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Hebrews 2:14-15 (KJV) Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Caleb went to visit his friend and found that they had a very fierce guard dog in their compound. Because of his previous experience with that kind of dog, and because of stories he had heard in the past, he froze with fear when after letting himself into the compound he realized that there was no one inside but he and the dog alone. As the dog rushed towards him barking, he had no choice but to shout the name of his friend. As he shouted his friend’s name, he noticed that the dog was actually afraid of him and started slowing down. He shouted again and again, and the more he did, the less afraid he became. The dog saw that he was no more afraid of it and turned away. He was no more afraid of the dog because he realized he had authority over it.

You see, we don’t really fear things we have authority over, but when something is dangerous and we have no authority over it, we tend to fear it.

All the authority over death has been given unto our Lord Jesus Christ. He took this authority by destroying the the works of the former holder of it– the devil.

Those who are truly in Christ would share in His authority. Because of this, we are no longer to be afraid of death. Apart from the cessation of physical life, death has other manifestations in human life. Death can affect health, business, career, relationship, security, etc. Most people in the world are under bondage to mammon because of the fear of some of these manifestations of death. But those who are in Christ have authority over death. We are not to be afraid of death, and because of this, we are [to be] free indeed.

What does it mean to be in Christ? It means to believe in Him and let His word abide in you and shape your life. It means to remain in Him and not go back to the world.

Go into today remembering that because you are in Christ, you have authority over death. You are not to be afraid of death or any of its manifestations.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me abide in Christ and grow in His authority, In Jesus’ name. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Yearly Plan: Amos 1-4 (In Devotional Audio)

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Matthew 18:19 (NET) Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Two brothers were praying the “prayer of agreement” that their neighbor’s business would fail so that their own would succeed. They prayed this way because they believed that the fastest way for their fast food business to grow is when Mrs. Anderson’s own fails and shuts down. They fasted and prayed, got anointing oil from their “prophet” and sprinkled it in front of Mrs. Anderson’s business at night, but their “prayers” were not answered. Their agreement was not ratified by heaven. They were not disciples of the Lord but greedy churchgoers who needed to be saved.

It is important to note that those to whom today’s Bible verse is directed are not just ordinary people coming together to agree on a matter but disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ coming together to agree. Disciples are believers who have been trained and transformed by the words of Christ (see John 8:31-32). They are those whose desires would now naturally align with the Lord’s desires because they now have the mind of Christ.

When disciples come together and can agree on a matter, their agreement on that matter should usually demonstrate and confirm the Lord’s will concerning that matter. I have been in a situation where I really wanted something and believed it was the will of God to get that thing done, but when I discussed it with my brethren who are disciples of Christ, we couldn’t agree on the matter, and through humility, I learned that my original position was not in agreement with the will of God, that was why it was impossible to get other true disciples to agree with me on that matter. When saints come together to pray prayers of agreement, their corporate goal should be to ensure that they are in agreement with the Lord’s will on the issues requiring prayers.

Go into today remembering that one reason the prayer of agreement among the saints is so powerful is that our agreement as saints demonstrates alignment with the will of God on the issues.

Prayer: Ask God to give you the mind of Christ so you will have a more fruitful prayer life.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Yearly Plan: Proverbs 23-24 (In Devotional Audio)

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Philippians 1:21-23 (NET) For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far

Chloe observed that unlike her, Mary her elder sister was no more afraid of untimely death. They were flying together in a plane when there was severe turbulence and at some point, it appeared that the pilot had lost control of the plane. Chloe started thinking about all the people that had died in previous plane crashes. She started to panic, but she observed that Mary was calm and undisturbed. A few minutes into the turbulence, Mary tapped Chloe and said “don’t worry, I can’t die now. We’d land safely”. True to Mary’s word, they landed safely despite the damaged landing gear of the plane.

“How were you so sure that we wouldn’t crash? How could you have been so calm?” Chloe frantically asked Mary after they landed. “God has shown me my future and the things I would do for Him in this life. I just know I can’t die before I complete those things” Mary answered.

From when Mary was a teenager, she had known the Lord and was committed to pleasing Him in all things. Everything about her life was now towards advancing the gospel and pleasing the Lord. As she grew in the knowledge of God, she grew in His authority, and she was no longer afraid of death. Chloe was convinced that the reason their plane did not crash that day was that Mary was in it.

If you read today’s Bible verses carefully, you will see that Apostle Paul had the authority and the choice to determine when he would die. Death for him was not something that could happen accidentally, it was something that could only happen when he was ready to go. This kind of spiritual authority is reserved for those who, like Paul, can truly say “for me to live is Christ”. Everything about Apostle Paul’s existence was for the fulfillment of the purpose and will of Christ. That was the secret of his authority. That is the secret to living a fulfilled life that cannot be cut short by an untimely death.

Go into today remembering that only the life lived for Christ truly counts in eternity. A life that counts in eternity commands the power of eternity even in time.

Prayer Confession: I live a life that pleases God in all respects. I have the authority of Christ and my life cannot be cut short. I will fulfill my earthly purpose and receive a hero’s welcome in heaven, In Jesus’ name. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Yearly Plan: Psalms 108-110 (In Devotional Audio)

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1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Amaka had a very lucrative job and was very excellent at her work. Because of this she became a favorite of her boss. But there was one day he gave her a new assignment, and this assignment would involve her constantly telling lies and violating her conscience. She thought about it and decided to politely ask him to give the role to somebody else. He asked her why she was turning down such an opportunity to be promoted faster than her colleagues. She simply responded: ‘sir, doing this work would be against my faith’. He reminded her that he too was a Christian and even a deacon. When it became clear that Amaka wasn’t willing to take the ‘opportunity’ he was presenting her, he gave it to somebody else.

Amaka turned down the offer because she knew taking it would be violating her faith. Amaka didn’t say she couldn’t do the job because of her religion, she said she couldn’t do it because it was against her faith.

There are certain things that when a believer begins to do, he is doing it at the peril of his own faith. Telling lies for example, is a faith killer. People who live by faith do not make a habit of telling lies because they believe God will come through for them and they don’t have to tell a lie.

If a believer continually walks in a way that violates his faith, he is rendering himself spiritually weak and ineffective.

Go into today remembering that as believers, we should fight the good fight of faith. This involves identifying the things that weaken our faith and running away from them.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Yearly Plan: I Chronicles 25-29 (In Devotional Audio)

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Proverbs 25:28 (NET) Like a city that is broken down and without wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper

Some time ago the internet was agog with the description and potentials of the Israeli Iron Dome, an air defense missile system developed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4km to 70km away. But defense systems of nations have not always been this sophisticated. Back when the instruments of warfare were still rudimentary and the use of spears, javelins, swords, and shields characterized the weapons of war, a proper defense system of a city included the fortification of the city using walls.

Walls were the first line of defense to keep unwanted intruders out. The walls usually have a gate (or two) that is closely guided and not left unmanned. Another feature of the wall is the watchtower. This is also strategically placed on the wall to aid the city in identifying potential danger and alert the city dwellers to it. This is why cities/nations such as Jericho, Babylon, Troy, and China had walls. It was always a turning point in a battle when an invading enemy army breaches the wall of a city.

Now imagine for a moment what it would be like in such times if a city living among enemies were to be without walls or with broken down walls. That would be like extending an invitation to invaders and intruders to take over the city.

The Bible likens a man who has no control over his own emotions to such a city without walls. Such a man would be like a dog whose leash is in the hands of any who can turn on the knob of his dominant emotion. Such a man does not respond to issues according to God’s wisdom but is rather reactive. You can be sure that when offenses come, this man is bound to take them up, when seduction calls, he will answer, and when temptation signals he will respond. He is without restraint; lacking self-control.

The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, patience, self-control. A spirit-filled believer is not impulsive, his steps are measured, and he lives by the terms of reference of God’s word. Being Spirit-filled, and living accordingly, is the way out of living like a city without walls. A Spirit-filled believer walks in love and does not get easily angered; he is slow to anger. This is very critical, as the Scripture says, “Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city” (Proverbs 16:32).

Go into today staying with the Word and building the edifice of your inner man as you pray constantly in the Holy Ghost.

—Ikechukwu Mpama

Bible in 1 Year: Numbers 17-20 (in today’s audio)

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Proverbs 24:16 (NET)Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

Ejura was tired of the constant rise and fall experience in her walk with the Lord. It started looking to her like her spiritual life was going in circles. There were many things that the Lord had spoken to her concerning life and ministry, but it appeared that her spiritual instability was hindering them from coming to fruition.

A day came that she became totally tired of it all and decided to discuss her frustration with her discipler. He discerned that she was now getting discouraged and wondering if God still loved her because of all her failures. He took time to help her understand that the fact that she had fallen did not mean God no longer loved her. He helped her see that there were demons delegated to frustrate believers and cause them to fall and not rise again. But that it was a miracle and the work of God’s great love and grace that has ensured that she rose again each time.

He went ahead to show her that there was a difference between the works of the flesh and the manipulation of demons, that if against a believer’s will, she appears to be in bondage to any work of the flesh, a demon is usually involved. While the remedy for the flesh is the cross, the remedy for demons is expulsion by the authority of Christ.

He continued by telling her that one reason many believers keep rising and falling is that “the zeal of God’s house” has not consumed them. They are not yet consumed by the work of God such that they know they cannot afford to keep falling. He discerned that Ejura needed to be delivered. He cast out the demons that kept Ejura in bondage and unable to grow spiritually. From that day, Ejura was free. She started enjoying stability in her walk with God and started growing rapidly.

Go into today remembering that anyone in Christ is free indeed. If there appears to be any bondage in your life keeping you from spiritual stability, you have the authority to expel demons and walk in constant spiritual liberty.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Titus (in today’s audio)

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1 Kings 17:6 (GNB) He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.

Everyone knew that Mayowa was quite meticulous and it showed in his studies and even in how he handled his finances too. He had a habit of drawing up a budget that contains his projected expenses as well as the expected inflow of funds, and so it was no surprise when Eddy walked in on Mayowa fussing over some sheets of paper with a blue pen, a red pen and a pencil littered all around.

“What now Mayowa?” Eddy enquired, “Don’t tell me you are still trying to figure out that Math problem from class?”

“You wish”, Mayowa responded, “I am battling with something more serious here”.

“What could be more serious than getting the A grade for Mayowa the scholar?”

“Listen Ed, I am grappling with a decision here and trying to make sense of it all so I can know what to do”

Upon further inquiry, Eddy discovered that Mayowa was struggling with obeying the promptings of the Holy Spirit to be a blessing, financially, to a Fellowship brother who was in a different unit and department. However, he was wondering if he was wrong about the said promptings considering that he clearly still had some need for money and therefore it didn’t make sense to him that God would ask him to give the said money to another without even as much as a whisper on how He was going to replace the said money or meet the need it was supposed to supply.

Eddy, though from a different fellowship, was also a Christian and he provided some counsel to Mayowa that helped him take the right decision.

He took Mayowa’s mind to several portions of scripture including today’s text. From today’s text he pointed out how that God’s vehicle of supply to meet Elijah’s food needs happened to be ravens who are omnivores and eat meat and bread just like humans, however, they stayed true to their assignment of feeding Elijah morning and evening and it had nothing to do with whether they were filled or hungry.

Likewise, we don’t become instruments of God’s supply only when all our own needs have been sufficiently supplied. In fact, that which we are to supply might be the very thing that could meet our own needs. But the Bible says, “it is required in stewards that they be faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2).

Go into today determined to make obedience and faithfulness to the Lord our mandate even in the most inconvenient of times.

—Ikechukwu Mpama

Bible in 1 Year: Joel (in today’s audio)

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Matthew 6:6 (ESV), “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

In Luke 18, Jesus told a parable about a widow who needed justice. This widow went to the judge in town and said to him, “give me justice against my adversary”. There are many ways she could have solved her problem, but she chose the legally acceptable way, and although it took some time, she eventually got what she wanted.

Jesus told this parable to teach that prayer is the legal way to deal with life’s issues and that we are never to give up praying until we have received an answer.

The widow pleaded with a human judge but we are to plead with our Father; God.

In Matthew 6:9 Jesus said, “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”. Every prayer should be directed to our Father in heaven.

It is sad that many today are now taking prayer as an end in itself. They make statements like: “prayer is powerful”, and “prayer moves mountains”, while others pride themselves in the number of hours they spend praying. But, many of such end up very frustrated because they did not get answers.

Today’s text says, “And your Father who sees in secret will reward you”, proving that God is the one who is powerful, he is the one who answers prayers (see Psalms 65:2).

The next time you want to pray, remember that: prayer is not the end, but a means to reach God who is the end. So, the target should not be prayer, rather, the target should be God. If you pray with this understanding, you will get more answers.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, please help me to pray correctly.

—Dr. Emmanuel James

Bible in 1 Year: Joel (in today’s audio)

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Hebrews 2:3-4 (NKJV) how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

Shade had a hard time discerning false prophets from true ones. She observed that some of the false prophets had become very smart by embracing ‘holiness’ doctrines.

But she had a personal encounter with one of such holiness preachers and realized he was as greedy and filthy as the rest.

She also realized that most of the false prophets were not interested in winning souls for the Lord, they were only interested in the money.

We can see from today’s Bible verses that salvation was first preached by the Lord Jesus Himself, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him (His disciples who echoed His gospel).

In Matthew 9:35 and Luke 8:1, we see that the Lord Jesus went to different towns and villages teaching and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. We also see that His disciples did the same. Many wonder what gospel message Jesus and the Apostles preached since Jesus was not yet crucified? Well, Jesus preached the message of salvation. What makes a person receive eternal salvation is believing that Jesus is Lord (the Christ of God, the messiah). Even before Jesus died on the cross, people were saved through believing in Him.

We see in Luke 19:9 that Jesus said salvation had come to the house of Zacchaeus [because he believed in Him].

Before and after His death and resurrection, believing that Jesus is Lord was the key to salvation. The resurrection was God’s token proof that Jesus is Lord. The Jews crucified Him because He said He was the Christ (the Son of God, the King of the Jews). But God raised Him up on the third day as proof that He is indeed the Christ (Lord, Anointed One, the Messiah). The gospel we preach today now includes this vital truth— that God raised Jesus from the dead (see Romans 10:9).

In John 4, we are given a rare peek into the content of the gospel message that Jesus preached while He walked the streets of Israel. We see Jesus preaching to the Samaritan woman, and their conversation headed up to Him revealing to her that He is the Messiah (see John 4:25-26). The woman believed in Him and even invited others to come and see the Christ (see John 4:29).

Whether then, or when the Apostles preached, or today, the gospel message has been about bringing people to receive the Lordship of Christ Jesus. People who receive the gospel live under the Lordship of Christ. That’s why they repent of their old ways that do not align with life under Christ’s government.

Go into today remembering that God confirms His gospel with signs and wonders, miracles, and gifts of The Spirit.

The next time you want to discern whether a prophet is false or not, look at the fruits of his ministry (Matthew 7:16)...

Hebrews 2:1 (NET) Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Terso accepted the Lord on campus when he almost died as a result of the initiation rituals imposed on him by a certain cult group he was about to join. Their members abandoned him to die when it was clear that he wasn’t recovering from the wounds inflicted on him during initiation.

His life was saved by a Christian group who prayed for him and cared for him until he recovered.

He accepted the Lord, grew in the word of God, and walked in the tangible power of God as he grew. Many came to know the Lord because of him.

Many years later, he started ignoring some of the fundamentals of the gospel and started getting excited by strange stories and legalistic rules presented as holiness: every believer who didn’t dress a certain way was going to hell, etc. Terso became very judgmental and legalistic, as a result, there was no more assurance of salvation in his heart, and he was evidently waning in spiritual might.

After certain things happened in his life that proved to him that he had drifted away from the Truth that made him saved, he looked for his university sermon jottings and started reading them again until he properly understood them. The Lord restored him and he discarded the strange doctrines he had received.

It is worthy of all diligence to pay closer attention to the word of God and be sure that we properly understand the basics of our faith as believers. Many have drifted away because they did not give all diligence to understand and continue in certain foundational truths.

Go into today remembering that more than anything else in this world, we must give all diligence to the ministry of the word and to prayer.

Prayer: Lord, please help me never to slip away from your truth. Help me to always be a witness for you in this world. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Psalms 105-107 (In Devotional Audio)

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