His Voice Devotional

TEXT :  Revelations 3:16.  Since you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth. I was teaching a group of teenagers some years ago, and I asked them a question, "who is a Christian, or what is Christianity?" One of them boldly stood up and  said, (without giving it a second thought), "Christianity is what we use in filling forms. Whenever they ask for your religion, you say or write, Christianity." Well, she's correct as far as nominal Christians are concerned. A nominal Christian is anyone who answers the name Christian without being a follower of Christ. A nominal Christian is anyone who identifies with Christ in names only. Anyone who goes to church but who is not like Christ is a nominal Christian. To a non-christian, anyone who falls into the definitions above is seen and judged as a  Christian, but *in a simple language, a Christian is anyone who follows Christ's teachings with the sole aim of becoming like Him.*  Th...

TEXT :Mark 4:39  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Immediately Jesus was  awoken from His sleep by His disciples, He rebuked the wind and proclaimed peace over the sea, the wind ceased and there was a great calm. Thereafter, He asked His disciples "Why are you so fearful? how is it that you have no faith?" Jesus Christ asked the disciples why they were so fearful and without faith simply because He expected them to have taken charge of the situation. In the same manner, the Lord would have you stand against every wiles of the enemy. You must always stand in faith and rebuke every wind in your life. You must know that Jesus is always in your boat, hence you don't have to be afraid to rebuke every boisterous in your life and declare God's shalom (Peace). Jesus is willing to actively participate with you in silencing every challenging situation in your life right now.  Simply rebuk...

TEXT :  Mark 4:38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" I would like to start by posing a simple question needing sincere answers from you- Just like the twelve disciples, If you were in the boat with the Lord while a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. What will you differently from what the disciples did? As for the disciples, they fearfully ran to the Lord Jesus Christ, and asked Him if he cared about the loss of their lives. Though, Jesus attended to the need at hand, but He made them understand afterwards that they were fearful and faithless. He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"(Mark 4:40). The Lord would have you approach Him with boldness and in Faith whenever you are confronted with life threatening challenges.  The scriptures clearly asked us to boldly come to the throne of ...

TEXT :  Mark 4:38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" We are often tempted to judge people while we read their stories or watch them on Television for having not acted or reacted well to a given scenario. The disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ reacted in a fearful manner as they were faced with the danger of ship-wreck. They were faced with death more or less. They saw their whole life and mission coming to an end even when Jesus was in their boat. They reacted as though the Son of God was neither in their boat nor capable of delivering them from the boisterous windstorm and the shipwreck. As they ran to Jesus who was sleeping in the stern,, they woke him hurriedly saying, "Do you not care that we are perishing?" They asked this question because they expected Jesus to  have woken up by the noise of the wind and the turbulence of their boat.  They felt that Jesus should hav...

TEXT :  Romans 12:19. Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord.” Many people spend their lives hating others and planning for revenge. Many are living in bitterness because of many hurts they have received directly or indirectly. Bitterness has no friends. It takes its toll on its host and on those whom they love the most. One of the subjects that Jesus laid emphasis on is the matter of forgiveness. He told us expressly in the Lord's prayer that the Father will forgive you your sins in as much as you also give forgiveness to others. This is because *if you forgive people their offences, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.* (Matthew 6:14). The reason many are living in bitterness and anguish is because they are not willing to forgive their offenders. You will only open door to tormentors in your life when you choose to withhold forgiveness from people. The truth is,...

Text : Luke 13:34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you people were unwilling!*  God Himself said He desired to gather His children together as a hen gathers her chicks. This speaks great volume about the nurturing  and caring nature of this animal. Let's look at some of her nature some more. 1.) *Discerning and Realistic:*  The hen knows when to remove unfertilized or rotten eggs, demonstrating her ability to make wise decisions based on observation and understanding. This illustrates the importance of being realistic and making choices that are best for the situation. It's a show of love when you deny your wards of things they didn't need or things they shouldn't get.Denying unhealthy cravings is a show of love also in the context of self-love and caring for one's well-being. Know when to say no to ...