Streams of Joy Devotional 19 August 2025 by Pastor Jerry Eze
Streams of Joy Devotional 19 August 2025 by Pastor Jerry Eze
PASTOR JERRY EZE DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE 19TH AUGUST 2025
Welcome to Streams of Joy Daily Devotional Message for today written by Pastor Jerry Eze, Convener, New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations, NSPPD. May you be blessed as you study today!
Streams of Joy Devotional 19 August 2025 by Pastor Jerry Eze
TOPIC: DRAW CLOSER
SCRIPTURE: “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” (John 5: 14)
That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.
Our Focal Scripture speaks of how Jesus found the man whom He had healed at the pool of Bethesda, in the temple. So, after the man received his healing, his next stop was the temple. After he received his healing, his next agenda was to get closer to the place of worship. After receiving his healing, his next agenda was to grow in the place of his intimacy with God. After receiving his miracle, his topmost priority, was God.
Friend, can it be said that after you received your desires from God, your highest priority remained to be intimate with Jesus? Can it be said that your miracle took you closer to Jesus? Can it be said that your testimony became a positive turning point in your walk with God? Can it be said that you received your miracle and became closer to Jesus than you had ever been? Can it be said that God favoured you and you loved Him more?
As soon as Jesus healed the paralytic man at the pool, he didn’t need to be told to go to the temple. Could it be that this man had always desired to be in the temple, but could not go because of his infirmity? Could it be that his infirmity robbed him of a chance to fulfill his desires to be close to Jesus? Jesus already knows how your infirmity is affecting your commitment and devotion to Him, and He is taking it away so that you can come closer to Him.
The miracle you received is an indication to come closer to Jesus; it is not an indication to go further from Him. Jesus did not show up for you so that you can run far away from Him. He didn’t bless you so that He can lose you. He didn’t make a way so that you can lose your way. He didn’t make His face to shine upon you so that you can turn your back on Him. Jesus showed up to change your story, so that He can be part of your story henceforth.
If ever Jesus shows up at your ‘pool of Bethesda’, make a commitment to get even closer to Him than you have ever been. Let every miracle you receive from the Lord take you into the ‘temple’.
James 4: 8 says: “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”
Declare With Me: Every divine intervention I receive will take me closer to God, in Jesus’ name!
ABOUT: Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze is a dynamic Nigerian pastor, author, and televangelist, born on August 22, 1982, in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He is the founder and Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, a rapidly growing ministry with branches across Nigeria, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Pastor Jerry is also the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), a global online prayer platform known for its powerful prophetic sessions and testimonies.
His daily devotional, Streams of Joy Devotional, launched in January 2011, offers daily spiritual insights aimed at inspiring believers towards a deeper relationship with God. The devotional is widely read across the globe and is considered a bestseller. Pastor Jerry Eze is married to Pastor Eno Jerry, and they are blessed with two children.
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