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...
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. - 3 John 1:2 REFERENCE 3 John 1:1-4 Continued… Christians who have come to full age will also produce tangible results according to their spiritual growth; and since they have been feeding on ‘solid food,’ they qualify to get ‘solid food blessings.’ Such Christians will produce prosperity in their spirit, soul and body. They will take possessions of the blessing in the Word of God, not merely confessing it. The blessings they have will have overflow to others,...
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able... - I Corinthians 3:2 REFERENCE I Corinthians 3:1-4 & 10-13 Continued from yesterday… No right thinking parent will commit things of great value into the hands of a baby because a baby simply doesn’t have the capacity to take care of such. Likewise, God cannot commit things of value into the hands of spiritual babies, lest they destroy it or it destroys them. Common traits of baby Christians include: shouting...
For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. - Hebrews 5:13 REFERENCE Hebrews 5:12-14 This passage talks about spiritual growth, but whatever is happening in your spirit will eventually affect your physical world i.e. finances, relationships, health, mindsets, etc,. Here, we see two kinds of people in the body of Christ and what they qualify to get – ‘babies’ who only qualify to get ‘milk’ and those who are of ‘full age’ who qualify to get ‘solid food.’ What separates these 2 groups of people is...
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...
For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.- Jeremiah 29:10 REFERENCE Jeremiah 29:10-14 One of the greatest gift God has given to man is ‘TIME,’ it has helped man to plan his life, set goals, make appointments, and has been exchanged for money severally. But, time has been one of man’s greatest source of frustration because he cannot hasten it, delay it or control it. The only person that can control time is God, and...
…One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. - Mark 10:21-22 REFERENCE Mark 10:17-30 From the account of today’s passage, we see that, it is very possible for a man to be very religious and not be generous. However, any religion that has not affected the pocket is no religion at all. Religion becomes empty lip-service, when it does not affect your pocket or place demands...
But Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die…' - Ruth 1:16-17 REFERENCE Ruth: 1:6-18 What prompted Ruth to follow her mother in-law, despite the lack of prospects, to an unknown land, to strangers and to a foreign God, when she could easily have gone back to her family – the familiar, and a support system after the death...