Now faith is the substance of things hope for the evidence of things not seen(Hebrews 11:1)
There's a hymn i love and part of the wordings teach us the importance of trusting in the lord; it goes thus:
"Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey".
Trusting in the lord is one of the bedrocks of the Christian faith.Trust is that confident assurance in God's personality, that He is who He says He is and He will do what He says He will do.Trust is for all-time, and every Christian must learn to trust the lord with Whole- Heart ed devotion. It's trust that will keep you hoping for a brighter tomorrow in the darkest of nights.Trust in God will keep you standing, and expecting that your miracle will eventually come to pass. Trust is so important, for without is there can be no basis for faith.
However, even though trust is the foundation of faith, faith is different from trust. The Bible defines faith as the "evident" of unseen realities;meaning faith is the "proof" that what were hoping for is yours now.that means faith is not futuristic-faith is for now:Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."Therefore, faith dictates the pace and the terms. Faith doesn't say God is going to do it"; faith says "God has done it". So, for the guy who is operating in trust, he will say,"i know my redeemer lives ; He will not disappoint me" and that's great. But the guy who is operating in faith will say,"i thank you Father, for you have answered my prayer and have granted me everything my heart desires. Amen."
So , if what you desire is a 'now -change" in your situation, then you have to convert your " trust into :faith". You must move from believing that God will answer you some day to acting on the Word Now! Make a demand, believing that you've received what you asked for. Trust has no time-limit and you can reap the benefits of trust for as long as you live, even to generations after you. But faith is a -possessor.God bless you. 2Corinthians1:9-10 and Hebrew11:1
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
THERE IS NO HOPELESS CASE!
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible''Matthew 19:26
A hope case could be described as a state of despair; when man's final conclusion says, It is incurable, irreparable, inconsolable or irrevocable.''It's a situation when you don't know the next move that could change the situation, because the confines of human ability, nothing can possibly solve the problem. The truth, however is, there is no hopeless case case with the Christian filled the Holy ghost,because as a Child of God, You have received power, the dynamic ability to cause changes.You have authority; you are an overcomer in this life; you are more than a conqueror, a victor in Christ Jesus!
Hopelessness is really a state of mind. But when you put your trust in God and established it your heart that no tribulation, distress, persecution,famine, nakedness, peril or sword can separate you from the love of God(Romans8:35), No matter the situation you find yourself, you will not feel confused, helpless and hopeless. Whatever you go through in life, you know you are not alone; you know your father will not fold His hands and watch you frustrated. He covers you His shield, so you can be assured in Him and be persuaded that"...neither death nor life, angels, nor principalities, nor power, nor things present nor things to come, height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us (You) from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our lord"( Romans8:38-39)
You serve a God with whom all things are possible. That is why you can seat back and stop worrying. Worry stops you from receiving. It make God's word void of power. If you want a change in situation, quit worrying and start dwelling on God's ability. Simply take the problem to Him, and permit Him to change things on your behalf. Your part however is to maintain the right confession and attitude.
Make up your mind today never to allow a problem weigh you down.Rather than look at the problem, focus on the solution. Look at Jesus, look to the word, the author and the finisher of your faith. Study Matthew 17:20, Mark9 :17-27.
A hope case could be described as a state of despair; when man's final conclusion says, It is incurable, irreparable, inconsolable or irrevocable.''It's a situation when you don't know the next move that could change the situation, because the confines of human ability, nothing can possibly solve the problem. The truth, however is, there is no hopeless case case with the Christian filled the Holy ghost,because as a Child of God, You have received power, the dynamic ability to cause changes.You have authority; you are an overcomer in this life; you are more than a conqueror, a victor in Christ Jesus!
Hopelessness is really a state of mind. But when you put your trust in God and established it your heart that no tribulation, distress, persecution,famine, nakedness, peril or sword can separate you from the love of God(Romans8:35), No matter the situation you find yourself, you will not feel confused, helpless and hopeless. Whatever you go through in life, you know you are not alone; you know your father will not fold His hands and watch you frustrated. He covers you His shield, so you can be assured in Him and be persuaded that"...neither death nor life, angels, nor principalities, nor power, nor things present nor things to come, height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us (You) from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our lord"( Romans8:38-39)
You serve a God with whom all things are possible. That is why you can seat back and stop worrying. Worry stops you from receiving. It make God's word void of power. If you want a change in situation, quit worrying and start dwelling on God's ability. Simply take the problem to Him, and permit Him to change things on your behalf. Your part however is to maintain the right confession and attitude.
Make up your mind today never to allow a problem weigh you down.Rather than look at the problem, focus on the solution. Look at Jesus, look to the word, the author and the finisher of your faith. Study Matthew 17:20, Mark9 :17-27.
Friday, March 20, 2009
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Text Roman 12:1-13
In that kingdom the love of Christ is shared abroad in our heart by the Holy Ghost and separated us from the world. Roman5:5. This love is called ''AGAPE'' self giving and does not take account of wrong doing. In Ephesians 4:1-3, Apostle Paul Admonished us to live and act in a way worthy of those who have been chosen for such a wonderful blessing as these; Be humble and gentle; Be patient with each other, making allowance for each others faults because of your love. In verse 3 of Ephesian 4, he said we should maintain the unity of Spirit. What does he mean by the unity of the Spirit, It means, all Christians should come to the level where they speak the same thing, and that there should not be division among us , but that there should be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in judgment , to have have one drive and one purpose, 1corinthians 1:10.
That's to should take God's tangible presence to the nations and people of the world and demonstrating the character of the Spirit, Mark 16:15-18 , 11corinthians 5:17-21. The Unity of the Spirit gives rise to Unity of faith. The unity of the Spirit which is yet to happen in the CHRISTENDOM.That is way when ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to mankind.
In Ephesians 4:11-12 He apostle, some prophets, some evangelist, some pastors and teachers for perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry and for the edifying of the body of Christ,in verse 13 of the same Chapter, he said till we all comes to the UNITY OF FAITH and of the knowledge of the statue of the fullness of Christ.Christian Ministry is given to prepare us for the fullness of Christ. To be continue...
Monday, March 16, 2009
ATTITUDE
Text John 3
There 're certain things that defines your personality, things that defines your fulfillment and your value.Your attitude is very important. Attitude is the only way to altitude, your way of doing things, your way of saying what you want to say. You can say something that is right with a wrong attitude and that destroy the right thing that you said. A lot of people in life are not necessarily doing something wrong; they just have a bad attitude, a wrong attitude.A lot of time we hear wrongly not because what was said was wrong but because we have wrong attitude in listening. Do you know this is one of the reason some people have defined themselves as taking one step forward and two step backwards. A lot of time everything seem to be alright but spiritually they are not fulfilled because they have a wrong attitude. A lot of time people with such attitude hardly discover that they have a wrong attitude. So they blame everyone else for the things that go wrong about them, they think someone else is responsible and the truth is no one is responsible, they just have a bad attitude.
Your attitude can define your personality, it can define your fulfillment, there are people who are not fulfilled at home, in their family. and always it looks like they are in the wrong house. You see they have got a wrong attitude they don't realize it, but they think everyone else is their problem. Sometimes at work, do you know there are multitude of people having exodus, they journey from company to company, from one organization to the other, they just can not be somewhere why? they have got a wrong attitude but they don't know it. They always see their wasted years and wasted time. Always they feel that there was someone else who didn't discover their greatness.
You see they know they are valuable but why can't anybody else fine their value? Cause chances are they've got a wrong attitude. There's so much to learn from Jesus. Many time in your life when you want to make progress,fine out about the master attitude and fine out about those whom Jesus praised. Why did he praised the one he praised? Go through the old Testament and fine out those he praised. Why did he praised them, what was peculiar to them, what was in their attitude Or in their character that was so impressive to God? In the New Testament one of the character that drew my attention was John the Baptist. Luke 7:28
Jesus said "of all men born of women there is no greater than John the Baptist"That's powerful.Jesus said John the baptist was greater than them all.Matthew 11:7-11
Notice that he did not say the least in the kingdom of God;rather he said the least in the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is that which Jesus has come to establish here on earth.Jesus is the head of the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of heaven is actually here on earth. The kingdom of God is in heaven and papa God is the boss of that one and he sent Jesus to establish the kingdom of heaven in earth and that is the kingdom we are a part of, that kingdom took off after his death, burial and resurrection.So its actually the church of the New Testament that's functioning in the earth, so that means, he's talking about those who are joint heirs with Christ.He's talking about us in the New Testament. The only reason he says we are greater is because we are the body of Christ and each one of us has been exalted to that place when we are seated together in Christ. So it's not just something about us as a people but as the body of Christ. Amen.
Notice how Jesus commended John. John3:22
There was controversy about baptism. There was a question about immersion, about deeping into water. In bible days, they had that problem about purifying or washing.So they fine John deeping people into the water and Jesus comes on the scene and was doing the same thing John3:26
In other words it was like they were stealing John's show. What did John say? who is that guy? Or don't mind him am bigger than him? Is that what he said? John3:27
What an answer! We are trying to find out John's attitude.What kind of man was he? I want to remind you that he did not know Jesus as good as we do. The man was spoken to by the spirit of God, like he would talk to anyone of us.He knew Jesus by prophetic revelation, so he would have been in competition with Jesus, he could have been upset or he would have said am the one Baptizing here, am the baptist! but he didn't do that! John 3:27-29
CONCLUSION
Your attitude can define your fulfillment in life. they are people who are not fulfilled not because things have gone bad but because they have a bad attitude.To be continue....
There 're certain things that defines your personality, things that defines your fulfillment and your value.Your attitude is very important. Attitude is the only way to altitude, your way of doing things, your way of saying what you want to say. You can say something that is right with a wrong attitude and that destroy the right thing that you said. A lot of people in life are not necessarily doing something wrong; they just have a bad attitude, a wrong attitude.A lot of time we hear wrongly not because what was said was wrong but because we have wrong attitude in listening. Do you know this is one of the reason some people have defined themselves as taking one step forward and two step backwards. A lot of time everything seem to be alright but spiritually they are not fulfilled because they have a wrong attitude. A lot of time people with such attitude hardly discover that they have a wrong attitude. So they blame everyone else for the things that go wrong about them, they think someone else is responsible and the truth is no one is responsible, they just have a bad attitude.
Your attitude can define your personality, it can define your fulfillment, there are people who are not fulfilled at home, in their family. and always it looks like they are in the wrong house. You see they have got a wrong attitude they don't realize it, but they think everyone else is their problem. Sometimes at work, do you know there are multitude of people having exodus, they journey from company to company, from one organization to the other, they just can not be somewhere why? they have got a wrong attitude but they don't know it. They always see their wasted years and wasted time. Always they feel that there was someone else who didn't discover their greatness.
You see they know they are valuable but why can't anybody else fine their value? Cause chances are they've got a wrong attitude. There's so much to learn from Jesus. Many time in your life when you want to make progress,fine out about the master attitude and fine out about those whom Jesus praised. Why did he praised the one he praised? Go through the old Testament and fine out those he praised. Why did he praised them, what was peculiar to them, what was in their attitude Or in their character that was so impressive to God? In the New Testament one of the character that drew my attention was John the Baptist. Luke 7:28
Jesus said "of all men born of women there is no greater than John the Baptist"That's powerful.Jesus said John the baptist was greater than them all.Matthew 11:7-11
Notice that he did not say the least in the kingdom of God;rather he said the least in the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of heaven is that which Jesus has come to establish here on earth.Jesus is the head of the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of heaven is actually here on earth. The kingdom of God is in heaven and papa God is the boss of that one and he sent Jesus to establish the kingdom of heaven in earth and that is the kingdom we are a part of, that kingdom took off after his death, burial and resurrection.So its actually the church of the New Testament that's functioning in the earth, so that means, he's talking about those who are joint heirs with Christ.He's talking about us in the New Testament. The only reason he says we are greater is because we are the body of Christ and each one of us has been exalted to that place when we are seated together in Christ. So it's not just something about us as a people but as the body of Christ. Amen.
Notice how Jesus commended John. John3:22
There was controversy about baptism. There was a question about immersion, about deeping into water. In bible days, they had that problem about purifying or washing.So they fine John deeping people into the water and Jesus comes on the scene and was doing the same thing John3:26
In other words it was like they were stealing John's show. What did John say? who is that guy? Or don't mind him am bigger than him? Is that what he said? John3:27
What an answer! We are trying to find out John's attitude.What kind of man was he? I want to remind you that he did not know Jesus as good as we do. The man was spoken to by the spirit of God, like he would talk to anyone of us.He knew Jesus by prophetic revelation, so he would have been in competition with Jesus, he could have been upset or he would have said am the one Baptizing here, am the baptist! but he didn't do that! John 3:27-29
CONCLUSION
Your attitude can define your fulfillment in life. they are people who are not fulfilled not because things have gone bad but because they have a bad attitude.To be continue....
Thursday, March 5, 2009
THE POWER OF MEDITATION 2
THE POWER OF MEDITATION 2
(Josual1v8 Psalm 1v2-3, 1Timothy4v15-16)
Meditation means to ponder,think deeply or roar on something.
As a child of God, you must take quality time to meditate on God's word daily, as you do, you will receive revelation knowledge of how to make your way prosperous and be a success in life.
When you ponder on the word long enough, it will change your mindset and give you the right words because the Bible says out of the abundant of the heart the mouth speaks, matt. 12v34.
The apostle Paul admonished on what to think on in Phil.4v8, "whatsoever is true,pure,lovely and of good report are the ingredients of God's word which you must allow to dwell from the bases of you thought so that the result can be evident for all to see.I remember when my brother called me on phone that his wife could not get pregnant after some years in marriage and they have gone through series of medical examinations. but to no avail. I gave her some scriptures to ponder upon and for her to confessed to herself and family continually.After a couple of days she went back to her doctor for a check up and the result was positive.Right now, she's carrying her twin babies, glory to God , the word works...
Meditating on the word makes you recognize who you are in Christ and what you have in Him. Meditation is what bring out of your mouth the word of God you have stored in your spirit, it unveil the power of God's word in your life and causes it to produce the desire results. If you have unpleasant situation that you will like to change, just get to the word of God that dealt on that issue and meditate on that scripture and say it to the situation, act as if you have received it and testify about your miracle,before long that circumstance will give way to God's word and you will have a miracle.
The word of God has the ability to produce in you the things it talks about and the capability to build you up and give you an inheritance.Act 20 v32.
(Josual1v8 Psalm 1v2-3, 1Timothy4v15-16)
Meditation means to ponder,think deeply or roar on something.
As a child of God, you must take quality time to meditate on God's word daily, as you do, you will receive revelation knowledge of how to make your way prosperous and be a success in life.
When you ponder on the word long enough, it will change your mindset and give you the right words because the Bible says out of the abundant of the heart the mouth speaks, matt. 12v34.
The apostle Paul admonished on what to think on in Phil.4v8, "whatsoever is true,pure,lovely and of good report are the ingredients of God's word which you must allow to dwell from the bases of you thought so that the result can be evident for all to see.I remember when my brother called me on phone that his wife could not get pregnant after some years in marriage and they have gone through series of medical examinations. but to no avail. I gave her some scriptures to ponder upon and for her to confessed to herself and family continually.After a couple of days she went back to her doctor for a check up and the result was positive.Right now, she's carrying her twin babies, glory to God , the word works...
Meditating on the word makes you recognize who you are in Christ and what you have in Him. Meditation is what bring out of your mouth the word of God you have stored in your spirit, it unveil the power of God's word in your life and causes it to produce the desire results. If you have unpleasant situation that you will like to change, just get to the word of God that dealt on that issue and meditate on that scripture and say it to the situation, act as if you have received it and testify about your miracle,before long that circumstance will give way to God's word and you will have a miracle.
The word of God has the ability to produce in you the things it talks about and the capability to build you up and give you an inheritance.Act 20 v32.
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