The Oscar Ajoku Blog: Daily Vitamin Devotional

  DAILY VITAMIN - Winning The Battle Of Life "I have given you authority over all the power of the Enemy, and to walk among serpents and scorpions and to crush them. Nothing shall injure you." (Luke 10:19 TLB) If there's one thing we can never completely escape in this world, it is trials. The Bible says man's days are few but full of troubles (Job 14:1). No one can avoid them. If you don't go to them, they will come to you. As long as you're still in this world, you cannot be totally rid of them; be it in the form of a troublesome neighbor, or a pesky boss, or simply just direct spiritual attacks. We can never truly live life without encountering them. As the opening scripture depicted, we live in world inhabited by serpents and scorpions. Some in human form like us, others as extraterrestrial forces. Yet in all these, we are expected to overcome.  Little wonder Jesus never promised us a trouble-free life, rather He only assured us of a trouble-less one. In t...

  DAILY VITAMIN - Dream It, Believe It, Work It Till It Happens "Because of your faith it will happen." (Matthew 9:29 TLB) If there's one thing all humans share in common, it's the ability to dream. A lot of folks may never fully use this gift but it's there. Whether untapped or extensively utilized, that potential to create worlds with colours better and brighter than our present ones exist, and if we use it as it should be used new worlds can be formed. Have you ever wondered why God gave man the capacity for faith? It's because like Him mankind can create the uncreated in this world of the seen from the unseen. Mankind has the ability to see colours that never existed and make them be. To see life out of dead situations and hope from the hopeless. And this is exactly what Jesus showed everyone through His time on earth. Consider everything He did, it was simply an act of defiance against the usual. Against the normality of routine and the commonality of cli...

  DAILY VITAMIN  - Use Your Time Wisely "Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should." (Psalm 90:12 TLB) Just like our theme verse supposes, many are just like David who prayed, "LORD, how long will I live? When will I die? Tell me how soon my life will end." (Psalm 39:4 GNV), because in a way they believe if they knew they'd be more intentional with their lives.  But is that really true? Anyway, I'll answer the first question for you: it could be anytime. We are all on borrowed time here. We are all on a clock. God has numbered our days, and whether we know it or not it's counting. And fast. This might sound weird to you, but it's always been strange to see people act like someone's life has ended when the doctor says he/she has only a year or less to live. Because the truth is we could even die before they do. We are all on the clock; the only difference is that those guys can see theirs now, w...

  DAILY VITAMIN - Learn To Rest "After finishing all He created, God ceased from what He had been doing." (Genesis 2:2) Man for centuries have been compared to machines because the truth is the body somewhat is like a machine itself, only a much delicate one. And just like machines, without rest it will crash. For effective use, machines are allowed a period of rest to reduce the risk of wear and tear. They are oiled regularly, their parts replaced consistently as required. Why? Because there's nothing in this world that wouldn't break down when overused. And the same applies for mankind. Unlike machines, the human body have vital organs that can be directly affected by stress. This stress causes the release of certain neurotransmitters that can damage them in the long term. Being mental or physical stress. From cardiac arrest to stroke, most of these ailments have a causative factor related to stress levels. And this is why it's important that you rest. Most folk...

  DAILY VITAMIN - There Is Yet Hope In Your Future "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former ..." (Haggai 2:9) God never creates a good beginning without a greater end for those who trust in Him. Like it is written in the Book of Job, the end is always better. At least that's how it ought to be. And when it comes to us believers, our end will be better. Both here on earth and afterward. The Bible refers to it as the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day (Proverbs 4:18 ESV). So while the beginning may appear to be dark, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Jesus speaking about us mentioned that as many as have lost one thing or the other because of their allegiance to Him shall repossess multiple folds of the same in this world and everlasting life in the world to come (Luke 18:29-30). Or shall we also consider how Isaiah puts it when he said eyes have not seen nor ears heard what God has prepared for us (Isai...

  DAILY VITAMIN - Think Big "I have said, You are gods: and all of you are children of the most High." (Psalm 82:6) Th act of thinking big isn't a social construct or a concept for the enlightened alone as many assume. No. It's an age-long principle instituted by God Himself to enable men become the best version of their mortal selves. Everything God said about men in scripture wasn't always a perfect picture of who they were at the moment but of whom they could be. For example, when He calls us the light of the world, He was inferring to the original nature of our being at creation. You may seem like a burden to many right now, and may even be one presently, but God sees you beyond that. He sees you as He sees Himself-- in His likeness (1 John 4:17). In other words, you have to start thinking how God thinks. God doesn't think loser. He doesn't say "Oh I'm not good enough." No, rather like Him, we must know we are. We must think "I may n...