Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike

Zechariah sees and speaks about the day of the second coming of Jesus and the battle in the valley of Jehoshaphat as if he was present. These are all events of the end times. Jesus is coming back again. Soon and very soon, the King of kings will appear in the clouds with the saints that have gone on before, he will come to judge the earth and the people living in it. It will be a day of great reck...

There shall be showers of blessings. This is the promise of God. There shall be seasons of refreshing, sent from the saviour above. Showers of blessings that we need. Very popular song! Every single word of that song comes from the book of Zechariah. This morning, let's thank the LORD for rain and for showers of blessings.

Today's devotional is a call to Mercy and Justice. A call to treat one another fairly and in love. Can you imagine a world where we do? There would be no wars, no price gouging, stealing, et. If no one ever told you, listen this morning, God cares about how you treat your neighbour. It is one of two questions he is certain to ask you at the judgment. My charge this morning, love your neighbour as...

Zerubbabel the governor of Judah on leading the returning exiles from Babylon was about taking on an impossible mission; to rebuild the temple of God at Jerusalem with so little resources and manpower. He was naturally, like anyone would, feeling overwhelmed when the prophet Zechariah brought him this message from God; "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: it is not by force nor by strength,...

What does it takes to start again? That was the challenge Zerubbabel had to face. His challenge was to lead the rebuilding of God's temple. Today, God's temples are those who come to the saving knowledge of the LORD Jesus. Will you make a commitment to build them up?

Zephaniah prophecies to the nation of Judah just like the other prophets warning them of the coming judgement, and calling them to repentance. As we read his warnings, more than any of the other 11 prophets, Zephaniah's warnings feels like he is telling us to prepare for the second coming of Jesus. To prepare for the great tribulation that will come upon the whole very soon. The charge this mornin...

"Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the...

You will have heard the saying; "God resist the proud but gives grace to the humble." That is the story of Nineveh, once a thriving and all conquering nation, it will eventually come to nothing. God resisted and brought his anger and vengeance upon them for all their actions. Lessons, be humble. Pride goes before destruction and a haughty heart before a fall. Pride destroys. You will not be destro...

We round off the book of Micah by making some bold and powerful declarations and prayers; "As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me." I don't know about you but I am confident the LORD will save me, he will come speedily when I call for help. I know he hears me when I call so I know I will not be denied my petitions. "For thou...

We read a new book of the Bible today, the book of Micah.

I once heard a very humbling message titled; "I am off to Tarshish". The crux of the message was this, Tarshish represents my will, my own, my plans, etc. not GOD'S, and that at the end of that journey to do things just my own way is a one-way trip to the bottom of the ocean. In Jonah's cases, he was on the way to Tarshish because he outrightly did not want to see Israel's and GOD'S enemy in his o...

The book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old testament. It is a prophecy to and against the people of Edom. Edom was jealous of Judah and so was happy when the Babylonians invaded them. The lesson here is to check jealousy and never rejoice at the fall of others. We also read the first two chapters of the book of Jonah. The prophet Jonah was sent by God to the people of Nineveh to tell them...

Amos gives a final warning to the nation of Israel to mend their ways or they would be carried off into exile as punishment. We learn from them this morning by realizing that in a short time from now, the Chirch will be carried off with the rapture, judgement and a great tribulation will come upon everyone left behind. The question is, will you be ready when the trumpet sounds?

Today's devotional is a call to repentance, COME BACK TO THE LORD. If you've walk away from the strait narrow way, this is the day to return. For israel in today reading, despite the fact the idols they were worshipping could do nothing to improve their situation, they held on tight to them. What a tragedy. My prayer for you today is that you'd realize how much God loves you, so much that you woul...

"Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?" Even though a response is not given to this question, the obvious answer is, No they can't. Also, while we use and understand this verse in the context of marriage and maybe relationship, and that is perfectly applicable, GOD was using it in the context of his relationship with a nation, Israel. Israel was living totally contrary to...

"I am the LORD your GOD, and there is no other. Never again will my people be disgraced." I declare today that everything that brings and attracts shame is terminated. As you acknowledge God in your life, you will truly see the hand of God move for you in Jesus name.

True repentance shows itself in being sorry for what we have done wrong and then returning to the LORD. That was all GOD was asking for from his people. With a truly repentant heart, they could then walk with the LORD and He promised, "My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon. Halleluyah! O...

We shouldn't expect to live our lives the way want disregarding God's word and hope to see GOD running in to save us in our day of need. God told Israel here, you get what you sow, "I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest the crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and shower righteousness upon us.'"...

The most popular verse in the book of Hosea says,, "my people perish because they lack knowledge." Actually, this verse was not referring to general knowledge though its applicable, but knowledge here is the knowledge of God. When people fail to retain God in the lives, the outcome is usually a tendency to fill that void with something or someone else. Only God can truly satisfy. So the prophet ad...

We start reading the last 12 books of the Old testament today. What we call the minor prophets is actually in the Hebrew tradition, contained in a single scroll called "The Book of the 12." Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah and Micah focuses on the consequences of sin in relation to breaking God's covenant. Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah focus on the punishment for sin. Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the...

As we conclude the book of Daniel, our charge cannot be clearer; we can't stand aloof or undecided in the middle, we will have to choose between; "those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever." Will it be that, or this? "Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to...

In today's devotional we take a look at the person of the antichrist in the context of the book of Daniel. While the book of Revelation gives us further information on how to recognize him and some other events that will occur as he rises to power; the great tribulation, the book of Daniel is sufficient information enough on answering; when the antichrist will rise to power, how he will achieve it...

Jesus personally comes to explain to Daniel (just like he would later do to the apostle John in the book of Revelation) the meaning of his vision. In this chapters, Daniel sees a battle between the king of the north and the king of the south. This vision was later fulfilled in history by Antiochus Epiphanes who was literally a type of the antichrist. The importance of this vision and Antiochus goi...

We read Daniel chapters 9 today as we begin to understand which empire represents the 4th beast. Actually, we can look back in history now and say it was definitely the Roman empire. This empire was not only in charge when the Anointed one, Jesus, was born, but we also know that this empire will have 10 kings and that it is from one of them that the antichrist will arise. Why are all of these impo...

Daniel chapter 8 gives us a clear description and understanding of who and what the second and third beast empires are; what they will do and some of the events that happen around that time. We pay attention to these things because the events of beast one, two, three and some part of four corresponding with the head made of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, and legs made...