DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 15th DECEMBER 2025 SEEK ADVICE Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. (NIV) Some people are too proud to seek advice from someone else. Most especially when they think they are bigger than those around them. You hear them say "how can I, a whole me seek advice from that nobody?" Nothing is wrong asking your son for an advice about a matter. He could give you an advice that would work..  Wisdom is not in the size of a body, one's age, experience, social status, academic attainment, wealth or any such thing. Wisdom is divine; it could work through anybody who seeks it and yield to it.  The Bible says in our theme scripture "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers." This is one of the very reasons people fail in life. Too proud to ask for some piece of advice. You set out a plan and go about it headlong without reviewin...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 14th DECEMBER 2025 DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS Galatians 6:4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, (NIV) There are those who compare themselves to others. They look around among their age mates, work-colleagues, friends, family to judge their own life whether or not they are making progress. They find satisfaction when they discover that they are ahead of some of them or displeasure when they are behind some of them. Their level of satisfaction is dependent on how many people they think they are ahead of. Never live your life that way. It's a life of failure.  Read again what our opening scripture says "Galatians 6:4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else," Examine your own life without comparing with someone else. Examine by ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 13th DECEMBER 2025 HE IS ALSO A BOSS John 21:18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." (NIV) Jesus made the above statement to Peter and by extension to us today. As a mature Christian you are not allowed to live how you want. Does that mean infants in Christ are allowed to live the way they want? No, but their mistakes are mere reflection of their lack of sufficient knowledge. But the mature Christian is governed by the Word of God. God gave us His Word, it's a word of freedom.  He gave us absolute freedom in Christ and it is the freedom to live in His Word. His Word gives us life and we are required to keep the Word. The Word doesn't enslave or restrict us but we are required to live in the environment of the Word.  He is not only our lo...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 12th DECEMBER 2025 HE HAS A BIGGER PLAN FOR YOU Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV) You know we all have plans for ourselves. You set out a plan about your life, marriage, business, career and others. But God has His own plan for your very life and all that concerns you because you belong to Him. And He has a bigger plan for you than all the plans you have for yourself. Oh Glory to God! At times we run around trying to get things done, to meet up with our set-goals. We set out a beautiful plan and we want to achieve it as much as we can.  Everyone wants to prosper, everyone wants to progress, everyone wants to succeed. No one ever planned his failure. Man only fails when he is unable to achieve his plans.  One of the plans God has for us in the above scripture is prosperity. Prosperity is of God and He...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 11th DECEMBER 2025 ALL POWER IS VESTED IN THE NAME OF JESUS 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) The Name of the Lord Jesus has all power; that is, it can do anything. Anything, absolutely anything is possible with the Name of Jesus. The Name has all authority, sovereignty and reign over any name and power. It is superior to every name in heaven, on earth and beneath the earth. It has sovereign dominion. Nothing is outside its dominion. For the Christian there is no question about the power of the name of Jesus but how to use that power. Almost every Christian agrees that the Name of Jesus has absolute power but not as many know how to put that power to work. To put the po...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 10th DECEMBER 2025 HE WILL DO IT AGAIN 2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, (NIV) You alone can tell your history with God. You have the records of how many times God helped you, delivered you, came to your rescue, had mercy on you when you erred. And it is important you remember these in tough times. If He did it back then He will do it again this time. You may say "I am passing through the toughest time of my life." But the ones He delivered you from in the past were the toughest of your life at the time. He had always delivered you from the toughest and He will do it again. Never make conclusion about your life, don't decide your fate, God is not done with you. The God who brought you thus far and helped you in the past is willing to do it again. In every situation there is what you see and the...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 9th DECEMBER 2025 SEE BEYOND THE CIRCUMSTANCE 2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (KJV) What you fix your eyes on magnifies. What you see becomes. What you see is your reality. How you see is of great importance because what you set your eyes on you influence and it influences you too. God has given us His word, His light to see by. You cannot see with this light by the outward man, only by the inward man.  The outward man has His sight (his senses) so does the inward man. But each one can control the other. If you see by your outward man and relates with what you see outwardly it does affect the condition of the inward man and how it functions. And vice versa; the same is true of the other. The Bible says things would turn in our favour "While we look not at the things...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 8th DECEMBER 2025 THEY LISTEN TO YOU AND OBEY Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!" (NIV) God spoke these words from heaven concerning Jesus while on the mountain with Peter, James and John. Moses and Elijah appeared and a bright cloud covered them together with Jesus. The Father spoke from the cloud saying "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!" By this God commanded all existence and all that is in them to listen to Jesus and obey whatever He said. Indeed all things listened and obeyed Him. When He spoke to the storm it obeyed, when He spoke to the fig tree it obeyed. When He spoke to demons of diseases and infirmities they obeyed, He spoke to blind eyes, deaf ears and the dead, and they all listened and obeyed Him without any resistance. ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 7th DECEMBER 2025 YOUR SHIELD, GLORY AND LIFTER Psalms 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. (KJV) God is your shield, glory and lifter up of your head. Shield is a protective armour against the attacks of the enemies. And God Himself is your shield. He is round about you as a shield, He nullifies all the attacks against you. You never need worry about all that your enemies are planning against you, only take advantage of your shield; God Almighty. He is your glory. That is, the beauty of your life. And He is your beautifier. He is the essence of your life. He gives value to your life. Someone may have everything materially but without God he has no glory. God gives you all good things including material possession. But your ultimate value and glory is His life in you. He is the lifter up of your head. That is, He is the One who honours you. Men may try to dishonour you, but God honour...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 6th DECEMBER 2025 LIVE IN CHRIST Acts 17:28 ’For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ’We are his offspring.’ (NIV) There are three realms man live in at the same time; mental, physical and spiritual realm. The spiritual realm is the highest, followed by the mental realm and then the physical. The physical is the least realm though it is the most familiar. The spiritual is the most real realm, that is, the actual realm and state of man. Who you truly are is who you are in the spirit. Where you are in the spirit is your real place. The Bible says "In Christ we live and move and have our being." Christ is your place. Live here. Christ is an actual place in the spirit realm where activities go on, and you have a place here. But like every other place you can choose whether or not to live here. If you were given a house at the government estate you can choose whether or not you wan...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 5th DECEMBER 2025 BLESS THE LORD! Psalms 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (KJV) In the heat of challenges one could easily forget God's favour he enjoyed in the past; the victory God gave him, the testimonies he had and shared. If everyone including unbelievers would genuinely look for reasons to praise God they would find too many. Blessing and praising God is a way of life for the Christian, and should be his practise. Everyone has reasons to praise God but you can praise God beyond the reasons. Praise is due God. He alone is worthy to be praised. Beyond the good things He's done for you praise Him for who He is.  Our theme scripture says "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." This is an expression of worship. It is hallowing the Name of the Lord; proclaiming His Hol...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 4th DECEMBER 2025 IT SHALL NOT COME NEAR YOU Psalms 91:7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. (NIV) The Lord has given His word concerning your safety and it is worth relying upon. In the midst of the turbulence in the world God's word remain true. It's easy for you to have questions about the things that aren't working in your life but God's word remain true. A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand but it shall not come near you. That's what God says. If it falls at your side it means it's close to you. You would see the effect around you but it cannot affect your life. No matter how close it is, it cannot affect you negatively. That's what that structure means. You may say "I am fighting for my breath, it is getting too much for me, I am losing it."  Just hold on to the word and God will fix you up becau...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 3rd DECEMBER 2025 MORE THAN THE WATER OF NOAH John 7:38-39 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. (NIV) Jesus made a remarkable statement in this above scripture, that rivers of living water will flow from within them that believe in Him. That brings to mind the water of Noah that condemned the world of his time. Genesis chapter 7 has the record how that water came from heaven, its flood became so great and destroyed man, animals and other living things.  Man could not have an answer to the water of Noah, devil couldn't put a stop to it. It swept the whole world away. But something more than that water resides in you. Jesus stated emphatically that those who believe in Him rivers of living water w...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 2nd DECEMBER 2025 LOOK FOR SEED INSTEAD 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) (KJV) A lot of times people look for where to take and not where to give, where to harvest and not where to sow, for bread to eat and not seed to sow. You cannot find harvest where you have not sown, or bread where you did not put seed. Instead of looking for harvest and bread look for seed.  God often give seed not bread. Even when He gives you bread there is seed inside. If you eat the whole bread without finding the seed to sow you would be without bread the following season. When God give you bread for this season He expects you to sow seed from it to sustain the next season. Don't spend all that you get, invest some. Don't eat all that you get, give some. He is the One who ministers seed to the sower, and the ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 1st DECEMBER 2025 GLORIOUS THINGS ARE SPOKEN OF YOU Psalms 87:3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. (KJV) The city of God referred here is Zion and by extension the Church of God, of which every Christian is a member. So the scripture literally refers to God's children. You can simply say "Glorious things are spoken of you oh children of God!" Amazing things God has spoken of us in the Word. The Word speaks of you. Only the word of God speak glorious things about you, the world doesn't. People won't speak glorious things about you, even when they do most of the time it is in pretense. Don't let what the world says about you define you.  There are those who are always concerned about what others say about them. They allow the perception of others define their lives. When people say negative things about them they feel bad about themselves. But that shouldn't be.  God did not create...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th NOVEMBER 2025 PEACE IS AN ANSWER Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (NIV) When this text of the scripture is read we don't really pay attention to the answer promised or provided. It says "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." And went on to promise the answer that would follow. It says "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." That's interesting! Peace is an answer to prayer and petition. Much more than what we pray for He gives us peace.  He says don't be anxious but present your prayer, petition and reques...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th NOVEMBER 2025 POSSESS YOUR INHERITANCE Obadiah 1:17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance. (NIV) Mount Zion means the Church of Jesus Christ. And deliverance -- salvation has come to the church a long time ago, and she is forever holy. And there is an inheritance for every member of the Church, the body of Christ.  Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.(ESV) There is a legal inheritance for you. It's not about something that is real and tangible only in the spirit realm but also here on earth. Everything here on earth has a spiritual origin and lineage. You have an inheritance in Christ together with the rest of the saints (Christians) and God wants you to possess it.  A lot of Christians are aware that they have inheritance in Christ but not many of them are in possession of it. Unt...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th NOVEMBER 2025 AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT Daniel 5:12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. (KJV) Daniel interpreted the mysterious writing on the wall for the king of Babylon. One of the things that enabled him to do so was an excellent spirit. He was described as one with an excellent spirit. An excellent spirit is a keen mind. It's an ability to see and understand things of the spirit.  Every child of God is born with an excellent spirit; he has an inherent ability to see and understand the things of the spirit. An excellent spirit is a keen mind; a mind renewed by the Holy Spirit through the Word. It is the Word-based mind which sees in the light of God's Word. An excellent spirit is requ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th NOVEMBER 2025 LIVE IN HIS STEAD John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (NIV) Having believed in Jesus and confessed His Lordship over your life you received His life. You are not expected to live it as you deem fit. You now live for Him. Living for Christ is more than living to please Him but living in His stead.  We live in His stead. That is, we live in His place; we live as He would because He lives through us. The Bible says "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." To live in His Name means to live in His total Person. That is not the same as representing His person but being His representation. Being His representation means we are His empress image; His exact expression. Such that all that He is and repr...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th NOVEMBER 2025 BE AWARE Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (NIV) Someone bought a solar panel and placed it outside to have contact with the sun. But whenever it's raining he would move it inside the house. One day a friend came to him and it was about to rain he wanted to go and bring it inside, his friend told him he didn't have to that it was waterproof. All these while he was not aware.  The word translated "know" in our opening scripture is the Greek "eido" which means "aware." We are aware that in all things God works for our good. There is no telling what such awareness can do for you.  Are you aware that God made all your needs readily available? Are you aware that you are superior to satan? Are you also aware that you are forever victorious over Satan, disease, the world and everyth...