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BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th NOVEMBER 2023 RULE NOTHING OUT Isaiah 40:4-5 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken." (NIV) Life could be challenging. There are times we are hard-pressed on every side but not destroyed. Life could force someone into a decision he wouldn't have taken, places he wouldn't have gone to, things he wouldn't have done or even words he wouldn't have spoken. Some got to a point where they allowed life to run their course. They gave up on themselves, gave up on their dreams, they ruled everything out.  You might be faced with daunting situation; maybe challenges here, challenges there but listen to what God says to you in Isaiah 40:4-5, Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the r...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th NOVEMBER 2023 REFUSE SENSE OF CONDEMNATION Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (KJV) Did you ever did something wrong that your senses wouldn't let you be and come up with condemnation and guilt? Your senses would use Bible scriptures to tell you that you are guilty. Feeling guilty is just a feeling it doesn't necessarily mean that one is guilty of what his feeling is impressing.  Guilt feeling ruins. You must not run your life by feeling. Your feeling would lie to you. The only thing that should run your life is the word of God.  If you did something that's wrong, the first to respond is your flesh. It would say you were wrong, you shouldn't have said or done this or that. Your flesh would never say you were right. And then, it comes up with condemnation, it says you are less than who you were. That the wrong a...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th NOVEMBER 2023 CONTINUE IN THE FAITH Colossians 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; (KJV) The above scripture implore us to continue in the faith. That means there is the possibility of not continuing in the faith. Some did not continue in the faith. Some started out very well but along the walk they fell. The fall was not the issue because everyone fell at one point or the other but that they did not get up from their fall. They abandoned the faith for the troubles and persecutions that arose. As a Christian you must be resolute -- 'come what may I will continue in this faith.' Continue in the faith grounded and settled and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel. Our hope of the Gospel is that Jesus will return for us, those ...

EPISODE 3 NEVER WILLING TO REPENT Revelation 2:21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. God is unwilling that any should perish but that all should come to repentance, even Jezebel. But she is unwilling. Jezebel not only has a crafty, deceptive, immoral and abominable spirit but also unrepentant spirit. She wouldn't give up her wickedness. Indeed wickedness won't let go those who practice it. Such is the case of Jezebel. Her condemnation is decreed. LASTING SUFFERING AWAITS HER Revelation 2:22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. Those who practice wickedness does not end well. They always have a horrible end. The word has decreed the end of Jezebel the false prophet, and of course the daughter of Jezebel. Every false prophet of today is an offspring of Jezebel.  There is a suffering end pronounced on Jezebel here on earth and hereafter. S...

EPISODE 2 SHE CALLS HERSELF A PROPHET Revelation 2:20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. She is not a prophet of God. God did not call her a prophet. Jezebel the prophet is not sent by God. There are these prophets in churches today -- self-acclaimed prophets.  They are those who wants to be called by their achievements, and goes about carrying titles. If they are not recognized by their very big titles they gets offended. They are prophets of show.  They are not of God, God did not send them; they are false prophets -- Jezebels. HER TEACHING Revelation 2:20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. The teaching of Jezebel makes light the thi...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th NOVEMBER 2023 IN SEARCH FOR VALUE Luke 12:15 And he said to them, Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.(ESV) Jesus said one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions, yet many pride and value themselves and others based on their possessions. Their definition of value is based on material possessions. How sad that is! Man always want to be valued and esteemed. No one ever wanted to be seen as nothing, everyone likes to be something. But that's because God created man with value. However, some people do not know the dimension of that value. They feel a vacuum when they are not valued, so they are constantly in search of value. That's the reason for most of the things they do. Some people are constantly in search of value in education, politics, jobs, lifestyle, marriage, business, fashion etc. None of these ...

EPISODE 1 CHAPTER 5 A FALSE PROPHET Revelation 2:20-22 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. The Spirit of God through Apostle John writing to the church at Thyatira said "...I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet..." She is right there in the Church. She was at the church at Thyatira and tolerated her. She is in the church even as a leader. She teaches and by her teaching leads God's people astray. Jezebel in the church as a teacher! How did she get into the church? The Bible says they tolerate her. She came in deceitfully, by her cunning she ou...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th NOVEMBER 2023 HABITUALLY PRAY FOR MINISTERS 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. (NIV) The rapid spread of the Gospel and the success of the Kingdom work on earth depends on the ministers of the Gospel. They are in the forefront of the battle to advance the Gospel. The church and individual members should make it a habit to pray for ministers of the Gospel around the world.  The Apostle Paul writing to the Thessalonian church said "As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith." - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 First, he ma...

EPISODE 1 CHAPTER 4 IF SHE BECOMES YOUR WIFE 1 Kings 21:25 (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. If by any mistake the daughter of Jezebel becomes your wife it is a battle you may never win. You have authority over her as her husband but she has the strength of a woman which you cannot have.  Ahab was a King and had authority over Jezebel not only as her husband but also as a King - the King of the great nation Israel. But Jezebel prevail mightily over him. So much so that she could not control himself from doing evil. The Bible says "who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord." He was given to evil. That is, he surrendered himself to do evil in such a way that he couldn't turn from it. And who was responsible Jezebel. 1 Kings 21:25 (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. If you make the mistake of marrying ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th NOVEMBER 2023 PROCLAIM GOODNEWS Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor." (NIV) Everyone who has received the Holy Spirit is anointed by the Spirit. And that anointing is for a purpose; to proclaim, announce, publish and make known the provisions of the Gospel. The Gospel is good news because of what Jesus did for mankind. His death was a payment for man's sins; in which the old man died and is no more. In His resurrection a new creation began; a new kind of man began. And that is the good news but not everyone is aware. You have a divine responsibility to proclaim the good news of Christ. What He did He did for man and man ought to know and take advantage of it. But not everyone is aware, ...

EPISODE 2 DESTROY The daughter of Jezebel comes to destroy; that is to destroy what has been built -- to destroy the work that has been done.  Ephesians 4:12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up The people (the Body of Christ) is the work that is being built. The services and activities are to this end. When the daughter of Jezebel comes into the church she finds an opportunity to destroy those who has been built in the house of God. They are her primary target because they are the stronger ones and pillars in the church. She knows that when she gets them then the weaker ones are easier. She targets the man of God and other spiritually highly placed servants.  When you carry anointing and making impact with the work of the Lord watch out for the daughter of Jezebel. When she gets you she makes herself available for anything you want with her, and when she is done she will have destroyed everything you had that makes you a man of ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th NOVEMBER 2023 CREATED FOR GOOD WORKS Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (NIV) We are God's instruments for good works. God does good works but cannot carry them out without us.  Romans 6:13 ...but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. Good works is righteousness in expression. God's righteousness given vent is good work; when He express His kindness, mercy, blessing and salvation to others through us is good work. Only those created in Christ Jesus, those who are born again; who have crossed from death to life can do good works. Because good work is a testimony of the God-life. The Bible says "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,..." Ephesians 2:10 We were fabricated ...

EPISODE 1 CHAPTER 3 HER MISSION John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;... If she is not one of you and she is among you then she has a mission that must be against you. No enemy ever had a good intention for those he opposed however he meant present himself.  Jezebel was an enemy of God's people, the Israelites. She was from Sidon, the people among whom the Lord had said the Israelites must not inter-marry. 1 Kings 16:30-31 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. Now she comes among God's people given a prominent position, the Queen. She was not supposed to be here but now ruling here. When the enemy rules or has influence over God's people it is a terrible thing. That was what the Israelites experienced from Jezebel a...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 23rd NOVEMBER 2023 GUARD AGAINST THE FLESH Galatians 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (NIV) Man's real challenge is living beyond the flesh. The flesh is the human senses with its passions and desires that are contrary to God's righteousness. Man is a spirit. Man won't have challenge to use his faith, walk in God's will, walk in riches and health if he were not in a human body. The fight of faith is actually a fight to live beyond the flesh.  Reading the works, manifestations or acts of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21 makes it clear that all the wrong things man expresses are not from his spirit. His spirit is holy and perfect, ready and willing to do God's will but the flesh is weak and unwilling. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of ...

EPISODE 2 WOLF IN SHEEP SKIN She is the pretender that cannot be caught easily. The daughter of Jezebel is very gentle and appears innocent. She is calm and quiet, and seems submissive. She obeys you and does everything you ask her, she always wants to help. With these she easily win the heart of the man of God.  She is that fellow that springs surprises.  She is very committed and prayerful but if you take her to be your wife you would be amazed that she oppose praying. You say dear "come let's pray together." Then she replies "I am not ready for that at all."   Before now she used to pray alot in church, she was the prayer director. She sings like an Angel but now you never heard her pray or sing at home. Since you got married to her she has been a totally different person from who you know at church. In fact she is the opposite of who you knew her to be. All the good behavior she put up before now and her services at church was only sheep skin on wolf nature....

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 22nd NOVEMBER 2023 NOT ON YOUR MERIT Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions —it is by grace you have been saved. (NIV) One of the reasons we struggle to walk in God's perfect will is reliance on our own works and merit. Every man was born a sinner. Through the transgression of Adam sin passed unto every man. Every one sinned and fell short of the glory of God. Some might boast about their moral uprightness. Moral uprightness is not bad, but it is not righteousness. Moral uprightness is living up to the moral standard of a society. Righteousness is living in the standard that grace has brought us into. People fail in their walk with God because of reliance on merit; some hold onto their religious efforts and moral fit. But every man has deficiency without Christ. Christ alone is man's sufficiency. Amid all our short c...

EPISODE 1 CHAPTER 2 THE DAUGHTER OF JEZEBEL The daughter of Jezebel has all the characters of Jezebel as taught in chapter one. In fact, any woman found to be an expression of these characters is a daughter of Jezebel.  The Jezebel spirit in manifestation is the daughter of Jezebel. It is a spirit of darkness manifested in a human body. She has the agenda of Satan; to steal, kill and destroy. You must be discerning to detect her operation. She is very cunning. The spirit of Jezebel in a lady makes her the daughter of Jezebel. She takes after her mother; like mother like daughter. She is among God's people but she is not one of them. She has a mission to disrupt and destroy the work of the Lord. She has agenda to alienate God's people from the truth. She leads people astray from God their saviour unto the worship of things. She is that lady that says negative things behind the man of God but positive things before him. She spreads lies and rumours in the church yet very appear i...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 21st NOVEMBER 2023 CALLED TO GLORY AND EXCELLENCE 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, (ESV) It has always been the plan and dream of God to fill man with His glory. He had always wanted man to carry and dispense His beauty. The first man sinned and fell short of the glory. But God restored man to glory through Christ. Romans 3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,  In the days of Moses God gave the Israelites the law which made them different from the rest of the world. God wanted a people that would bear His glory; through the law He offered the Israelites the opportunity to experience His glory if they would obey the law. For the law came with glory.  2 Corinthians 3:7-8 Now if...

EPISODE 3 AN EVIL INFLUENCE 1 Kings 21:25 (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. Jezebel had an evil influence over Ahab her husband. Normally a woman has a soft heart and urge her husband against doing evil. But not Jezebel, she was more evil and hard-hearted than Ahab her husband. Behind all the evil Ahab committed was the applaud of Jezebel. She was the fan that kept the evil flames of Ahab burning.  SHE HAD AN END 1 Kings 21:23 "And also concerning Jezebel the LORD says: ’Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ Her end was decreed by the Word of God through Elijah the Prophet. And it came to pass exactly so. 2 Kings 9:30-37 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup, arranged her hair and looked out of a window. As Jehu entered the gate, she asked, "Have you come in peace, you Zimri, you murderer of your master?" He looked up at the window and c...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 20th NOVEMBER 2023 LIVE IN HIS REST Hebrews 4:10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. (NIV) You entered God's rest when you got born again and received the Holy Spirit. After God finished the creation of the world He rested. He hadn't been doing anything actively. His Spirit does everything as required. It was by the Holy Spirit Jesus did the Father's work in the earth, and it was the same Holy Spirit who raised Him from the dead.  When you received the Holy Spirit He brought you into God's rest. You ceased from your own work, yes if you actually surrendered your life to the Holy Spirit completely then whatever He does through you is the Father's work not yours. He takes your job, business, career and your every endeavour as God's work. Everything you are about is God's business. You ceased from your own work; you are in His rest now. That's why Jesu...

EPISODE 2 BENT ON DESTROYING THE SERVANT OF GOD 1 Kings 19:1-3 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them." Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, Imagine a woman sending this message to a Man of God. She was fearless and disrespectful. She had no regard for no one.  Elijah the Man of God was faithful to God and wouldn't compromise his service to Jehovah. He was committed to serving Israel and fulfiling his calling to them as a Prophet of God. He went down to Israel, summoned the prophets of baal and put them to test, when they failed he killed all of them. He did this in bid to restore Israel back to God. When Jezebel heard of it she got furious and swore to kill Elijah.  The dau...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 19th NOVEMBER 2023 BIND IT! Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (NIV) The keys of the Kingdom of heaven is not the same as the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. The keys to the Kingdom of heaven would mean keys that open doors in heaven. But what the Bible tells us is "the keys of the Kingdom of heaven", which means keys that are of heaven origin. In the context of this verse the keys means authority. So what Jesus said in essence is "I will give you the authority of the Kingdom of heaven." And He has long done it. As a child of God you have heaven's authority. You can function in the authority of the Kingdom of heaven. In fact you are required to. You are on earth as a representative of the Kingdom of heaven, and it is your duty and privilege to exercise the authority...

EPISODE 1 CHAPTER 1 CHARACTERS OF JEZEBEL SHE WAS NOT A JEW 1 Kings 16:30-31 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. Jezebel was the Daughter of the King of Sidon. Ahab the King Israel took her to be his wife even though God had said to the Israelites not to inter-marry with non-Israelites. She came to Ahab with her customs, traditions and idols. She came among the Lord's people with all the practices of the land of Sidon. She brought their god baal to the land of Israel.  Being a Queen she had authority and influence, and not just that she was a Princess of Sidon. She was raised to dominate and lead. She never really learnt how to follow but only to be followed.  She refused to follow the laws and practices the Lord laid down for His people Isr...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 18th NOVEMBER 2023 SEE POSSIBILITY Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. (KJV) People only become hopeless when they can't see beyond where they are. When one is unable to see beyond his seemingly insurmountable circumstances he loses hope. But Jesus said "nothing shall be impossible unto you." If this is true, and of course it is, why not see possibility? There is so much you can do and be in this life. See possibility! The problem is not the challenges or hardships but what you are seeing. If you see a way out of the hardship that's what it would turn out to be. It's not so much about what is not working but your perception about it.  Jesus said in Matthew 17:20 "...If ye have fait...

CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Chapter One -- CHARACTERS OF JEZEBEL Chapter Two -- THE DAUGHTER OF JEZEBEL Chapter Three -- HER MISSION Chapter Four -- IF SHE BECOMES YOUR WIFE Chapter Five -- A FALSE PROPHET INTRODUCTION In humility I write this book to the Man of God not to be unaware of the devices of the devil. 2 Corinthians 2:11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. I write to remind the Man of God that one of the schemes of Satan against the servant of God is "The Daughter of Jezebel." Before talking about the Daughter of Jezebel, who is Jezebel?  THE JEZEBEL IN THE BIBLE Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal King of Sidon. Ahab the King of Israel married her which of course was against the Lord's instruction to Israel not to marry among the nations around them. She was mainly responsible for all the evil Ahab King of Israel committed in the sight of God. She killed many of the Lord's Prophets in Israel. She was a swor...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 17th NOVEMBER 2023 YOUR LIFE IS YOUR MAKING Matthew 12:33 "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. (NIV) First of all, it is important that you realize that every man is a tree and the fruits of his life depends on him. The Bible says "make a tree good and its fruit will be good." You can make your life what you want. You are more in charge of your life than God is. You may not hear this anywhere else. Everyone blames everyone else for their failures and predicaments but themselves. Some even blame God. But He gave you life to live; rule, control and take decision. You are in charge of your life than God is. God doesn't run our life as some thinks. He gave us His Word by which we should run our own lives. Your life is actually your making. God gave you His manual (His word) to run your life, whether or not you adhere to it i...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley  16th NOVEMBER 2023 ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith let it be done to you"; (NIV) Two blind men came to Jesus pleading with Him to restore their sight. They wanted to have their sight back. Their desire was all right. But they did not examine their faith. Jesus turned their attention to faith. Because that was what they required; healing and blessing requires more than desire -- faith is required. Matthew 9:27-30 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied. Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith let it be done to you"; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 15th NOVEMBER 2023 WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (NIV) You can know what your heart is passionate about by taking note of what you do with the things that are precious and important to you. The things that are precious to you are your treasures. Of course, your resources are your treasures too. Your heart goes where your resources goes.  As a child of God you can measure your walk with God, and even your spiritual maturity by what you do with your resources. Money is an important treasure to everyone. If you want to know where your heart is, examine what you spend your money on. Consciously or unconsciously everyone spend their money on what gladdens their heart. If the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus and seeing people saved is what gladdens your heart then your money will go there. Matthew 6:19-21 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 14th NOVEMBER 2023 HOPE DOES NOT FAIL Romans 5:5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (NIV) When we study the Word of God He does not only produce faith in us but also hope. Only the Word gives genuine hope because it has basis. The Word is truth, what He tells us is true. This truth is the foundation or basis of our hope. And such hope does not put us to shame. You may have hoped and waited for God's word concerning a particular issue in your life to come to pass but nothing has happened yet. Don't lose hope. You might have thoughts that the Word has failed and there is no need hoping. Those thoughts are wrong and aimed to destroy your hope. Listen! Hope built on God's Word does not fail. Keep your hope alive! The Bible says "God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been gi...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 13th NOVEMBER 2023 HE PROVIDES A WAY OUT 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation[c] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (NIV) Trials and temptation are not the same. Trials are troubles which test your faith. If your faith fails the test it makes you ineffective in the things of God. While temptation presents you an offer to go against God's will. Temptation offers you pleasure and glory. Trials presents you with troubles and persecutions. And it is a test of faith. James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Trials test faith. Temptations test loyalty to God's word. Jesus was tempted by the devil. All the temptations was of pleasu...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 12th NOVEMBER 2023 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOD'S WORD Hebrews 13:5-6 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" (NIV) What you become in life and how much you do in life is dependent on how much you do with God's Word. When you receive God's word what do you do with it? Do you relate with it as a mere information or story? God's Word is His judgment of the state of things. What He says about your health is His judgment concerning your health. When you find His Word take advantage of it. When something happens everyone has something to say about it. That's their judgment or perception. If you had pain on your shoulder and went to a doctor he would examine it and then render his judgment....

EPISODE 2 Love is the only guarantee for a successful marriage. We are talking about true love. That love that is humble, that tolerates, that covers all wrongs, that is not rude, that love which in action seems foolish. That love that Jesus showed us when He left His Glorious throne in heaven for a wooden shameful cross. It is that love that makes marriage a success. Not marriage serminars or books, or counseling. Some of the counselors are failures in their marriages. What results would you expect of their counsel? It is love that produce marriage. Marriage is a product. Every product has its constituents; things that makes it what it is. Love is the constituent of marriage. Love made marriage what it is. Love is the ingredient of marriage. A marriage without love is doom. Love is everything. Instead of searching who to marry, search who to love. Anyone who accepts your love and love you as you are will produce your marriage. Your marriage is in him or her. He or she will deliver it ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 11th NOVEMBER 2023 BEFORE YOU GIVE UP Proverbs 24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. (KJV) The Bible recognize the day of adversity. It is a day when everything go adversely; that means, things going contrary to what you plan or want. And then you have a responsibility to turn them back into what you want. It is a time of fight, a fight of faith, not a time to give up. The Bible says if you faint (give up) in the day of adversity your strength is small. How are you going to increase your strength? Certainly this is not human strength. For by human strength shall no one prevail. Spiritual strength is required for victory and success. And only the Holy Spirit gives such strength. So in the day of adversity you draw strength from Him. And the way to do so is through meditation on the Word and prayer. Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give u...

EPISODE 1 Chapter 13 -- Marriage Ephesians 5:31,33 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Marriage is a product of love. Marriage come into play when two opposite gender who are in love cannot leave each other but to marry and spend their lives together. Marriage is by love. You marry because of love.  You don't marry because you want children, you don't marry because you want companion, you don't get marry because you are of age. No! You only get married because you fall in love with someone and want to spend the rest of your life with him or her and the only way to have that happen legally is to get married. This is the reason to marry. I understand that side of purpose. You need a help-meet. But no help-meet is help-meet without love. You need someone to help you divinely ful...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 10th NOVEMBER 2023 THROUGH HIM Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (KJV) If only we would recognize the THROUGH HIM in this verse, meditate on it, understand it and act on it our struggles would cease. We are more than conquerors through Him who loves us not through our strength or qualification.  Christianity is leveraging on Jesus; who He is, what He has, what He can, where He is and what He has done for us. A successful Christian is not one who never did any wrong or said anything wrong but one who is skillful in dividing and applying the word of truth. An effective Christian is one who leverage on Grace.  Our victory and success is through Him. Amidst all the troubles, trials and persecutions we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. You have to carefully examine your life if your words and deeds has been through Him. Some times our fruitless efforts is ...

EPISODE 1 Proverbs 19:22 What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. Everyone wants this unfailing love. A love that they can rely on. A sure and certain ground. Love is the desire of everyone because no one can live without it. Men seek it in many ways. They seek it in their jobs, careers, family, marriage etc. We want to be loved for everything we do. We want love. Love is the essence of life. When no one loves us for what we are and do, then no matter how great it is, there is that feeling of emptiness. Love compliments.   Love is everything. God is Love, Love is Freedom, Love is Value, Love is Protection, Love is Care, Love is Selfless, Love is Sacrifice, Love is Life, Love is Perfection, Love Covers Wrongs, Love is Everything. What can you possibly do without love? How far can you go without love? How would you live without love? You ought to love and be loved. That's what life is about. Love covers every aspect of good life. Living a good lif...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 9th NOVEMBER 2023 THE GRACE; THE LOVE; THE SPIRIT 2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (NIV) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ actually means the place of the Lord Jesus Christ. He took our place of sin, judgment and death so we could take His place of righteousness, justification and life. His grace means more than just favour, it is His place with the Father given us. He gave us His place of Sonship with the Father. Now we can say "Abba Father!" Without the love of God we couldn't have received the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was the love of God the Father which gave us His Son Jesus. For God so loved that world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Everlasting life is a gift of His grace.  Even though we have experienced the love of the Fat...

EPISODE 1 Chapter 12 -- Love Is Everything Everyone in the world wants to be loved. Everyone desires love. No one wish to live in an atmosphere void of love. Everyone wants to be surrounded by love and people who would love them. Love is everything. Nothing works without love. Every organisation, institution, family, society etc wants an atmosphere of love. Even unbelievers wants an atmosphere of love.   Whatever dealing you have with people they want that sense of love; affection and attention.  Love brings trust. Trust brings security. Everyone wants security. No one wants to deal with anyone he has no trust.  Love brings hope, love brings faith, yet love itself is the greatest. If you have love, you have faith and hope. When you love people they become hopeful, and their faith comes alive. Faith to face tomorrow. Life is meant for love. Nothing truly function without love. Love is everything. UP NEXT: CHAPTER 12 EPISODE 2

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 8th NOVEMBER 2023 IF THE LORD DOES NOT HELP YOU 2 Kings 6:26-27 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, "Help me, my lord the king!" The king replied, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?" (NIV) It's important to know that only God helps a man. Even when a fellow man helps you it is only an extension of God's help. So it's no use setting your focus on man to help you, if the Lord does not help you no man however great or rich can. A woman wanted justice and cried to the king of Israel. His response was "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?" He was simply telling the woman I cannot do anything for you, only God can. Actually the king himself needed help at the time.  You see the people you look to for help also need help ...

EPISODE 2 DON'T DISHONOUR HIM OR HER 1 Corinthians 13:5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. There are those who dishonour their spouse for their wrong attitude. You don't relate with her based on her wrong attitude, that would make both of you wrong. And two wrongs cannot make a right. But a right attitude can make a right attitude out of a wrong attitude. Both of you can become right when you apply the right attitude when her attitude is wrong. Don't dishonour her before herself or others. Honour her. Love honours. Don't be self seeking in a relationship or marriage, don't be easily angered. These doesn't work love. It won't help you, it won't help her.  Don't keep those records of wrongs. Anywhere records of wrongs are kept it will one day be repaid. Yes, one day you will see them and remember, and might be tempted to pay back wrong for wrong. Love covers wrongs. Hallelujah! U...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 7th NOVEMBER 2023 THE NAME, THE WORD AND THE SPIRIT Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (NIV) What you require to solve any challenge is the Name, the Word and the Spirit. Irrespective of the circumstance you find yourself in, whether sickness, hopelessness, failure or even the death of a loved one all you need is these three.  Your understanding of the Name of Jesus, the Word (the Gospel of God), and the Spirit of God will have significant impact on your life and the way you relate and deal with the circumstances of life.  You have to understand that the Name of Jesus is sovereign over every name, people, organization, thing, disease and infirmity. What we read in Phi...