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Plans Of Good
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jer.29:11
Have you ever wondered why God takes you through some phases in life? Periods where you know without any doubt that you are walking with God yet you cannot explain the storms. Paul experienced something similar, so relax you are not alone. However, like Paul, you have to continue to see what God’s plan is and go for it. ‘For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They Read the rest of this entry
Don’t Be Tired
‘…Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground. So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times. But the man of God was angry with him. You should have struck the ground five or six times! …Now you will be victorious only three times’ 2Kings 13:18-19.
Many of us want glory in certain areas of our life. We want to experience God in new ways but are not willing to pay the price. If you want to experience God’s glory, if you want to experience significant change in your marriage, or your carrier, you have to go on your knees and stay there. Even when you are physically tired and your knees and ankles are hurting you have to remain in Read the rest of this entry
The Law of Beginnings
‘Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin…’ Zec.4:10
It is God’s desire that we start from where we are and move to where He alone can take us. It is called the law of beginnings. Some people tend to ignore the beginning because they believe that the beginning does not determine the end. While this is true in some cases, it is also dangerous in many cases. There are some foundational things that must be sorted before starting any venture and Read the rest of this entry
Commitment vs. Routine
‘And so the Lord says, “These people say they are Mine. They honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. And their worship of Me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote’ Isa.29:13.
God wants us to be committed in everything we do. He wants us to be committed to Him, to our family, to our jobs, our relationships and career because without commitment we cannot grow. Yet when commitment is done in a such way that it has no meaning anymore, it becomes just a routine. For instance, a lot of people Read the rest of this entry
Solid Commitment
‘That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified’ Luke 2:8-9
These shepherds had spent their entire day watching over, feeding, and tending to the sheep. Yet at night their commitment to the sheep remained as solid as it was in the morning. They could have abandoned the sheep at night and in the eyes of man they would have been justified. It was in the place of their commitment Read the rest of this entry
Honour God
‘Honour the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce’ Prov.3:9
God does not need our money but He wants us to honour Him. Why, because there are blessings attached to honouring God. Giving is a way of honouring God [Prov.3:9]. It is wisdom to honour God with our wealth because we know that nothing happens unless God approves it. Yet even with giving some approaches are Read the rest of this entry
Make Him Priority
‘The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord they God’ Ex.23:19 [KJV]
What on earth are you making priority? A lot of times, we tend to make things that are not important and of no eternal value priority. ‘Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and He will give you everything you need’ Luke 12:31. God must come first in everything. He must be first in priority and first in sequence. A lot of times Read the rest of this entry
Give It All Out!
‘Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back’. Luke 6:38
The extent to which you give is the extent to which you will be blessed. The prodigal son left his house on the significant level and ended up on the survival level, in penury. The reason is because he spent everything and gave nothing. This will not be our portion in Jesus Name. Jacob on the other hand left his father’s house on Read the rest of this entry
Levels Of Living
‘Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back’ Luke 6:30
There are three levels of living. Moving from one level to another requires giving [sowing]. You cannot expect to grow by consistently being on the receiving end. You grow by being a giver. No one is born to receive alone. In actual fact, receiving is a benefit of giving. We were born to give. Born to give life (birth), money, comfort, clothes, etc. If you have clothes you have not Read the rest of this entry
The Cross
‘Abba, Father, He cried out, everything is possible for You. Please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Yet I want Your will to be done, not Mine’ Mark.14:36
There comes a time in every life when our will crosses with the will of the Father. Giving can be a huge sacrifice but it’s the best way to be a blessing and be blessed. Jesus Himself struggled with giving His life and this was the one thing on His mind when He went to Gethsemane to pray. Scripture records that while He prayed that night, His sweat was like blood. He too asked the Read the rest of this entry
