His Voice Devotional

Text: Ephesians  5:14 Wherefore he said, Awake you that sleeps, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. I was a bit tired and feeling sleepy while at this same time trying to receive inspiration from the Lord for the devotional. I took my bath, hoping that could help me come alive but it didn't help at all.  Then, I dragged myself to the kitchen looking for something. While trying to switch on the light, I suddenly realized that the whole pot of delicious soup I just cooked some minutes ago had poured on my body. Immediately this happened, my eyes became wide opened. Lo and behold, slumber and sleepiness disappeared.  In the midst of this, the Lord ministered to me today's message.  The Lord is saying to us as His children at this time and season to awake from our sleep. *A sleepy Christian will cause more havoc against himself than he could ever imagine.* The Lord would therefore want you to stay awake. Don't permit the spirit of  slumbering ...

Text: Act 7:9. And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,*  It's either you are envying someone or someone is envying you. As a child of God see to it that you kill every seed of envy in you. Never be caught envying. The first step to overcoming this terrible vice is to agree with yourself that you are not immuned to it. To assume that you cannot envy anyone is to combine envy with pride in one dosage. We saw yesterday how the Patriarchs fell flat for this vice and how the high priests (who are operating in the office of Pastors or Bishops today) and the elders of Isreal who represent the present day elders in the church were overcome by envy. Envy is no respecter of your status. It's important to note that envy will not stop until it wrecks havoc on its target. Once you know that being a believer doesn't stop you from envying, then, you should corporate with the Holy in uprooting its seed from your heart through love and obedience to...

Text: Act 7:9. And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers because of envy. Jesus Christ was handed over by the high priests to Pontius Pilate to be crucified because of envy. (Matthew 27:18). Envy is a very terrible, cancerous disease that leaves a lot of damage in its wake. The patriarch in the Bible refers to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Israel had twelve sons and they are equally referred to as the Twelve Patriarchs. They are also known as the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel.  When the record of their ordeal against their brother was captured in the new testament, they didn't just call them the sons of Jacob but the patriarchs. Imagine what envy made the progenitors of the tribes of Isreal to do. James 3:16 says, *For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.* Envy is one evil trait that can easily creep in on anyone without su...

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: The followers of Jesus are made up of two groups: the MULTITUDE and the disciples. Basically, what the multitude are looking for is miracles.  What distinguishes the disciples from the rest of the people is their readiness and willingness to be taught by the master. In Matthew chapter five, just like it happened on different occasions, Jesus saw the multitude, He set Himself on the mountain to teach, but it was recorded that only His disciples went to Him to be taught.  *If you cannot be taught by Jesus Christ, you are not His disciples.* The Hallmark of a genuine Christian is his willingness to hear and learn from the master's feet. If you are a Sunday, Sunday kind of Christian, you are among the multitude, if you are the type that is always absent at Bible study, Sunday school and every other program that is geared towards building you up spiritually, you are in the multi...

Text: 2 Timothy 2:20  But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. Though no one would really like to be tagged as a vessel unto dishonour, the scripture however affirms that there are some vessels unto dishonour in the great house (God's house).  It is therefore important to know that anyone that would be qualified as a vessel unto honour must cleanse himself from iniquity.  _Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work._ (2 Timothy 2:21).  It is a departure from iniquity (sin) that makes one become a vessel for honour. Sin is an impurity that renders one's vessel as a dishonoured vessel.  Iniquity is any form of unrighteousness. It may not even be that which appears as sin before man's eyes. Any action or thoughts that is not in line with God's revealed sta...

Text: 2 Timothy 2:20  But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. Prior to this study text, Apostle Paul mentioned two workers in God's vineyard who have erred concerning the faith. They were now preaching heresy that resurrection is past already. This simply means that our core belief in the Lord Jesus Christ is no longer valid.The scripture also states clearly in first Corinthians 15:16 that if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.   It is therefore obvious that these two persons (Hymenaeus and Philetus) are destroyers of faith. The scripture says that they have overthrown the faith of many. (2Timothy 2:18). In spite of any heretical teaching or wrong belief systems one may be holding, God's foundation is both firm and sure. *Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who na...