the watcher

Psalms 72:18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things! We need favours again and again, no one can be by him or her self. We will always need the help and support of one another. Some may take advantage of it, while others will lend the helping hand asking nothing in return understanding that they also would have needs. 1John 3:17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? However there are things that others cannot do for us, things that only God Himself can intervene to bring it to pass or to save us from. In those kinds of situations, we don't have to worry anymore, yes, the inconveniences of man's short falls have no play here. The Father asks nothing in return He gives and does not hold back. He is God.  Acts 17:25  "Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

Hebrews 5:11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. There may be days we do not feel like listening to the word of God or do not feel relaxed enough to meditate on it. It could be that we are exhausted, occupied or just not in the mood. Staying long enough in that withdrawal or denial is dangerous, for eventually it becomes normal and we do not feel uncomfortable if a day passes and we have not heard from God. I love this lyrics from Jeremy Camp's song titled "slow fade":  ["It is a slow fade, when you give yourself away  A slow fade when black and white turns to gray  Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid  When you give yourself away  People never crumble in a day] The urge to hear from God fades away as we go day by day without hearing from Him. Though we may have the bible, it remains a book till we study and listen to God from it. Though we pray again and again, we do not get better t

Psalm 16:2 I say to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have no good beside or beyond You. When we look at our life critically, we can tell the things or people that matter to us. It is most times the things or people that meet a particular need or serve a particular purpose to us. It is a good mental exercise to sit back and reflect on what role most of our acquaintances play in our lives. It could help us estimate how much time we spend with, or on them, and if we need to move away from, or draw closer. We who have believed know that God is the only one who can take the place of "my everything". We shouldn't place anyone or anything above Him. Every good teacher should point everyone to God and not to themselves, a sect or a denomination. The central focus ought to be God. Jesus who was very God, pointed to this fact: Matthew 19:16-17 Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" So He said to him, &quo

1John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God. I remember after a class on grace many years ago I asked the Reverend who led the teaching "What about sin?" The new teaching on grace talks of all our sins being taken care of by the one sacrifice, summarily that a believer cannot sin, some go ahead to talk of the sin unto death and the sin not unto death. Others still talk of the condemnation of sin, still basing on the sentence on the original sin "the soul that sinneth shall die". All these have their bases in scriptures. This morning however we look at the issue of our conscience, our mind. Not linking in any argument, we need to see that the consciousness of sin would cause major issues in the life of the believer: * becoming unfruitful in preaching the gospel to others * asking and not receiving (weak faith) * not being able to intercede * not able to shine the light (be an example) * thinking we are better than

Psalms 75:6-7 For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. We could sometimes forget who is in charge. We could be distracted and look at our efforts or the tool used to give us that breakthrough. We could then become arrogant or selfish and forget the reason why we are where we are. Nebuchadnezzar made that mistake and he suffered like an animal for 7 years till he confessed with his mouth that God was the one who ruleth in the affairs of men just as the messenger said in his dream. Daniel 4:17,1-2 For this has been decreed by the messengers; it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world.  He gives them to anyone he chooses— even to the lowliest of people.” His successor Belshazzar was not that favoured, he died the very night the hand writing on the wall was revealed. Paul by the Holy Spirit wrote: Romans 13

1Thessalonians 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. Long life is a blessing of God to all. No one wants to lose a loved one and of course no one wants to go. Yet we know that we will not all go at the same time, some will go before and some after. We need to look at what happens. We are a spirit made by God, possessing a soul and living in a body. When we leave the body we are seen as leaving earth our spirit returns to God and our soul awaits judgement either for eternal bliss or eternal misery. Man = spirit + soul + body Psalms 31:9 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body! Though some faiths believe that the wicked just get destroyed but of course this is not true. Our dreams at night give us a perfect example of how this works. So the corruptible body must give way for the incorruptible body whether we leave before His second coming or we are alive when He returns. The bible says the dead in Christ will r