April 2020
Daily Devotional: 2nd April “ENTRY”
READ: Numbers 16:1-35 "...and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?" - Numbers 16:3 Identify people who enter the ministry because they are prominent in secular society. The fact that you are an important person in
Daily Devotional: 1st April “THIEVERY”
READ: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." - John 10:1 People who do not enter into the ministry
March 2020
Daily Devotional: 31st March “CALLED”
READ: Hebrews 5:1-10 "No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was." - Hebrews 5:4, NIV Entrance to ministry must be through the call of God. The door to ministry is the call of God. “And no man
Daily Devotional: 30th March “TIMING”
READ: 2 Samuel 17:1-14 "I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him..." - 2 Samuel 17:2, NASB Acrucial aspect of Ahithophel’s plan was to attack David at the right time. King David was a strong fighter but was not invincible
Daily Devotional: 29th March “SEEK HIM”
READ: 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 "...now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." - 1 Samuel 8:5 People enter the imperfect will of God because they want to be like others. Wanting to be like others is the most dangerous desire a
Daily Devotional: 28th March “GOD’S WORK”
READ: Isaiah 53:10-12 "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." - John 9:4 Work hard by spending a lot of time on the church. When an activity consumes just a few
Daily Devotional: 27th March “THE WORK”
READ: Philippians 1:27 "So, mydearbrothersand sisters,be strongandimmovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless" - 1 Corinthians15:58, New Living Translation Work hard by cheerfully doing the same things over and over. By nature, all
Daily Devotional: 26th March “INVENTORS”
READ: Colossians 1:12-17 "For all things were created by him, and all things exist through him and for him:" - Colossians 1:16, Good News Translation Creativity is a form of godliness (being like God). This is because God is first and foremost a creator. The
Daily Devotional: 25th March “THE LORD’S VOICE”
READ: 1 Samuel 3:7-18 "So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is" - Ephesians 5:17 (NASB) It is important to be able to hear when God speaks. If you cannot tell when God has spoken then you are
Daily Devotional: 24th March “WICKED WOMEN”
READ: Mark 6:17-29 “And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked...“ - Jeremiah 15:21 The leadership of a woman is characterized by wickedness. You must study leadership, understand leadership, and practise appropriate principles of leadership otherwise you may lead people with
Daily Devotional: 23rd March “THE REBELLIOUS”
READ: Lamentations 3:40-47 “And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.“ - 1 Kings 12:30 Jeroboam, the classic “departee”, established an alternative centre of worship for Israel. He made them think that there were alternatives to
Daily Devotional: 22nd March “FORGET NOT”
READ: Deuteronomy 4:9-24 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:“ - Psalm 103:2 One day, a brother who had set up an intellectual mass choir festival returned to campus to pay a visit. He was greeted at the door by
Daily Devotional: 21st March “DIFFERENCE”
READ: Acts 8:26-39 “...Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.“ - Acts 8:30-31 Asking questions and seeking clarification may seem like a
Daily Devotional: 20th March “SHEPHERD”
READ: Matthew 7:15-20 “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.“ - Matthew 7:20 Every shepherd must desire to become a good shepherd. “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). You are a good shepherd when
Daily Devotional: 19th March “ELIMINATION”
READ: 2 Samuel 18:28-19:4 “...now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.“ - 2 Samuel 14:32 Absalom is someone who feels he cannot be sacked. He feels he cannot be transferred. In the
Daily Devotional: 18th March “CHANGE OF HEART”
READ: 2 Samuel 15:10-30 “So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.“ - 2 Samuel 14:28 Absalom suffered the hardship of living in exile for two years. One would have thought that he underwent a change of heart. However, the
Daily Devotional: 17th March “STAY CLOSE”
READ: 2 Samuel 7:1-22 “That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.“ - 2 Samuel 7:2 To know what is good and to withhold your hand from doing good
Daily Devotional: 15th March “GOD’S RESPONSE”
READ: Genesis 11:1-9 “And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever“ - 1 John 2:17 All through the Bible, you will find examples of God allowing men to do what they wanted to do
Daily Devotional: 14th March “SERVICE”
READ: Philippians 2:20-22 “But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.“ - 2 Thessalonians 3:13 God wants people who concern themselves with His work. Notice from today’s Scripture, an age-old problem: Everybody was looking out for his own welfare. Nobody really cared about God’s work.
Daily Devotional: 13th March “WASTED LIVES”
READ: 1 John 2:3-6 “...Arise, ...and it shall be told thee what thou must do.“ - Acts 9:3-6 In my estimation, most people are called in an ordinary way and this makes them ignore their calling. Many people are called but they simply do not know
Daily Devotional: 12th March “STAY HUMBLE”
READ: Proverbs 15:33 “And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee...“ - Deuteronomy 8:2 Satan’s nature is pride. Satan is the king and origin of pride. He is also the
Daily Devotional: 11th March “GOOD MEALS”
READ: 1 Corinthians 4:14-17 “...for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.“ - 1 Corinthians 4:15-16 Sheep who do not listen to their pastor’s messages are not receiving the lordship of their shepherd.
Daily Devotional: 10th March “DEPARTEES”
READ: 1 Kings 11:26-40; 1 Kings 12:20-33 “And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah...“ - Kings 12:32 The story of Jeroboam’s departure presents us with the quintessential departee
Daily Devotional: 09th March “EVIL SPEAKING”
READ: 1 Peter 3:10-13 “Let...evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice“ - Ephesians 4:31 Evil speaking is all forms of speech that are sinful. It includes things like criticizing, murmuring, flattering, maligning, backbiting, lying and slandering. Evil speaking is very common and
Daily Devotional: 08th March “DELUSION”
READ: 2 Kings 2:1-15 “And the Lord said … Go … and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.“ - Kings 19:15-16 Afather has a large heart of forgiveness. Notice how Elijah was deserted by his