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GOOD MORNING  SPRINGBOARD DAILY DEVOTIONAL  THURSDAY 24TH JUNE, 2021  TOPIC: AVOID SPIRITUAL SLOTHFULNESS I *Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord* (Romans 12:11)         It’s unfortunate that,  some believers are becoming cold-hearted( less concerned) in the things of the Kingdom. Their passion have become wane because, something else has taken the center stage in their scale of preference. The fervor that got them praying always is gone, for whatever reason they alone can tell; evangelism and service in general has become things of the Past. In fact their inactivity in the things of the kingdom, in a way is disengaging others from involving themselves in the work of the Kingdom.         We also have believers who are heroes and models of Christianity. They stay fervent for the Lord; they are never found being slothful in the things of the Kingdom. They are those who lay aside in order to st...

GOOD MORNING  SPRINGBOARD DAILY DEVOTIONAL  WEDNESDAY 23RD JUNE, 2021  TOPIC: CULTIVATING THE KINGDOM CULTURE 2 *Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery*  (1 Timothy 4:13 -14)         Your reaction to challenges and adversities in life depends on how richly the word of God is deposited in your Spirit. Apostle Paul speaking said, *Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom….*  (Colossians 3:16). So making the word of God your only option-your focus and meditation is the only way to keep living the kingdom way. If the word isn’t dwelling in you richly, your response would be from your head, and out of fear; and that wouldn’t work. That is why as believers, we must never stay away from teaching services in the local church. When the word of God is precisely and accurately...

GOOD MORNING  SPRINGBOARD DAILY DEVOTIONAL  TUESDAY 22ND JUNE, 2021  TOPIC: CULTIVATING THE KINGDOM CULTURE 1 *And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness Charity*  (2Peter 1:7)         In Christianity, we have been given a culture, a way and a manner of doing things; it is the Kingdom's culture to manifest Christ in us, and expressing Him in and through us. The Christian is one who expresses and demonstrates the life, nature, character and righteousness of Christ. This is one of the things you check in appraising yourself spiritually. How much  does your actions, attitude, words and character epitomise Christ? Unfortunately, many come into the Kingdom with their own culture and way of doing things. They even try to influence the church wit...

GOOD MORNING  SPRINGBOARD DAILY DEVOTIONAL  MONDAY 21ST JUNE, 2021  TOPIC: CALLED TO LIVE BY THE WORD “ *And now brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified* ”  (Acts 20:32) Our theme text emphasizes the importance of the word of God in our daily existence; the believer ought to be established in the word of His grace which has to do with him being rooted firmly in all that Jesus has accomplished for us in His vicarious dead. This is the only way the believer will grow spiritually. Spiritual growth is the development of the believer in Christ; it is not an option though it is determined by the believer’s attitude towards the word of God. The word is key to our daily living; what we mean here is the finished work of Christ. It was a promissory note in the law, prophecied by prophets and the fulfilment only found in the epistles. When the be...