Greatness Sake
2 Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness… And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.”
The truth is somewhere inside nearly every one of us. Inside nearly every human being is that desire to be great. Read the rest of this entry
Step Up
Philippians 2:17 “But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.”
Pouring it out is messy and muddled. If it was muddy and messy for Jesus, it is going to be muddy and messy for you. If it was not a straight line for Jesus, why are you expecting a straight line? Read the rest of this entry
Don’t Stop!
Isaiah 65:23 “They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them.” (NKJV)
When you choose to pour your life out into people like Mr. Mufti, poured his life out. People will not always turn out the way you think they should. By God’s grace, I have been Pastoring for over two decades. Read the rest of this entry
Your Options
Matthew 25:16-18 “He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more… he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.” (ESV)
You have a decision to make, and it is one of these two things. The first option is you can store it. When you store it, it is safe, but it is also sterile, and it leads to stagnation. Read the rest of this entry
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.
