Hallowed be thy name

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6:9 (KJV)

Our calling  christians is no glory to the name of God. God's name represent His character. Taking the name of God in n vain misrepresents God's character to others (Exod. 20:7). As a Christians, we carry the name of our Savior. The way we live and relate to others is a direct reflection on the name of christ.
Doing something "In Jesus' Name" is to do something that is in accordance with His character (John 15:16).It means that Jesus would be pleased to join n us in what we are doing. If, however, our actions detract from God's reputation, He will jealously guard His name of God's reputations of people but too littles; concerned with protecting the Holy name of God. When the Israelite profaned God's name before the nations by the way they lived, God "hallowed" His name:, He made His name holy by punishing them (Ezek 36:22). When David  sinned before his nation, God publicly disciplined him in order to protect the holiness of His name.
We can so tarnish the name father before our children that it hinders them from loving God as their heavenly father. We can be such unforgiving Christian  that our sinfulness discourages people  from seeking forgivesnes from our God. We can  show such disrespect for God as we worship Him that those observing lose their reverence of Him as well.
Our Supreme desire should be to glorify the name of God by way we live.
We ought to pray daily, as Jesus taught us to, that God's name be treated as Holy.

Telling History

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Isaiah 51:1 (KJV)

As Christian, we ought never to overlook our heritage. An awareness of our Christian heritage helps us to understand our identity, and it gives us sense of where God is leading us.
The Israelites had a rich heritage. Their nation began as a result of Abraham and Sarah's faithfulness. The generations that followed included Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as their faithful leaders. God richly blessed His people and made them prosper. God continued to show favor on the Israelites by leading them out of Egypt into a prosperous land of their own. God established His nation through to provide strong leaders such as Moses Joshua, Gideon, Deborah, Samuel, David, and Solomon. He sent mighty prophets such as Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. Unfortunately, in Isaiah day, God's people had reached a point where they had  forgotten their heritage. They lived as spiritual papers rather than a heirs to a heritage and member of a royal priesthood.
Your spiritual heritage is even richer than that of Isaiah generation. Your spiritual ancestors include Mary the Mother of Jesus, John the Baptist, the disciple, the apostle Paul, and host of Saint down through the ages. Even more important, you look to Jesus as the author and finisher of your faith. (Heb. 12:2).You may have a family history of faithfulness that goes back several generations. Do you see the full pictures of God's redemptive work? God's plan involves you, just as it has included each Christian throughout the centuries. God wants you to participate in His continuing work to redeem a lost world. Your obedience this day will provide a legacy of faithfulness to the generation that follow, and telling History

Jesus Lover of my Soul

“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.” Ecclesiastes 1:7 (KJV)

Everything sublunary is on the move, time knows nothing of rest. The solid earth is a rolling ball, and the great sun himself a star obediently fulfilling its course around some greater luminary. Tides move the sea, winds stir the airy ocean, friction wears the rock: change and death rule everywhere. The sea is not a miser’s storehouse for a wealth of waters, for as by one force the waters flow into it, by another they are lifted from it. Men are born but to die: everything is hurry, worry, and vexation of spirit. Friend of the unchanging Jesus, what a joy it is to reflect upon thy changeless heritage; thy sea of bliss which will be forever full, since God himself shall pour eternal rivers of pleasure into it. We seek an abiding city beyond the skies, and we shall not be disappointed. The passage before us may well teach us gratitude. Father Ocean is a great receiver, but he is a generous distributor. What the rivers bring him he returns to the earth in the form of clouds and rain. That man is out of joint with the universe who takes all but makes no return. To give to others is but sowing seed for ourselves. He who is so good a steward as to be willing to use his substance for his Lord, shall be entrusted with more. Friend of Jesus, art thou rendering to him according to the benefit received? Much has been given thee, what is thy fruit? Hast thou done all? Canst thou not do more? To be selfish is to be wicked. Suppose the ocean gave up none of its watery treasure, it would bring ruin upon our race. God forbid that any of us should follow the ungenerous and destructive policy of living unto ourselves. Jesus pleased not himself. All fulness dwells in him, but of his fulness have all we received. O for Jesus’ spirit, that henceforth we may live not unto. Seek him while he be found.

Abide in You

The trees of the Lord are full of sap.” Psalm 104:16 (KJV)

Without sap the tree cannot flourish or even exist. Vitality is essential to a Christian. There must be life—a vital principle infused into us by God the Holy Ghost, or we cannot be trees of the Lord. The mere name of being a Christian is but a dead thing, we must be filled with the spirit of divine life. This life is mysterious. We do not understand the circulation of the sap, by what force it rises, and by what power it descends again. So the life within us is a sacred mystery. Regeneration is wrought by the Holy Ghost entering into man and becoming man’s life; and this divine life in a believer afterwards feeds upon the flesh and blood of Christ and is thus sustained by divine food, but whence it cometh and whither it goeth who shall explain to us? What a secret thing the sap is! The roots go searching through the soil with their little spongioles, but we cannot see them suck out the various gases, or transmute the mineral into the vegetable; this work is done down in the dark. Our root is Christ Jesus, and our life is hid in him; this is the secret of the Lord. The radix of the Christian life is as secret as the life itself. How permanently active is the sap in the cedar! In the Christian the divine life is always full of energy—not always in fruit-bearing, but in inward operations. The believer’s graces are not every one of them in constant motion, but his life never ceases to palpitate within. He is not always working for God, but his heart is always living upon him. As the sap manifests itself in producing the foliage and fruit of the tree, so with a truly healthy Christian, his grace is externally manifested in his walk and conversation. If you talk with him, he cannot help speaking about Jesus. If you notice his actions you will see that he has been with Jesus. He has so much sap within, that it must fill his conduct and conversation with life.

Do You Know The Ability Of God?

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)

Knowing the ability of God in your life puts away all doubts and worries. God is the creator of the heaven and earth and everything therein. The creation story in Genesis chapter 1 and 2 is not just a onetime event. It is a continual process because God has not stopped creating. Just like the first time, He does not want anyone to see Him when He is creating. He prefers to finish it and calls man to see what He has done. Dear beloved, God’s ability is infinite; it cannot be measured. Just believe continually in His promises and proclaim them in your life every day; and truly He will exceed your request and imagination. Think of what He did for Abraham, Isaac, Mary, King David, and Joseph and be convinced that He will also do it for you. Hallelujah!

The Heaven's Are Opened!

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Matthew 3:16 (KJV)

Following divinely appointed leadership leads to a fulfilled destination. Jesus Christ is the divinely appointed leader for humanity. He is God that was why the heavens were opened after His baptism to indicate that He is the Messiah, the anointed One. When you believe in Him, confess Him as Lord and personal Saviour and follow Him, the heavens will be opened to you. This means that you have God and angelic support for everything you undertake under the sun. You will make progress in your life, business, job, family, and the nation as a whole. Dear beloved, let somebody know about Jesus Christ and the benefits of following Him and you will be saving a soul and the heavens will continually support you. Hallelujah!

Choose What Is Better!

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. Psalms 118:8 (KJV)

Trusting God is taking refuge in Him. He is a strong tower the righteous run to Him and are safe, Proverbs 18:10. In the new dispensation Jesus Christ is the one God has given to all humanity but some have not taken advantage of this Gift. Due to this, some people are struggling and suffering in ignorance. Dear beloved, a human being can fail you; for example, if he dies after making several promises to you, who is likely to fulfil his numerous promises after his death? Take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ, put your confidence in Him and His Word and you will never regret it. He is able to do more than we even ask or think, Ephesians 3:20. Hallelujah!

Do You Know To Overcome?

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:4 (KJV)

Living in the knowledge of God’s Word leads to a continual victory. The opening Scripture reveals who the children of God are. They proceeded from God and have overcome the world. The world of sin, wickedness, darkness, suffering and the like can be overcome. The moment you believe in Jesus Christ and confess Him as Lord and personal Saviour, you are born into God’s family and God comes to live in you in the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the glory of God and He gives you the power to conquer sin, the devil, demons, wickedness, suffering, darkness, and the like. Therefore, never be discouraged in life; get to know the Holy Spirit through the Holy Scriptures, cooperate and fellowship with Him, and you will live a life of continual victory. Hallelujah!

Cast your care He care for you!

Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?”
Luke 24:38 (KJV)

“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?” The Lord cares for all things, and the meanest creatures share in his universal providence, but his particular providence is over his saints. “The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him.” “Precious shall their blood be in his sight.” “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to his purpose.” Let the fact that, while he is the Saviour of all men, he is specially the Saviour of them that believe, cheer and comfort you. You are his peculiar care; his regal treasure which he guards as the apple of his eye; his vineyard over which he watches day and night. “The very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Let the thought of his special love to you be a spiritual pain-killer, a dear quietus to your woe: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” God says that as much to you as to any saint of old. “Fear not, I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” We lose much consolation by the habit of reading his promises for the whole church, instead of taking them directly home to ourselves. Believer, grasp the divine word with a personal, appropriating faith. Think that you hear Jesus say, “I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not.” Think you see him walking on the waters of thy trouble, for he is there, and he is saying, “Fear not, it is I; be not afraid.” Oh, those sweet words of Christ! May the Holy Ghost make you feel them as spoken to you; forget others for awhile—accept the voice of Jesus as addressed to you, and say, “Jesus whispers consolation; I cannot refuse it; I will sit under his shadow with great delight.”

Weight your Action

Create A Balance Life For Yourself! A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16:11 (KJV)

A balance is the state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall. It is also defined as the instrument for weighing. The Complete Jewish Bible quotes the opening Scripture as, “The balance and scales of justice have their origin in Adonai; all the weights in the bag are his doing.” The Almighty God has His own scale or balance of justice to weigh the actions of His children and the people in the world. He does this to reward those who are doing righteousness and punish those who are doing wickedness. It is vital that Christians weigh their actions or work on daily basis to determine whether they deserve to be blessed abundantly by God. Use the Word of God to weigh your life to see whether you are being a blessing to people or stumbling block to them. If your life is a blessing to others, then you have no course to worry because the LORD will surely reward you. Hallelujah! Share.

IN ALL THING

Grow up into him in all things.”
Ephesians 4:15 (KJV)

Many Christians remain stunted and dwarfed in spiritual things, so as to present the same appearance year after year. No up-springing of advanced and refined feeling is manifest in them. They exist but do not “grow up into him in all things.” But should we rest content with being in the “green blade,” when we might advance to “the ear,” and eventually ripen into the “full corn in the ear?” Should we be satisfied to believe in Christ, and to say, “I am safe,” without wishing to know in our own experience more of the fulness which is to be found in him. It should not be so; we should, as good traders in heaven’s market, covet to be enriched in the knowledge of Jesus. It is all very well to keep other men’s vineyards, but we must not neglect our own spiritual growth and ripening. Why should it always be winter time in our hearts? We must have our seed time, it is true, but O for a spring time—yea, a summer season, which shall give promise of an early harvest. If we would ripen in grace, we must live near to Jesus—in his presence—ripened by the sunshine of his smiles. We must hold sweet communion with him. We must leave the distant view of his face and come near, as John did, and pillow our head on his breast; then shall we find ourselves advancing in holiness, in love, in faith, in hope—yea, in every precious gift. As the sun rises first on mountain-tops and gilds them with his light, and presents one of the most charming sights to the eye of the traveller; so is it one of the most delightful contemplations in the world to mark the glow of the Spirit’s light on the head of some saint, who has risen up in spiritual stature, like Saul, above his fellows, till, like a mighty Alp, snow-capped, he reflects first among the chosen, the beams of the Sun of Righteousness, and bears the sheen of his effulgence high aloft for all to see, and seeing it, to glorify his Father which is in heaven.

The God of My Salvation

God, my maker, who giveth songs in the night.”
Job 35:10 (KJV)

Any man can sing in the day. When the cup is full, man draws inspiration from it. When wealth rolls in abundance around him, any man can praise the God who gives a plenteous harvest or sends home a loaded argosy. It is easy enough for an Aeolian harp to whisper music when the winds blow—the difficulty is for music to swell forth when no wind is stirring. It is easy to sing when we can read the notes by daylight; but he is skilful who sings when there is not a ray of light to read by—who sings from his heart. No man can make a song in the night of himself; he may attempt it, but he will find that a song in the night must be divinely inspired. Let all things go well, I can weave songs, fashioning them wherever I go out of the flowers that grow upon my path; but put me in a desert, where no green thing grows, and wherewith shall I frame a hymn of praise to God? How shall a mortal man make a crown for the Lord where no jewels are? Let but this voice be clear, and this body full of health, and I can sing God’s praise: silence my tongue, lay me upon the bed of languishing, and how shall I then chant God’s high praises, unless he himself give me the song? No, it is not in man’s power to sing when all is adverse, unless an altar-coal shall touch his lip. It was a divine song, which Habakkuk sang, when in the night he said, “Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” Then, since our Maker gives songs in the night, let us wait upon him for the music. O thou chief musician, let us not remain songless because affliction is upon us, but tune thou our lips to the melody of thanksgiving.

The Lord Goodness Endure Forever!

Thy paths drop fatness.”
Psalm 65:11 (KJV)

Many are “the paths of the Lord” which “drop fatness,” but an especial one is the path of prayer. No believer, who is much in the closet, will have need to cry, “My leanness, my leanness; woe unto me.” Starving souls live at a distance from the mercy- seat, and become like the parched fields in times of drought. Prevalence with God in wrestling prayer is sure to make the believer strong—if not happy. The nearest place to the gate of heaven is the throne of the heavenly grace. Much alone, and you will have much assurance; little alone with Jesus, your religion will be shallow, polluted with many doubts and fears, and not sparkling with the joy of the Lord. Since the soul-enriching path of prayer is open to the very weakest saint; since no high attainments are required; since you are not bidden to come because you are an advanced saint, but freely invited if you be a saint at all; see to it, dear reader, that you are often in the way of private devotion. Be much on your knees, for so Elijah drew the rain upon famished Israel’s fields. There is another especial path dropping with fatness to those who walk therein, it is the secret walk of communion. Oh! the delights of fellowship with Jesus! Earth hath no words which can set forth the holy calm of a soul leaning on Jesus’ bosom. Few Christians understand it, they live in the lowlands and seldom climb to the top of Nebo: they live in the outer court, they enter not the holy place, they take not up the privilege of priesthood. At a distance they see the sacrifice, but they sit not down with the priest to eat thereof, and to enjoy the fat of the burnt offering. But, reader, sit thou ever under the shadow of Jesus; come up to that palm tree, and take hold of the branches thereof; let thy beloved be unto thee as the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, and thou shalt be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. O Jesus, visit us with thy salvation!

Your faith moves God

He shall gather the lambs with his arm.” Isaiah 40:11 (KJV)

Our good Shepherd has in his flock a variety of experiences, some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak in faith, but he is impartial in his care for all his sheep, and the weakest lamb is as dear to him as the most advanced of the flock. Lambs are wont to lag behind, prone to wander, and apt to grow weary, but from all the danger of these infirmities the Shepherd protects them with his arm of power. He finds new-born souls, like young lambs, ready to perish—he nourishes them till life becomes vigorous; he finds weak minds ready to faint and die—he consoles them and renews their strength. All the little ones he gathers, for it is not the will of our heavenly Father that one of them should perish. What a quick eye he must have to see them all! What a tender heart to care for them all! What a far- reaching and potent arm, to gather them all! In his lifetime on earth he was a great gatherer of the weaker sort, and now that he dwells in heaven, his loving heart yearns towards the meek and contrite, the timid and feeble, the fearful and fainting here below. How gently did he gather me to himself, to his truth, to his blood, to his love, to his church! With what effectual grace did he compel me to come to himself! Since my first conversion, how frequently has he restored me from my wanderings, and once again folded me within the circle of his everlasting arm! The best of all is, that he does it all himself personally, not delegating the task of love, but condescending himself to rescue and preserve his most unworthy servant. How shall I love him enough or serve him worthily? I would fain make his name great unto the ends of the earth, but what can my feebleness do for him? Great Shepherd, add to thy mercies this one other, a heart to love thee more truly as I ought.

Fountain of Life

“With thee is the fountain of life.”
Psalm 36:9 (KJV)

There are times in our spiritual experience when human counsel or sympathy, or religious ordinances, fail to comfort or help us. Why does our gracious God permit this? Perhaps it is because we have been living too much without him, and he therefore takes away everything upon which we have been in the habit of depending, that he may drive us to himself. It is a blessed thing to live at the fountain head. While our skin- bottles are full, we are content, like Hagar and Ishmael, to go into the wilderness; but when those are dry, nothing will serve us but “Thou God seest me.” We are like the prodigal, we love the swine-troughs and forget our Father’s house. Remember, we can make swine-troughs and husks even out of the forms of religion; they are blessed things, but we may put them in God’s place, and then they are of no value. Anything becomes an idol when it keeps us away from God: even the brazen serpent is to be despised as “Nehushtan,” if we worship it instead of God. The prodigal was never safer than when he was driven to his father’s bosom, because he could find sustenance nowhere else. Our Lord favours us with a famine in the land that it may make us seek after himself the more. The best position for a Christian is living wholly and directly on God’s grace—still abiding where he stood at first—“Having nothing, and yet possessing all things.” Let us never for a moment think that our standing is in our sanctification, our mortification, our graces, or our feelings, but know that because Christ offered a full atonement, therefore we are saved; for we are complete in him. Having nothing of our own to trust to, but resting upon the merits of Jesus—his passion and holy life furnish us with the only sure ground of confidence. Beloved, when we are brought to a thirsting condition, we are sure to turn to the fountain of life with eagerness

Your love abide in Him

But who may abide the day of his coming?” Malachi 3:2 (KJV)

His first coming was without external pomp or show of power, and yet in truth there were few who could abide its testing might. Herod and all Jerusalem with him were stirred at the news of the wondrous birth. Those who supposed themselves to be waiting for him, showed the fallacy of their professions by rejecting him when he came. His life on earth was a winnowing fan, which tried the great heap of religious profession, and few enough could abide the process. But what will his second advent be? What sinner can endure to think of it? “He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.” When in his humiliation he did but say to the soldiers, “I am he,” they fell backward; what will be the terror of his enemies when he shall more fully reveal himself as the “I am?” His death shook earth and darkened heaven, what shall be the dreadful splendour of that day in which as the living Saviour, he shall summon the quick and dead before him? O that the terrors of the Lord would persuade men to forsake their sins and kiss the Son lest he be angry! Though a lamb, he is yet the lion of the tribe of Judah, rending the prey in pieces; and though he breaks not the bruised reed, yet will he break his enemies with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. None of his foes shall bear up before the tempest of his wrath, or hide themselves from the sweeping hail of his indignation; but his beloved blood washed people look for his appearing with joy, and hope to abide it without fear: to them he sits as a refiner even now, and when he has tried them they shall come forth as gold. Let us search ourselves this morning and make our calling and election sure, so that the coming of the Lord may cause no dark forebodings in our mind. O for grace to cast away all hypocrisy, and to be found of him sincere and without rebuke in the day of his appearing.

Can you believe!

Can You Believe? Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23 (KJV)

Jesus Christ knows all the secrets in heaven and earth. In His response to the man who brought his son to the disciples to cast the dump spirit out, Jesus asked him to believe. The man lost hope and faith because the disciples of Jesus Christ could not cast the evil spirit out. This man took Jesus’ words seriously and believed and he received the miracle he so much desired for his son. Dear beloved, take the opening Scripture seriously and meditate on it. All things will become possible for you when you believe the Word of God for solution. Search the Holy Scriptures for all the things you need and believe that God will bring them to pass in your life. Keep believing and confessing these Holy Scriptures every day and the Holy Spirit will bring them to pass in your life. God will never fail you.

The Spirit Man

Godly sorrow worketh repentance.”
2Corinthians 7:10 (KJV)

Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too choice a flower to grow in nature’s garden. Pearls grow naturally in oysters, but penitence never shows itself in sinners except divine grace works it in them. If thou hast one particle of real hatred for sin, God must have given it thee, for human nature’s thorns never produced a single fig. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” True repentance has a distinct reference to the Saviour. When we repent of sin, we must have one eye upon sin and another upon the cross, or it will be better still if we fix both our eyes upon Christ and see our transgressions only, in the light of his love. True sorrow for sin is eminently practical. No man may say he hates sin, if he lives in it. Repentance makes us see the evil of sin, not merely as a theory, but experimentally—as a burnt child dreads fire. We shall be as much afraid of it, as a man who has lately been stopped and robbed is afraid of the thief upon the highway; and we shall shun it—shun it in everything—not in great things only, but in little things, as men shun little vipers as well as great snakes. True mourning for sin will make us very jealous over our tongue, lest it should say a wrong word; we shall be very watchful over our daily actions, lest in anything we offend, and each night we shall close the day with painful confessions of shortcoming, and each morning awaken with anxious prayers, that this day God would hold us up that we may not sin against him.

Waiting is Worship

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Knowing the secret of success will keep you winning the battles of life. One of the secrets of success is learning to wait on the LORD. Waiting is a period you separate yourself from the crowd to engage God alone. In this atmosphere you fast, pray, study the Word of God, reflect on your life, your relationship with God, the things you have done for God, and received from God to prepare for the future. During waiting God renews your spiritual strength for you to advance in your next project.  You become unstoppable; you don’t become tired in your journey until you have accomplished the task assigned to you. Jesus Christ waited on God for forty days and forty nights and His ministry kept winning, Mathew 4:1-11. Dear beloved, learn to wait on God and you will never be the same. Hallelujah.

"Glorious Promises"

And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.”
Jeremiah 15:21

Note the glorious personality of the promise. I will, I will. The Lord Jehovah himself interposes to deliver and redeem his people. He pledges himself personally to rescue them. His own arm shall do it, that he may have the glory. Here is not a word said of any effort of our own which may be needed to assist the Lord. Neither our strength nor our weakness is taken into the account, but the lone I, like the sun in the heavens, shines out resplendent in all-sufficience. Why then do we calculate our forces, and consult with flesh and blood to our grievous wounding? Jehovah has power enough without borrowing from our puny arm. Peace, ye unbelieving thoughts, be still, and know that the Lord reigneth. Nor is there a hint concerning secondary means and causes. The Lord says nothing of friends and helpers: he undertakes the work alone, and feels no need of human arms to aid him. Vain are all our lookings around to companions and relatives; they are broken reeds if we lean upon them—often unwilling when able, and unable when they are willing. Since the promise comes alone from God, it would be well to wait only upon him; and when we do so, our expectation never fails us. Who are the wicked that we should fear them? The Lord will utterly consume them; they are to be pitied rather than feared. As for terrible ones, they are only terrors to those who have no God to fly to, for when the Lord is on our side, whom shall we fear? If we run into sin to please the wicked, we have cause to be alarmed, but if we hold fast our integrity, the rage of tyrants shall be overruled for our good. When the fish swallowed Jonah, he found him a morsel which he could not digest; and when the world devours the church, it is glad to be rid of it again. In all times of fiery trial, in patience let us possess our souls.

"Your faith move God"

But he answered her not a word.” Matthew 15:23(KJV)

Genuine seekers who as yet have not obtained the blessing, may take comfort from the story before us. The Saviour did not at once bestow the blessing, even though the woman had great faith in him. He intended to give it, but he waited awhile. “He answered her not a word.” Were not her prayers good? Never better in the world. Was not her case needy? Sorrowfully needy. Did she not feel her need sufficiently? She felt it overwhelmingly. Was she not earnest enough? She was intensely so. Had she no faith? She had such a high degree of it that even Jesus wondered, and said, “O woman, great is thy faith.” See then, although it is true that faith brings peace, yet it does not always bring it instantaneously. There may be certain reasons calling for the trial of faith, rather than the reward of faith. Genuine faith may be in the soul like a hidden seed, but as yet it may not have budded and blossomed into joy and peace. A painful silence from the Saviour is the grievous trial of many a seeking soul, but heavier still is the affliction of a harsh cutting reply such as this, “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” Many in waiting upon the Lord find immediate delight, but this is not the case with all. Some, like the jailer, are in a moment turned from darkness to light, but others are plants of slower growth. A deeper sense of sin may be given to you instead of a sense of pardon, and in such a case you will have need of patience to bear the heavy blow. Ah! poor heart, though Christ beat and bruise thee, or even slay thee, trust him; though he should give thee an angry word, believe in the love of his heart. Do not, I beseech thee, give up seeking or trusting my Master, because thou hast not yet obtained the conscious joy which thou longest for. Cast thyself on him, and perseveringly depend even where thou canst not rejoicingly hope.

Keep Shining

Keep Shining! Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 (KJV)

Christianity is not a religion; it is the life of God expressed in the human body. God has a culture and this culture is in His Word. He wants His children to think, speak, and act like Him. This is only possible when we develop the attitude of obedience to His Word. It will be impossible to obey when we don’t meditate on the Word of God and allow it to dwell in us richly, Colossians 3:16. Dear beloved, you can shine good works wherever you find yourself; in your family, school, job, society, etc. Treat people with respect, be kind, and help people become what God wants them to be and God will be glorified. When people continually glorify God for your life, God will always delight in you and bless you bountifully. Hallelujah! Be Blessed!

Don't Be Complacent!

Don’t Be Complacent! Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Philippians 3:13 (KJV)

When you stop growing you start dying. The Almighty God made us to continually grow to maturity and attain the stature of Christ Jesus, Ephesians 4:13-16. As a child of God, you have to make up your mind to grow continually in spirit, soul, and body so that you can achieve a lot for God. Learn from Apostle Paul in order not to be complacent over your current height or achievement. There are more to do in the Kingdom of God; there are also new things to learn from God every day. Just take the Holy Scriptures and meditate on them and you will discover that God has something good for you every day. As long as you are still on this earth, make your life exciting by setting new goals and outdoing your past. Grow, develop new skills, do greater works for the Lord, and make the lives of others better and your life will be filled with countless testimonies. Hallelujah! Be Blessed!

Strange choice of Moses

He had married an Ethiopian woman.” Numbers 12:1 (KJV)

Strange choice of Moses, but how much more strange the choice of him who is a prophet like unto Moses, and greater than he! Our Lord, who is fair as the lily, has entered into marriage union with one who confesses herself to be black, because the sun has looked upon her. It is the wonder of angels that the love of Jesus should be set upon poor, lost, guilty men. Each believer must, when filled with a sense of Jesus’ love, be also overwhelmed with astonishment that such love should be lavished on an object so utterly unworthy of it. Knowing as we do our secret guiltiness, unfaithfulness, and black-heartedness, we are dissolved in grateful admiration of the matchless freeness and sovereignty of grace. Jesus must have found the cause of his love in his own heart, he could not have found it in us, for it is not there. Even since our conversion we have been black, though grace has made us comely. Holy Rutherford said of himself what we must each subscribe to—“His relation to me is, that I am sick, and he is the Physician of whom I stand in need. Alas! how often I play fast and loose with Christ! He bindeth, I loose; he buildeth, I cast down; I quarrel with Christ, and he agreeth with me twenty times a day!” Most tender and faithful Husband of our souls, pursue thy gracious work of conforming us to thine image, till thou shalt present even us poor Ethiopians unto thyself, without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. Moses met with opposition because of his marriage, and both himself and his spouse were the subjects of an evil eye. Can we wonder if this vain world opposes Jesus and his spouse, and especially when great sinners are converted? for this is ever the Pharisee’s ground of objection, “This man receiveth sinners.” Still is the old cause of quarrel revived, “Because he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

Remember Your First Love

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John 15:9 (KJV)

Love is one of the attributes of God and this attribute is very powerful to save because everyone wants to be loved. The yardstick of love is to do it the way our heavenly Father and Jesus Christ did it. Their love toward us was a sacrificial love and Jesus Christ wants us to continue in this kind of love toward one another. Sacrificial love or agape love does not stop for any reason, it continues forever. Therefore, we must say someone did not respond to our love or hurt us so we are not going to show love to anyone anymore. We should continue demonstrating love to everyone, especially those in the household of faith; this is the only we can continue to receive love from others because what we sow is definitely what we will reap. May you receive more grace to continue in the love of God no matter what!

What Do You Need in this World?

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Knowing where to find solutions to your needs puts an end to toil and struggles. The Holy Scriptures provide answers or solutions to all the needs of the children of God. In the opening Scripture, we see Jesus Christ confronting the devil with the Word of God. He overcame all the temptations of the devil with the Holy Scriptures. Dear beloved, what needs do you have? It could be a job, food, clothing, marriage, a child, etc. The Holy Scriptures have all the solutions for them; search the Scriptures and find the Word of God for that need. After finding it, meditate on it, declare it continually by faith, observe to do it, and it will produce the result you desire. Remember that it takes patience to receive from God, therefore, don’t be in a rush; stay focus on God and He will come through for you. Hallelujah!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH JESUS!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 (KJV)

The most precious gift that God gave to mankind is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. God is so holy that without Salvation through Jesus Christ, no man or woman could approach God. Even though God gave Jesus Christ to mankind, not everyone has received Him; some have rejected Him. For those who have received Him, what are you doing with Jesus Christ? When Jesus Christ comes into your life, He transforms your life so that you can be a blessing to others. Dear beloved, get intimate with Jesus Christ through the Holy Scriptures, know Him and the value of His name. Use His name to get things done, “And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover”, Mark 16:17-18. God is expectant to receive the fruits of Salvation from you, therefore, don’t let Him down. May you receive grace and enlightenment to produce and give back to God the precious gift you have received from Him. Hallelujah! Bless His Name!

HIS WORD MY SWORD

The hope which is laid up for you in heaven.”
Colossians 1:5(KJV)

Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there. Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker’s brow, and fatigue shall be forever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word “rest” is full of heaven. We are always in the field of battle; we are so tempted within, and so molested by foes without, that we have little or no peace; but in heaven we shall enjoy the victory, when the banner shall be waved aloft in triumph, and the sword shall be sheathed, and we shall hear our Captain say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” We have suffered bereavement after bereavement, but we are going to the land of the immortal where graves are unknown things. Here sin is a constant grief to us, but there we shall be perfectly holy, for there shall by no means enter into that kingdom anything which defileth. Hemlock springs not up in the furrows of celestial fields. Oh! is it not joy, that you are not to be in banishment forever, that you are not to dwell eternally in this wilderness, but shall soon inherit Canaan? Nevertheless let it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting the present, let the future sanctify the present to highest uses. Through the Spirit of God the hope of heaven is the most potent force for the product of virtue; it is a fountain of joyous effort, it is the corner stone of cheerful holiness. The man who has this hope in him goes about his work with vigour, for the joy of the Lord is his strength. He fights against temptation with ardour, for the hope of the next world repels the fiery darts of the adversary. He can labour without present reward, for he looks for a reward in the world to come.