His Voice Devotional

Text: John. 15:1-2. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper.2 Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. in the natural,  trees don't struggle to produce fruits provided that all things are equal. These "all things" include factors like the soil,  the sun, water etc.  The same thing applies in the Spirit.  As a matter of fact,  all the factors responsible for fruit bearing in the life of a child of God are more constant than what obtains in the natural.  The Almighty God is the Vineyard dresser or the Gardener. Unlike the natural tree,  you are not even the tree, Jesus is,  you are only a branch in the tree. This implies that all the nutrients necessary for your productivity would be aptly provided.  The only thing you are required to doas a branch is to abide(stay or remain) in the Vine. Once you are in Him, and His word is in ...

 Text: John. 15:1-2. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. Today,  we shall be focusing on the Vine.  We established yesterday that Jesus Christ is the Vine, and He is the one speaking here in John 15. The first thing He said here was that He is the True vine. This presupposes that there are false Vines.  Jesus could have said 'I am the Vine'. But He said, 'I am the True Vine.' Before we go any further,  let's pause and ruminate on this... ** Indeed there are false Vines.  **What are you connected to? The True Vine or other Vines?  Jesus said by their fruit, we shall know them. Matthew 7:16. Qualities of The True Vine  1. *He is meek and lowly* . Matthew 11:29. If you are a branch in Him, you will be meek and lowly in heart too.  2. *He is patient*.The first fruit that love produces ...

Text: John. 15:1-2. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper.2 Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit_  From our text, we can see clearly the relationship between God, Jesus and you. But for avoidance of doubt, let me state them here; 1. God is the vineyard keeper. 2. Jesus is the Vine and 3. You are the branch. In simple agriculture, we know that the branch has to remain with or in the vine for it to get nutrients. We also know that fruits only grow on the branch of the Vine and not on the stalk. And it is the duty of the Vine dresser to prune  the branches.  God gave us this illustration to help us understand our place in Him. God is Everly faithful in playing His role over you. And basically,  He is playing two roles: 1. *He cuts off* : He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in Him, John 15:2a ISV.  You risk being cut off if you ...

Text : Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  Jesus gave an open invitation in Matthew 11:28  to everyone. "Come unto me , all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"  This invitation is to anyone who realised that: 1. He is labouring. 2. He is heavy laden.  3. He needs rest.  The truth is that not everyone who is labouring realised it, and not all who realised it are ready to receive REST. but whoever wants rest should come to Jesus.  The moment you get to Jesus, He will give you Rest.  But for you to progressively experience the Rest,  you have some roles to play. Note that it is not everyone that receives the Rest (that Jesus gave)at Salvation point are still living in His Rest years later.   To keep and maintain His Rest,  you must do these two things : 1. *Take His yoke upon you.* Let no one deceives you, Jesus gives His ...

Text : 2 Timothy  2:22  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure_ . Biblically, the word "flee" means to seek safety by flight, to shun or avoid by flight something abhorrent, especially vices. We have a number of things God warned us to flee from. Until you flee from these things and submit yourself to God, the devil himself cannot flee from you. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James  4:7) God warned that we FLEE: 1.Fornication Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.(Corinthians  6:18)   2. Idolatry Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.(1 Corinthians  10:14) 3.Youthful Lust 2 Timothy  2:22  Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 4.Covetousness...

Text : Psalms 90:12  So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom._  Our God dwells in eternity past, present and future. In between these phases of eternity, He created man to dwell in Time. When man sinned, he fell short of God's plan, and death came in.(Rom 3:23). Death therefore short circuit man's life in eternity. This is the reason Jesus.came.  He had to come into TIME in order to remove the PAUSE  death HAD on man.  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16.  Every man born into this world automatically becomes an eternal being. The question therefore is, which side of eternity would such a man dwell? Everlasting life or Everlasting condemnation? Time is an opportunity given to man to trade for eternal life. You have limited time to exchange for eternal life in eternity.  Time offers you the opportunity to ga...

Text : Ecclesiastes  7:9   Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools._  According to English dictionary, Anger is a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.  Anger is an emotional expression that every human being expresses at varying degrees. However, what get people into problem is not the anger itself but inability to control the anger (Self control). He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.Proverbs  16:32   The Basic Bible English version put the text this way: "Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish" It is the Inability to control anger that makes a man a fool, and not the anger in itself.  If you freely allow the expression of anger as occassion demands, then you have allowed it to rest in your bossom. ...

Text : 1Th 5:17, Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Prayer is communication between man and God. If this definition is true,  then prayer offers a golden opportunity to commune with the highest authority in heaven and on earth. How come then,  that people find it boring or difficult to seize this opportunity?  The simple answer is because God is invisible.  Man loves to relate in the realm of the physical, in the realm of what is seen. And everything that is seen  is temporal, and limited. While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal..2Cor 4:18 . Joh 4:24 says God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Essentially,  you are a spirit too, if God is your father, then you are a spirit who has a soul and lives in a body....

Text : 1Th 5:17. Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint_ ;  *_Pray without ceasing_ .* This is one command given to us as believers. Many have excused it out that it is not humanly possible to pray at all times, but God will never tell us to do what you don't have capacity to do.  You can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth you. Phi 4:13. Jesus said in Luke 18:1 that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; That is,  men(man and woman)  ought to *PRAY ALWAYS*. When you desist from praying, then,  you start to faint, you start to give up or lose heart.  To this end,  He gave a parable to buttress His point. Permit me to point out some obvious from this parable.  1. The woman was appealing to a judge with these two prominent character: (a)  He has no fear of God.  (b)  He has no regard for men.  These are the exact opposite of who God is.  Our G...

Text: Acts 16:25-26 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them._ Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken,  and immediately all the doors were opened,  and everyone's chains came loose. While Paul and Silas went about preaching the gospel, casting out devils and healing the sick. They happen to deliver a girl from evil spirits that got them into good trouble. This did not go down well with the people who were making merchandise of the girl's  life.  They plot how the Apostles will be imprisoned.  Eventually, they were imprisoned. Imprisoned for doing good for humanity. Imprisoned for obeying the commandment of God.  The most natural reactions to this injustice is bitterness, complaint and anger.  At best, if they have to pray,  their prayer focus should be that God should deliver them and deal with their oppressors. But against all o...

TEXT. Psalms 150:6  Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Although it is easier for man to praise God when he has received something from Him, but praises unto God should only be conditioned upon one thing-"BREATH" Do you have breath ? If yes, then you must Praise Him at all times.  Praising God is not primarily because He has given you something, but because He has created and given you BREATH, for His exceeding greatness and mighty works.Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being (Psalm 148:5)   The angels, on a continual basis *PRAISE God* for seeing His Glory, Mighty acts and excellent greatness; The Sun, moon and twinkling stars in the heavens *PRAISE Him; The skies and vapors high above the clouds PRAISE Him;The creatures of the ocean depths *PRAISE Him;* The fire, hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather *PRAISE Him;* The mountains and all hills, fruit trees and al...

Text : James 1:23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. (ESV) Hearing and reading the word of God without practising it is like a man that looks at himself in the mirror without making necessary adjustments. Could this be your situation?  God is much more interested in us doing the word rather than just talking the word. Today, we have many talkers of the word and fewer 'doers' of the words. Such people are only deceiving themselves, learning but not being able to come to the knowledge of the truth.2 Tim. 3:7. To become doer of God's word, you must: 1. *Decide* : You must make up your mind that none of God's instructions given you shall fall to the ground. Don't forget that Grace is available. Joshua 24:15 2. *Pay attention to God's word:*   My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.Proverbs  4:20 You must pay close attention when reading or hearing the word....

Text : Luk 8:11,Matthew 13:23   “Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God’s word. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown.” When the Sower went out  to sow, His aim was to get the seed into the good ground. However,  for any heart to qualify to be a good ground,  he must do the following : 1. *Hear the word* This is the first point of call for any good ground. You must be committed to hearing the word. Rom 10:17  says, 'So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' You can't overgrow the word. Keep hearing, and never let the word depart from your mouth. Joshua 1:8. 2. *Get understanding* What stood this fellow out from all the other believers is understanding. The seed can only thrive in understanding. Pro 4:7 says,  Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: *and with all thy getting get understan...

Text : Luk 8:11,Matthew 13:22  Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.Mat 13:22 KJV Just as the name implies,  these are believers whose seed fell among thorns. Below are some of their characteristics and what the thorns stand for: 1. *They are hearers* : One thing that is common to all the believers in the parable of the sower is that, they are all hearers. They were all given the same opportunity of hearing the word.  2. *They are cumbered with cares* Some of the cares of this world that get people engrossed are not what could be classified as "sins", but they are hindrances nonetheless.  As a matter of fact,  some of these 'cares' are legit. For instance, when Jesus told Martha that she was cumbered with many things (cares),  what she was doing at that material time...

Text : Luk 8:11, Mat. 13:20. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; The Stony- placed Christians are so easily identified. : 1. *They are hearers* Just like the Road side believers,  the stony-placed believers are hearers of the word.  2. *They are easily excited* They always receive the word with joy.  They are always catching one revelation or the other.  They seem to have some levels of understanding, but their understanding is always so shallow. 3. *They have no root* Because of their shallow understanding and lack of root, their joy and excitement about the word is always short-lived.  4. *They always stumble*  Tribulation and persecution will always visit everyone who has the seed of the word in him. However,  because the stony-placed believers have no depth in them,  they are easily offended, and they will fal...

Text : Luk 8:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.Mat 13:19 KJV Unfortunately, majority of believers fall into the category of way-side believer. These are the three things that characterized their lives.  1. *They are hearers* A number of times,  the devil has no problem with people hearing the word of God,  once he is sure that they are not keen on understanding what they  have heard.  James 1:22 refers to hearers as deceivers, and the only one they are deceiving is themselves.  So, it is not enough to be hearer or God's word only,  you must be a Doer too. To be a doer,  you must have understanding.  2. *They lack understanding* Way -side believers are devoid of understanding.  Many people are in the Church today who lack understanding of who God is and what He is requiring...

Text : Luk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. In explaining the parable of the Sower,  Jesus said two things are essential : 1. Your eyes and 2. Your ears.   “How blessed are your *eyes* because they see, and your *ears* because they hear!Mat 13:16 ISV That is,  any eye and ear that can see and hear the things of the kingdom are blessed.This is because not all eyes and ears see and hear it.  Without these two elements,  no one can gain understanding of the kingdom matters. Hence,  you must consistently pray to the father to open your spiritual eyes and ear that your heart may be flooded with understanding. Eph. 1:17-18. The parable of the Sower helps us to know that there are basically four different kinds of believers: 1. The By-the road side believers. 2. The stony believers.  3. The thorny believers 4. The good ground believers.  Now, one thing is common to them all: they all received the seed. The SEED is the word ...

Text : Luk 8:11   “ Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God’s word" One of the striking stories that Jesus gave in describing the mystery of the kingdom is the parable of the Sower and the seed.  Jesus categorically stated that the matters of the kingdom is a mystery, and it will remain a mystery to all those who are not disciples of Christ. But for you,  the mystery is unraveled.  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.Mat 13:11. It is only wise to give attention to what has been given to you to know about the mystery of the kingdom. To this end, we shall be looking at what Jesus really wanted us to know about the kingdom in relations to the seed.  Suffice it to say today that as long as you are counted among the multitude, the best you will ever  get from Jesus is parables (coded language).  Parables profits you nothing,(if you are not given ...

Text : Mark 16:17-18  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Having believed in the gospel (Good news of the resurrection of Jesus and His victory over Sin, Satan and Death), you now need to start using the name of Jesus authoritatively. JESUS said that in His name you shall cast out devils; you shall speak with new tongues; you shall take up serpents; and if you drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt you; you shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. This means that you will undertake all these in the authority of Jesus' name. No matter how small or powerless you may think you are in your own eyes. Once you believe in His name, you shall do all that He promised.   Unbelief was the sin that Israelites committed that wasted a whol...

Text : Mark 16:17-18  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Today, we shall look at the prerequisite for the signs that should follow us as believers. The only requirement for these signs to follow you as a believer is: *BELIEVE* Jesus simply said, "these signs shall follow them that believe" All you must do in order for the Mark 16 signs to follow You is believe. Many people would say they believe but they are not experiencing the signs in their lives and ministry. Such believe is like what John Wesley calls, 'mental assent'. There is difference between believing God with your heart and paying mental assent (agreeing with God's word )in your head.  "God Can" and "God Will" are two different things. Most of the times...

Text : Mark 16:17-18 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;  They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. There are certain statements in the bible that must not be glossed over. Mark 16:15-17 contain some of such vital statements. If you are a believer and these signs are not following you, I will want you to halt and consider what the problem is. Well, I must tell you the truth from Jesus' perspective. You've not been experiencing these tokens because of your little faith(weak, inactive, impotent faith). Let's consider the signs that should follow every  believer : 1. They shall cast out devils; 2. They shall speak with new tongues;   3.They shall take up serpents; and  4.If they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;  5.They shall lay hands on the sick, and they s...

Text : 1 CORINTHIAN 2:12 Now, we have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we can understand the things that were freely given to us by God. It is obvious from the passage that there are two kinds of spirit man can receive : 1. The spirit of the world  2. The spirit of God. For as many that have received Christ,  they have received the spirit of God into them. "To all who received him, those who believe in his name, he gave authority to become God’s children" John 1:12. However,  the essence of the Spirit of God that you have received, is so you might understand the things that are freely given to you by God. 1.Cor.2:12b. God the father always seek to give things to his children. 2Timothy 1:7 says God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline. That is, one of the things that God has given us is the Spirit of power, love and self-discipline.  But to fully harness the things that God has ...

Text:  2Kings 20:19   At this, Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “What you’ve spoken from the LORD is good,” because he had been thinking, “Why not, as long as there’s peace and security in my lifetime…?_ ” Human beings (young and old alike) have natural inclination to be selfish. Many are merely living for the present, and care little for what happens after their demise. But that's as far as a natural man goes.  You however are not supposed to remain as a natural man but as a spiritual being.  King Hezekiah was one of the few kings that did what was right in the sight of God in Israel.  And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. 2Chronicles  31:20. Because our God is the only one who knows the end of a thing from the beginning. In Isaiah 46:10 He decided that Hezekiah's time was up, so he wouldn't mess up his good deeds. But Hezekiah wouldn't love to go by thw will of God. He got ...

Text:  Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. and loving favour rather than silver and gold. The person who gave this submission was king Solomon, the richest king that ever lived(before Jesus came in person).  This was a man who knew what riches was. He was so rich that there was nothing his heart desired that he couldn't get. "Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken." Eccl. 2:11. Solomon was not just rich, it was recorded about him that he was the wisest man (outside Jesus) that ever lived. Now, he is giving a word of admonition that you should rather chose "good name" over riches.  Good names go beyond your first or last names but your reputation. Your reputation is what you are known for,  and what you are known for is your *real name.*  The only thing that will outlive you is your reputation. Now your reputation ...

Text : Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,  that you may prove what is that good, perfect and acceptable will of God_ .  From our text,  it's obvious that you can be either of these two things : 1. A Conformist  2. A Transformer. Now,  to be a Conformist is very simple, just do nothing and flow with the trend(that's why majority of people are conformists). However,  we have been forewarned not to be a Conformist. "Do not be conformed to this world." The system of this world is arranged to make men conform. We live in a world where sinners and sinful acts are celebrated. However, the standard of the Lord stands sure.  God’s solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.” 2Timothy 2:19.  To this end,  the word of God is coming to you today that you shou...

 https://hisvoicedevotional.blogspot.com Text:  Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith_ ? Worrying over what to eat, drink and wear are  symptoms of Little faith. We should start practising Philipian 4:6 in real terms. This will really help us overcome all forms of Worry. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Phiipian 4:6 I practiced this word of God yesterday and it worked. I did a transaction online but could not receive the result. I was beginning to get worried but I remember Philippian 4:6. Then I spoke to myself, " I believe the word of God, hence I rebuke every worries in my heart" I was calmed after this confession. Few minutes after, the worries came back. I confessed the word again and this time,  I asked that the Lord should resolve the matter...

Text:  Matthew  8:26   And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm_ . Another mention of little faith(as remarked by Jesus) has to do with FEAR. Jesus and the disciples were on the sea and there arose a great tempest in the sea. The disciples, with FEAR woke Jesus from sleep to save them from perishing. The response of Jesus to  His disciples in the face of danger and death was that they had little faith. Could it be that, Jesus is saying same to you now? Jesus would not want the disciples to be afraid of anything. When you are fearful, you are not in Faith. No matter the situations you find yourself, you must not allow fear in your heart. David said, "So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!"  Psalm 46:3 &2 I am not sure you have been conf...

Text:  Matthew 14:31  And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Any time Jesus mentioned little faith in the bible, He is simply referring to any action that makes faith impotent or inactive.  We shall be looking at some of the factors that could make your faith inactive or impotent. Today we shall be considering Little Faith created by *DOUBT* Peter broke the record! He was the first man that walked on water(other than Jesus).  ".....when Peter was come down out of the ship, *he walked on the  water, to go to Jesus* " Matthew 14:29 I could imagine how excited he would have been walking on water. Somewhere in his heart, he would be thinking himself as a superman. As he was breaking the record, he suddenly lost sight on Jesus. He got distracted by the  boisterous wind. This was not just a mere distraction but a fearful one. This made him to doubt.  Doubt got its...

  Text:  1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,  being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness : by whose stripes ye were healed.  The promise of God concerning your health was rendered in past tense, "ye were healed", depicting that your healing packaged is a finished product.  Everything that needed to be done concerning your health has already been done when Jesus hung on the tree thousands of years ago. In fact,  God's word said "I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers". 3John 1:2. In other words,  your physical health should go pari passu with the prosperity of your soul. If what you are experiencing in the physical is not in sync with His word as regarding your health, then it's time to check the other factors.  1. Know that God is more interested in your health than you are.  And He has made perfect provisions for it. Isaiah 53:4 2. Stay on the...

Text:  1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,  being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness : by whose stripes ye were healed.  It's amusingly annoying how some people opinionated that God can punish people with sicknesses and diseases.  This is one of the big lies of the devil to give us a wrong impression of whom our Father is.  Just as it is unimaginable for any well meaning parents to cut off a finger from his child for any offence committed. So much more will our loving God not inflict His children with evil.  Let no man say when he is tempted,  I  am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil,  NEITHER TEMPTS HE ANY MAN.  James 1:13.  In actual sense,  Instead of punishing us for our sins,  He sent His Son to bore the consequences of our sin.  Surely He has borne  our sicknesses , and He carried our pains : but we  in turn regarded Him stricken,...