Daily Devotional

“And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written:” Luke 4:17 (KJV)   The secret of power is to have a vibrant and intact relationship with God. It must not be a onetime shot.  You must put your ears in His mouth. If you do not discover this, you...

“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” Psalms 110:1 KJV   Do you know how God sees us when He looks down from heaven? He sees us as the church. He sees only three sets of people: the Jews with their Judaism, the Gentiles with all their sins and the church. Of the three, the...

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over…” Genesis 1:26  KJV     Notice the law of first mention and how Adam was made to function and dominate his world. Adam was able to name the animals. How did he do it? He was made like God in character and in nature. He was also made to function...

“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5 KJV   God made man a spirit. But the earth was made to function as a material earth. A spirit cannot function without a body on earth...

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)   If you release a lion into the jungle, you have only succeeded in putting it in its natural habitat. No matter how prevalent hunger is in the...

“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”  Matthew 3:17 KJV   When Jesus came into the scene, without doing anything and without performing any miracle, God declared: “this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.” He had not done anything- no miracles, no signs and wonders. Yet, God came and validated Him. I want...

“Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?” Matthew 6:31 KJV   In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus spoke about how God cares for the lilies of the field and the fowls of the air: "...

“When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.” Psalms 9:3-4 KJV   God is not in contention with the devil. He is neither nervous nor under pressure concerning whatever the enemy throws at His children.  That’s because there is adequate provision for our complete victory....

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.” Psalm 127:3-4 KJV   As arrows are in the hands of a mighty man, so are children of the youth. Do you know an arrow cannot shoot itself? The arrow has to be shot...

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”   Proverbs 22:6 KJV     If God has placed children in your care, He says train them up in the way they should go. It means to give the child a taste of what you want him or her to become. For instance, if you want a...