Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike

Studying the book of Revelation is part of what we refer to in Bible study as Eschatological studies. Eschatological is from the Greek was Eschatos which means Final or ending. Which means study focused on the ending. However, Revelation also focuses on the events that were taking place during John's time which means Revelation is focused on revealing the events from that time, and others that wer...

"But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit," Jude 1:20 NLT. How do we build each other up? Jude 20 is often misconstrued to mean building each other up simply by praying in the Holy Spirit for one another. While that is true, it is only part of it. Jude was asking the believers here to build themselves up for the sole purpose of...

Following good examples! As a Mathematician, I love examples because they make solving the problem easy and predictable. Understanding the example means I can solve the problem while avoiding possible pitfalls and strain. In other words, I am learning from other people's learning, sort of a shortcut. That is why John's advise here in verse 11 is so apt; "Dear friend, don’t let this bad example inf...

Love can be a vague concept if you have to explain how it applies to a group. John however gives us a simple definition here that we can all commit easily to; "I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just...

"And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. So we have these three witnesses— the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree. " 1 John 5:6‭-‬8 NLT. Two events settled any arguments on the Sonship of Jesus as the Son of God...

The God's kind of love is unconditional. We call it Agape. It is love not minding the input of the recipient of love. Love is God's nature, God is love itself. Every action, every word from God flows from his love for us. Therefore, if we are his children and have his nature, we ought to love. Our love is not acquired, no, it is our nature, we were born with it. It is our base programming, the ori...

Beliefs and actions; that's our focus today. Research has shown that you cannot separate a person's belief from their actions and that our beliefs is eventually who we are. Our belief predicts what we will do. "Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand b...

The world offers us three things when we follow it; a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and the pride in our achievements and possessions. In Christ however, the Father offers us just one thing; his love. Which would you choose? "Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the wor...

At a period when many believers were unsure of their faith in Christ due to heresies that were making them question whether Jesus could have ever lived in the flesh and also be the Son of God. This teaching was attacking the very root of the Christian faith, the resurrection. If the Son of God could not have possibly lived in a human body because the flesh is corrupt, then whatever Jesus that was...

More than ever, we need to be on guard so that we are not carried away by the errors going around right now. We are in the endtime and the apostle Peter, just like our saviour Jesus Christ, warned us that false teachers will be here; "But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master...

Are you growing in faith? "In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone...

What should a Christian's response be towards trials, persecution and suffering? Today, many Christians are persecuted for their faith. Some are even ostracized and cancelled just for having a certain opinion. The Bible advises us that when it comes to the topic of suffering and persecution, we should have the right attitude towards the, the same kind of attitude Christ had when he faced his own t...

CHOSEN - Called out ones. "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9. The Greek word for chosen is eklektos which means; elects, or the called out ones from amongst something. We have been c...

"Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever." 1 Peter 1:22-23

What makes prayer powerful? "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!" James 5:16-17. I once received this question and I believe answering to...

How can I be sure my faith is working? I received this question when we read the book of Hebrews, chapter 11. James tells us that when faith is at work, it produces actions. He says, that the fact I am acting, is proof I have faith, not the contrary. "So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; oth...

Test versus temptations. "For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing" James 1:3-4. Most people will agree that no one likes going through a test or temptation. According to James here, going through a test is good for us because it is the only way we...

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiated and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, di...

"By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight." Hebrews 11:33-34. The stories we read about these men and wome in the Bible all happened be...

"And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him." Hebrews 11:6. Of the three pillar of the Christian faith; love, faith and hope, faith is the most misunderstood. Most Christians will grasp the concept of love and hope, at least to an extent, not faith. What we call faith most times is...

"So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised." Hebrews 10:35-36. The believers in Italy during this period were witnessing severe and terrible persecution. Suffering for being a Christian wasn't new to them but this w...

A New Covenant. "When God speaks of a "new" covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear." Hebrews 8:13. Christians are partakers of a NEW covenant enacted by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross of calvary. This covenant became necessary because God found fault with the first covenant for a variety of reasons; "if the first covenant had been...

Jesus Christ - The Perfect High Priest. Both the Old and New testaments are backed and maintained by the life of the priest. The priest was the one who administered the law. The priest also offered up sacrifices on the behalf of the people to God. "So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different pr...

"For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires." Hebrews 4:12. God's word is his tool for transforming us. His word can transform us; spirit, soul and body. His word is not only alive, it gives life. Jesus himself said; "the Spirit alone gives etern...

Chapters two and three are a warning against drifting away from the Lord. A warning because it is so easy to drift away. It is so easy to ignore the salvation God is giving us through Christ. "Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today," s...