DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 1st MAY 2026 HIS TROPHY OF VICTORY 2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. (NIV) When Jesus died He went to hell, defeated and disarmed satan and his cohorts. Coming out of hell He brought out the saints who had died (Abraham, Moses, David and others) and had been captives in hell. He came out with them. They were actually His trophy of victory.  Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. And like those saints every Christian is Christ's trophy of victory.  Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people." The captives referred to here are the saints he brought out of the paradise which was in hell. The Christian came after the figh...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th APRIL 2026 THE WISDOM OF THE RIGHTEOUS Luke 1:17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous —to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." (NIV) An Angel speaking to Zechariah about the birth of John the Baptist and his ministry said many things and one of them was "the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous." His ministry would turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous. The wisdom of the righteous is a mindset of the righteous that pre-dictated their thoughts, words and actions. The mindset of the righteous is a mind which know, understand and live in the will of God. It is a mind dominated by the word (will) of God. The disobedient are the unbelievers. If they listen to the word of God understand and accept it they would have the mindset of the righteous.  The wisdom ...

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...