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John 11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Devotion: Jesus was called to heal Lazarus, but he came late even as he knew that Lazarus was gravely ill. Jesus when he finally arrived demanded that the stone be rolled away and he called forth on Lazarus to come out. (John 11:43) You may be thinking oh, since all these days and prayers Jesus did not answer your prayers. Your faith like Mary and Martha’s is shaken (John 11:32;39) but he says roll away the stone vs 39. The stone is your unbelieving heart, open it, have faith and do away with the bad, odorous sin. Martha said by this time “he stinks”.   Jesus lifted up his eyes unto God, He did not look at the smelly grave (He takes away his eyes from your sin) that is favour. This morning I don’t know what your going through and how long, but I know Jesus is always on Time call on him and he will relieve you of yo...

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. James 4:17 KJV Devotion: Apostle James was teaching morals to the people all over the world including you and me. He discussed why people ask and did not receive vs 2-3 because they ask amiss. He also made us to understand that love of the world (vs 4) is enimity with God because we cannot serve two masters.  James thought us not to be proud but to submit ourselves to God and let God direct us. We should not speak evil of another person neither should we judge because judgement is of the Lord. We must not grumble when faced with law of God rather we must obey the law and do right always.    We must acknowledge God always and know that God rules in the affairs of men, therefore we must not boast of what we will do tomorrow. We should only say if God wills I will do this or travel to some place.   Having thought us all these James made us to understand that there is no denial. We do not have ...

even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.  Matthew 20:28 KJV Devotion: To understand the statement of Jesus above we have to understand what led to it. The two sons of Zebedee (James and John) came to Jesus accompanied by their mother to seek favour. She wanted Jesus to give them priority in His(Jesus') kingdom. One to sit on Jesus'left hand and the other one on the right.  This is human reasoning, it is not to be expected of servants of God. Many ministers of God today are preoccupied with what Car, House and other perks of office than heavenly matters, than welfare of the congregants.   Jesus had to explain to her that the rules in heaven is different from here on earth and nobody gets anything by human favour. Only God decides who occupies what position. Even Jesus did not come so that He will be served but to serve others.   Friends out there are you expecting people to tumble over heads t...

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 KJV Devotion: The passage above was written by David when there was trouble, when he was in the valley of life but David trusted God and he was saved.  Dear beloved, I don't know what you're going through presently but I want you to know that without valley there's no peak. The Lord God who took David out of the valley will take care of your situation, He will bring you to the top and you will have testimony in Jesus name.   Do not fear, do not be skeptical just believe and stand firm in faith. You will see the glory of God in the Land of the living. God says I am with you, I will not leave you nor forsake you (Isaiah 41:10-14). The situation will terminate in great testimony in Jesus name.  Dear reader, share your testimony with us. I remain your friend Dr Joel Olanrewaju visit my page at ojaysjoel.blogspot.com fo...

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:17 KJV Devotion: A preacher lamented that his church started same time as another one was not growing. The congregants remained nearly the same for over a decade. Whilst the other has become a cathedral. The cause was there but he did not notice it. When he peaches he CONDEMNS the sinner, he tells them they will go to hell fire. Nobody wants to go to hell fire so the people went elsewhere, where they are welcomed with open hands and assigned to a person who teaches them the word of God without condemnation. The sinner is told the consequences of non repentance but it is after the joy, reward for repentance had been properly explained to them. The new convert is visited, assisted when necessary and made to belong to household of God. In the other church nobody speaks to the sinner, he/she is ostracized from the church and made to feel guilty.  Dear friend, Jesus did no...

"My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29" Devotion : Any Christian who comes across this scripture should be happy indeed because Jesus Christ said whoever He has given eternal life will not perish neither will any man snatch them from His hand.   What a relief! He also made it clear that his sheep ,( disciples, born again Christian) hear his voice and follow him. Every Christian should fellowship with the Word of God and the Holy Spirit so that he/she can hear the voice of Christ Jesus.  If the Word of God dwells in you richly it is easy to hear the voice of Christ because he speaks nothing but his Word. This is the reason you must read the Bible aka word of God daily.  Dear beloved, do you hear the voice of Jesus Christ? Share your testimony with us. Hallelujah. From KJV offline bible daily devotional.

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJV) Devotion: Living in ignorance of your duty is a recipe for failure. Ignorance is the worst state for any child of God to find themselves in (Hosea 4:6). It can rob you of knowing your divine purpose and fulfilling it.    Dear beloved, everything you do under the sun will be brought to judgment in the end. Your whole duty on earth is to fear God and obey His commandments. Fearing Him is to give Him priority in your life, hate evil, and live in righteousness. Simply put - fearing God is obedience, reverence.    Beloved, when you live your life to please God, you will have nothing to fear or worry about (Proverbs 28:1). There shall surely be challenges because nothing comes cheap. (John 16:33) But if you are ab...