Oct 9, 2017 |
“Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
When you have a friend that constantly tells you about the problems he is having and you genuinely offer him possible solutions but he does not take one single action on the advice you keep giving him what will you do when next he brings his problems to you?
You will most likely walk away or modestly keep quiet.
That is what most of us do to the Holy Spirit. We tell HIM about our problems, challenges and whatever and when HE suggests a way out we tend to choose alternate solutions rather than do what the Holy Sprit is telling us.
Don’t quench the Holy Spirit that is in you giving you directions daily on how to live your life successfully.
Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are is an adage that truly depicts who we are truly in life.
Today we are not necessarily surrounded by physical friends that people can see but we have those friends now in our hand held phone .The Group chats, the websites we visit, what we watch and what type of music we listen to.
Are all these enabling you to strengthen your ability to hear what the Holy Spirit is telling you?
Let the Word that you have heard grow and produce multiple fold increases in your life by yielding to the Holy Spirit guidance.
HE is a very sensitive friend so don’t keep neglecting HIM.
However HE does not check out on you like most of your friends will do HE is still silently there with you. Make up with HIM today and HE will show you the true path to catching up what you have missed when you ignored HIM.
He will lead you to RESTORATION.
Do not quench (suppress or subdue) the [Holy] Spirit.
Oct 6, 2017 |
“Get up and go over to Straight Avenue. Ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus. His name is Saul. He’s there praying. He has just had a dream in which he saw a man named Ananias enter the house and lay hands on him so he could see again.” Acts 9:11
What would be your response if God should tell you like HE told Ananias that the most dreaded enemy off the church is praying to Him right now?
Really? Please God are you joking ? or some would practically tell Him and questioned Him back I don’t believe it ???
Whatever your response would have been underscore the fact that God is a Merciful God.
HE can not only handle an enemy like Saul of Tarsus but also turn Him to a wonderful brother we now know as Apostle Paul.
Do you have the agape love in your heart to pray for your enemy?
Even when God supernaturally turn around a foe to a friend will you be willing like Ananias to obey God and extend a hand of fellowship?
“To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. ” Roman 12 :20 -21
Heard the story of the young convert who learnt of the above verse and went to cut his neighbor’s lawn and when asked why he did that he replied that he wanted God to pour fire upon his neighbor.
Ananias did not have that attitude so should we especially when you get the news that the person is “praying.”
Don’t write anybody of that they can not receive the Grace of God,completely repent and be converted like Saul became Paul.
There was a Stephen who was being stoned and graciously still prayed for enemies like Saul and God in His wisdom hearken unto the prayers.
Let us grow in Love and obedience that God can use us like HE found Ananias Responsive, Reliable and Ready.
Oct 4, 2017 |
“I kept thinking, ‘Experience will tell. The longer you live, the wiser you become. ‘But I see I was wrong—it’s God’s Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One that makes wise human insight possible. “ Job 32: 7-8
Often we say experience is the best teacher but that’s not always true.
You can learn from the wealth of knowledgeable information and take better decisions rather than learning through what you experience.
However a much better way to learn and take decision is to completely rely on the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what you need to do.
Elihu in the above scriptures listened to all the older friends of Job had to say including Job himself and then accurately discern that it is what the spirit of God reveals it the ultimate solution.
Today what are you relying on to take crucial decisions in your life?
Cultivate the personal friendship of the Holy Spirit so that it can guide you and lead you into all the truths you need to know.
“I [the Lord] will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8
Take the counsel of God rather than just depending only on your experience.
“You will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way. Follow it, whether it turns to the right or to the left.” Isaiah 30:21
Don’t rely entirely on your knowledge and experience,
Let the Holy Spirit be the Lead in your decision making process.
Oct 2, 2017 |
“But man is born to trouble as the sparks and the flames fly upward.” Job 5:7
I went to get some gas into the car and decided to pay cash rather than using a card for the payment. I walked up to the payment window and handed over my money. She told me to go ahead and use the pump but I requested for my receipt and I immediately noticed that the amount she stated was less than the amount I gave her. Promptly I stated that the amount I gave her was more, she retorted that was the amount she saw. I had to insist on the camera being played back to review the whole transaction.
That was a trouble; no it’ was a challenge that I least anticipated. It has been an all-peaceful day where things had worked accordingly before this incident.
Job clearly tells us that challenges of life will always come and we must be prepared to handle them anytime it shows up.
The reality of life as we live daily is that all may not line up as you have planned.
What do you do when the unanticipated happens?
When the storms come to the eagle it does not call it trouble but it takes it as a challenge to soar higher.
Life may throw some curves to you don’t overbeat yourself black and blue asking why me?
Rather see what is the challenge and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit you will prevail as you handle the situation.
You don’t primarily don’t go looking for trouble but whenever it shows up know that you are an overcomer and with God on your side you will surely prevail.
“Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world.” 1 John4: 4
Sep 29, 2017 |
“For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come out into the open.” Luke 8:17
What does this verse convey to you?
How do you feel when you know that one-day all the things that you have done secretly will be made known?
This illustrates the fact that someday everything in men’s hearts shall be brought to light and made plain to all.
Yes your confessed sins are forgiven and you can also quote the verses that as far from the east is from the west so far HE has removed your sins and HE does not remember them any more.
Some years back people illustrate with the computer that you can delete stuff and nobody will know but now forensic technology has made it possible that whatever you have done on the computer even though you press the delete button all what you did can be fully recovered.
Whatever you are doing today be conscious of the fact that before God nothing is secret and do not continue in sin with the justification that only God knows and you have settled it with God.
Take time to reflect today and change your ways with the awareness that should your life be made plain to all today will you be proud or ashamed of the choices you are making?
“God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.” Ecclesiastes 12:14.
