Daily Voice Devotional with Niyi Adekunle

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Daily Voice Devotional

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Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Devotion

Daily Devotion

Daily Devotion

Daily Devotion

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Daily Voice Devotional

Friday 22nd January 2021  A beautiful Friday morning to you in the name of Jesus and like we normally say, “thank God, it’s Friday!” But not just Friday, we thank God every single day.  I hope you have begun to practice the “disciplines” we’ve been talking about. These disciplines when practiced would help us mature so we can get the best out of our inheritance through investments we make.  Yesterday, we spoke about the Inward Discipline. Today we will be talking about the Outward Discipline.  The Outward Discipline are the things we practice in the company of people so that through our relationship with others, we can make the world a better place. There are also four practices under the Outward Discipline. The first one is Simplicity.  Simplicity is a life that is uncluttered and not cumbered with unnecessary things. It is a life that is focused on God and His Kingdom. Remember when Jesus went to visit Mary and Martha, Marta the big sister was very busy doing so many things for Jesus and she came to Jesus and said “don’t you care that my sister isn’t doing anything, let her leave you to come work with me.” Jesus advice to Martha was to simplify her life. Luke 10:40-42 (NLT) 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” 41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! 42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”  God wants us to live a simple life focused on Him. The good thing is this, when you focus on Him and seek His kingdom first, all other things that people worry about is added to you.  The second Discipline is Solitude.  In Mark 1:35 (NKJV) it says, 35  Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.  You will see that a lot of times Jesus will pull himself away from the crowd and just look for a quiet place to spend time with God. It is important we have time we detach from life’s pressure, life’s distraction, the hustle and bustle of life just to give ourselves to reflecting on the Word of God and on our lives to recharge. This exercise renews us and makes us better human beings.  The third one is Submission.  Submission simply means living a life that is yielded to God, you are easy for God to deal with, you obey Him promptly and your heart is malleable. God can mould you and shape you easily. This is what it means to be a person who is submitted to God.  And the last one is Service.  Service means that in our community of people, we live a life given to serving one others. We are not focused on everything being for us and about us. It is like having and practicing the fruit of the Spirit so that people can see God’s graciousness in us. We serve one another in love. So with respect to these disciplines, just like Paul said in 1 Timothy 4: 15 (MSG); "Cultivate these things, immerse yourself in them, the people would see you mature right before their eyes" These things are not just things to read and understand. They are things to cultivate and practice.  May God give us grace to do that in Jesus name.  God bless you.    Enjoy your weekend!

A great Saturday to you in the name of Jesus.  We thank God for His grace, His mercy and His love. We’re still talking about “Deep Thinking, Great Thanksgiving”. The greater we think and remember what He’s done the easier it is for us to thank God.   The bible says is 2Timothy 3:16  “All scriptures are given by the inspiration of God and they are profitable...”  It’s means that every instruction of the scripture is for our good. Whatever God tells us to do is not for His benefit, It’s for our benefit. When God instructs us in the bible to give thanks and live in a life of Thanksgiving, it’s not because it’ll make it bigger or more powerful, its because it makes life better for us. We’ve been reading  Matt 16:9-10, where Jesus spoke to them about the leaven of the Pharisees and they thought he was talking about bread. Mark’s account  of the same story is in Mark 8:14-21. In Mark 8:17(NCV) it says, "Knowing what they were talking about, Jesus asked them, “Why are you talking about not having bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your minds closed"?  Jesus told His disciples that they were worried because they had forgotten about the miracle of the 7 loaves for the 4000. He also made them understand that forgetting the things God has done can result in their minds becoming closed. When we forget about the goodness, kindness and mercies of God and we don’t thank Him, our minds become closed and our hearts become hardened. When our hearts become hardened or closed we cannot see what God is doing. God’s light cannot penetrate our hearts, God’s grace cannot penetrate our hearts and God’s grace cannot flow out of ud. Proverbs 4:23 says “ Guard your heart above anything else” why? Out of it flows the forces that shape and influence your life".  When murmur and complain we shut everything down, the forces that transform lives cannot flow out. But when we learn to live a life of Thanksgiving, when we remember the things God has done and we begin to thank Him, our minds are opened, our understanding is clear and the forces of life can flow freely. Thanksgiving opens the mind, opens the heart. It keeps you from becoming hardened it keeps you from becoming closed minded. It is important that we understand that living a life of Thanksgiving is for our benefit.  2 Peter 1:13(NKJV)says,  "I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you". He said it’s important I stir you up by reminding you. Remind yourself of God’s goodness, remind yourself of what God has done for you and you find out how life flows through your spirit. Thanksgiving is good for you. God bless you. Have a lovely day.

A wonderful Friday to you in the name of Jesus and a blessed weekend ahead. We are still talking about “Deep Thinking, Great Thanksgiving”. Let’s read again from Matthew 16:9-10 (NLT) 9 Don’t you understand even yet? Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up? 10 Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up?   Jesus was trying to help His disciples understand that the reason why they were disturbed, fearful, and worrying about the past was that they had forgotten about the things He had done in the past. It is important that we think and think deeply, when we think deep we’ll remember that there are so many things God has done in our lives. When we don’t and we allow murmuring, complaining and the challenges of our current situation cloud our mind, it shuts down the power of God in our lives. But when we remember and we thank Him, it gives Him the opportunity to do much more. There is a story in 2 Sam 6:20-23, David had brought the Ark of God back to Jerusalem with a lot of celebration, thanksgiving, and dancing. His wife, Michal looked and him with disdain because in her opinion he wasn’t dignifying his position as the king with the way he was dancing. When he got back home to thank God with his family and bless them, Michal began to scold him for the “undignified way” he was dancing before his subjects. David responded to her saying” I’m dancing before the King of all kings before the God who took a nobody like me and made somebody out of me. I’m dancing the God who lifted me up to replace your father and your father’s house”. What David said to Michal was true, he never forgot that God brought him from leading sheep, a common shepherd boy to leading the nation of Israel.      Saul didn’t do as much wrong as David did, but Saul forgot who he was before God made him king. Saul forgot God’s goodness and mercy in his life and it cost him the throne and eventually his life. Saul lost his place to David because he forgot about all that God had done in his life but David never forgot. Even when David sinned against God, he’ll still go back to God to ask for mercy. And because of this attitude that he had, God kept lifting David. Jerusalem is called the City of David. The Star on the Israeli flag is called the Star of David. Michal his wife and daughter of Saul ended up barren all her life. Since she felt too big and too dignified to remember and appreciate God for all He had done, her attitude made her unproductive. This is what happens when we forget to thank, appreciate, and praise God for all He has done for us.   I pray that as we continue in this season, you will think deeply and remember all that God has done for you and truly appreciate Him for it. The deeper you think, the greater will be your thanksgiving. God bless you. Enjoy your weekend.