Good-life Daily Devotional

  By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter." Matthew 7:21 NLT    " The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer : ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!  I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’ Luke 18:11‭-‬12 NLT     Hypocrisy is the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another or the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform. In moral psychology, it is the failure to follow one's own expressed moral rules and principles ( Cambridge English Dictionary )    Hypocrisy is the putting up of a false appearance. The gospel is truth (John 17:17) the hypocrite is a contradiction of the holy scriptures and d...

  Rev,Michael Benson Ajayi    Deut 14:28-29 TLB " Every third year you are to use your entire tithe for local welfare programs : Give it to the Levites who have no inheritance among you, or to foreigners, or to widows and orphans within your city, so that they can eat and be satisfied; and then Jehovah your God will bless you and your work."        God instructed His people according to the old testament to give back to Him the first of or best of the tenth part of everything He gave them Deut 14:23 TLB ” Bring this tithe to eat before the Lord your God at the place he shall choose as his sanctuary; this applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn of your flocks and herds. The  purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives ”  the essence of this ceremonial offering of the tenth cannot be over emphasized , God does not want His people to be controlled by love for material things ...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  "For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile." Romans 1:16 NLT " For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power." 1 Corinthians 4:20 NLT     The difference between the born again experience and man-made religion is that religion makes a person arrogant (col2:19-23) while the born again experience humbles a persons with a servant's heart , man-made religion promotes pride which is behind all the crisis in the world . Pride precedes a fall  because God opposes the proud .     Secondly, man-made Christian  religion places emphasis on externalism and hypocrisy. They want to appear good but have hearts full of corruption and hatred . Haters do not have the life of Christ in them . The Bible says " If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still liv...

  By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi  " The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18 NLT   The power of God is contained in the gospel . Whenever the gospel is preached ,the life changing power goes to work in the life of the hearers and affects the environment .      The way people respond to the word of God determines its effect on the society . The citizens of Nineveh accepted the gospel despite how harsh it was and they repented and it resulted in the deliverance and development of Nineveh . The bible says “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and s...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi   " Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take." Proverbs 3:5‭-‬6 NLT    "When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.  ...You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times." Luke 12:55‭-‬56 NLT    Natural man judges based on physical evidence and this can be very uncertain given that there are objects that are not physical yet real . Astrologists seek to make predictions designed to guide man through the course of life but unfortunately , the data required to predict the course of life is beyond man. Only God: the all knowing one can rightly predict the course of life because he also holds the power to change the outcome of a prediction .      The recent COVID -19 pandemic altered the prediction by astrolo...

 By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord . “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8‭-‬9 NLT    Human thinking says the universe was not created . It just happened. It began as a little dot and there was a 'Bing bang '  resulting in the expansion of the universe and humans and the over one million species of organisms came from meteorites (rocks). It says the universe is still expanding and there is the possibility of multi-universes.     This kind of thinking begs for many questions and one of which is according to the law of causation nothing happens without a cause. It is a universally accepted principle in jurisprudence and physical science . If there was a 'Big Bang' then what caused it .? It must have required a tremendous force to bring about...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. " Acts of the Apostles 13:2‭-‬3 NLT   "Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer." Luke 2:36‭-‬37 NLT    Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is different from the average religious devotee. Disciples are completely sold out to Jesus and live to promote the gospel of God's kingdom through teaching . Anna was a widow who devoted her time to fasting and praying for the fulfillment of God's plans on ear...