DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th NOVEMBER 2024 HELP AGAINST THE ENEMY Psalms 108:12-13 Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. (NIV) The Psalmist prayed a great prayer here having recognized that man need God's help to be victorious over the enemy and to be successful in life. He prayed "Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless." The help of a man is limited and it's for a very short time.  And then he declared "With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies." The God who tramples down our enemies is not the God in heaven but the God in us and with us. That's the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God's answer to David's prayer for an aid against the enemy. The Holy Spirit is our aid today against the enemy. If we would walk in our victory over satan and his works we must rely on the Holy ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th NOVEMBER 2024 DESTROY THE DEVIL'S WORK 1 John 3:8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. (NIV) This scripture implies that sin is the devil's work. And says that the Son of God appeared to destroy the devil's work. It's abundantly clear in the scripture that the reason Jesus came was to take away sin; through His death He destroyed sin and its consequences. Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many;... 1 Timothy 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners —of whom I am the worst. The Lord Jesus has destroyed the work of the devil; sin and its consequences. Yet we still find people who are in bondage to sin and its consequences. The reason is that it's only through the knowledge...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th NOVEMBER 2024 INSEPARABLE ONENESS 1 Corinthians 6:17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. (NIV) When we received Jesus as Lord and got born again we were united with Him; we received His life and Spirit and became one with Him.  We have received the Spirit of Christ; that is what made Him who He is. The Spirit of Christ is the nature of Christ, and it simply mean the being of Christ. Romans 8:9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. We have the Spirit of Christ, we belong to Christ and we belong in Christ. We are not in the realm of the flesh but in the realm of the Spirit, and one Spirit with the Lord. Everyone of us who is born again is joined to the Lord and is one Spirit being with the Lord, in an inseparable oneness. Having rece...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th NOVEMBER 2024 HOPE COMES WHEN YOU PRAY Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (NIV) Life's circumstances could be overwhelming. God knows that, that's why He said do not be anxious about anything. Because there is the possibility to be anxious.  One might find himself in a situation that seems hopeless. He looks to the right and left and there seems to be no hope. If you ever find yourself in such a situation, pray. Hope comes alive when you pray. That's one of the blessings of prayer. The Spirit brings you hope and help you see a way forward where there seems to be none.  When you pray hope comes but not a baseless hope. The hope the Spirit brings you in time of prayer is hope of a solution or change to the circumstance at hand. When you pray He shows you what to do or tell you what He will do. So the Bible ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th NOVEMBER 2024 HE WATCHES OVER YOU Psalms 121:3-4 He will not let your foot slip — he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (NIV) Living in a world full of evil and wickedness only God can protect us. And He does exactly so. Don't live in fear as though you are not safe. No! God watches over you. He will not let your foot slip. You may not have done everything right but God will not let your foot slip. He upholds your foot in life, ministry, marriage, business, finances etc. He has the responsibility to protect you, your responsibility is to yield to Him. Come to think of it, could you protect yourself? Could you watch over yourself while asleep, traveling in a vehicle, in an airplane? Could you protect yourself from your enemy, the devil whom you do not see with your optical eyes? It is God's responsibility to watch over you. He does not sleep nor slum...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th NOVEMBER 2024 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) Often when we find ourselves in trouble and in need of help we turn to men. That was the case with a certain woman in the Bible who cried out to the King of Israel for help. The King was the highest personality and in the highest position of authority. The woman believed that he could help her. But the king's response was profound. 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?" Simply put, it is only t...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th NOVEMBER 2024 TURN IT INTO PRAISE Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, (NIV) It's not what happened to you, with you or around you that matters the most but what you make of it. You can turn your challenges into praises. That's exactly what Prophet Habakkuk did in the Bible. He did not deny the facts of the problems that befell him and the whole Israelites, but chose to turn it into praises to God.  Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Amidst the troubles, challenges and uncertainty you can say 'yet I wil...