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REALITY CHECK 1

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1 Corinthians 15:19 And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. We have a set of believers who practice what can be termed as hyper-faith. A faith that takes away all responsibility from them and leaves them in a sort of delusion that makes them think that they would not face any challenges and would not be accountable. The truth is that Christ said: John 16:33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” What exactly is the error? The error is not understanding that our life here on earth is extremely limited. 120 years, that is quite little. What the Lord promises goes far beyond this life to the uncountable years in eternity. So our promise surpasses this world. Does it mean we are meant to suffer now? No! It means we must not sacrifice our eternity for the present pleasures. That is never trade your eternity f...
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HE HELPS ME

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Psalm 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man. Who is your helper, for me the Lord is my helper. Troubles come in diverse forms. What may look ordinary to one could be a huge burden to another. However when war, chaos, insecurity, natural disasters and famine exists everyone feels the bite. We then seek for help and woe unto those alone in the time of trouble. True help we can find is in the Lord. For He says that even when a mother has to forget her sucking child He will not forget His own: Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. The truth is that we have varying measures of quantifying our challenges, could we just say we want no discomfort at all. Well we live on this earth, we will face challenges. For it is after here He said He will "... wipe away every tear from our eyes...". For wisdom says, trust Him through the storm. For ma...
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ARE YOU INNOCENT?

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1 Peter 4:14-16 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! In Psalm 59 David insists that he did not offend those attacking him. Psalms 59:3-4 They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, lord, though I have not sinned or offended them. I have done nothing wrong, yet they prepare to attack me. Wake up! See what is happening and help me! That is the evil in the world, for some take pleasure in hurting others, they just want to take advantage, to cause harm to another literally, emotionally or otherwise. It could be envy, hate, they may feel threatened or just to prove their relevance or authority. In all, they do not go unpunished. We see David here saying tha...
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NO JUDGMENT

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Psalm 58:11 So that a man shall say, Verily [there is] a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. After man fell in the garden of Eden, he put himself in a dilemma - the battle between good and evil. For one is born tending to do right the other tending to do wrong. Whether it is a DNA issue or not I do not know? For we know in part. Psalms 58:3 These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. Case study: Cain and Abel. However this we know, when man comes of age he decides which part he must go, for God told Cain: Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Yes we can take any decision, do what we like, BUT we cannot determine or control the consequences. Selah So we must remember every work must be repaid, be they good or evil. Christ came that all men may know what it is to liv...
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GOD IS EXALTED

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Psalm 57:5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth. We learn from David to exalt the Lord even in the midst of heavy trials and temptations. When enemies surrounded him, chasing him from place to place. He had to hide in caves, run to the enemy's camp, and seek food for himself and his men. The title "a man after God's heart" he did not give to himself, God described him thus. Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Many today rejoice in titles, they want to sit in high seats, be praised of men, even to domineer over others. What exactly have they sacrificed? Look at David and all the troubles that came to him, was it his fault that he was anointed king? It was the Heavenly Father who did. He did not ask for it. Yet in all his tribulations ...
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MY PRAYERS ARE IMPORTANT

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Psalm 56:8-9 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book? When I cry [unto thee], then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God [is] for me. David understood how important our prayers are to God? He knew God took record of them and that none of our tears as believers is wasted He stores them in His bottles. Psalms 56:8 You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. See John's revelations: Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. Halleluyah David faced, wars, persecution and betrayal His own king wanted Him dead, yet in all He did not forget to praise! Psalms 56:10 I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised. What a good example for us wh...
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MY FRIEND

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Psalm 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. King David was a man who encountered a lot of challenges, he had enemies around him. Those from outside understandably, however those from inside were the greater pain. For those who oppose you and come out as enemies you could be cautious of, however what of those within your circle, who eat with you, plan with you even go to the house of the Lord with you, your own siblings and maybe even parents! Psalms 55:12-14 It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them. Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend. What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God. This is the real betrayal when those of your own household or kindred rise against you or look at you or treat you with disdain. Psalms 55:20-21,23 As for my companion, he betrayed his friend...
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