Category Archives: Grace
Pathway
Ps.32:8 “The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”
Roads are pathways to destinations. Road one leads to destination one and road two leads to destination two. The point of intersection between two pathways [roads] leading to two different destinations is a crossroad. Read the rest of this entry
Right Judgment
2 kings 6:11 “The king of Aram… demanded, “Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?” 12 “It’s not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!”
The background to today’s scripture reference is, the king of Aram was at war with Israel. The Bible says that whatever battle strategy Aram came up Read the rest of this entry
Acceptable Response
Dan.6: 14 “Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament.”
There is such a huge contrast between Darius’ and Nebuchadnezzar’s responses to “defiance”. The reason is, Dairus obviously had experienced Daniel and had respect for him. Nebuchadnezzar on the other hand, had obviously not experienced the three young men and had no respect for them. In addition to that, Nebuchadnezzar had ulterior motives. His decree was out of his insecurity. Darius on the other hand yielded to “yes men” and discovered his error. However, favour and honour made Daniel a target. Some people’s response to favour is to avoid it all together and just coast through life. Some pray that God would reduce their measure of favour so that they will not attract attention. If you are favoured please be humble but embrace it and do not apologize for it or cut yourself down. You are not doing anyone a favour by making yourself look small. Stop it!
I know a family that would always train the domestic staff that they employ. They sponsor the person up to university level and give them a chance to make a life for themselves. So, they took in a boy, very intelligent chap, and started him up on the same path. He got into school and was excelling. One day, the boy’s mother showed up and started crying. She was convinced that the family wanted her son dead because if the people in the village hear of the boy’s progress, they will kill him. She pleaded with them to let him remain at the level of a domestic staff so that she can have her son in old age. They tried to point her to God’s protective covering that is available for her and her son. But when the woman saw that they were not accepting her proposition, she let it be. Then one day, she just showed up and took the boy back to the village.
Some people feel they need to wear rags to prolong their life. I am not saying you should become arrogant but if God’s favour on your life makes you a target, God Himself will protect you. We also see from the responses of the other administrators and high officers, that when people do not respond positively to the favour on another person, they became breakfast for lions. I pray that you will respond well, and those that become jealous of the favour on your life will be breakfast for lions in Jesus Name. If God is blessing your neighbor, He is in your neighborhood, so rejoice!
Prayer: O Lord, fight those fighting me; declare war on them for their attacks on me. Put on your armor, take your shield and protect me by standing in front, in Jesus Name. Amen [Ps.35:1-2, TLB]
Grace & Truth!
Jn.1:17 “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
Antinomianism is the concept of grace that says you can sin all you like. In fact, it suggests that the more you sin, the more the grace. Are you familiar with this theory? It is called the “Eternal Salvation [E.S.]” movement –once saved, forever saved. Read the rest of this entry
Picture-Perfect!
Matt.7:11 “So if you, sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. 12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of …the law and the prophets”
Parents, are all your children perfect? Or do you have one perfect child at least? I do not think any parent has perfect children. Do you love them a little bit or absolutely, regardless? I am certain that every parent would say absolutely! Read the rest of this entry
Amazing Grace!
Col.2:14 “He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross” [with emphasis].
You are FREE from satan and his demonic hosts. You are EMPOWERED to destroy the works of satan and his demonic hosts. And you are FREE to walk with God. Jesus shamed the devil publicly so that you can be free to serve God. Read the rest of this entry
The Holy Spirit
Rom. 14:17 (KJV) “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost”.
This Scripture gives us a clue into the source of joy. There are people that cannot get excited unless they take a substance. But after the substance wears out, they are back to being sober and sorrowful. But you and I have the Holy Ghost constantly with us so we are on a constant high. Read the rest of this entry
Think Trans-generational
Heb.7:10 “For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.”
In Abraham, Levi paid tithe. Levi is about fourth generations from Abraham. A lot of people reading this today are first generation Christians. You are laboring but you are not seeing as much result. Keep on laboring; do not get tired because your children, your grandchildren, your children yet unborn, will see the result. In Abraham, Levi paid tithe. There are seeds you will sow today that the harvest will keep pouring in for generations. Unfortunately, a lot of people are too myopic. God is trans-generational.
Roots Then Fruits
Jn.14:12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.”
There are two dimensions when it comes to the miraculous. Two dimensions we must be aware of and they are: the miraculous roots and the miraculous fruits. The two are indispensable. However, the miraculous roots must happen for there to be miraculous fruits. The miraculous fruits happen when you are doing the right things, for example – praying and giving. On the surface it will appear as though nothing is happening. But you are performing a miracle; it is called the miraculous roots.
Joy Unstoppable
John 15:10 “When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love”
God says rejoice but you have to choose to rejoice. There are two dimensions to this command – there is the prophetic dimension and there is the instructional dimension.
The Instructional Dimension: I have discovered that there is nothing better than rejoicing. There is nothing stronger than joy. In fact, joy is such a strong force. It is unstoppable. God is giving you a life- long instruction and that is to rejoice – it is a command. When people question your rejoicing, tell them you are obeying God because God has commanded you to rejoice.
