What Is The Gospel Truth?: September 2020

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Your Life Depends On Your Words

Hello everyone,

As I look at everyone, I see happy people, sad people, the rich and the not so rich. I also observe some people who work so hard but have nothing to show for it. Many wonder why things seem to be working fine and all of a sudden it doesn’t work again, or for others it doesn’t work at all, and still for some things always work fine with them, and these people live among themselves, what could be wrong? This was what I pondered upon. The answer wasn’t something I didn’t know but the emphasis on how serious the answer is, is what I intend discussing with you today. Many of you must have heard of something similar to the answer before, but why not read on to learn a thing or two, or everything.

The Amplified version of Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].” The Message Bible puts this same verse thus, “Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.” Yeah, this verse is so familiar to you right? But have you ever meditated on it deeply, well I did and I want to share what I got again. Every word ever spoken is a command, and it is either life or death, in other words, it either gives life or death to where it is directed. Words are not meant to be spoken without reason, this was why Jesus said in Matthew 12:36 and 37, “But I tell you, on the day of judgement men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak. ₃₇For by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced.” Words were given to us to bring life or death to anything we direct it at, it was meant to have a purpose. This implies that whatever you listen to whether through music or in any form is bringing life or death to you.

Don’t forget God Almighty created the universe with words, the truth is that nothing moves without it being commanded to do so. So, if you have a situation that doesn’t show what is good, don’t think that is the end, you have your mouth to command what you want to see, this is the power God placed on this earth which is available to man in general. Words are like seeds that grow, and just as you have some seeds that germinate immediately and some which takes a while, words likewise could behave the same way. You can see that when Jesus cursed the fig tree, (ref.: Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-24). The Matthew’s account says the tree withered immediately, while for that of Mark it wasn’t till the next before the tree withered immediately. But both are correct, the moment Jesus spoke, the roots withered immediately, in other words, the tree died in its roots, but wasn’t noticed until the next day when Peter spoke up.

As Sons of God, when things happen in your life which are not in line with the finished work of Jesus or Who Jesus is now, counter it using the word of God, because the word of God has all authority in heaven and on earth. You speak to your situation, if you have ill health, call the name of sickness or the disease and rebuke it using the word, this is proclaiming death to the situation. The word must be used, do not relax and receive it into your life, rather use the word of God in every situation of your life by confessing life. You were not born to live the suffering life of the world, you were born to live the perfect life of Christ and that is what you are meant to proclaim, confess and believe into your life every time. You are meant to have the word of God on your heart every second of the day, counter everything that is opposes that which Christ has established in you, watch what you listen to and be careful what you say because you are to know when to proclaim life and when to proclaim death as you live your daily life.

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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Tuesday, 29 September 2020

There Are No Accidents

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Have you ever had it in your mind to go somewhere, but due to unseen circumstances, you were forced to stay back home which made you mad about it, but then something else happened while you were at home other events happened and you then found out it was actually better to stay at home because certain things wouldn’t have been done. A lady wasn’t happy she woke up late on a Monday morning, she was up all night working on a project, she knew she would be late for work, but it turned out she was very grateful she woke up late because if she turned up early, she would have been among the victims of 9/11, that’s because she worked in one of the twin towers.

One thing we need to know is that things don’t happen by accident, there is always a reason to be at every point that you find yourself. Jesus in John 4 left Judea and returned to Galilee, but to do that He had to go through Samaria. At a point, Jesus was tired and had to rest just where Jacob’s well was. I tell you, this was no accident because Jesus had understood there was a purpose of His being at the well, if not, He wouldn’t have recognised that the woman who came to fetch water needed to be saved. So, we could say Jesus got tired at the right spot and at the right time.

Proverbs 16:9 says, “A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.” AMP. Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.” AMP. You need to understand that if a thing didn’t go as you planned it, what you think is what you could achieve where you are, in other words, there is a purpose for your being where you are, rather than ranting over your failed plan. I tell you, there are no accidents, the devil doesn’t want you to achieve anything, but what he knows which he doesn’t want you to know is that there is always a purpose to fulfil at any point that you find yourself, maybe something to do, or to learn, just something, so be on the alert, for there are no accidents.

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.

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Monday, 28 September 2020

Guard Your Tongue, Prevent Trouble

Happy new week everyone,

In one of my write-ups, I focused on Proverbs 18:20 which says, “A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.” I emphasised that only words of wisdom would get this done, words which add value to the lives of people are what Proverbs 18:20 is talking about. On the other hand, Proverbs 21:23 says, “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.” To speak with wisdom is not just to speak because you have a high level of knowledge, rather it is understanding the right time to speak, what to say, and who to say it to that matters.

One thing is to have knowledge, but knowledge has put many people in trouble because they lack wisdom, which is in line with what guarding your mouth means in Proverbs 21:23, and it doesn’t only refer to those who don’t have knowledge, but more to those who have all the knowledge, but don’t know how to apply it properly.

Several times, words have brought about quarrels just because someone didn’t speak the right words at the right time, or someone didn’t respond using the right words. But, the quarrel would have died immediately, but someone didn’t keep quiet, which made the quarrel to start. A wise man keeps quiet at the right time because he understands when to speak, and when not to speak. But one without understanding doesn’t know when to be quiet and he is regarded as a fool and this could put his or herself in trouble.

Wisdom is really the principal thing, and through her, you get promoted.

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.

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Sunday, 27 September 2020

HE Is Complete In You

Happy Sunday everyone,

Growing up in Christ Jesus is an amazing experience as you are not growing up the way the world is but in a supernatural way. The moment you received Jesus into you, you received His Spirit, in other words, your Spirit was replaced with the new Spirit which is His very Spirit. Yes, you’ve heard this several times, but that’s not where I’m going. As we now know, we are Spirit beings who possess a soul and live in a body. The Spirit was the only part which was changed, which is the most important part of our transformation. It is then left to us to groom our soul where our mind, will, and emotions dwell to conform to the new Spirit, which in turn would affect our body. Thus, the more our soul submit to the Spirit, the more the Spirit gain access to the body by manifesting His presence there. But today, let’s focus a little at the Spirit of Truth we have received, shall we?

1 Corinthians 2:16 says, “For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.” AMP. No one before the coming of Jesus had ever understood the purposes or counsel of God, just as the prophet said, His ways are not our ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts. But the moment we receive Jesus who is God into us, it was God who we received into us, and as such we have Him living in us, (I don’t think you got that), let me elaborate further.

The Spirit we received as we may think is just occupying the Spiritual space that was there before, but the Spirit we receive is a whole person we received, in other words, we received the Godhead as a whole, His mindset, what His thoughts are, His feelings and purpose, all these in the Spirit. This implies that our Spirit is so loaded that we haven’t even scratched the surface yet in manifesting Him here on earth. Colossians 2:9-10 says, “For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature]. ₁₀ And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power].” AMP. This is deep, I’m jumping on my seat right now with so much excitement.

We have our own mind which dwells in our soul, but this is very much different from the mind of Christ found in His Spirit. As we walk with Him, we get transformed as our soul starts to submit to Him then His mind starts to become our mind, His will starts to become ours, and His emotions starts to become our emotion, and this affects our body directly as we see His fullness start manifesting in our bodies. This is where the transformation of the last day begins, and not when Jesus comes back alone, the reason for this is because we now have His very existence, we have no life but His. Our bodies start to reflect Him as we live. This is the truth and we must believe to express His presence here on earth.

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.

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Saturday, 26 September 2020

The Bandwagon Effect

Happy weekend everyone,

In a past blog post, I explained how Jesus had lived our lives ahead of us; He lived our lives and came out victorious. So what we are doing is just repeating every move Jesus made which made Him victorious, which of course makes us victorious through Grace because the real battle we would face had been won already by Jesus. We are therefore to meditate on the scriptures and listen to the Holy Spirit for direction leading us on the path Jesus took which we are to take. This is living by faith.

Today, I’ll explain how humans live their lives in what I call a ‘bandwagon effect’. According to Investopedia, the bandwagon effect “is a psychological phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override.” I explained in an earlier blog that humans do things which are general because they feel it is a norm on how to live. But based on what I have explained before, everybody has a particular path of life God has designed for us which Jesus lived on our behalf so that when we live the life it would be smooth for us.

Have you ever thought of the fact that Jesus never made a mistake? This is because Jesus followed every step of His Father’s direction, not His own direction [ref.: John 14:10]. This is how we are supposed to live our lives really and become successful at everything in life; this is what eternal life really is.

Eternal life doesn’t mean living forever, because whether one goes to heaven or hell, the person lives forever. What exactly is eternal life? Jesus Himself gave the answer in John 17:3, as properly elaborated in the Amplified translation, it says, “And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.” This is what eternal life really is, becoming fused with God in Spirit, knowing God in-depth, in another sense becoming God, that is having His Spirit; and this can only happen when you accept Jesus as the Lord of your life; your old Spirit is then taken away and the Spirit of Jesus becomes your new Spirit [ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:17].

The term “know” as used in John 17:3 is the same original meaning of the “knew” used in Genesis 4:1, when Adam knew his wife, not sexual intercourse, but having a covenant as becoming one in-depth (this is why one shouldn’t just have sex outside God’s approval which is in Holy Matrimony because to have sex is to have a covenant with your partner).

We are not animals or robots; that is why God gave us a unique life different from another person. By faith we believe Jesus lived our lives ahead of us as He destroyed the sin of the world on the cross and came out victorious when He resurrected and God gave Him all authority in heaven, earth and under the earth, which is the authority we get to share. Now anything that is not in line with who Jesus is right now is regarded as sin, e.g. sickness, diseases, poverty, spiritual battles even physical battles etc. Jesus destroyed everything at the cross.

So when you see any battle in real life, don’t fear, instead remember, the very battle you see infront of you was won by Jesus Himself. So, make sure you listen to the Holy Spirit to direct you on how Jesus won the battle; don’t live a ‘bandwagon effect’ kind of life, instead live your own life which is the life God has designed for you. DON’T ASSUME YOU KNOW, ASK HIM THROUGH PRAYER AND EXPECT AN ANSWER. This is the gospel truth.

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.

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Friday, 25 September 2020

Know What Risk To Take

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I have said this before that everything we do in life, whether in the decisions we make or the choices we take are all defined as risks. The future is beyond us and anticipating it is what is common to man. Following the trends and patterns we see, we anticipate the future, and this is also defined as a risk. But with God, He doesn’t want us to use where we are to determine our future, He wants us to use Him to determine our future, and this is also a risk, but what risk are we going to take the risk of the ordinary man, or the risk God wants us to take.

Man cannot see beyond their nose, so, their anticipation can fail at any time, which we see everywhere around us as we see theories and predictions fail. But what is the assurance that taking the risk depending on God would go fine? It is the person who gave us the assurance—God.

Jesus who is God made us understand that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, (ref.: John 14:6). And being the Truth, it implies that He cannot conceive any lie. Whatever He says must come to pass. He is not an ordinary man that would lie, change their words, (ref.: Numbers 23:19), that is one phase. Another phase is that He knows the end from the beginning, with is an evidence to show for it through the scriptures and in people’s lives.

This goes to show that you can always bank on Jesus any time any day without getting disappointed. No matter what you are going through, once God has assured you of the success of the path you are taking, don’t get worried or anxious because He has assured you of victory, and the victory is already yours because Jesus has gone ahead to sort everything out, only walk into the victory set for you.

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.

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Thursday, 24 September 2020

Being The Doer (Part 2)

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Yesterday, my focus was on the importance of being the doer of the Word and not just a hearer alone. And as faith comes by hearing through the Word of God, likewise, we are meant to be empowered by Grace through faith when we hear the Word of God. The man who hears the Word, but doesn’t become a doer of the Word is likened to the seed that fell by the wayside in the parable of the sower which Jesus gave, (ref.: Matthew 13:3-23; Mark 4:2-20; Luke 8:4-15).

Jesus said in Matthew 13:3b-4, “Behold, a sower went out to sow. ₄ And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.” In the explanation of the parable, Jesus said in Matthew 13:19, “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.”

Hearing the word is not the major issue because anyone can hear the word. The major thing is to retain the word and use the word, which makes you the doer of the word.

Many times, the children of God haven’t shown the world that the Word of God goes beyond hearing, but that it has its practical side to it. In other words, it is life itself, the real life, and the children of God are the Ambassadors of this real life, and being an Ambassador, you need to live this real life, to show the world that the state of their world is inferior and on a wrong platform. This is why being the doer of the Word and not being a hearer alone is very important.

It is important to understand as previous blog post, that the world is so wrong that if you being a child of God do not fight for what you stand for which is the Truth, by believing in the Grace through faith, you could be swept away by the wiles of the devil, because his job is to get every human being to join him, to die with him on the last day. He has hated the human race from the very beginning, and he hates the children of God even more because they know the Truth and are on the path of Truth. This is why we shouldn’t just hear the word, but we should take hold of the word quickly, and with the help of the Holy Spirit we become the doer of the word.

The devil hunts for the word away from those who do not make use of word immediately, these become the hearer alone and have no understanding of the word, not even becoming a doer of the word. Remember, the devil is like a roaring lion seeking whom he would devour. This is why we should be sober and be vigilant, guarding the Word of Truth we receive, (ref.: 1 Peter 5:8).

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.

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Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Being The Doer (Part 1)

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When I was younger, there were times my mum or dad gave me instructions or gave me certain pieces of training, after which they would ask me if I got all they said, and my answer would be “yes”. But when they don’t see me do what they told me, it would appear to them that I didn’t listen to them when they were speaking. The same applies to every child of God when they listen to the Word of God. Apostle James said in James 1:22, “But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].” AMP.

The Bible says in Romans 10:17 that faith comes by hearing, and what is being heard comes from the Word of God. So, when you really hear the Word of God, it brings or strengthens the faith in you. And if truly you have faith after hearing the Word of God, it affects your way of life, in other words, your doings are guided by what you heard, which implies that the Word remained in you.

The Message Bible puts James 1:22-24 thus, “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.” There is no way what you listen to doesn’t affect your actions, in other words, you are what you listen to. When you really listen to the Word of God, you act the Word of God, likewise, when you really listen to something order than the Word of God, you act that thing. It won’t happen immediately, but as seeds are, so are words, and what you listen to the most you display its attributes through your actions.

But the Word is alive and is God Himself. The Word transforms for the good of the life of anyone who yields to Him [the Word of God].

Psalms 1 talks about the man who meditates on the Word of God day and night, he ended up living the Word. And the Word made everything he did successfully. He didn’t just hear the Word, he lived the Word. This is how you manifest the fullness of Christ Jesus in your daily life.

A person who hears the Word but doesn’t do it didn’t actually pay attention to the Word or didn’t take it seriously. Let us take the Word of God seriously and meditate on it, and our faith in Christ Jesus will increase and we would see the promises of God for our lives manifest.

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.

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Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Do Not Lose Heart

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2 Corinthians 5:7 says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” In Romans 1:16 Apostle Paul says, he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ because that is where the power of salvation lies for all who believes. Then he said in verse 17 of Romans 1 “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” Living the life of righteousness, which is the life of Christ requires a life of faith and trust in all that God has given us by Grace. But have you been in a situation where you held on to what God said you

received by Grace through faith in Jesus, but hasn’t yet materialised, most likely because the set time for it to materialise physically hasn’t come, and it starts to appear as though you’ve been wasting your time? Yeah, I’ve been there many times, but Galatians 6:9 encourages us saying, “And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.” AMPLIFIED.

In the days that we are in there are so many things that could make you get discouraged and if care isn’t taken, you could be weak and lose hope on that which Christ has promised you. But we really need to understand that we should not expect a free life without any attacks from the evil one. Holding on to what God has given you in Christ Jesus is what the evil one doesn’t want you to hold on to, so he does everything to get you discouraged. But God is merciful as we have the Holy Spirit who is our strengthener and comforter, the One who encourages us to keep on keeping on.

Another thing we shouldn’t forget is that as long as God said it, then it is true. Everything God says must come to pass no matter what happens because He said it and He honours His word more than anything. So don’t lose hope, ask the Lord for strength to keep on keeping on, and the Holy Spirit would come as your guide, comfort and strength till God’s word come to pass in your life.

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.

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Have Love For One Another

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Living your life here on earth after receiving Jesus as your Lord and Saviour should always reflect how we treat others, not necessarily on literarily teaching them about Jesus, but what your attitude portray even without saying anything. Apostle Peter said in 1 Peter 4:8-9, “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” ₉ Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.” One thing we must understand is that when Jesus became our life, love became our life also. We are meant to reflect our life, and as we know, God is love Who we are to reflect in all that we do.

Today we can understand love because we received love first from God Himself who is love, and because of that, we can have, love for one another. As we interact with people, we should always remember the love Christ showed to us even when we didn’t love Him. We were meant to be destroyed but Jesus took our place, for there is no greater love than this. Therefore, we should be quick to forgive because there is no sin anyone can commit against us that is up to that which Christ took on our behalf.

As we are quick to forgive, doesn’t mean we should be gullible in relating with people. Some people could lose our trust based on what they did, which means they would have earned it back, but this is different from forgiving the person based on love. We should also be hospitable to one another easily without grumbling and this is done through love and not pretence.

Let us always reflect the life that we have obtained from God through Christ Jesus. And as we continually get transformed by the renewal of our minds, it allows us to manifest the fullness of Christ as we interact with people.

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.

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Monday, 21 September 2020

How Big Is GOD To You?

Happy New Week everyone,

Life is full of challenges here and there, and to stand strong is only by the grace of GOD. From one health challenge to financial challenge to the challenges you face at work to the challenges of raising your children, ensuring they are brought up in the Way they should go, and many more. It is then that someone comes to you while facing these challenges, telling you to put your trust in GOD. This would sound so

annoying that you could chase the person out because at the moment, many do not really go to GOD when they face these challenges, especially when they're hit so hard. They worry a lot, look up to heaven and with a deep sigh say, “Oh GOD, help me”, and then continue to find out ways they would sort these problems out by themselves. Another contradiction is that they commit their problems to GOD and after that go back to their worries by searching for help everywhere as though they never committed their worries to the LORD. The reason why all these keep happening is that we don’t know how big GOD is when compared to these things that we call problems. These problems are nothing to GOD, but we haven’t properly come to that understanding yet, if we truly have, then we would only look up to HIM and no one else, with full confidence and assurance that the problem is gone because you handed it over to HIM. But do you really know GOD?

A popular story in the Bible in Numbers 13 where GOD told Moses to send men to spy out the land of Canaan. There were twelve who went, and ten came back with logically understandable [negative] reasons why they couldn’t go up against the inhabitants of the land, while just two came back with good report saying in Numbers 14:7-8 which says, “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. ₈If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’” Then they said something very important in verse nine, “Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them.”

Joshua and Caleb who were the two who came back with good report had their confidence not in human logic, but on the LORD, they knew who GOD is, which is very important. Only when you know a person, would you know how much confidence to put in him, but you cannot know GOD and put little confidence in HIM, it is not possible, even though things may appear tough as it was for the spies, but because those who knew their GOD understood their challenges was a piece of cake to GOD.

Jeremiah 32:27 says, “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for Me?” there is nothing that is too hard for to GOD, but it is until you know who GOD is that you can have this confidence in HIM to handle all your challenges. Daniel 11:32b says, “…but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”

You cannot see the miraculous in your life if you don’t have confidence in GOD. He is your Father and HE is always ready to listen to you and HE always has the answer to every problem or challenge, even to what we may consider irrelevant. Know GOD today, know HIM more and more, you can study the Bible, which is the word of GOD to know HIM more, and with the Holy Spirit to interpret or make it clear, this helps to open up who GOD is and you would see your life get transformed as your challenges are tackled.

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.

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Sunday, 20 September 2020

There Is A Secret Place

Happy Sunday everyone,

I went through Psalm 91:1-2, which is quite popular, and it says, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”” I always quoted these verses, especially verse 1, but there is a thing to quote a scripture verse and another thing to properly understand what it means especially in this new dispensation of the finished work of Jesus. If you’ve been following my blog what I’m about to tell you is just what is to refresh your memory.

I started with the keyword “secret place”, which some other translations put as “shelter”. A shelter is a safe place where no danger could come, and now this is not just a shelter, but a shelter of the Most High God. Then the verse continues saying the person who dwells in the secret place would abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Now, the keyword in the second part of verse 1 is “shadow”. To abide under the shadow implies the person is covering you like a shade, and in this case, the shadow serves as protection in the sense of nobody seeing you but the Almighty. Verse 1 being a powerful verse made me understand to what length God has decided to protect us.

Colossians 3:3-4 which explains how as we switched over to a brand new life by being born again, our lives now hidden in Christ and verse 4 explains how Christ then becomes our lives. This then explains what Psalm 91:1 really means, as we died, our new life which is under Christ became hidden in Christ, which means Christ became our "us", so if anyone is coming to challenge you, they don’t see you, it is Christ they meet because He has chosen to become our lives.

So, what challenges are you facing today, just name it? Is it sickness, poverty, depression, marital issues, stress, they all have a name and the One whose name is above every and any other name is your protector and covering, the one whom they would meet if they intend to attack you. Just know that Jesus is standing as you protecting you from anything that isn't from God, this is why verse 2 came about which says, “I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.””. It is after the experience of verse 1 that the person in question would be able to testify that God Almighty is his/her refuge and fortress, the One whom he/she would trust. But the question here is, does this happen automatically, what do I mean by that?

The beginning of verse 1 of Psalm 91 says, “He who dwells…” which implies it is a choice we have to make for ourselves, and this can only happen if you’re ready to trust God. His ways may seem not to make sense, but remember, He is God Almighty who knows the end from the beginning. Humility is when you cast all your burdens upon Jesus, in other words letting go and allowing God to take over your life.

The creator can never make a mistake and the great news is that He put you in Himself, which shows someone who cares. Trust is always the keyword, what do you have to lose? It’s not like your ways were better in the first place. Learn to trust God and you would enter the high incomprehensible level God has always had for you.

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.

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)

Saturday, 19 September 2020

The Devil Is Afraid of You!

Happy Weekend everyone,

In one of my blog post, I took a look at the reason why the person in Psalm 1:1-3 was always successful at everything done, and I related it to being able to overcome trials and temptations easily through the constant meditation of the word of God. Back then it was the law, but for us now it is the undiluted word of God in our heart.

Now, many of us claim to have attacks from the devil, such as health attacks which have been standing in their way from achieving great victory; they talk of demonic spirit in a place, how they’ve battled with it in order to go where they are going. Let me tell you the mistake you’ve been making, you’ve been ignoring all these while and the devil has been taking advantage of your ignorance ever since. You must understand that the devil has been a defeated foe before the creation of the world, but officially at the resurrection of Jesus because Jesus stripped the devil of all powers and principalities [ref. Colossians 2:15], and you have to know that. So, the devil knew you did not know, so he made use of your ignorance.

Another mistake you’ve been making is that you’ve been fighting with your strength, thinking you are going to win that way. Still again, you think the devil is at your level or maybe even stronger, so you had to fight very hard with your ignorant misinterpretation of “fight the good fight of faith”. All these are what I count as rubbish.

Now, this is the truth; the devil as I said has been defeated and you need to know that; again, the devil from the very beginning was lower than you even before he rebelled against God. Remember, he was an angel, and angels are our servants, so what made him stronger after being kicked out of heaven? NOTHING! He became even more useless. I have said this before and I’ll say this again, the only power the devil has is the power of deceit, speaking into one’s mind. He paints false pictures which we ignorantly believe and think we are under attack when we would have just rebuked it with the word of God all along.

We do not need to fight the devil ever again, why? This is because the battle had been won, not by you, but by Jesus and He has given us His victory through Grace. This is why we do not fight for victory, but from the victory which is the true good fight of faith, by believing all that Jesus has done for us, and following Him as He directs us. Remember, we are in Him and we are to allow His words to be in us.

Finally, this is why the devil can NEVER attack us. The devil is a spirit being, so he sees with the spiritual eye, and if you are in Christ, the devil doesn’t see you anymore, instead, he sees Jesus, whom he is no match for in any form, not even in his imagination. This is why we need to know this and not be ignorant children of God. But if you’ve not accepted Jesus as Lord, you are not in Him (Christ) and the devil would just be tormenting your mind. It is the mind the devil torments and nothing else, even if you are not born again. HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY POWER OF HIS OWN.

Ignorance in the word is very terrible, we need to constantly keep ourselves fit in the word by constantly meditating on the word, all that Jesus has done for us and most especially believing and confessing it. It is the believing and the confessing the word in humility that drives the devil away (ref.: James 4:7). And when you are well grounded in an area spiritually it appears the devil has left you because you he knows who is boss. He leaves you and targets the areas you are still working on. So, you see it is an ongoing process which you must not take for granted.

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.

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)

Friday, 18 September 2020

Faith, Optimism, and Understanding the Times

Hello everyone,

There is something I have observed in the way some born again people behave and I call it a twist of faith. Hmmm... I’ll try to explain it in the best way I can for proper understanding. Many times, when some, who are born again maybe want to get a house for example but have no money, they then start claiming a house that they want. Now, this is not where I am heading to, where I am heading is that they do not declare out of faith but out of desperation through optimism. This is not faith, rather it is optimism!

Optimism could be seen as a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome. This is not how those who are in Christ should live their lives. Again, those who live with optimism, do not do so with optimism alone, they are also desperate and this causes anxiety.

In many cases, you find those who could afford the house not claiming a house because they can afford the house. So what has been wrong? The answer is they have a wrong understanding on what faith is.

As persons in Christ, we must understand what and why we were brought here on earth to do. In the prayer Apostle Paul made to the Ephesians which applies to every person in Christ, he prayed that we may receive the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of God, then he continued in verse 18 of Ephesians 1, “…having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints…” ESV. It is important for every person in Christ to know why they were born on earth, as everybody has a purpose which God has called us to do. It is by this we are then enlightened through the Holy Spirit as He guides us through word of God which spells out who we are and what God has done for us through Jesus Christ.

Now, as we keep understanding our calling here on earth, it is important that we understand that everything that pertains to our calling has been provided for us long before we were born, these things have been made available by the grace of God, it is then up to us to know what these things are that we then claim or take them through faith in Jesus, this is where faith comes in!

The reason why this is important is that many of us claim what isn’t ours even as we understand that all things are ours, but anything that God has provided for us, has a purpose in our lives, and we call them at the right time. A builder of a house doesn’t put the roof first when he is constructing the house, he understands what to put and when to put them, and everything has a purpose and a timing.

So, we must know if a thing has to do with our calling and if it is the right time to claim them, this is faith because money isn’t the determining factor only but understanding the times and seasons are determining factors also. And this is how Jesus lived when He was here on earth, as you would observe, how He never got anything wrong.

Faith isn’t optimism because optimism is an act of staying positive without necessarily knowing what is coming exactly, but faith, on the other hand, is that which you know what is even when people do not see it which you have claimed as yours.

Understand your calling, and you won’t claim things wrongly in order to prevent you from getting frustrated when nothing happens.

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.

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