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Acts 4:13 (NET) When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

There is a marked difference between boldness and being bold-faced, this is a subject on which the seven sons of Sceva could hold a Masterclass. True boldness is backed by knowledge, a knowledge that is not just an academic inquiry but a tried and trusted knowledge usually obtained through encounters.

It is important that you understand the nature of God’s Kingdom into which you have been called as a believer. Advancement in this Kingdom is not obtained through education and academic learning, social status and pedigree do not add to it at all and neither does affluence nor opulence. In God’s Kingdom, growth and fruitfulness are guaranteed by abiding with and in the Lord Jesus Christ. This is because, as we abide with and in Him, grace is multiplied to us and this produces great boldness and effectiveness in us.

Staying with Jesus is what transforms erstwhile ordinary men into men that cause amazement. Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12) and it is only by abiding in Him and He in us that we become lights too that must shine that men may return glory to God (see Matthew 5:16). The degree to which you can impact the world for Jesus will be directly proportional to the closeness of your walk with Him.

Every believer who maintains a healthy walk with the Lord will always elicit amazement from the world as it will be clear he is operating from a different and higher frequency, indeed, there will be no doubt in the minds of onlookers that that believer is marching to a different drummer. This has the potential of provoking persecution from the world, but persecution/suffering for the sake of Christ is a badge any discerning believer must be willing to wear with joy.

Go into today determined to stay with the Lord, to build and nurture your walk with Him until He lives and manifests himself through you to the amazement of the world and glory of the Father.

—Ikechukwu Mpama

Bible In One Year: Song of Solomon 1-2 (In Devotional Audio)

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Luke 24:32 (KJV) “And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”

“I’ve been a Christian for so many years now but I have never heard God speak to me. Am I growing at all? Lord Jesus, I won’t leave here unless you speak to me; I want to hear your voice too” This was Paul’s prayer in a personal retreat. To his amazement, he saw nothing; no vision, no angelic visitation, not even a dream throughout the twenty one days of his prayer and fasting. He gave up after twenty one days of dry fast and just concluded that he’ll live like every other Christian.

Sometime after this experience, he listened to a sermon and discovered that God has been communicating with him but he was the one who didn’t pay attention. He sometimes just knew things without being pre informed. Often, he’d have loss his peace when he is to make certain terrible decisions, sometimes, he would feel certain burning sensations in parts of his body when he is praying, etc.

Paul was like the disciples described in today’s text, their hearts burned within them while Jesus spoke with them but they didn’t pay attention to it. Many Christians are like this, they neglect God’s unique way of communicating with them while expecting him to speak to them in certain popular ways.

In Matthew 9:4, “Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?” He didn’t see a vision or dream, no angel visited him, neither was it by a prophet, he simply knew it.

Also, in Mark 5:30 (KJV) it is said concerning Jesus, “And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?”. This also was simply by knowing and not through some spectacular means.

Go into today knowing that if you desire a cordial relationship with God, you must understand how He speaks to you and respond to the same as He expects.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, please help me understand how you communicate with me. Amen!

—Dr. Emmanuel James

Yearly Bible Plan: Nehemiah 5-9

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Daniel 11:32 (KJV) And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

Sandra was strong because she knew the Lord. This was not a coincidence, it was because of deliberate actions she took to seek the Lord- She made time to pray, study and meditate on the word each day.Before that year, if someone had told her what Mrs. Charles told her, she would have broken down in tears and entered another season of depression. It happened like that when she turned 32 and her grandma told her she was now an old maiden. It happened again when her aunt asked her when she was getting married because time was no more on her side.

But because she was now strong in the Lord and no longer heavy and depressed but had a cheerful and joyful countenance, the word the Lord gave to her came to fruition just as she heard it. She met Uche Amadi the next week, and he wanted to marry her. He was two years older than her and was already a professor. She didn’t waste time to accept his proposal because the Lord had already spoken to her that she was going to enter a relationship and get married soon.

If she had allowed the words of Mrs. Charles to get to her and she entered her usual season of depression and heaviness, she would have missed her husband because her heaviness and sad countenance would have driven him away.

In Ephesians 6:9, we see that in order for us to put on the whole armor of God, we have to first be strong in the Lord. Knowing the Lord through fellowship with Him Him is the way we receive His strength.

Go into today remembering that knowing the Lord does not just multiply his grace and peace in your lives, it increases your strength and ability to do His will.

Prayer: Lord, help me know you more each day, and walk in your glorious light. Amen.

Yearly Bible Plan: Nehemiah 5-9

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Psalm 25:4 (KJV) “Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths.”

Cleo loved ice cream so much that she would sometime spend her last cash buying it. Her friend wasn’t particularly comfortable with her excessive spending on ice creams so she downloaded recipes for making ice creams online, watched some YouTube videos and made her own ice cream for Cleo. “Thank you, but the one from that store has a unique taste that yours doesn’t have” Cleo said. “Yes, I noticed it too, I think that store has some secrets that I don’t know, I wish they could share them with me” Cloe’s friend responded.

Cloe’s friend couldn’t make ice cream with the taste that Cleo loved because the secret was hidden from her. In the same vain, we will not be able to serve the Lord the way He wants unless His secrets are revealed to us.

According to Psalms 25:14 (NIV), “The LORD confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them.” The ways of the Lord are His secrets, they are revealed only to His trusted friends. If you want to know the ways of the Lord, you must show yourself to be trustworthy.

It is good to have known the Lord as your savior, that however isn’t all that there is in God, you need to learn how to become friends with God such that He can confide in you. It is only those in whom He can confide that His secrets are revealed.

It is the secrets of the Lord that you know that determines the level of victory you will enjoy. Moses for instance became great because he knew the ways of the Lord, the things that frightened the children of Israel didn’t frighten him because of his knowledge of God.

Go into today knowing that you can have more of God by learning His ways and becoming His friend, This begins by determining to obey Him in all things. John 14:15 says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

Prayer: Lord Jesus, please give me the grace to obey you in all things so I can know Your ways and walk in your mighty power.

—Dr. Emmanuel James

Yearly Bible Plan: Deuteronomy 23-25

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1 Corinthians 12:7 (YLT)And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;

I was once sharing the gospel with a stranger and I sensed he was unusually resistant to the word of God. I knew in my spirit that the Lord wanted to save him that day, but I also sensed in my spirit that he was not open to what I was saying. As I kept waiting on the Lord and asking Him for help while engaging this young man with the gospel, the Lord gave me a word of Knowledge concerning him. As soon as I told him the word, he became open to what I had to say because the word revealed exactly what was going on in his life. He accepted the Lord Jesus that day because he saw the power of God manifested through a spiritual gift.

The gift of ‘word of knowledge’ made a profit for God’s kingdom that day. That is what spiritual gifts are given us for. They are given for Kingdom profit.

Every spiritual gift you have received is an investment of heaven in your life for which you are to make kingdom profit. Stir up the gift by not neglecting it. Remember that you would give account for how profitable you were with your gifts.

Many do not walk in their spiritual gifts because they do not yet have a heart for God’s kingdom advancement. One very great hindrance to the manifestation or receiving of spiritual gifts is self-centeredness.

Go into today remembering that Believers who have a heart for the advancement of God’s kingdom will more easily walk in their spiritual gifts.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to give you a heart for his kingdom. Ask the Lord to help you walk in your spiritual gifts and be fruitful in the kingdom.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 19-20

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James 2:23 (EEV) “And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness—and he was called a friend of God.”

Dele and Rachel grew up in the same estate, went to the same high school; they left and returned together and studied the same course in the university. This made many who knew them to think they’ll be best of friends and end up as husband and wife, but that didn’t happen. Dele wanted it to; he even told his friends that nothing would stop him from marrying Rachel. But Rachel wasn’t interested, this became evident when she brought her fiance home. “What happened?, Why?” were some of the questions asked by the people who had looked forward to seeing Dele and Rachel get married.

When Rachel caught a glimpse of their questions, she replied, “We could have been friends, but who wants to be friends with someone who does only what he likes? There was nothing I ever requested that he did if it wasn’t his idea”.

God is always interested in making us His friend, so He gives us instructions to test if we are willing to accept His offer. It is our response to these instructions that will determine whether he can trust us or not.

In Genesis 26:3-5 (KJV), God had this to say concerning Abraham to Isaac, “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

You see, Abraham obtained the reputation of “friend of God” because he trusted God and obeyed God’s voice; kept His charge, commandments, statutes, and laws. If you do the same, you will also become a friend of God.

Prayer: Lord, please give me a heart that obeys your voice and keeps your charge, commandments, statutes, and laws in Jesus’ name. Amen!

—Dr. Emmanuel James

Yearly Bible Plan: MalachiStreamglobe is nondenominational. Kindly share this Devotional with your contacts and let’s touch lives together.Send inquiries, testimonies, and prayer requests here(WhatsApp): +2348034420524, +2348138224547

Psalms 25:5 (KJV) “Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.”

When you wait on the Lord, you will be transformed. The idea here is that your nature gets lost in His. He takes away your shame and disgrace and clothes you with honor. This is why the Psalmist says that not one person who waits for the Lord will be disgraced. (Psalm 25:3).

Also, you receive guidance when you wait on Him (Ps 25:5). You can’t lose your way or miss the mark if you are waiting on the Lord. Waiting has to do with patience. You see, He won’t teach you if you are in a hurry. Sometimes you need to wait all day long if necessary to be taught.

You will experience His salvation as you wait for Him. Integrity and uprightness are God’s character which He imparts on you as you wait for Him. (Ps. 25:21). Waiting on the Lord brings you to a point and place where you get bound together (like a twine) with God. You exchange your weakness for His strength. He changes your mindset and this leads to a change of vocabulary. When you speak like Him, the heavens become your transmission station.

Dear believer, wait on the Lord patiently and prayerfully this season. He will surely turn to you and hear your cry for help.

Prayer: Pray for grace to wait on the Lord this season.

—Otuokon, Ubokudom

Yearly Bible Plan: Ecclesiastes 11-12

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1 Corinthians 12:1 (YLT)And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant

Ikenna got himself into a lot of trouble because in trying to seek the Lord and walk in His great power, unknown to him, he was using methods born out of spiritual knowledge that is not from the kingdom of God. This exposed him to wicked spirits that invaded his mind beyond his control. Through the help of more mature believers, he was delivered and restored.

If a person’s spiritual adventure is guided by the confession of a former witch or sorcerer, he may come in contact with darkness when seeking light because he is using methods that dark spirits know how to exploit.

Knowledge concerning spiritual things is very common in our world today. There are many books and materials out there that claim to enlighten one concerning spiritual things, but most of them don’t give enlightenment at all. They are manipulations by the Prince of this world to keep people under spiritual bondage, but fill their heads with powerless knowledge. Anyone who is truly spiritually enlightened will seek to be saved.

There are some that seek to use spiritual principles obtained from darkness to navigate in the kingdom of light. The ways of the kingdom of God are very different from the ways of any other kingdom.

The Corinthians that Paul was writing to were very vast in spiritual understanding because they used to be very experienced ‘spiritually enlightened’ Idol worshipers to the core (see 1 Corinthians 12:2), but apostle Paul referred to them as being spiritually ignorant. The spiritual knowledge they had in darkness was not an advantage for them in their new spiritual adventure in the kingdom of light. They needed to unlearn many things in order to learn the right things.

Go into today knowing that the Bible is our spiritual manual. The easiest way to be guided by the leading of the Holy Spirit is to understand the book He inspired from start to finish–The Bible.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 137-139

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Ephesians 3:16-17 (NLT) “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvellous love.”

Our Lord’s resources are glorious and unlimited. If you are connected to Him, you will never run out of supply of inner strength because it is supplied from a source that is limitless. You can only connect to this glorious, unlimited resources through the Holy Spirit.

Our Lord desires to empower you with inner strength from His glorious unlimited resources through His Spirit.

As He empowers you with inner strength through His Spirit, He will make His home in your heart as you trust Him. However, for Jesus to make His home in your heart, there is a condition – John 14:23. (ISV) Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.” Dear believer, this empowerment will give you the strength to love Him by keeping His word, because you can’t really obey His word by your limited human strength. This empowerment will put love for Him in your heart and will give you the ability to trust Him.

His empowering you with inner strength through His Spirit, and Christ taking up residence in your heart as you trust Him will result in your root growing down into God’s love and continuous supply of spiritual stamina.

Pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources, He will give you mighty inner strength through His Spirit.

—Otuokon, Ubokudom

Yearly Bible Plan: Nehemiah 1-4

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John 16:13 (ISV) “Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own accord, but will speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come.”

Every single day presents to us opportunities to make choices and decisions. Where you are today is a result of all the choices and decisions you made in past years. As a believer, you will daily be confronted with opportunities to choose or decide to stand for the Lord Jesus or to turn your back on Him. In that very hour when you come face to face with such options, the decisions you will make will be dependent on the truth you know.

When you succumb to temptation and sin, you are turning your back on Jesus. When you decide to honor the Lord Jesus and refuse to give in to that temptation no matter the cost, you have chosen to stand for the Lord Jesus. But, you see, in the hour of temptation, the devil does not fill your mind with hatred for God, but rather he makes you forget the laws of God temporarily. If you forget the word of God in the hour of temptation, it implies that the word of God is not dwelling in your heart richly, and you are defenseless against the devil.

One of the reasons you need the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of Truth is that He will bring to your mind the truth you need just at the very minute you need it, whether little or much. All the forces of darkness want to obscure the truth in the hour of temptation and confuse you. But the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, will bring to your remembrance whatever measure of truth you need to be faithful and choose Jesus above every other thing no matter the cost. This will only happen if you allow Him to lead you.

Dear believer, open your heart to Him today and welcome Him. He is the Spirit of Truth, He will lead you into all truth.

Prayer: Ask that the Holy Spirit will fill your heart today, and lead you

—Ubokudom Otuekong

Yearly Bible Plan: Deuteronomy 20-22

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