DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 31st JULY 2025 SACRIFICE CHANGES NARRATIVE 2 Kings 3:27 Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land. (NIV) Sacrifice changes narrative. Sacrifice is giving or offering to God something of great value, relevance and high cost; it is an exchange for something greater or use to make a great demand of God. Sacrifice is also define as what you give or offer to your fellow man that is beyond your natural ability, you do it not because you are able but because it is of high necessity and has high stakes that you could not not offer it.   God looks a sacrifice, He regards sacrifice. If one who doesn't love God offered a great sacrifice in the sight of God it could still change the narrative.  The Israelites fought against Moab and were defeating them until the king of Moab sacrif...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 30th JULY 2025 LIFE IS NOT DEFINED BY WHAT YOU HAVE Luke 12:15 Speaking to the people, he went on, "Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot." (MSG) So many people pride themselves in what they have. They so glory in what they have that what they have have them. When they start talking it won't take long before they start telling you what and what they have and have achieved. They want you to know so you can define their value by them, and respect them because of what they have. But the Lord Jesus said "Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot." Don't be like those who measure people with things. For example if you were invited to an event, the moment you gets in they would examine your dressing if it's expensive or not. Some would even go as far as to check the kind of car you came in with. These ...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 29th JULY 2025 SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SOW Ecclesiastes 11:6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. (NIV) No one reaps without first sowing. Knowingly or unknowingly we all reap what we sow. A farmer does not reap just because he cleared up a piece of land. He only reaps if he sows.  Our theme scripture instructs us to sow in the morning and in the evening. You don't know what may happen if one would fail, or both succeeds.   Sowing in this context implies investing. Invest your time, knowledge and resources on the things you belief in. And learn to invest in many ventures. Seize every opportunity to invest; to make progress, make money or make a difference. You don't have all the time in the world, the opportunities that come to you must not slip away from you; seize them. Don't say...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 28th JULY 2025 IT HAS TO COST YOU 2 Samuel 24:24 But the king replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. (NIV) Sincere giving costs. A giving that would meet need is most likely to cost you. Not everyone is excited about giving for the things of the Kingdom or to help another man because sincere giving cost. If you give sincerely according to your ability it would cost you, and it has to. A giving that would make a difference is likely to cost you.  Some people are only comfortable to give what cost them nothing. They give when it doesn't have any effect on them. When you give sincerely and tangibly it leaves a space for God to fill. King David knew this too well. When he wanted to make a sacrifice to God the man on whose land he would m...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th JULY 2025 LET NOTHING DAINT YOUR JOY Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (NIV) There are things or attitude that daint joy. Attitude like hatred, malice, envy, bitterness, jealousy, depression, inferiority and the likes. Don't allow such things in your heart. All of these proceeds from the mind.  The Word instructs us to rejoice in the Lord and it says it again, rejoice. And that's because of what joy means to our spirit. Our spirit functions with joy; joy is the fuel, inspiration and ability of our inner self. Without the expression of joy we cannot express the good God has deposited in our spirit.  You have to protect your joy for a proper functioning and activeness of your inner self; sadness disstabilises your spirit. There are revelations you cannot catch if your joy is not full, there are spiritual things you cannot receive if your joy is dainted. Let nothing daint your joy....

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th JULY 2025 DANCE AND CELEBRATE BEFORE THE LORD 2 Samuel 6:14,16 Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart. (NIV) King David so danced before the Lord that his wife Michal despised him. Think about a king dancing so profusely not regarding his crown and the perception of the people with him. That's how a man who is overwhelmed with God's presence, blessings and glory praises God. When you praise God praise Him from your heart, if you are inspired to lift up your hands lift them, if you are inspired to shake your body shake it, if you are inspired to jump and dance do it without regarding the people around and your reputation.  There is a glory that would come on you that will inspire you to ju...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th JULY 2025 YOU HAVE AN INHERITANCE Colossians 1:12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; (NIV) When we say we have inheritance is not only spiritual inheritance which we will receive when we get to heaven but also right here on earth -- physical possessions as inheritance. The first important factor to enjoying your inheritance here on earth is recognition and acknowledgment with thanks. If you don't recognize through the Word that God has given you an inheritance you stand no chance of enjoying it. If you recognize your inheritance in Christ then acknowledge it before God with thanks. Let us read our opening scripture again. Colossians 1:12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; Another important factor to enjoy your inheritance is your knowledge and understanding of the Word of His Grace...