Jun 28, 2021 |
I was overjoyed when they said…
“I was overjoyed when they said, “Let’s go up to the house of the Lord.” And now, at last, we stand here, inside the very gates of Jerusalem! O Jerusalem, you were built as a city of praise, where God and man mingle together. This is where all the tribes of Yahweh are required to come and worship him. This is where the thrones of kings have been established to rule in righteousness; even King David ruled from here.”
Psalm 122:1-5 (TPT)
Do you still have that radiating joy in you at all times?
Especially when it comes to joining others to Worship God in His House.
Whether you join by internet or you are physically there:
Are you still overjoyed with the opportunity of worshiping God with others?
Worshiping God with others should not be a routine.
Neither should you be sad because you don’t have something good to wear.
Going to the house of the Lord is not a fashion show.
Indeed, it also not for your fleshy entertainment.
Not where to go and learn or show off your latest:
Latest dress
Latest dance steps
Latest car.
Hear what the man after God’s own heart say it is for:
A place of Praise to the Almighty God.
A place where God and man mingle together.
A sacred Place
A Holy Place.
Jesus in His time drove out those who were buying and selling in the temple.
Today some have made it their business to conduct :
Their personal business right during worship time.
They hardly participate in corporate prayers and worship.
Their eyes are on what time is because they want to sell their products to their brethren.
They easily criticize the Pastor for preaching “too long.”
The place of corporate fellowship is a place about God and God alone being glorified.
It is a place where the Kingdom’s mandate is renewed and strengthened.
Anything outside what God has purposed it to drain out that joy.
Today what is your real motive in going to the house of the Lord ?.
Jun 25, 2021 |
The Power of Prayer.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5: 16. (KJV).
The most common cliche you hear in the Christian circle:
“We are praying for you.”
“You are in our prayers.”
Do you really mean it?
Do you actually get to do the praying?
Do you and your friends pray for one another?
Do you pray for your parents?
For your brothers and sisters?.
In the Bible are various situations where the power of prayer can be seen. Jesus told the disciples not to pray with idle words.
When you pray.
You must pray with faith.
What should you really pray for?
Pray for the protection from God against evil.
Pray that God will help you to be worthy to enter His Kingdom.
Pray for the imminent return of Jesus.
Pray with your understanding.
Pray in the Spirit.
What do you pray for?
Application to the Christian life:
Pray with Faith.
Pray for spiritual guidance.
Pray to be a faithful witness of Christ in all that you do.
Pray that the Good News will reach everyone.
Jun 23, 2021 |
This is the Word of the LORD to Zerubbabel.
“So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel, you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!'” Zechariah 4:6-7(NIV)
God has a specific Word to the issue you are looking at.
Yes, there is a key that opens that specific door.
However, that directive must come from God.
It is not describing the problem to God in prayers.
God has entrusted you with that responsibility to Say the actual solution.
It is not repetitive prayers.
It is not just about “Formula prayers.”
The crucial thing in getting a problem solved is :
Listening, Hearing, and Saying precisely what God says you should say.
Jesus taught His disciples to be like Him.
Jesus only said what the Father asked Him to say.
HE did only the things he asked Him to do.
You and I must learn to hear what God wants you to say and do.
Whatever the challenge you may be facing.
The way out is to find out the mind of God concerning the matter.
We all love to quote, “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit.”
That was a specific key for Zerubabel’s situation.
You also need to hear succinctly from the Lord what He is saying.
Indeed, what He will say to you will be Bible-based.
“So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel….”
What is the Lord’s message to you regarding that issue?
“While standing guard on the watchtower, I waited for the LORD’s answer before explaining the reason for my complaint.” Habakkuk 2:1(CEV)
Wait for the Lord’s Answer.
Wait to receive His Word for You
Jun 21, 2021 |
The Pandemic father.
What Type of father have you been in the Last One Year?
The Covid-19 Pandemic brought up so many challenges for the father.
The father had to hear and listen to two different fathers.
The choice of the father they hear from greatly influenced their choices
One father was busy speaking fears, lies, deception, and panic.
The other Father has been speaking Peace, Assurance, and Hope.
Evidently, who the father listened to affects the household.
This is what one father offers:
“You are the offspring of your father, the devil, and you serve your father very well, passionately carrying out his desires. He’s been a murderer right from the start! He never stood with the truth, for he’s full of nothing but lies—lying is his native tongue. He is a master of deception and the father of lies!” John 8:44(TPT)
Another Father offers:
“Celebrate with praises the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has shown us his extravagant mercy. For his fountain of mercy has given us a new life—we are reborn to experience a living, energetic hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1 Peter 1:3(TPT)
What have the people under your fatherhood been experiencing?
Never too late to choose the right father:
Who will Bless and Prosper those under your fatherhood?
“Pastor, I don’t even know my father?
I have asked ever since.
Am told I just happened.”
There is a Father who is the author of life.
Earthly circumstances may make it difficult to trace your father.
“In the beginning, the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was already with God in the beginning.”
John 1:1-2(GW)
Since you have a beginning, God the Father knows about you.
“Pastor, our own father left us and does not even care?
God has pledged to be responsible for you too.
Hear Him:
“To the fatherless, he is a father. To the widow, he is a champion friend.
The lonely he makes part of a family. The prisoners he leads into prosperity until they sing for joy. This is our Holy God in his Holy Place!…” Psalm 68:5-6(TPT)
He takes care of the widow too.
All those heartaches, all those promises, and plans you and your late spouse made together?
God, the father, got you covered.
HE saw both of you when you were making all that talk with each other.
HE is with you as your father and defender.
Are you like Phillip still asking, “show us the Father” (John 14:9)
Jesus is speaking to you as He did to Philip:
“Don’t you believe that the father is living in me and that I am living in the father? Even my words are not my own but come from my father, for he lives in me and performs his miracles of power through me. Believe that I live as one with my father and that my father lives as one with me—or at least, believe because of the mighty miracles I have done.”
John 14:10-11(TPT)
Dear earthly father, as the world celebrates Father’s Day:
Which Father are you subjected to?
Choose life so that your lineage could say too :
“Your pleasant path. Leads me to pleasant places. I’m overwhelmed by the privileges. that come with following you!” Psalm 16:6 (TPT)
Jun 18, 2021 |
Crucified Flesh.
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with affections and lusts. Gal. 5:24. (KJV).
Do you like to have fun?
Today quite a lot of people will say:
Thank God for its Friday!
What do you and your friends do during the weekend?
What do you do to wind down?
There is nothing wrong with having fun.
Or sometimes, we use the word relax.
It depends on what the fun is about.
When you have fun, can you invite Jesus to join you?
To have fun where a person will not invite Jesus is part of human nature. It is also that kind of fun that separates us from God.
As a child of God, it is important to resist that kind of fun.
The verse mentioned the word crucified.
It is not easy to stop having that kind of fun.
Do you realize God knows what you are doing even though you did not invite Him?
Do you want to be a child of God?
Can you make a new beginning as a new person?
Application to the Christian life:
Start fresh.
Resist temptation.
Serve God.
Be humble.
Have fun with God invited.
