Daily Devotional

“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17 (KJV)   Jesus knew that the world is filled with evil. He knew that the world is filled with challenges, difficulties, and pressures. And so, He prayed for the Church. "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from evil. They are not of the world,...

“I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.”  Psalms 119:162 (KJV)   The Passion Translation of our scripture for today says: “Your promises are the source of my bubbling joy; the revelation of your word thrills me like one who has discovered hidden treasure.” And of course, it is more than great spoils. Why? The Word can heal! The Word can deliver! The Word...

“But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.” Matthew 25:9 (KJV)   Don’t give out what you need for your survival. You must tell yourself one home truth. You are not El-Shaddai. There is a limit to which you can help somebody.  There are things you cannot...

"And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.” Matthew 25:8-9 (KJV)   Opportunity will never tell you the exact time it will knock at your door. Opportunities have a...

"And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” Matthew 25:2-4 (KJV)   The wise virgins are the set of believers who don’t count themselves to have arrived. Just as Paul stated: “…I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one...

“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV)   Every gift, every talent, every potential, and every treasure that God has put in you is for the benefit of the people around you. God intends that everyone will benefit from His investment in you; your gift is not for your personal consumption. It is for the benefit...

"And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” Matthew 25:2-4 (KJV)   In my many years of ministry, I have seen many people I called personally, knowing fully well that the way they were headed was going to lead to destruction,...

“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. ‘At last!’ the man exclaimed. ‘This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman’ because she was taken from ‘man’” Gen 2:22-23 (NLT)   Happy Mother's Day to all women across the globe. The Lord who has kept you alive to be...

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (KJV)   To arrive means that you have reached your destination. It means to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like. When athletes take off in a 100m or 400m...

“Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents” Ephesians 5: 1(MSG)   According to the scriptures anywhere Jesus went, He was doing good. “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.” (Acts 10:38 KJV)   What...