Streams of Joy Daily Devotional August 17, 2025 Message Written By Pastor Jerry Eze
Streams of Joy Sunday August 17, 2025 Daily Devotional Message
TOPIC: Forget the Naysayers
MEMORY VERSE
“Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.” (1 Samuel 2: 3)
SCRIPTURE READING: John 5: 1-14 (KJV)
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
14 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.
FOCUS VERSE:
“10. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.” (John 5:10)
Streams of Joy Daily Devotional 17th August 2025 MESSAGE:
When Jesus made the proclamation of the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda, some Jews who witnessed the miracle protested that it was unlawful for that man to carry his bed on the Sabbath. Something good was coming to the man at the pool, but some people had no supportive words for him. Something good was coming, but some people wanted to scuttle it with their perspective. Naysayers showed up against the man.
Friend, hear me as I hear the Lord: no matter the naysayers that gather against you, they will not be able to scuttle your destiny advancement. No matter the naysayers that choose to speak against you, they will not be able to hinder the plan of God for your life. No matter the gang up against you by naysayers, their words will not stop your miracle. No matter how the naysayers strike, they will not be able to stop what God is doing in you.
Hear me as I hear the Lord: the words of men will not spoil your glory season. The words of men will not hinder your rising. The words of men will not make a mess of the works of God in your life. The words of your naysayers will not cause your heaven to be closed. The words of your naysayers will not divert your miracle. The words of naysayers will not hinder your portion. Those speaking against you will not stop God’s work in you.
Notice that this was a case of thirty-eight years of infirmity broken in one swoop, but the naysayers had no kind words. Something worth celebrating came forth, but the naysayers showed up as spoilers. Note this: there will always be spoilers when El Roi shows up to do for you what you cannot do for yourself; but don’t let them distract you. Also be intentional to never be a spoiler and a naysayer when it is another man’s glory season.
In this season and beyond, the words of your naysayers will not stop your new season from unfolding. The position of those against you will not scuttle the agenda of heaven in your life.
DECLARATION:
The laws and protocols of men will be broken in my favour, in Jesus’ name!
FURTHER READING
JOB 42
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