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Monday, 31 December 2012
Sunday, 30 December 2012
An Aggressive Lover
10 This is love:
not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins…..1 John 4:10
When
we perceive how much God loves us, an amazing effect is produced in our
personalities- we begin to love like Him. We cannot help it. Love- agape love-
is not the fruit of labor; it is a response. When we stand at the foot of
Calvary, the place where the love of God is fully focused and caught up, the
scales drop from your eyes, and our own love flames in response. We love Him
because He first loved us.
Teresa of Avila tells of how
one day, going into her private room, she noticed a picture of our Lord being
scoured before His crucifixion. She must have seen it hundreds of times, but in
that moment of revelation she saw it as she had never seen it before. She saw
God suffering- suffering over a love and suffering for her. The revelation sent
her to her knees sobbing in pain and wonder, and when she arose, she was a
changed woman. The revelation of Calvary’s love was the great divide in her
life. She said that she arose with a sense of “unpayable debt” and went out to
share God’s realized love with others.
Don’t
try to manufacture love. Linger in the shadow of the Cross. The love of God
finds it’s most burning expression there. Meditate on it. Contemplate on it.
Remember that heaven knows no higher strategy for begetting love in mortal
hearts tan by granting us a vision of how much we are loved, a visions strong
enough to evoke a response in our hearts—and by that answering love begotten in
us by the Holy Spirit, we are freed and purged and saved
Prayer; Father God, I see that before I can love. I
must comprehend how much I am loved. Help me be aware in my heart that I have
the most aggressive lover in the world and I am eternally grateful.
Saturday, 29 December 2012
Rescued
Colossians 1: 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of
darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves
The fear that surrounds our
insecurities, self-esteem, circumstances is nothing but an extension of the
darkness that controls this world. The darkness has controlled and manipulated
so that poverty, struggle and bondage may prevail.
All this is to take our eyes
away from the light so that we can give our worship to them. For many it may
seem like all is lost, yet in this verse we are told that we are already
rescued and placed in the kingdom built for us. Rescued by the love of God for
us through Christ. So it is our Mindset, we have already won, we just need to
start acting (faith) like it.
Friday, 28 December 2012
Self Discipline
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all
things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1
Corithians 6:12; 10:23
The issue of self Discipline is of a great important. Paul in the above
text gave us very useful information regarding the issue of self disciple.
He opened our eyes to the fact that we need to deliberately do what is
expected of us by God irrespective of the circumstance or how will feel.
Through this text I will like to define discipline as: The deliberate
effort on our part to do what is right before God in all circumstance rather
than doing what seems right to us according to the world's standard and self
knowledge.
In 1 Timothy 4:7 - Paul was instructing His son in the Lord: Timothy to
refuse useless theories and fables that seems to be the norm in their time.
Ideas that looks and sound good but, are not necessarily right before
God. And said to him exercise yourself rather unto godliness. The word exercise
here connotes discipline. He told Timothy to discipline himself unto godliness.
This is one thing that most of us are still challenged with. The courage
to say no to what looks good at a time, but not really expedient, things and
even tv shows and music that looks entertaining but not really edifying.
How many times do we sit in front of the tv, or spend countless hours on
our cell phones chatting with someone on a topics that doesn't benefit our
spiritual life?
Friends it takes discipline to be distinguished. If you leave your life
to chance, you won't stand a chance of excelling in whatever field God has
called you into?
Prayer points: Lord teach me to be discipline in all things, and at all times.
Lord help me to always major in your major for my life and not to be
distracted by the minors of this world.
Food for thought:
If bodily exercise can earn a man up to 70 or 80 thousand pounds on a
monthly basis, then spiritual discipline can do much more for a man who is self
disciplined. Because the bible stated that spiritual exercise is of great
value.
Thursday, 27 December 2012
It's a Love thing
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Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Grace is a Gift
Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. —2 Tim. 2:1, NIV
You’ll be changed from the inside out ... God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. —Rom. 12:2, MSG
Though the work of Christ is finished for the sinner, it is not yet finished in the sinner. —Donald G. Bloesch
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Monday, 24 December 2012
Hark the Herald Angels sing
Jesus is God spelling
Himself out in a language that man can understand.
Veiled in flesh the
Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
A blessed Christmas to all
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Sunday, 23 December 2012
Saturday, 22 December 2012
God within you
As you celebrate the birth of Emmanuel "God-With-Us" don't forget to celebrate God-Within-You as well. The birth of Christ within you is the greatest hope the world has today of seeing God's glory. Break forth on your own world scene and declare peace. So let your light shine before others as you decree
"Let there be light!!" for "the glory of the Lord is risen upon you!" As God's image-bearer, enforce a new order in your world.
Friday, 21 December 2012
God's Marriage plan
Christians
should demonstrate the power of Christ in everyday situations. There is no
place where the resurrection power is better displayed than in marriages
So
many Christian husbands and wives are saying “we can’t work it out”. Fathers
are abandoning their families and the mothers are carrying the abnormal load of
being the head of the family, the provider, giving guidance and sometimes not
keeping up with the expectations
Marriages
are deteriorating at such an alarming rate because we have lost sight of the
purpose of the marriage covenant. People see marriage as their way of looking
for love, happiness and fulfilment. These are important and they are critical,
they are just not the most critical
What
is critical is that you understand God’s plan and intention. Marriage is a
covenantal union designed to strengthen the capability of each partner to carry
out the plan of God in their lives.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
A Sincere Heart Toward God
Rebuke me and I will receive correction. Lead me in the path
of life and I will follow, show me your way and I will travel in it, as a
branch in your vineyard , prune me and I shall bear fruit. Ignite your fire in
my soul and I shall be consumed by your love. Cover me under the shelter of
your wings and I shall be safe. Hold me close to your heart and I shall know
your plans for my life. Teach me your decrees so shall I get to know you.
Refine me in your furnace so shall I be pure as you are, and reflect your image
even your likeness.
Refresh my mind and remind me of Your holiness and
righteousness let me abide in your saving power and rest in Your capable hands.
Uphold my soul with Your righteous arm of salvation and I shall be confident.
Write Your words on the tablet of my heart and I will learn obedience and
embrace Your character. Reveal Yourself to me and I will learn to submit to
you, for you are meek, lowly at heart even humble. Teach me true humility and I
will honor You with my lowliness.
Bind me to Your love and I will know freedom, freedom from
sin and all unrighteousness. Your glory has caught my attention and captured my
focus, I shall fix my whole sight to you for Your appearance in my life is
light that shines brighter each day and direction in my path you guide me in
all truth. You are my daily bread, food to my hungry soul, You are the living
waters You quench my thirsty soul, You are my all in all, my salvation.
You are the beginning of my new life and even you are the
end of it. You are the rescuer of my soul, You snatched me out of the burning
fire of hell and You redeemed me from evil. You cleansed me from all my filth
in your blood. You made me a new creation, in your own image and likes. I’m
blessed to have met You at that appointment
Scripture references: Matthew 11:28-30; Psalm 119:1-16; 2
Peter 1:3-11; Romans 6:11-23; 2 Peter 3:9-15
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
I chose you
You did not choose me, but I
chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit. (John 15:16)
On the day after the night in which Jesus spoke these words to the
eleven and to you, Glen, he laid himself down on the cross and bought you with
his blood. You are now his fruit and his fruit-bearer. The only fruit that will
ever endure to eternal life is fruit which grows out of the cross. "The
hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if
it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:23-24). We are Christ's fruit because
he died for us. We are his fruit-bearers if we are willing to take up our cross
and die with him. Never forget the setting of your text. It is no accident that
when Jesus had commanded you to go and bear fruit, he went and died. Your call
and your ministry must always stand in the shadow of the cross of Christ. The
only fruit that will last is the fruit that grows on the cross.
"I appointed you
that you should go and bear fruit, and that
your fruit should abide."
Monday, 17 December 2012
Woman - Day 6
The position of the woman is that
of a helper. Genesis 2:18
A helper is someone who assist
another fellow to accomplish a task. God gave the man the task to manage the
earth and to multiply in it. The duty of every woman is to help the man to
accomplish the God given task. Not the
man’s own task but the God given task. Women with visions that cannot be
submitted under their husbands will always find it difficult to survive in
marriage.
Jesus said to Paul while he was
stroke by lightening on his way to Damascus in act 9:5 that It’s hard to kick
against the goads. Meaning it’s impossible to undo God’s agenda regarding any
issue. Any woman who believes she is too important to submit to the husband
will remain unmarried or will crash out of marriage in no time. Because she is
kicking against the goads. No man can
win over God’s word, to kick against the goads is to try to fight against God’
word.
In every field of expertise there
is always a helper. The doctor has nurses who help them administer drugs to
their patients. They watch over their health conditions and report back to the
doctor if they suspect something unusual.
They will be consequences on the
action of any nurse who try to take the position of a doctor in the health case
of any patient if anything goes wrong with that patient.
For the fact that a nurse wears a
white robe with the doctors doesn’t make him or her a doctor. For the fact that
a woman is industrious, spiritual and successful doesn’t make her the head of
her husband and home.
Put a lawyer in the hospital to
look after a sick patient and you will have corpses all over that hospital in
no time. Same applies if you put a doctor in the court room to be legal
councilor and you will have criminals and murderers roaming the street freely
after committing atrocities.
The
misplacement of duties and placement in marriage has succeeded in taking the
rate of divorce in our present society to an unspeakable height.
One duty of the woman is
submission to the man. Ephesians 5:22-24
God made it very clear here that
just as the Church is subjected to Chris who is the head of the church and the
savior of the body so let the wives be so to their husbands. There’s no such
thing as a man’s and woman’s equality in marriage.
God is not an author of Confusion;
He knew that there will be conflict of interest if He makes them equal that is
why he placed one in the position of leading and the other helper so they can
both accomplish His purpose here on earth.
The world’s philosophy of a man
and a woman been equal in marriage has destroyed the institution of the
beautify gift of marriage given to us by God.
Scripture references: Ephesians
5:22-29, Genesis 2:16-25,
Deuteronomy 7:1-4; 2 Corinthians
6:14, John 2:1-11, Genesis 1:27
Matthew 19:4-6; 1 Corinthians
7:1-16
Friends lets rise up to the
occasion and stand for the institution of marriage in our community, family and
nation as we constantly intercede for marriages.
Shalom!
Food for thought: It
is only after God created WOMAN that He (man) could rest
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Love- Day 5
God’s instruction for
man concerning his wife is that the man should love his wife as Christ love the
Church and gave his life for the church. One duty of the man is to be
comfortable enough to put the needs of his wife first above his own needs. To
sacrifice himself if the need arises for the wife to live, just as Jesus did
for us today that we can boldly declare that the reason we are alive is because
He died in our place.
1st Corinthians 13:1-8 explain what kind of love God
expect the man to exercise towards the wife. Ephesians 5:25
Until a man gets to a place where he can comfortably say to
his wife from the heart don’t worry let
me die for you, he is still yet to learn the kind of love Jesus had for the
body Christ.
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Biblical Placement & duties in Marriage- Day 4
Man:
The man according to scripture is the
head, the leader of the marriage (institution)
just as Christ is the head of the church. Ephesians 5:23
The woman was made from the man,
for the man not the other way round.
Genesis 2:18-22. It was noted
here in this scripture that God after finished making the woman for the man He
brought her to the man and the man named her to him self once he discovered
that she looked like him.
How do I know this? Take a look
at Genesis 2:18 , and you will discover man’s loneliness was what
motivated God’s thought , which in turn
led to the making of the woman. One principle I want you to stick to here is
this; The motivational factor behind a thought defines or determines the
purpose of the end product of that thought. In this case the woman was made for
the man!
One responsibility of the man is
to make sure the instructions of God are communicated and carried out properly
in the home . Genesis 2:16-17 clearly
shown the fact that the man was the one the instruction was given to and was not repeated by God to both of them after presenting the woman to the
man because He trusted the man’s ability to communicate effectively the issue
to the woman. One point we must not forget here is that of the fact that man is
likely to be held responsible for the break down of God’s precept in the home.
That is why they must take their place and be responsible. Chapter 3:9-11 proves this fact.
God never went straight to the woman
to confront her since she was the one that gave the fruit to the man. God
believes and respects authority and He expect that when He gives you a job you
carry it out. And that is why He confronted the man first instead of the woman.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Biblical Principals for a sustainable Marriage- Day 3
The realization of the fact that marriage
is first spiritual before anything else is one key to a sustainable marriage:
Marriage is spiritual because the author who is God is a
Spiritual being.
Having this knowledge will enable us put Him first in every
decision we make as married people. Just as no institution can stand without
the backing of its author so also a marriage without God as the centre cord can
not stand.
A three fold cord the bible says can not be easily broken.
God is the centre cord while the man and woman the other two cords. When ever
the both of them get tired and start pulling the cord guess who takes the
pressure?
God of course, who is at the centre. I can already hear you thinking, but why are
so many Christian marriages ending up in divorce? Good question!
One thing we most realize is the fact that because the two
people getting married are Christian doesn’t automatically make their marriage a Christian marriage.
What make a marriage a Christian marriage is when the two people involved decide to
deliberately apply God’s rules regarding marriage in their marriage .
Today
many Christians don’t even want to involve God in their marriage , because they
are too afraid that God will tell them that their own philosophy of marriage
is not right. And they are also not ready to take the risk of leaving their
marriage in the hands of God. But once it crashes they are the first to blame God
and start making statements like there is nothing like a successful marriage .
There is one principle I want you to remember at this point concerning God. “What ever originates from God can not fail, but lasts for ever. This one principle proves the
fact that marriage can not fail because it was founded by God. If your marriage
or that of your friends is failing its because God is not at the centre of it.
All you need to do is to invite Him into your marriage and start applying His
principle in your marriage and watch Him reinstate your marriage. It is
foolishness to take your Benz auto mobile to a VW dealer for maintenance.
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