His Voice Devotional

Text : 1 Cor. 15:19  If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. Having known that our hope in Christ Jesus is not just in this present life, but also in that which is to come. We shall then be looking at the hope we have in Him in this present life. While awaiting the hope to come, we also live for the hope Himself-Jesus Christ.  Our hope in the now is stated in Romans 8:29 "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate *to be conformed to* the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." The expectation (hope) of our calling in this present life is our conformation to the image of  the Son of God. The hope we live for on this side of eternity is to *CONFORM.* That is, to be conformed to the very image of Jesus. If you don't  have this hope of conformation, you will not do well as a child of God(believer) in your pilgrimage on earth. The Greek word "summorphos" where conform is taken, can also me...

Text :  Act 1:11.  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. It was prophesied long ago that the Messiah will come. In Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah boldly declared that, _For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace._  Again, very explicitly, Isaiah 7:14 says, Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.  When this was prophesied thousands of years ago, some people did not believe it because they refused to listen to the voice of the Spirit. Some others didn't believe because it didn't sink with both logic and science. However, today, everyone knows that indeed Jesus Christ wa...

Text : Proverbs 22:6.  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Note that the Bible did not say "train up your child in the way he should go... " rather,  it says "train up a child in the way he should go... " I checked several versions of the Bible on this verse and realised that none said "your child", because children ultimately belong to God and not the parents,  parents are only care-givers.  Having said that, let us look closely at what the Lord will have us hear from His word today : 1. *Train* : I know training has different meanings for different individuals. But we'll stay within the confines of what the Bible says regarding training.  Heb 12:11 says No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, for those who have been trained by it, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace. So we can deduce from this verse that training is :  A.  *a discipline*  -a cont...

Text :  Mark  14:3  And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. Do you know that It's possible for Mary to go about flaunting the alabaster box everywhere she goes without ever allowing the content to spill out. Unlike Mary, many are flaunting the fact that they are Christians, yet the people around them cannot perceive the aroma and aura of Christ in them.2 Timothy  3:5 says these people have a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof: from such turn away. You are not a Christian just because you professed to be one, you are a christian because you are living and behaving like Christ. Matthew 5:16 says *Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.* That is, apart from what you professed to be, your good works are what people wil...

Text :  Mark  14:3  And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. I know you are familiar with the story of Mary and the Alabaster box of special ointment that she broke on Jesus, yes, but let's glean some lessons from this very peculiar act of hers. The Alabaster box is a very beautiful container, it's so beautiful that it is used as a decoration piece. This container was made out of marble stone and it is usually used to store expensive, fancy, and beautiful perfumes and oils for special occasions. Beautiful as this box is however, it has to be broken before its content can be useful. The box was made in such a way that without breaking it, you can't fully access its contents.  This Alabaster box is symbolic. It can be liken to you as a human being, and its precious ointment is symbolic of the Jesus in your ...

Text: Psalms 133:1  Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] For brethren to dwell together in unity Good and Great things happen when brethren come together in unity. For instance, the Holy Ghost came down on the day of pentecost when Jesus' disciples stayed together in unity. Acts 2:1 says, "when the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place." The Holy Ghost wouldn't have come down if the disciples had not stayed together in one accord. They were all with one accord and in one place. If only the local churches could stay together in one accord and in one place, they would have been experiencing greater things than they are experiencing now. If husband and wife could stay together in one accord and in one place, their family will achieve great and mighty things. If organisations stay together in one accord and in one place, their bottom line (profit) will skyrocket. If two friends stay together in one accord and in one place, they w...

Text: Revelation  3:5   He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels .  The Book of life is a book where names of people that will reign with Christ eternally are recorded. Jesus once told His disciples not to rejoice because they cast out devils, but that their names are written in heaven. (Luke 10:20). It is clear from here that your Joy should always be centred on the fact that your name is written in the book of Life. *Nothing in this world should surpass the joy of having your name written in the book of life.*  It is clear from our  text that one's name can be blotted out from the book of life if one did not overcome. Only overcomers shall be clothed in white  garments.  Jesus said that He would not blot out the names of overcomers from the Book of life, but that He would confess their names before His Father and...