DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th APRIL 2026 WE LIVE IN HIS PRESENCE Hosea 6:2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. (NIV) After the transgression of Adam God drove him away from His presence. Humanity was literally driven away from God's presence in the spirit realm. Man was driven from God's presence (His glory). But in Christ those who are born again are freely justified, revived and restored back into God's presence. Romans 3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Hosea speaking prophetically pointed to Christ triumphant resurrection from the dead after three days which he said means revival (brought back to life) and restoration (being restored to glory) for mankind. And he added "that we may live in His presence." Hosea 6:2 After two days he will revive...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th APRIL 2026 GIVEN A BODY FOR A CAUSE Hebrews 10:5-6 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. (NIV) Jesus was with God the Father before He came into this world. He was the Word of God and was in the beginning with God -- John 1:1. When He came into the world He put on a human body. And He did that for a reason. The Jesus the Jews saw was not all that He was. He only tabernacled Himself in that body. He was given a body for a cause. He came from heaven to be the payment for man's sin. And He needed a human body to accomplish that. He came to be an atoning sacrifice for man's sin. All the sacrifices offered according to the law could not take away sin nor atone for it. Jesus came into a body prepared for Him to that effect -- to take away sin. Hebrews 10:7-9 Then I said,...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th APRIL 2026 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Mark 11:23-24 "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ’Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (NIV) One of the reasons people don't receive answers to prayer is self-centeredness. They put too much focus on themselves; their qualification, effort, righteousness, church commitment, wrongs and short-comings. Get your eyes off yourself unto Him who answers prayer. The more you focus on yourself the weaker your faith, the more you focus on God the stronger your faith. It is God who answers prayer. Your role is to have faith in God and in what you say and act it out. Our theme scripture outlines your roles; do not doubt in your heart, believe what you say will happen, what...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th APRIL 2026 IT'S NOT ABOUT GOD'S ABILITY Mark 9:22-23 "It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." "’If you can’?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes." (NIV) A man brought his son who was possessed by a demon to Jesus. He explained to Jesus how that the demon has often thrown the boy into fire or water to kill him and then he said "But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." Jesus response was "’If you can’?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes." - Mark 9:23. The man was looking at Jesus' ability to heal the boy. Jesus was looking for the man's faith. It is not about God's ability but man's faith. Jesus said "Everything is possible for one who believe." The question is not about God's ability or willingness...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th APRIL 2026 STIR UP FAITH FROM WITHIN 2 Corinthians 4:13 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, (NIV) The first thing you require for every challenge is your faith. You might think it's money, but no! It even take faith to use money wisely. An active faith is the only answer to life's unending challenges. And an active faith speaks.  When you find yourself in the middle of an unpleasant circumstance what you need to do is speak forth God's word. But at times you find yourself struggling to put words of faith together, in such case you need to stir up your faith from within. At that point your faith is on a low level and as you stir it up it rises. And there are two primary ways to stir up your faith.  The first is speaking in tongues. As you do the Holy Spirit brings scriptures to your mind and inspire them in your...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th APRIL 2026 PRAYING PROPHECY 1 Kings 18:41-42 And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. (NIV) You remember this wonderful account in the Bible. It hadn't rained in the land for three years and six months. Elijah walked up to Ahab King of Israel and said "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." That was a prophecy by Elijah. But He didn't go with Ahab to eat and drink. Instead the Bible says "Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees." What was he doing? Praying his prophecy to reality. You would hear some people complain and say 'I received a prophecy that I would get the job, but it didn't happen.' You would hear another say ...