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20/08/2024

Devotions of a disciple

Book of the Month

DEVOTIONs Of A Disciple
Gbile Akanni

The first primary devotion a disciple
must cultivate is the devotion to the
Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. This
is of utmost importance for anyone to become like Jesus. Jesus’
call to discipleship is “Follow Me…” and
not follow my programmes or my works
or anything of Mine.

It is of necessity to note this at the onset of the discipleship process. Since discipleship involves life transfer from the Master to the follower, it does not take place in a loose relationship. Discipleship does not only
focus on learning Christ’s acts or skills, it
involves primarily learning His life,
cultivating His mind and learning His
character. It involves “being with Him”
in order to learn of Him. And this kind
of learning cannot be done afar off from
the Lord; it is being with Him in order
for the purpose of discipleship to be
accomplished.

Discipleship means followership. In our
own context, it means following Jesus
and learning of Him in order to be like
Him.

A disciple is a follower of Christ
who follows Him very intimately and is
yoked to Him in order to learn of Him
and become like Him. It involves
personal commitment in every way. A
yoke is not a loose relationship. Looking
at how the disciples of old were made,
life transfer takes time. It takes a
consistently close relationship for life
transfer to take place.

Jesus called those disciples so that they
should be with Him and that He might
send them out to preach, heal and cast
out devils. Being with Him was the
priority. It was as they were with Him
that they could be sent from Him and by
Him to do any assignment for Him. So
discipleship involves leaving all others in
order to be devoted to the Lord and to
whatever He tells you to do even when it
is not convenient, being persuaded that
God never fails.

The first devotion of the disciples of old
was to the Lord. It was the Lord they
responded to; it was the Lord they
followed and with Him they spent their
lives and time. It was a result of their
devotion and loyalty to the Lord that
they went ahead to leave all in order to
follow Him. Nothing was too dear to
them to forgo in order to follow Him.
Even their lives were not too dear to
them to lay down for the name of the
Lord. As a result of their devotion to the
Lord, they were willing to do whatever
He told them to do even if it would cost
them their very lives. That was devotion
indeed.

To devote oneself to the Lord therefore is
not by word. It starts from the heart, it
involves personal valuation of the Lord
as the treasure above all others as we see
it demonstrated in the disciples of old.
Whenever this kind of valuation happens
to anyone, it will not be difficult to leave
all and follow the Lord.

Devotion is not a lazy or thoughtless
man’s attitude. To be devoted to
somebody or something will take the
whole of your heart, your soul, your
strength and your mind. It however
depends on your valuation. Where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Is the Lord a treasure to you above all
others? Or is He just one of the treasures of
your heart? This is what will determine
your devotion to the Lord.
Paul counted all things, including those
that were gain to him as rubbish,
compared to the priceless privilege, the
overwhelming preciousness and the
supreme advantage of gaining Christ. No
wonder he was so devoted to the Lord
that he did not count even his life dear
to him as far as obeying God is
concerned. Examine your heart. Are you
really devoted to the Lord?

Serving God only at our own
convenience and in the way we like, is
an indication of lack of devotion to Him.
Laziness in praying and fasting is also a
strong indication of lack of devotion to
the Lord. Could that not be the reason
why you are not getting the kind of
results that the disciples of old got in
their walk with the Lord? These are the
devotions that bring revival, and make
one to experience God. Examine your
heart again. Are you really devoted to the
Lord?

An excerpt from the book titled: “Devotions
of a Disciple,” Bible study outlines of
Discipleship works, Living Seed Team,
Peace House, Gboko, Nigeria.

God bless you as you read the full text

10/08/2024

Any Church Where the Preacher is More Important than Jesus Christ is a cult! Our call is to draw People to Christ and not to self -Bro Gbile Akanni

09/08/2024

Jesus is the seed that wins🌱

17/03/2023

Some tips on the Kingdom's culture:

In the Kingdom of God, we live by *mercy* not by merit, and by *obedience to the Faith.*

In the Kingdom, it is not about what you have, it is about who you are!

In the Kingdom, greatness is not valued by placement but by service!

In the Kingdom, the matter is not always paying but praising and praying!

In the Kingdom, it is not just the anointing or spiritual endowment of divine power, it is your death to *your-SELF,* and the world system that matters.

In the Kingdom, it is not about how much you know, but how much you can *humble* yourself in submission, to learn of Christ, it is about how *teachable* you are!

In the Kingdom, it is not about knowing how to take or 'claim by faith,' it is knowing how to give!
In the Kingdom, it is not about a man of God, it is about Jesus the Lord!

Yes, in this Kingdom, it is not about knowing how to speak, it is about how you live!

In the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father, it is not about your church, it is about the Body of Christ!
And here in the Kingdom, it is not about God's Generals, it is about the Captain of God's host (JESUS)!

In the Kingdom of God, it is less and less of Men but more and more of Christ!!!

14/03/2023

Message for the church

God bless you

14/03/2023

This is God’s attitude.....