Author Archives: God's Favourite House
Gain Or Lose?
Mark 8:35 “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.”
We will kick off today’s devotion with our final thought yesterday. And that is in your Family, are you going to store it or are you going to pour it? Read the rest of this entry
You Decide
Mark 14:4-5 “Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked. “It could have been sold for a year’s wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly”
I want you to think about how much you earn per annum (your year’s wages), plus bonuses, and thirteenth month, everything together. Read the rest of this entry
Total Surrender
Luke 9:24 “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.”
Mark 14:3 “…She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.” (emphasis added). Unlike this woman, many people come to Jesus with this beautiful jar of expensive oil. Read the rest of this entry
Eternal Fruit
John 15:16 “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting…” (AMP)
Loving your neighbour as yourself means doing something about what God has done in you and for you. What has God done in you? Read the rest of this entry
Store It or Pour It?
Mark 14:3 “…Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.”
You can store it (keep it safe), or you can pour it. Our lives are like this, you can store your life, (keep it safe), or you can pour it out and really make an impact. The story is told of a young believer called Mustafa Adelabu. Read the rest of this entry
Christened
Philippians 2:9-10 “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth” (NKJV)
Acts 19:13-16 “A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
Is That So?
Exodus 15:9-10 “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them and catch up with them. I will plunder them and consume them. I will flash my sword; my powerful hand will destroy them.’ But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.”
Exodus 5:1-2 “After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honour in the wilderness.” “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord?
Introduction
Genesis 20:7 “Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”
When God says, I Will Give You A Name the first implication is God Will Make Your Name Great. The second implication is God Will Make You Unique. And the third is You Will Have A Voice. Read the rest of this entry
A Voice
Psalm 116:1 “I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.”
When God says, I Will Give You A Name the first implication is God Will Make Your Name Great. The second implication is God Will Make You Unique. And the third is You Will Have A Voice. Read the rest of this entry
Great Unique Voice
Genesis 12:2-3 “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” (KJV).
So, when God says, I Will Give You A Name the first implication is God Will Make Your Name Great. Your name will be resounding. When God gives you a name, it means your name becomes amplified. Read the rest of this entry
