The Power Of Your Love

Spirit & Life Devotional
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

The Power Of Your Love

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.” Psalms 91:14-16 NKJV

I am yet to see something more powerful than love. Love is not only powerful, it is the secret of every great Christian I know. Years ago, in the university, I used to see my senior friend, Gloria, praying behind a building at night, every night. I wanted to be like her, I tried; I too started spending more time with God, but not as long as my friend prayed. So I decided to ask her how she was able to pray for so long. Her response was simple; "Love God". She taught me that if I loved God, I would want to spend time with Him and also to study His word. Awesome!

Loving God is the greatest thing anyone can do with his life, no wonder it's the first and only commandment. And it is also very rewarding! There's a promise of deliverance, promotion, honour, long life, answers to prayers, and divine presence. Psalm 145:20 says that the Lord preserves all who love Him. And Romans 8:28 says that all things work together for good to those who love God. Hallelujah!

Jesus said to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. You can get all the things you ever wanted just by being in love with God. That's how powerful your love for God is.

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Giant Killers

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, 13 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Giant Killers

"These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants." I Chronicles 20:8 NKJV

The major distinguishing feature of a giant is its size. Words such as huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, great, vast, immense, tremendous, very big, very large, mighty, etc, are used to describe giants. You normally don't overcome giants easily. Their size alone is intimidating; and capable of making you lose confidence in yourself.

When Moses sent spies to check out the Promised Land, ten of them said, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. There we saw the giants; and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

You know, there are situations in life that are like giants before us: it could be a health challenge; it could be debt that has accumulated over time; it could be certain individuals like a boss at work or a lecturer in school; and it could be some herculean tasks and projects that have been assigned to you.

Whatever the case, I want you to know that you can be victorious over every giant in your life. An entire army of Israel was afraid of just one giant called Goliath, but not David; David slew the giant and later killed his sons. Have the mentality of a giant killer. All you need is faith in God. God is bigger, stronger, greater and mightier than any giant in life. Victory is sure when we fight our battles in His name.

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Astonishing Miracles

Spirit & Life Devotional
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Astonishing Miracles

"For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken." Luke 5:9 NKJV

To be astonished is to be greatly surprised or impressed. It is to be amazed; dazed and dumfounded. To be astonished is to be filled with overpowering wonder.

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, the Israelites said that it was like a dream! They were filled with laughter, and they sang for joy. Even other nations were astonished; they said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”The children of Israel testified, "Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!" Hallelujah!

Today, I want you to agree with me for astonishing miracles in your life. You know, that's really what God loves to do! He takes delight in doing exceptional things that only Him can do! Peter was done for the day, he wasn't hoping to catch fish again that morning, he had even washed his nets: but from the same water where Peter and his partners fished, now they caught so much that their nets broke and they began to sink! Hallelujah!

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Pray And Act

Spirit & Life Devotional
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Pray And Act

"Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night." Nehemiah 4:9 NKJV

The Israelites were rebuilding the broken walls of Jerusalem, and according to the Bible, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored, they became very angry, and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. You know, some people are just as evil as those guys; they want to continue to profit from such disorder.

Now, here's how the Israelites, under the leadership of Nehemiah responded: first, they prayed to God for protection, and second, they set a watch against them day and night.

There's a lot to learn from that: you see, you can't be praying for prosperity, for instance, and not do anything (work, business, investments) that God can use to prosper you; you've got to pray and then take action! If you want a job, pray and then submit your curriculum vitae to the organizations that you wish to work for; if you want to get married, pray guys, and then go out there and search for her; and ladies, when you pray, also try to be in places where men can find you! Check the Scriptures, miracles happened as people took action.

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Pleasing The Lord Always

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Pleasing The Lord Always

"Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him." II Corinthians 5:9 NKJV

Brothers and sisters, true Christianity is not about pleasing ones self, but about pleasing the Lord. That's what it's really all about. The day pleasing the Lord is no longer our primary objective, then it has ceased being Christianity! All our words, actions and thoughts must be to please the Lord. Teachers too must teach constantly on the need and importance of us pleasing the Lord: you know, we were actually created for His pleasure.

Here's what Paul wrote to the Colossians: "For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things– That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]." Colossians 1:9-10 AMP

Here's what he also wrote to the Thessalonians: "Brothers and sisters, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more." 1 Thessalonians 4:1 ERV

It's my prayer that you will always be pleasing to the Lord. Amen.

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Shake It Off

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, 9 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Shake It Off

"But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm." Acts 28:5 NKJV

Apostle Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, when a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. Paul was not in any way terrified, he simply shook off the creature into the fire, and he suffered no harm. The people who saw what happened kept watching him, expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god! Haha! Hallelujah!

What has fastened itself on you? Sickness? Disease? A sore? Poverty and lack? Pain? What's that thing that has been on you, whether on your hands, legs, chest, your body, your mind; that is making you uncomfortable, making life miserable for you, making you have sleepless nights?

Do you know that it doesn't have to be on you? Do you know that it has no right to be on you? Do you know that it has no power at all over you? Do you know that it can be off your life if you command it to get off? Do you know that you can be free of it in less than an hour? Yes! When I used to be sick, I would get up in faith and go and play football, and the sickness would vanish! I shook sickness off my body! That was over twelve years ago! You too can exercise your faith today, and just shake whatever shouldn't be there, off into the fire! Amen.

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The Law Of Partnership

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, 8 November 2015
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

The Law Of Partnership

"Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you." Leviticus 26:8 NKJV

From the very beginning, God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Our mind immediately thinks about marriage when we read this particular verse of the Bible, but it's much more than that; it's applicable to nearly all aspects of a man's life, women too of course; it is not good for a man to be alone.

Think about it; Jesus was God on earth; He was mightily anointed, filled with the fullness of God, His words alone could do many wonders, angels were at His beck and call, but it's quite interesting that Jesus still chose 12 disciples to be with Him and to work with Him. And we see in scriptures Jesus sending them to preach and to teach, and to heal the sick.

Partnership multiplies results. Normally, if five will chase a hundred, then hundred should chase two thousand: but the Bible says that a hundred will chase ten thousand! I don't know if the scientists have laws, principles and formulas that can explain such results! It's simply amazing! That's an idea of what can happen when we join forces and team up to fulfill the assignments given to us by God.

Let me use this as an opportunity to encourage you to consider partnering with me in furthering the gospel. We're printing and distributing hard copies of the devotional free to some people in prisons, hospitals, parks, schools, football fields, etc, as a means of getting them saved and delivered. God will bless you as you do.

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