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Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it]. The grace of God upon man comes with the ability of man to believe. This is so essential that God would not drag us into anything if we refuse to believe. I believe as I have often taught that it is as a result of how God created us, "a replica of Himself here on earth". Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. This I call the power of choice, that is, to be God, not be forced into anything but be able to decide what we do. This thus makes us fully accountable. This is why when pe

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD. This prophesy to the children of Israel long time ago was not limited to them but to all that the Lord calls righteous, we understand that God's righteousness is in Christ Jesus. Woe to those who are against God's own! The battle is real. Most times we are not aware of them. God sends His warring angels to fight these battles and we have no knowledge of it. This is why we must learn to worship. When the Spirit stirs you up to worship, begin to worship, a battle may be on that you are not aware of. The truth is that we could think we are occupied(busy), this cannot be, however we should never let our guard down. We must yet remain alert. For ourselves and for our own. We must be fully covered with our spiritual armour.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power. After all said and done, one will need to prove where one's strength lies. Challenges, trials, even in times of peace, much work or when one is at rest. Where your anchor is rested, will definitely be questioned and tested. David was a king with great military might and with soldiers who could give their life for him yet he said: Psalms 20:7& 8   Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Isaiah said: Isaiah 31:1  Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! When the time comes we will discover that: 1Samuel 2:9 b  for by strength shall no man prevail.

Lamentations 3:22-23 The faithful love of the lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Psalms 5:3  My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Jehovah; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up. Can we exhaust the love of God towards us, He makes it possible for us to: * be alive today * be in good health * have food and can eat * have sense organs and can use them * have people around us, and we can communicate with them * have something to act on (even worry about) * be saved through His Grace in Christ Jesus * come boldly to His throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16) What of our family, source of income and many other things. He now crowns it all with eternal insurance for those who believe. What a great God. Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Let us take the day to cheri

Psalm 73:1 Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart. The very nature of our Heavenly Father is goodness. 3John 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. Many who read through the old testament and see the battles and whipping out of nations, the reward of disobedience and ignorance, erroneously conclude that God may not be so good. They err because no one knows the true meaning of goodness but God Himself. Let us see the Father at creation: Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good. The definition of goodness is God himself: Mark 10:18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. For God is love: 1 John 4:7-8 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love c

Galatians 3:22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. Yes for it is by faith we are saved through grace. The grace of God.  Ephesians 2:8-9 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. (we will read verse 10 later)  Where then is the mix up? Romans 6:1-2,6-7,11-15 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power o

1 Peter 1:8-9(NLT) You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. Great things are conceived not by what has been seen but by what has not been seen. High flyers, achievers and inventors are not those who walk by what they see but those who have not yet seen but believed. So it is with the Heavenly Father we have not physically seen Him but we believe, for He has displayed Himself with every of His creation. Romans 1:19-20 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. These things are not a coincidence, just the same way our conception and birth is not a coincide

1 Peter 4:10(NLT) God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Yes, Spiritual gifts are given not for decoration, not for boasting or to be used to take advantage of another but to serve one another. There is no one who has received the new birth that is not endowed with God's gifts. None. Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. The gifts remain useless to us until we release same in blessing or edifying the brethren or leading those who are outside into the fold. No gift is useless, or small, every gift has its significance and when utilized by the power of the Holy Spirit can cause great exploits to God's kingdom on earth. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11(NLT) There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in di

Proverbs 3:5 (BBE) Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. It is in the Heavenly Father we should trust. When the storms come rushing, know that He is there for us, don't give up, the victory isn't far. That storm will be a story for us tomorrow. Know that there are two things: it either works out how you want, or how you don't want it, but in all . . . we are more than conquerors. The storm is another provocation for a miracle. Luke 12:22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed. Life and its irony. You search for it so much and get fustrated when it doesn't come. Then it comes! You wonder why you troubled yourself so much for it. Most times when you search too hard for it you don't get it. It may always have been there! Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in

Colossians 1:12-13 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, While we carry out our secular activities we could get carried away with the issues of life, challenges and responsibilities, there is the tendency to forget what the Heavenly Father has done for us. The redefining, rebirth and repositioning. 2Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Above all the issues in the world, the redemption of our soul is the most crucial. Once this is settled, other things fall into place. They now have meaning. We must remember who the Father has made us to be in His Son Jesus the Christ. We must continually stay grateful

 Galatians 5:16&17  But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.  For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do. We know that the life we live now on earth is legitimate because we have a body. Though this body is tuned to the flesh because of sin, during the new birth our spirit is renewed to walk in the righteousness which we have in Christ Jesus. Many have taken their thoughts, impulse and inner feelings to be the Spirit of God speaking. We must by constant study of the word and prayers tune ourselves to hear clearly what the Spirit is saying. We must get it right, the word of God must be rich in us to have enough vocabulary to communicate with the Spirit. We ought to stay tuned to the frequency. Many in previous years had a clearer communication with God's Spirit b

1 Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. What are we trusting God for? Our duty is to commit it into His hands then begin to thank Him for it. We shouldn't let it become a worry so much that we forget all He has done for us. We should instead lay the worries aside and just acknowledge Him who made you see today, give Him praise, worship Him and give Him thanks. Let's set all worries aside, that we may recognise Him who made all things and who controls all things. Revelation 7:12  saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen." Romans 16:27 to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. Never doubt, He can take care of it. He promised and He will. 2Corinthians 1:20  For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. Give God glory! Psalm 30:12 To the end that my glory may sing prai

It is necessary that we remind ourselves that what and how we speak has great impact and consequences. Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Nothing pierces the heart with pain more than words. Some say it is better to be physically hit than to be smitten by words. Our Heavenly father expects us to be careful with our words. The scripture says that power lies in our tongue and Jesus said we will account for every idle word we speak. Matthew 12:36  "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. When we speak, we prophesy into our lives, we also provoke angels, and if we are careless we could provoke other spirits into action by our words. Matthew 12:37 "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." When we speak, what should be the outcome? Our speech as believers shou

Psalm 139:14  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Envy no one, you were made special no copy of you exists, you are dynamic and different. You may know others who have the same goals, aspirations or exibit the same talent/gifts with you but yet you are different. One thing you are not, is irrelevant. You are a class all by yourself. People could confuse who you are, because of the state/position they see you at a particular point in time (be it high or low).  It limits them from seeing who you really are in the Spirit so they respond to you from the limited perception. See examples: * Abraham: Abimelech misjudged Abraham Genesis 20:7 "Now therefore, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours. * Joseph: his brothers, father, Potiphar and his

Psalms 127:1-2(NLT) Unless the lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. Many have attributed their success and achievements to their personal efforts, dedication and wisdom. Though they are controlling factors, the God factor cannot be trivialized. The truth is, if God does not permit, we waste our efforts. Yes, we could give great examples of people who have not believed, yet have prospered in this life. (we have different forms of prosperity). However remember, that there are others who have done what they have done, be it  risks, strategies and steps, however they could not accomplish what these ones did. It is foolish to believe that their success could take place without God's approval! Daniel 4:30 The king spake, and said,

Matthew 28:18 - 20 Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen This command remains Jesus final instructions to us when He left . . . reaching out to the lost, because He died for all. 2Corinthians 5:15  and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again The passion of Christ was that all will hear of His great sacrifice, repent and have eternal life. Yes ALL! The instruction was for everyone who is saved to preach the message and live as examples. It is not only for a selected few. 2Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an ev

Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. This is what is expected of all who have come to the Lord. That our driving force is Him who have called us. We ought to be reminded daily that our coming to the Heavenly Father is not passive, it is a whole new nature, a rebirth, such that a new thing drives us, a new reason, the very reason. The love of the Father. John 15:1&5 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. We all, saved or unsaved originated from God, thus it is when God takes away His breath from us that we die, this is physical death, however it is sinister when the spirit becomes dead because it does not have life from the Father: Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of yo

Psalm 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. Many believe that God's miracles are limited to healing, deliverances etc. However the truth is that God has no boundaries, His blessings have no limit. Ask Solomon! Even on earth He has the final say: Psalm 24:1 The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 118:23 This was the Lord's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. We live in a time when knowledge abounds, science have made remarkable discoveries, new ways and technologies have been established. Man has discovered easy ways of doing things, faster ways of moving from place to place by land, air and water. This knowledge keeps increasing day after day. This is God's release of wisdom to man. Yet in all I still believe in miracles. I see it as a miracle, when I can not do it o

Proverbs 29:8(NLT) Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger. Proverbs 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath. It is terrible to have the scornful as rulers in any territory. They prefer to have chaos and are never at rest until they have discord. They do not know how to speak, they speak deceit and lies and never take responsibility. They prefer to blame others for their short falls. They are short sighted only seeking for the gains of today, they hold nothing for the coming generation. They are always indebted. Most times their long term agenda is selfish or from the evil one and brings destruction. However the wise are more interested in having peace. They are interested in the prosperity and joy of the people. They are visionaries, they see for the next decade and plan for the next generation. We pray for these kind of leaders in our immediate environments, communities and nation. We too in our own smal

Ephesians 6:13  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. The greatest folly of the believer is to think that there is no battle. No, Christ said there is, the apostles confirmed it. THERE IS A BATTLE! The joy is, we have victory. Now victory is only confirmed and established for each one, if we walk in obedience. Yes. This is both legality and divinity. For no one is what they are unless they are tried and found not wanting. Selah. The Lord is not interested in slothful disciples. Remember the word disciples connotes "discipline". This is why the apostle writes to remind us to be fitted with the whole armour. There is no playing around. "It is a serious business". Ephesians 6:12(NLT) For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spiri

Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. The trick of the enemy from the beginning has been to lure man to disobey God. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED! Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life; Thus when one receives the new birth (is born again), one of the first teaching we receive is to know that their is/are enemies, and their role is to bring us down. We must stand in the victory we have in Christ Jesus. When Jesus was to begin His ministry He had to be tempted and it continued, yet in all He overcame. Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Ephesians  3:9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Isaiah 54:5 For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. When you read through the prophesy of Isaiah you see a shift from the Israel - Judah monopoly to the revelation of God of all the earth. The liberation of the world was imminent, it was routed through the Jews, but it was a new dawn, yes a new covenant. Glory to God! Hebrews 12:18,22-24 You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, who

Matthew 12:35-37 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. One of the most difficult part of man's maturity is to control the "tongue", however herein lies salvation and also destruction. What you say tells me what you believe and how matured, intelligent, informed and/or experienced you are. Christ in Matthew 12:36 tells us how important it is to control our tongue that we may not with our mouth bring condemnation to ourselves. James further writes: James 1:26, 3:6 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among o

1 Corinthians 1:18  For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. I listened to an interview where an interviewer was moderating a talk between a christian man and another cleric from another religion. They tried to prove the redemption plan of God as illogical and false. One thing you will notice about those who try to do this is that they try to discredit Paul's writings. What they fail to understand is that of all the writings of scriptures, the writings of Paul is still the most clear revelation and interpretation of the earlier writings. Thank God for such a man that could be preserved for such a purpose. Even Peter the first of Christ had to acknowledge him in His writing. What seems foolish to them? The deity of Christ, how could God allow His Son be crucified by mortal man. How can Christ Jesus be God? Yet still be the Heavenly Father above? How can His Spirit be here and yet He God is sti

Matthew 4:10(NLT) “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the lord your God and serve only him.’” 1Chronicles 23:30  to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening; Psalms 30:12  To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. The act of worship involves reverence. Our every day lives should not be complete without us giving reverence to the Heavenly Father, in school, workplace, in our business, in church, at home, in the bus, in your car, in the airplane, everywhere. John 9:31(NLT) We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. The reason for your creation was to worship God, we were made to be an extension of His Kingdom. Do we always worship God. Worship is attributed to a deity and is even synonymous to idolatry. Another synonym is idolatry. (according to the Eng

Proverbs 11:20 The lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity. Through scriptures we see that the Lord was interested in people who were upright in heart. Who did not delight in doing evil or bringing harm to the innocent. This is why David prophesied: Psalms 1:6(NLT) For the lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. The fruit we bear of the Holy Spirit never goes contrary with uprightness, for He is Holy, separated in integrity, blameless, good, perfect without wrong. If we say we have God's Spirit in us, we reflect this very fruit. For of what spirit controls us, we thus act: Matthew 7:16-18(NLT) You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. We must be

Ephesians 1:14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. A man of God illustrated instruments of worship as instruments that respond to breath and touch, that is we make music by either touching them (piano, other string instruments, drums etc) or blowing into them (trumpet, saxophone etc). When we look at our creation the bible records that God made us the same way: Genesis 2:7 Then the lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. Yes by touch and breath. What a great illustration of our very purpose. This purpose was fully revealed in Christ Jesus, who paid the price that we will be God's praise again. Ephesians 1:5&6  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasu

LIVING YOUR FAITH IS NOT RETURNING TO THE BONDAGE OF THE LAW Philippians 1:11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. Many a modern day teacher of grace would feel that when another talks about precepts for living, they refer to walking under the law. Sometimes they accuse you of mixing the message of grace with the law, like an unsteady tide. However this is not the truth! First it is established that everyone who comes to the Heavenly Father, comes by faith in the finished work of the Messiah, Christ Jesus. It is not of works, thus no one can boost, but by grace through our faith. I love the way, the New Living Translation explained it: Ephesians 2:8-9(NLT) God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can bo

Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. When we feel that we have not gotten what we deserve, when our mind seems to forget all that we have or have been privileged to become. Instead our mind wants to dwell on what we have not yet gotten, or what seems to be delayed or that we feel that God has not been fair to us. We ought to remember that we are presently one(1) person out of more than eight billion (8,000,000,000), who are presently living on earth, not counting the innumerable who have gone ahead of us, and more who are yet to come. Yet the Heavenly cares for each one us, to the extent that those who believe in Him have the very hairs on their head numbered that one does not fall without Him knowing. However the power of will(the power of choice) is one attribute of man that make us godlike, and empowers us to decide if we do well or if we fail. That is why we have the "COME" Isaiah 1:18 Come n

John 1:12  But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: So very popular a scripture, it is  unlikely that one would have received the message of salvation without this verse. However, do we know the impact of this verse, do we know the consciousness of being adopted as God's children? Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: The relationship God has with us is that of Father to son, yes for every believer. This is why at the new birth God comes to live in us by His Holy Spirit. Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. This privilege ought to be for all believers. . . all?! That is, you b

Ecclesiastes 7:8(NLT) Finishing is better than starting.     Patience is better than pride. Planet earth keeps moving, thus everything in it is moving - "time". This is why at the beginning of a thing we could be so excited. However it will always come to an end. How long does our excitement last? The wisdom in all, is that when the time for that season elapses, we ought to have become better and moved to a better place! Could we illustrate with our education system: Exciting when we began our primary education, however in five to six years we move away from that phase, we are now talking of our secondary education. This initiates a new excitement. In another six years this phase is over. We move to another phase four to seven years in a higher institution, always starting with a period of excitement, then we see the work to be done in that phase. The phases continues, a year of national service. Then a new job, with its initial excitement. We could go from job t