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I recently had the impression to share this post. It’s an awakening call to the Church to remind us of our main objectives. A trend I’ve observed in recent times in the Church is that we seem to deviate from our core values by raising arguments that shift our gaze away from our goal. Little wonder Paul wrote to Timothyabout these things and mentioned this nothing less than 3 times in his letters. 1 Timothy 1:3-4 Don’t let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees 1 Tim. 4:7 Don’t waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales, instead train yourself to be godly. 2 Tim 2:16 Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behaviour Now that I’m saved, I’ve been translated in God’s eternal kingdom, what do I do; am I to live my life normally as I used to, expecting a mighty power to overwhelm me one day and change everything? No, there is a lifestyle we need to cultivate and by the Help of the Lord, I’ve gr...

In my recent study of the Book ‘When God Doesn’t Make Sense’ written by Dr James Dobson, there is this lesson I learnt and would love to share… ‘ Daniel 3:21,25,26   21 Then these [three]men were…cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.  25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.   26 … Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.   In this Biblical story, which I believe we are familiar with, of the three Hebrew friends who refused to bow down to the image of king Nebuchadnezzar, and were in turn punished for it by being thrown into a furnace of fire. The catch is this, 3 of them were thrown into it (vs 21); when the king looked into the fire, four men were seen (vs 25); and when he ordered them to come out, only the three friends did (vs 26). Where’s the fourth man, where did he come ...

  24:…and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it… 29: “ Come, ” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30: But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “ Lord, save me! ” (Matthew chapter14) The above verses were curled out of the Biblical event of Jesus walking on water, which I believe we should be familiar with. Now, let’s check some points there. Vs 24, the winds arose and the disciples steered against it but no one drowned, Vs 29, peter walked on water but didn’t drown, but in Vs 30, peter began to drown. What went wrong? Vs 30, Peter saw the wind… Many-a-times, we, as children of God face different trials but that really isn’t a problem because while Jesus was here on earth, He promised us that; … In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) ...

In our study of Scripture, have we ever noticed one word that seems paramount in the heart of God, it can be found in verses which reveals unto us God's eternal plan; ".. .to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ." - Eph 1:10 ":until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God..." - Eph. 4:13  Yes…. It’s Unity God doesn't just desire to build a church in the name of a church, but a united church; in fact a gathering of un-united hearts cannot stand. "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." - Ecc. 4:12 It is the heart cry of God to the church today that we be united, because without it, there won't be progress. Also checking through scriptures, we see how much God respects the power of unity "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" - Matt. 1...

Ever complained that time is gone, or that you have lost time? And we complain even more because it can’t be called back, as time is something that has been placed above the control of man. But for as many brethren who are in Christ and might have ‘lost time’ at a point or the other, there is some cheering news for you. Here is what the Word of the Lord says; And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.(Joel 2:25) For the man in Christ, he serves a God who is above time, who existed long before time (2 Timothy 1:9, John 8:58), who exists outside time (2 Peter 3:8), in fact, He created time itself (John 1:3). As part of the character of our God is His mercy (Ephesians 2:4), and He’s so willing to make us partakers of His fullness, if only we go to Him in sincere prayers. (Hebrews 4:16, Jeremiah 29:13, Matt. 7:7). So are we willing to go before our ...

Therefore I say unto you, whatsoever you desire, when you pray , believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. (Mark 11:24, emphasis added ) Ever wondered why on many occasions, we don’t experience what the above verse says? It kept me wondering, when we close our eyes in prayer, do we really pray or we just have a call-and-response session with the prayer leader, because many-a-times we are accustomed to the regular response of ‘Amen’ after a statement has been made, but this shouldn’t be.  How then do we differentiate prayer from a mere communication, Praying isn’t merely talking instead it should be a connection of hearts, an alignment of wills between the sender and the receiver, or better put communion . OK, the word communion has a Greek root which is Koinonia , and this can be translated into 7 English words; Presence, fellowship, sharing together, participation with, intimacy, friendship and communion. We see that praying is much more than...

Ever wondered why, at times, you ask for things from God with faith in your heart, and yet it seems like God doesn’t move to answer, or other times when you receive - with great enthusiasm and expectation - God’s promises and they don’t seem forthcoming. It makes you wonder, could the problem be from God? Definitely not! What about you at the receiving end? It seems to you that you have set yourself ready enough to receive God’s blessings… but I say that after believing God’s word in your heart, something else should be done… Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  -  Heb. 11:1 (emphasis added) Now note the word ‘substance’. Yes, we have faith in our heart, but scriptures tell us that the ‘proof of our faith’ should be a substance in our hands. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. - James 2:17 So many Biblical illustrations can explain this. - Jesus Christ, our great example showed this in ...