Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike

For the last time, let me dispel this thought by some who say, having read the book of First Corinthians, that the apostle Paul hated women and spoke derogatorily about them. They point to verses like; "For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man. And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man. For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woma...

The Corinthian Church just like our present day was faced with many struggles and Paul addressed a few already; divisions and infighting, siding with church leaders against one another, sexual immorality, and taking one another to court. In chapters 7 and 8, Paul gives them instructions on marriage that must be understood in light of the difficult times they were living in, and the context of the...

The book of first Corinthians is the apostle Paul's third contact with the church in Corinth. He first visit was when he established the church. We see this in Acts chapter 18. The second; he sent a letter dealing with the issue of moral decadence amongst them. First Corinthians is his response to the feedback he received first a letter from the Corinthians themselves, the other was from a believe...

Paul concludes the book of Romans with a strong charge to all of us; "We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.” R...

"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you...

"And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I...

Reading the book of Romans leaves me awestruck every time. The book of Romans will help you understand the faith you have placed in Christ if you are a Christian. "But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man,...

"Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. " Romans 3:19‭-‬20 NLT. I love Paul's arguments here even though I know most people, Christians included will di...

Have you ever had to suffer just because you were a Christian? The book of Acts details some of the gruesome trials and suffering the believers had to go through, and they are our examples. It is important to keep at the back of our minds that the book of Acts itself was not intended to be a comprehensive record of all that happened. We see that at some point, Luke chose to focus solely on Paul. H...

Paul makes his official defense first before governor Felix and then before governor Festus, king Agrippa and his sister Bernice. Defrnding our faith against attacks; both from enemies within the Church and without is something every believer must be able to do. From Islam for example. From aethist who say there is no God and from agnostics and gnostics. To defend your faith, you must know who you...

Are you doing the Lord's work? It is amazing to see the passion and resolve with which the apostle Paul preached the gospel. Everyone who encountered him can plainly see he was on assignment. From the moment Paul encountered Jesus on that road to Damascus, he preached Jesus to everyone whether they wanted to hear him or not. To Paul, he was simply doing the Lord's work. "When they arrived he decla...

"I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?" Acts 19:15 NLT. The evil spirits said they knew who Jesus was. They also knew Paul because Paul had been presenting Jesus to the Jews and Greeks, and he had been casting out demons too. Paul had a relationship with Jesus and as such, had the permission to use the name of Jesus. The relationship is what give you the permission. Using the name of Jes...

In today's devotional I pointed out what happened when Paul and Silas prayed and there was an earthquake. The question is, do believers have the power to call for an earthquake, close the heavens over a place, command the elements of nature? "So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks. Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and...

I asked yesterday what your first point of call was whenever there was trouble and we emphasized the importance of prayer. I have a few more today; are you willing to follow the Lord no matter what comes? Are you a fair-weather believer or a genuine or true believer? In Acts chapter 13, John Mark abandoned his mentors; Barnabas and Paul at the first sign of trouble. "Paul and his companions then l...

"But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him." Acts 12:5 NLT. What is your first point of call whenever troubles come? For these believers, these were trying and difficult times. But these believers chose to turn to prayers in a moment most will turn to anything else but prayer. Prayers made in earnest can accomplish the unusual. Here, the earnest prayers by the church,...

We note two observations in our devotional this morning; the apostles and disciples continued to baptise new believers in water contrary to some claims. "But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized. " Acts of the Apostles 8:12 NLT.. The other is about the fact the believers in Sa...

"The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus." Acts 5:41 NLT. We also see in Stephen's case; "Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. Then rushed at him and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. As they sto...

"All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about t...

In the book of Acts chapter one, it is evident Jesus told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they are endued with power. In today's devotional, I explained the significance of them receiving this "power" considering Jesus obviously already gave them "power". "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Je...

Jesus' final words on the cross in the book of John were; "When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. " John 19:30 NLT. It is finished; what did he mean? What was finished? If I hazard a guess, I would say the mission was accomplished, or that he had completed his task. However, "it is finished" meant a lot more than that. For one, it meant...

How we can be certain we have eternal life? How can we be certain that what we know is the Truth? And what is the Truth? Jesus said; "And this is the way to have eternal life - to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth" John 17:3 NLT. Eternal doesn't come by living a life of strict obedience and following rules no human has ever been able to keep, no, it comes thr...

"If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth." John 14:15-17. We see the concept of the Trinity in these verses, however, my focus is on Jesus introducing the person of the Holy Spirit and what believer's relationship would be with him along with the Holy Spirit's i...

What proves we are Christians? Two scriptures in today's devotional immediately comes to mind; John 12:26; "Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am." We follow Jesus first by accepting his sacrifice for us, and then following his examples and teachings. Next scripture is in John 13:34-35, "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just a...

Three times in today's two chapters, Jesus uses the word; "I am". Let's take a look. "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved." John 10:7,9. Jesus is gate, he is the entrance into the sheepfold, you can't come in without going through the gate. Every other way man tries to proffer are simply counterfeits. Next; "I am the goo...

What shapes your perspectives and how you view life; your decision making and how you interact with others? In today's devotional, Jesus tells the crowd and his readers about the effect of following him; "Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12 NL...