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Just Do It!
‘His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it” John 2:5 [NKJV]
In John 2 there is an amazing story where Jesus and His mother were at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. If you have been in church for a while, you would know this story. The celebrants ran out of wine and something very interesting happened. The mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no more wine, fix it” [translated]. Jesus said, “woman what is my business with that” [translated]. Then Jesus’ mother Read the rest of this entry
Instructions To Obey
‘Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do’ Josh.1:8.
Goliath is a very popular character in the Bible and his fall made room for David’s promotion. As the goliath’s fall in our lives this season, promotion will follow suit in Jesus Name. David was a shepherd boy, he was just a no name, tending to sheep and goats. But David had an unusual trait and that is David is a communicator. There is something in David that just wants to have a conversation. And when David Read the rest of this entry
Unto Thyself Be True III
‘Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just’ Ps.51:4.
‘God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God’ Eph.2:8 [KJV]. Faith is an action word; faith is not passive believing. Repentance is faith that gives you access to the grace that saves you. Without repentance, you cannot access the grace that can save, even though Jesus has paid for it. If I could survive six years without fornicating, you can do it too. God that Read the rest of this entry
Unto Thyself Be True II
‘Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness’ Ps.51:14 [NIV].
Secondly, true repentance comes clean. ‘Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness’ Ps.51:14. David was specific about what he was repenting for. People come to God to confess their sins and they say, “O Lord, You know I’ve been a bad boy/girl, forgive me of all my sins”. And they want to move on meanwhile God is saying, “I am ready to forgive you but which Read the rest of this entry
Unto Thyself Be True I
‘For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night’ Ps.51:3
The fourth thing we need to know about sin is that sin shuts your mouth. You may attempt to sing praises to God and the accuser would refresh your mind about your sin. You can’t praise God. Picture this, David picks up his harp and begins to sing a Psalm unto the Lord and the enemy whispers “Uriah”. David’s lips become sealed. David goes to the balcony and just as he is about to sing another Psalm unto the Lord the Read the rest of this entry
Seek Restoration
‘Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice’ Ps.51:8 [NIV].
Levi paid tithe way before God instituted tithe as a law. Some people kill themselves that tithe is the law and we are not under the law. In my opinion, that is just being clueless. David did not say because iniquity was wired into him therefore he has to remain that way. That is the problem with our generation; we blame our parents for everything. I was abused as a child that’s why I am like this. Have you heard Read the rest of this entry
Generational Consequences
‘For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me’ Ps.51:3 [NIV]
The second thing we need to know is that sin in the parents becomes iniquity in the children. Parenting is such a powerful thing. If parents choose to disobey God, it becomes iniquity in the children. The root word for iniquity is crookedness. In other words, crookedness becomes wired into the children. So what the parents choose to do in disobeying God, the children do it by default. So if the parent chooses to lie, Read the rest of this entry
Be Repentant
‘Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar” Ps.51:19 [NIV].
God has already made provision for salvation for all mankind but repentance [action, faith] is man’s own end of things. Repentance is so crucial every Christian must understand it and operate it. And there’s no one that is best suited to teach us about repentance than David. David existed in the Old Testament but because of his relationship with God, he operated as a New Testament believer. He knew that God did not Read the rest of this entry
By Grace
‘For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God’ Eph.2:8 [KJV].
Lets examine the big picture of where repentance actually sits in seeking God and praying as it relates to the tabernacle. The tabernacle has three sections; the outer court, the inner court, and the holy of holies each section is separated with a veil. The outer court consists of the brazen altar, brazen lava; the inner court consists of the golden lampstand with seven branches, the table of shewbread, and the altar of Read the rest of this entry
A Shift
‘The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise’ Ps.51:17 [NKJV].
Over the next few days we are going to be learning True Repentance from the heart of David. David demonstrated true repentance in Psalm 51. Interestingly this is one of the Psalms that my grandmother made us memorize by repetition. My grandmother is illiterate so we had to memorize it in our dialect. I would encourage you to memorize Psalm 51 in your dialect; it is very powerful. There were points when Read the rest of this entry
