Dear Friend,
Guess you are wondering, ’what happened?’…….I’ve been awfully quiet for sometime and I’ll explain some things to you.
Lately I’ve been quite childish in dealing with certain matters that came my way and preoccupied my thoughts, these matters affected my attitude and disposition to people, circumstance and life in general. I noticed I became so distracted I was literally gasping for air to sustain my life…………..it hasn’t been a stroll in the park my dear friend.
I found myself questioning everything I had been mediating and pondering upon and I became scarred because I was drifting away into the sea of unbelief, despair, confusion and distraction…..infact all the negative thoughts you can think about.
My grip on the truth became loose and I felt I was going to go over the edge of the cliff. Life can pose certain challenges to us at times that make us wonder why? How come God has tied our successes and victories to overcoming unpleasant circumstances or temptations………Must success be tied to tests, trails and hard work? Must a champion have to win a competition before being declared a WINNER? Must there be darkness before dawn? Must there be washing, scrubbing and subjection to heat before a meal can be ready? Must there always be a process for an outcome? The answer to all these questions is YES!!! There will always be a sweet story at the end of a long, well endured, confusion stricken and emotionally drained life process.
I figured that a common denominator in all life’s processes that determines the life’s outcome – success or failure is FOCUS! With this intro, lemme give an illustration; A light source that possesses scattered light rays can’t be really effective can it? or better still, driving at night can be pretty frustrating when your headlamps are not focused or the light rays are not sharp….you’ll have to intercede for your car and your life all the way to your final destination.
A life without a focus is very very fustrating…….consider career, relationships, education, etc….Even a nation without a focus is bad; I know you think I’m going to zero in on Nigeria but we are focused on crude oil which is still a PLUS for us, at least there is small element of focus however myopic. (I’ll have to dwell a little more on Nigeria some other time)
There is no strong punch coming from a man without a target or focus, he just throws his fists aimlessly and becomes exceedingly tired with little or no accomplishments at the end of the day. If care is not taken, we will find ourselves in a maze of so many things with nothing in particular……..this is not a very productive life.
The bible says that we should look unto / focus on Jesus the author and the finisher of our FAITH……now that’s a good start. Jesus was a very focus and highly principled man, he was so focused that he did not utter his own words but the words from the Father, the power of focus also made him live a purposeful life……there was a purpose for everything in his life. He didn’t just go through the motions, he had a solid mandate and he carried it out till the very end.
We have been called to walk in His way and follow after his example……remember you are the light of the world; Your light rays must be pure and not scattered to illuminate your environment and impact your generation positively. Follow after the word which is light (……the lamp unto my path and the light unto my path), seek after the communion of the Holy Spirit…….for within is the peace of God which passeth all human understanding and will guide your hearts and mind ensuring that you live a life of focus – productive and effective…..
Monday, April 23, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Life's Essence & Sustenance
……as His divine power, has given unto us all things that pertain unto life (the property of being able to survive and grow) and godliness (exhibiting characteristics emanating from God) through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue II Peter 1:3
This is a profound scripture and it embodies the nature of the dominion God has given us (His sons) over all creation. Everything we will ever require to fulfill our assignment here on earth, He has given unto us through the knowledge of Him. This means that it is a process and can only be attained through knowing (having communion, fellowship with) Him. In other words, there has to be a knowing of Him before we can realize the things that pertain to life and godliness.
As we grow in the knowledge of Him who has called us with the aid of glory and virtue, we’ll receive the divine power that is attributable to sustenance and growth and we will emanate godly characteristics.
How do we know Him or how do we gain knowledge of Him? The answer is simple but it can only be found through diligence and commitment to the word of God (scriptures in the Bible) and communion with the Holy Spirit. There are no shortcuts to gaining knowledge of Him who has called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light; there are no other gates, doors or windows leading to this path of knowledge except through diligent search of the words of life and wisdom documented in the scriptures.
From the introductory scripture, it can be implied directly that the knowledge of him is the essence of our living and sustainability. Without Him, our existence, destiny and pursuits are heavily compromised. All we will ever need in life (both in eternity and this side of eternity) is embedded in Him and has we unfold Him (through communion with the word and the Holy Spirit) we find our true definition within His purpose and true fulfillment.
The word of God is important in our pursuit of God; it is the foundation for all things, in the beginning was the word and with the word, all creation was established. The bible says your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Ps 119:105; the word of God encapsulates hindsight, insight and foresight and at the same time is the light that illuminates every darkened circumstance. I love this scripture and I’ve been mediating on it for a while now especially with regards to wisdom for direction; the word will illuminate the path to my destiny in God as I stay focused on the word.
My meditation doesn’t end here; there is still the communion with the Holy Spirit. Isn’t it good news that we have the Holy Spirit as our teacher to guide us in all truths and teach us the things of the father and the Son? I can always call on the Holy Spirit to help me and teach me in the paths of life and righteousness.
I pray that God will grant me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of my understanding being (continuously) enlightened that I may know the hope of His calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints Eph 1:18.
This is a profound scripture and it embodies the nature of the dominion God has given us (His sons) over all creation. Everything we will ever require to fulfill our assignment here on earth, He has given unto us through the knowledge of Him. This means that it is a process and can only be attained through knowing (having communion, fellowship with) Him. In other words, there has to be a knowing of Him before we can realize the things that pertain to life and godliness.
As we grow in the knowledge of Him who has called us with the aid of glory and virtue, we’ll receive the divine power that is attributable to sustenance and growth and we will emanate godly characteristics.
How do we know Him or how do we gain knowledge of Him? The answer is simple but it can only be found through diligence and commitment to the word of God (scriptures in the Bible) and communion with the Holy Spirit. There are no shortcuts to gaining knowledge of Him who has called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light; there are no other gates, doors or windows leading to this path of knowledge except through diligent search of the words of life and wisdom documented in the scriptures.
From the introductory scripture, it can be implied directly that the knowledge of him is the essence of our living and sustainability. Without Him, our existence, destiny and pursuits are heavily compromised. All we will ever need in life (both in eternity and this side of eternity) is embedded in Him and has we unfold Him (through communion with the word and the Holy Spirit) we find our true definition within His purpose and true fulfillment.
The word of God is important in our pursuit of God; it is the foundation for all things, in the beginning was the word and with the word, all creation was established. The bible says your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Ps 119:105; the word of God encapsulates hindsight, insight and foresight and at the same time is the light that illuminates every darkened circumstance. I love this scripture and I’ve been mediating on it for a while now especially with regards to wisdom for direction; the word will illuminate the path to my destiny in God as I stay focused on the word.
My meditation doesn’t end here; there is still the communion with the Holy Spirit. Isn’t it good news that we have the Holy Spirit as our teacher to guide us in all truths and teach us the things of the father and the Son? I can always call on the Holy Spirit to help me and teach me in the paths of life and righteousness.
I pray that God will grant me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of my understanding being (continuously) enlightened that I may know the hope of His calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints Eph 1:18.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Place of Strength
Dear Friend,
At 4:10 am this morning, my head was spinning and I desperately needed to snooze a little more. I mean my whole body felt heavy and I felt physically ill, but to my greatest surprise, I found myself yielding to the call of the Spirit by going down on my knees and I was thanking God and praising him for the wonderful privilege to be alive and to be His son.
You may say…..huh huh….really? but I haven’t taken out time to thank, praise or pray on my own for a LONG time. I rather meditate on my bed before getting up or just think in my mind about the prayer. I must confess it is important to take time out to praise, worship and pray to God and more importantly fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
I don’t mean to burden you, but I sincerely feel like sharing this with you dear friend. Often times, we believe that once we are born again and have received the Holy Spirit then we don’t need to be religious by kneeling down, spending time or devoting a time to worship and praise. Please don’t misunderstand me, I still believe that you can worship, praise and pray anytime and anywhere, but I know that there is still a blessing that comes from devoting time to seek the face of God.
You know that I didn’t ask for anything but I was just thanking and praising Him until when I was rounding up (by the way, I asked Him to help me in my work today).
I felt a sense of purpose and I was energized. Contrary to my excuses, I can honestly state that I found good use of my time. Usually I wake up 4 am and struggle to get ready for 5:20 am, but this morning I was up, prayed and still had enough time to iron 2 sets of clothes, take my shower and still get ready to leave for the office.
Today, I’ve learnt another thing………..Take out time (devote, dedicate a time) to focus on Him apart from the numerous times in a day that you reflect on him and love Him; there lies the strength you need and the wisdom that you will manifest for daily challenges.
But you cannot separate the place of prayer and worship from the communion with the Holy Spirit. I have read the testimony of the Psalmist; my reins (inner guide) instruct me in the night season, i.e. he received daily instructions, blueprints and direction during fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I will take out time to fellowship with the Holy Spirit and probably share with you at a later time.
I sought to encourage me but I decided to share with you also.
At 4:10 am this morning, my head was spinning and I desperately needed to snooze a little more. I mean my whole body felt heavy and I felt physically ill, but to my greatest surprise, I found myself yielding to the call of the Spirit by going down on my knees and I was thanking God and praising him for the wonderful privilege to be alive and to be His son.
You may say…..huh huh….really? but I haven’t taken out time to thank, praise or pray on my own for a LONG time. I rather meditate on my bed before getting up or just think in my mind about the prayer. I must confess it is important to take time out to praise, worship and pray to God and more importantly fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
I don’t mean to burden you, but I sincerely feel like sharing this with you dear friend. Often times, we believe that once we are born again and have received the Holy Spirit then we don’t need to be religious by kneeling down, spending time or devoting a time to worship and praise. Please don’t misunderstand me, I still believe that you can worship, praise and pray anytime and anywhere, but I know that there is still a blessing that comes from devoting time to seek the face of God.
You know that I didn’t ask for anything but I was just thanking and praising Him until when I was rounding up (by the way, I asked Him to help me in my work today).
I felt a sense of purpose and I was energized. Contrary to my excuses, I can honestly state that I found good use of my time. Usually I wake up 4 am and struggle to get ready for 5:20 am, but this morning I was up, prayed and still had enough time to iron 2 sets of clothes, take my shower and still get ready to leave for the office.
Today, I’ve learnt another thing………..Take out time (devote, dedicate a time) to focus on Him apart from the numerous times in a day that you reflect on him and love Him; there lies the strength you need and the wisdom that you will manifest for daily challenges.
But you cannot separate the place of prayer and worship from the communion with the Holy Spirit. I have read the testimony of the Psalmist; my reins (inner guide) instruct me in the night season, i.e. he received daily instructions, blueprints and direction during fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I will take out time to fellowship with the Holy Spirit and probably share with you at a later time.
I sought to encourage me but I decided to share with you also.
Monday, February 26, 2007
True Wisdom
............So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom Ps 90:12. I've been pondering over this scripture for sometime.
Yes, it's my birthday and rather than planning an exciting outing with my friends since it's a Saturday, I'm dwelling more on my God given assignment and purpose and screaming the question; "where are the divine accomplishments and achievements?"
Time has been given to every man in equal measure, but it requires an understanding of time dynamics and discipline to these dynamics to accomplish life's goals. Time is given as a blank cheque to every man to trade with and to produce fruits that should LAST, it is considered ordinary until it starts to deplete and you realize how precious it is. You then understand that the one thing dead people don't have is time; guess what? Their time was up or they ran out of time!!!!!!
My pastor made reference to an interesting illustration about time concept this Sunday; imagine you have just been assigned on a project which ensures a constant inflow of funds on a daily basis with the following terms and conditions.
For the duration of the project:
A careful review of the terms and conditions will cause you to thoroughly plan your strategy for spending on a daily basis to ensure that the funds are optimally utilized and ensure that you are not wasting the resources provided to you. In the same manner, there are 86, 400 seconds per day, so each individual is credited 86, 400 seconds per day to trade with and produce fruits that will LAST. We are expected to spend our time wisely; .....redeeming the times......, saving time in order to accomplish our God-given purpose within the appointed time set for us. We are expected to constantly walk in the consciousness that we will be requested by God to account for the time we spent on earth.
Again looking closely at my text ............So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom Ps 90:12, I'd like to share my insight on gaining a heart of wisdom. It can implied that when we have learnt how to redeem our time i.e. lean on God to assist us in optimally utilizing the time set for us, then we will be wise. Wisdom is the principal thing!!! Once you get wisdom, you've got the winning principles of life and earned yourself a success recipe. I'm glad I have discovered a friend in you. I pray that you will continue to apply your heart to wisdom.
Yes, it's my birthday and rather than planning an exciting outing with my friends since it's a Saturday, I'm dwelling more on my God given assignment and purpose and screaming the question; "where are the divine accomplishments and achievements?"
Time has been given to every man in equal measure, but it requires an understanding of time dynamics and discipline to these dynamics to accomplish life's goals. Time is given as a blank cheque to every man to trade with and to produce fruits that should LAST, it is considered ordinary until it starts to deplete and you realize how precious it is. You then understand that the one thing dead people don't have is time; guess what? Their time was up or they ran out of time!!!!!!
My pastor made reference to an interesting illustration about time concept this Sunday; imagine you have just been assigned on a project which ensures a constant inflow of funds on a daily basis with the following terms and conditions.
For the duration of the project:
- Your bank account will be credited with 86, 400 pounds every morning
- Your account balance will be zero at the end of each day i.e. whatever is left in the account at end of day will be written off; no balance will be brought forward to the next day
- You must spend the money everyday, it cannot be saved
- Auditors may at any given point in time (and without notice) audit the account
A careful review of the terms and conditions will cause you to thoroughly plan your strategy for spending on a daily basis to ensure that the funds are optimally utilized and ensure that you are not wasting the resources provided to you. In the same manner, there are 86, 400 seconds per day, so each individual is credited 86, 400 seconds per day to trade with and produce fruits that will LAST. We are expected to spend our time wisely; .....redeeming the times......, saving time in order to accomplish our God-given purpose within the appointed time set for us. We are expected to constantly walk in the consciousness that we will be requested by God to account for the time we spent on earth.
Again looking closely at my text ............So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom Ps 90:12, I'd like to share my insight on gaining a heart of wisdom. It can implied that when we have learnt how to redeem our time i.e. lean on God to assist us in optimally utilizing the time set for us, then we will be wise. Wisdom is the principal thing!!! Once you get wisdom, you've got the winning principles of life and earned yourself a success recipe. I'm glad I have discovered a friend in you. I pray that you will continue to apply your heart to wisdom.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Emotions: Destiny defining force
Hmmmm……….What a strange title huh?
I noticed a strange trend lately; I was becoming overly dependent on my emotions (I was defining my circumstances on how I felt and how people affected me) and discovered that it was also defining my choices and sense of direction. Why?!!! I yelled at myself, why am I allowing common fluctuating emotions (subject to varying levels of hormones and neurotransmitters in the body) control my destiny? I decided to take an inventory of my activities and accomplishments and I realized that I was doing wrong to myself by waiting around to be triggered or set into motion by my emotions. Maybe I can paint the picture vividly with this illustration; a Barbie can only be set into motion to talk, walk or dance when a girl winds the doll at its back. It is a great injustice to allow simple biochemical substances run the show of our lives and cause a hindrance and limit us from accomplishing every good work God has ordained for us. Without wasting any more time, I find myself tying it back to our manifestation, for how can we truly manifest the fullness of our God in us if we allow ourselves to be controlled or enslaved by hormonal changes in our bodies? God has given us absolute dominion in this life and as sons (we are no longer children that require some assistance to walk, sit, talk and eat) we are expected to walk in this consciousness and exercise absolute dominion over all things including our emotions. Emotions should be servants, useful in their own rights to facilitate some situations and not be masters that take over the driving seat of our life’s vehicles. It is our responsibility as sons to master our emotions by instructing our minds to conform to the longings of the Holy Spirit and not to be carnally driven. Remember we have a mandate; we are to manifest God’s glory in our lives. The whole creation is waiting for YOU………awaiting the great unveiling of YOU. You are great and creation needs you to be fulfilled.
Walk in your dominion, please let me just emphasise that this dominion should not be exercised over fellow people but instead over the works of the devil. As sons, we are God’s husbandry (farm, garden, field…..), we cannot remain fallow. If seeds are not sown, weeds will sprout and destroy us. We need to allow God to sow His word of life in us so that we can produce good fruits of righteousness. I have come to realize that the ministry of the word of God and prayer cannot be overly emphasized to convert this potential into true greatness.
Arise and shine!!!! This is a calling from the spirit, let us walk in it.
I noticed a strange trend lately; I was becoming overly dependent on my emotions (I was defining my circumstances on how I felt and how people affected me) and discovered that it was also defining my choices and sense of direction. Why?!!! I yelled at myself, why am I allowing common fluctuating emotions (subject to varying levels of hormones and neurotransmitters in the body) control my destiny? I decided to take an inventory of my activities and accomplishments and I realized that I was doing wrong to myself by waiting around to be triggered or set into motion by my emotions. Maybe I can paint the picture vividly with this illustration; a Barbie can only be set into motion to talk, walk or dance when a girl winds the doll at its back. It is a great injustice to allow simple biochemical substances run the show of our lives and cause a hindrance and limit us from accomplishing every good work God has ordained for us. Without wasting any more time, I find myself tying it back to our manifestation, for how can we truly manifest the fullness of our God in us if we allow ourselves to be controlled or enslaved by hormonal changes in our bodies? God has given us absolute dominion in this life and as sons (we are no longer children that require some assistance to walk, sit, talk and eat) we are expected to walk in this consciousness and exercise absolute dominion over all things including our emotions. Emotions should be servants, useful in their own rights to facilitate some situations and not be masters that take over the driving seat of our life’s vehicles. It is our responsibility as sons to master our emotions by instructing our minds to conform to the longings of the Holy Spirit and not to be carnally driven. Remember we have a mandate; we are to manifest God’s glory in our lives. The whole creation is waiting for YOU………awaiting the great unveiling of YOU. You are great and creation needs you to be fulfilled.
Walk in your dominion, please let me just emphasise that this dominion should not be exercised over fellow people but instead over the works of the devil. As sons, we are God’s husbandry (farm, garden, field…..), we cannot remain fallow. If seeds are not sown, weeds will sprout and destroy us. We need to allow God to sow His word of life in us so that we can produce good fruits of righteousness. I have come to realize that the ministry of the word of God and prayer cannot be overly emphasized to convert this potential into true greatness.
Arise and shine!!!! This is a calling from the spirit, let us walk in it.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Power to do Exploits
Dear friend,
When was the last time you dreamt of your future without limitations or distractions from your heavily routin-e-ised, organized and myopic life? I know you probably used to dream of how you are going to affect humanity and impact your generation at some point in life, but seriously when did you do that last?
It is abnormal for a man (man or woman, boy or girl) not to dream or have aspirations or have aspirations of becoming someone else (i.e. copying somebody). We were not created by God to just live the life as it comes, we have been created by God to create, invent, dream........in other words, we have been created to think BIG , dream BIG and to do BIG. Is there a remedy to this abnormality? I ask myself.
Why are we comfortable with copying and replicating others? Why is the world loosing taste and colour? Why are all the women striving to look like the MTV female stars? Why is everything being so boring? Where is the place of dynamism and inventions? Must you follow the majority? Hmmmm........., the majority is NOT alwaysRIGHT! Do you ever think about this? Imagine the painful shock of the people who ran (aligned with the majority) to the deadly carnal during the Lagos bomb blast crisis. They were running in fear of the uncertain and ran to meet their deaths. Though painful and sad, this is what we do.
God has created man with a WILL (which by the way, is God's free gift to man that He will not touch) and we are meant to exercise it to accomplish things, particularly as sons of God, we are expected to have our will aligned to God's intent and purpose so as to manifest the fullness of God here on earth and do exploits that will positively impact our generation. I believe this generation and generations to come need a change and it can only start with YOU as an individual, then it will spread to a cluster of people, next a community, then a city and a state, the nations and ultimately the whole world.
You know the likes of Martin Luther, Mother Theresa, and Nelson Mandela did not become what they are by copying others and limiting their creative juices, they identified a need and determined to meet that need for humanity sake.I shall dream and dream some more!!!!!! I will practice with my mind and focus on things that are true, honest, just, pure and lovely and things that are of good report.
Moreover, I have the mind of Christ; full of limitless ideas and innovations, I shall do exploits mighty on the face of the earth, I shall stand before kings, ...........really my motivation is that I have the spirit of love, power and SOUND MIND. I am unique and the one thing I can do without paying a price is dreaming, nobody will kill me for dreaming. Hmm, sure they may criticize me for my wild imaginations, but at least my imagination is at work.
Dear friend, there is no limit to the power of imagination, if only you can see it, it will surely come to pass, so dreammmmm.................................
When was the last time you dreamt of your future without limitations or distractions from your heavily routin-e-ised, organized and myopic life? I know you probably used to dream of how you are going to affect humanity and impact your generation at some point in life, but seriously when did you do that last?
It is abnormal for a man (man or woman, boy or girl) not to dream or have aspirations or have aspirations of becoming someone else (i.e. copying somebody). We were not created by God to just live the life as it comes, we have been created by God to create, invent, dream........in other words, we have been created to think BIG , dream BIG and to do BIG. Is there a remedy to this abnormality? I ask myself.
Why are we comfortable with copying and replicating others? Why is the world loosing taste and colour? Why are all the women striving to look like the MTV female stars? Why is everything being so boring? Where is the place of dynamism and inventions? Must you follow the majority? Hmmmm........., the majority is NOT alwaysRIGHT! Do you ever think about this? Imagine the painful shock of the people who ran (aligned with the majority) to the deadly carnal during the Lagos bomb blast crisis. They were running in fear of the uncertain and ran to meet their deaths. Though painful and sad, this is what we do.
God has created man with a WILL (which by the way, is God's free gift to man that He will not touch) and we are meant to exercise it to accomplish things, particularly as sons of God, we are expected to have our will aligned to God's intent and purpose so as to manifest the fullness of God here on earth and do exploits that will positively impact our generation. I believe this generation and generations to come need a change and it can only start with YOU as an individual, then it will spread to a cluster of people, next a community, then a city and a state, the nations and ultimately the whole world.
You know the likes of Martin Luther, Mother Theresa, and Nelson Mandela did not become what they are by copying others and limiting their creative juices, they identified a need and determined to meet that need for humanity sake.I shall dream and dream some more!!!!!! I will practice with my mind and focus on things that are true, honest, just, pure and lovely and things that are of good report.
Moreover, I have the mind of Christ; full of limitless ideas and innovations, I shall do exploits mighty on the face of the earth, I shall stand before kings, ...........really my motivation is that I have the spirit of love, power and SOUND MIND. I am unique and the one thing I can do without paying a price is dreaming, nobody will kill me for dreaming. Hmm, sure they may criticize me for my wild imaginations, but at least my imagination is at work.
Dear friend, there is no limit to the power of imagination, if only you can see it, it will surely come to pass, so dreammmmm.................................
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Identity Crisis
Dear Friend,
It’s interesting to know that God will never give up on you no matter what. I’ve been priviledged to hear the same message through my pastor and friends; your life is precious to God, you are a wonderful person, your life and giftings will not be wasted.
The truth is this…….God ain’t gonna let go, He’s invested so much in YOU!!!!! You are not an abandoned project; God is just ensuring that everything works out for your good because He has called you into fellowship with His son Jesus Christ our Lord. He is only setting your feet on the path to destiny and securing your eternity and guess what? He is faithful to bring it to pass.
Today, we live in a society and a world where there is little occurrence (and in most cases no such occurrences) of the physical persecution suffered by the early apostles such as being thrown in a pot of hot boiling oil, beheaded, cut into pieces, etc. The apostles were challenged with persecutions that attacked their physical beings and immediately eliminated them from the earth.
Contrary to the opinions of many, I dare to state that we are currently facing more persecutions than any of the early apostles. Today, the persecutions we face directly attack the foundations of our faith, our Christian virtues and values and the very essence of God. The persecutions do not even attempt to physically eliminate us from the earth, but rather aim at destroying what makes us Christians and change us to conform to the dictates of the society such as homosexuality, abortion, drugs, cultism, transgender, fornication, corruption, violence, cheating, masturbation, etc.
Today’s Christian is daily challenged with the loss of his identity (an identity crisis) and the death of his soul by gradually compromising God’s standards and making a mockery of the very principles that sustain his growth. The persecutions today seek to erode your identity in Christ Jesus (which is the only identity you have, once you have died to self and taken up the nature of Christ). Once this occurs, the Christian losses his purpose and just exists for existence sake but he is spiritually dead and has fallen from the position of grace. This can be likened to a lion grazing in the fields with sheep. It’s an abnormality for a lion (carnivore and king of the animal kingdom) to eat grass (lack understanding of his nature and feed on grass like herbivore) and fellowship with ordinary animals (sheep). This is most disheartening but sadly this is the persecution we are facing in this era.
The fact that we live in a relatively free society, where we can have liberty to do anything should enhance our resolute to live for God but this does not hold true for many who have gone astray.
I strongly believe that we are equipped to overcome these challenges; we need to consistently tap into God’s grace and inner strength from Christ Jesus to become true overcomers and glorious victors in Christ.
God will sustain you by the power of his love for you till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
It’s interesting to know that God will never give up on you no matter what. I’ve been priviledged to hear the same message through my pastor and friends; your life is precious to God, you are a wonderful person, your life and giftings will not be wasted.
The truth is this…….God ain’t gonna let go, He’s invested so much in YOU!!!!! You are not an abandoned project; God is just ensuring that everything works out for your good because He has called you into fellowship with His son Jesus Christ our Lord. He is only setting your feet on the path to destiny and securing your eternity and guess what? He is faithful to bring it to pass.
Today, we live in a society and a world where there is little occurrence (and in most cases no such occurrences) of the physical persecution suffered by the early apostles such as being thrown in a pot of hot boiling oil, beheaded, cut into pieces, etc. The apostles were challenged with persecutions that attacked their physical beings and immediately eliminated them from the earth.
Contrary to the opinions of many, I dare to state that we are currently facing more persecutions than any of the early apostles. Today, the persecutions we face directly attack the foundations of our faith, our Christian virtues and values and the very essence of God. The persecutions do not even attempt to physically eliminate us from the earth, but rather aim at destroying what makes us Christians and change us to conform to the dictates of the society such as homosexuality, abortion, drugs, cultism, transgender, fornication, corruption, violence, cheating, masturbation, etc.
Today’s Christian is daily challenged with the loss of his identity (an identity crisis) and the death of his soul by gradually compromising God’s standards and making a mockery of the very principles that sustain his growth. The persecutions today seek to erode your identity in Christ Jesus (which is the only identity you have, once you have died to self and taken up the nature of Christ). Once this occurs, the Christian losses his purpose and just exists for existence sake but he is spiritually dead and has fallen from the position of grace. This can be likened to a lion grazing in the fields with sheep. It’s an abnormality for a lion (carnivore and king of the animal kingdom) to eat grass (lack understanding of his nature and feed on grass like herbivore) and fellowship with ordinary animals (sheep). This is most disheartening but sadly this is the persecution we are facing in this era.
The fact that we live in a relatively free society, where we can have liberty to do anything should enhance our resolute to live for God but this does not hold true for many who have gone astray.
I strongly believe that we are equipped to overcome these challenges; we need to consistently tap into God’s grace and inner strength from Christ Jesus to become true overcomers and glorious victors in Christ.
God will sustain you by the power of his love for you till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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