Category Archives: Believe
Accept It!
Philip.2:6 “Though he was God he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.”
We can learn three things from Jesus, our perfect example of humility from the story in Philip.2:6-11 [please read]. The first learning is, I Am Humble When I Accept That God Knows More Than I Do. Read the rest of this entry
Listen Up
1 Cor.10:12 (NKJV) “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
When you were dressing up this morning, if what dominated your thoughts and influenced your choice of what to wear was, “are they going to like this dress?” Read the rest of this entry
Ask, Seek, Knock
Luke 11:9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
The Bible says, “everyone who asks, receives, everyone who seeks, finds, and to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened”. These are the words of Jesus Himself, your case will not be different. Read the rest of this entry
Keep Asking
Gen.32:28 (KJV) “And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”
In Isaiah 38:1-5 [please read], all Isaiah did was to deliver God’s message, he did not even intercede for the king. Which is why you must have power with God. Read the rest of this entry
Sincerely Diligent
Heb.11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” [with emphasis]
God rewards those who sincerely seek Him. Our challenge is our insincerity in seeking God. It is not that we do not know that God exists or that we are not seeking. It is that we are not sincere. Read the rest of this entry
Beyond Doubt
Heb.11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” [with emphasis]
We are believers, we believe that God exists and God rewards. We come to God purely by faith but while we are on a journey of faith, Read the rest of this entry
Praise Reveals
Dan.2:19 “That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.”
When the mystery was revealed to Daniel, the first thing he did was to praise God. Read the rest of this entry
Hungry?
Matt.12:20 “A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.” [KJV]
Please read John 20:1-20, it is key to our study in this season of Easter and key to victory at the crossroads. The events in this portion of scripture took place mainly around the grave. Read the rest of this entry
Pick It Up
Jn.12:24 “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (NRSV, with emphasis).
Abraham was a classic example of giving up life to find life. Abraham, in the place of waiting on God for a child decided to help God. As if God had forgotten how to make children. Abraham produced Ishmael and God in His mercy chose to bless Ishmael. Read the rest of this entry
Give It Up
Luke 9:23 “Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 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.”
We concluded yesterday’s devotional by saying that the glory that comes from you going to the cross is more important than the temporal victory you are seeking. For this reason, sometimes, Read the rest of this entry
