Daily Devotional

“But the angel of the Lord said unto him; fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name John”. Luke 1:13   KJV Beloved, if you look at the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ, they are characterized by miracles. In Luke 1:5-7, the bible says, “There was in the days of Herod, the...

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” Job 13:15 (KJV) Job is a good example of what it means to exercise patience while trusting God. Job did not understand what was happening to him. He could not explain it, neither did he know where it was coming from. Yet he chose to trust God. In...

“And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?” Mark 4:38 (KJV) What is patience? Patience is being consistently constant. It means having joy in the midst of challenges because you know that your final expectation will happen. Patience is persistently holding onto the Word. You may...

“But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 (KJV) During the earthly ministry of Jesus, the enemy came to tempt Him. Jesus responded with “it is written”. He came another way and Jesus said, “it is written”. The devil came the third time and Jesus said:...

“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession”. Psalm 2:8 (KJV) When it comes to asking and receiving from God, the Word encourages us to come boldly to the throne. Not wondering whether He will drop a hammer on your head and break your head. You know that is how some...

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need”. Hebrew 4:16 (KJV) Audacity talks about boldness! It means very daring; it also means boldness. Have you ever heard people say who gave you the boldness or effrontery or the nerve to do what you are doing? Audacity equally means lack of...

“And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard”. Genesis 37:36 (KJV) God is a revelation. You cannot figure Him out. When you think you have figured Him out, He pulls another strong arm. He knows how to orchestrate things. That is another reason to trust Him completely. Have you asked yourself why it was necessary for the...

“Then said David to the Philistine, thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45 (KJV) In today’s reading, we see David speaking from the point of covenant. David said everyone else may...

''And hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus''. Ephesians 2:6 (KJV) We have over time spoken about the power of Christ and of course there is nothing wrong about that. But we also turn around to talk about ourselves from the position of being incapable, weak and limited - that is where the problem is. The greatest problem...

“And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” Mark 10:48 (KJV) From the above scripture, Bartimaeus refused to remain blind. They tried to shut him down. But he kept on shouting that this is the last day I will stay here begging. Jesus, the man of Galilee is passing...