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1 John 3:4 (NET) Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.

The reason why the physical phenomenon called gravity is rightfully called the law of gravity is that it is a constant phenomenon guiding the physical order of things. Without the existence of gravity, there wouldn’t be the space-time continuum, and life on earth would be physically impossible.

Anyone who chooses to violate the law of gravity does so at his own peril. He is lawless in the physical context. Such a person would most likely suffer physical death or great harm. A good example is if someone chooses to jump out of a flying plane without wearing a parachute.

There is a law guiding life in the spirit realm too. Sin is a violation of this law of life.

If a Christian chooses to live in sin, he is like the person who jumps out of a flying plane. Even though by the superior divine law of life in Christ Jesus, he received the power to overcome the (spiritually natural) law of sin and death, if he chooses to live in sin again, he is transgressing the law of life and falling out to be a victim of the law of sin and death again.

In the new covenant, God does not just instruct us to be righteous; He empowers us to walk righteously. He empowers us to be Holy by giving us the Holy Spirit. We take advantage of God’s empowerment by yielding to the Holy Spirit and guiding our lives according to God’s word.

Go into today determining to yield to the Holy Spirit and live your life according to God’s word. Yielding to the Holy Spirit becomes possible when you are conscious of His presence continually.

Ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord to help you to always be conscious of the Holy Spirit’s presence within you.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 year:Psalms 78-80 (in today’s audio)

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Luke 7:47 (NET) Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

Kunle was a drug addict who had committed so many terrible crimes that he had lost count. He had resigned to the fate that he was irredeemable and would spend eternity paying for his many sins.

When someone told him that his sins could be forgiven, he found it very difficult to believe. But when he settled down to understand the gospel message and saw a movie that showed how Jesus suffered for our sins, he now believed that his sins could be forgiven. The suffering he saw Jesus go through was more than enough punishment for any sin he had committed. As he watched the movie, he wept because he knew that what Jesus went through was for him.

Two years after believing in the Lord Jesus, Kunle was now doing exploits for the Lord and healing the sick. Even the people who led him to the Lord were amazed at his growth and diligence in serving the Lord because he was laboring more than them. Kunle loved the Lord so much because he realized that he had been forgiven of so many sins.

Apostle Paul was also someone who was so grateful for the price Jesus paid that his love for the Lord was remarkable. He considered himself to be the worst of sinners before the Lord saved him(see 1 Timothy 1:15), so he felt a depth of gratitude and love that made him labor more than all the other apostles(see 1 Corinthians 15:10).

The truth is that we don’t need to have had a rough past in order for us to realize that we have been forgiven much and therefore we ought to love much. What we need is a revelation of the holiness of God, then like Isaiah who cried out that he was unclean (see Isaiah 6:1-5), we would realize that the best we were before the Lord saved us was more repulsive than filthy smelly rags, and we all have been forgiven of many sins.Go into today knowing that what we were because of our sinful nature was more repulsive than the things we did. For the most innocent of us, Jesus would have still had to die that gruesome death because of the heinousness of the sinful nature that we all shared.

Prayer: Lord, deliver me from the delusion of self-righteousness. Help me realize that I too was forgiven of many sins and I owe a debt of love and gratitude that one lifetime cannot finish paying for.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 year: II Kings 1-5 (in today’s audio)

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Galatians 3:13-14 (NET) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

It is written that curse causeless shall not come(see Proverbs 26:2). In order for any curse to alight on an individual, there has to be a cause. In order for any curse to alight on a human being created in the image and likeness of God, there had to be a transgression of the law of God, whether knowingly or unknowingly. This transgression would serve as the cause for the curse.

If you look at today’s verses in context, you will see that the people it was originally written to were Gentile(non-Jewish) believers. One would wonder why the curse of the law is talked about to them since they as Gentiles didn’t know the law of God and so would not even know about the curse of the law, but the truth is that everyone that sins transgresses the law of God, whether Jew or Gentile and because the law of God is universal, everyone who transgresses it is open to curses. This is the reason why curses reigned among the Gentiles. Remember that the only people Balaam(who was an expert in curses) couldn’t curse were the Jews when they were keeping the law of God. There was no cause so no curse could alight on them.

Because the Jews had the law of God, if they kept it, they were going to walk in such a way that curses would not be able to alight on them.

The last part of today’s Bible verses is what particularly excites me. The proof that a Gentile has received the blessing of Abraham is that he would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. If God could give you His Holy Spirit, what else has He not given you?

Because the blessing is spiritual, it can only be appropriated by faith. An average Jew believes that he is blessed and not cursed. He believes that he is spiritually free and not bound(see John 8:33), and it works for them. This should be more so for the believer who has received the gift of the Holy Spirit, but if, unlike the Jews, a believer does not believe that he is blessed, it may be as if he is not blessed. He may even begin to envy the unbelieving Jew who walks in the shadow of what he has in Christ. Remember that it is what you believe that you will receive.

Go into today remembering that the proof that you have received the full version of the blessing of Abraham is that you have received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Go into the world with a blessed man’s mentality.

Prayer: Lord, help me appropriate the fulness of my blessing in you through faith. Deliver me from every unbelief and contrary belief. Amen.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 year: Leviticus 10-12 (in today’s audio)

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Hebrews 10:22-23 (NIV) let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

What a guilty conscience takes away from you are boldness and assurance. When a person has a guilty conscience, he cannot deal with God in boldness. And this will greatly hinder the flow of God’s grace in his life.

We have seen previously that one way to overcome a guilty conscience is by convincing your conscience (that you are a child of God) in God’s presence. 1 John 3:18-20 [NET] says: Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence.

We have previously seen that the way to convince your conscience is by recognizing the fruit of God’s seed in your heart, which manifests in acts of love that your life has been able to produce. This is worthy of note because it is only those who have been fathered by God that can produce such love that does not have the selfish motive (see 1 John 4:7). If the devil has been trying to deceive you to think you are not truly born of God, and because of this, your conscience has been condemning you in God’s presence, the way to overcome this is by using your practical fruits of love as proof that you have been indeed fathered by God.

This is why for us Christians, Love is a commandment we must obey. This commandment is not grievous but is for our spiritual benefit.

As you go into today, remember that those who walk in the Light (by walking in love) are the ones who will receive cleansing by the blood of Jesus (see 1 John 1:7).

Prayer: Ask the Lord to help you walk in practical love.

Confession: Because Christ Jesus is now my Lord, I walk above every guilt and curse, and walk in the blessing of Abraham

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 year: Philippians 3-4 (in today’s audio)

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Romans 8:15 (KJV) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Many of the children in the neighborhood called Mr. Akande their father because Mr. Akande was truly a father to many of them who had lost their dads in the war. He provided for them and paid their bills even though they were not his biological children. But Mr. Akande and his biological children were really close. When every other child would say Mr. AKande is our father, Henry his son would say Mr. Akande is my dad.

Mr. Akande didn’t necessarily know the voice of all his children in the neighborhood, but he knew the voice of his son and would respond quickly if he heard that voice.

‘Abba’ is one of the first words a Jewish child utters. It is very much like the word ‘Dadda’ English speaking families hear their children say as first words when the child tries to say ‘daddy’.

Before Jesus, no Jew dared to call God Abba. It was too personal a term with which to refer to Almighty God. But Jesus was the first to call God ‘Abba’ because God was His dad (see Mark14:36).

Today, through faith in Him, and by the indwelling Holy Spirit, we have that kind of personal relationship with God such that we can call Him Abba or daddy.

Those who are led by the Spirit are those who walk in this realm of relationship with their heavenly father. The discussion of today’s verse started in Romans 8:1 and down to verse 13, we see that the topic of discussion was walking in the Spirit as opposed to walking in the flesh. We see that those who have the Spirit of God dwelling in them (not just a one-time filling) are those who walk in the Spirit(see Romans 8:9). And now we are seeing that it is those same people(who walk in the Spirit) that have this personal relationship with God as Abba Father.

Go into today remembering that because of the indwelling Holy Spirit, God is your Dad and the relationship you have with God is the most intimate that there is.

Prayer: Holy Father, please fill me with Your Spirit and help me walk in the Spirit and stay filled so that I can walk in the reality of sonship.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Luke 15-16 (in today’s audio)

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John 13:34-35 (KJV) A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

 

The believer is not actually under the 613 commandments of the Old Testament nor is he even under the 10 commandments, but he is under the law of Christ. Here’s what Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 (NET):

“To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law. To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.”

If we as believers were under the 613 laws or even the 10 commandments, many of us would have been operating under a curse because scripture says cursed is everyone that does not continue to do all that is written in the book of the law (see Galatians 3:10, Deuteronomy 27:26). As Christians, there are many aspects of the law that we do not keep (like the law of sabbath or the laws of ceremonial cleansing, etc) and we would have been under a curse if we were to be under the law, but as it stands, we are not under the curse of the law but under the blessing of Abraham because we are not under the law but under the law of Christ – the seed of Abraham (see Galatians 3:13,16).

 

There are parts of the 613 laws and the 10 commandments that our Lord Jesus [and His apostles] reiterated, and there are new commandments(like the one mentioned in today’s Bible verses) that our Lord gave to His church. These are what we call the law of Christ, and this is what the believer is under.

 

As believers in Christ Jesus, we are not under the law of the Old Testament, but we are not lawless because we are under the law of Christ. The commandment to love one another as Christ loves us is one of the commandments in the law of Christ. The commandment for children to obey their parents in the Lord is another(Ephesians 6:1), and the commandment for believers not to repay evil for evil but to turn the other cheek and even love their enemies is another.

 

Go into today remembering that you have received a new nature that compels you from within to live in a certain way. You have received the nature of Christ. The law of Christ has been written in your heart or spirit. Walk therefore in the spirit and appropriate the blessings of the divine life.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Ezekiel 13-18 (in today’s audio)

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John 13:34-35 (KJV) A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

When Lisa moved to the city and had to live in an apartment for the first time, she noticed that the people in the city were very paranoid and independent. It was so difficult for her to make new friends, and she also observed that even her neighbors did not know her nor did they care to know her. But with time, she observed that in spite of how closed-hearted the people in the city were, there was a group of people that were really warm and open-hearted. They visited each other and truly cared for one another. She also observed that after Jake, her former colleague, joined them, he became warmer, nicer, happier, and he now had visitors in his apartment and friends who truly loved him. They were the only ones who took him in when he lost his job and became temporarily homeless.

As Lisa observed that these people truly loved one another, she wanted to be part of them because she too wanted to be truly loved.

The sincere love among the Christians in her neighborhood was what brought Lisa to the knowledge of Christ. She knew that it had to be the power of God at work for them to be that real and loving. She had been a member of many societies and community associations, and she had seen first hand how the best of human arrangements to create an environment of love had failed woefully. She had also been a member of other religious groups before she became a secular humanist, and the fact that the Christians were the only ones who actually succeeded in achieving a community of sincere love was proof to her that Christ is the way.

There is a power that we have as people born of God that cannot be found anywhere else. It is the power to love in truth(1 John 4:7). Without the divine life, the best version of love man can exhibit would prove to be self-centered and inconsistent. But those who are born of God have the capacity to truly love and truly forgive.

Go into today remembering that when you walk in love, you’re obeying the Lord, and obedience is one of the strongest keys to promotion in the kingdom of God. When we love one another as believers, we are demonstrating that we are truly born of God, and this is actually our strongest advertisement to the world (both spiritual and physical).

Prayer: Lord, help me walk in love and be a good advertisement of Your nature to the world around me. Amen.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Proverbs 7 (in today’s audio)

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Ephesians 1:18-19 (KJV) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power

After innocent accepted the Lord Jesus, there were many things about the kingdom of God he did not understand, but unlike so many believers today, he sought to understand them.

Innocent wanted to walk in the reality of God’s power since he once read in his Bible that the kingdom of God is not in word but in power(1 Corinthians 4:20).

Because of this desire to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God, Innocent had a great hunger for the word of God. Anywhere he heard that the word of God was taught with sincerity, he would listen. He bought many books and spent money to attend many conferences. He downloaded hundreds of sermons and listened to them. He read the Bible daily and sought to pray more and more.

As time passed, even innocent did not realize how much he had grown until he met the person that led him to Lord when they were on campus. This person had to confess that innocent now knew so many things that even he did not know, and as a result, walked more in the reality of God [and His Power] than most believers he knew.

Those who seek the kingdom of God as their first priority cannot be at the same level as those who do not(see Matthew 11:12).

Today’s Bible verses capture part of Paul’s prayer for the saints everywhere. It is the desire of God that the eyes of our understanding be enlightened. This is when we can know the riches of our inheritance and the exceeding greatness of God’s power made available for us.

Note that today’s verses didn’t say “that we may know about the riches of our inheritance”, it says “that we may know the riches of our inheritance”. There is a difference between knowing about me and knowing me. Knowing me involves dealing with me personally, but one can know about me by merely reading about me or studying me from afar.

When the eyes of our understanding are truly enlightened, we will not just know about the riches of our inheritance and the power thereof, we would start experiencing the foretaste of these things, and as a result, would groan in expectant hope as we await the resurrection, which would usher us into the fullness of these things(see Romans 8:23, Philippians 3:20-21).

Go into today knowing that any believer who still has a worldly outlook on life; and still lives for this world(rather than for God’s kingdom) is walking in terrible spiritual ignorance and has shortchanged himself. Such an outlook on life limits our ability to know the riches of our inheritance and the power thereof.

Prayer: Lord, please enlighten the eyes of my understanding and help me know the riches of my inheritance in you. Deliver me from every spirit of distraction, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

—Abraham Damilola Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: Psalms 75-77 (in today’s audio)

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Psalms 14:2 (NET) The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

One of the signs of wisdom is that people will seek the Lord. One of the biggest privileges we have through the indwelling Holy Spirit is the wisdom(Isaiah 11:2) of God which manifests in the desire to seek the Lord. When a believer observes that he no longer has the desire to spend quality time seeking the Lord, it is an indication of a spiritual disease.

The way God created us as humans, we are not self-sufficient. We need the help of God to survive and prosper. Only fools do not realize this. Over the course of human history, as iniquity abounded, many turned away from the true God, and in order for them to get the much-needed spiritual help that humans need, they looked to idols and other gods(principalities and powers: spiritual wickedness in heavenly places). These are the gods that the nations worshiped, and many still worship today.

But we have the privilege through our Lord Jesus Christ to access God the father and creator of all things. This privilege should never be taken for granted. We do not only have the privilege to know God but we also have the privilege to reconcile people to God. We do this by preaching the gospel and making disciples of all people. This is the most important thing going on in the world today: people being reconciled to God.

Go into today remembering that the source of your life and prosperity is in staying connected to God.

Prayer: Ask the Lord to deliver you from everything that seeks to hinder your fellowship with Him.

—Abraham Dami Arigi

Bible in 1 Year: I Kings 19-22

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Romans 8:12-13 (NET) So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh (for if you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.

There is the sad but true story of a pastor’s wife who became adulterous and rebellious. With time she denied the faith and became an atheist. This happened because as she continued to unrepentantly walk in the flesh, she died spiritually.

When a believer continuously walks in the flesh (by committing sinful acts) in open rebellion, that believer is committing sin leading unto [spiritual] death. We are instructed in 1John 5:16 not to even waste our prayers on such believers.

Some argue that those who have denied the faith did so because they were never really truly saved in the first place, but there is no scripture to back that assertion, only sentiments. But there are scriptures that clearly say people fall away(Hebrews 10:39, 6:4-6), deny the faith(1 Timothy 5:8), have a shipwreck of the faith(1 Timothy 1:19), die spiritually (Romans 8:13, Revelation 3:1-2), etc. We can learn from today’s Bible verse that the reason for this is continuing to walk in the flesh. Walking in the flesh leads to spiritual death.

Faith in God is a most precious treasure(see 1Peter 1:7), one that we should fight to keep (see 1 Timothy 6:12). But one can lose this priceless treasure if by walking unrepentantly in the flesh, he continues to violate his conscience. Faith is spiritual, and the sensor of the human spirit is his conscience. A ship with damaged sensors would have a shipwreck.

When you see someone who was once a believer getting to a point where he denies the faith, it usually is because he died spiritually due to walking in the flesh and continuous violation of his conscience (see 1 Timothy 1:19).

One of the biggest dangers of doctrines that make believers comfortable in their sins (while invoking ‘grace’ and refusing to repent) is that some of such believers can come to a point of denying the faith because they have walked in the flesh unrepentantly for so long to the point of spiritual death.Sin is antithetical to faith, and the devil understands this too well. He understands that if he can get believers to walk in the flesh long enough without repenting, sin will gradually erode their faith until a time comes when they longer have the ability to believe in God. This is one of the scariest things that can ever happen but it is happening all the time, and the scriptures predict that it will happen on a large scale as a sign leading to the revelation of the antichrist (see