DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 21st JANUARY 2026 SEE GOD AS A JUDGE Hosea 14:2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: "Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips. (NIV) Hosea the Prophet gave this prophetic words to the Israelites. He asked them to take words with them and return to the Lord, and it connotes presenting one's case before a judge, taking words to argue your case. When we pray to God, there is the kind of prayer that we should see God as a judge. Then, we present our case with evidence from the scriptures to argue our case why what we demand should be granted us.  The Lord Jesus told a parable to stress the importance of praying and to keep praying until we get what we demand. I would like us to read the entire parable.  Luke 18:1-7 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judg...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 20th JANUARY 2026 THE ROYAL LAW; THE KINGDOM LAW; THE SUPREME LAW James 2:8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right. (NIV) The one law that governs the Kingdom of God is love. The Bible says "Love your neighbor as yourself." This is the Kingdom law and it is the supreme law. Love is all important; loving God and loving people is the way of life. Mark 12:33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." It's interesting to know that loving God with your all and loving your neighbour as you love yourself is more important and rewarding than burnt offerings and sacrifices. In fact the offerings and sacrifices of one who doesn't love God and people is detestable to God.  Love is the only debt we owe ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 19th JANUARY 2026 WALK BY THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. (NIV) The highest struggle of a Christian is not against the devil but against the flesh. What do you mean by the flesh? It means the natural craving, desires, thoughts and dictates of the human senses.  The human body with its senses is the instrument for living in this physical world. You don't have to have a body to be you, but you have to have a body to express you in this world.  The body's default function is by its sense organs; it functions only by what it hears, sees, feels and perceives. Anything outside this is uncomfortable and unnatural to it. It fights it. But the Holy Spirit you have received is...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 18th JANUARY 2026 SOWING TO PLEASE THE SPIRIT Galatians 6:8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (NIV) Sowing to please the Spirit simply means doing things to please the Spirit, that is, following His leading; doing God's Word.  When one do things to please the flesh; follow mere natural instincts and desires of the flesh it results in death; failure, defeat and damnation. But sowing to please the Spirit is eternal life.  When it says "whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life" it does not mean he will receive eternal life because he already has it. It means he will live in God's presence eternally (hereafter).  When it has to do with sowing by the spirit or spiritually it really has to do with words. Words are seeds. Here, two source of words matters; words from you and ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 17th JANUARY 2026 HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." (NIV) Grace is a supernatural enablement or endowment which gives us the advantage in every situation or circumstance. When we are faced with a tough situation or circumstance God gives us more grace; more supernatural enablement or endowment to give us the advantage in and over that situation. This simply means the tougher things get for us the greater is our grace.  God may not take away every daulting challenge you face but will always give you the sufficient grace to go through it.  2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. This grace (supernatural enablement) is more visible ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 16th JANUARY 2026 FAITH AND ACTION WORKS TOGETHER James 2:21-22 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. (NIV) True faith is action. Faith is not mere mental assent but a conviction of the spirit that propels one to action. Faith is a force which condition your spirit to act in line with the Word.  Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness based on what he did, not based merely on what he heard and assented. If you heard the Word and believe you won't get the results just by that. You will have to act on the Word. It is when the Word you heard become action that you get the reward of faith.  Faith and action works together to produce result. The first working of faith is talking the Word you heard and believed. But that's just the begi...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 15th JANUARY 2026 ETERNAL KING; ETERNAL PRIEST Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (KJV) The Lord Jesus actually made us kings and priests unto God and His Father, and we are because He is our head. We are the reflection and expression of who He is. And that includes being King and Priest.  Jesus is an eternal King-Priest in the order of Melchizedek. And we are in the order of Jesus.   Hebrews 7:1,3,17,24 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, ...Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever. For it is declared: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Jesus i...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 14th JANUARY 2026 BE SERIOUS, INTENTIONAL AND CONSISTENT 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. (NIV) If you will win in life you must apply this above scripture. When athletes compete it is only one person who comes out the winner. For anyone to win he must go into strict training. In your dealings in life you must be strict; serious, intentional and consistent. First, with the Gospel. Your attitude towards the propagation of the Gospel matters a lot. It is not enough to be interested or even have the desire to further the Gospel, you must also be serious, intentional and consistent about it.   1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 13th JANUARY 2026 DON'T BE SUBJECT TO EVIL RULES Colossians 2:22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. (NIV) There are people who believe that if you wash your hands with warm water money would no longer stay in your hands. Among different tribes, ethnics and people you would find many human rules, commands and teachings that sound true but are not true at all. Don't be subject to such rules. The Bible says "They are based on merely human commands and teachings." Don't live your life in subjection to the rules and rudiments of men. They may appear to be true or wise but they make one slave and unproductive. Don't find yourself running your life under the teachings or principles lay down by mere men; they are actually evil rules.  Such rules and regulations may have appearance of wisdom. But it's not. Colossi...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 12th JANUARY 2026 CREDITED TO YOUR ACCOUNT Philippians 4:17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account. (NIV) The Apostle Paul said to the church at Philipi, "not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account." Their givings were being credited to their heavenly accounts. Each one of them had an account in heaven. And we too have.  When the topic of supporting the cause of the Gospel financially and materially comes up some people tend to be uncomfortable and uninterested but it is for our advantage individually. That's why Paul said to the Brethren "not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account." In other words he meant "it's not about me, it is about depositing funds into your heavenly account so that you don't get broke when you get there." Matthew 6:19-21 "Do not stor...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 11th JANUARY 2026 PUT IT INTO PRACTICE Philippians 4:9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me —put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (NIV) Apostle Paul writing to the church in Philipi made it clear to them that they had to put the Word of God they had learned or received or heard from him or seen in him into practice. The only way they could have the Word produce result for them and also give them peace was by practicing it.  Merely hearing the Word won't change anything but doing it would.  James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. How do we practice the Word? First, it is by keeping the Word in our heart and in our consciousness. Secondly, by talking it to yourself and those around you. Let people hear from your mouth the Word you believe. James 1:25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 10th JANUARY 2026 EVERYTHING UNDER HIS CONTROL Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. (NIV) The Lord Jesus has brought everything under His control. Everything in heavens, on earth and beneath the earth are under the control of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Someone might say, 'how about all the evils that are happening on earth, is Jesus in control of them?' Not a bad question. Let's look at the scriptures. Ephesians 1:22-23 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. The church is the fullness of Christ; that is, His completeness. Jesus is not complete without His body, the church. He rules the earth and in the earth through the church. Revelation 5:10 And hast made us...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 9th JANUARY 2026 THE SAME MISSION WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT John 15:26-27 "When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father —the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father —he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (NIV) Even though we go about our business, job and other pursuit, our mission on earth is well spelt out in the scriptures. And it is the same mission that the Holy Spirit has on earth. The Lord Jesus said of the Holy Spirit "He will testify about me." And of us He said "And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning." We have the same mission with the Holy Spirit to testify about Jesus. Our mission is to testify about His life, death, burial and resurrection, and what it means to man. Through the witness of this, we are to bring men out of darkness into light, turn them from the power of satan unto Go...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 8th JANUARY 2026 THE BLESSING IS IN DOING John 13:17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. (NIV) The Bible is full of the blessings God has for us, and the New testament especially is full of the glory and blessings that has been given us on account of Christ and all He has done for us. But not many Christians enjoy these blessings.  Read for example Ephesians 1:3, it says "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." Yet not many enjoy these blessings in full. Our theme scripture says "Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them." -- John 13:17. The blessing is in doing the Word. Hearing the Word brings you faith but doing it brings you the blessings. When you hear the Word it doesn't automatically bring you the blessings in the physical world even though it i...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 7th JANUARY 2026 INVEST IN THE FUTURE Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. (NIV) Your today was a future yesterday. How it is today is the result of your investment yesterday. How your tomorrow (future) will turn out to be depends heavily on your investment today. Invest into your future.  Whether or not you invest in your future it would come, but would come empty. As long as the earth remains the law of sowing and reaping will always apply.  The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, "Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land." It says "ship your grain", but many people eat their grain instead. If you ate your seed you actually ate from your...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 6th JANUARY 2026 FOCUS ON IMPROVING YOURSELF 1 Thessalonians 4:11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, (NIV) The Bible says to mind your own business. There are those who wouldn't mind only the things that concerns them. They have trained themselves to interfere in matters that doesn't concern them. A Christian should lead a quiet and peaceful life. The Bible used the word "lead" a quiet life. In other words, live a life that others can emulate.  Instead of being so concerned about other people's life how they are failing or succeeding why not focus on own life and on ways to improve yourself in order to be successful at the level you are at? Your life is your own business. Nobody is going to run it for you. And you can't run someone's else life for them either. The best way to make an impact in other people...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 5th JANUARY 2026 YOUR DREAM IS NOT GONE Exodus 2:11-12 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. (NIV) When you discover that your heart yearn for a good course; a dream to fulfil, be sure it is God who puts it in your heart.  Moses had a dream in his heart to save the Israelites out of their hardship and bondage in Egypt. It was his dream to see them free. But he didn't know exactly how to go about it. One day he saw an Egyptian beating an Israelite under a hard labour, he killed the Egyptian and buried him. When the news became public he ran away from Egypt at the age of 40.  He ran away from Pharaoh who wanted to kill him and went to Midian where he settled, got married and became a shepherd. He for...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 4th JANUARY 2026 GLORIOUS AND UNSEARCHABLE THINGS Jeremiah 33:3 ’Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ (NIV) At times people get stuck trying to get ideas for what they intend to do. Maybe idea on how to go about a business and they just don't know what to do.  A Christian shouldn't find himself in such a situation where he doesn't know what to do. All he should do is call. God says "call to me..." It is God who invites you to call Him and promise to tell you great and unsearchable things that you do not know. The word 'great' in our theme verse also means lofty, high or glorious. And the 'unsearchable things' means uncommon, hidden, set aside things that you do not know. There are glorious and uncommon set aside ideas you require to fulfill your destiny, to run your business, to be blessed and prosperous in life. And only God can tell you...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 3rd JANUARY 2026 IN THE ORDER OF THE LAST ADAM 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (NIV) It's important to understand that the Christian is not an extension of the first Adam. He really has no connection with him. The Christian began after the first man had been Judged and executed. They didn't even cross paths.  The Bible tells us there is the first Adam and the second or last Adam.  1 Corinthians 15:45-48 So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. Jesus is the second and last Adam. He is the heavenly man a...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 2nd JANUARY 2026 THE PURPOSE OF THE SCRIPTURES John 5:46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. (NIV) The Lord Jesus made the above statement referring to the law of Moses. He said if you believe the law you would believe me the law wrote about me. Think about that for a moment! When the law said "thou shall not steal" it was a description of Jesus who does not steal. When it said "thou shall not murder" it was a description of the righteous One who does not murder. The law wrote about the righteousness of God, Jesus Christ.  John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote —Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." The law and even the books of the Prophets were about Jesus. They wrote about His Person and Purpose. But what exactly is the purpose of the scriptures, their writings? John 5...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 1st JANUARY 2026 IT IS ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE John 3:14-15 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." (NIV) When the Israelites grumbled against God and Moses in the wilderness God sent a venomous snake which bit and killed some of them. When they confessed their sins to God before Moses and repented, God told Moses to make a bronze snake and hang it on a pole that whoever got bitten by a snake and look at the bronze snake would live. Numbers 21:9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. The Bible likens this to Jesus being hung on the cross. John 3:14-15 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him." Man had been bitten by his o...