Knowing God Devotional is an online daily devotional written by Andrews Baah Kwafo, the president of The Bible Daily Network.
The goal is not to show others that “Yeah, you are rich.” Instead, the goal is to see every child of God soar higher in the fulfilment of divine purpose so that Christ will fill the whole universe. That cannot be done entirely if some believers are lagging behind.
God’s love does not know compromise against scriptural standards. No! Right is right, and wrong is wrong; there is no middle ground between them. Dear friend, do not take your leniency in tolerating people’s sins and claim it is love. No! Correct what is wrong by the empowerment of the Spirit, even if it means confronting sin on the pulpit as a preacher.
According to Romans 12:8, some people have that divine gift to show mercy to people with cheerfulness in their hearts, Wow! That’s interesting. Usually, when it comes to showing mercy to someone, it’s about making the person go scot-free for his wrong actions. People who do that usually do it out of sympathy, not cheerfulness. But the Bible says you can have that gift.
Dear man of God, refuse to raise a people who you want to only listen to your sermons. You are not a secluded unit in the body of Christ. You need others. Be your brother’s keeper in Christ. There is no need to tear one another down because of earthly reasons.
While Paul in Romans 12:2 cautions believers not to conform to the pattern of the world, 1 John 2:16 opens up what’s in this world that forms its pattern. They are the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. If you look at what is going on in the lives of worldly people very carefully, you’ll be able to discern that at least one of these three things is at work in their lives.
In his book “The Burden of Freedom,” Myles Munroe once said, “Irresponsibility is freedom’s greatest enemy.” When you are not responsible for using what God has given you well, you’ll misuse it. Be responsible, and serve the Lord with your body.
There are some things you should not do when God’s Word is being preached. One of them is having a divided attention; another important one is looking unto the preacher with a familiar mindset. For that, avoid it at all costs.
Sometimes, it’s better to ignore studying the background of a servant of God, especially those you are close with, listen to, or probably work with. Knowing too much of their private formative lives can breed familiarity in your heart, and you’ll be the one to lose. Be careful in how you relate with God’s servants.
In 1 John 5:16, the Bible tells us that if you, as a believer, see your brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray about it so that God will give the person life. In other words, as long as that fellow still has physical life after he sinned, God can restore that fractured part of the person’s life for His glory, but by your prayer.
The body of Christ is not made of perfect people. But because of the love of God dwelling in each believer, you cannot but love people. Dear one, it doesn’t matter who has offended you or made a scandal of you in church. Forgive such a person because of your love for Jesus and live in harmony.
No matter how big the vision God has given you, it will take work, not just prayer, to reach that height of kingdom influence. Aside from all the prayers you sow into the work God has entrusted into your care, do not forget to labour effectively. Go for wisdom. Research things you don’t understand that are related to your calling, so that you’ll not be bankrupt of the intellectual property you need to soar higher in the realm of kingdom influence.
If God has called you, don’t think or say people will accept your ministry right on the go. No! It doesn’t work like that. You must labour to please the Lord by faithfully doing what He has called you to do, and then you’ll see progress in your calling.
