Good-life Daily Devotional

   Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi James 3:10-11 “ And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! “ Rom 3:14 "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."    Cursing is the act of using vulgar , profane or vulgar language , it is a characteristics of the fallen human nature and counterproductive to the new creation in Jesus Christ .    Foul language and cursing is often manifested when we are angry    or impatient . Ecclesiastes 5:2 says “ Do not be rash with your mouth..”       It is difficult manifesting the Christ-like   nature with foul language and cursing   James 1:19-21“ ..understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. “ the words we speak have power and they affect the lives of hearers negatively or positively . Using foul language and cursing while seeking for breakthroug

    By Rev.  Michael Benson Ajayi Ex 14:13-14 NIV “Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.  The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."  Moses was faced with a condition in his leadership carrier were all human formula failed him, he was being chased by Pharaoh and the Egyptian army and the only way forward was through the sea. Death was certain whichever way , except there was a divine intervention.        Sometimes we find ourselves where our best plans fail not because we did not make the necessary calculations but due to circumstances beyond our control, this results in discouragement and depression with suicidal tendencies. Many persons are simply going through the motions of life, they’ve actually lost the will to live. Some of the factors that results in discouragement includes; the hardness of the way (Numbers 21:4): God’s

   By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi James 2:15-17 NLT Bible “ Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, "Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well"—but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?   So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. “          Walking in love demands identifying oneself with another person’s experiences, feelings and emotions, especially in misfortune. It requires showing compassion and being sympathetic to others with understanding of what they are going through. The scriptures says in 1 Cor 12:25-26 NLT Bible “ This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.”    The believers in Jesus Christ are an extension of God’s loving hands to one another and to the world , the script

   By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi Luke 1:72-75 KJV    “To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,    In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 2 Sam 7:13-16    AMP “He shall build a house for My Name [and My Presence], and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.    I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.    But My mercy and loving-kindness shall not depart from him, as I took [them] from Saul, whom I took away from before you.    And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever.”             The scriptures says in    Matt 20:30 NKJV “…. two blind men sitting by the road, when they he

    By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi “But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend, Isaiah 41:8 NLT Bible     Religion is an attempt by man to be in harmony with God using man's standards of holiness . The scriptures describes the futility of religion and the religious " and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it. You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires. Colossians 2:19‭-‬20‭, ‬22‭-‬23 NLT Bible. Religion lacks the power to cure sin . Righteousness canno

  By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi     The idea that a Christian cannot lose their salvation is open to debate . The scriptures teaches that salvation is by grace through faith by the process of substitutionary atonement were one person takes the punishment for the sins of another . This process is conditioned on one's acceptance of the provisions for salvation .   One of such conditions for salvation is forgiveness of those who have offended us , this is not hard to do if one is filled and led by the Holy Spirit . There is no room for hatred in the heart of a truly born again Christian. Unforgiveness is Satan's strategy to keep many persons out of heaven. Here are Scriptures revealing God's position against unforgiveness . "When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, "2 Corinthians 2:10 NLT "and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

  By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi Lev.16:21 "And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:"   Isaiah 53:12 "Therefore will I  divide him a portion with the great, and he shall  divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath  poured out his soul unto death: and he was  numbered with the transgressors; and he bare  the sin of many, and made intercession for the  transgressors."        Substitutionary atonement is the concept that Jesus Christ took the place of mankind, suffering the deserved punishment for our sins. By atonement we are reconciled with God .      In the old testament amendment for sins   were made by having a goat take the place of the sinner . The goat was then released into the wilderness were it was killed b

    Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi  2Cor.2:14" Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place."      The word' savour' as used in this text of scripture is the Greek word 'osme' and it means fragrance , odour, and the word 'triumph ' is the Greek word 'thriambeuo' which means : to make an acclamatory procession, to conquer or to give victory. What this implies is that the message of grace emits a fragrance that results in victorious living.          Words have an aroma,  they either make us attractive  or repulsive.  Proverbs 24:26 says  "Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer." the child of God who has patterned his or her speech after the word of grace has kissable lips. Cosmetics makes lips appear beautiful but does not determine how kissable a lip is: it is the love that a person has for another that leads to passionate kissing

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi Philippians 2:14-15 NLT "Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.".         The English  dictionary defines ' complaining ' as :finding fault, express displeasure and 'arguing'  is defined as; dispute, making claims, giving reasons. The above scripture isn't referring to the momentary complaints we make, rather, it is referring to a life of obsessive or habitual complaints and arguments.           Fault- finding gives Satan express access in to a marriage, business, relationship and ministry : it is the shifting of blames to other persons other than oneself resulting in contentions and bitter rivalry that sometimes turns deadly.         It is born out of selfish ambitions: a result of comparing oneself with others. James 3:14-16 NLT says "But if you are bitterly je

    by. Rev Michael Benson Ajayi. 1Timothy 6:6 "  But godliness with contentment is great gain."        The word 'contentment' as used in this biblical  text is the Greek word 'autarkeia' and it means ;self-satisfaction, competence,  sufficiency. This word has been wrongly interpreted to mean poverty by many  Poverty is a symptom of the curse Jesus delivered us from (2Cor8.9) therefore ,God is no way pleased with His children being poor.         The father is only pleased by our faith in His word.This is what the bible describes as godliness and it comes with great rewards.Hebrews 11:6 says  "But without faith it is impossible to please  him: for he that cometh  to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that  diligently seek him." and Romans 1:17 says"... The just shall live  by faith". Faith is the password or authorization needed to obtain anything from God. Therefore, whatever lack we suffer is not from God but th

    Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.     The word 'stability ' is the Hebrew word  'emuwnah ' it means  firmness;  security; morally fidelity, steady, truly, truth, verily. This defines the character of the believer in Jesus Christ needed for a victorious life .  Christian growth  is marked by major changes and demands : the older we get the more of a liability we become to our individual communities.        A teenager is more of a liability to his or her parents than a toddler, and more is expected of a teenager by his or her parents such as helping  out with house chores .therefore accountability comes with growth , Luke 12:48 says " But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of

Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi John 13:34 -35 "A new  commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have  loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all  men  know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."          Love is the fulfillment of the laws of the old testament and  it is the driving force behind any action by God's people. The scriptures says in Matthew14: 14 "And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick." miracles are a demonstration of God's love for us. That is why the Holy Spirit is grieved whenever a preacher demands money or any other form of gratification before praying for the sick .Jesus did not demand anything from the sick before healing them.  He instructed His disciples to demonstrate this same love by not charging fees for miracles. Matthew 10:8-9 says" Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,  cast out devils:

  By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi   Exodus 12:13 "And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt."      The word 'token' is the Hebrew word 'owth ' it means: a visible signal, a flag, beacon, evidence, miracle. The Israelites had been in slavery for four centuries and when the day of their emancipation was fully come, God sent His servant Moses as a sign to their slave master -Pharaoh : instructing him to let the Israelites go and failure to do so was met with unpleasant sanctions, one of which was  a deadly plague:         Pharaoh was adamant and the plague was unleashed upon the land of Egypt. As an antidote to the pandemic the Israelites were instructed to kill a sheep and mark the lintel of their doors with its blood.  Ancient African culture recognized this miracle as tokens dipped in animal blood could b

    By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Mark 10: 16" And  he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed  them."        The word 'blessed' is the Greek word 'eulogeo' which means to speak well of, to invoke a benediction upon,to prosper, to  praise. Therefore, to be blessed means to be well spoken of and praised by God  because of His love for us (Job2:3). Nobody can bring a charge against you before God ( Rom.8:33). Whenever  a man is in love with a woman, he becomes blind to her flaws; that's how it is between the born again christian and the heavenly Father,  the scriptures says in John 3:16-17" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only  begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but  have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to  condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."   God is not excited about the prospect of those who have rejected his love in Jesus Ch