The Oscar Ajoku Blog: Daily Vitamin Devotional

  DAILY VITAMIN - Be Patient With God “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way…” (Psalm 37:7) Many times we believe we should be rewarded big time, now, for all we do in and for the Kingdom, but that’s where we fail to understand how the Kingdom works. Which is exactly what the prodigal son’s brother also failed to understand. In Mark 10:29-30, Jesus said that such a fellow shall receive a hundred fold of all he deserves even in this world. However, 1 Peter 5:10 says after he may have suffered a while. The term suffering is relative; but God’s promise is the same. What He has prepared for you, both in this world and the next, is too stupendous for you to comprehend (Jeremiah 29:11). It might not seem as such right now, considering all you’d had to go through, but trust Him HE will come through for you. It might take some while, but He won’t be late. He will show up at the appointed time. The prodigal son’s brother watched h

  DAILY VITAMIN - What The Holy Spirit Does For You: Fellowship “And I will pray the Father, and HE shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.” (John 14:16) We are not alone. As much as the Spirit lives in and dwells upon us, He also dwells with us. The Bible calls Him a Standby—a support system at our weakest moments; a most reliable friend; a teacher (1 John 2:27, John 14:26). An advocate who defends you when everyone abandons you. A comforter. A buddy.  When we are in pain, He’s in pain with us. He grieves when we grieve and rejoices when we rejoice. And in doing so helps us to be able to do the same with others when the need arises (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). You see, when we got saved, our spirits got reborn, fused with God’s Spirit; and so we have a Spirit-covered human spirit. In this way, we have access to the Father directly through one Spirit. We don’t need a tabernacle anymore, because God in His fullness now dwells in us. So we can’t get rid of Him. W

  DAILY VITAMIN -  What The Holy Spirit Does For You: Identification “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him: but you know Him; for He dwells with you, and shall be in you.” (John 14:17) All through scripture, God separated men by marking them. He marked Cain to keep men from slaying him (Genesis 4:15). He marked His people in captivity to keep them from the plague of death (Ezekiel 9:4). And now through the redemption many are being tagged with the marks of Jesus Christ. But how? By the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14). The Holy Spirit in us identifies us as sons (and daughters) of God (Romans 8:14-16). He is the seal of the promise. He brings in the attributes of the Lamb, shedding His fruit upon us. Gentleness, love, faith and all these godly virtues are exuded through the resident presence of Christ’s Spirit in us. You see, when Adam fell in the garden, he lost two things: his authority and his identity. But in Noah, God r

  DAILY VITAMIN - What The Holy Spirit Does For You: Demonstration “But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Having been born again, having received the Spirit within us, we must also go ahead to receive the infilling of the Spirit, or what most Charismatics call the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. This phenomenon ensures we receive the gifts of the Spirit as seen in 1 Corinthians 12.  That was what we saw happen in Acts 2. The Holy Spirit came on them and they exuded the gifts of God. With this, we can demonstrate the power of God through our mortal vessels. Now, as a result, our words go forth with power, encouraging lost souls. Our intercessions carry prevailing effects, saving the broken. Now we heal the sick, emulating the works of Christ. This way we are armed to do the Lord’s will on the earth. In the old days, the S

  DAILY VITAMIN - Open Your Heart To Receive "According to your faith be it to you." (Matthew 9:29) The Bible tells us that a man born lame from his mother's womb received his healing because he had faith to be healed. A faith so strong it could be perceived (Acts 14:9). And instantly he leapt and never returned to being a cripple again. Sometimes I think the reason why many of us haven't received is because we haven't truly believed for it even though we've been doing every other thing God wants us doing. Many of us have an attitude of 'if He does it, good; if he doesn't, still good', but God doesn't deal with double-minded fellows. If we must receive from Him, we must come without doubt (James 1:5-7). With a heart that says this or this, and nothing else. That's why Jesus couldn't do much when Bartimaeus first said that He should have mercy on him. Mercy? That's too ambiguous. Jesus could have spared him some charge and marched on

  DAILY VITAMIN - Stay Strong, Making A Difference "...be you steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15:58) Most times, the trials we face bring out a new part of ourselves we never knew. Sometimes good, other times horrible. Oftentimes, a lot of times we find ourselves doing strange things we never thought we were capable of just to keep up. Things we are mostly ashamed of. I have seen more poor people end up doing terrible things than good. So yes, hardship more times than not bring out the worst in us. That's why the sage wrote "...less I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." (Proverbs 30:9).  And believe me, this isn't just about you, it's about all of us. Even the best of us. I've been there, so miserable in faith because of what I was going through, and so was David. So much that he wrote, "For the rod of the wick

  DAILY VITAMIN - Walk In The Light “Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying. I am the Light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12) The day we became born again, we took up a new way of life. We adopted a new culture, a new origin, a new nationality. We stopped being American, Nigerian, Russian, German, Belizean etc. At least as it pertains to the spirit, and became children of God; residents of the Kingdom. In other words, we stopped being of this world; though in this world, our lifestyle and disposition drastically cease to be influenced by it. Little wonder we are told not to be conformed to the ways of this world, but to be transformed by the precepts of God’s Word (Rom 12:1). Because we are not from down here.  In our theme verse, it is said we have the light of life in us. Many live in gross darkness as Isaiah prophesied, but we are of those who have arisen through the light of Christ and therefore must shine (I