The Comforter I
‘And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you’ John 14:16
For the next few days we are going to be learning about the person of the Holy Spirit. Many times, people refer to the Holy Spirit as ‘something’ or refer to the Holy Spirit as ‘it’. The Holy Spirit is a real person. ‘But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me’ John 15:26. Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as ‘The Comforter’. It is amazing that Jesus is saying I am going and I am sending ‘the’ Comforter. Note Jesus did Read the rest of this entry
Ruth, Daniel and Paul
‘There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth’ Ecc.3:1 [MSG]
Ruth transitioned properly and as a result she had a good testimony about her. She refused to abandon her late husband’s mother even though she knew there was nothing there for her but God. Ruth served Naomi well, when it was time to glean, she humbled herself and went to the fields without complains. It was her good testimony that attracted Boaz. Some of us ladies who are looking for life partners need to humble ourselves. Ruth humbled herself and packaged herself. We Read the rest of this entry
Joseph, Caleb and Joshua
‘Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence’ 1Cor.10:12 [MSG]
God gave Joseph a great vision which he shared with his father and his brothers. His brothers became envious and conspired to kill him. But God delivered him and instead He was sold into slavery. Here was Joseph with his big vision but on his way to become a slave in Egypt. Joseph could have decided to hold on to the goodness in his father’s house and refuse to learn in the wilderness. But Joseph transitioned well and remained a prime minister in his heart. Even in Read the rest of this entry
The End, The New Beginning
‘True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but He’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether He’s coming or going’ Ecc.3:11 [MSG]
The third phase of transition is the end, the new beginning phase. This is when you see the fulfillment of God’s prophecy in your life. You have been trusting God for a life partner all along. He has led you past the end of your single days and the beginning of your transitioning phase. Then He took you to the wilderness when He renewed your mind, changed your Read the rest of this entry
The Wilderness Experience
‘But just experiencing God’s wonder and grace didn’t seem to mean much—most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased’ 1 Cor.10:5 [MSG]
The wilderness experience is the second phase in transition. This is the phase where you are waiting on God. God has given you a word or a promise yet you are in the wilderness. I have news for you; you can make your wilderness what you want it to be. The wilderness phase is a place for you to build faith. You Read the rest of this entry
The End, The Beginning
‘These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were’ 1 Cor.10:11 [MSG]
There are three phases of transition. The first is the end, the beginning. Transition always starts with an end. You put an end to something, and then something new begins. God put an end to the slavery of the children of Israel and their freedom begun. The end of their slavery in Egypt was the beginning of Read the rest of this entry
Transition III
‘A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go’ Ecc.3:6 [MSG]
With transition you can either emerge a victor or you emerge a victim. When we transition properly, we are full of life and are victors. When people fail to transition properly, they become victims which results in constant complaints. When people have changed but do not transition, the past begins to look good. Read the rest of this entry
Transition II
‘A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap’ Ecc.3:2 [MSG]
Effective transition leads to growth. When we transition, we are growing, maturing, learning, improving, and acquiring knowledge and skills. We are victorious and can become experts in that sector or in that relationship. But when people do not transition properly, they are filled with misery. People Read the rest of this entry
Transition I
‘There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth’ Ecc.3:1 [MSG].
The dictionary defines transition as a passage; a change from one position, one state, a stage or a concept to another. Transition is like a channel that leads you from ‘point A’ to ‘point B’. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, the Bible talks about seasons and that everything is not in a fixed state. God made different seasons. There Read the rest of this entry
Please Be With Me
‘…Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.’1 Chro.4:10
The fourth thing that we can learn from Jabez is that Jabez longed for a relationship with God. He did not stop at asking to be blessed; Jabez went further to ask God to be with him. When a Jew says to the Lord ‘be with me’, he is saying ‘be the Lord of my life and be in control of my life’. God cannot go with Read the rest of this entry
