Victory Daily Devotional

SOUND MIND​​​ 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Devotional- “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”  (V. 7) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Sound mind       A major virtue of creation that God has given to us is our mind. The word of God says as a man thinks so his life will be (Proverbs 23:7). Which means, your mind is a creative force. People need to know that the moment their mind and your mouth is going the different ways it will not stand. The two will have to agree to bring forth something good for you (Ephesians 3:20)

SOCIAL CAPITAL​​​​ Luke 16:1-13 Devotional-"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home”  (V. 9) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Social Capital     One of the most potent and widely misunderstood virtue is that of social capita.  Many have dashed their destinies because of their wrong view of this. Many turned wicked and some turned to organizing robbery and kidnapping of their friends for money since their expectations from  people they depended on are not forth coming. It is the reason why crime is increasing in the land today. This is because people feel someone have and he did not give them. So, they want to get their share anyway.

SPEAKING POSITIVELY​​ Number 14:26-38 Devotional-“Say to them, 'As I live,' says the LORD, 'just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you”  (V. 28) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Speaking Positively    Majority of human race do not know why some things happened to them. This is a product of the fact that most people don't like to learn. The areas we detest most is the spiritual area. Most people don't bother to learn the physical principle of life, how much more the spiritual. It is important that you know that your words are not ordinary. They are expression of your spirit man (Matthew 12:34). That is, it is the outflow of your spirit that composes your words (John 6:63).

BE A BLESSING ​​ Mark 10:17-31 Devotional-“Then Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You."”  (V. 28) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Be A Blessing    A wonderful way to create your own blessing, is by being a blessing. To be a blessing means, you encourage others with what you have. To be a blessing, is to sow the seed of grace into the life of others. A great number of people just don't know what to do with their lives. They just need a little push to move forward in life. Someone need to part with his time, energy, money, gift and special ability to lift up others.    Today, we talked about Peter, John and other disciples of Jesus as though we are talking about spirits, and not humans. God did tremendous things through them (Acts 19:11). This was because, they left all they have, they follow Jesus  and served Him. Peter asked Jesus about their rewar...

MOTIVATED​​​ 2 Samuel 23:8-17 Devotional-“So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD”  (V. 16) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Motivated     A workforce motivated is a virtue of creation. The word of God says, two are better than one, for they will have good reward for their labour (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10). When a people are of one language and one mind, God can do great things through them.

PERSISTENCE ​​​​ Genesis 26:15-29 Devotional-“And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."”  (V. 22) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Persistence    Until a man is willing to persist, creation of greatness is impossible. Those who are not willing to persist often give up and never achieving their goals. To persist is to be willing to continuously pursue your goal even when it is taking a long time. To persist is to give unrelenting efforts in the pursuit of a goal. That is why you need passion in your journey to success.

PURSUE​​​​ 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 Devotional- “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all”  (V. 15) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Pursue     The word pursue simply talk about a race. This is not just in a tournament alone but in all endeavors of life. This means what you are intending to create or achieve are also running, they are not static. So, if you don't pursue them you cannot catch up with them. This is a strong truth about life and this is true of anything worth being achieved.     The word of God says, you should pursue what is good for yourself and for others. This is because good things seems to be running away from people. It is like good things don't want anyone to achieve them. So, it demands that you make up your mind and run as fast as you can, to create your own desire. Many people only wants to run for a while and relax. Unf...

DILIGENCE ​​​​  Proverbs 10:1-10 Devotional-“He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich”  (V. 4) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Diligence     The act of diligence is the act of giving the degree of attention and efforts that is require in achieving a given task. Diligence has to do with you putting yourself together to pay the price for a prize. So many will always envy a man of great achievement. Everyone like to celebrate good progress. But there is a need to learn how to be ready to pay the price.      The Bible says “he who has a slack hand will become poor but the hand of the diligent makes rich” (additions mine). If anyone is not willing to pay the price, he cannot get the prize. Most people only want to go about talking and playing around, but they become jealous when they see you making progress. He that has a slack hand will become poor. Such people labour a...

SELF DISCIPLINE 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Devotional- “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified”  (V. 27) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Self Discipline    It is almost impossible to create any good thing in life without self discipline. The truth is that with the virtue of self discipline, there is nothing in this world that any man can not achieve. This is because self discipline is putting yourself in the mould that is necessary for the formation or bringing forth a thing. Everything you need to produce demand some set of condition before it can be shapened to what you desire. A person preparing for an interview must study to come out successfully. A manager must educate, delegate and evaluate.

SELF DENIAL​​​​ Luke 9:23-27 Devotional- “Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me”  (V. 23) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · SELF DENIAL    The act of bringing forth anything that is worth having in this world, demands the virtue of self denial. This is because any attempt you want to demonstrate to achieve anything good will be resisted. The devil will use many things to stop you from achieving the goal. The enemy will often use 'self' to stand against self. That is why you must learn to deny self . Self is the Adamic, canal and sinful nature in man which always stand against what is right (Romans 7:18-20, Romans 8:7-8).

DETERMINATION ​​​​ Romans 8:31-39 Devotional-“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”  (V. 35) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Determination     The virtue of determination will always build strength in a man to create the achievement of his goal. Every time you desire to create a success, there will always be multiple resistance. That is why wishing to achieve a goal is not enough, you must be strongly determined.

LITTLE BEGINNING​​​ Matthew 14:13-21 Devotional-“And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."”  (V. 17) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Little Beginning     Creating achievement and success demand the wisdom of little beginning. Those who put their trust in money will have many frustrations. This is because it is not always available enough to start most projects. That is why your hope should not be in money, but in the living God who can provide all things.

CREATING PROVISION​​​​ Matthew 17:24-27 Devotional- “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you." (V. 27) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Creating Provision     Every man or woman must learn how to create their own money. He that does not know how to create his own medium of financial flow will not be able to achieve so much in this world. The world have no respect for a man who cannot achieve great things. So, you must learn how to command money to respond to you especially in time of needs.

IMAGINATION​​ Genesis 11:1-9 Devotional-“And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do”  (V. 6) KJV Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Imagination     A great virtue of creation that God has kept in man that is underused or negatively use is the virtue of imagination. It is a powerful weapon that can reshape the life of anyone. The reason one often neglect this is because we don't understand how our lives operates. We are spirit, we have a soul and we live inside a body. Until our mind can see what is happening in the spirit concerning us, we may not be able to bring it to the physical.

STEPPING OUT​​​ Exodus 14:13-30 Devotional -“And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward”  (V. 15) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Stepping Out     Part of the virtue for creating your miracle is your ability to step out in the face of odd circumstances. Those who experience the unforgettable power of God in their career or businesses are those who have learnt to step out even when there is no ground to step on. Those who expect all factors to be completed will not be able to achieve great things (Ecclesiastics 11:4). That is why a child of God must learn to trust in God and be willing to act in obedience to God by faith.

FAITH​​​ Hebrews 11:1-12 Devotional-“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible”  (V. 3) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Faith     The act of faith is a singular virtue that will always separate the achievers from others. When you see people advancing in achievement, they are simply acting out in faith. When you don't know what is driving people into achievement you just assume it is because they have money to do it. But there is a virtue that commands money, it is the virtue of faith. Most people you see achieving great feat will tell you they started out not knowing how the resources to finish will come, but God made a way: Faith is the secret of God for creation.

TRUST IN GOD​​ Jeremiah 17:1-10 Devotional-"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD”  (V. 7) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Trust In GOD    It's important we understand the power of trusting the Lord in helping us to create our desire in this world. So many people do not bother to grow the wisdom of trusting in the Lord. Many have concluded that trusting in the Lord does not work. Instead of learning the principle, they give up on God. They have no patience to let their prayers work out. They expect God to work at their pace. They always turn to men instead of turning to God. Friend, what will happen the day your friends can't meet your need and you have not train yourself to trust in God? It will really be bad.    Trusting God helps you create solution in an honorable way. It helps you to be self sufficient and make you a blessing and not a burden. Often, God will use people when you trust Him but not at your manipulati...

INSIGHT​​​​ 1 Chronicles 27:25-34 Devotional- “Jonathan, David's uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the king's sons” (V. 32) NLT Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Insight    Making things happen in the world is not by accident. It is by insight. No one will truly gain understanding till they have insight. To have insight is to gain access to the real working factors of a virtue. Most people just stop at the surface, but a man of insight see deeper. To have insight is to see the root and the internal structure of a building. This does not happen by mere looking, it is a product of meditation.

MEDITATION​​​ Joshua 1:1-10 Devotional- “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success”  (V. 8) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Meditation    The act of meditation is one of the strong virtues that empower man to be able to create his desires. To create is to bring forth what is not in existence in your life. The act of creation is allowing God to use you to bring to pass His promises concerning you and your family. Most people look at others better than them when they can't create what others are creating (John 14:12, Philippians 4:10). The truth is that there is nothing God is doing through anyone that He can not do through you.

REVELATION ​​​ Genesis 41:46-57 Devotional- “Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable”  (V. 49) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Revelation    The nature of man demands that he sees things before he performed it. Just like if you don't see a chair somewhere, you will not attempt to sit down. That is how revelation moves you to action. You have so much conviction and courage about what you can see (1 John 1:1; Acts 4:20). All your achievements are majorly products of what you see, you are convinced of its possibility and  you will take steps of faith towards it.

FELLOWSHIP ​​​ Psalms 16:1-11 Devotional -“I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved”  (V. 8) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Fellowship    A factor that stand out among others to connect a man into the virtue of creation is fellowshipping with God. Many are so used to fellowship with men so much that they think it is what we come to do in the church. But the church is a place of fellowship between God and man. Fellowship with God is becoming a fellow in the same ship with God. This helps you to follow God and arrive at the same destination with God.

DELIGHT IN GOD​​ Psalms 37:1-6 Devotional- “Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart” (V. 4) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Delight In God    One of the factors you need as strength for creation is been delighted in the Lord. God is the creator of the heaven and the earth. He owns all things (Psalms 24:1). If you will therefore be able to join Him in the act of creation, then you must be willing to walk with Him delightfully. This makes Him to be able to trust you enough to trust His wisdom and grace into your life (Psalms 1:1-3).

WEAPONS OF WAR​​​ 2 Chronicles 26:5-15 Devotional- “And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong”  (V. 15) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Weapons Of War   

SOLOMON’S CREATION ​​​ 1 King 7:27-39 Devotional - “He also made ten carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height”  (V. 27) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Foc Solomons Creation    Solomon was one of the men who first made a cart that is almost like a car. Before his time, we have heard of chariots for the battle, but Solomon by wisdom created or design a cart. He was a man who enjoys the wisdom of God  through the help of the Holy Spirit (John 14:26). As a believer, filled with the Holy Spirit, God has given you all you need to emerge as a star to your generation.    The Bible told us how King Solomon by the wisdom of God made so many spectacular thing happened. You need to know that the spirit of wisdom that is in operation in Solomon is a normal part of the Holy Spirit that Jesus has given us (Isaiah 11:1-2). Jesus says that the Holy Spirit ...

  JOSEPH’S CREATION ​​ Genesis 41:25-36 Devotional-“Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years”  (V. 34) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Josephs Creation    Joseph is one of the men in the Bible who created something that saves his generation. That is why history can never forget him. This is what God expect of everyone of us. We are in this world to make our contributions and not just to consume and go. It is as we do this that we live a meaningful life.    Joseph by the help of the Holy Spirit was able to interpret the dream of the King. This was possible because God revealed the solution to him (Genesis 41:38-39). Note that the king observed that Joseph has the spirit of God who must have revealed the solution to him. This made God to create a saving scheme that many nations of the earth are learning from till now, th...

ISAAC CREATION Genesis 26:12-22 Devotional-“Also Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there”  (V. 19) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Isaac Creation    As we study the word of God, it is expected of us to trust the Holy Spirit to reveal to us the factors of creation in God. So that, we also can employ these forces. This should be done with a total sense of responsibility. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will teach us all things (John 14:26). We therefore have the privilege of the Spirit of the living God to show us the hidden wisdom in the word of God.

CO-CREATOR ​​​ Hebrews 11:30-40 Devotional“God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us”  (V. 40) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Co Creator           The reason many lives are not amounting to anything is because they do not know that they are co-creator with God. As much as God is the creator, as much as we need to realize that He made us like Himself to be able to participate in the work of creation. He has made us so wonderful that we might become producers of wonderful things (Psalms 139:13-14).    The word of God says, though God has made so many better things for us, but they are not to be perfected without our involvement. The word of God will not say this if we are not capable of doing so. This therefore calls for we giving ourselves to learning and taking responsibility to do what is expected of us. Sitting down to complain will therefore be very wr...

HOLY SPIRIT​​​ Scripture Reading: John 14:25-31 Devotional -“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you”  (V. 26) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Holyspirit     The Holy Spirit is the creative force of God. At creation He was there with God (Genesis 1:1-3). Without the Holy Spirit, God will not be able to do much with men. This is because it is through the Holy Spirit that man and God can work together. Man can communicate with God vis-à-vis through the spirit. So, when a man is filled with the Holy Spirit, God can do tremendous things through him. Peter who was a weak man was used by God through the Holy Spirit to preach and safe three thousand souls on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:40-42).

Oluremi AGBABIAKA · Forces Of Creation FORCES OF CREATION ​​​ Scripture Reading: Zechariah 4:1-10 Devotional “So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts" (V. 6)      Forces of creation are the wisdom by the spirit of the Lord that makes creation possible. It is important that you come to know that there is nothing impossible for God to do, even in your life (Matthew 19:26). Since you and I are made like God, the ability to produce what we don't have is in us.

WHAT IS CREATION  ​​ Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:1-13 Devotional “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”  (V. 1)        To create is to bring forth what has never been visible before. To create is to have the ability to bring forth to existence what has never existed before. It is the act of producing a new thing that will create a new effect  and will make it of great use for humanity. We know that God is the creator of all things and we are made in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27). He made us to be able to bring forth (Genesis 1:28). That is why we have so much to learn from our maker.

THE CREATOR  ​​​ Scripture Reading: Psalms 100:1-5 Devotional“Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture”  (V. 3) Oluremi AGBABIAKA · victory daily FORCES OF CREATION    As we desire to work into the knowledge of creation, there is a need to know who is the creator. Who can bring what does not exist into existent. We need to know who can make all things possible. It is God. He is the creator of heaven and the earth. From Him all that you will ever need will come. If God is your father, then there is no need to fear.