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Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Effects Of Secular Music On A Christian. Share with family and friends.Scripture Refer...
26/06/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Effects Of Secular Music On A Christian.
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Scripture Reference:
1 Samuel 18:6-11

Exposition
Saul became the first king of Israel when the nation requested a king like other nations. With this move, the people of Israel rejected theocracy for hereditary monarchy. King Saul was full of the Spirit of God and used to prophesy but the lyrics of a song turned him into a terror and a hunter of David for the major part of his rule. What happened? In chapter 17 you will see a young man David who killed Goliath, the Philistine. This man Goliath rained insults and blasphemous words on the God of Israel to the point that David was provoked in his spirit to kill him. Yes, he did kill the giant!

As a result, the women composed a song in honour of David; so the women sang as they danced, and said: “Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.” Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?” (1 Sam. 18:7-8 NKJV)

You see, in the midst of jubilation, Saul paid attention to the lyrics, which actually displeased him. If an earthly king could become so frustrated at the lyrics of a song, how much more would the King of kings not frown on music that does not glorify Him?

King Saul was respectful, obedient, generous, affable and submissive but the effect of this secular music erased all these good virtues and turned him into a disrespectful and disobedient king. He killed the priests of Israel and hunted David for the rest of his life. Do you see how secular music can turn sour? Be careful with songs you listen to.

Prayer Guide:
Master Jesus, I come to you today for help. Grant me the grace to sing always to glorify you. Amen.

Memory Verse For This Week:
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV) – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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Hi, I am sharing today's devotion The Christian And Secular Music. Share with family and friends.Scripture Reference: Co...
24/06/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion The Christian And Secular Music.
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Scripture Reference:
Colossians 3:5-17

Exposition
“The Christian and Secular Music” shall engage our attention this week. What then is secular music? Secular music is any music not written for the church. They include love songs, political satire, songs for dances and drama; they are usually based on moral subjects. In effect, secular music is not a worship or praise song that specifically glorifies Jesus Christ. In the Western world, this genre of music emerged during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance era and was mostly in Latin lyrics. In Africa, most cultures had and still have the folkloric music that passes traditional beliefs, customs and community stories to the next generation.

Christian music, on the other hand, may cover all the songs written with the view to glorify God or accomplish His will. Gospel songs area bit narrower in the sense that they focus mainly on New Testament theology. Gospel music focuses more on publishing the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ, exalt Him or exalt the Godhead for what He has done through Christ for you. It is also prophetic in the New Testament sense, since it is for edification, encouragement, and consolation.

In today’s reading, you are admonished to consider your former ways of doing things when you walk in ignorance and disobedience to God. What were your favourite songs? What kind of dance did you delight in? Music, which is a universal language, has the ability to grip the soul for positive or negative action; thus, Christian music could lead the soul to worship God whilst a secular music could turn erotic leading to promiscuity. Therefore, put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Your behaviour could be triggered by the kind of music you listen to. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (v.17)

Prayer Guide:
Dear Lord, help me to avoid my former ways of doing things and turn to you fully. Amen

Memory Verse For This Week:
Colossians 3:16 (NKJV) – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness – The Never-Ending Act Of Love. Share with family and friends.Scripture Refer...
24/03/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness – The Never-Ending Act Of Love.
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Scripture Reference:
Galatians 6:2, 9-10; Romans 12:10

Exposition
Apostle Paul in Galatians 6:9-10 urges us as believers not to be weary of doing good to one another but rather seize every opportunity we have to do good and show kindness to one another. Easy as it may seem, it could be difficult to always show kindness to one another, especially in the face of challenging and trying times. There are times when we feel we have been taken advantage of or we are not being appreciated by the very ones we extend kindness to and this can cause us to begin to get weary of doing good.

Scripture on the other hand admonishes us that no matter the circumstance, we ought not to get weary of doing good because in due time, we will receive our reward, if we do not give up. Kindness yields the fruit of goodness even though it might not be too visible at the point of sowing or even germination. The devil in many ways will discourage you from showing kindness, knowing very well the essence of kindness both to the giver and the receiver. Kindness goes a long way even to save lives and you might not know what your kindness has accomplished here on earth. However, when we get to heaven, where there is perfect knowledge, it will be clearly revealed to us how much fruit our labour yielded.

Kindness is a never-ending act of love and we ought to be devoted to it as members of the body of Christ. The devotion to this never-ending act of love is affirmed in Romans 10:12, where we are encouraged to be devoted to showing love to one another by trying our best to outdo ourselves in kindness. It is the Lord’s desire that we selflessly show kindness in love to one another without getting weary of doing so.

Prayer Guide:
Dear Father, strengthen me to consistently show loving kindness without getting weary and take away anything that will be a hindrance to me in showing kindness as an act of love

Memory Verse For This Week:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Friday, March 22, 2023. Share with family and friends.Scripture Reference: Luke 10:25-...
22/03/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Friday, March 22, 2023.
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Scripture Reference:
Luke 10:25-37

Exposition
The Bible makes us understand that, we should not forget to open our doors to strangers, for in so doing, we may entertain angels unaware. In the times we currently find ourselves, it is easy to cook up all manner of excuses to not fulfil the above mandate, from security risk issues to tendencies of picking up diseases like COVID-19. However, Scripture is not limited by times and seasons. Similar risks existed in Jesus’ time. That is perhaps one of the reasons the priests and the Levites decided to bypass the wounded stranger from our Scripture reading.

They could have thought it was a set-up or some other excuse. But a stranger made a difference. The wounded man coming from Jerusalem most likely was a Jew and our Bible makes us understand that Jews had no dealings with Samaritans. This Samaritan broke the enmity by extending kindness to this ‘undeserving’ Jew when he most needed it. He removed the guard of fear from his heart and allowed God to take over. That is exactly what we should do, let the Spirit take charge of the fears that hinder our kindness. For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Let us be led by God’s Spirit in doing good. He will lead us out of danger/evil and not into it but rather into his blessings.

Prayer Guide:
Dear Father, I thank you that I am led by the Spirit and not my mind in showing kindness to the world. Take away every fear from my heart that I will show your love more perfectly.

Memory Verse For This Week:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness To What End?. Share with family and friends.Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:3...
21/03/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness To What End?.
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Scripture Reference:
Matthew 25:31-46

Exposition
Our Scripture reading today explains to us, the end results of the kindness we exhibit to people. When we show kindness in truth and from a pure heart, we do not do only unto man, but unto God. On the other hand, when we deny others of kindness or do so from an impure heart, we do it unto God. That clearly is how God sees it.

As humans, when people give to us, we feel indebted to them and try as much as possible to pay back in words, in service, or in any way we can. It’s just because good deeds deserve rewards. Same way, when we extend kindness to God’s creation and ultimately to God, He rewards us. He never forgets our labour of love for Him. The good thing is that, if we show kindness expecting rewards from humans, they can only reward us up to what this life on earth can offer. However, God rewards our kindness even unto eternity. It is the reason Jesus encouraged the rich man who approached Him in Matthew 19:21 to sell his possessions and give to the poor, then he would have treasures in heaven. God credits our account in heaven when we extend kindness to Him through people.

There are several accounts where God gave an opportunity for people to extend kindness in order to bless them. The widow of Zarephath is one of them. One act of kindness gave her abundance and saw her through a period of famine. The end of our kindness is unto God, and as such, we should learn to show it from our hearts.

Prayer Guide:
Dear Father, I thank you that you reward my kindness beyond measure. Help me see kindness to my neighbour through your lenses to the glory of your Holy name.

Memory Verse For This Week:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

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20/03/2024

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Scripture Reference:
Matthew 26:33-35

Exposition
Our beloved Apostle Peter exhibited a perfect confirmation of the saying, “It’s easier said than done”. Peter, when Jesus expressed that His disciples were going to fall away on account of him, declared that even if it was unto death, he would never disown Jesus. After this declaration, when Peter was actually out on the battlefield, he denied Jesus for fear of what the authorities would do to him (Matthew 26). Does it mean that Peter did not mean it or told a lie when he declared his allegiance to Jesus the first time? I doubt this. On the contrary, I believe he meant it with all genuineness; however, he did not weigh how he was going to back his intentions with actions.

Sometimes, after hearing all the sermons on how to exhibit kindness in a God-Kind way, we accept it in good faith but fail at practicing it. The Bible says whoever hears the word of God and does not practice it, is like one who looks into the mirror and turns away, forgetting what he looks like. After you have known that it is God’s will to extend kindness to the undeserved, keep your body under and practice it. Let your knowledge go beyond profession to practice.

Here are some enablers that can help you to be kind in actions and in truth. First of all, hear and appreciate (understand) God’s Word through constant meditation, keeping your gaze on the Word. This is the hearer that Jesus likened to the seed that fell on fertile ground. Second, pray for the grace to exhibit kindness. In Peter’s example, Jesus, knowing that the disciples were going to fall away, warned them at the Mount of Olives to pray that they would not fall into temptation. Finally, walk in the Spirit and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. Be willing to trust God and obey.

Prayer Guide:
Dear Father, I thank you that I grow in grace to put kindness into practice and as I look intently into your Word in obedience, I am being transformed to becoming more like you every day.

Memory Verse For This Week:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

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Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness – The God Nature. Share with family and friends Scripture Reference: Galatian...
19/03/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion Kindness – The God Nature.
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Scripture Reference:
Galatians 5:16-26

Exposition
Kindness is a component of the fruit of the Spirit. Fruit is what is borne outward from something done inwardly. In other words, it is the outward results of an activity or work. The Bible indicates that kindness is a Godnature which He extends to us by virtue of the indwelling of His Spirit. As 2 Peter 1:4 explains, He has made us partakers of His divine nature. God’s kindness requires a great degree of selflessness. God will not expect you to exhibit something he has not equipped you for. We have learnt that it is senseless to the world to extend kindness to the undeserving. It is senseless because, humanly speaking, it is extremely difficult to first do so, and second, to do so from your heart. However, God has made us spiritual beings causing us to die to the flesh and to be alive to himself through our faith in Jesus Christ.

It amazed me the first time I took notice of this scripture in 1 Corinthians 3:3 NKJV (for you are still carnal. For where there is envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?). That scripture reveals that God’s expectation for us is not that we should act as mere or ordinary human beings but to reveal that we are god-men. Men with God residing in us in the form of His Spirit, who reveals His very nature. No wonder the Bible tells of Christians that, in this world, we are like Jesus. It is very possible for you to show kindness from your heart not only to the deserving but to your enemies because the Spirit of God lives in you and through him, kindness has become your nature. People should see the degree to which you extend kindness and conclude that you are not an ordinary human being. That is God’s will for our lives. I believe the Word of God over my life that tells me that I am beyond ordinary and I am made to live the Christnature.

Prayer Guide:
I exhibit kindness as Christ would portray on earth. I am dead to the flesh and alive to God in Jesus’ Name.

Memory Verse For This Week:
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

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Hi, I am sharing today's devotion What Fruits Are You Bearing?. Share with family and friends.Scripture References: Matt...
17/01/2024

Hi, I am sharing today's devotion What Fruits Are You Bearing?.
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Scripture References:
Matthew 7:15-20; Galatians 5:19-23

Exposition
Fruits denote the works of people. Someone has said that “a man’s works are the tongue of his heart, and tell honestly whether he is inwardly corrupt or pure.” By the works of people, one may distinguish the wolves from the sheep. Thorns can only produce thorns, and the thistle, prickles; in the same vein, an unregenerate heart will produce fruits of degeneracy. As a good tree will not produce bad fruit, and the bad tree will not and cannot produce good fruit, so the pretence of godliness at best makes one an impostor, a hypocrite and a deceitful person.

A man cannot be a saint and a sinner at the same time. Galatians 5:19-23 tell us about the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. The inclinations and desires of the flesh are contrary to those of the Spirit. They draw us away in an opposite direction; and while the Spirit of God would lead us one way, our carnal nature would lead us another, thereby producing the painful controversy which exists in our minds! If we have the Seed of Christ in us, then we should make conscious effort to bear fruit of the Spirit and eschew the works of the flesh.

Prayer Guide:
Help me Lord to bear good fruits.

Memory Verse For This Week:
John 15:8 (ESV) – “By this, my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”

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