also, your affection and service for God cannot be greater than how much you know of Him. Many have backslidden because of a faulty, inadequate or twisted opinion of God. The attribute of...
…But the just shall live by his faith. - Habakkuk 2:4 REFERENCE Habakkuk 2:1-4 These are times when the journey of life seems uncertain and finishing seems unachievable. Your mind may be dominated by questions and you are wondering why things are the way they are and you may be tempted to give up hope and throw in the towel, but today’s text admonishes you to live by your faith. In other words, by faith you shall possess, handle the affairs and determine the outcome of your life. So, be ready to respond by your faith to those...
Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. - Matthew 13:58 REFERENCE Matthew 13:53-58 Today’s passage reveals what happens when we put a limit on God through unbelief: “It leads to ‘no mighty works.'” So, although God is all powerful and there is nothing impossible for Him to do, unbelief in His ability puts a limit on how much He can achieve in your life. God does not like to be doubted or limited, He is not a man. He does not have just one strategy or style to bring you out of...
Then the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go near and overtake this chariot.' So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Do you understand what you are reading?' And he said, 'How can I, unless someone guides me?' - Acts 8:29-31 REFERENCE Acts 8:26-40 The Spirit of God supernaturally directed Philip to go to the eunuch in this text, who was obviously in a dilemma – confused about what he was reading in the scriptures, and needed clarity to encourage his faith. What Philip did, was to begin from where the eunuch was,...
So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. - II Kings 5:14 REFERENCE II Kings 5:1-15 One of the evils that befall us in our generation is 'lack of motivation', which results in quitting. Many of us have become defeatist and resigned to fate. There is so much against people now more than before: unemployment, mounting bills, delay in getting married, marital challenges, medical conditions, rising cost of living, etc....
Show that you are my followers by producing much fruit. This will bring honor to my Father. - John 15:8 (ERV) REFERENCE John 15:1-8 God planted you in this world so you can be fruitful in your sphere of influence. God’s first words to mankind at creation are, “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28). That means, God has programmed in every man, the capacity to bring forth fruits , else He will be a wicked God to demand from you what you do not have the capacity to give. To be fruitful is to produce fruits or to...
Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. ~ James 5:11 REFERENCE James 5:7-11 To persevere simply means your ability to stay and finish the course in whatever you are doing, despite difficulties. Sometimes, things don’t happen at the time you anticipate they will and you can’t control the time when they will finally happen, so, you must learn to endure and not give up or give in to pressures. A lot can happen between the...