Good-life Daily Devotional

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  Mark 7:19  “ Food doesn't go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer." ( By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God's eyes.) ”             Many persons are condemned for their choice of food by religious folks but Jesus never did during His earthly work. Dietary laws were instituted under the Old Testament as a demonstration of the commitment of the Jews to live as God ’ s chosen people. Lev 11:12 NIV says  “ Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you. ”    This means foods like squids; octopus, (all forms of shell fish e.g periwinkles and oysters), shrimps or lobsters, catfish, etc most of which are delicacies among Christians and camel meat (Deut 14:7) are an abomination according to the old testament.         ...

  Mathew 20:24-28"And  when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the  two brethren. But Jesus called them  unto him, and said,  Ye know  that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and  they that are great exercise authority upon them.  But it shall not  be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be  your minister;  And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be  your servant:  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered  unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."       The word ' dominion '  used here is the Greek word 'katakurieuo';  it means: to lord against, i.e. control, subjugate, overcome. It was first mentioned in Genesis 1:26&28 where the first human Adam was given dominion over God’s creation. It never included humans as there were none other than Adam and one cannot exercise dominion over ...

   By Rev Michael    Benson Ajayi   Ephesians 6:13 AMP ” Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].   Exodus 12:22-23 “ Drain the blood into a basin. Then take a bundle of hyssop branches and dip it into the blood. Brush the hyssop across the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. And no one may go out through the door until morning.”     Faith always demands corresponding action in line with one’s expectation. The bible describes faith as the substance of that hoped for and evidence of that not seen . For example , the person who wants to produce ice blocks from a freezer    looks at the water in a cup but sees ice . To him the water in a cup and the freezer are the substance of the ice hoped for and the evidence of the ice blocks not yet seen . Armed with this informatio...

     By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi         Matt 21:31” Which of the two did the will of the father? They replied, The first one. Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the harlots will get into the kingdom of heaven before you.” AMP Luke 13:23-24 "Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able to enter."       Many self-righteous folks will seek to enter the kingdom of God and shall not be able to enter not because God refused salvation to anyone.   "God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3:9). "The grace of God that brings salv ation has appeared to  all  men . . ." (Titus. 2:11) It is the will of God for all mankind to be saved. Jesus said the process of salvation is so eas...

  By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm. Psalms 37:8 NLT And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,"   Ephesians 4:26 NLT Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19 NLT Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. James 1:20 NLT Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT Bible  Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. Proverbs 19:11 NLT Bible  But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. ...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajay Gen 19:29 KJV   “ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt ”           The word  “ remembered ”  as used in this verse of scripture is the Hebrew word  ‘ Zakar ’ , it means; to mark for the purpose of recognition.  To better understand the context in which this word is used; imagine a midwife in a maternity ward taking record of women who are about to deliver , she marks each women by writing on their file with an expected delivery time and when a woman is due she requests the woman be moved to the labour room to be delivered of her baby.  In this situation, the women were not forgotten but put  into a delivery program.  God is everywhere and in everything and cannot forget anything .       ...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi           Luke 11:11 - "If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?"         The statistics of victims of parental abuse is on the increase .Most victims suffer verbal, physical , emotional and even sexual abuse and the worst of them all , spiritual abuse (parental curses ,exposure to mediums ,false prophets and other demonic activities) Abuse leaves a bitter, long- lasting  impressions on us and forms part of the building block of a human being from where character is formed. This results in  an overwhelming fear of the unknown and suspicions , consequently , we are most inclined to embrace doubt instead of godly faith and more tolerant to falsehood than truth; this is the reason behind so many failed relationships .    One of the consequences of  parental ...