DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th JUNE 2024 THOUGH IT SEEMS RIGHT Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. (AMP) How sad it would be for someone to go about a project or an endeavour or even marriage convinced that it was all right for him but at the end it was his doom! There are lots of things that seem right to the senses but at the end it is death, loss or destruction. How many have shipwrecked their lives by following ways that seems right! This tells us that life is not lived by senses. The things that seems right to the senses might be a disaster in the spirit and cost one his future. God doesn't decide by the outward or physical state of things but spiritual state. And we should function like Him. One time there was severe famine in Gerar where Isaac was living. Everyone was relocating, and Isaac got ready his luggage to relocate to Egypt. And it seemed right ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th JUNE 2024 DON'T NULLIFY THE WORD OF GOD Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that." (NIV) The Lord Jesus told the Jews why the Word of God didn't produce results in their lives. It was their tradition. They upheld their tradition over the Word of God, and thus nullified or neutralized the Word. They had certain beliefs they had lived by all their lives and wouldn't let them go for the Word.  You have to deliberately examine your life; the principles or traditions you have imbibed and lived your life on. There are principles that contradicts the truths of the Gospel and you must get rid of them, otherwise they would nullify the Word of its power to produce result. You might ask, "can the all powerful Word of God be nullified?" Yes, and that's because the result or effectiveness of God's Word is dependent on the rece...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th JUNE 2024 STRENGTHEN OTHERS Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." (NIV) In the cause of our journey through this world we face many trials and hard times which tends to prove our faith. All those times the Lord helps you.  On one occasion the Lord said to Peter, in Luke 22:31-32, "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail...." It was about his faith. If his faith was strong enough the Master wouldn't bother praying for him, knowing that his faith would prevail victoriously over the wiles of satan.  The Lord prayed for him that his faith would not fail. And said to him "And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."  He gave him the responsibility to also strengthen others as He did for him. He didn't criticize h...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th JUNE 2024 YOU CAN ONLY BE VICTORIOUS Proverbs 21:30-31 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD. (NIV) A child of God who knows who He is in Christ cannot be defeated or fail. If he ever get defeated or failed it would be his choice. He would have to choose to be defeated or fail otherwise it cannot happen. Our theme scripture says "There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD." And you are joined with the Lord Jesus, you are one spirit with Him. Again it says "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD." This means people may prepare adequately for battle but it is the Lord decides the victor. It is the Lord who gives victory.  And the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15:57, But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th JUNE 2024 SET FREE FROM EVERY SIN Acts 13:38-39 "Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. (NIV) The Greek word translated "forgiveness" in this above scripture is "Aphesis." It means freedom, forgiveness or remission. True forgiveness is freedom and remission.  Remission of sin means the sin is blotted out as though it was never committed. Freedom from sin means being set free from the charges of sin levelled against you. Through Jesus God forgave us our sins; with His blood He blotted out our sins out of existence as though they were never committed. He set us free from sin because Jesus nailed to the cross all the legal charges levelled against us.  Colossians 2:14 having canceled the charge of our legal ind...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th JUNE 2024 LIFE CONSCIOUSNESS John 5:24 "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. (NIV) The Lord Jesus said those who believe in the One who sent Him has eternal life and will not be judged. Let's look into this for a moment. Will not be judged? What judgement? Judgement of sin, which is spiritual death, that is, eternal separation from God.  When Jesus died on the cross He died spiritually, that is, He was separated from God the Father who is life. He was judged for man, thus those who believe in Him will not judged; not separated from God spiritually. Because in Christ they have already been Judged, and has crossed over from judgment (death) to life. God expects us to be life conscious. We don't have impending death. The Lord Jesus said in John 5:24, "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th JUNE 2024 YOUR FRUITFULNESS COMES FROM HIM Hosea 14:8 ....I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me." (NIV) Everyone wants to prosper, everyone wants to be fruitful. And everyone actually put in as much effort as they can to be fruitful and productive but fruitfulness comes from God. Those who are not Christians still has God's element in their fruitfulness because the world belongs to God; He has put something in this world, a natural law of sowing and reaping (fruitfulness). However those who are born again enjoy greater, higher and supernatural level of fruitfulness; their fruitfulness is directly of God, their fruitfulness is God's own business.  God says in Hosea 14:8, "....I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me." He is your source of flourishing and He causes you to be fruitful. This should give you confidence to venture into any business or endeavou...