DIVINE WORD MINISTRIES

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 27th OCTOBER 2025 YOU ARE HIS OWN BODY Ephesians 5:29-30 No one ever hates his own body, but feeds and takes care of it. And that is what Christ does for the church, because we are parts of his body. (NCV) The Bible says that Jesus is the head of His body; the church. Of which every one of us is an essential member. This is not figuratively nor will it be a reality when we get to heaven. It is here and now; it is our now and forever reality. It began when Jesus was raised from the dead, for we were raised together with Him.  Ephesians 5:29-30 says "No one ever hates his own body, but feeds and takes care of it. And that is what Christ does for the church, because we are parts of his body." This couldn't be any more explicit. It says it all. We are parts of His body and He cares for us like anyone would his body. We are parts; that is, the constituents of His body. Without us Jesus is not complete just as true as a hea...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 26th OCTOBER 2025 A PRE-ARRANGED LIFE Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. (AMP) The life of a Christian is planned and arranged in a perfect setting before he started out. A Christian is God's workmanship, an instrument born anew in Christ for good works. Born in Christ Jesus means he came into being as a result of Jesus' death and resurrection. He began in His resurrection. God has specification in Christ resurrection. He specified that a new creature should begin at Jesus' resurrection and the Christian is that new creature. Before we got born again we already exist in the mind of God. He already envisioned with a co...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 25th OCTOBER 2025 DUTY OR DELIGHT Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. (NIV) The word rendered "slaves" in this above scripture is simply "servants" and by extension "employees." If you are not working for yourself but for someone then you are an employee. This scripture addresses employee's attitude toward his job. God doesn't want you to work for eye-service; trying to please your employer. No! But with sincerity and reverence for the Lord.  You see, a lot of people work for duty but work should be a delight. Their work is about fulfilling their duty even by deceitful ways. The attitude God want you to have towards your job is sincerity and reverence for Him as though you were working for Him not man. When you have this attitude your work b...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 24th OCTOBER 2025 LIVE UNDER HIS LORDSHIP Romans 10:9 If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (NIV) You got born again by believing in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and confessing His Lordship over your life. You can only continue living under His Lordship. In order to enjoy the rights and blessings of salvation you must allow Him to run your life as your Lord. Everyone on earth belongs to God but not everyone is legally under the Lordship of God. Some people are under the dominion and jurisdiction of the Kingdom of darkness. But the Christian is in the Kingdom of God's Son Jesus. It's one thing to be in a Kingdom but another to be submissive to the authority of that Kingdom. Some Christians though are in the kingdom of God are not under the Lordship of Jesus; they run their own lives. Until one comes under His L...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 23rd OCTOBER 2025 HE TELLS YOU WHAT TO SAY Hebrews 13:5-6 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" (NIV) When a child is born and begin to grow he doesn't know how to speak automatically, he learn to talk, most often from his parents. And it is a conscious learning. Parents consciously teach their child to speak. As the child listens to his parents he speaks. The same is true of a Christian and God his Father. What God teaches us from His word cannot be learnt any other way. We couldn't have started talking the way God wants us to without having learnt His word. Those who ignore God's word has many problems, including how to talk to God. They talk to God amiss because they lack the word...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 22nd OCTOBER 2025 HE MOVES YOU TO FOLLOW HIM Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. (NIV) Back in the old testament Moses gave them the law but they could not obey it. Though the law could give life it only brought death to them. Because it required that one obeyed everything written in it in order to live, and none could obey everything. God knows the fallen state of man, he has a heart of stone which couldn't have carried out the good the law demanded. Doing good takes a good heart; a good nature.  The Spirit of God speaking through Ezekiel the Prophet said "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you...

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 21st OCTOBER 2025 CONSIDER IT PURE JOY James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, (NIV) The ordinary man cannot accept the admonition in the above scripture. To the man of senses when faced with trials it is normal for him to feel sad, dejected and unhappy. But to the man of the Spirit; the man who live by God's word, the word says consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds. But why? It's not for the trials. God is not saying rejoice because you are facing trials, challenges and persecutions. No! Not that. It is because of what will come out of the trials. God looks at the end of the trials and sees the beauty, victory and testimonies that it will produce for you and He says rejoice in advance. Hallelujah! Instead of fixing your eyes on the trials you are faced with, lift them up and see the testimonies, victory and glory that is being produced for you. Read...