Spiritual Digest for the Day 01May2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture” (Psalm 100:1-3 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Choose to celebrate life. Celebrate family, celebrate friends, celebrate love, celebrate adventure and discovery. Celebrate and give thanks for all of life. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O Lord, enable me to always celebrate life and people around me, and let me be always grateful to You for my life.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 30Apr2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well” (Psalm 139:14 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY You are uniquely crafted by God for a unique assignment at a unique time for a unique purpose. - Julius Omomola ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will not miss the purpose of your being created fearfully and wonderfully by God.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 29Apr2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked [Jesus Christ] to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned” (Luke 8:37 NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Do not let your fears drive Jesus Christ from your presence. His motive is always love for His children. You can trust Him. - Os Hillman ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that your fear of the awesome God will not drive Him away from you.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 28Apr2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10 NIV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY God is expecting us as His stewards to faithfully use our lives and other resources that He has graciously given us for the good of others and for His glory. - Bayo Afolaranmi ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always be faithful in using the gifts that God has endowed you with for the good of others and to His glory.

THE FAITHFUL STEWARD OF GOD’S GRACE

Dearly Beloved, THE FAITHFUL STEWARD OF GOD’S GRACE “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10 NIV). The Nigerian Baptist Convention is holding its 106th annual session Ogbomoso presently. The general theme for the session is: “Moving Forward: Building a Great Church through Faithful Stewardship” and 1 Peter 4:10 (quoted above) is the theme verse. So, my message for this week will be based on that theme and the biblical verse. There are five (5) important truths from the verse. Firstly, every human being on earth is a steward. God created the first man, Adam, and put him in the Garden of Eden as a steward to take care of the garden. God is still expecting each one of us to take care of what we have or where we are. Secondly, what you have is a gift. Even, you as a person are a gift from God! The psalmist referred to every child as a heritage given by God (see Psalm 127:3). You do not belong to yourself. You belong to God (see Psalm 100:3). Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:20 said that we were bought at price! Everything you have is a gift from God because there is nothing that you have that you have not received (see 1 Corinthians 4:7). These gifts (including your life) are referred to in the theme verse as God’s grace given as God assigned it (see Ephesians 4:7). Grace has been defined as unmerited favour of God. No one merits it, and God cannot be questioned on how He distributes it. Nevertheless, no one should misuse this grace freely given him/her by God. Thirdly, you are to serve others! What you have is not for your selfish interest. You are to use your gifts for the upliftment of others. These gifts (including your life) are also to be used for the glory of God (see 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Peter 4:11). Fourthly, there are different gifts. The theme verse also points it out that these gifts come in various forms. We need to first realize that no two individuals are the same. God has created us in different colours, race, heights, sizes, backgrounds, traits, endowments, gifts, knowledge, level of understanding, numbers of years and the likes. At least, there are 18 different spiritual gifts identified in the New Testament. Lastly, you are to be faithful! It is expected of a steward to be faithful (see 1 Corinthians 4:2). This faithfulness does not have to do with our relationship with God alone. It has to do with relationship with other people. It is interesting to note that some people are not faithful even to themselves! God is expecting us as His stewards to faithfully use our lives and other resources that He has graciously given us for the good of others and for His glory. Are you faithfully using these gifts? Will He find you faithful and reward you for your faithfulness? In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Pray that you will always be faithful in using the gifts that God has endowed you with for the good of others and to His glory.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 27Apr2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9a NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY Our God continually watches and waits for us to call on Him when we are in need. - Elisa Morgan ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY O Lord, let me always call on You when I am in need.

Spiritual Digest for the Day 26Apr2019

BIBLE VERSE FOR THE DAY “At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me.... But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me..." (2 Timothy 4:16a, 17a NKJV). ****************** QUOTE FOR THE DAY It is often in our loneliest hours that we realize we are not really alone. And suddenly, that gap that no one can fill becomes a gift that no one can steal. - Alicia Bruxvoort ******************** PRAYER/ACTION FOR THE DAY Pray that you will always feel the presence of God when it seems that you are lonely.