Good-life Daily Devotional

   By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi  " And I will give you shepherds after my own heart,     who will guide you with knowledge and understanding. Jeremiah 3:15  "You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. " 2 Timothy 2:2   The English dictionary defines a leader as " the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country."      The strength of any group or society is determined by the integrity of the fabric of the culture that binds them together . Culture is the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.      It is like the model of a building to be replicated by a property developer in building an estate . If the model is strong enough and the building conditions constant then the entire estate will be filled with strong  buildings.  Leaders...

   By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi   “Listen, you leaders ..! You are supposed to know right from wrong, but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive  and tear the flesh from their bones.  Yes, you eat my people’s flesh,   strip off their skin,  and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot.  Then you beg the lord for help in times of trouble!  Do you really expect him to answer? After all the evil you have done,     he won’t even look at you!”        This is what the lord says:  “You false prophets are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food,     but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you. Now the night will close around you,  cutting off all your visions. Darkness will cover you,   putting an end to your predictions.          The sun will set for you prophets, an...

   By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 'He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.' I John 3:8 NKJVBible 'Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."Luke 10:19 NKJVBible    The battle between good and evil is ongoing with no break periods and there are no neutral grounds in this battlefield : a person is either on God's side or Satan's . “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.  So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth."Revelation 3:15‭-‬16 NKJVBible     An inactive Christian is as dangerous as the enemy , he or she is like a weapon that would not function in the battlefield . The believer is a light to a dark world . A light that r...

    By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 'For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,"II Corinthians 10:3‭-‬5 NKJV     Humanity is engaged in a spiritual warfare : on one side is Satan and his demons seeking for souls to take along with him to hell . On the other side are God's people with a mission to spread the gospel of the kingdom and win souls for the Lord.      The battle is for the control of the human mind :  a person is either under the influence of the Holy Ghost or Satan and it is in our place to choose who should take control over our minds and indirectly our lives . This happens through our thoughts and most importantly our words . There is a war of words taking p...

    By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi v "He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless." Isaiah 40:29 NLTBible      Thermodynamics is the branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy (such as mechanical,  chemical energy, electrical , potential ) and how they relate with each other.  The first law of thermodynamics says: the total quantity of energy in the universe remains constant. This is the principle of the conservation of energy .The second law of thermodynamics states : the quality of this energy is degraded irreversibly. This is the principle of the degradation of energy. This means the physical world and it's elements are in a process of deterioration .   This means naturally we would experience weaknesses , our bodies are made out of chemicals and are subject to aging and deterioration .    The bible speaks of the deterioration of the world and its systems   "Thos...

   "He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?" 1 Timothy 3:4‭-‬5 NLTBible      The Bible defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman and it is a gift from God designed for sexual pleasure ,mutual assistance , companionship and to create a healthy and safe environment where children will be raised into becoming servants of God. The family is a microcosm of the church and Jesus Christ.      Jesus Christ gave rules concerning the family . " In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself."Ephesians 5:28 NLT and " And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect ...

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi  "Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!" Proverbs 14:23 NLTBible Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;  with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. "Proverbs 17:28      The power to build and destroy lies in the tongue ; we are spirits and our words whether audible or inaudible can affect our lives . The woman with the issue of blood was healed by faith expressed through inaudible words . The Bible says " Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:20‭-‬21 NLTBible.    Thoughts are powerful , someone could be poor because of poverty generating thoughts often manifested in the form of unsubstantiated excuses to justify failure . Our thoughts are the products of the information we have received through schools, the military , media and...