SETBACK

-
Image
  SETBACK Genesis 39:10-21 Devotional:- “Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison” (v.20) NKJV Most people do not yet understand that what we call a setback, a lot of time is a set-up to set us to our top. Setback, as viewed by people, is demotion, but it is rather an opportunity to retreat and re-fire for greater victory. When the purpose of a thing is not known, men are bound to abuse it. Today, we read about Joseph, who was thanking God for being promoted from a slave to a house overseer. He always tried to put his best into his assignment, and by this, he always had joy. At this time, the enemy wanted to damage his testimony by the temptation of sin, but he stood his ground for God (2 Timothy 2:22). But then he faced something like a demotion to prison. This looks like an act of wickedness from God that he was trying to please, but Joseph knew that there is a price for righteo...

EXERCISING SPIRITUAL MUSCLE

-

EXERCISING SPIRITUAL MUSCLE 

1 Timothy 4:1-11 
Devotional:- “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come” (v.8) NKJV.

    Children of God should come to the awareness of the importance of spiritual exercise. A likelihood of this can be learnt from physical exercise. Someone who is exercising physically will keep fit by becoming strong and fresh. This will make such a person strong and adaptable. It will make the nerves free and be easy route for blood and water to flow around the system for healthy living. Such a body will be strong enough to carry out any given task and find it easy to resist diseases since there is no place for anything dirty to hide in the system.

So also is the spiritual exercise. It will help you to strengthen your spirit and make you feel fresh spiritually. It will make your spirit strong and easily adaptable. It will make your spirit soft, simple, and the Holy Spirit will find it easy to flow through you. Then you will be able to live a healthy Christian life, You will find it easy to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit. So, joy, peace, love, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control will be natural with you.

Such a person will find it easy to be guided by the Holy Spirit, and frustration and discouragement will not find it easy staying with him.

To practice spiritual exercise. You need to learn to set time aside daily to worship, pray, and meditate upon God’s word. And you will find your spiritual life smooth and sweet. This will, in turn, affect your entire life for glory. Be determined to consistently have a time for personal devotion with God early in the morning and at night. Deny yourself from now to always do that, and your life will be wonderfully sweet.

PRAYER: LORD, STRENGTHEN ME TO ALWAYS EXERCISE SPIRITUALLY.

“A MUSCLE NOT EXERCISED WILL SOON BE STIFF AND CAN EASILY BREAK DOWN”. 

Popular posts from this blog

MASTER’S MINAS

-
Image
MASTER’S MINAS Luke 19:11-27 Devotional:- “So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come” (V. 13) NKJV      The word of God instructs us to do business. The Bible did not advise us to do business but it commanded us. That is why it would be wrong for you and me to be without a business. That makes idleness a crime against self (1 Thessalonians 4:11). Business is whatever you are doing to earn income. God will not accommodate idleness with anyone because He invested heavily in us.
Read more

FRUITFULNESS

-
Image
FRUITFULNESS Psalms 128:1-6 Devotional:- Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table” (V.3) NKJV      One of the blessings God pronounced on man at creation is fruitfulness. And today people are beginning to think that fruitlessness is a defect in the creation of man. So, most people are beginning to count it as natural to be fruitless. But we need to ask ourselves if there were defects in God's creation. Why should it be that it is only in human we often find such defects? How many goats or dogs have you found barren? Are we saying the same word of God spoken that brought the creation of all things has failed on the side of humans?  If you accept it as your lifestyle, it is your choice.
Read more

COURAGE

-
Image
COURAGE Joshua 1:1-9 Devotional:- “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (V. 9) NKJV      A major reason why many people are weak is because their level of courage is so low, that it cannot sustain them through to success. So they easily give up when faced with challenges. There is need for us to understand that there is no action that will not attract a reaction. So the only answer is courage.
Read more