Author Archives: God's Favourite House
The Difference
‘A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy’ Luke 18:3
It is most heart breaking that we have a generation who close their eyes, shake their heads, and pray to God for a miracle. And when nothing happens, seemingly, they curse God. A generation that starts to doubt God because they prayed yesterday and God did not answer today. God wants you to know that He’s got your back. He says, when you go through the fire, He will be with you. Sometimes, when God takes me through certain things I say to Him, ‘is this not too much for just one Read the rest of this entry
He’s Able
‘Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?’ Luke 18:7
The future belongs to those who believe with all their heart that God is able to do all that He says He will do. The future belongs to those who believe with every cell in their body that if God says ‘A’, regardless of what they can see, ‘A’ will surely come to pass. The future does not belong to the people that say, seeing is believing. The future belongs to the people that say, if I believe then I will see. You know the story of Abram. Abram means exalted father yet he did not have a child. And Read the rest of this entry
Transferable Treasure
‘So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him. Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them’ Luke 5:28-29.
Why would Matthew do this? Matthew knew that he had the hope of eternal life and that he would go to heaven one day. Matthew knew that the only things you can take to heaven with you are the people you have affected for God. Your car cannot go, your house cannot go, your shirt cannot go, and the jewelries cannot go. If anyone tries to take jewelries or their family members attempt to bury them with all their gold, at night that grave will be burgled. The only things you can take to heaven Read the rest of this entry
Wellspring
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work” John 4:34 [NIV]
You can carry the presence of God so intensely that evil around you will be exposed and I am praying that for you in Jesus Name. There was a married woman who came into my office straight from the bed of adultery. She came into my office and her body began to itch her so she ran out. She thought it was a coincidence, so she came back in and her body began to itch her again so she ran out again. And this happened the third time. I just saw her excusing herself and going back and forth. Read the rest of this entry
His Kingdom!
Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it’ Matt.16:18
Why was Jesus so convinced about soul winning? I’ll give you two out of many reasons why. The first reason is that this is the way to build His Kingdom. Jesus has a Kingdom and He wants to build His Kingdom? He builds His Kingdom through you and I when we lead other people into that Kingdom. When we do this, He is excited. And in response to that He says ‘ask My Father anything and it will be done for you’. That is a good deal! Take note, it is His Kingdom. Years ago, I used to Read the rest of this entry
On Display III
‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’ Matt.5:16 [KJV]
You get to choose whether your light will shine or not. It is your decision. Jesus says let your light shine; Jesus did not say let your Pastor’s light shine. Did Jesus say your job is to go about ensuring that other people’s light shines? Did Jesus say let your life group leader’s light shine or let your neighbors light shine? No He said, you let your light shine. For instance, a woman quarrels with everyone in her community and even welcomes new neighbors with fights. Then this same woman Read the rest of this entry
On Display II
‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’ Matt.5:16 [KJV]
Your life can be a magnet that draws people to God or one that pushes people away from God. Is your life repelling people from Jesus or is your life advertising Jesus to people? We need to confront ourselves with this question. You and I need to do an internal check of our lives and check our behavior. Your life is one of the most significant gospels that can be preached. While in paid employment, I once worked in an organization where my unit was responsible for over 80% of the revenue of Read the rest of this entry
On Display I
‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’ Matt.5:16 [KJV]
When it comes to people seeing the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, there are two main things you need to consider. The first thing is the supernatural and the spiritual side. ‘If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.’ 2Cor.4:3-4. So for every one of those three people you have on your list of people close to you but far from God, God wants you to know today that there is a spiritual dimension. Everyone that is not surrendered to Jesus is because there is a veil – there is a blind folding. This is why we have to consistently pray for these people that the veil will be taken out and the curtain will be torn. Read the rest of this entry
Purpose of Promotion
‘When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had…’ Luke 5:8-9
Yesterday, we examined the Peter’s response to Jesus’ question – is it going to be about fishing for fish or fishing for men? Today we are going to examine the Luke response. Luke was a medical doctor when he met Jesus. After he met with Jesus, Luke remained a medical doctor. In other words, if he was a fisherman he remained a fisherman. But with Luke, it was not about the fish anymore. It was not about the trade anymore; it was about using that trade to help people connect to Jesus. So Read the rest of this entry
Number One Priority
‘When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had…’ Luke 5:8-9
Are you going to give your one and only life to fishing for fish or fishing for men? Are you going to invest this one life you have into fishing for small fish or fishing for big fish. The same way Jesus asked Peter, James, and John, He is asking us today. The same way He wanted Peter, James, and John to understand this, He wants us to understand that life is all about people. God wants you and I to help connect people to Him because with Jesus, people priority is number one priority. So Jesus is saying what will it be today, are you going to be fishing for fish or are you going to be fishing for men? In Luke 5:1-11, what they had worked for all night was to catch fish so that they can feed their families and have a good life. But they caught nothing. Jesus showed up, they caught so many fish they couldn’t even handle the catch. Then Peter had a light bulb moment; he realized that this was miraculous – a touch of divinity. Then comes the question, is it going to be about the fish or is it going to be about men? ‘Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!’ The truth we ought to realize today as followers of Christ Jesus is that we do not have a choice; Jesus will make you a fisher of men. However you must confront yourself with this question – is it going to be the fish or men?
Fish translates to money. Is it going to be about selling the fish, making money, and expanding your company? Or is going to be about people’s destinies? Is it going to be about dollars or is it going to be about destinies? If you choose dollars you will discover a life of emptiness. If you choose people’s destiny, you will discover a life of joy and fulfillment. Am I telling you to forget about the dollars? Well, pretty much yes. Let me break it down. Your response could be like Peter – “fish no more, Jesus all the way”. He left everything, even the fish he caught he did not even bother selling. Peter’s thinking could have been, ‘Jesus, you are the one that made the fish come, let me hold unto you, more fish will come’. Smart guy; he held Jesus and left everything. Until you realize what Peter realized, it will be difficult for you to hold on to what really matters. I am praying for you today that you will not miss it.
Prayer: Father, I pray that I will not miss what is important. Help me make fishing for men priority, in Jesus Name.
