But why is it that the word does not produce profits in the lives of many? This is because it is possible for someone to hear the word with one ear and it goes out through the other. It is not the word you read or listen to that changes you, but the word that enters your spirit. The word of God is calculated for the profit of his people, your contact with the word, therefore, is contact with profit. There is profit in accessing the word of God, you don't access profit from God's word by just reading and memorizing it. The word of God must not just remain in your mind or brain, but sink into your spirit for it to profit you well. It is not the word you read or listen to that changes you, but the word that enters your spirit. ISAIAH 48:17. Thus saith the lord, thy redeemer, the holy one of Isreal; I am the lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. For example a smell of food cannot satisfy your hunger so it is the word of God must first enter your spirit before you can access the reality of its profit.
My brethren let us study the word of God with the expectation of profits and also let the word of God settle in your spirit whenever you read or listen to it. When you are a carrier of God's word the enemy will be afraid to attack you because the word of God is power. As a believer of the gospel the word of God is your weapon.
How often do you study the word of God?
God help us. Amen.
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
STORY OF ANGELS
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, Things aren't always what they seem"
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife i gave him the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem." Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every out come is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until some time later....
Some people come into our lives and quickly go.. Some people become friends and stay awhile.. leaving beautiful footprints on your hearts... and we are never quite the same because we have made a good friend.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present.
YOU HAVE BEEN REDEEMED FROM THE CURSE
WHAT IS REDEMPTION: Redemption means to buy back by paying a ransom. Or being free from bondage.
GALATIANS CHP 3VS13 SAYS '' But Christ has rescued (Redeemed) us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing". for it is written in the scriptures, " Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.
As Believers we are free from the law of Sin and death, We are free from sickness and disease, the curse of poverty.
Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved(redeemed). But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned" (mark 16 vs 16) Anyone, who acknowledges Jesus as his or her personal lord and Savior is rescued from the curse of sin and death and will spend eternity with God in heaven. But anyone that rejects this supreme sacrifice offered to set humanity free from the curse of the law by Jesus will remain under the terrible yoke of the curse of sickness and poverty on earth and spend eternity with the devil in hell. Jesus is the way of escape out of the share of sicknesses and diseases, challenges of life, poverty and eternal death. Acknowledge him now as your lord and Savior and serve him whole-heartedly while you live.
PROVOKING YOUR CHANGE
ISAIAH CHP 38 VS 1-8: When you are in the presence of God you provoke the miracle of God. You must have a reason why God will relocate you from that position you are. God can over rule himself for your sake.
He overruled himself in the life of Hezekiah in Isaiah chp 38:5.
Even in the life of Eli.
Mathew Chp 15vs 21-28. The faith of a Canaanite woman, she experience Jesus and got what she was looking for. She also have faith so for us to experience a change we must have FAITH.
To have a change you must have have the spiritual information inside.
You must also Believe God.
You must also be steadfast in prayer.
You must have humility in you: We must be humble if really we want to provoke our change. If it were to be some of us we can't humble our self the way the Canaanite woman humbled herself.
You must be someone that is ready to offer him/her self to the things of God. Hezekiah offered himself to work with God.
You must also see yourself as a special person.
You must see yourself as a peculiar person.
You must be well positioned.
You must see yourself as a choosen person to provoke your change.
IT IS WELL. GOD WILL CHANGE YOU TO A BETTER LEVEL IN THE NAME OF JESUS AMEN.
He overruled himself in the life of Hezekiah in Isaiah chp 38:5.
Even in the life of Eli.
Mathew Chp 15vs 21-28. The faith of a Canaanite woman, she experience Jesus and got what she was looking for. She also have faith so for us to experience a change we must have FAITH.
To have a change you must have have the spiritual information inside.
You must also Believe God.
You must also be steadfast in prayer.
You must have humility in you: We must be humble if really we want to provoke our change. If it were to be some of us we can't humble our self the way the Canaanite woman humbled herself.
You must be someone that is ready to offer him/her self to the things of God. Hezekiah offered himself to work with God.
You must also see yourself as a special person.
You must see yourself as a peculiar person.
You must be well positioned.
You must see yourself as a choosen person to provoke your change.
IT IS WELL. GOD WILL CHANGE YOU TO A BETTER LEVEL IN THE NAME OF JESUS AMEN.
HOW TO DEAL WITH DOUBT
Every child of God have one time or the other wondered If Jesus Christ is truly who he says he is? Yes he is what he says he is that is why is name is called I AM THAT I AM.
1. Way to deal with doubt is to remember what God has done for you or what he has done in the past. psalm 103 vs 1-5, 1samuel chp 17 vs 32-37
2. Have a correct view/perspective of God. 2king chp 7 vs 1-20. Mary knew what God can do Luke chp 1vs 1-8
3. Check your foundation matt chp 7 vs 22-24
4. Check your commitment to God John chp 4 vs 8, in praises, in worship, in the place of prayer, your talents, your resources etc. How much time do you spend for God. Psalm 68 vs 1
5. Check your growth: How often do you read your bible? What are you doing for God? Are you still feeding on milk or are you eating meat now? 2king 4 vs 1-7
1. Way to deal with doubt is to remember what God has done for you or what he has done in the past. psalm 103 vs 1-5, 1samuel chp 17 vs 32-37
2. Have a correct view/perspective of God. 2king chp 7 vs 1-20. Mary knew what God can do Luke chp 1vs 1-8
3. Check your foundation matt chp 7 vs 22-24
4. Check your commitment to God John chp 4 vs 8, in praises, in worship, in the place of prayer, your talents, your resources etc. How much time do you spend for God. Psalm 68 vs 1
5. Check your growth: How often do you read your bible? What are you doing for God? Are you still feeding on milk or are you eating meat now? 2king 4 vs 1-7
LIVING IN AN EXCELLENT WAY AS A LEADER
One of my pastor, Pastor Babasola Olukoya once told me When you're successful, you gain the applause of everyone around you. the applause messages your ego and begins to substitute for the fulfillment of meeting personal standards. If you are not careful, you can develop an addiction to applause. Instead of pursuing excellence you play to the crowd, craving their adoration. Seeking popularity over principle, you allow others to measure excellence for you and to define your worth.
To avoid the trap of pandering to applause, surround yourself with people who tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear. The highest you go in leadership, the harder it becomes for your teammates to give you honest feedback. Make a point to stay humble and approachable so that you do not become self-deluded. He also said As a leader, you will be criticized. You'll be scrutinized, second-guessed, and disparaged. Don't confuse excellence with pleasing others. If you do, you will always feel like failure, because it's impossible to please all of the people all of the time. Stay true to your personal standards and don't sacrifice them to pacify your critics.
I really hold on to this word, I believe someone also is taking a point from this.
To avoid the trap of pandering to applause, surround yourself with people who tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear. The highest you go in leadership, the harder it becomes for your teammates to give you honest feedback. Make a point to stay humble and approachable so that you do not become self-deluded. He also said As a leader, you will be criticized. You'll be scrutinized, second-guessed, and disparaged. Don't confuse excellence with pleasing others. If you do, you will always feel like failure, because it's impossible to please all of the people all of the time. Stay true to your personal standards and don't sacrifice them to pacify your critics.
I really hold on to this word, I believe someone also is taking a point from this.
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
KNOWING JESUS
PHILIPPIANS CHP 3 VS 1-10
Paul said that i may know him. When you are born into the family of God you are circumcised by the spirit of God. Paul says in Vs 5 he was circumcised the eighth day of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin an Hebrew of the Hebrews, as touching the law, a pharisees.
You cannot know God by your five senses, you can only know him through the spirit. Colosian chp 2vs6-8. The riteousness of the old testament was by conduct, the riteousness of the new testament is by Jesus or grace, is the resurrection that empower Jesus and believers that is why Paul said that i may know him, and the power of his ressurection (Vs 10a). You must walk in the spirit to know God.
When a believer says he/she has known God he will leave the person but when you say you don't know him he should help you to know him, he will come close to you for you to know him. That is why Jesus was born into the law to fulfill the law for us. When you accept the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus you are free from every sin nature (not condemned) but when you don't accept the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus you are still under sin(condemned) John chp 3 vs 17-18, Romans chp 5:6 (why we are yet sinners Christ died for us). Romans chp 5:12-15, Jesus Christ is the only solution to sin.
When you know Christ you begin to reign. Knowing somebody is getting attached to that person that is knowing God you are attached to him. I pray God will help us to know him. Amen
Paul said that i may know him. When you are born into the family of God you are circumcised by the spirit of God. Paul says in Vs 5 he was circumcised the eighth day of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin an Hebrew of the Hebrews, as touching the law, a pharisees.
You cannot know God by your five senses, you can only know him through the spirit. Colosian chp 2vs6-8. The riteousness of the old testament was by conduct, the riteousness of the new testament is by Jesus or grace, is the resurrection that empower Jesus and believers that is why Paul said that i may know him, and the power of his ressurection (Vs 10a). You must walk in the spirit to know God.
When a believer says he/she has known God he will leave the person but when you say you don't know him he should help you to know him, he will come close to you for you to know him. That is why Jesus was born into the law to fulfill the law for us. When you accept the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus you are free from every sin nature (not condemned) but when you don't accept the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus you are still under sin(condemned) John chp 3 vs 17-18, Romans chp 5:6 (why we are yet sinners Christ died for us). Romans chp 5:12-15, Jesus Christ is the only solution to sin.
When you know Christ you begin to reign. Knowing somebody is getting attached to that person that is knowing God you are attached to him. I pray God will help us to know him. Amen
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