DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th JULY 2026 FOR HIS GOOD PURPOSE Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (NIV) God actively works in and through us by His Spirit. And He does for His good purpose. He works in, through and for us because He loves us. But another reason is because of His purpose. He doesn't want His purpose thwarted in our lives. Beyond His love for us is His purpose. Beyond our dreams and desires is His purpose.  At times the things that happen for us is not because we prayed or go to church but because of His purpose. He leads us in the paths of righteousness for His Name sake (His purpose). When we understand this and function in the light of it, we have more rest. Unnecessary burden is lifted from us because we know our life is not our idea.  Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Your life is beyond you...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th JULY 2026 IF IT SEEMS SLOW Habakkuk 2:3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. IF IT SEEMS SLOW, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. (NIV) God wants for us the good things we seek. He is not against good. It is first His dream for us to be prosperous, victorious and successful before it became our dream and pursuit. There are things He appoints a time to have them happen for us. Until it is that time they might not manifest and then we interpret them as being slow.  It only seems slow to you not to God. He has a time for it. You might say "can't He just tell me the time appointed for it?" If He does you won't walk in faith. He doesn't have to tell you that you will get married next year when you are praying to get married this year, though He does at times.  You can tell from your experiences that there were things you wanted to have happen ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th JULY 2026 PRE-ORDAINED PATHS Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [TAKING PATHS WHICH HE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME], THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. (AMP) This above scripture clearly says that God has preordained paths for us to walk in. We don't just walk or live, we live in preordained paths. To preordain or predestine means to plan ahead of time, that is before one was born. God prepared our lives; how we should live through this world and what we should be about before we came. We came into this world because of His preordained purpose. We fullfill His preordained purpose by walking in His preordained paths. What is preordained paths? First it's worth noting, that the paths is in plural not sing...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley  24th JULY 2026 ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL 1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us —whatever we ask —we know that we have what we asked of him. (NIV) Asking according to His will simply means asking according to His word in His Name. When you ask God for anything according to the provision of the Gospel it is His will, and He answers. Jesus said '...whatever you ask in my name' John 16:23 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is what it is to ask according to His will: asking in the Name of Jesus according to the truth of the Gospel. For example it is a Gospel truth that Jesus took away our diseases and infirmities - Matthew 8:17. It is a Gospel truth that He brought us into His riches - 2 Corinthians 8:9. If I were si...

A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 23rd JULY 2026 MORE THAN VICTORIOUS Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (NIV) We are more than conquerors; more than victorious because we resulted from Jesus' victory. We are the fruit of His victory; His trophy of victory.  We resulted from the victory of Christ over sin, death, the flesh and the world. We are more than just victors; we are the trophy of the Victor, Christ. Jesus won for us but more than that we are His reward.  Live conscious of your victory in Christ. You are more than victorious. In Christ you already overcome the world and everything in it. When the devil and contrary situations rises against you rise above them. Don't cower under opposition, don't hide. Put the word in your mouth and get talking; proclaim your victory in Christ. Remind the devil and the troubles that surrounds you of your victory in Christ. Praise God! You are victorious in Christ, but if you don...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 22nd JULY 2026 STRAINING TOWARD WHAT IS AHEAD Philippians 3:13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, (NIV) There is always something ahead for anyone who has a vision. Where you are is not a destination. Apostle Paul referring to going to heaven as his destination said "I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead," There was so much behind him, what he had accomplished with the Gospel, but there was also so much ahead of him what he could do with the Gospel and going to heaven. He had to choose where to focus, and he chose to focus on what lies ahead. So much is behind you, the very good moments, and the not very good moments. Focusing on either of these which are in the past would make you complacent. It becloud...