Date: Saturday, 6th December 2025
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:27
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Discipleship cannot flourish where discipline is absent. Discipline is the intentional structuring of your life around godliness. Paul said, “I discipline my body and bring it under subjection” (1 Corinthians 9:27). Without discipline, spiritual passion becomes unstable, inconsistent, and easily manipulated by the flesh (Proverbs 25:28).
Spiritual discipline protects spiritual fire. Prayer, fasting, and meditation sharpen the inner man (Jude 20; Joshua 1:8). A disciple does not pray because it is convenient; he prays because it is covenant. He does not study the Word because it is a Christian duty; he studies because the Word is his life source (Matthew 4:4).
Discipline also includes restraining speech and thoughts. A disciple refuses to gossip, complain, or slander (Colossians 4:6). He trains his mind to produce righteousness, not negativity (Philippians 4:8). Every undisciplined area becomes a foothold for the enemy (Ephesians 4:27), so discipline spiritually seals your life.
When discipline becomes a lifestyle, obedience becomes easier, and transformation becomes inevitable (Romans 12:1–2). God entrusts deeper assignments to those who can govern themselves. Where God finds discipline, He releases destiny. Discipline is the womb where discipleship matures.
Prayer Nugget: Father, please, impart to me the strength to discipline my body, mind, and desires under Your Lordship in Jesus name.
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