Joyce Meyer's daily devotional April 26 2017 – My Beloved Son (and Daughter)

Topic: My Beloved Son (and Daughter) [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

And all of us...are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another.... — 2 Corinthians 3:18

We all make mistakes every day of our lives. But if we love God and want to do what is right, He keeps working with us and loving us into wholeness. We don't have to feel rejected in the meantime. God sees the end from the beginning. He knows where we are now and is fully aware of every one of our faults, but He also knows where we can be if He keeps loving us and encouraging us to go forward. God changes us from one degree of glory to another, according to 2 Corinthians 3:18, but He also keeps loving, accepting, and approving of us while we are making the journey.

Open Heavens 26 April 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Responsibilities of God’s Children I

Topic: Responsibilities of God’s Children I [Wednesday 26, April 2017]

Memorise: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: – 1 Peter 2:2

Read: 1 John 3:1-3 (KJV)

1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Kenneth Copeland’s daily devotional April 26, 2017 - Press On in Patience

Topic: Press On in Patience [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

…Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. - Hebrews 6:12

You’ve been walking by faith. You’ve been believing God to meet your need. But what do you do when the results seem slow in coming and you are tempted to give up?

DCLM Daily Manna April 26, 2017 by Pastor Kumuyi – Spiritual Adultery

Topic: Spiritual Adultery [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

Text: 2 Kings 17:1-8

Key Verse: "For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods" (2 Kings 17:7).

A little boy, when his mother was out, got a chair and climbed up to a shelf in the closet to see if there was anything pleasant to eat. He saw a small white paper parcel. When he opened it, it was filled with white powder. The boy tasted and found it sweet; he took some more and put it up again. He soon became sick.

Our Daily Bread Devotional, April 26, 2017 - Someone to Touch

Topic: Someone to Touch [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

Read: Luke 5:12–16, Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 23–24; Luke 19:1–27

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. Luke 5:13

Commuters on a Canadian Metro train witnessed a heart-moving conclusion to a tense moment. They watched as a 70-year old woman gently reached out and offered her hand to a young man whose loud voice and disturbing words were scaring other passengers. The lady’s kindness calmed the man who sank to the floor of the train with tears in his eyes. He said, “Thanks, Grandma,” stood up, and walked away. The woman later admitted to being afraid. But she said, “I’m a mother and he needed someone to touch.” While better judgment might have given her reason to keep her distance, she took a risk of love.

Dunamis’ Daily Devotional April 26, 2017 by Pastor Paul Enenche – Do Not Waste Your Life

Topic: Do Not Waste Your Life [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

Scripture: A wise youth makes hay while the sun shines, but what a shame to see a lad who sleeps away his hour of opportunity. - Proverbs 10:5 (TLB).

Thought For The Day: A waste of time is a waste of life.

Time is an essential and irreplaceable unit of life. The loss of time is an irrecoverable loss. Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that the easiest thing to waste in life is time. While some people waste money, resources and opportunities, others waste time. Time is the stuff life is made of. Therefore, to waste time is to waste life and a waste of life is a waste of destiny.

Winning Wisdom: Your Word, Your Life

Author: Ese Ehimare Dave

Topic: Your Word, Your Life [Wednesday, 26th April 2017]

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matthew 12:37

One of the things that we've come to understand about God, is that His word is more than His bond. God's word is Him personified. You cannot divorce God from His word. This is a very important part of God, Who reverences His word above His name, because His word is Him (John 1:1).

Billy Graham’s daily devotional April 26, 2017 - The Miracle of Life

Topic: The Miracle of Life [Wednesday April 26, 2017]

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. — Psalm 19:1–3

There is a language in nature that speaks of the existence of God. It is the language of order, beauty, perfection, and intelligence. Some time ago a scientist told me that when he gave serious thought to the majestic order of the universe and its obedience to unchanging law, he could not help but believe in God. He had become aware that God was speaking through nature.

7 Types of Lies People Tell

It might be surprising but definitely interesting to know that lies actually have classifications and not all lies are the same; there are indeed different kinds of lies. Jumia Travel and Jumia Mobile Week share 7 different kinds of lies people tell.

White Lies

This is often believed as the least serious kind of lie. These type of lies are told to avoid burdening an individual with the weight of the truth. An example is showing appreciation for an undesirable gift. These lies are indeed quite harmless but the problem is over time the white liar loses credibility and is dismissed as an insincere person.

Obabori Wins Courier Personality award

From Left: Red Star Express Plc’s Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Olufemi Oluwole and Human Resources Coordinator, Oritsetimeyin Grage, Plc with the Courier Personality of the year award won by the company’s Group Managing Director at the 9 th edition of the ‘Beacon ofInformation and Communication Technology’ award, recently in Lagos.

Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Red Star Express Plc, Sola Obabori has been named the Courier Personality of the year at the 9th edition of the ‘Beacon of Information and Communication Technology’ award organized by foremost ICT Weekly news publication, CommunicationWeek.

Joel and Victoria Osteen’s daily devotional April 25, 2017 – Close the Door on Fear

Today’s Scripture: "Do not give the Devil an opportunity to work." - (Ephesians 4:27, ISV)

Topic: Close the Door on Fear [Tuesday April 25, 2017]

So many people today are living with less than God’s best because they’ve allowed fear to creep in and take root in their lives. Fear is the greatest weapon the enemy uses to try to hold us back. Fear is not from God. Scripture tells us that fear brings torment. It’s designed to paralyze us and keep us from God’s blessings.

Niger Delta, maginalisation and marginal oil fields

Written by the Editorial Board of The Guardian Newspaper

The report the other day that the Federal Government plans to defuse tension in the oil-rich but volatile Niger Delta area by awarding indigenes of the region marginal oil fields, is not just intriguing, it leaves a sour taste in the mouth as it represents another tokenism to which the marginalised region has been historically treated.

According to the strategic peace and conflict resolution plan, the deal is said to be in line with the government’s larger objective of reducing major incidents of restiveness by about 90 per cent by next year. Over the years, there have been agitations over oil resource ownership, which have become intense with reports backed with data that about 90 per cent of deep-water viable oil blocks and marginal oil fields are in the hands of elements from parts of the country other than the oil bearing area.

He Is At Your Back

Author: Emode Victor

A Promise For You From Bible Promises:

Topic: He Is At Your Back [25/04/2017]

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Matthew 24:13. Lk 9:62

Your christianity is not complete until you end in heaven with Jesus Christ. It will be a total waste of time when you profess to be a child of God and at the end, you miss heaven. This shall not be your portion in Jesus name. Beloved, whatsoever you must risk to see Jesus is worth it. Don't miss heaven for mundane things, that would be termed as foolishness. Don't miss heaven for the passing pleasure when heavenly pleasure is endless with Christ. Every child of God should make this resolution that, "NO Retreat No surrender until I see Jesus in glory". Whatsoever wants to take Jesus and heaven away from you must be endured. Earthly possessions caused Lot's wife her life because she looked back. Gen 19:26. Demas (Paul's co-worker) missed it because of his love for the world. 2 Tim 4:10

David Abioye's Daily Devotional April 25, 2017 – Who Am I

Topic: Who Am I [Tuesday April 25, 2017]

The greatest sources of crisis and conflict in life is identity based.

Knowing who you are as ordained by God is what rescues you from every form of identity crisis.

That you are not something does not mean you are nothing.