Mike Keyes Ministries Int.

Mike Keyes Ministries Int. MKMI is an independent non-denominational ministry, serving the entire body of Christ.

09/08/2026

SEPTEMBER 08 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Galatians 5:22 - IS KINDNESS A FRUIT YOU’RE BRINGING FORTH?

Paul gives us a list of fruits in Galatians 5. They’re not the fruits of the Holy Spirit, as many translations would lead you to believe. When Galatians 5:22, don’t be fooled by the capital “S” in the word “spirit”. That was added by translators who weren’t sure if the word should be capitalized or not. In the Greek, the word isn’t capitalized, because its talking about the fruit of the born-again believer, not the fruit of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit doesn’t need to bear fruit, we do! We’re the ones growing and maturing, and kindness is one of the fruits that should be harvested and manifested in our lives more and more. Is your fruit tree bearing the fruit of kindness?

In John 15:4,5, Jesus tells us that He’s the vine, we’re the branches. The fruit on a fruit tree doesn’t grow on the tree trunk, but on the branches. That’s us in Christ! We’re supposed to bear fruit for His glory, and that’s what the Holy Spirit wants to do in each believer. Kindness is one of the fruits we’re to display, and one of the six expressions of spiritual maturity. In 2 Peter 1:7, we see that there’s a progression of growth that God wants for us after salvation. Notice that kindness is one of items listed. 2 Peter 1:8 says that if those things be in you and abound, you will be fruitful in life for God. You will not fall away over time, but instead, as time goes by, you’ll become stronger, more fruitful and more mature in Jesus. Praise God! So take a look at the end of your branches, and see if people can see the fruit of kindness. The sustenance for the fruit is already within you, just like the life source for any fruit tree is in it’s trunk. The Holy Spirit is ready, willing and able to work with you to develop this fruit, so get busy and let it happen in Jesus’ Name!

09/07/2026

SEPTEMBER 07 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Ephesians 2:7 - GOD LOVES TO BE KIND. DO YOU?

The second way to develop spiritual maturity is to be kind like God. Paul says here that God looks forward to an eternity of lavishing kindness upon His children. What more could be said about a God is who is called love (1 John 4:8)! Do you look for opportunities to be kind to others? Most don’t, but if we’re to grow up and mature in Christ, we must. Galatians 6:10 says we should be doing good as we have opportunity. That means we’re out there on alert, always searching for ways to show God’s kindness to others. There are many ways to be kind to others, if only we dedicate ourselves to the task!

Colossians 3:12 tells us to “put on” kindness. That means we’re to wear kindness like we wear clothing. If you’re spiritually mature, kindness is what people are supposed to see when they look at you, in the same way that when you’re out in public, people only see the clothes you’re wearing, not what’s underneath! Most believers are too busy to be kind, and that’s a tragedy. It takes effort to be kind, more so when you’re endeavoring to be kind to those unkind to you. But once you get into the habit and discipline of it, you’ll never want to go back. Being kind draws you closer to God, and helps you navigate through very difficult relationships, circumstances and situations. God loves to be kind. Do you?

09/06/2026

SEPTEMBER 06 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Luke 6:35 - KINDNESS: THE 2ND MARK OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY!

If you want to spiritually mature, you’re going to have to excel in kindness towards others. Jesus talked about it here in Luke, encouraging His listeners to be like God, who was kind to those who were “unthankful and evil”. Once again, like forgiveness, the key is to imitate God. We’re to forgive “even as” God in Christ forgave us (Ephesians 4:32), and here Jesus tells us to be kind to others like God. Ask yourself: when others think of you, would they think of you as a kind person? I know in my own life the answer has not always been “yes”! But to rise to greater levels of maturity in Christ, we’re all going to have to extend more kindness, especially to those unkind to us.

God is love (1 John 4:8). That’s why He’s also kind, because kindness is a by-product of love. 1 Corinthians 13:4 proves this. When listing the characteristics of agape love, kindness is #2 on the list, right after patience. To walk in love demands we show kindness to others; whether they’ve been kind to us or not. Ephesians 4:32 says it so well. Even as God forgives, we forgive. Even as God is kind, we’re kind too. Think of all the ways God shows kindness to you, and then do your best to imitate Him towards others. By performing random acts of kindness, you will not only please God, but raise the bar of spiritual maturity in your own life at the same time.

09/05/2026

SEPTEMBER 05 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Ephesians 4:32 - FORGIVE EVEN AS GOD HAS FORGIVEN YOU!

Paul told the Ephesians to forgive one another EVEN AS God, in Christ, had forgiven them. The key words are “even as…”. If you’re to walk in spiritual maturity, you have to do what God did in Christ. You must initiate forgiveness, before those who offend you ask for it. This is what God did in Christ, so we must do the same. Romans 5:8 says that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. In other words, forgiveness was acquired by Jesus even before you and I knew we needed to be forgiven! God didn’t wait for us to ask for it; He provided it ahead of time. We must follow God’s lead and do the same with one another. This is a manifestation of true spiritual maturity.

In Luke 17:3,4 Jesus tell us to forgive after our offenders ask for it. Does that mean we’re to wait for our offenders to ask for forgiveness before we forgive them? No, because many other verses tell us to initiate the forgiveness, not waiting for those who offend us to ask for it. So what does this verse mean in light of all the other verses about forgiveness? It means we’re to forgive when our offenders ask for it, and we’re to forgive when they don’t! Luke 6:37 says forgive, and THEN we’ll be forgiven. That’s the same as what Jesus said in Mark 11:23-26. Even as God initiated forgiveness with us through Christ, we’re to follow that example and offer forgiveness whether or not it is asked for. This is the first expression of spiritual maturity, and where the love walk really begins to take hold in our lives.

09/04/2026

SEPTEMBER 04 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Ephesians 4:27 - UNFORGIVENESS GIVES PLACE TO THE DEVIL

The devil is not the main problem concerning the work of God today. The greatest problem is immaturity among the saints! One of the ways that immaturity is manifested is with unforgiveness. It gives place to the devil and empowers him to work against us for as long as we fail to forgive. This is why many “prayers of faith” go unanswered, according to what Jesus said in Mark 11:23-26. He said we must initiate forgiveness while standing to pray, otherwise God won’t forgive us when we need it! Think about that! If you don’t forgive others for what they’ve done against you, God won’t forgive you for what you’ve done against Him!

When talking about love characteristics in 1 Corinthians 13:5, Paul says that love “thinks no evil”, or, as it is rendered in other translations, does not take into account a wrong suffered. In other words, when walking in love and spiritual maturity, you forgive the people who have wronged you – and you then treat them AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HURT YOU. You don’t hold their sins against them, and constantly bring it back up every time you think of them, talk to them, or see them in public. Can you do that? Most believers cannot. They want to gain a measure of revenge, and see their persecutors suffer for what they did. This is not the mature way in Christ. Jesus didn’t do this, so neither should we. If you’re mature, you’ll understand this, and work to practice every day in Jesus.

09/04/2026

Final segment on the " Book of YOU"
by: Apostle Mike Keyes Sr

09/04/2026

Attention to all: we have live stream at 7:30 tonight Arizona time. Please , join us!!

09/03/2026

SEPTEMBER 03 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Mark 11:25 - FORGIVENESS: THE 1ST MARK OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY

Many “faith people” love to quote Mark 11:23 and 24 but fail to include the next 2 verses. Verses 25 and 26 go right along with verses 23 and 24. If you want your faith to work, you MUST forgive those who have wronged you! This is the first expression of spiritual maturity at work in your life. Jesus said if you have ANYTHING against ANYBODY when you stand praying, forgive them! Notice: forgive them when praying, NOT when they ask for your forgiveness! No mention is made here of waiting for them to apologize to you before you forgive them. You’re to do it when you stand praying the prayer of faith – with or without their apology or repentance towards you! Have you been doing that when you pray your prayer of faith?

The ability to INITIATE forgiveness, under all circumstances, is a mark of true spiritual maturity. In this passage from Mark, Jesus tells you to forgive in these three ways: 1) ANYONE! 2) ANYTHING! 3) ANYTIME! Jesus did it on the cross. He forgave those who nailed Him up there, while they stood there laughing at Him, spitting on Him, and blaspheming Him (Luke 23:34). Stephen did it, on his knees while the crowd threw stones at him to kill him (Acts 7:6). Paul did it, when all his friends abandoned him when he went before Caesar to defend himself (2 Timothy 4:16). If they can do it, we can do it today! Some like to excuse themselves by saying that they’re not like Jesus when He forgave his murderers from the cross, but what about Paul and Stephen? They’re no different than us – and if they forgave their enemies, we can do it too. The first expression of spiritual maturity is the ability to forgive unconditionally. It’s not an easy thing to do, that’s why so few have mastered this discipline, but I’m persuaded you can do it! There’s no better time to start than right now!

09/02/2026

SEPTEMBER 02 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Ephesians 4:1 - ARE YOU WALKING WORTHY OF HIS CALLING?

When you work to restore fallen brethren, as it says we must do in Galatians 6:1, you’re walking worthy of your calling. You’re demonstrating true spiritual maturity. You’re walking in the spirit and conquering the desires of the flesh. If you read all of Ephesians, you’ll see that much is said about learning how to “walk” right in Christ. As an example, in Ephesians 4:17,18, we’re told not to walk as the Gentiles walk. In other words, when a fellow believer commits sin or makes a mistake, instead of working like unbelievers to destroy such a one, we as mature Christians work to restore such a one in the spirit of meekness. How? Read on in Ephesians chapter 5 and God will show you!

In Ephesians 5:2, we’re told to walk in love. In Ephesians 5:8, we’re told to walk as
children of light. In Ephesians 5:15, we’re told to walk circumspectly. What does all this mean? It means that if we’re to show maturity in Christ, our walk should be a careful walk of love and light towards those around us who have failed God in some way or another. There are at least six major ways to express your true spiritual maturity towards fellow believers who struggle, sin or compromise in their walk with God. If you want to mature and please the Lord with your life, you’re going to have to know how to properly respond when others are “overtaken” in faults, sins and mistakes, ESPECIALLY when their failures affect you directly and personally! For the next few days, let’s look at what those six things would be from the Word of God!

09/01/2026

SEPTEMBER 01 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Galatians 6:1 - ARE YOU TRULY SPIRITUAL?

Paul wrote and told the Galatians that if another believer was overtaken in a fault, they would demonstrate their spirituality by working to RESTORE THEM. Is that what we see going on in the church today? Hardly! Instead of working to restore believers who have stumbled into sin, most of us are working to destroy them! How? With gossip and backbiting. With the acceptance and dissemination of unsupported rumors. To assume the worst and never the best, to name just a few. That is not the work of spiritual people! Instead, it’s a manifestation of shallowness and carnality, and that’s where most believers are today. What about you?

Your goal in life should be to rise above carnality and become a spiritually mature believer in Christ. Sad to say however, most believers never make it to that level of life. They forever remain carnal, governed by their flesh instead of being governed by their spirits and the Word of God. This is revealed most tellingly in how they react when others around them fall into sin or failure. Time and again, Paul admonished his readers to rise above the flesh, work to help and restore one another in times of crisis, sin and failure, and thus move towards maturity in Christ (examples: 1 Corinthians 3:1, Galatians 6:1 and Hebrews 5:12). The mature saint will not rejoice in another’s demise, but instead, find ways to restore that person as quickly as possible. Is this what you do? It should be, if you expect to grow up and mature in Christ. Next time someone around you falls, measure your maturity in how you work to restore rather than destroy!

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