Good-life Daily Devotional

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi   YOUR DAYS OF LACK ARE OVER   Matt 15:34 NKJV ” Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."              God ’ s plan is for us to always have more than enough resources not only for our needs to be met but also for the needs of others to be met too. His blessing is upon us to multiply our resources .The scriptures say the blessing of God makes a man rich and it adds no sorrow (Prov 10:22).   As part of our salvation experience we are given grace for the multiplication of our resources: this is a supernatural endowment that increases whatever we place in God ’ s hands for our use and for the expansion of missionary work on earth.                In Matt 15:32-37 the disciples where faced with the challenge of feeding four thousand persons and were overwhelmed when they looked at what they had : seven loaves of bread and a few little fish however, when these were placed

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi SUPERSTITION AND TRADITIONS ARE A HINDRANCE TO MIRACLES   Acts 17:22 KJV “ Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. ”          The word ‘ superstition ’ as used here is a Greek word which derives its meaning from two other words: the first ‘ deilos ’ which means' to dread', be timid, faithless and fearful. The second is the word ‘ Daimon ’ which means a supernatural spirit of a bad nature:the devil. Superstition is the fear of evil spirits. In Acts 17:23 the scriptures says it is an attribute of those who serve a God of whom little or nothing is known. It is like being married to a person and yet one knows little or nothing about him or her.           A void or gap in any relationship easily gets filled with suspicions. Likewise the worship of God outside a personal relationship elicits fear. This reflects in the way we relate to each other. Supe

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi GOD ’ S GRACE IS A SHIELD AGAINST  THE FEAR OF REJECTION Mark 7:11 AMP “ But [as for you] you say, A man is exempt if he tells [his] father or [his] mother, What you would otherwise have gained from me [everything I have that would have been of use to you] is Corban, that is, is a gift [already given as an offering to God], ”            The religious Jews of Jesus ’ time were synonymous with flattering speeches designed to exploit their followers. In one instance, they disregarded the importance of the young catering for the elderly by insisting that gifts which would have been sent for the upkeep of the elderly be rather given as offerings to the temple thereby encouraging the neglect of the weak and elderly. The Pharisees profited from this act of the dishonor of one ’ s parents by the youths. This ran contrary to what the scripture says in Ex 20:12 AMP “ Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your father and mother, that you

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi John 8:1 AMP ‘ She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more. ’                 This theatrical display of self-righteousness was probably the height of provocation by the religious folks of Jesus time who sought so much to discredit Him before the public. Jesus Christ was seen as a threat to the Jewish religious traditions which sought to profit a few at the expense of the weak majority especially women. For example, from the above scripture, nothing was said of the woman ’ s male companion; definitely adultery requires two or more partners of the opposite sex. This is typical of all man-made religion: they are often, exploitative, illogical and inhumane.                 Jesus Christ was very consistent with his mission to save the weak, the scripture says in John 3:17 Amp “ For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence o