Good-life Daily Devotional

By  Rev, Michael Benson Ajayi Mark 7:21-23, "......For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders."       The human heart ( center of consciousness) can contain two or more spirits like in the case of demon possessed persons. The born again spirit does not posses the capacity to do evil. It has God's nature and is governed by love.It speaks with the inner voice of the righteous conscience.          The most frequent use of the word "spirit" in scriptures refers to either the Spirit of God ( Holy Spirit)  or the spirit of man. Man is a three-part being : a Spirit with a soul living in a body. (1 Th. 5:23). The word "spirit" can also describe as a mental disposition . The mental faculty controls the physical world.         Our thoughts produces corresponding actions or behaviour patterns resulting in a person's character and e...

 Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi     Luke 12:48TLB "But anyone who is not aware that he is doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, for their responsibility is greater ”            One of the questions we often contend with is that of the fate of our ancestors and those who did not have the opportunity of receiving the gospel before their death, does it imply they are to be neglected in the execution of God ’ s judgment.  Will it be fair for these groups of persons to be sent to  hell for not believing in Jesus Christ even when they never heard the gospel and  what about those persons in the outermost parts of the earth who may never hear the gospel preached to them , what becomes of them?         The above scripture teaches about the principle of equity in the administration of divine j...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi Matt 21:32” For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.”         The religious Jews of Jesus’ time were self opinionated and struggled with self righteousness mainly due to their genealogical links with Abraham and the fact that the ten commandments was given by God to the Jews through Moses. They imagined nobody had the authority to instruct them in matters concerning God therefore, th e religious leaders rejected Jesus’ authority.                   In  the above parable Jesus revealed God's rejection of these religious bigots as a consequence to their rejection of His Son and emphasizing that it was those who do the will of God who are actually the ones veste...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi .      . "Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man."  Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. KJV  John 7:21-24 The word 'appearance' is the Greek word 'opsis' which means: face. sight, an external show. God does not need an earthly brand name to approve of your membership of His family or be blessed of Him, neither does He need anybody's approval before saving you .     The covenant of circumcision was given to Abram in Gen. 17:9-14. In verse. 14, the penalty for a man not carrying this sign of the covenant in his flesh was death sentence. This was how important the act of circumcision was. The Bible in Rom. 4:3-13, says that Abraham had already been declared right with God by faith before he was circumcised. It was Abram's faith that saved him before the Lord commanded...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi John 9:35 "Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?"         Most  persons underestimate the magnitude of God's love and care for humanity  , we consider ourselves as not being important enough to deserve a special place in God's plan.However , the contrary is the truth as revealed in the above verse of scripture.If you were the only person on earth , Jesus would have still gone to the cross for you.          By seeking for this man in John 9:35 ,Jesus brought him into the center stage of God's love  . Jesus sought this man out when others had forsaken him. The acceptance and recognition of a person by Jesus is worth more than everything this world has to offer This is what launches a person into prominence with overflowing joy amidst difficulties. Where our sufferings in Chris...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi John 8:56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad."          Prophet Abraham was privileged to have received the revelation of the day when man shall be justified by faith and not by the works of self-effort (Rom. 4:13), and he believed it and was himself justified by faith (Rom. 4:3-4, 9).He was ecstatic by the good news. Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please him." It was Abraham's faith that pleased God. Faith is the total reliance on God for existence; it is like being in an airplane 40.000 feet above sea level ; at that point , your safety is in the hands of the pilot till the plane arrives its destination, likewise is our faith.         The Lord promised Abraham that his seed would be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore and Abraham believed God. That pleased Him so much that he counted Abraham righteous from ...

By Rev,Michael Benson Ajayi John 4:19, "The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet."      This woman like most of us had secrets which formed her disposition towards others. There are things about us which if brought to the open may be damaging to us and in the process of trying to  conceal them we end up living false lives like this woman.   She pretended to be on a religious quest while the truth was that she needed a man in her life, she tried very hard to conceal the scars and fears from her past failed relationships while masking as a religious expert : acting as though everything was ok. There is so much pretense in the house of God and until we deal with our inner fears we can not experience the freedom Jesus bought for us on the cross.     Very often we encounter heavenly messengers with the relevant tools needed to bring us out of life's challenges but for the fear of our weaknesses being discovered we tr...