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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 28 - Men of like passionRighteousness does not imply perfection. It is first an acceptance before God that stems from the removal of our sinful nature and our receiving the nature of God. As long as we remain on earth in our present physical bodies, we will be subject to its passions, temptations, and corruptions. Remember that when we got born again, it was our spirits that were reborn; our souls experience salvation as we subject it to God’s word through the renewing of our minds, and our physical bodies will be reborn at the return of the Lord Jesus at the rapture....2022-02-2804 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 29 - We have peace with GodOne of the markers of our righteousness is that we live a life of internal peace. Jesus has reconciled us back to God, we are now free from the guilt and condemnation that sin brings. We now know that we are loved by God, and we have accepted that love. Righteousness consciousness removes the fear of eternal damnation, for we are assured that whenever Jesus comes back for the Church, he will take us with him. We are now very sure that we are ‘rapturable’ because we have been redeemed from the kingdom of darkness and are now members of t...2022-02-2804 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 27 - The righteous is as bold as a lionRighteousness consciousness confers boldness on us. When we live in the awareness that we have already been accepted by God, that God is not counting any faults against us, that the enemy, the devil, has no standing to bring any accusations against us, then boldness rises up in us. We have the boldness to come before God in prayer to make our request known without any fear of rejection. We have boldness to command the enemy and his cohort to comply with the word of God and take off their hands from anything or anyone within our spheres of...2022-02-2705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 26 - True worshippersThe ones who can truly worship God in spirit and in truth are those who have been made righteous through Christ Jesus. We have the confidence to approach the throne of grace to obtain mercy and grace because we have become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. We who were bowed down by sin, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers to the promise of God have been brought near to God. We’ve been brought near through the blood of the sacrifice of Jesus. Now we can lift up holy hands to the Lord without an...2022-02-2604 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 25 - Righteousness excludes superiority complexMuch in the same way that we do not define our lives by our disadvantages, we also do not define our lives by our advantages. Scriptures tell us that life is not measured by how much we possess (see Lk 12:15). Righteousness excludes superiority complex. We are not right because we have done right, neither are we alright just because we were ‘born with a silver spoon in our mouths. We are right and alright because we have been made right by God. There are no natural characteristics or advantages that can make us more, or less, acceptable to God. It...2022-02-2504 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 24 - Righteousness excludes inferiority complexNow that we understand that our reference point is God’s righteousness in us, we see clearly that righteousness can never breed inferiority complex. We are not disadvantaged in life at all because we are in Christ. In fact, we are the ones with the advantage. The feeling of inferiority comes when we have actual or perceived disadvantages in life. Also, by the accusations and condemnations served by the devil – either directly or through other people – the inferiority complex seeks to settle on us. We are tempted to portray ourselves in the light of societal or peer expectations. Some go on...2022-02-2404 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 23 - Christ is reference point of my righteousnessMany times, we are tempted to refer to ourselves by our personal characteristics e.g., physical features (height, colour of skin), social characteristics (e.g., wealth status) intellectual ability (e.g., academic performance), etc. This goes in one of two directions. One is deriving our sense of self-worth from these characteristics when they make us seem better than others. The other is a lack of self-worth when we appear worse than others. In Christ, however, our natural advantages or disadvantages are no longer our reference point of ourselves. We no longer view ourselves or define ourselves based on our...2022-02-2304 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 22 - Godly sorrowA believer must be always quick to repent before the Father whenever a wrong deed committed has been brought to his attention, either by the witness of the Holy Spirit within him or by another person. However, a believer must never touch condemnation because it is of the devil. The devil tries to discourage and weigh us down through accusations that bring condemnation. The Bible calls the devil the accuser of believers who is always bringing accusations against them day and night (See Rev 12:10). As believers, we repent forward. We ask the father for forgiveness for the action in...2022-02-2205 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 21 - Righteousness and repentanceAs righteous people, we sometimes do wrong things. This does not make us less righteous before the Father but it is not in keeping with our true nature. Oftentimes, it is because, though the spirit is willing, our flesh is weak; we are still in this weak human body, and we are subject to its faults. So yes, Christians do fall into sin. But there is a difference when it comes to repentance for us. An unbeliever has to confess the Lordship of Jesus to have his sinful nature removed then he becomes a new creation. For us believers...2022-02-2104 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 20 - No condemnation (“ ‘nothin do me!!!”)One of the commonest tactics of the devil is to make us feel guilty, even about things God has already forgiven us for. This is called condemnation. The devil is the accuser of the brethren and he is always launching attacks against us. He tries to fill our thoughts with everything we have ever done wrong and link them up with all the failures we have ever had. He does this so that we may lose sight of the grace of God that saved us, which in the first place is not based on what we have done right...2022-02-2004 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 19 - The prayer of a righteous manWhen a righteous man cries to the Lord, the Lord is bound by His Word to respond. Do you remember Ps 51:17 that says: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise”? A righteous man always receives answers to his prayers but the prayer of a sinner is an abomination to the Lord. Hear what Proverbs 15:8 says: “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight”.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 18 - The labour of the Righteous manWe must know that our good works by themselves cannot save us; only faith in the Lord Jesus can. Therefore, when we do good works now, we are not doing it to obtain favour from God. We do them out of our love for God; for what he has done for us by sending Jesus to take away our sin and give us salvation.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 17 - Self-righteousnessSelf-righteousness is the type of righteousness that seeks to please God by its own works. It focuses on its own ability to do the right things. This type of righteousness often flaunts its good works, tends to be selfish, self-centered, and full of pride. It prides itself in its accomplishment of good works and expects God to notice and bless him for it. The self-righteous person often does his good works for others to see and commend him for it. He thinks that he is the one that is worthy of the blessing of the Lord because of all...2022-02-1705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 16 - The Righteousness of the PhariseesThis Scripture is as interesting as it is bemusing. In their days, the Pharisees were part of the custodians of the religion of the Jews and among the most prominent religious persons. Ordinarily, they should be the ones to look up to when it comes to religious matters. However, the Lord Jesus said that we have to do better them in righteousness. What type of righteousness could be better? After all, these guys were the most pious and they kept the law to the last letter.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 15 - Righteousness of faith (2)Becoming righteous for believers is like being born as a baby. A baby doesn’t have a past life; she is a new creation, for whom all things are new. How fitting, for the Bible says we become born again when we come into Christ (please read born again as a verb, not a noun). Also consider this: does a baby boy need to do anything else to be a male? Absolutely not! He was born a male and male he will remain. He will only have to grow into the fullness of his maleness. So also when we co...2022-02-1505 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 14 - Righteousness of faith (1)One of the earliest references to the word righteousness in the Scriptures was what was written about Abraham: “And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Gen 15:6). Now, notice that it did not say “and he obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness”. Nor did it say “And he was a good and holy man before the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness”. The question to ask then is how can only merely believing (in God) make one righteous.
Consider this truth: God d...2022-02-1404 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 13 - Righteousness of the LawThere are two types of righteousness. The first is the righteousness of the Law. This is the righteousness that one acquires by obeying a set of codes of conduct. This type of righteousness was the one that was codified in the Law that was delivered to Moses. On this Moses spoke in Deut 6:25 “And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.” The kind of righteousness he spoke of here is got by doing things; obeying some codes and doing good things, by one’s own...2022-02-1304 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 12 - Righteousness on to HolinessHaving known that we are righteous, we must go on to live true to our nature. Paul told the Roman Christians in Rom 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace”. An illustration will help our understanding. Just as it is absurd for the son of the president of the nation to beg for alms at the street corners, so is it absurd for a righteous man to walk in sin. The only expression suitable to the righteous life is sinless living. Anything else is an aberration. So the righ...2022-02-1204 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 11 - Walking in Righteousness ConsciousnessTo be conscious about something is to be always aware of it. Awareness resides in our minds. Therefore, to be conscious of righteousness requires that we are always aware of it in our minds. The only way to keep our minds in a state in which it can be continually aware of the righteous nature of our spirit is to renew our minds.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 10 - Righteousness Consciousness (2)Righteousness consciousness is the awareness or mindfulness that one has been made right by God before God and before everything and everybody else. It is the consciousness that there is no charge anymore against us before the Almighty God and this acquittal discharges us from every other court, judgement or ruling in heaven or earth on beneath the earth. This includes the court of human opinions. It is awareness that there is nothing against me anymore anywhere.
This awareness instructs me to keep sin at bay. It tells me that sin does not have dominion over me...2022-02-1004 minThe KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 9 - Righteousness consciousness (1)Righteousness is the state of being made right by God, before God and everything else. We have been made right, in other words, justified, in all affairs of life: In Heaven (Heb 4:16); On Earth (Isaiah 50:8-9); Under the earth (Rom 8:38-39) – It doesn’t matter now anyone’s opinion about us. There is no condemnation for us. The devil cannot accuse us anymore. He can only lie about us.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 8 - It is only by believingThe means of exchange in the kingdom of God is ‘to believe’. Without believing there can be no transaction in the kingdom. The currency of the kingdom is to believe. Without believing it is impossible to obtain anything from God. Without believing g it is impossible to please God. The righteousness of faith is not a series of activities or religious observations. You don’t get more righteous by the day. God has given you all the righteousness he has when you believed. As a matter of truth, you have become the very righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:21). God has shown...2022-02-0804 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 7 - Those filthy RagsReligion has taught us that it is the works of our hands that make us right before God; That if we do enough good works, God will somehow notice, bless us and not allow us to go to hell. This brings up serious issues. For example, if we could be saved solely by our good works, on the judgment day some will arise and say, “well God, even though you are God, it was because of the good things I did that I made it here”. But Scriptures say: by the arm of flesh shall no man prevail (1Sa 2:9). It a...2022-02-0705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 6 - Globally RighteousThe kind of acceptance and righteousness we have before the Father is of a global consequence. Being made right by God is not just of heavenly significance. It permeates every cubic metre of our sphere of interaction. We are right before the Father. When the Father looks at us, it is Christ in us that he sees. We can come boldly before Him and make our most intimate feelings known to Him. We no longer need any human intermediary before God. Our case has been well represented by Jesus Christ. We are in the good books of God.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 5 - Partakers of the Divine NatureThere was a time that it was only God that could rightly be described as righteous. At that time, men were under the control of sin. Everybody born into the world after Adam inherited both the physical and spiritual states of Adam. Everybody was born into sin and fell short of the glory of God. Through one man, sin came into the world, and with it came the consequences of sin, that is, spiritual death. To be spiritually dead is to be separated from the life of God. Through the offense of one, death reigned and judgment came upon...2022-02-0504 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 4 - You are righteousRighteousness is the ability to stand before God without any feeling of guilt or inferiority complex. It was sin that separated man from God. The earliest effect of sin was a shame (i.e. feeling of guilt and inferiority). Notice that Adam and Eve could fellowship with God directly before they sinned in the Garden of Eden. God would come in the cool of the evening and would talk with them face to face as a man would talk to a friend. They had always been naked but were not aware of it until sin came. Sin brings guilt...2022-02-0404 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 3 - We are the righteousness of GodIt sounds amazing to say we are God’s standard of righteousness, but this indeed is a true saying and is worthy of all acceptance. Consider a father with his children. This man always ensures they are well fed and clothed. The children go to the best schools and have the best toys. Somebody observing can say this man’s children are the evidence that this man is a good man. So also, in God loving us and forgiving us, in his placing his divine nature inside us, we are the evidence that God is good. This goodness can be t...2022-02-0304 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 2 - Jesus is our righteousnessIn the Garden of Eden when man sinned, he became separated from God. He became dead in trespasses and sins, and the subjects of the devil, the god of this world (see Eph 2:1-3). However, God has now made a way of being right with him which is not merely by a system of laws and regulations. That way of being right with Him is in the person of Jesus. No wonder Jesus said of himself: “I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father except by me” (Jn 14:6).
To get a da...2022-02-0204 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastFebruary 1 - Accepted in the belovedToday, we start with what it means to be accepted by God, and how that relates to righteousness.
Man as a social being has a deep-seated need for acceptance, especially from people within his circle of interaction. A wife seeks acceptance from her husband, and likewise the husband from his wife. Children seek acceptance from their parents, and likewise parents from their children. Friends seek acceptance from one another, and so on. The great desire for acceptance has led some people to do desperate and sometimes unimaginable things. Acceptance is a critical need of humans.
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The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 31 - Eternal lifeIn many places in the Scriptures, the expression, eternal life, was translated from the word, Zoe. Zoe refers to the God-kind of life. It means life as God has it; the very quality of life that God has. Right now as it has been before time began, God has eternal life. Eternal life is not the same as immortality or merely a blissful forever life. If eternal life is merely to live forever, it would mean that even the devil has eternal life, because he will live forever observing the punishment reserved for him (please see Rev 20:10).2022-01-3106 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 30 - The Spiritual manhoodOne word that can be substituted for ‘perfect man’ in the Scripture above is ‘full-grown man’. Manhood signifies maturity and perfection. This is the common destination of all believers. It is the place where we all become exactly like Christ, i.e., the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. If we think about it carefully, we will see that what truly signifies maturity in Christ is love. A believer is truly mature when he is perfected in love. Love is equal to perfection. Love covers a multitude of sins. Our faith works by love; we have passed fr...2022-01-3004 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 29 - The Spiritual ChildhoodThe next stage of spiritual growth is that of childhood. This is a stage of significant independence, yet, not having full maturity to completely differentiate good from the bad. The independence allows the child to explore, but sometimes could get the child into trouble, through imbibing wrong information. There is some innocence but it starts to give way as the person in spiritual childhood interacts with the unbelieving world.2022-01-2906 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 28 - The Spiritual BabyhoodThe expression ‘born-again’ is not a noun, i.e. name of a person. It is actually a phrasal verb, in this case, something that happened to us. Now, everyone that becomes born-again is born as a spiritual baby, no matter their chronological age. That is to say, if a person gets born again at 40 years old, he is as much a baby spiritually as another person who gets born-again at 12 years old. Spiritual maturity comes by eating spiritual food i.e. the Word of God and practicing the spiritual life such as praying, renewing your mind, walking in love, livi...2022-01-2804 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 27 - Growing up spiritually: ChurchThe third ingredient for spiritual development is church attendance. God’s design for us as believers is to assemble together on a routine basis to fellowship together. This fellowship includes praying together, worshipping God together, listening to the teaching of the Word of God together, encouraging one another, and helping to supply the needs of one another.2022-01-2704 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 26 - Growing up spiritually: PrayerThe second ingredient necessary for spiritual development is prayer. Prayer primarily is a means of one-on-one communication with God in which we talk to Him and He speaks back to us. Of course, prayer is also done at a corporate level. In personal prayers, we talk to the Father in the name of Jesus and he speaks back to us directly. However, God does not necessarily speak back to us in an audible human voice. He mostly speaks back to us in thoughts, ideas, concepts, insights, and the like, by the inner witness of truth. This manner of communication...2022-01-2605 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 25 - Growing spiritually: Word StudyJos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
The first ingredient for spiritual development is studying the Word of God. An additional Scripture to our text for today in Matt 4:4 that says; “…It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”. The food for ou...2022-01-2505 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 24 - Is salvation eternal?Of course, salvation is eternal. Who can put an end to it? Satan? Sin? Look at these Scriptures: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom 8:35, 38-39). Salvation is forevermore; this is as long as...2022-01-2404 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 23 - Born of the water and the spiritScriptures indicate that there are two agents for our salvation i.e. the Water and the Spirit. Firstly, our salvation experience was facilitated from the start to the finish by the Holy Spirit of God. When we heard the Word, i.e. the message of the Gospel, the Holy Spirit convicted our hearts to repent and believe in Jesus. When we actually believed in our hearts and confessed with our mouth the lordship of Jesus, the Holy Spirit went into operation and caused us to be brought back to life from spiritual death.2022-01-2305 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 22 - Sealed by the SpiritThe seal of the Holy Spirit is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that comes to everyone that confesses the Lordship of Jesus (1 Corin. 3:16). God said through the Prophet Ezekiel: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh”. (Ezekiel 36:26)
A seal is a mark of approval, evidence of originality. An intact seal indicates that the thing that is sealed has not been tampered with.2022-01-2205 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 21 - Doing good worksSeveral times in the Scriptures, we are charged to do good works or to be full of good works. Apostle Paul wrote the following to the Galatians: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Ga 6:9). There is indeed a reward for doing good works. Goods works include loving other people, giving to those that have a need, praying for other people, showing kindness, etc. These are the works God has ordained for us as believers to spend our time here on earth doing.2022-01-2104 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 20 - Sin consciousness (2)An unbeliever repents by confessing the Lordship of Jesus and not confessing his/her sins (Rom 10:9). For a believer who has committed any wrong, he just needs to repent of the specific sin that he has committed by confessing that sin to the Father (1 Jn 1:9). He shouldn’t live his life from one sin confession to another, neither should he punctuate his every prayer to the Father with asking for forgiveness of sins. Living like that is living in the consciousness of sin.2022-01-2005 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 19 - Sin consciousness (1)One of the reasons people have challenges manifesting holiness is sin consciousness. There is scarcely anyone that can claim not to have done a wrong since he/she got born again. However, when people who are born again commit sin, without the right consciousness of righteousness, guilt, and condemnation take advantage of them. It is so severe for some people that they even feel they have lost their salvation.2022-01-1905 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 18 - Righteousness consciousnessRighteousness consciousness is the continuous awareness of God’s nature of righteousness in us. It is that awareness that there is no condemnation against us. We have seen that holiness is the fruit of righteousness. If righteousness can bear fruits, then righteousness can be cultivated. The cultivation of righteousness is righteousness consciousness. It is possible to have a thing and not know it. It is possible to have a character and not express it. It is like having money in the bank and not knowing about it. The new man in Christ must be conscious of the new nature of...2022-01-1805 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 17 - The Practice of RighteousnessThe practice of righteousness is called holiness. Righteousness is not achieved by good works which we have done, but according to His mercy by which God saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost (see Tit 3:5). However, now that we have been made righteous, the only thing left is to practice this righteousness.2022-01-1705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 16 - What is righteousness?Anyone who becomes saved immediately becomes righteous. Righteousness is to be brought into a right standing before God i.e. to be made/declared faultless, without any guilt or record of wrongdoing before God. Righteousness is to be without guilt or condemnation. In Christ Jesus, righteousness has now become our nature, just as much as the sin nature used to be our nature, outside of Christ.2022-01-1604 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 15 - Appropriating salvationSalvation is like a well full of water. If we do not draw water out of a well that we have access to, we will remain thirsty. The Scriptures promise us in Is 12:3 that the salvation the Lord gives to us will be a source of joy to us. We however have to go to the well of salvation to draw out the waters of salvation to quench any spiritual thirst.
Another illustration of salvation is the deposit of money into a bank account. Unless a transaction is conducted on the deposit, that money will forever remain...2022-01-1504 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 14 - Salvation in your bodyThe Bible describes our natural bodies as the body of death (Rom 7:24), i.e. a body that is still subject to death. Indeed, everybody will one day leave their bodies because we can not live in them forever. For us, believers, the salvation of our bodies will be when Jesus returns in His second coming. This is when He will also give us new bodies even as Scriptures said: “So also is the resurrection of the dead...It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body…” (1Co 15:42). This event, which is commonly called the rapture, is for a...2022-01-1405 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 13 - Renewing your mindEph 5:26&27 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish
The only way to clean up our minds from the influences of the world around us is to realign our minds to God’s Word. That requires reading, listening, studying, and meditation on God’s Word on a regular basis (daily is the best, see Josh 1:8). We see from our bible text of toda...2022-01-1305 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 12 - Salvation in your soulComing from yesterday’s discussion, the natural question perhaps is what happens to the soul of a man at salvation? The soul of man consists of his will, emotions, and intellect. For the salvation that a man obtained in his spirit to reflect in his soul, the man needs to submit his will, emotions, and intellect to the authority of God and His Word. Man is a free moral agent and has autonomy over himself. God does not enforce himself on us even after we have got born again. If we draw near to him, he will draw near to...2022-01-1205 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 11 - Salvation in your SpiritThe Scriptures describe our spirit in numerous ways: The inward man (2 Co 4:16); the new man (Eph 4:24); and the hidden man of the heart (1 Pe 3:4). We already alluded to the truth that the spirit of man is the real man. When we get born again by accepting the Lordship of the Lord Jesus and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, our spirit man experiences an instantaneous spiritual rebirth. It is nothing physical but all spiritual.2022-01-1104 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 10 - Body, Soul and SpiritMan is an eternal being: he will live forever. However, it is not the external physical man that we can see and touch that will live forever. Rather it is his internal self, what we commonly call his spirit. In our text of today, we see the Apostle Paul clearly indicating to the Thessalonians that there were three aspects of man, namely: spirit, soul, and body.2022-01-1004 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 9 - What is repentance?Repentance means to change one’s mind about a thing. On the other hand, confession is recounting past experiences/actions, in this case of sin. We must understand that recounting our past sins one by one will not take sin or sinful nature away. Repentance means to change one’s mind about a thing. On the other hand, confession is recounting past experiences/actions, in this case of sin. We must understand that recounting our past sins one by one will not take sin or sinful nature away.2022-01-0905 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 8 - Actions of SinActions of sins are those activities or inactivity that are contrary to the will and Word of God. We see four definitions from our texts of today. Sin is (1) Anything done outside of the faith; (2) Not doing a good one knows to do; (3) Transgression of the law (of God); and (4) All unrighteousness. Actions of sin are the natural products of sinful nature. Sinful nature is like a tree, and the actions of sin its fruits.2022-01-0805 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 7 - The sin natureThe sin nature is a state of eternal separation of all men from God because of the sin of the first man, Adam. So the primary issue here is not what a person does but who the person is. What makes a sinner a sinner is not the actions of sin he commits but the nature of sin he inherited from Adam as a human being born of flesh and blood.2022-01-0705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 6 - Why salvation?Through one man, Adam, sin came into the world along with eternal death and destruction. Now through one man, Jesus, freedom from sin and its consequences has come. There is currently no other name given under heaven by which men must/can be saved except the name of this Jesus Christ. In Christ, we are no longer subjects of that evil ruler, the devil; we are now heirs of God and joint-heirs with the very Son of God, Jesus Christ. All these happened because of the love of God towards us. We can only benefit from it by believing...2022-01-0604 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 5 - The things salvation has brought usSalvation in Christ Jesus brings us to our wealthy place, the place of life forever. Life forever means freedom from sin and all of its consequences. Only eternity can reveal the full extent of what Jesus did for us by dying on the cross on our behalf. In today's episode, we will be considering a few things from the long list of things salvation has brought to us:2022-01-0404 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 4 - What we have been saved fromThe ultimate result of sin is spiritual death. Death is separation from life. Physical death is separation from physical life, while spiritual death is separation from spiritual life or the life of God. God is the father of all spirits; therefore, to die spiritually is to become alienated from Him. That is, to no longer be able to come into his presence or have the right of access to him, but thanks be to God because He has brought us back from spiritual death into life through the death and resurrection of Christ. We obtained spiritual life when we...2022-01-0405 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 3 - Requirements for salvationThere is only one way to be saved: That is to accept Jesus as your Lord and savior. This requires two actions from you: To confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and believe in your heart that He was raised from the dead. You don't have to call up each sin one by one to receive forgiveness from God for all of them. The sins are forgiven already; all you have to do now is to accept that forgiveness.2022-01-0305 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 2 - What is Salvation (2)Salvation means to be translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God. Formerly we were under the control of the god of this world, that is, Satan. But there is good news now! Through the man Adam, sin and death entered into the world; but through the man Jesus Christ, the free gift of Grace now abounds to all that believe. Christ came to set us free from the dominion of darkness. He did this by taking the punishment for sin that was due to us.2022-01-0205 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastJanuary 1 - What is Salvation? (1)Welcome to Knowing Jesus Daily Devotional. Throughout the month of January will be considering various topics on the subject of salvation. Today we will start with “What is Salvation?”
Salvation means to be saved and safe, that is, saved from sin and safe from its consequences. All was well in the beginning until man sinned by disobeying God's instruction in the Garden of Eden. Because of this disobedience, sin became the master of man. Through one man's action, i.e., Adam, sin came into this world. You may ask why or how? Well, just as we inherit gene...2022-01-0105 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 31 - Glorified; The Zenith PointGlory is a state of high honour, of brilliant radiant beauty. To be glorified is to have high honour or beauty conferred on one, or to come into a position where such honour and beauty exude from one. God the Father is the ultimate expression of glory, what I call the Zenith Point.2021-12-3107 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 30 - FavourThe presence of the Lord in our lives commands favour to come to us. We have already learnt that God’s Grace is that liberal provision of God’s love and abundant kindness through faith; freely and undeservedly. Favour is akin to the Grace of God. The favour of the Lord is his Grace towards us. In His Grace is revealed His favour towards us.2021-12-3006 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 29 - JoyJoy is the third principal element of the Kingdom of God, according to Apostle Paul. The other two are righteousness and peace. None is permitted to come before the presence of God with murmuring and gloominess. Such a person is indirectly saying God may not be able to handle the matter at hand. That is a complete disregard for the person of God, and will not be allowed in His presence. That is why the Psalmist wrote in Ps 100:4 “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name”. The...2021-12-2907 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 28 - PredestinationPredestination is to have future events determined beforehand. We see from the scriptures that the predetermination of the Father is that all of us his children will come to be exactly like Christ. Hence, it is written in Ro 8:29 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren”. The Father’s predetermination is that we will all turn out to look like Jesus.2021-12-2807 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 27 - PeaceOne of the three constituent characteristics of God’s Kingdom is peace. Peace is the state of being undisturbed. There are two sides to this: one is there being nothing that disturbs, and the other is that what would ruffle one is not able to. Both of these are our inheritances in the Lord. True Peace is not necessarily the absence of disturbance or trouble, but the presence of God in the midst of it. Sometimes the Lord calms that storm, sometimes He calms the believer while the storm rages. Either way, he is our peace.2021-12-2707 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 26 - BoldnessA concise definition of boldness is the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly. Boldness is one of the inheritances that we have in Christ. However, many believers, being weakened by their past experiences, have continued to live in fear and self-doubt whereas they ought to stand out strongly and distinctly in the name of the Lord.2021-12-2607 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 25 - The Seal of the Holy SpiritThe seal of the Holy Spirit is the mark of approval of God which everyone that confesses the Lordship of Jesus receives at the point of receiving Jesus into their lives. God said through the Prophet Ezekiel: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh” (Ezek 36:26).2021-12-2506 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 24 - MercyWhereas Grace is to receive benefits that we do not deserve, Mercy is to be spared of the penalty that we deserve. The throne of God is founded on righteousness and justice. Hence, he must recompense to every one according to their works. However, God is not so just that he forgets mercy, and neither is He so merciful that he forgets justice. Mercy is compassion; to be Merciful is to be compassionate. A man needs mercy where he is at fault; he needs grace where he is weak! He needs mercy when he has done wrong, and grace...2021-12-2405 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 23 - GraceThe word grace connotes elegance and beauty of movement or expression, or a disposition to kindness and compassion, or a feeling of favourable regard. We also have many interpretations of Grace from a Christian perspective. God’s Grace is the liberal provision of God’s love and abundant kindness through faith; freely and undeservedly. It is favour and spiritual blessing (Luke 2:40) which is unearned and undeserved (John 1:17). Grace is free, spontaneous, absolute favour and loving-kindness with God. (Luke 1:30). Grace is loving-kindness and goodwill from God (Acts 4:33). The Grace of God is that which is presently at work in each of u...2021-12-2306 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 22 - HealingThe same victory that gives us perpetual health in Christ also provides healing if we or those around us should fall ill. If for any reason we or people around us should fall ill or bear a sickness in our bodies, the power of God is available for us to restore us back to health.2021-12-2305 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 21 - None of these diseasesOur text from today is selected from an Old Testament book but it speaks directly to the attitude God has towards us as New Testament believers. Divine health is one of the heritages we have in Christ Jesus. Divine health is to live in a state where no sicknesses or diseases have power over our bodies, souls, or spirits. The victory that Jesus won for us on the Cross of Calvary is total, complete, and all-encompassing. It includes a victory over sicknesses and diseases. With an understanding that all the promises of God in Christ Jesus is yes and...2021-12-2106 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 20 - Believers’ Authority (2)The believer’s authority is predicated on our rights to use the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus is the most powerful name in heaven and on earth. It is a name that is above every other name. It is the name at which every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.2021-12-2006 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 19 - Believers’ Authority (1)Power is the ability to cause a thing to happen. Power is able to directly exerts on a situation to change its course. Power is able to constrain the things under its influence to conform them to its will. For there to be an effect, the one exerting power must necessarily be more powerful that the one or thing on which power is being exerted.2021-12-1905 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 18 - Forgiveness of sins (2)The amazing thing about forgiveness from God that is included in the redemption package is that it is universal (i.e. applicable to everyone) and eternal (i.e. cuts across time). The forgiveness that we have in Christ Jesus covers the past, the present, and the future. In fact, it transcends time.2021-12-1805 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 17 - Forgiveness of sins (1)The burden of sin is twofold, one is inherited and the other is personal. Every human being has an inherent sinful nature inherited from Adam. Scriptures tell us: “And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.” (Mr 10:18). They also tell us that: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23).
The second dimension of sin are the actions of sin we have personally committed since we became accountable for anything. Each of us has an inborn sense of right and wrong that is...2021-12-1705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 16 - Realities of our RedemptionWe are the property of God that went under a different ownership due to the sin in the garden of Eden. However, when Jesus died and rose again, he declared the year of jubilee on us. As many of us have believed in the resurrected Christ have entered now into that year of jubilee. Our ownership has now been reverted back to the original owner. The devil has no claim over us anymore. Neither does sin or the consequences of sin. We have been set from by the Son; and he that the son has set free is free...2021-12-1606 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 15 - Redemption (3)The most intriguing part of redemption to me is the declaration of the year of jubilee. In the Old Testament, Jubilee was celebrated every 50 years. It is the year when all acquired properties must return to the original owners, and all enslaved must regain their freedom. This is whether or not the original owner of the land of the enslaved has been able to pay up all that was owed. In essence, jubilee is the year of reset. It is the years where all the errors of the preceding years are forgiven and everyone is given a fresh start...2021-12-1506 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 14 - Redemption (2)What our redemption has resulted in is a completely brand new man. This new is not a refurbished old, neither is it a panel-beaten or recycled old. It is a brand new person that never existed before. The old is completely gone and there is no longer any point of reference to it. The old just does not exist again.2021-12-1406 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 13 - Redemption (1)Redemption is repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; or the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent or a ransom; or deliverance from bondage, distress, or from liability to any evil or forfeiture, either by money, labour or other means; or to buy back something given as security for a loan. It also means the act of saving something or somebody from a declined, dilapidated, or corrupted state and restoring it, him, or her to a better condition.2021-12-1304 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 12 - JustificationJustification is the remission of sin and release from its guilt and punishment. It is an act of free grace by which God, having pardoned the sinner, accepts him as righteous, on account of the atonement of Christ. Atonement is paying a price that is equivalent to the offense that was committed, thereby offsetting the offense. The price for our justification was the death of Jesus on the Cross, and the evidence that we are now truly justified is that he has risen from the dead. Justification is a ‘not guilty' verdict. Jesus is our justification. His death and re...2021-12-1206 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 11 - SanctificationTo be sanctified is to be made clean unto holiness, i.e. to be set apart as holy, and for a holy purpose. The purpose of sanctification is to remove every trace of corruption, in this case, sin, in order to be made acceptable before the divine, in this case, God. Sanctification is not something a person can do to himself. It requires the activities of another who has the power, authority, or responsibility to sanctify. The Lord Jesus is our sanctifier; he is our sanctification. He sanctified us by the blood of his sacrifice on the cross. We...2021-12-1105 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 10 - Wealth and prosperityProsperity in our body, soul, and spirit is the will of God, and it is part of the package of salvation that we received when we came into Christ. What exactly does prosperity mean? It means Shalom, Shalom; nothing missing and nothing broken. It means all affairs of our lives are well aligned and put in place. It means our bodies are healthy, our minds are sharp and our spirit is active and alive to God. Apostle John captured this thought in 3rdJohn 2 writing: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as...2021-12-1005 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 9 - Right standingProminent among the things that are ours in Christ is the nature of righteousness. Previously the concept of righteousness was tied to a physically manifested lifestyle that has no fault or blemish, i.e. perfect in all its ways. However, no person by themselves was able to achieve such stature of life because “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). All our attempts to be right before God were counted as filthy rags. Such human attempts could never satisfy God’s standards.2021-12-0906 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 8 - Impact of the Eternal lifeEternal life is the newness of life we received when we confessed Jesus as our Lord and believed in our hearts that he has been raised from the dead. The Apostle wrote that we have eternal life now not later. We possessed eternal life when we got born again. We were given the divine nature: We are now empowered to live and act like God. We now have peace like God has peace; we have joy like God has joy. We have become righteous just as God is righteous.2021-12-0806 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 7 - We have eternal life nowEternal life is not just a never-ending life in bliss beyond this present physical world. Eternal life is the very quality of life that God has. This life is characterized by authority and dominion over all things. Therefore, as bearers of eternal life, we cannot live our lives like beggarly elements, beaten and battered by the system of the world: poor, broke, depressed, confused, and unhappy. No! We are victorious. We are more than conquerors. This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith. Greater is the eternal life of God that is in us than the...2021-12-0705 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 6 - The tenses of God: Future tenseFor us who dwell within time, Hope is the language of God to express the future. Hope is the picture in our hearts of a preferred future, based on the Word of God. The language we use to express this picture is the future tense of God. True hope can only be derived from the promises of God. Hope from any other source is neither guaranteed nor reliable. We can trust God to keep his Word so hope rises in our hearts based on His promises.2021-12-0605 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 5 - The tenses of God: Present tenseLike anything of the Spirit, faith also does not dwell in the realm of time. However, to aid our understanding we can see faith as the present tense of God. Faith is always in the now; it is not a future thing. Firstly, faith in our heart is evidence that we believe what God has said in his Word. Faith says I believe the report of the Lord; therefore, I will talk and act as though it is true because I know that it is true now. Faith speaks the things that be not as though they are. Faith...2021-12-0504 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 4 - The tenses of God: Past tenseThere is really no past, present, or future with God, just eternal now. However, and for the sake of our finite minds, God has expressed himself in time. Someone once said that “God is not just everywhere, but everywhere is in God.” Because God is not really constrained by time and space, everything he speaks is present already. That means that for us that live within the confines of time, whatever God has said is already accomplished. It is for this reason Apostle Paul describes God as the one who calls those things that are not (in time) as thou...2021-12-0405 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 3 - The vital side of God’s promisesIndeed, all the promises of God in Christ Jesus are Yes and Amen. This means they are signed, sealed, and delivered. In other words, they are a done deal for us; we have them already. Now, remember the analogy of the bank from yesterday. The promises of God are like possessing money in a bank account to which you have access. Legally the money is yours, but you can do nothing with the money unless you deliberately instruct the bank to carry out transactions on your account.2021-12-0306 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 2 - The legal side of God’s promisesIn Christ Jesus, the promises of God are like having money in a bank account that belongs to you. The promises are legally yours, but you must vitally connect with them to experience them. This is the same way the money in your bank account remains yours, but it will not directly benefit you unless you transact with it. The legal side is your ownership of the bank account; the vital side is transacting with your money.2021-12-0205 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastDecember 1 - The things that are ours in ChristThose who have believed in their hearts that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead and have confessed with their mouths that Jesus Christ is their Lord are now beneficiaries of tremendous amounts of blessings that transcend this physical world. The Scriptures tell us that eyes have not seen or ears heard, the things that God has in store for those of us who have come to him for refuge through Christ. It is based on the resurrection of Jesus that all these spiritual blessings are now ours in Christ Jesus. This month we will consider some of the...2021-12-0106 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 30 - The Lordship of ChristMy final take on the truth of our wealthy place is that Jesus is the Lord of our lives. I shared with you a few days ago that your life is not your own. It belongs to the Lord Jesus. When you accepted Jesus Christ as Lord, he became Lord over every aspect of your life. He is the Lord over your body, soul, and spirit. He is Lord over your time, money, possessions, and relationships. You cannot claim Jesus to be your Lord but excuse your earthly possessions or relationships from his Lordship.2021-11-3005 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 29 - Blessed to be a blessingAll those that are part of the covenant of Abraham, who are blessed along with faithful Abraham, are blessed to be a blessing. This includes us the new testament believers because the blessing of Abraham has come to us through Jesus Christ, and we have received the promise of the Spirit through faith. How is one a blessing? You become a blessing when the life or situation of another is better off because you are present in it. You become a blessing when you are an advantage to another.2021-11-3005 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 28 - Other types of givingThere is a blessing in any form of giving. Scriptures clearly declare that it is more blessed to give than to receive. However, there is a ‘how’ of giving. First, there is the instruction to give a free-will offering to honour God when we gather together to worship, and then our tithes. These two are perhaps statutory. There are times when God specifically instructs directly or indirectly to give to a course or to a person: this is giving by revelation. An example is when God asked Abraham to offer up his son. Many have described receiving specific instructions dire...2021-11-2806 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 27 - Pay your tithesA seemingly controversial topic in the modern day is tithing. Tithing is the giving of a tenth of one’s income to God through one’s local church. Income here could be one’s salary, pocket money/allowance (for those who are still dependents), or one’s profit on businesses conducted. Just like free will offering, tithing is done in honour of God but it is received by the church and managed by the church for the purposes of the church and her members. The primary purpose of tithe as revealed in the Scriptures is to ensure continuity of the runn...2021-11-2707 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 26 - Give your offeringsThere is a near-universal social and cross-cultural human behaviour I have observed: anytime one goes to visit a dignitary; you carry a gift along. The gift may be substantial or just a token, but the underlying purpose is to give honour to whom honour is due. Much like the practice of acknowledging others by greeting them, bearing gifts as already described is no mere cultural phenomenon since it is cross-cultural. Rather, it is a hardwired and intuitive action that is just the right thing to do. It is now abundantly clear to me why God spoke to the children...2021-11-2606 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 25 - Seed to the Sower and bread to the eaterBread ate guarantees the present, while seed sowed guarantees the future. If there is nothing to eat in the present, how will you make it through today, and if there will be nothing to eat in the future, how will you make it through the times to come. God's Word shows us that both our present and future are concerns to God. He is the one who provides to us the things we need to guarantee that we survive today and sees to it that we can live through tomorrow when it comes.2021-11-2505 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 24 - Seedtime and Harvest 2There is always a gestation period between sowing and reaping. A gestation period is a period of waiting for what has been sown to become ready to be reaped. Someone puts it this way: seed – time – harvest. Some gestation periods are longer than others. A fun fact: humans carry their babies in the womb for nine months, elephants do so for nearly two years. You will soon observe that some of the most consequential seeds in your life have the longest gestation period.2021-11-2405 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 23 - Seedtime and Harvest 1Over the remaining days of this month, we shall consider the dynamics of prosperity. The cardinal eternal principle of prosperity is sowing and reaping. This principle can be expressed in various ways: It is what you sow that you will reap; or if you do not sow you will not reap. For there to be an increase in anything, there must be an exchange of seeds for harvest. Jesus said in John 12:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it dies, it bringeth forth mu...2021-11-2305 min
The KJD Devotional PodcastNovember 22 - Ordered stepsConcerning the journey to our wealthy place, we neither know the exact route nor the precise destination. Remember how God told Abraham to go on a journey to a place he would show him. Knowing neither the route nor destination, he set out to go. How does one proceed on such a journey?
God usually does not reveal the fullness of his will to us in one sitting. I have jokingly said that if God were to reveal all of his plans to us all at once, particularly when we are still in the preparatory phase, some...2021-11-2206 min