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2 Corinthians 6:18- 7:1(NET)”…I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All-Powerful Lord. Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

After what Demian told Henry about sanctification and holiness, and how that was the secret to walking in God’s greater power, Henry was intimidated because his understanding of holiness was skewed. He believed that holiness was an impossible feat for him because he grew up in the streets and was not refined like Demian.

Henry’s understanding of a Holy life was living a moody, unhappy, somber, and unadventurous life filled with unpleasant rules and regulations, awkward dressing, tired demeanor, and miserable marriage relationships. He couldn’t be more wrong. He would later discover that living a holy life is living a most fulfilling and joyful life. Demain didn’t dress awkwardly, he had a beautiful marriage, was filled with joy, and was living a life Henry admired. He was proof that Henry’s understanding of holiness was not correct.

A holy person is one who has been set aside for God’s use alone. This means the world and the things in the world (lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life) no longer have control over him. He is now under the control of the Holy Spirit and no longer considers himself to be a part of this present world system. He doesn’t share the same value system with the world nor does he desire to “keep up with the Joneses or Kardashians”. He lives a relevant powerful life in this age, but only as an ambassador from a better higher kingdom.

Go into today remembering that being set apart for God’s use is the biggest privilege we have as human beings. This is when we would walk in God’s glorious power and not be afraid of what the world fears.

Prayer: Father, help me live for you and you alone. Deliver me from the power and control of this world’s system. In Jesus’ Name.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible in one year: Judges 12-16

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2 Corinthians 6:18- 7:1(NET)”…I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All-Powerful Lord. Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

Henry: We have been praying about this matter for weeks. But you just showed up yesterday and prayed and everything changed. What’s your secret?

Demian: I walk in my sonship as a child of God.

Henry: But we too are children of God. Why is your own special? What is the secret to the special sonship?

Demian: The secret is holiness. Ever since I became more dedicated and consecrated to God, I observed that I could walk more in God’s power.

We can see from today’s scripture that in order to walk in the promises of God for us as His sons and daughters, there is the need for us to be holy. If a believer does not accomplish holiness, he would not be able to appropriate most of the promises of God for him.

How then do we accomplish holiness? The first step is to cleanse ourselves from what defiles. These include places, people, and practices. A believer who still fellowships with unbelievers has not cleaned himself from defilement because he will be defiled through his fellowship with them. The most potent temples and shrines are the mobile ones – – people. Just like you are a temple of the living God, an unbeliever is a shrine of the spirit that controls him, whether it be lust, greed, or pride.

Go into today remembering that in order for you to walk in the great promises of God concerning you, you have to walk in holiness.

Prayer: Lord, help me walk more in Your holiness and experience more of Your power and glory.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible in one year: Genesis 28-31

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Hebrews 6:15 (NET) And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

For many years, Abraham walked with the Lord and all he had was hope. His major expectation from the Lord was still pending, but He remained patient and persevered till the fulfillment of the promise. Isaac was born as the child of promise. This was proof to Him that every other [eternal] promise was already his.

What would have happened if Abraham stopped persevering? He would have gone back to Haran. He would have stopped living as a sojourner in other people’s land and gone back home where he too was a landlord. History has it that his hometown was far more developed than the places he was sojourning in. He had to put up with a lot of uncivilized men who didn’t fear the Lord.

As you walk with the Lord and you discover His promises(through His word and in the place of fellowship with Him), you may experience the trial of faith and have a long wait period. In this period, either you develop patience which will make you spiritually mature(see James 1:3-4), or you give up and drawback. When a man draws back it means his heart has gone back to the world. He has gone back to Haran.

One of the major attributes of true faith is patience and faithfulness. This is continuing in doing what is right even though the promises may appear to tarry.

Go into today remembering that if you continue diligently in faith and patience, you will see the fulfillment of all that God has promised you.

Prayer: Lord, help me never to drawback. Help me remain in you and be fruitful.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Hebrews 6:12 (KJV) That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

 

Patience became very diligent and disciplined because of the people she was following. They were those who through faith and patience had inherited certain manifestations of God’s promises. She observed that they all had one thing in common, they were all very diligent people.

It is not possible to be a person of faith to the point of inheriting the promises of God in your life without being a person of great diligence. Scripture reveals that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him(Hebrews 11:6). If diligence is not added to your pursuit of God, it might not be fruitful.

The easiest way to learn and become diligent is by following a diligent person. Diligence is a virtue that can be learned through followership. One of the surest places you’ll find diligence is in the life of a person of faith. A man of faith is a faithful man, and a faithful man will be diligent and consistent.

The thing about diligence is that one continues to do certain things even when there’s no instant gratification. He understands that if he continues in those things, there would be a reward at the end. That’s how faith is too. A man of faith understands that his life of faith is not for nothing. He has a hope that propels his actions of faith. Faith is indeed the substance of things hoped for, and faith without action is dead (James 2:26).

Go into today remembering that one sign of true and living faith is diligence. “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” Proverbs 22:29,

Prayer: Father, I ask for and receive grace for greater diligence, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Proverbs 22:29, Hebrews 11:6.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Bible in one year: Matthew 17-19 (In Devotional Audio)

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Hebrews 6:12 (KJV)  That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Patience and Precious were close friends in the university, but Patience was diligent while Precious was slothful. This showed even in the way they dressed and in their academic performance in school. One thing Patience observed about Precious was that unlike her, Precious had no mentors or people she aspired to be like. Patience on the other hand had mentors and people she was following. Because of this, she studied their lives and disciplines and unconsciously imbibed the culture of diligence from them.

Today’s Bible Reading is very instructive. It says we should not be slothful but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. The antidote to slothfulness is followership. A man who follows cannot be slothful because following puts you in a frame of mind that gives no room for slothfulness. When the children of Israel were following the cloud in the wilderness, do you think they could relax aimlessly while knowing that at any time, the cloud would move and they would have to follow? Following someone does something to your psyche; It delivers from slothfulness which is a natural tendency(work) of the flesh.

Go into today remembering that even our Lord Jesus had who He was following. Everything Jesus did and said was the result of the orchestration of His Heavenly Father(see John 5:19-20). Bringing yourself under accountability puts you in a frame of mind that excludes slothfulness.

Prayer: Lord, please help me to be faithful and diligent in all I do. Deliver me from every pride in Jesus’ name. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Bible in one year: Isaiah 34-39 (In Devotional Audio)

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1 Timothy 5:5-6 (NET) But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

Shehu did not abide but went back to the world because he was lured by fleshly pleasures. Before he accepted the Lord Jesus, he was addicted to drugs and other dirty habits that gave pleasure to the flesh. After he believed, he left those habits, but later went back to them because he wasn’t properly discipled and didn’t know how to create the atmosphere of grace around him that would suffocate the spirits of lust– his best friends were still unbelievers.

Romans 8:13 reveals that if a believer lives according to the flesh, he will die.

The thing about living according to the flesh is that the believer has become one that lives for fleshly pleasure. Living for fleshly pleasure produces spiritual death (see today’s Bible verse). A spiritually dead believer is as disconnected from God as an unbeliever. He is open to satanic manipulations and assaults and no longer enjoys the communion of the Holy Spirit. This is one of the saddest things that happen on earth. It will never happen to you in Jesus’ name.

Go into today remembering that believers who indulge in [sinful] pleasure are toiling with spiritual death. The only way to overcome the power and chains of sinful pleasure is by the power of the Holy Spirit. This power is activated when we give ourselves consistently and intentionally to prayer and the word. By praying in the spirit, our spirits are charged with grace and this even affects and strengthens our mortal bodies (see Romans 8:11). On the other hand, our souls (mind: thoughts, desires, imaginations) are brought under the subjection of God’s Spirit and power when we give ourselves intentionally and consistently to the sincere word of God. Jesus says His words are spirit and life (see John 6:63).

Prayer: Lord, deliver me from the trap of sinful fleshly pleasures. I ask that you help me live for you and please you in all things. Amen.

Confession: I’m of God. I don’t live for sinful pleasure, I live to please Christ, and I am fruitful in every good work. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Bible in one year: Job 13-14 (In Devotional Audio)

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1 Corinthians 4:5 (NET) So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

Before Sean believed in the Lord Jesus, he used to be very vengeful and would repay every evil for evil. That was actually what got him into prison. He stabbed a friend who tried to defraud him of a lot of money.

But after Sean accepted the Lord Jesus, he now understood that no one would escape the judgment of God, and judging a matter before the time was not wise.

When a Christian pronounces death upon his enemies because he is hurt by their actions, he has judged that enemy and has not waited for the Lord’s judgment. I am convinced that Saul would have not had the opportunity to become Apostle Paul if Stephen had taken justice into his hands and used his spiritual authority to declare judgment on those who were responsible for his execution. Again, our Lord teaches us that when we judge people, we expose ourselves to the same standards of judgment we have used (see Matthew 7:2). For example, If a believer pronounces death on a person because they stole his phone, the day he would do something similar or equal to stealing a phone (knowingly or unknowingly), the accuser of brethren can use that as a basis to demand his death.

Go into today remembering that God is the judge of the living and the dead. No one can escape His judgment, and His judgment is most just and righteous. An understanding of this truth would deliver you from the need to hate your enemies. They actually need your love and mercy. Their judgment is sure if they don’t repent.

Prayer: Lord, help me live in the light of eternity.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Bible in One Year: Psalms 18-20 (In Today’s Audio)

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Hebrews 6:1-2 (NET) Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God, teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Sean was in prison when he accepted the Lord Jesus. He had committed so many crimes that he had lost count. The crime that sent him to jail was one of the least crimes he committed, and he knew he deserved a much longer prison sentence if half of what he did was discovered.

After he received the Lord Jesus, he understood that no one could escape the judgment of God, even though people escape human justice. There is going to be a time set aside for God’s eternal judgment. Sean was particularly grateful and committed to the Lord Jesus because he understood that because of the substitutionary work of Jesus Christ, only in Christ would he be able to escape God’s eternal punishment for the many crimes he had committed. He knew that just like he had to face a judge one day for his crimes that were discovered, everyone would face Eternity’s Holy Judge and nothing can be hidden from Him.

When Sean was released from the penitentiary, because of the understanding he now had of God’s eternal judgment, he found it totally unnecessary to take vengeance into his hands anymore. He knew that everyone would stand before God’s judgment throne and no one would be able to escape this (see Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).

The teaching about eternal judgment reveals that God will bring to judgment every action, including every secret thing. People may escape human judgment, but no one would be able to escape God’s eternal judgment. A sound understanding of this doctrine will give us the right perspective in our dealings with this present world.

Go into today remembering that if you have repented of your sins and are abiding in Christ, you will not be condemned on judgment day.

Prayer: Lord, help me live a life that glorifies you in all things. Help me not to live in a way in which I will be ashamed when I stand before your judgment throne.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

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Bible in One Year: Judges 7-11 (In Today’s Audio)

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1 Corinthians 15:42-44 (NET) It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

When the Lord Jesus resurrected from the dead, His disciples at some point found it difficult to recognize him until he revealed himself to them. What was it about the resurrected body of our Lord?

The Lord Jesus is the first to resurrect with the glorified body. He is the first to experience the resurrection of the dead. Many have died and have been raised, but with the same kind of body that they died with. But the Lord Jesus resurrected with the glorified heavenly body that cannot grow old, die, can relate with heaven and the earth, but yet can walk among us and eat physical food.

Notice that after the Lord resurrected with the glorified body, he no longer needed the door in order to enter a building. He would normally pass through a wall, appear and disappear, and do all these things in his natural state. The glorified body is a visible human body, but it is a supernatural one. This is the kind of body we all will receive when the Lord returns and the dead in Christ rise first (see 1 Corinthians 15:51-52).

Of all the foundational truths of the faith, I believe that the resurrection of the dead is one of the least understood, and yet it is so important. Believing in the resurrection (that God raised Jesus from the dead) is one of the conditions for receiving salvation. Believing that God raised Jesus from the dead is in effect believing that God will also raise us too from the dead during the resurrection(see 1 Cor 15:13-14).

Go into today remembering that the resurrection of the dead is something that you will experience if you remain in Christ to the end. It is what will reveal our unlimited glory as sons of God (See 1 John 3:2, Romans 8:23). Setting your heart on this hope will empower you to live a pure, holy, and powerful life (see 1 John 3:3).

Prayer Confession: I walk in the power of His resurrection. I am unstoppable

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible In One Year: Matthew 14-16 (In Today’s Audio)

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Psa 25:14(TLB) Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises.

Chief Dayo was very sick and about to die. Many people had prayed for him and he was still going to die, but when Emeka showed up, it was clear that even though others could pray, he was highly esteemed in heaven and could intercede for a person who was originally meant to die as a result of God’s judgment. Very terrible things can be averted if the people of God walk in true reverence for the Lord.

Once, during Jesus’ days on earth, a woman came to him asking that her daughter might be healed. Jesus’ reply was “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” (see Matt 15:26 NKJV)

You see, there are dimensions in God that are exclusively reserved for His sons and daughters. These, He will not give to non-children no matter what. There are general blessings: for instance, God says that He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. These are general blessings that everyone gets to receive from God, but not everyone can partake in the divine nature and sway these things.

Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence Him. God reveals His secret to those who fear Him and walk uprightly because they fear Him.

Do you reverence God? Then, it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. see Matt 13:11 NKJV.

Go into today knowing that as a son who reverences his father, you are privileged to know God’s secrete. If you have not enjoyed this right, ask God for it today.

-Dr. James Emmanuel

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