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“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 (KJV) The quality of the knowledge you have determines the quality of your life. The children of God are encouraged to enrich their hearts with the Word of God (Colossians 3:16). Beloved, do you know your duty as a child of God? The answer to this question is expressed in our opening scripture: the whole duty of the child of God is to fear God and do His commandment. To fear God means to know that the LORD is God and worship Him; it also means to love what God loves and hate what God hates. Finally, it means to give God the first place in your life, decisions, and choices. Beloved, those who fear the LORD do His commandments (Isaiah 1:19). Thus, those who do not do the Word of God do not fear God (Isaiah 1:20). Dear beloved, spend time with the Word of God so that you come to know your heavenly Father and do His Word. If you are able to do this, y...

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; Romans 5:3" Devotion : One of the best moments of every child of God is the day he or she became born again. It is a day when your heart is glad and rejoices because you are saved by Jesus Christ for eternal life so that you can have fellowship with the Father and be called a child of God. During the course of your relationship with God, you will go through tribulations. There are many of them, and they are unique to every child of God; it is a training that God gives His children so that they can be empowered to endure the difficult times in life. Find a way to rejoice in the midst of the tribulations because of what they will produce in you. They will produce patience, experience, and hope in you. Patience, experience, and hope will then defeat all forms of shame in your life, and you will be a better person for God to use to bless the rest of the world. Praise the Lord! Share yo...

"O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1" Devotion : The psalmist called to his family and friends to worship God through songs. When you come to know the Lord, there is something that cannot be separated from Him: He loves music and expects His creation to worship and praise Him through songs and hymns. The psalmist called Him the Rock of Salvation. Dear beloved, who is God to you? Is He also the rock of your salvation? If indeed He is the rock of your salvation, you will call your family every dawn to worship and engage your family in devotion before the morning starts. When you do this, your day will be full of good tidings, and all things will begin to work together for your good because you love God and are called according to His purpose. Call your friends to worship if you don't have a family, and you will be creating a family of friends unto the Lord. May God give you a heart of worship to worship and ...

"In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Psalm 71:1" Devotion : Trust is the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something; it is also one in which confidence is placed. Trust is something that everyone cherishes and holds in high esteem. When trust is broken, many untoward things happen: There is loss of faith, sadness, disappointment, confusion, etc. The psalmist, at one time, put his trust in people, and in the end, he was disappointed and confused. This time he put his trust in the Lord and prayed that God would honor his trust. In the end, God honored him, and his confidence in the Lord grew stronger and stronger. Dear beloved, never put your trust in people or anything other than the Lord. Let your whole trust and confidence be in God, and He will honor His Word concerning you. Sometimes there will be delays, but never lose your trust in Him, because He is the only dependable being in the whole univ...

Morning Exceeding great and precious promises. — 2 Peter 1:4 If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow. Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude to their fulfilment. While you are musing upon them, the boon which you are seeking will insensibly come to you. Many a Christian who has thirsted for the promise has found the favour which it ensured gently distilling into his soul even while he has been considering the divine record; and he has rejoiced that ever he was led to lay the promise near his heart.  But besides meditating upon the promises, seek in thy soul to receive them as being the very words of God. Speak to thy soul thus, “If I were dealing with a man’s promise, I should carefully consider the ability and the character of the man who had covenanted with me. So with the p...

"Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? Luke 10:36" Devotion : Jesus Christ is a great God and always has a perfect answer for any questions that are bothering us. Jesus Christ was teaching when a certain lawyer who wanted to justify himself asked Jesus who his neighbor was. Now, according to the dictionary definition, a neighbor is a person who lives next to or near another person. However, in the Kingdom of God, being a neighbor requires an action. Anyone who meets the need of another person is a neighbor to that person. Jesus Christ used the parable of the good Samaritan to explain what it is to be a neighbor in the Kingdom of God (Luke 10:30-35). Dear beloved, don't just live next to or close to a person but minister to the need of that person so that you can be a true neighbor to them. Praise the Lord! Share your comments here! http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kjvstudybible.bible.kjv.bibleverses.bibleo...

"Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: Acts 18:9" Devotion : Apostle Paul, in his ministry on Earth, came to a crossroads, where he had to decide whether or not to stop preaching the gospel because of fear. Jesus Christ appeared to him in a vision and allayed his fears; He asked Paul to speak boldly and not stop for any reason. Dear beloved, it is possible that you have also come to a crossroads where you want to stop doing what God has assigned to you. Take encouragement from the opening scripture, and do your assigned task boldly. Don't stop for any reason and lose your reward. You might be thinking that there is no use for you because of your condition or your circumstances. I have good news for you: There is no useless person in this world; you are useful to God. God can put you to good use because there is nothing too hard for Him to do. Cheer up and make yourself available for God to use. Hallelujah! ...