Good-life Daily Devotional

Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Hebrew 6:1-2 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of  baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead,  and of eternal judgment."           The word 'perfection' in this text is the Greek word 'teleios' and it means :to be complete in labor, growth, mental and moral character, to come of age. What this implies is that the Christian  goes through a growth process spiritually, intellectually, morally and in character and finally comes of age in spiritual matters.         The scriptures describes the teachings on the need to repent from dead works,  faith towards God, the need for water and Holy Ghost  baptisms ,deliverance and impartations by the laying on of the hands,  questions on the resurrection of the dead and  eternal judgment as belonging to t

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi John 13:29 "For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor."         The word 'bag' is the Greek word 'glossokomon ' which means a purse. This gives us an idea of how sensitive Judas' position was, he was the financial secretary or treasurer of the ministry : a position given to the most trusted and reliable person in an organization.           The other disciples had no complain about Judas' appointment because of his track record in society, yet he had evil intentions against Jesus Christ which culminated in his betraying Jesus for the love of money.  Judas is typical of a false teacher or prophet in the church of Christ. The false prophet or teacher is that fellow that could be considered as being very religious and like Judas very godly. What could be godlier than work

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi “Love shall cover the multitude of sins” 1Peter4:8       To love means to be compassionate and it is mostly needed when an offense is committed or when a person is helpless. Love is a power from God :it is His nature and the strongest force in the universe and the highest level of spirituality. It is what sustains the human race: God's love preserves us through His mercy.       The sufferings in the world are as a result of the rejection of God’s plans for humanity.  We easily rebel against that which is holy and godly and embrace evil ,resulting in heart breaks, diseases, death, destruction, misery and poverty      Our rebellion against God deserves our total annihilation,  but God’s love for humanity constraints Him from executing maximum punishment on us.He is merciful to us: “The Lord is long-suffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression” Numbers 14:18. The scriptures says “the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to ang

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Luke 5:7 "And they beckoned unto  their partners,  which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them.  And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink."        Prior to this verse of Scripture,  Jesus had told an exasperated, overworked and disappointed  Peter who had been fishing all night to  "..... Launch  out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught."( Luke 5:4) this happened after Peter had given his boat to Jesus to use as a platform to preach the gospel of the kingdom. The scriptures teaches that a reward awaits those who give their resources for the teaching of the gospel , it is called sowing to the spirit . Gal.6: 8b says  ."..he that soweth to the Spirit shall of  the Spirit reap life everlasting." What this means is that sustainability in one's business enterprise comes from consciously investing in the spread of the gospel. Neglecting this divine ordinance

Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Jeremiah 9:23" Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise  man glory in his  wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich  man glory in his riches: "        The inequalities and social injustice in society are  are behind the insecurity problems the world over ;consequently, men have built their security within the perimeter of their finances,  academic achievements and social class. Unfortunately, none of the above can truly guarantee one's safety         The second coming of Jesus Christ shall be heralded by heightened security problems on a global scale by reason  of an increase in demonic activities.  The scriptures says Matthew 24:12" And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. " it is against this backdrop that self- dependence exposes one to the dangers of society. One cannot be careful enough in guaranteeing personal security let alone that of our loved ones.Most  nations spend 

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi James 3:16 "For where envying  and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."        We can not go a day without offending and being offended by someone . Revenge is a natural tendency by reason of the fallen nature of man partly because we are oblivious of its implications.         The natural law of justice says in Luke 6:31 "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise".  this implies that every word or action taken against or in favour of  anyone is a seed whose harvest will materialize in the same action being taken against us or in our favour . Our words and actions are seeds which germinate into favourable or unfavourable events in future.       The grace of God does not interfere with the law of agriculture, rather, it reinforces the law, the scriptures says in Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man  soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that s

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi Acts 1:8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is  come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,  and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the  earth."      The Holy Spirit is the life force of God, He is referred to as the third person in the trinity not by way of rank but by identity and functionality. It is analogous of an egg which consists of three parts, first the shell ,secondly the albumen and thirdly the yoke.  The order of occurrence does not necessarily mean an order of superiority. Likewise , God is three in one just as the egg is three in one and they are equal and function in perfect harmony. God is Father, Son (The Word) and the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28: 19 says"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: " the grammatical conjunction 'and' indicates a connection between

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi Mark9:24 "And straightway the father of  the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine  unbelief."     Faith is ones total reliance on God : without it, we cannot gain access to any of God's provisions.  The Christian life is impossible without faith.  Jesus attributed the miracles which  took place during His earthly ministry to the faith of the recipients (Mt.9:2,22,29,Mk5:24,lk7:50) He often said to the healed that 'your faith has made you whole'. He did not say the powerful apostle, Rev,pastor,evangelists and  prophet has made you whole . He attributed it to faith only.             God has given us all that we need in life for godliness and sustenance (2Pet.1:3 ). He is not planning to give but has given all that we need. And like the ATM requires a password before releasing its content likewise we need faith from the lord to access the desires of our hearts.        Faith is used interchangeably

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi.  John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we  beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full  of grace and truth."       This verse of Scripture reveals the truth about the formation of the human character or personality. It  is possible for the character of a person to be known before he or she is born through the words that were spoken and meditated upon prior to conception.  Jesus Christ  is the word of God metamorphosed into a human body by the word spoken and meditated upon by Mary (Luke 1:31-38)        The scriptures says in Jeremiah 1: 5 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;  and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and  I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." meaning we all existed in a spiritual  word format  well known by God before we were conceived in our mother's wombs. In psalm 51: 5 "Behold, I was shapen in  iniquity; a

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi   Col.1:27" To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:" .         The greatest miracle a person can ever experience is when he or she receives Jesus Christ as lord and saviour .At salvation our spirits became one with the Spirit of the living God through Jesus Christ: it is the greatest thing that could ever happen to a person. Before salvation we were alienated from the Spirit of God and were at the mercy of fallen spirits and were aliens to the God type of life through our ignorance (Ephesians 4:18)             But when we received the gospel in to our hearts, our spirits experienced a rebirth, the scriptures says in Titus 3: 4-6 "But after that the kindness and  love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of  righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and rene

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi   Matt 18: 3" And said,  Verily I say  unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye  shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"     The word 'converted' is the Greek word 'strepho' and it means: to twist, i.e. turn quite around or reverse, turn self about. The word 'become' is the Greek word 'ginomai' which means: to arise, be assembled, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled , grow,be made, be performed,  seem, be showed. Therefore, Jesus is saying that except a person be willing to make a u-turn from his or her self-centered agenda or what he or she assumes to be their purpose in life and decides to follow Jesus with the simpleness of the heart of a child without the fear of falling in error and being fulfilled with what life presents each day as a child does without bogus ambitions with the readiness and willingness to assemble with other believers  like children do and bei

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi  Ex 3:13 -14NIV “ Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'" Mark 14:61-62 KJV   “But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?   And Jesus said, I am:……”         A person’s identity is a summary of the office they occupy. It represents the power in that office. Whenever ,God wants to demonstrate His miraculous power , He always backs it up with His name . When Moses, was to embark on this humanly impossible task of the emancipation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage , he knew no one would hid his call except it was backed up by divine authority and power therefore , G