Sep 1, 2017 |
“Hear instruction and be wise, and do not refuse or neglect it. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” Proverbs 8:33-34
Our relationship with God requires us to constantly and consistently be in HIS presence to fellowship with HIM and hear instructions of what HE wants us to do moment by moment.
The Bible encourages us to daily watch and wait on how he wants us to spend each day receiving instructions on our purposeful assignments in this life.
Does that mean I should not plan my day and just wait to hear him? Submit your plans, your desires to Him and check with Him as you implement them.
“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Samuel could tell Saul “Let me tell you what God told me last night.” 1 Samuel 15:16
Are you current with God?
Resolve today that you will purposefully check with Him on daily basis what HE has purposed for you to do. Jesus said “ The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. And I know exactly what his command produces: real and eternal life. That’s all I have to say. What the Father told me, I tell you.” John 12:49-50
Are you Watching Daily ?
Aug 30, 2017 |
“Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. “Sir,” they replied, “where do you live? “Come and see,” he said. So they went with him to the place where he was staying and were with him from about four o’clock that afternoon until the evening.” John 1: 38-39
The two disciples asked Jesus where He was living and Jesus promptly replied them Come and see portrays the transparent and true leadership style of Jesus.
Are you sensitive enough to distinguish between your followers and true disciples ?
Do you have the sensitivity to look around like Jesus did and know those who are trulydisciples ?
How many leaders today can really show their disciples where they live?
Can you really open up your life for your disciples to see?
Jesus had nothing to hide from the disciples hence there was no hesitation to show them where he was living.
Today as a leader can your disciples really ask you some questions?
You may want to say that you have a right to your privacy hence it should be kept secret?
Jesus lived a transparent open life for His true disciples to see.
Today lets ponder on the question the disciples asked Jesus,” where do you live?”
Can we really say to our disciples “come and see”?
Aug 28, 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 9:11-12
God knows exactly where you currently reside including your street and house number.
That should give you the assurance that HE cares about you and HE is working out the very Best for you at all times.
After Saul’s dramatic conversion he needed a man to complete the salvation package for him.
Yes the Holy Spirit still does the work of conviction but HE needs a yielded man to use.
God gave the assignment to Ananias to do.
Be encouraged today that God knows the details of what you are going through and as you continue in conversation with HIM through prayers HE is at work making things to fall in the right place for you but you must continue to pray.
In the above scriptures we see that Saul kept praying even though he did not fully understand what he had just encountered.
No matter what you are going through be assured as you pray today know that God does not only know your exact situation HE is also sending the right person to guide you through.
“The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step]. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord grasps his hand in support and upholds him.” Psalm 37:23-24
God is arranging things to Favor you and position you to fulfilling your destiny today as you yield in prayers to HIM.
God guided Saul Step by Step.
So also HE is able to guide you from the very spot, your current location and from the very place where you reside today.
Aug 25, 2017 |
“He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.” Proverbs 17:9
Are you a friend that helps the agape love of God to grow among the brethren or are you a friend that purposely repeats matters in order to separate friends?
What do you set out to do in your relationship amongst your friends, family, team members and the body of Christ?
Are you promoting true love with your conversation or your role is to bring up long often forgotten matters especially those that will alienate people against each other.
King Solomon in his wisdom observed a pattern amongst people in relating to each other.
There are those that seek to unite people and bring that strength of unity wherever they are.
They do not necessarily condone sin but when they see a mistake they are truthful and impartial to call a spade a spade.
They speak the truth in love denouncing evil but also showing people the path to true reconciliation and healthy growth.
He also describes those who will gossip about what they have heard or what “eyewitnesses” have told them about an issue with the selfish purpose of causing division amongst brethren.
Such people will recall instances and statements that somebody said against another person so that they can appear relevant to the person they are massaging his or her ego.
Don’t allow people around you to keep telling you stuff that will boost your pride and always position you on warpath with other people.
Today chose to be an ambassador of love, speak the truth with love and help to unify and strengthen your family, team and the body of Christ
Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend, but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.
Receive grace to forgive and determine not to remember wrongs that will break up friendship.
Aug 23, 2017 |
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1
Once upon a time it was a glorious thing to be called the name born again Christian.
It was a distinct identity that stands you out as separate from the world of sin and corruption.
Even though the name came with added persecutions but the true identity of the person was never in doubt.
The world knew then that whoever voluntarily took that decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and become born again was ready to carry the cross of Jesus Christ.
The name Born again was a good name to bear.
Today that name born again Christian has lost its meaning and impact on the world. When you hear the name today even amongst the community of true believers its like lets “wait and see approach “.
So many fakes, I mean so many false born again had saturated the world that the good name that had attended to that name is literarily lost.
Today when someone gives his or her life to Christ they are called with the name of the Christian group that has won them for Christ. Rather than be called a born again Christian we call them a Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Redeemer, Winner, Fousquarian, Apostolic etc.
Born again Christian is now defined according to the “culture” of the group that is cultivating the Christian product and we no longer have a clear good name of being born again.
What about looking for a born again business man, businesswoman, teacher, caterer, engineer etc.? You are much more comfortable to do business with somebody that is simply a professional in the field of your need rather than look for that good name born again.
Where has that identity and distinction that characterized the first set of followers in Antioch gone?
“It was in Antioch that the disciples were for the first time called Christians.” Acts 11:26
What are you doing today to that good name “born again Christian”?
Aug 21, 2017 |
“And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:21
I was driving my younger son to school when we encountered a detour with no clear alternative route to take to the destination. Unfortunately the GPS could not help because it kept redirecting me back to the closed road each time I tried to go around the blocked way. I noticed some other cars going around and trying to circle around the blocked highway and their previous knowledge of the road kept could not get them pass that point too.
I then imagined what life could be when you are on a clear direction following given instructions and all of a sudden there is an encounter that was not part of the planned journey of life.
What do you do when you encounter such an obstacle in life that you cannot figure out what to do immediately because your experience and knowledge did not predict such outcome?
Complete and total reliance on God help us to navigate around such encounters
HE says you will hear a voice behind you that will direct your paths and actually tell you what your next move should be.
No matter what issue in life you may be going through and there seem to be a misstep.
Don’t panic get back to God and HE will practically walk you through the challenge telling you what to and how to turn you to go left or right.
“Oh yes, people of Zion, citizens of Jerusalem, your time of tears is over. Cry for help and you’ll find it’s grace and more grace. The moment he hears, he’ll answer. Just as the Master kept you alive during the hard times, he’ll keep your teacher alive and present among you. Your teacher will be right there, local and on the job, urging you on whenever you wander left or right: “This is the right road. Walk down this road.” You’ll scrap your expensive and fashionable god-images. You’ll throw them in the trash as so much garbage, saying, “Good riddance!” Isaiah 30:19-22.
When things don’t go as scheduled please ask God.
When your programmed “GPS” fails you He will guide you through.
HE will never leave nor forsake you .
