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Thursday, July 24

Titus 3:8-14

DEVOTED TO GOOD WORKS

This is a faithful saying… that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. Titus 3:8, KJV

When we are devoted to good works in Christ Jesus, it has multiple effects and dividends. It is beneficiary to the doer of the good works. It is also a blessing to the recipient of the good works.

God also commends us. Devotion to good work is profitable but before one can make profit in a business enterprise, the state and the disposition of the entrepreneur to his/her business counts.
Apostle Paul reminds us of this significance of good works if we avoid:
(i) foolish questions
(ii) foolish genealogies
(iii) contentions
(iv) striving about the law (v. 9)
(v) rejection of a heretic after the first and second admonition. There is a saying that "evil communication corrupts good manners."

My father once told me that if you are helping a person that is sinking in a deep sea and he/she appears to be pulling you to the depth of the water, the best option is to let go of him/her so that you do not perish along with him/her.

God demands your devotion and commitment to good works. Watch out for warning signs that can contaminate or hinder you from such and it shall be well with your soul.

• Birthday Blessing: "I will surely gather all of you…I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel…the place will throng with people-" Micah 2:12

Read Bible Through Passage: Job 1, 2, 3; Acts 20:17-38

The power of determination is the bedrock of destiny. - Anonymous
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Tuesday, July 22

James 4: 11-17

DOING THE RIGHT THING

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin James 4:17, NIV

Life always presents to us the options of good and evil. We have the opportunity to either speak evil or good of our colleagues.

If we decide to speak evil of anyone, by implication, we pronounce judgments on such individual (v. 11). God has not called us to pronounce judgment on others. He never made us judges. He is the Judge and Lawgiver (v. 12).

Today's text affirms that the good you know how to do but you decided not to do will be counted against. Look around. What are those things that God has been calling your attention to but you have ignored His promptings?

Those little acts of kindness that you have refused to do can pit you against God. We are also admonished to be careful of boasting about the future as if it is already ours. Jesus owns our tomorrow. We must ascribe all the glory to Him by acknowledging that He is supreme over our being.

It is a privilege to be alive and we must not take that for granted. All honour and adoration must be unto God.

Today, be conscious of the fact that God owns your life and future. Give Him the credit. This is the route to doing good as against evil.

• Birthday Blessing: "In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among mountains…and people will stream to it-" Micah 4:1

Read Bible Through Passage: Esther 6, 7, 8; Acts 19:23-41

Your boat cannot take you to where the fishes are but the Master can. - Anonymous

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Sunday, July 20

1 Corinthians 10:9-13

GOD'S FAITHFULNESS IN OUR TEST

…God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear…1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV

Life's journey is full of valley and mountain experiences. These, sometimes, paint God as unjust or unfaithful. However, it does not dispute the fact that God is a loving and caring Father.

God allows certain things to happen in our journey in life to see how faithful we are to Him; to check our stability and dependency on Him.

The Israelites failed to acknowledge the faithfulness of God in their distress and His acts of deliverance, provisions, miracles, even in the wilderness. They thus frustrated His grace and election over them and were destroyed by fiery serpents (Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13, 21:4-8).

Apostle Paul wants you to consider the mistakes of this people and learn from them. Do not provoke God because of what you are passing through.

Do not look at your problem but focus on God who has the authority to solve all problems in your life. Stay by His word in any circumstance of life for He has promised to deliver His people from their afflictions. He shall see you out of that tempting and frustrating experience. Just trust and take Him by His word and sincerely commit your life to His care.

• Birthday Blessing: "Finally, let no man cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus-" Galatians 6:17

Read Bible Through Passage: Esther 1, 2; Acts 18

Ignorance is deadly, it sends people to early grave, keeps people in bondage, and renders its victim useless. - Unknown
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Wednesday, July 16
Acts 5:1-11

IN PUTTING THE LORD TO THE TEST
And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things. Acts 5:11, KJV

Sapphira conspired with Ananias her husband to lie to the Holy Spirit. They sold a possession but instead of releasing the whole sum of money as they promised and proclaimed, they released part of it for the work of the Lord. They thought nobody would find out about the lie. They forgot that God, the Head of the Church is all-seeing and all-knowing.

We need to learn not to collaborate to do evil and also, that truth must be told exactly the way it is. We must also note that God sees and He judges. There are always blessings attached to obedience as there is also punishment for disobedience.

The couple (Ananias and Sapphira) became examples for us in our days. When people learn from us, it is better that they learn positive things so that we can become good reference point. Sapphira and her husband were not. As a result of their sin, fear fell upon the congregation.

Be determined to co-operate with God in truth, holiness and soberness of mind. This is the way to joy, prosperity and life. Death is far away from anyone who tells the truth. Be determined to tell the truth today and always.
Be an example of good works so that you will not put God to test.

• Birthday Blessing: "Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance… -" Psalm 2:8, NIV

Read Bible Through Passage: Nehemiah 4, 5, 6; Acts 15:1-18

All that is not eternal is eternally useless. - C.S. Lewis

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Tuesday, July 15
Deuteronomy 7:1-6

TURNING AWAY FROM FOLLOWING
For they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods…. Deuteronomy 7:4, NIV

The devotion today is a clear warning to every pilgrim of the Kingdom of God. God, through Moses, warned the Israelites on how to live when they get to the Promised Land. God made it clearly known to them that they were going to possess the Promised Land.

However, He strictly warned them to be careful of the kind of life they would live in the land. The reason is, God knew that they could easily be derailed by the things in the land.

In the contemporary time, God has promised us abundant life as Christians living in the world. However, we must carefully consider His warnings to us not to "be yoked together with unbelievers… (2 Corinthians 6:14). Anybody who is unequally yoked together with the world will surely be a victim of God's anger, which leads to destruction (v. 4).

Friends, how long would you turn away from following the Lord? Jesus loves you; He does not want your destruction. Would you turn to Him today so that you may have abundant life? He is waiting with an outstretched arm to receive you.

• Birthday Blessing: "Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands" – Psalm 112:1.

Read Bible Through Passage: Nehemiah 1, 2, 3; Acts 14

There is no danger you will face or find yourself in that the Lord is not aware of. – Richard Udoh

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Saturday, July 12
Romans 14:7-12

ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD
So then, each of us will give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12, NIV

Recently, I met an alcoholic driver who incidentally claimed to be a Christian. I accepted the challenge to counsel him that alcohol was not good for his health. To my surprise, the man told me that the worst that could happen to him is death. I was careful not to condemn him, but I asked if he realised that he would give account of how he used his life when he returns to his Maker.

Apostle Paul, in today's devotion, tells us that we are stewards of how we live on a daily basis. One of the definitions of a steward is, "a person employed to manage a large house or estate." How are you living your life daily? Do you know you will give account of your life?

Perhaps you are thinking that your body belongs to you, and you can use it as you wish. What a wrong assumption! You inscribe tattoos on your skin, and do all manner of things with your body in the name of 'big boy' or 'big girl.'
Do not be deceived; your body does not belong to you. You are just a steward, and soon, you will account to your Maker.

The counsel to you this day is to repent from your ungodly ways and return to God. Begin to live your life with heaven in view. May you not regret it at the end in Jesus' name.

• Birthday Blessing: "You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed" – Isaiah 52:3

Read Bible Through Passage: Ezra 6, 7; Acts 13:1-13

Character is what a man is in the dark. – D. L. Moody

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Friday, July 11
Romans 14:1-6

HONOURING AND GIVING THANKS TO GOD
…He who eats meat eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. Romans 14:6, NIV

God's Spirit, through Apostle Paul, gave us the best approach to handling disputable matters in the body of Christ today. The first approach is to thank and appreciate God for the privilege we have to know Him as much as we do.

He also wants us to honour Him in the lives of other Christians by accepting them as they are as we make efforts to help them become better Christians. Again, Apostle Paul warned the Roman Christians, as God is warning you and I today, to desist from "passing judgment on disputable matters" (v. 1), but to accommodate other Christians whose faith in Christ may not be as strong as ours.

Friend, do not condemn any more, but like Jesus did; teach, rebuke, correct and train others in righteousness (John 8:1-11; 2 Timothy 3:16). Stop castigating other Christians on disputable matters because you may not necessarily have superior spiritual knowledge and understanding on the matter.

Always remember that, "the man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him" (Romans 14:3).

• Birthday Blessing: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" – Matthew 11:28

Read Bible Through Passage: Ezra 3, 4, 5; Acts 12

We must rejoice in God but still with a holy trembling. – Matthew Henry

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Sunday, July 6

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

GLORIFYING GOD IN YOUR BODY

For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body…. 1 Corinthians 6:20, KJV

The human body is mortal and it would surely suffer corruption after death. We are custodians of our body and have responsibility to cater for, and nourish it for a healthy living. We cannot separate the body and the spirit for there is a strong interplay between them. It is not possible to dedicate your spirit to God and handle your body the way you like. God requires that we glorify His name both in the spirit and in the body. The body has been described as the temple of the Holy Spirit and as such must be kept holy (1 Corinthians 6:19).

There is a foundational reason that should motivate every believer to live a distinguished life since Christ bought us with His precious and sinless blood. To glorify God in your body, you must yield your body and all her members; your soul and all its faculties, as instruments of righteousness to God. God's call is for us to devote and employ all we have to Him as a sacrifice to His glory. Examine your life today and make adjustments where necessary on the use of your body. Are you yielding your body as an instrument for sin or as an instrument of righteousness? Reconcile with God and henceforth, glorify God in your body.

• Birthday Blessing: "In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword" – Job 5:20

Read Bible Through Passage: 2 Chronicles 29, 30; Acts 9:1-25

They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good. – Billy Sunday

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Friday, July 4
1 Corinthians 6:1-11

WASHED, SANCTIFIED, AND JUSTIFIED
...But you were washed… sanctified…justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.  1 Corinthians 6:1-11, KJV

Paul rebuked the Corinthian believers because of some sinful acts that were prevalent among them. He criticised them of taking fellow believers to law court and advocated that believers should rather endure being cheated and wronged (vs. 1, 5, 7).

Paul considered lawsuits against fellow believers a reproach because   unbelievers are the ones that would preside over these lawsuits in the court. He then reminded the church about their exalted positions and the acts of God upon them.

As believers, we enjoy certain privileges that qualify and give us right standing before God. We are to put off all filthiness of the spirit and flesh because God has washed and sanctified us. The church is a separated community called out of the world and united with God.

Our justification therefore implies that Jesus Christ has blotted out our sins and the Spirit of God is witnessing the same to our conscience. We should live in the consciousness that these acts of God are intended to qualify us for the Kingdom promised by Christ.

Are you aware of these actions? If yes, pattern your life in line with the Word of God. As long as we remain in the flesh, the rule of sin will remain a challenge but the grace of God is sufficient for us.

• Birthday Blessing: "on Mount Zion will be deliverance…"    – Obadiah 17.

Read Bible Through Passage: 2 Chronicles 24, 25; Acts 8:1-25

As the heart is more washed, we grow more aware of its remaining defilement; just as we are more displeased with a single spot on a new coat than with a hundred stains on an old one. – John Barridge

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Thursday, July 3
1 Corinthians 5:9-13

DISSOCIATING FROM IMMORALITY IN THE BODY
But now I have written unto you not to keep company with anyone...not even to eat with such a person.  1 Corinthians 5:11, KJV

Apostle Paul gave a godly counsel about immorality that wanted to destroy the testimony of the church at Corinth. He was conscious of the need for the church to promote the standard of holiness because of where it was situated.

Initially from chapter 5, he spoke specifically about the incestuous brother in the church but in verse 9, Paul spoke generally and encouraged the righteous in the church to show hatred for sin in a more practical way.

The only way was for them to dissociate from a professing Christian who continues with immoral acts; and has a scandalous character. This is to show to the world that the church does not tolerate sin.

He further warned them to desist from eating sacred meals that could promote their association with the world. These instructions are relevant to us today. When you associate with someone with a scandalous character, you portray that you are both of the same nature.

The time has come for you to check your life and that of those you associate with. Prayerfully decide today to have a change of attitude and identify with godly people in order to witness to others.

• Birthday Blessing: "May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion." – Psalm 20:2

Read Bible Through Passage: 2 Chronicles 21, 22, 23; Acts 7:41-60

We must first be made good before we can do good; we must first be made just before our works can please God. – Hugh Latimer