Spiritual Capacity
‘And now God is building you, as living stones, into His spiritual temple. What’s more, you are God’s holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please Him because of Jesus Christ’ 1 Pet.2:5
As physical exercises build physical muscles, so also spiritual exercise build spiritual muscles. In all sports, there are coaches and athletes. They train together to prepare for the sports ahead. It is only the foolish athlete who will request that his coach trains on his behalf, while he relaxes. Every athlete must Read the rest of this entry
Let Go Of Fig Leaves
‘…Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit’ Acts 2:38
What area of your life have you sown fig leaves for? Some of us have a void in our hearts that only God can fill. Yet we try to fill it with everything except the One who can. People fill the void in their lives with sex, alcohol, or ungodly relationships. The people you are compromising for will one day find Christ Read the rest of this entry
Pointers To Un-repented Sin
‘Then the LORD God called to the man, Where are you? He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked…’ Gen.3:9-10
Today, we will be dealing with the components of the baggage of un-repented sin. These are the pointers to the fact that perhaps there is a baggage of un-repented sin you need to deal with. The first pointer to un-repented sin is regret [Read Genesis 3:1-13]. There is no point regretting. In dealing with regret, the first thing you need to know is that you Read the rest of this entry
Lack Of Accountability
‘Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results’ James 5:16.
Accountability is important for every Christian. When we don’t have accountability in our lives, it is harder to spot when we are derailing and more difficult to repent. There has to be someone that you are accountable to. If you are married, you should work on that person being your spouse. It may not be your spouse from day one, depending on Read the rest of this entry
Un-repentance: Pride & Deception
‘Though the LORD is great, He cares for the humble, but He keeps His distance from the proud’ Ps.138:6.
Another reason why a lot of people find it difficult to repent is pride. Are you too proud to recognize when God is reaching out to you? You see God has been trying to get your attention. He has been trying to use different people to talk to you. God has been using people to speak to you but because of the pride in your heart, you cannot hear Him. So we carry the baggage of un- Read the rest of this entry
Protecting Your Future
‘Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up…’ Heb.12:1
Un-repented sin is the surest weapon for destiny destruction. Repentance however, protects your glorious future from your horrible past. You cannot be free from a sin you are not willing to repent of. You can acknowledge that you want to head south. Yet if your mind change does not end up in a directional change you will still end up north. This is the reason for a lot of Read the rest of this entry
Experiencing Grace
‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap’ Gal.6:7.
God sent His son to die for us. Way before we knew God, we had found grace. However, for you to experience grace on a personal level, you must repent. Repentance is the door that opens the grace and mercy of God to us. Without repentance, you shut yourself out of God’s grace. Erroneously, if you don’t understand the grace and mercy of God you will think that grace is a Read the rest of this entry
What Will You Do?
‘But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’ Rom.5:8 [KJV].
‘For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me’ Ps.38:4. The truth is that none of us is capable of carrying the baggage of our iniquities. But the enemy wants to put it on us and ensure that we keep carrying the baggage. With God, the issue is not the sins you have committed. Rather, God is more concerned about what you’re going to do Read the rest of this entry
In Christ
‘This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!’ 2 Cor.5:17
The truth about life is that the things that we have been through try to determine the things that are set before us. But God does not want our past to determine our future. Your past should not determine your future. No matter how bad your past was God does not want that past to determine your future. Yet owing to the way we are wired and because of the way the world is, it is the Read the rest of this entry
Healthy Views
‘Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you’ Isa.43:4
God in His Words puts before us a multitude of people who had healthy views of themselves. Examples He wants us to follow in our own lives. People like Jabez; Esther; Daniel, Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego; and David. Jesus also lived out the perfect example of a healthy view of self which is why He urges us to ‘take His yoke and learn of Him’. The most important view is Read the rest of this entry
