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03/06/2026

BTWM daily devotional
1st May 2026

Acts 18: 24-26NIV
[24] Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.
[25] He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. [26] He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

A ride through the book of Acts
(Accurate yet not adequate)
Are you tempted to feel contented with what you have so far learned simply bse you can do some accurate preaching, Evangelism or teaching the word of God? It's time you take a step back and think again bse, being accurate in the little is never a substitute for adequacy in the knowledge of God.

Apollos, even though well learned, with thorough accurate knowledge of Scripture, and well instructed however where he had was not yet enough, it was not adequate to make him an authority in Scripture and Christian values.

For this reason, Apollos however accurate he was in Scripture, he still needed more mentorship from those who had more knowledge than him!!

Fortunately, unlike many in today's Church generation, Apollos humbly accepted to receive further instructions and ministry guidance from Elder Priscilla and her husband Aquilla.

This made him not only more accurate in Scripture and evangelism but also loaded with enough knowledge and understanding of Scripture to enable him stand against any opposing forces against the Gospel and name of Christ!

Brethren, if we want to grow to the stature God wants us to reach in maturity of Scripture and Christian life and values, let us always hold this attitude and attribute that there may be something I may not yet know fully or even at all and we should crave to be added on always.

Never be tempted to think that you have it all now possibly even better than your elders/mentors in Christ and Christian life!

For even when he could no longer raise his hands and keep them up by himself, Moses was still very vital in securing victories for Israel by the hand of God through Joshua.

Be blessed.

Further reading:
Numbers 16

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01/06/2026

Welcome to June blessed of God.

01/06/2026

BTWM daily devotional
31st May 2026

Acts 18: 9-11NIV
[9] One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
[10] For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
[11] So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

A ride through the book of Acts
(When you have God's backing)
No matter the level and weight of threat, he was not supposed to fear anything and instead he was to boldly continue speaking to them the heathen what they didn't want to hear yet it was what they needed to hear and God wanted them to hear.

In Acts 16, we saw the Holy Spirit preventing Ap.Paul and the team from moving the Gospel to certain places in preference to other particular lands such as Macedonia.
Assume this team ignored the directives of the Holy Spirit and adamantly went on to preach the Gospel into those places He had prevented them from going to!
Probably they would have been beaten up, imprisoned, or they would have received no converts at all, or they would even have struggled to raise the money and food for survival on the mission trip, or they would have lost their "machines ", may be their PA system would have broken down or they would have suffered lots of illnesses on the mission trip!! Etc.

However, bse they obeyed God's leading, scriptures show that there was a great harvest in mercedonia and the Church there grew strong.

God knows how to provide and fully protect His servants more so those whom He sends in field to harvest souls but amidst wolves and people of hardened faces!!

Let us always seek for God's approval and His presence with us during any service for Him in the field. He will always protect us all our belongings, and He will always provide for His work and for us beyond expected measure.

When He is with you on front line, you will always enjoy the battle field and you will always fight with ease .

Be blessed.

Further reading
Romans 8:31.....
Ezekiel 3

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29/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
28th May 2026

Acts 17: 24-25NIV
[24] “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
[25] And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

A ride through the book of Acts
("As if He needed anything"!)
He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

If all of us Christians, as Children of God could only understand this!! That it's God who has everything that we need to survive, live a happy and blessed life, Christians would have been ever the happiest people on earth.

We wouldn't have been living a life of worry, ever stressed, stressing others, blaming others for our hard life, and scarcity.

Brothers and sisters, our God, the God we believed and serve has everything, every good thing we need and those we even want in our lives.

Let us learn to leave it all to God!! And allow Him time and sovereignty to sort out your life challenges and needs.
He knows it all, and knows it best. Than even yourself.

Be blessed.

Further reading
Mathew 6
Jeremiah 29:11-14

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28/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
26th May 2026

Acts 17: 22-23NIV
[22] Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
[23] For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

A ride through the book of Acts
(Standard Operating Procedures for introducing the Gospel !)
It's a very encouraging and wonderful thing to see today many young and old men and women rising up daily to take the Gospel to streets, markets, schools, hospitals, and door to door!!!

Unfortunately , many of these may not so far be registering expected reasonable results/outcomes simply bse of the assumption that preaching the Gospel of Christ to none believers is a matter of knowing a few Bible verses about sin and salvation, having boldness and strength to speak, being able to sacrifice time and at least if possible having an interpreter near you and then you will automatically have the attention of people and you will win their hearts to Christ from all their beliefs they have been clinging to for decades!!

However, this is what we should know that as many effective teaching methods have standard procedures or approach, without which or if ignored it becomes heard or almost impossible to obtain the expected results, so is the delivery of the Gospel!

In our Scripture today, let us do a simple analysis of how one of the greatest evangelists ever, introduced the message of the Gospel to people who would have been so heard to convince but yet could end up giving him full attention and at the end many gavr their lives to Christ.
1. Recognized the citizenship of his audience as sign of showing he knows them and appreciates them and he is not so foreign from them
2. Recognized the fact that he is aware that they are already religious, and lovers of God
3. Proved his full understanding of his audience, their beliefs and their daily livelihood, their environment and that he was not about to interact and debate with people from backgrounds totally foreign to him
4. He showed that from his background survey and literature review, he had identified some specific gaps in what his audience believed in and in all their struggles and religious efforts
5. Now from the identified gap, he based his preaching to introduce the new truth to his audience and by now they could no longer resist him and neither reject his preaching
He ended up attracting so many to the new faith including the clergy in the land.

May we accept to learn and adopt the wisdom of God in our ministry of the Gospel!

Let us not simply move out to fulfill duty of preaching or to satisfy our inner egoes that anyway, we have preached the gospel but rather, let us focus at the effective outcome! God is looking for souls turning to Him not just a people who feel proud that at least I have spoken the gospel even at times even if to an empty street where no one is listening at all.

Let us seek for God's wisdom in our ministration of the Gospel.

Be blessed.

Further reading
James 1:5..

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26/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
25th May 2026

Acts 17: 17-21NIV
[17] So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
[18] A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, *“What is this babbler trying to say?”* Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
[19] Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, *“May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
[20] You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.”
[21] (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

A ride through the book of Acts
(Don't be intimidated by their Pride for it's mixed with ignorance!)
One of the big challenges young and sometimes long serving evangelists face is fear due to intimidation by those appearing to be staunch religious men/women, those presenting themselves as religious scholars, clergies and those from known strong religious family backgrounds!

At first encounter, such men and women can even attack evangelists with abused, totally showing how the evangelists almost know nothing, they are stupid, foolish and just idle and disorderly!! They present themselves as very knowledgeable and smart almost knowing everything!

However, this is the encouraging truth every growing evangelist and all those who love spreading Christ's Gospel that; as long as a person is not yet in Christ, whether she presents before you with degrees and lots of boost full religious backgrounds, these people always know completely nothing!!

They have completely no idea about the message of Christ!! They are green about the Bible truth!
They are loaded with lots of mixed up letters in the heads, totally confused about any Bible truth and they need to be taught the first principles of the Oracles of God!!

God wants them to begin a new relationship with Him through their confession of Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives!!

From this day forward my fellow wise men and women who take the good news of Christ to the world, stop fearing any none believer , stop being scared and being intimidated by their heavy religious dressings, the big religious books they hold, the strange names and religious titles they hold, etc

Stop being bothered by their abuses and Instead concentrate and focus on delivering the message and live it to God the next steps of drawing the person to his/her knees and confess Christ.

Pray for wisdom, confidence, boldness and calmness as you move out into the world to share the gospel.

The person calling you a bubbler, in reality knows totally nothing particularly the truth of Scripture.

Be blessed.

Further reading
1 Corinthians 1

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22/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
22nd May 2026

Acts 17: 16 NIV
[16] While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

A ride through the book of Acts
(The heart of a true evangelist)
How do you feel always and what always comes to your mind whenever you see that synagogue or mosques at your village, on your neighborhoods, fully taking in people and they feel to capacity?

How and what do you feel feel about the friends you move with, work with, chat with, and at times sin with who are not yet borne again?

The way your heart feels about the people still in the world is a very big test and indicator of your value and understanding of the the grace of Salvation and thus will always determine the way you live in Church.

Be blessed.

Further reading
1 Timothy 3:

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21/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
21 May 2026

Acts 17: 10-12 NIV
[10] As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
[11] Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
[12] As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.

A ride through the book of Acts
(Though all believers yet some are more noble)
It's very true and correct according to Scriptures that once saved into Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we are all uniformly borne again and children of God with no differences in salvation levels. It's true that no Christian can be more borne again than the other, yet we are not equal!
After our confession into Christ, the life we continue to live, the things we continue doing, mostly intentionally though also un intentionally, create differences among us as children of God!

The intentional efforts and the diligent commitment we put in working on our personal relationship with God and growing in positive knowledge of Him, always creates a big difference amongst Christian believers!

We may all be going to a certain local church, we may all be good at singing the Church songs, we may all be active in carrying Bibles and also possess several versions of the Bible Apps downloaded on our phones etc BUT are we really intentional in all those, do we really read the Bible versions or it's only for satisfying internal self ego that anyway, you have enough Bibles, do you really mean the songs you sing in Church, and do you allow the words you confess in those songs to positively impact and affect your life!!, or it's simply a matter of following current trend and borne agains life style!! Do you really review the messages you hear from Churches and on social media platforms and do you allow those messages to influence your life decisions and lifestyles! Or it's just convincing self ego that anyway, you have over listened to several preachers, teachings and counsel!

Do you have any gap you leave for the Holy Spirit to guide, and control your decisions and lifestyles!!
Is your current life, decisions, lifestyles, behavior and conduct a product of the much Scripture and messages you have listened to! Is it a product of the much beautiful Gospel songs you have sang or you have attended being sang or you downloaded on your phone!!

Even just the few scriptures you are seen writing down in Church during fellowships, do you ever create time intentionally to read them after?

Be blessed.

Further reading
1 Corinthians 10
James 1

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20/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
19th May 2026

Acts 17: 1-4 NIV
[1] When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. [2] As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
[3] explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said.
[4] Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

A ride through the book of Acts
(Evangelism inseparable from deep Bible study)
Even though it's a beautiful thing and a general call for everyone in Church to pick interest in moving out and preach the Gospel of Christ to at least someone, speaking from a knowledge point of view is indispensable!

Ignorance of scripture will always be a big limitation to be who desires to preach the Gospel!

Not all the people God is intending to hear the Gospel that they are un learned totally in Scripture and divine knowledge!! Therefore, it's negligence to assume that even though devoid of Scripture knowledge and understanding that one can effectively and efficiently spread the Gospel as required!

The more you keep yourself ignorant of Scripture, the little you keep yourself un fit and un able to speak a sound Gospel to certain categories of people!! You keep yourself only fit to some still ignorant groups of people and the un educated, plus those who are still un serious with their religion!!

When He was 12 yrs old, Jesus entered a synagogue and debated with teachers of the law and Pharisees simply bse at that time He wanted to prove to the surrounding world that He was indeed the Messiah but now borne human and like a human!
Otherwise, it's not wise for one now to base on such moments and claims that a 12 yr old managed to challenge teachers of the law yet He was young and with so little knowledge!! You are also not Christ though in Christ!

Evangelism will make you encounter different categories and classes of people and whom you must prepare for and God expects you to real prepare!!

Ap. Paul cautions that we should always be ready to contend for the faith we believed before any one who tries to challenge us!
How will you do this with ignorance of scripture!

Brethren, let us as those called into evangelism and Apostolic work be intentional and read, study, meditate, apply Scripture!!

Let us stop the lazy mentality and funny excuses for not reading and studying Scripture!!

You must eat first part of which you are going to share out with others the needy.

Remember, God never anoints ignorance and nothingness.
Keep yourself empty and loaded with nothing, God wish to associate with you beyond some small levels!.

Be blessed.

Further reading
Ezekiel 3

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18/05/2026

BTWM daily devotional
18th May 2026

Acts 16: 40 NIV
[40] After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.

A ride through the book of Acts
(The cost of being a true minister of God)
"From prison, straight away to encouraging others who have been outside prison"!!

This is a mystery and the beautiful truth to understand about ministry(carrying God's call upon your life) and ministers of God! Whether in prison yourself, or outside prison, all what you think about should be others!! The welfare of those entrusted in your care and those who need what God has bestowed upon you!!

To a true minister of God, being in prison or having been through hard moments is never an excuse for not executing what God has called you to do! or an excuse of not serving those in need of what you are carrying even if some may even seem in better state at current moment than you!!

God called you, not them! And He has full knowledge of your welfare and He has a full plan for you!

Yourself being in need of help or going through hardship at a moment can never be an indication that God's anointing to do what He called you to do is also imprisoned or also in hardship!! Or that the anointing has turned ineffective to serve others.

Brethren,
even while in prison himself/herself at a moment, while he/she is going through a hard moment as of now, even if he/she is just coming from prison, you still need that servant, you can well be guided, prayed for, delivered, helped by that servant of God simply bse, when he/she is going through all that, whatever God placed upon his/her life for the sake of the Church and the world is never limited or also in chains of such situations.

Fellow Ministers, remember this always and stop lamenting and walking in self pity, shunning away people, neglecting your call, refusing to stand and serve with excuses that you are going through hardships, or prisons whatsoever!! God who calls you is never limited by your hardships and problems!!

And in due season as you continue standing, He will always also come to your rescue!! But even if He comes not for your rescue, He expects you remain on duty and serve with deligence and love.

For those who are craving to be ministers, alert think twice before thinking it's just fun, or it's about prosperity, or it's about fame , and enjoying life!
Sometimes we serve with thorns in our flesh! And God still works mightly.

Be blessed.

Further reading
2 Corinthians 11:23....
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Jeremiah 20:7...
1 Kings 19:1....

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