God Is Not Deaf or Mute

Hello everyone,

It is important to pray, but when you keep on repeating the same thing over and over and you don’t see any positive changes, it means one thing, God has spoken to you, but you didn’t listen. First of all, we don’t serve a God that is deaf or mean who won’t want to respond till your tear dock is dry, rather we serve an ever-merciful God and is our ever help in time of need, so why would He be quiet as things get worse, not remaining the same? Jesus said He is the light of the world (ref.: John 8:12), and what does light do? It illuminates the area, which means it allows people to see better, it gives hope, it saves lives, and He now has given us the mandate by telling us to go out to be salt and light to the world (ref.: Matthew 5:13-15).

To be the salt and the light of the world doesn’t mean you should just pray in your closet alone, that is putting your light under a bushel. Salt is a natural seasoning which improves the cooking, it improves, brings to light a good taste, sort of like coming to the rescue, the same is also said of light. Light is very essential, for without it there would be chaos, this would mean that to be the light is to bring peace, and by bringing peace is to bring transformation.

To pray is to communicate with God by making requests in some cases, but the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY whom I serve communicates with His children, He isn’t mute, He speaks, and when you speak to Him through prayers He responds by giving us answers. He tells us what to do which brings the result we’ve always wanted. Look through the Bible, there wasn’t a time God didn’t respond, and many times He gave instructions on what to do.

To be the salt and light of the world, you must walk with God by putting your ears down to listen to what He has to say after you’ve made your prayers. The Bible says in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” You light has to shine through your works, this is the only way the world can be transformed.

Remember our God wants a dialogue with His children, He is our ever present help in time of need, He is ever merciful, and He is not deaf and not mute.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Salvation Is Not Free

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As we know, we cannot buy anything without a price placed on it right? Everything has a price. Many as I’ve heard have said salvation is the only free thing given to us, but salvation isn’t actually free as many think. Jesus paid the price for our sins that we might gain salvation. Is that it? No, that’s not what I’m talking about. Jesus paid the price for our sins, sin was the wall blocking us from salvation which Jesus has offered the world, but contrary to many people’s thought, salvation is not free. So, why is salvation not free and what are we to pay in order to get salvation, that’s for those who haven’t gotten salvation?

If you have received salvation, think properly and you would remember that you paid a price before you received salvation. Let’s take look at John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” you pay for salvation with your belief or faith, without believing in Jesus you cannot get salvation. Your belief is not something you take for granted, because the lack of it can prevent anyone from receiving salvation. If you never had faith or belief in Jesus you wouldn’t have received salvation.

Faith is a currency as many know, but one thing about it is that what we need is offered to us, but it is left to us to receive it, of which the act of receiving is faith or belief in Jesus. Let us not take our salvation for granted, for Jesus first paid the price for our sins in order for us to gain access to salvation. Jesus has done everything for us, providing all the needs that we never merited, these are enough reasons for us to receiving salvation by believing in Jesus. The more you increase in faith, it allows you to believe the more what has been offered you. Even though salvation appears to be free, it won’t be free without faith. So how do you acquire more wealth of faith? Easy, Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).” AMP.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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The Height of Being Led by the Holy Spirit

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I believe many of us have role models, and these role models are those we tend to emulate, from the way they handle certain things, it could be how they handled their businesses, or their fashion sense, or their mannerism to things, there is something that would have drawn you to that particular person to have made you pick the individual as your role model. Well, for me, my role model is Jesus Christ, not because I just want to feel like a Christian (a hypocritical one in this sense), but it’s just my personal choice just the way anyone of you would have picked any other person. Every time I read the gospels about Jesus and how He spoke and the authority He carried, it just thrilled me so much, that I just want to be like Him. Today, I’ll share with you a popular story about Jesus. The answer He gave has deep meaning involved, let me show what I’m talking about.

In the popularly recorded temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4 and Luke 4, I’ll only look at the first temptation which the Amplified Bible puts Matthew 4:3-4 thus, “And the tempter came and said to Him, If You are God’s Son, command these stones to be made [loaves of] bread. But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” It is not the fact that Jesus said He won’t turn the stones into bread, but that He won’t turn the stones to bread without the permission of God His Father. I’ve explained this aspect before that Jesus told the devil that He won’t do anything without the Father’s approval, but that wasn’t what struck me as I meditated on it again. What struck me was that Jesus had just ended His forty days fasting and was hungry, definitely the hunger must have been intense. Logically, there wasn’t anything wrong with turning stones into bread, but He wasn’t going to use His anointing without the leading of the Spirit for some as irrelevant as food in this case.

I have often said, we need to always be led by the Holy Spirit, but for something as irrelevant as food, for himself, not food in terms of receiving from another person, but after fasting which it was normal to break with food, Jesus wasn’t going to eat without being led by the Holy Spirit, based on His response because He replied by saying, “Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” That was the height of commitment and intense obedience to the Father/Holy Spirit. What Jesus taught us was that we are to be led by the Holy Spirit to even what we consider irrelevant.

It sounds like I keep making too much emphasis on being led by the Holy Spirit, but to live a flawless life and a life that is pleasing to God, a life where you fulfil your destiny and mission here on earth, it is only the Holy Spirit that can give you this perfect life. Yes, we would most likely make mistakes at the beginning but as you walk with the Holy Spirit and are being led by Him, your life gets perfected, and you grow into and “come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” Ephesians 4:13. You can never over depend on the Holy Spirit, because your true and perfect success here on earth depends on your being led by the Holy Spirit as Jesus lived a perfect life here on earth, trust me you won’t regret it.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Why You Shouldn't Take Laws Into Your Own Hands

Hello everyone,

Many times we tend to take laws into our own hands on certain matters. Well, the “we” I’m referring to are those we call “Christians”, the Sons of God. What am I talking about? It is the aspect of the use of authority. As a Son of God, you have been given the full authority of Christ, through Christ Himself, but many times we wonder why the authority seems not to work at certain times. Today, I’ll tell you why.

Angel Gabriel visited Mary the Mother of Jesus, in the nativity story, and as he told her of what would become of her, he also told her of her cousin Elizabeth who was once called barren but was then with a child. It was then Angel Gabriel said in Luke 1:37 which says, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Jesus told the disciples how hard it was for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, with the story, they said who can be saved? Jesus then said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (ref.: Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27). The emphasis is not on the story that was given but on what was said that with God all things are possible. Jesus said, with man things are impossible, but with God all things are possible. This is what made me say, some Sons of God could take or have taken laws into their own hands because they feel, after having the authority of Christ, all things are possible, now, this is where meditation is key.

The truth of the entire matter is that whether you possess the power of Christ inside of you, anything you do is with the authority of man, and failure is bound to happen, why? This is so because the scripture says, “with God”, if it is not with God in other words if you are not led by the Holy Spirit, nothing is possible. This is where we must be careful as we live our daily lives. All things are only possible because what we did was with God’s leading, we shouldn’t make any decision and think because we carry the Holy Spirit, it is automatically right. What it means is that we must be sure that this is what God wants us to do, which is why we must be filled with the Spirit in order to properly commune with the Spirit to get His direction. Our authority isn’t from us but from Christ; this is why 1 John 5:14 says, “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” everything has to be according to His will, which is with God, in other words being led by the Holy Spirit.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Your Heart Justifies or Rejects Your Giving

Happy New Week everyone,

We many times want to please God with our substance. Giving has been a thing I’ve heard a lot in churches, giving through offerings, tithe, and other things. The continuous repetition of giving has been overemphasised, whereas what many don’t know is that God doesn’t want our money or wealth. The reason why it would appear that God received or receives resources is only that the person offering has done what God wants to see. I believe I have written on this before now, but it is always important that we remind ourselves of what is important and true which God wants from us.

The Amplified Bible puts Romans 12:1 thus, “I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.” 1 Corinthians 3:16 says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 6:19 says, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.” So what does God want?

There is nothing God wants order than your heart, order than you. Romans 12:1 emphasised presenting one’s body as a living sacrifice, this is the reasonable and spiritual act of worship. This is what God wants to see, whatever you give to God is not acceptable if you haven’t presented your body as a living sacrifice. First of all, when your body is presented as a living sacrifice, you are transformed completely, whatever you own or possess is acceptable to God. And we should know that all that we own belongs to God, so this is where tithing of 10% doesn’t make any sense, by saying 10% belongs to God and 90% belongs to you. Do not forget also, you are of God, you were bought with a price, so everything you own belongs to God.

Our focus should be on presenting our bodies as living sacrifice, and in order to achieve this, we are to be transformed by the renewal of our minds daily. The more you transform your mind, you become more and more like Jesus, thus we yield ourselves more to the Holy Spirit’s leading, therefore, all our giving, offering and whatever is done by the leading of the Spirit. The truth is that if anyone should make noise about tithing, then the person should give 100% of their income! You are to give by the leading of the Spirit, and of course, God knows those who give genuinely. It is not about what anybody thinks, but what God thinks, only God knows what you are going through, which was why Jesus asked us not to judge. Jesus also made reference to the widow’s mite. It is not about how much, but about the heart behind the giving. But remember, the most important part of giving is by giving yourself to God.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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More Than A Friend

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When we think about faith with reference to the scriptures, the first person that would most likely cross our minds would be Abraham, he was called a friend of God, (ref.: James 2:23), and being a friend of God is what everyone would love to become, right? Abraham was someone accounted for righteousness and great faith, but when you take a look at Abraham’s life, he won’t be someone you would say deserved to be called righteous. Abraham married Sarah who was his half-sister, this was an abomination according to the law, (ref.: Leviticus 19:9, 26; Genesis 20:12). Abraham lied about Sarah not being his wife, he was willing to allow a man commit adultery with her to save his neck, (ref.: Genesis 12:10-20). All these are enough not to call Abraham a righteous person, not to talk about becoming a friend of God, but these were not what God looked for in him. What made Abraham righteous was that he believed what God told him and held on to it, no matter how long it took, he didn't allow anything affect what God told him, this was where his faith came in. This was an act of grace from God, but even though Abraham was called the friend of God, there is a level higher than being a friend of God and this is what I would write about today.

Abraham believed God, even though his life still showed some flaws. Even with the flaws, Abraham maintained what God had told him, this was where faith came in. But in the level higher than being a friend of God, Jesus said in John 3:16b, that “…whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” to believe in Jesus is an act of faith, in this case you receive a new Spirit and you don’t just become a friend of God, you become more than a friend, you become a Son of God, this is when one becomes born again.

We must all remember that a Son is one who is an heir and is extremely dear to the Father, even more than a friend. As we remember who we are to God [who is our Father], because of Jesus, it helps us to understand how much God cares for us. Even with all that He bestowed upon Abraham who was a friend, you can’t then imagine how much love and care He would bestow upon we His children. As Romans 8:35 says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” nothing can separate from the love Christ has for us, because we are Sons of God which is more than being friends of God, let us remember this always as we live our daily lives.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Do You Know Whose Authority You Are Under?

Hello everyone,

The great commission is a very popular thing I believe almost everyone in a church gathering must have heard about. When asked where it is in the Bible, we could be quick to reply saying Matthew 28:19, but are we really doing what the great commission says? My focus actually is on the verse before verse 19 of Matthew 28, so what does it say? Matthew 28:18 say, “Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.” AMP. It was after this He said, “Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ₂₀ teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).” AMP. My focus today is that we should really meditate on why certain things were said, we shouldn’t just rush through believing that we know. So even if you know, let me explain the importance of Matthew 28:18.

In my country where I live, and in most countries, the Head of States or the President, as the case may be, is the overall head of the military, the President is the one who can give direct command to the military which must be obeyed, which implies that the President has the authority to overrule any command given by any commanding officer lower than he is, it also implies that if a General gives an order, a recruit who is one with the lowest rank can bridge that command, just because the President gave that recruit a command which stands higher than the command given by the General. Why am I saying this, Jesus said, “All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.” Which is clear to say that there is no authority both in heaven and on earth that is greater than that of His. It was with that authority and power of rule that He then said, “Go then and make disciples of all the nations…” the power and authority to do that are not of our own accord, but with the authority of Jesus, this is what we must take note of. Philippians 2:9-11 says, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, ₁₀ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ₁₁ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Do you know Whose authority you’re under? We need to know Who He is, because if you think everything that has a name doesn’t know Him, then you don’t know Who He is. And when I say “name”, I mean everything that is a noun in any form; from people, to creatures, to organisms, to water, to non-living things (which we think isn’t living), to everything that has a name, even diseases, sicknesses and many more. Once you have been given a command from Him, carrying out that command won’t be with your authority but His authority and you must present this, which means you must carry His badge of command on you and in you, so that as you get to your place of assignment, you don’t need to talk too much, just coming in His name has given you access, because He is our authority.

In as much as Jesus is our authority, do not go where He didn’t send you because you won’t be covered, this is why you must be led by the Holy Spirit. The Sons of Sceva went to do what they weren’t sent to do, this was why the evil spirit didn’t recognise them, (ref.: Acts 19:11-20). You must be sent and to be sent, you must be baptised in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is a mark of one carrying the Spirit of Christ because without this, you cannot function properly. You cannot put new wine in old wineskin. The command of Jesus is of the Spirit of God of which only the carriers of that Spirit can follow the command, this was why Jesus told the disciples to wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit before they can carry out the mission which He gave them, and which is still our mission today.

Do you know whose authority you are under? Know Jesus more and more, the confidence you have in Jesus allows everything to bow, just because of His name.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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