Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
Hear Clearly
‘Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches’ Rev.2:29 [MSG]
The eagle can hear clearly. Some eagles dwell in the mountain, yet it is possible for the eagle to be on one side of the mountain and hear clearly the movement of a reptile on the other side of the mountain. The eagle may not be able to see its prey but it can hear every move and as such know exactly where the reptile Read the rest of this entry
Unusual Strength
‘…they that know their God shall be strong and they shall do exploits’ Dan.11:32.
‘They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles’. The eagles have unusual strength. We as Christians have to be strong just like the eagle. One sure way of getting unusual strength comes from waiting on the Lord. It is only God who knows what lies ahead of you and Read the rest of this entry
Learn From Nature
‘Is it at your command that the eagle rises to the heights to make its nest? It lives on the cliffs, making its home on a distant, rocky crag. From there it hunts its prey, keeping watch with piercing eyes. Its young gulp down blood. Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it’ Job 39:27-30.
God uses nature and things we find in nature to teach His children vital lessons and things we can do to achieve certain results. ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.’ Ps.19:1-2 [KJV]. In other Read the rest of this entry
The Wilderness
‘Then the Lord said to Moses, “look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day…’ Ex.16:4
At a point in my walk with God, the gospel I knew and we preached was ‘give your life to Jesus and all your problems will go away’. However, the truth is that is not the gospel at all. Unfortunately some people are still preaching that. Jesus says ‘in this world you will have tribulations but be of good cheer Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich X
‘To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance…’ Matt.25:29a
Lesson 7: Help others succeed. The spiritually rich people do not mind helping others succeed. ‘…Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate’ Matt.25:24. Bad attitude! How will a servant say such things to his master? Spiritually rich Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich IX
‘…Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20b
Lesson 6 (cont.): Willingness to take spiritual risks. The truth is that you do not need faith if you are not taking any risk. Check your life, are you taking any risk in your life right now that if God does not show up you will be in trouble? If there isn’t then you are not living with faith. ‘The just shall live by faith’ and ‘without faith, it is Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VIII
‘…Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20b
Lesson 6: Willingness to take spiritual risks. Spiritually rich people are not afraid to take risks for Jesus. Meanwhile spiritually poor people are soaked in fear. The spiritually rich servant immediately decided to trade with the talents the Master had given to him. If you have done any form of trading or Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VII
‘To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away’ Matt.25:29.
Lesson 5 (contd.): Form the habit of obeying God immediately. This is the key to spiritual wealth. You need to form the habit of obeying anything that God tells you immediately. This is not something that comes naturally to everyone. As humans we are prone to doing things or wanting our own way. Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich VI
‘After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money’ Matt.25:19
Lesson 5: Maintain good habits. If you are going to be spiritually rich, you must maintain good habits. The spiritually rich know that success is as a result of consistence. If you are going to be successful over the long hull, you have to learn the power of good habits. You have to learn to do things right, no matter Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich V
‘The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’ Matt.25:21
Lesson 4: The spiritually rich love Jesus. The spiritually rich person loves and trusts the Master for who He is. The spiritually poor person is suspicious of Jesus. ‘Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering Read the rest of this entry
