Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike

Paul's second letter to the believers in Thessalonica was likely written a few weeks after his first letter. Paul addresses the same issues he had in his first letter; at what exact day will Jesus Christ return and what should we be doing in the interim. In this second letter, Paul adds 2 key events that must take place before Jesus return; "Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some thin...

When will Jesus Christ return? Do believers know the exact day he will return? How should we live if we know he is going to come back to take us home? These were some of the kind of questions the church in Thessalonica was struggling with when Paul writes to them. Even today, there are those who claim to know the exact day Jesus will return, that is unscriptural and they are claiming to know more...

Happy Easter, it's resurrection morning. Thank you Lord for giving us Jesus. Thank you because the grave could not hold him. Thank you because of his death and resurrection, we can cry out Abba Father! Halleluyah. In today's devotional, we studied the letter to the Colossians where Paul's central theme was that Jesus is supreme over all of God's creation and that his death and resurrection answere...

Paul's epistle to the Philippians was written at a time when Paul is incarcerated in Rome awaiting his trial before the emperor. Instead of wallowing in sadness and self-pity, Paul uses this time to correspond with several churches he had previously instituted. To the Philippians, he expresses his joy at a realisation the gospel was spreading even with his incarceration and the prays for them. "Ev...

The letter to the Ephesians was written during the period Paul was awaiting trial in Rome. It was a momentous time for Christianity and Paul wanted the Church the understand 3 fundamental truths about the Church; in Christ, Jews and Gentiles are now one body. Secondly, in Christ, the Church is his body to express God's fullness and lastly, in Christ, we have been equipped and empowered to extend C...

Paul wrote the epistles to the Galatians at a time when former Jews who had converted to Christianity, were demanding that all believers must be circumcised physically to be considered seeds of Abraham and partakers of the blessings of God in Christ. Paul's message was clear; "Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do...

In today's devotional, we did a deep dive into understanding the underlying factors behind why Paul wrote the epistle of Second Corinthians. With so many things go on; immorality in this church, Paul's apostleship being question, division amongst members of the church about which ministers were better and more powerful than the other, etc. Paul points everyone to the purpose of our callings; Chris...

We read the introduction and closing to the book of first Corinthians in today's devotional. Paul message contained in his second letter to the Corinthians was simple, don't divide the church, walk in love towards one another. "I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you...

In today's devotional, we read the introduction and closing to the book of Romans. One of the purpose of the epistles is to give us insight into what the first generation of Christians were like and how they interpreted and practise the faith the received from Jesus Christ. For example, in reading the closing of the book of Romans, it is easy to see that the apostle Paul did not hate or discrimina...

In today's devotional, I introduce our next study; the epistles. The epistles are letters sent by the apostles to individuals, churches or regions. Some epistles were intended to be taken from church to church, some were copied, by hand, and taken around in a period mostly of deep persecution for Christians. Paul wrote 14 of the epistles, 4 by John the beloved, 2 by the apostle Peter and Jude. The...

In today's devotional, we concluded application of the lessons we learned as we read through the gospels. Amongst many, our emphasis today was on the power and importance of prayer and the role of serving others. Jesus taught the disciples to pray by demonstrating it practically; "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, whe...

In today's devotional, we continued applying the lessons we've read and learned from the life of Jesus. Our first lesson today was on love. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 NIV. God loved us so much he gave us Jesus. Jesus himself loved us so much he laid down his life for us. Love I said...

Having read through the gospel, we use the next few days to draw lessons from the life of Jesus Christ; when your hear the name Jesus Christ, what comes to mind? I started today's devotional by speaking about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ; his sacrifice first to choose to die for sinners and then about how this one sacrifice became the atonement for the sins of mankind. Sacrificing for others is a...

In today's devotional, we read our final chapter of the gospel about Jesus. We've seen this study together as reading about the life of Jesus from his birth to his death. In today's reading; John chapter 21, Jesus impresses on his disciples the eed to remain resolute and focused on him. Remember that before now, Peter whom Jesus was asking this question had denied Jesus and all the disciples were...

As we begin concluding our harmonised study of the gospel, we shared together Jesus' message and charge to his disciples after his resurrection and through the book of John clarified what the gospel of Jesus is about. In Matthew, Jesus tells the disciples; "Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,...

After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to different people, one of them was Mary Magdalene. Mary saw and spoke to Jesus; "Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she s...

In today's devotional, we read the most gladdening message mankind has ever received from God; "He is risen". As his death and burial, the resurrection of Jesus is meticulously captured in the all 4 gospel authors. Our focus today was on Matthew and Mark, however, the message and theme across all 4 gospels is the same; "The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are lookin...

In today's devotional, we took Luke's and John's account of what happens after Jesus dies. All 4 gospel writer agrees that Joseph of Arimathea asked for the body of Jesus and buried him in his tomb. We also confirmed that all 4 gospel tells us that Jesus dies on the Day of Preparation which is the day before the sabbath. "who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean...

In today's devotional, we study the events around Jesus' burial in preparation for his resurrection. The death of Jesus is unmistakable, apart from tbe fact that darkness covered the whole land from 12 noon till about 3pm, the Bible says at the moment Jesus died; "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open....

In today's devotional, we concluded our study of the crucifixion of Jesus by reading the words of king David spoken 960 years before Jesus was killed on that cross, and the words of the prophet Isaiah also spoken 700 years before Jesus. Both prophets confirm that what happened on the cross was not a mistake, it is an undeniable fact. King David, speaking by the anointing of the Holy Spirit said; "...

In today's devotional, we concluded harmonisation of all 4 gospels on the crucifixion of Jesus, our discoveries again were remarkable. For one, it was shocking to realize only John actually mentions the final words of Jesus on the cross, Matthew and Mark simply said Jesus gave a loud cry and then gives up his spirit, John told us what that cry was; "it is finished". Jesus cried out "When Jesus had...

In today's devotional, having taken the accounts of Matthew and Mark yesterday, we harmonised them with Luke, our discoveries were outstanding. I emphasize three unique events that are only found in Luke; the women mourning and wailing along the way as Jesus is led away to be crucified and what Jesus said to them. Second is Jesus' prayer to God to forgive the people killing him, and lastly his fin...

In today's devotional, we read the final words of Jesus on the cross; it was to commit himself to his Father; "And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Mark 15:34 NIV. On the cross, God forsook Jesus, he abandoned him because Jesus was carrying the sins of the whole world. On the cross,...

In today's devotional, we were able to harmonize the account of all 4 authors of the gospel of the trial of Jesus Christ before Pilate and according to Luke, Herod. We saw the determination of Pilate to release Jesus, the indignation of Herod to see Jesus finally and his disappointment when Jesus refused to amuse him by performing miracle. We saw the wickedness of the high priest, the teachers of...

In today's devotional, we see Jesus stand trial before pilate and the accusation that had been levelled against him; *"Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”* Luke 23:1‭-‬2 NIV. The chief priest, teachers of the law and elder...