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 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor 12:9.  Devotion: Paul prayed severally on a certain infirmity but God's response was " My Grace is Sufficient for Thee"    I know for sure that there's nothing God cannot do Mark 10:27, but in this case for reasons best known to God, He did not remove the infirmity.  I don't know what you're going through, maybe you have prayed and probably fasted on it yet the problem persists. I just want you to know that "His Grace is Sufficient for You". You should just thank God and sing Praise and Worship songs to Him. His peace that surpasses All Human understanding will see you through, Philippians 4:7. This song is very apt in such situation: sing along... CAC Hymnal number 831 - They that trust in the Lord are secure  9.9.9.8. & Ref. My grace is s...

"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; Deuteronomy 7:9" Devotion : A covenant is an agreement between a higher being and a lesser being with a seal of blood; in the covenant, the higher being promises the lesser being, and there is a demand of obligation from the lesser being. There are many covenants in the Bible: Adamic covenant, Abrahamic covenant, Mosaic covenant, etc. There could also be covenants between lesser beings with the invocation of a deity. An example is the covenant between David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:16).    The opening scripture said we should know that God is a faithful God, He does not break His covenant, He is merciful to those who love Him, and His commandments go beyond a thousand generations. It presupposes that some children of God lack detailed knowledge about God. How well you know God determines how far you ...

... give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 ESV Devotion: Jesus here encourages us to be our brother's keeper because it's 1) the right thing to do. 2) because we also received what we have and 3) it is blessed to give. The bible says in Eccl. 11:1 "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days" ie give to who cannot repay you and you will get it back in several folds from another source. I have done several times and I was richly blessed. An example is when I shared (the total amount I had on me for the week) 2500 Naira (Nigerian money) and within the hour a friend transferred 100000 Naira to me without knowing I was in need of money.   What do you give? I read from the papers recently how people donate expired indomie noddles, biscuits and medicine to orphanages. This clearly is not accepta...

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24‭-‬25 ESV Devotion: Times and seasons, we all go through our highs and lows in different ways depending on our innate ability and social milieu. Some will easily recover while some others may or may not recover. This is where we as Christian should come out to fulfill the mandate given us to stir up one another, to show love, to meet and pray together. We are to encourage one another from the word of God and even from personal experience 2 Cor.1:4.  Dear reader what are you going through, don't stay down call on God and visit your Church leaders for counsel and you'll soon have testimonies to share in Jesus name. Hallelujah. -JO

And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us. 1 John 5:14 AMPC Devotion: In idolatry images of gods are presented as object of worship and people go to kneel before it for prayers. Just like in the days of Baal (1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.) several sacrifices are made without response from their gods. But their gods have eyes but cannot see and ears but do not hear. So their prayers are not answered. But we have a listening and answering God who does not require any object of sacrifice from us. All He requires from us is our soul as a living sacrifice ie total obedience a...

"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Psalm 34:18" Devotion : God has laid down a principle for Himself regarding whom to walk with and be close to. He said He will be close to a person who is of a broken heart and a contrite spirit.  A broken heart is a heart of meekness, a life of continual humility. A contrite spirit is a heart that shows remorse for sins. These two qualities are very essential to God; therefore, a Christian who seeks to hear the voice of God or to be close to God must yearn to develop a meek heart and contrite spirit.  Dear beloved, do you have these two qualities God desires from you? Share your comments here! http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kjvstudybible.bible.kjv.bibleverses.bibleoffline   Edited 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6 KJV Devotion: We know that the word of God ie the BIBLE is the true word of God and that Jesus cannot lie. Paul talked of it in Titus 1:2 "In hope of eternal life (given by God through His Son Jesus Christ), which God, that CANNOT LIE, promised before the world began".   Whatever Jesus says is true and evidently proofed by His life on earth. He said He will die and rise up the third day and He did. Therefore when He says He's the way I believe and I urge you to believe. If you want to know "the way, the truth and the life" come to Jesus today and you will not miss the way. Have you given your life to Christ? What's the experience like? Please share your testimony with us today. Hallelujah. Amen. -JO.