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27/08/2026

27/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2026*

*YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE (1)*

*1 JOHN 5:10-12 (NIV)*
*Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.*

Too many believers often accept and believe the testimony and report of men and their circumstances more than they accept and believe the testimony of God. One reason why they do this is because they are living by sight (their physical senses, feelings, and reasoning) and not by faith (their realities in God as stated in His word).

When it comes to sickness for example, instead of being quick to say what the doctor or your body tells you that you have, always remember that God says you have eternal life. Do not claim and accept what God did not say that you have. The real you is who you are in the spirit. You are a spirit, you have a soul and you live in a body. In the spirit, you are one with Christ. Whatever is true about Christ is true about you and whatever is not true about Christ is not true about you.

Take your treatment, but know that God’s testimony of you is not that you have that sickness. His testimony is that you have eternal life and by the stripes of Jesus, you are healed. There may be symptoms in your body, but the reality of the life of God in your spirit is stronger than those symptoms or that ailment. The life of God in you will swallow it up! “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world,” (1 John 4:4).

*FAITH DECLARATION:*
*I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. DESPITE ANY SYMPTOMS OR REPORTS I SEE, MY REALITY IS BY THE STRIPES OF JESUS I AM HEALED🙏🏽*

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26/08/2026

*CGMI BIBLE STUDY*

*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026*

*The Peace of God That Passes Understanding*

*Key Verse: Philippians 4:7 (KJV), And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.*

*Introduction:* As a believer, you have access to God’s supernatural peace. This peace is not dependent on circumstances but flows from your relationship with Christ. It guards your heart and mind, keeping you stable in every situation.

*Text:* Philippians 4:7; John 14:27; Isaiah 26:3; Colossians 3:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:16

*Questions For Discussion*
1. What is God’s peace?
-God’s peace goes beyond human understanding. (Philippians 4:7)
-It guards your heart and mind through Christ. (Philippians 4:7)
-It is different from worldly peace. (John 14:27)

2. How do you experience God’s peace?
-Trust God completely in every situation. (Isaiah 26:3)
-Pray instead of worrying. (Philippians 4:6)
-Let God’s peace rule in your heart. (Colossians 3:15)
-Keep your focus on Christ. (Hebrews 12:2)

3. What does God’s peace do in your life?
-It stabilizes you in difficult times. (2 Thessalonians 3:16)
-It removes fear and anxiety. (John 14:27)
-It gives you rest and assurance. (Matthew 11:28)

*Conclusion:*

God’s peace is your portion. As you trust Him and stay focused on His Word, His peace will guard your life continually.

26/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2026*

*YOU HAVE JESUS*

*JOHN 5:5-9*
*And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, …he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: … Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked:…*

As a child of God, you are never disadvantaged in life or in any situation. Please do not let the fact that things have been happening around you in a certain way, limit your faith in any way. When people came to the pool of Bethesda to be healed, an angel of God will appear at a certain time and stir the water. It so happened that the first sick person to be put into the pool after it was stirred, received their healing. This meant that there was no hope for those who were sick but had no one to put them into the pool.

Like the man in our text above, you may be feeling frustrated because based on the prevailing circumstances and the experiences of others, it seems like you do not have what it takes to receive your healing or to experience any other kind of miracle or breakthrough that you desire. But Jesus wants you to know that because you have Him, you have all you need to experience that miracle, breakthrough, or good thing that you desire. You are complete in Him, (Col.2:9-10). The Bible says, “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” (Rom.8:32). Because you have Jesus, you have all you need. Put your faith in Jesus and not in yourself or what you have or do not have.

*FAITH DECLARATION:*
*MY FAITH IS FULLY IN JESUS. BECAUSE I HAVE JESUS, I HAVE ALL THAT I NEED TO EXPERIENCE MY HEALING, MIRACLE, AND DESIRE🙏🏽.*

25/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2026*

*LIVE BY THE WORD OF GOD*

*Matthew 4:3-4, 1Peter 1:23 (NLT) And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. *For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.*

The life you have now is supernatural. It is from the Word of God, and it is influenced and controlled by the Word of God. The Word of God controls your experience and the frequency of life you operate in. The only way you can be all God wants you to be is as you receive and hold on to what God says about you in His Word.

According to Mark 16:18, no deadly thing shall hurt you and as you lay hands on the sick, they shall recover. According to Psalms 1:3, you are like a tree planted by the rivers of water, you will always bring forth fruit in your season, your leaves will not wither, and whatsoever you do shall prosper. According to 1 Timothy 4:4-5, everything you eat or drink is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. According to Isaiah 54:17, no weapon formed against you shall prosper. It doesn’t matter what people around you are experiencing. What matters is what God has said about you. Believe it, declare it, give thanks for it, and hold on to it.

At the words of Jesus, Peter launched out into the deep and caught a large number of fish, even though he had toiled all night and caught nothing (Luke 5:4-6). By the words of Jesus, you too are going to experience great abundance and expansion in places where you struggled and achieved nothing in the past.

*Prayer:*
Father, as I receive and declare your Word into my life, I thank you for your supernatural power and abundance that I experience.

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24/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*MONDAY AUGUST 24TH, 2026*

*YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN*

*PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21 (GNB), HEBREWS 12:22-23a (GNB)*


*We ... are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. He will change our weak mortal bodies and make them like his own glorious body,....*...you have *come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands of angels. You have come to the joyful gathering of God's first-born, whose names are written in heaven.*

By your faith in Christ, you have become a citizen of Heaven. There is joy in Heaven when a soul gets saved because, by faith in Jesus, that soul becomes a citizen of Heaven. In The Passion Translation, Hebrews 12:23a says, "And as members of the church of the Firstborn, all our names have been legally registered as citizens of heaven!" Heaven is now your home.
When you are done with the assignment God has for you on this earth, you will return home to Heaven. The more like Christ you become, the more you will function like Him as you do His work, and the more rewards you will get when we return home.

Though you are in this world, you are not of this world, just as Jesus is not of this world (John 17:16). This is why you cannot live your life by the principles and ways of this world. You are from above. You must live your life by the wisdom that is from above (James 3:17-18). Always think, speak, and act like someone who is from above. He that is from above is above all (John 3:31). You are seated with Christ in Heavenly places; a position where you are far above principalities and powers (Eph. 2:6, Eph. 1:20-21). The economy and resources of Heaven are also available for you. God has blessed you with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph. 1:3) and God supplies all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19).

*FAITH DECLARATION:*
*I AM A CITIZEN OF HEAVEN AND HEAVEN IS MY HOME. I LIVE BY GOD'S WAYS, I MANIFEST DOMINION AND I ENJOY HEAVEN'S RESOURCES.*

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23/08/2026

22/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND, 2026*

*THE LORD’S ARROW OF VICTORY*

*2Kings 13:15-17 (NLT)*

*Elisha told him, “Get a bow and some arrows.” And the king did as he was told. Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king’s hands. Then he commanded, “Open that eastern window,” and he opened it. Then he said, “Shoot!” So he shot an arrow. Elisha proclaimed, “This is the Lord’s arrow, an arrow of victory….*

Right before his death, the king of Israel visited Elisha, and Elisha told him to put an arrow in a bow, draw it, and point it out the window. Elisha placed his hands on the king's hands and told him to shoot the arrow. Elisha then said to him, “This is the Lord’s arrow of victory.”

What Elisha did was a prophetic illustration of your reality as a child of God. In whatever your hands find to do, God wants you to know that His hand is upon your hands. Because of this, what you are engaged in is no longer ordinary. It now carries God’s unction and victory. It shall not fail.

The Lord will strengthen you, and He will teach you how to overcome your challenges and battles (Psa. 144:1). The Lord will lighten your candle and enlighten your darkness. By Him you will run through troops and leap over walls (Psa. 18:28-29).

You are not alone, and you are not hopeless. God is with you, and your victory is sure. As you remain conscious that the hand of the Lord is upon you, the Lord will guide you on how you should go about what you are doing, and the Lord will use what you are engaged in as a tool to advance His kingdom.

*Prayer:*
Father, I thank you that your hand is upon me and upon all I am engaged in. I receive your direction, strength, and victory.

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21/08/2026

*ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL*

*BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA*

*FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2026*

*THE JOYS AND REWARDS OF ADVANCING GOD’S KINGDOM*

*Matthew 25:21 (NKJV), Revelation 22:12-13 (NIV) His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ *“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.*

There is nothing like the privilege of causing great joy in heaven (Luke 15:10). There is nothing like the joy of hearing God say to you, “Well done for being good and faithful in your service to Me.” There is nothing as good as knowing that while on earth, you yielded yourself to God’s Spirit, fulfilled God’s purpose, and brought so much joy to God’s heart.

After Jesus humbled Himself and fulfilled God’s will by dying on the Cross, He was promoted (Phil. 2:8-9). As we remain faithful in advancing God’s kingdom, God will continue to promote and elevate us, both now and in eternity. When the master in our first text above returned, He promoted and increased the responsibilities of those who were faithful in using what they were given to carry out His will.

When Christ returns, we shall receive rewards for our service in preaching the Gospel and advancing God’s kingdom on earth (1Cor. 3:13-14). We shall receive the crown of life for enduring trials and tests of our faith (James 1:12). The crown of glory for faithfully serving and feeding God’s flock (1Pet. 5:2-4). The crown of rejoicing for winning souls (1Thes. 2:19), the crown of righteousness for looking forward to Christ’s return and living uprightly (2Tim. 4:7-8), and an incorruptible crown for living disciplined and self-controlled lives (1Cor.9:25).

*Prayer:*

Father, I desire to fulfill your purpose on earth and bring so much joy to your heart. Use me to advance your kingdom on earth.

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