Self-dependency!
Yes, He humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Deut.8:3
Humble yourself so that God would not have to humble you. Self-dependency can be the greatest undoing of any child of God. If you can afford it or you can do it on your own then why do you need God? Because God loves you dearly, He will probably take you through a wilderness situation like the children of Read the rest of this entry
Self-Righteous?
My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your decrees. Ps.119:71
I kept myself and got married as a virgin, I’m now married for five years and I don’t have a child. If God were to choose someone to delay childbirth, why me, after all I have been faithful! I know what other girls did in school and yet they got pregnant immediately. Why me? A number of us have experiences that Read the rest of this entry
Faith vs. Works
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Eph.2:8-9
Salvation is by grace and faith alone and cannot be merited by good works. A number of us have this figured out wrongly, we think that we merit God’s love because of the things that we have done or are currently doing. Until you understand that it is not by works of righteousness but by His grace alone you Read the rest of this entry
Total Commitment
He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. Titus 2:14
Total commitment is a process which can only start with Jesus. To even begin to understand what commitment means as a child of God you must first understand what commitment means to the Father. ‘He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, Read the rest of this entry
Levels of Commitment
Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the Church, the body of Christ. Eph.4:12
Walking with God cannot happen without commitment. Have you ever asked yourself about your role in the body of Christ? ‘…build up the Church, the body of Christ’. This means that even within the Church, there are levels which you can only attain if you submit yourself to being built up. We grow in Read the rest of this entry
To Be Filled With The Life Of Christ – Part 2
‘The Word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone’ John 1:4.
Secondly, to be filled with the life of Christ means to be filled with the Living Word of God. The Word of God is God Himself. John 1:1-5, ‘In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through Him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it’. When you chronicle this portion of scripture by the help of the Holy Spirit, you will get revelational knowledge of the Power that the Word carries. This same power is available to every Christian who is filled with the Living Word. You can only get filled with the Word by spending dedicated study time daily with the Word. However it does not just stop at studying, you must also begin to meditate on the Word and let it become your actions. Let it renew your thinking until your natural response to situations is in line with the Word of Life. There is no word of God without life and power. To be filled with the Living Word of God is to move around with raw power. You cannot live the life that God has promised you unless you are filled with the Living Word. Isaiah 40: 8 ‘The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the Word of our God stands forever.’ What is holding you back from experiencing the power in the Word? Every Word in the bible was birthed by the Spirit of God, ask Him and He will give you understanding.
Prayer: Father, I ask to be filled with Your Living Word so that I will become the full image of Christ Jesus in my immediate environment. Thank You Father.
To be filled with the Life of Christ – Part 1
Then He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. John20:22
Firstly, to be filled with the life of Christ means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is intoxicating and when you are truly filled, He owns your soul. John 16:13-15 ‘But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, He will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to Himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. He will honor Me; He Read the rest of this entry
Praying as an act of Worship
I urge you …to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority…This is good and pleases God our Savior 1Tim2:1-3 [NLT]
God admonishes us to dedicate time to praying for other people’s needs besides our own. From the scripture above it is clear that God considers this an act of worship and it pleases Him. A lot of people do not know that when you devote time to praying for other people, you are actually praying for yourself. Read the rest of this entry
Are You Desperate?
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised) Heb.10:23 (KJV)
Are you at the point where you have been waiting on God for a promise that will change the course of your life? A turn around that will be as David described it in Psalm 126.However, the wait period is starting to feel endless and you are wondering if God still has you on His radar. You suddenly find Read the rest of this entry
Cornerstones of Relationships
I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are My friends, since I have told you everything the Father told Me. John 15:15
Your relationship with God needs a lot of time and work. How you started out initially is not what will sustain you for the duration of your walk with God. You need to attain excellence by the strength of the Holy Spirit plus understand the role of competence, sacrifice, and devotion.
