Good-life Daily Devotional

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi 2 Corinthians 3:6 AMP "[It is He] Who has qualified us [making us to be fit and worthy and sufficient] as ministers and dispensers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not [ministers] of the letter (of legally written code) but of the Spirit; for the code [of the Law] kills, but the [Holy] Spirit makes alive".           Under the new testament , every member of the body of Christ is a priest.We have direct access to the Heavenly Father.  In the old testament , it was the exclusive duty of the levites. They served as mediators between the congregation and God and were presided over by a great high priest.         The old testament prophet Jeremiah  spoke of an era when everyone would be opportuned to know God's will. Jeremiah 31:31-33 AMP says "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant ...Not according to the cove...

 Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Isaiah 40: 29 "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."           Life on is a battle for survival  requiring enormous strength to pull through.The scriptures refers to it as wrestling. This is more so, because the life of the Christian runs contrary to what obtains in the world. It's like running against runners in a marathon race.            The perspective on life of the born again believer is mutually exclusive and diametrically opposed to the world's.  The world's system thrives on pride and deceit,  Romans 3:4 says every man is a liar.The world's culture is characterized by rebellion and it is powered by Satan: the prince of the power of the air.  The scriptures says in Ephesians 2:2 "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this  world, according to the princ...

 By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi       Genesis 34:1-2 NLT "One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area. But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her."           The word "Dinah " is a Hebrew word which means judgment, plea,strife .Dinah was Jacob's daughter : a product of the rivalry between two sisters in a polygamous relationship. Polygamy is premised on gender inequality and could lead to bitterness ,low-self esteem and bitter rivalry.It is impossible to love two wives equally.           Whenever a system considers one section of society inferior ,it is bound to lead to unpleasant agitations, for example those making a case for polygamy while claiming to be promoters of the ideals of gender equality are faced with two fundamental questions, fi...

By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi   Ps 23:6 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.” KJV This is a verse from what is often referred to as the shepherd’s psalm. It chronicles the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church. The word   ‘mercy’ as used in this text is the Hebrew word   ‘checed’   and it means ; kindness;   piety: reproof, or beauty:   favour, good deed,   pity.           The relationship between the lord and His church is like that between a good shepherd and his sheep. The sheep plays no role in its daily provisions: all it does is follow the shepherd.            The shepherd’s love for the sheep is unconditional even when they go astray , he never stops showing care for them . Jesus illustrated this in the parable of the shepherd who left his ninety -nine ...

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi Proverbs 24:16 "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."         One of the realities of the Christian life is that righteous  men do fall short too. The scriptures says in Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;  " One can never  be too careful enough . The best plan for success is prone to failure that's why the cooperate world has force majeur  (the act of God) as an element to be considered in contractual agreements. It is because of the possibilities of failures that insurance companies exist.             Disappointments are part of life and shouldn't be viewed from the point of being under a curse, especially when one is convinced that you've put in your best into a project, be it in a marriage, relationships ,ministry or business, because some ...

Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi      Man is social in nature and loves to move in groups,  this gives a sense of self-worth, love  and security. It is for these reasons that friendship is a necessary part of our human development,  and if well harnessed, it could lead to the furtherance of the building of human capacity.            Friends play a great role in our spiritual development and can be a ready source of inspiration .A person's spiritual state can easily be measured through the spiritual temperature of one's closest friends, for example, persons who find it hard to forgive are most likely to have close friends who do likewise .         The impact  of friends on one's life  is the same as that of the chain-links of a bicycle chain, therefore, a person could be said to be as strong as the weakest member  of one's cycle of close friends . T...

Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi Matt 24:24    “for there shall arise false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect”.           This prophesy by Jesus Christ about the events that shall take place prior to His second coming is being fulfilled as evident in the proliferation of miracle workers the world over all claiming to have solutions to all of life's problems: this is popular in underdeveloped nations were basic social amenities are lacking due to bad governance thus making citizens vulnerable to divination.         Divination is the art of foretelling the future through supernatural means ,diviners are also able to tell the past. This is made possible through demonic entities that have been in operation for thousands of years and have records of past events about  families, communities and are abl...