Good-life Daily Devotional

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi John 11:44 "And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go."             Lazarus' death is so unique in that God's plans for the resurrection of the dead in Christ was revealed in that moment to Jesus' followers. Jesus described Himself as being the resurrection and the life to his disciples (John11:25) prior to this event,  Jesus had earlier demonstrated His ability to raise the dead in  ( luke7:11-16).  The fact that we shall be resurrected after physical death is profound and it is the core of the Christian faith.         The resurrection power of the risen and glorified Christ is already at work in the life of believers. It is evident in the various testimonies of miraculous restoration experienced by believers the w...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi         John 11:38-39 NKJV” Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone."        The Greek word that is translated "groaning" is the word  ‘Embrimaomai’   which means - to snort with anger;sigh with chagrin; to have indignation on or to blame .It also means to straightly charge or murmur against. These adverbs expressed Jesus’ state of mind as he confronted the powers that held Lazarus bound in the grave and that's the same way he feels about your situation . Faith working by love for God is all that is needed for miracles to take place. Attributing a misfortune to God;s punishment closes the door on faith for the miraculous. It is a demonstration of doubt . Our unbelief gives Satan the advantage over us and this was why Jesus groaned          ...

By Rev  Michael Benson Ajayi John 11:11 NIV “ After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up."          The lord Jesus received information from a messenger saying Lazarus -a dear friend of His- was terminally ill and a day later, the messenger returned to Bethany. Unscathed by the news, Jesus continued on His missionary work for a whole day thereafter, He departed for Bethany and on arrival His dear friend Lazarus had long died and buried. It took four whole days from the time Jesus was informed about Lazarus’ illness to when He physically arrived at his graveside. It was intended to teach us that no matter how discouraging the circumstances might appear, situations are subject to change .God is not bound by human deadlines . Eventually Lazarus was raised from the dead and presented to his family (John 11:1-16).      ...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi    Luke 14:16-17 NIV Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.'           God’s will is for humanity to dwell with Him in His kingdom in perfect harmony for eternity. It is a place of celebration and rejoicing in everlasting peace and unlimited joy  . It is symbolized in the parable of the marriage feast in Luke 14:16-24 were an open ticket has been issued to all and sundry without any exception. The beauty of this invitation is that all expenses have been paid. The greatest tragedy that could ever befall a man is to reject this once in a lifetime opportunity (Heb 9:27). Many unfortunately for the fear of being accountable to a higher authority reject this offer while for some others; it is as a res...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  John 11:26 NLT  “Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?"         It is the gross misconception of the scriptures that leads to many concluding that the bible contradicts itself. But when subjected to close scrutiny within the parameters of reasonable or logical faith , the contrary is the case. Most readers of the bible read it without considering that scriptures are interrelated, thus we need scripture to understand scripture and by interpreting biblical concepts with biblical concepts and reading meaning out of scriptures (exegesis) not meaning into scriptures (Eisegesis) we get a better understanding of a given text.                    The above scripture is not referring to people never experiencing physical death. There is no evidence ...

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Eccl 11:3 AMP bible” If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.”      Superstitious  is defined as:  a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation : it is an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, it can also be described as  a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary” (Merriam Webstar Dictionary ) Superstitious  beliefs are the greatest hindrance to the development of underdeveloped countries . They militate against scientific discoveries and productive work ethics. Science is a gift from God to help us appreciate and harness the potentials of the universe.       It is a gift of the Holy Spirit des...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi John 11:14 "Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead."         The dictionary  defines “Confession” as  a formal statement of religious beliefs (Merriam-Webster dictionary). The scripture says in Heb 10:23 KJV “ Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering ; (for he is faithful that promised;)” the word 'profession' is the Greek word ‘homologeo’  which means: to assent, i.e. covenant or promise, acknowledge through giving thanks.God wants us to be in agreement with His will for our lives individually and collectively with gratitude .       Modern teachers of faith claim we would eventually receive what we keep declaring as ours. What this implies is that the fellow that keeps saying ‘I am a billionaire’ will eventually become one even if he or has no visible source of income.And the lady  who says 'brother John is...