Knowing God Devotional is an online daily devotional written by Andrews Baah Kwafo, the president of The Bible Daily Network.
Not everyone around you believes in you or what you say to them. And no evil planner will do that when you’re around. They’ll always conspire against you when you’re not with them. Be wise in your interactions with people.
You need people in Christ. But God didn’t build you up to be totally dependent on them for your fellowship with Him. Otherwise, you wouldn’t need to pray by yourself. Be like David. There were priests in his kingdom. But He relied on God for direction. The Lord is your strength.
In the midst of turbulent circumstances, don’t run away from God like what Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden after they ate from the forbidden tree. Instead, run to God. Speak unto Him. Tell Him what David said in Psalm 28:2, “Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help…”. Speak in tongues if you can. Talk to Him. He’ll be there to calm you down.
Let your greatest desire be to know God, not to earn titles, construct properties, build organisations, get married, have a family, etc. When your devotional life unto God is intact, you’ll get what others work so hard to get with ease. You’ll be surprised at how much God will lavish your life with provision. Just focus on following Him. He will beautify your life.
God is wise. He knew that the only thing that can stand the test of time without being subject to change is His Word. That is why He said, through Paul, that parents, fathers especially, must bring children up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
Many parents don’t understand that children are a heritage from the Lord (see Psalm 127:3). So they treat them as if they own them, even when they’re adults. Now, when your child is very tender, you must train him in God’s ways, disciplining him more strictly. But as the child grows into adulthood, don’t dominate their lives, especially when they are workers. If that happens, it’s really frustrating.
It’s quite hard for even some believers in Christ to recognise their fellow believers when they go to a different place. The compromise has become so much that accurate discernment is missing in several believers’ lives.
According to the wisest man who ever lived on the surface of this Earth, people who have knowledge spare his words. Furthermore, a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
God didn’t bring you here on Earth only to survive. In other words, He didn’t bring you here just to get what you need to live. No! He called you to be a blessing unto generations. Think like that and let it permeate your thinking patterns.
Don’t give merely out of obligation to the Lord. Give from a heart of gratitude and according to what you’ve purposed in your heart because God loves a cheerful giver (see 2 Corinthians 8:7).
So many people chase after money at the expense of their relationship with God. Don’t fall for that trap, child of God. Keep growing spiritually, and God will prosper you in every area of your life.
Make up your mind to abound in the grace of giving. In fact, don’t just read. Start giving more to ministry and people in need. Remember that it is of more blessing to give than to receive.
