Good-life Daily Devotional

By Rev.  Michael Benson Ajayi Ex 14:13-14 NIV “Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.  The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."  Moses was faced with a condition in his leadership carrier were all human formula failed him, he was being chased by Pharaoh and the Egyptian army and the only way forward was through the sea. Death was certain whichever way , except there was divine intervention.        Sometimes we find ourselves where our best plans fail not because we did not make the necessary calculations but due to circumstances beyond our control, this results in discouragement and depression with suicidal tendencies. Many persons are simply going through the motions of life, they’ve actually lost the will to live. Some of the factors that results in discouragement includes; the hardness of t...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi James 2:15-17 NLT Bible “ Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, "Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well"—but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?   So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. “          Walking in love demands identifying oneself with another person’s experiences, feelings and emotions, especially in misfortune. It requires showing compassion and being sympathetic to others with understanding of what others are going through. The scriptures says in 1 Cor 12:25-26 NLT Bible “ This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.”    The believers in Jesus Christ are an extension of God’s loving h...

By Rev .Michael Benson Ajayi John 16:15    "All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. ( proof of joint ownership and equality with God ) John 1:1    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ( Preexistence of Jesus Christ as the living God ) John 1:2    He was in the beginning with God. ( The preexistence of Jesus Christ in God and equal to God ) John 1:14    And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth NKJV (Jesus Christ is the personhood Of God ) Romans 1:4    who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, ( He has power over death and Is the life-giving Spirit Of God ) Romans 9:5    whose are the fathers, and from wh...

  By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi          Whenever the president of a nation delivers a national broadcast on her independence day , it is usually a recorded speech that is played back to the public on radio and television. The recording is as authentic as the president delivering the speech directly and live. The recorded speech is an expression of the mind of the president on pertinent issues.      Let’s take it a step further , imagine if an android    robot made in the exact image of the president with the capacity to autonomously act but still with the mind of the president and programmed to speak to the citizens . If the question was asked ; who is the one speaking through the robot ? the answer would be : Mr President     Let’s take a step further , what if a clone of the president with the same genetic blueprint , physiological and biological features with same soul and spirit w...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi “But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend, Isaiah 41:8 NLT Bible     Religion is an attempt by man to be in harmony with God using man's standards of holiness . The scriptures describes the futility of religion and the religious " and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it. You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires. Colossians 2:19‭-‬20‭, ‬22‭-‬23 NLT Bible. Religion lacks the power to cure sin . Righteousness c...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi  Life basically involves the process of sowing and reaping ,we cannot escape the consequences of our actions or inactions ,therefore, we should live while bearing in mind that our inputs in life have corresponding outputs .    Jesus Christ gave us an example of sowing the seed of forgiveness . “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.  In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.  He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt. “But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’  Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him ...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi     The idea that a Christian cannot lose their salvation is open to debate . The scriptures teaches that salvation is by grace through faith by the process of substitutionary atonement were one person takes the punishment for the sins of another . This process is conditioned on one's acceptance of the provisions for salvation .   One of such conditions for salvation is forgiveness of those who have offended us , this is not hard to do if one is filled and led by the Holy Spirit . There is no room for hatred in the heart of a truly born again Christian. Unforgiveness is Satan's strategy to keep many persons out of heaven. Here are Scriptures revealing God's position against unforgiveness . "When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, "2 Corinthians 2:10 NLT "and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin agai...