Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike

How we can be certain we have eternal life, and the truth of who is in every believer will be the focus of my write up this morning. 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. I don't know if that needs any further explanation. Understand this morning, you can't have eternal life outside of Jesus C...

"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. In the two chapters in today's devotional, Jesus introduces the person of the Holy Spirit and what our relationship with him will be like. Jesus calls him, our Advocate. In the moment the disciples were i...

"The proof we are Christians" is the focus of my write up as we listen to the devotional this morning. Two scriptures immediately stand out; John 12:26 "Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am." There is no better way to follow Jesus than by following in his footsteps. Next scripture; John 13:34-35, "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each ot...

Three times in these 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 way, you can't come into the house without going through him. Every other way is simply lies. Next; "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life...

Who is your father? That's the focus of my write up this morning. Jesus, talking with the Pharisees told them plainly; "If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. Why can't you understand what I am saying? It's because you can't even hear me! For you are children of your father the devil and you love to do the evil thin...

In today's devotional, we take note of one of Jesus' advice; "Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly." John 7:24 NLT. Many times in life, we have to decide for ourselves what is right for us and for our families. Jesus' advice will come in handy many times. You always have to be able to see beneath the surface. That means checking out for motives. It means testing things and people ag...

Have you ever said something and people didn't want to have anything to do with you anymore? In John chapter 6, Jesus shares some hard truths that will make almost all is disciples stop following him. For emphasis this morning, let's talk about two of them. "I am the bread of life. Whoever comess to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35. The second...

Let's settle this once and for all; No Jesus, No Life! Actually, the right word is Eternal Life. Rephrased; No Jesus, No Eternal Life! Jesus said; "And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now, when the dead will hear my voice - the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live." Very powerful statement. But did you notice he didn't say; those who HEAR will live? No, he...

True Worshippers. That's the title of today's devotional. From Jesus' discussion with this Samaritan woman, we know God is looking for those who would worship Him in spirit and in truth, but have you ever asked why? And why was Jesus equating satisfaction and content in life with worship? Worship is the expression of worth. In worship, we reveal what our souls truly craves. The problem is, only Go...

Let's focus on two parts of our reading today; Jesus' discussion with Nicodemus to be born again and John the baptist testimony of Jesus. What does it mean to be born again? Jesus' answer seems different from what many imagine what being born again means, even today. Jesus spoke about nature and about it determining what you can do. In other words, he Jesus, was able to do the things he was doing...

We begin a new book today, the gospel account according to John. John's account is exceptionally unique in that did not try to trace the lineage of Jesus like Matthew and Luke did or the baptism of Jesus like Mark did, no. He first presences and gives us a clear revelation of the person and the essence of Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Word that was in the beginning with God and created the world with G...

"Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead!" Those were the specific words of the angels to the women who showed up at the tomb early Sunday morning. The problem is, even today, people keep looking among the dead for what they can only find in Jesus. Yes we want life and happiness. We want peace and the assurance of salvation. However,, w...

Today's devotional centres on the betray, denial and trial of Jesus. Each part was carried out by different individuals. While Peter denied three times that he had ever knew Jesus, my emphasis this morning is that this was a temptation. A temptation Jesus preempted and told him he was going to fail at and fall into (Luke 22:31-32). A few lessons here; prayer will not and can never keep you from te...

My focus this morning is to once again remind you just like Jesus did the people severally, that Jesus is coming back again. The day when believers will be Raptured from this world is closer by another day. Jesus warned his listeners; "Watch out! Don't let your heart be dulled by arousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware like a trap." If you've...

Two questions as we ponder today's devotional; why are you following Jesus? And do you have faith in him? It is amazing to observe that while the crowds followed Jesus, they did so for a variety of reasons; some had heard that miracles happen at his meetings so they came to see. Others were there because they had heard he gives people freshly baked bread from heaven, so they came to collect theirs...

Where will you spend eternity is the focus of our devotional this morning. In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man and where they both ended, one might be tempted to make the mistake of thinking their destinations were determined by just their status here on earth; Lazarus was poor and the other man rich. However, it was more about how they used their status here on earth that determined where...

What is the cost of being a disciple of Jesus? In our day, the question would be; what is the cost of being a Christian. Jesus answered by saying; "And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple." To carry one's cross meant to be on the road to die. Those who carried crosses died on them. To carry one's cross means to come to the end of living for yourself, you are...

The Narrow Door. Jesus said that the door to God's Kingdom is a narrow one. He also said to work hard to enter it (Luke 13:24). That for me raises three vital points to note as I feel he was speaking both about the door and the way that leads to it. One, you can't make it into the kingdom by mistake. You have to enter. That implies it is deliberate. Secondly, it is Narrow, it can be easily missed...

In today's devotional, Jesus teaches the disciples to pray and how to. Two concepts immediately stands out for me; the importance of relationship in prayer and the place of consistency or persistence in prayer. Essentially, Jesus was saying, prayer is first and foremost an opportunity for communing with God and building a relationship. Without God being on the other end of the line, you are not pr...

Who is my neighbour? This was the question an expert in religious law asked Jesus. Having understood that the most important commandments was to love God and neighbour. He was essentially saying that anyone could claim they love God by doing superficial things, love for neighbour on the other hand, is more practical. So who is this neighbour; my immediate family members, the person living next doo...

"I have decided, to follow Jesus" was a very popular song some years back. That song made it seem a choice had to be made to follow him and Jesus will affirm that in today's devotional. Those who lay their hands to the plow of working the fields and then look back tend not to make it. Also, we see two groups of people give completely different response to Jesus today; one group, after seeing the m...

The Beatitudes is a classic teaching series on how a child of God should see and interact with the world. However, my emphasis in today's devotional is on how you can distinguish believers from non believers. Jesus said that; "by their fruits", not by their words or preaching, no, by their actions, by their character, etc. you will know who is the believer or who is not. To illustrate this lesson,...

HAPPY EASTER everyone. Today, we celebrate and mark the resurrection of Jesus and remember that it was in obedience to God the Father that he not only went to the cross, but he also died. Obedience will not come easy. For some, it is a journey into the wilderness, for others, it is giving up on what is familiar and easy. But for those who desire to see the hand of God move on their behalf, it is a...

"But why did you need to search, he asked, didn't you know I must be in my Father's house." These were the words of Jesus when his parent queried that they had looked everywhere for him. Everywhere else but the one place he was always going to be, in his Father's house. As we mark Easter this weekend, I pray that the Lord will re-awaken in your heart, a thirst for the house and the presence of God...

Which would you be; a Mary or a Zechariah? Mary and Zechariah represents for us, two responses we can give whenever we receive a word from God. Which was harder in your opinion; a virgin becoming pregnant or an old man and his aged wife conceiving and giving birth? Zechariah and Elizabeth at least had Abraham and Sarah for company but no one has ever heard of a woman becoming pregnant on her own....