KBN Weekly Devotionals

Many people are often surprised that longsuffering is one of the characteristics of the fruit🍏 of the Spirit. The question often asked is, "What does longsuffering really mean?" It is simply to suffer for a long time⏳. So, does this mean if one is walking in the Spirit, he or she should be able to endure suffering for an extended...

Though Joseph was destined by God for greatness, he was not born ready for that greatness; he was spoiled by his father and was very naïve. 🌟

Let's look at the second characteristic of the fruit🍎 of the Spirit: peace. Peace is usually defined simply as the absence of war or other hostilities. The problem with this definition is that it suggests that unless you have external peace, you cannot have peace, while in reality, there are many instances when war and hostility are not...

Patience is not an attribute that is very common among entrepreneurs ⏰ . The widespread thinking in the business world is that time is money and we only have 24 hours a day. So, we have to hurry up and trade all the time we have for money 💰 before our time runs out. After all, the Bible teaches us to redeem the time.

Spiritual warfare is an active aggression by the enemy to intimidate us and keep up from realizing God’s plan for our life and business. 

The final step to overcoming spiritual warfare is a commitment to unity and oneness.👈 There is a not well known king👑 in the Old Testament named Nimrod. Nimrod was the great-grandson of Noah, a mighty hunter, and a great leader (Genesis 10:8-12). He understood the power of unity. He knew what was possible when the people are one...

Psalm 23 describes our Lord as a Shepherd that ensures provision, care, and protection for His sheep. Yet Matthew 10:16a has the same Lord, our Shepherd, sending us as sheep in the midst of wolves. Why would a loving Shepherd send His vulnerable sheep🐏 into the midst of wolves when wolves are predators that love to kill and eat sheep?...

The chairman🌟 is the highest ranking officer on the board of a corporation. Although there is a slight difference between the board chairman of a non-profit and a for-profit organization, the basic responsibilities are the same. The chairman presides over the meetings and provides leadership to ensure that the organization achieves its...

We are to always be thankful to our Lord no matter what our circumstances are, because He gave us the greatest gift; the gift of salvation–a gift that never wears out. We ought to be thankful everyday, every hour, and every minute because without that gift, we could not experience abundant life on earth and would be condemned to eternal...

Contentment✨ is an interesting concept in the world of entrepreneurs since all entrepreneurs are looking for more business, more customers and more money. How do I remain content in a world that rewards the pursuit of more and views being content with less as defeat and failure?🏁 We also find ourselves in a marketplace environment...

The Apostle Paul never mixed his words.💬 In his writings✏️, he was always intentional about being direct and honest. In Philippians 3, after demonstrating his own commitment to Christ and asking that we follow his example, he describes a group we ought to avoid.

✝️The declaration of Jesus as King upset a lot of people and threatened the established world order of political power💪, religious power, and economics. Entrepreneurs whose businesses depended on the current belief saw their businesses at risk, and leaders who depended on the acceptable worldview felt threatened.

It is not uncommon for Biblical Entrepreneurs to face pressures that tempt them to want to give up 😤 or to question whether they should continue their business or the project they have undertaken. Success is never achieved without external resistance. Do not assume because your cause is righteous that everything and everyone will...

July 4th 🎆 is celebrated each year in America to commemorate America's freedom from the tyranny of the British rule and its declaration to self-government 🇺🇸 . It was on July 4th, 1776 when members of the continental congress met in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence. Those who signed this document...

📝 The first business plan I ever wrote for myself was a five-year plan for the Nehemiah Project International Ministries. In that plan, I explained how we were going to develop an international business development and training organization 🌎. That organization would be committed to the education and support of Christian...