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How God Changes Us (1)

Mon, 16 May 2022

‘It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.’ 2 Timothy 3:16

One of the ways God changes us is through His Word. Paul tells us: ‘All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realise what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip His people to do every good work.’ (2 Timothy 3:16–17 NLT)

The tale is told of a converted cannibal in the South Sea islands. He was sitting by a large pot reading a Bible when an anthropologist approached him and asked, ‘What are you doing?’

The man replied, ‘I’m reading the Bible.’

The anthropologist scoffed and said, ‘Don’t you know that modern, civilised man has rejected that book? It’s nothing but a pack of lies. You shouldn’t waste your time reading it.’

The man looked him over from head to toe and slowly replied, ‘Sir, if it weren’t for this book—you’d be in that pot!’

The Word of God had changed his life—and his appetite. If you’re serious about changing your life, you have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorise it, meditate on it, speak it, and apply it. ‘But my faith is weak,’ you say. Are you reading your Bible regularly? Are you studying it? Are you memorising it? No? Then how do you expect your faith to grow?

The Bible says, ‘Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.’ (Romans 10:17 NKJV) Bottom line: the Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make us more like the Son of God.

toyini1234:
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all thanks to God Almighty in Christ Jesus.

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Omihanifa:
So sad
What a week
Let it be on record that she was killed by her colleagues

........as in by her course mate.

Work It Out

Sun, 15 May 2022

‘Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil His good purpose. Philippians 2:12 - 13

The Bible says, ‘Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.’ This Scripture almost sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? But instead, it is a paradox. And GK Chesterton described a paradox as ‘truth standing on its head to get attention.’

The key to understanding this particular paradox lies in the little word out. Notice that the Bible doesn’t say, ‘Work for your salvation.’ To work for something means to earn it, deserve it, merit it. And the Bible plainly teaches that salvation isn’t something we have to work for or earn. It’s a free gift of God’s grace (see Ephesians 2:8–9). When Paul says, ‘Work out your salvation,’ he is talking about a ‘spiritual workout’.

What do you do during a physical workout? You develop and tone the muscles God has already provided you. To ‘work out’ means to grow and make the most of what you have been given. What Paul is saying here is this: develop your spiritual life! God has a part in our spiritual growth, and we, too, have a part. He provides the power, but we must access it, flip the switch, and let it flow through our lives to fulfill His will for us. Practically speaking, how do we do that? By spending time praying and reading God’s Word each day. By sharpening and strengthening one another through fellowship. By exercising the gifts God has given us. The fact is, He has already done His part; now it’s up to you to do yours.

Do It Today!

Sat, 14 May 2022

‘He said, “Tomorrow.”’ Exodus 8:10

Every plague God sent on Egypt mocked one of their gods. For instance, the Egyptians worshipped a goddess with the head of a frog, so God sent them a lot of frogs. Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses and basically said, ‘All right, I give up.’ But when Moses asked him, ‘When do you want me to get rid of the frogs?’ Pharaoh’s response was classic; he said, ‘Tomorrow.’ He must have been insane! Why would you wait any longer to have the frogs removed?

But we do the same, don’t we? We procrastinate by putting off the changes we know would be good for us. Maybe we’re unconcerned. Maybe we’re too lethargic to change. Maybe we’re fearful because we don’t know what the changes will entail. Maybe we’re just too proud and stubborn. Whatever the reason—we procrastinate. NASA space engineers tell us most of the fuel that is used in a rocket launch is burned during the initial few seconds of lift-off. It takes enormous energy and thrust to move the rocket off the launching pad. Once it’s moving and headed for orbit, it needs much less fuel and is simpler to control and direct. It has conquered inertia.

It’s one thing to know God can solve your problem and change your life. It’s another matter to overcome your inertia and let Him begin to do it now! We keep saying, ‘One of these days…’ The truth is, Jesus Christ has the power to make changes in your life today. He will give you the power to begin and the power to keep going. It’s not too late. So the word for today is—do it today!

omo k'omo!

Good Leadership

Fri, 13 May 2022

‘The Lord spoke to Moses.’ Numbers 1:1

A good leader is like a ship’s good captain; they plan the whole trip in their mind before they leave the dock. They have a clear vision of their destination, they understand what it will take to get there, they know who needs to be on board for the trip to be successful, and they recognise obstacles long before they appear on the horizon. And because they prepare well, good leaders can take their people just about anywhere.

Moses was such a leader. He spent forty days praying and fasting on a mountain, refusing to leave until he understood what God wanted him to do. Then he came back and communicated it to the people so they could participate in the vision. In Leadership Promises For Your Week, Dr John Maxwell writes: ‘As a good leader, Moses methodically arranged the tribal camps in the wilderness (see Numbers 2:34). We would do well to… organise as he did.

(1) Give time for planning and organising. Determine your primary purpose.

(2) Understand where you are before trying to develop a strategy.

(3) Prioritise the needs and goals of the team by asking the right questions.

(4) Write goals that are realistic, measurable, and convicting.

(5) Clarify goals and communicate with your team.

(6) Identify possible obstacles. Have an open system approach to your planning.

(7) Budget your cost and time by scheduling everything you can and setting deadlines.

( Study the results. Evaluation prevents stagnation and exaggeration.’

If you want God to bless your plan, you must have a plan He can bless. And it must come from God Himself. So, talk to God today about His plan for your life.

Nitwit

......this is not a pleasant news at all.

.....ilu wo lo nja fun?

God’s DNA Is In His Word

Thu, 12 May 2022

‘All Scripture is God-breathed.’ 2 Timothy 3:16

On a cold day, have you ever tried breathing on your hands to restore warmth and life? That’s like what happens when you meditate on God’s Word, because ‘all Scripture is God-breathed’. Imagine yourself at a party where people are blowing up balloons and popping them with pins. A scientist could figure out which balloon was yours because your DNA (the genetic configuration that makes you unique) is in the lung cells expelled with your breath. Now apply that principle to reading the Bible, and you will understand how vital it is to your spiritual life.

John tells us ‘the Word was God’ (John 1:1 NKJV), so anytime you ingest God’s Word, you’re ingesting His attributes. That’s why the Enemy will try to keep you so busy that you have no time to read your Bible. The truth is, many of the issues we struggle with could be resolved or eliminated altogether if we developed a hunger for God’s Word. Job said, ‘I have not departed from His commands, but have treasured His words more than daily food.’ (Job 23:12 NLT)

Jeremiah, who was so dejected that he became known as ‘the weeping prophet’, said, ‘Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.’ (Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV)

Jesus experienced every test and trial known to man; He even went toe-to-toe with the Tempter. What was the secret of His strength? He said, ‘It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”’ (Matthew 4:4 NKJV) Today get God’s Word into you—it’s His DNA.

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Be Faithful

Wed, 11 May 2022

‘You were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.’ Matthew 25:21

In Scripture, to be faithful means to be steady, stable, dependable, and consistent. Do those attributes describe you? They should, because faithfulness pays big dividends with God. ‘A faithful person will abound with blessings.’ (Proverbs 28:20 NASB) Jesus said, ‘Many are called, but few chosen.’ (Matthew 20:16 NKJV) Why is that? Because talent may open the door and get you the job, but character and faithfulness will keep you there. When it comes to faithfulness, God will test you in two ways:

(1) Your faithfulness in someone else’s vision. ‘If you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?’ (Luke 16:12 NLT) If you’re critical, caustic, complaining, competitive, or constantly comparing yourself with others, you will be disqualified for what God has in mind for you. Faithfulness calls for serving with love and humility.

(2) Your faithfulness in small things. ‘His lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things… For to everyone who has, more will be given… but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.”’ (Matthew 25:23, 29 NKJV)

God wants to know He can trust you. You prove that by how well you serve others and by your faithfulness in small things. These are proven Biblical principles that don’t just work in spiritual matters, but in everyday life. So today, take a few moments to prayerfully ask yourself the question, ‘Am I faithful?’ When you are, God will bless you.

Aim For The Mark

Tue, 10 May 2022

‘I press toward the mark for the prize.’ Philippians 3:14

Paul writes: ‘I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.’ (Philippians 3:14 KJV) Paul describes the Christian as a marksman. ‘All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.’ (Philippians 3:15 NIV) In Paul’s day, the mark would have been hit by an arrow, but in our day, the mark could also be hit at a firing range.

If you have ever fired at a target, you know this:

(1) Your aim must not be distracted. When you have the bulls-eye in view, even taking a breath at the wrong moment can make you miss the mark. So what’s Paul saying? Simply this: ‘Forget what’s around you and stay focused on winning the prize.’ He is not referring to your salvation. Jesus already purchased that and gives it to you freely by grace. No, he is talking about fulfilling your God-given destiny and obtaining the reward that waits beyond it.

(2) Your bullet has to have the right amount of powder. Otherwise, it will drop off before it hits the mark. Get the idea? Your powder is your power! And where does your power come from? The Holy Spirit! Jesus said: ‘You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem [at home], and in all Judea and Samaria [on the job and in your relationships], and to the end of the earth.’ (Acts 1:8 NKJV)

So the word for today is—aim for the mark.

The Smell Of Sin

Mon, 9 May 2022

‘Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.’ 2 Corinthians 2:15

When food in your fridge goes bad, you know it the moment you open the door. And your life is like that. When there is something wrong inside, the people who come in contact with you often sense it. Jesus spoke some of His harshest words to Peter: ‘Get behind Me, Satan! You are… not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.’ (Matthew 16:23 NKJV) What was Peter’s sin? Pride. He openly contradicted Jesus (see Matthew 16:22).

There are sins of the spirit and sins of the flesh. Peter’s was a sin of the spirit. David’s actions of adultery and murder were sins of the flesh. Later David wrote, ‘Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me.’ (Psalm 19:12–13 NKJV) Now, God doesn’t want you to become self-absorbed and introspective to the point where you live in condemnation. But He does want you to be sensitive to sin and deal with it immediately.

Scripture gives us three ways to stay clean in a spiritually polluted world:

(1) Walking in the light (see 1 John 1:7). That means striving to be honest before God and man.

(2) Being accountable. That can mean having someone in your life who is mature enough to deserve your confidence, gracious enough to put up with your inconsistencies, and honest enough to confront you (see Ecclesiastes 4:9).

(3) Dealing with your sin right away (see Psalm 32:3–5). The moment that brings consciousness of sin should lead to confession of sin resulting in cleansing of sin. Then you must get back up and go on with God!

frozen70:
She should sell the land and she will use the money to buy another land in her name then build it gradually

That's how they make some women labour in vain and use the money to flex

When the time is running out he will now come to his senses

.....and you will say you are also giving an advice so ooo, a bi?

Can you imagine?
.....arrant nonsense!

Thank You, Mum

Sun, 8 May 2022

‘Give your mother a reason to be glad.’ Proverbs 23:25

There is no assignment on earth that requires the array of skills and understanding needed by a mum in fulfilling her everyday duties. Stop and think about what her job involves. She must be a resident psychologist, doctor, theologian, educator, nurse, chef, taxi driver, fire warden, and occasional police officer. Try to imagine what it would cost you to go out and hire all those skill sets. And even if you could, how would you know you could trust them?

Go ahead, join Mum on a mid-morning visit to the doctor’s surgery. After sitting for forty-five minutes with a fussy, feverish toddler on her lap, she and her baby are finally ushered into the examining room. The doctor checks out the sick child and then tells the woman with a straight face, ‘Be sure you keep him quiet for four or five days. Don’t let him scratch the rash. Make certain he keeps the medicine down, and you’ll want to watch his stools.’

‘Yeah, sure, Doc! Any other suggestions?’

‘Just one. This disease is contagious, so keep your other kids away from him, and I’ll see you in a week.’

The amazing thing is that most mothers would get this job done—and they would do it with love and wisdom. That’s because God made them good at what they do. And He gave them a passion for their children. They would, quite literally, lay down their lives to protect the children entrusted to their care. And that’s why they are deserving of our admiration—on Mother’s Day, and all the other days of the year. So the word for today is: ‘Give your mother a reason to be glad.’

Tunde Bakare nko?

.......what money cannot do, I never see in Nigeria.

Be Passionate About It! (3)

Sat, 7 May 2022

‘He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.’ 2 Chronicles 25:2

The enemy of passion is indifference. You go through the motions, but your focus is broken by other things. It’s not that you have said no to God; it’s that you haven’t said a resounding yes! In the Old Testament account, King Amaziah ‘did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.’

Think about it: at what point does the passion leave a marriage? It doesn’t happen overnight. It happens when you neglect and take each other for granted. Maybe you think your lack of zeal is no big deal. Think again! Jeremiah warns about ‘a curse on anyone who is lax [negligent, slack, slipshod] in doing the Lord’s work!’ (Jeremiah 48:10 NIV)

You say, ‘How does it happen?’ The Bible tells us, ‘This people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes.’ (Acts 28:27 NIV) The word ‘calloused’ depicts a steady build-up of hard, dead skin on the soles of your feet until you can’t walk right or without pain. Note what Jesus told the first and last two churches in Revelation:

(1) ‘I hold this against you: you have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.’ (Revelation 2:4–5 NIV)

(2) ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm… I am about to spit you out of My mouth.’ (Revelation 3:15–16 NIV) With that in mind, the word for today is—be passionate about it!

Be Passionate About It! (2)

Fri, 6 May 2022

‘I felt a fire burning inside.’ Psalm 39:3

David wrote, ‘I felt a fire burning inside, and the more I thought, the more it burned, until at last I said: “Please, Lord, show me my future.”’ (Psalm 39:3–4 CEV) Passion is like fire; unless you feed it and stoke it, it will die.

Question: on a scale of one to ten, how wholehearted are you about serving the Lord? Before you answer, think about these Scriptures:

‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.’ (Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV)

‘Blessed are those who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart.’ (Psalm 119:2 NIV)

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.’ (Proverbs 3:5 NIV)

‘You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.’ (Jeremiah 29:13 NIV)

‘Fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you.’ (2 Timothy 1:6 NIV)

‘“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.’ (Luke 8:39 NIV)

‘Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.’ (1 Corinthians 14:12 NIV)

‘To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.’ (Colossians 1:29 NIV)

‘Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.’ (Philippians 3:13–14 NIV)

All these Scriptures can be reduced to one sentence: be passionate about what God has called you to do.

Yayi is sure a scammer.

......truly, money can't buy it all.

Be Passionate About It! (1)

Thu, 5 May 2022

‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them.’ 1 Timothy 4:15

‘Elisha said, “Pick up the arrows and hit the ground with them.” Jehoash grabbed the arrows and hit the ground three times, then stopped. Elisha became angry at the king and exclaimed, “If you had struck it five or six times, you would completely wipe out the Syrians. Now you will defeat them only three times.”’ (2 Kings 13:18–19 CEV) Elisha had given Jehoash, the king of Israel, a plan from God for not only defeating his enemy but eliminating him permanently as a future threat. But the plan depended on two important things.

First, being fully obedient.

Second, being passionate.

Jehoash passed the first test but failed the second. He was obedient to what the man of God told him to do, but he didn’t go far enough, and he didn’t put his heart and soul into it. In short, he settled for less than God had planned for him. Maybe he was tired or distracted… maybe he didn’t listen carefully to the prophet’s instructions… maybe he thought ‘token obedience’ would be as effective as wholehearted obedience. The Bible doesn’t tell us. But this much we do know: he forfeited God’s best because he wasn’t passionate enough.

Don’t miss the lesson here. It’s not enough just to say, ‘I’ve obeyed the Lord.’ You must obey Him wholeheartedly; otherwise, you can end up compromising your future and failing to experience the fullness of what He has in mind for you.

Paul bottom-lines it to Timothy in these words: ‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them.’ In other words, when God tells you to do something, be passionate (zealous and enthusiastic) about it.

Monitor Your Mind (2)

Wed, 4 May 2022

‘We have the mind of Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 2:16

There is a natural mindset, and there is a spiritual mindset. To live victoriously, you must develop a spiritual mindset. The Bible says: ‘The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God… and cannot understand them because they are [spiritually] discerned… But we have the mind of Christ.’ (1 Corinthians 2:14–16 NIV) As you programme your life in accordance with God’s Word and consciously submit yourself to do His will every day, He will plant His thoughts in your mind. What an advantage!

For example, someone criticises you and your feelings get hurt. In that moment the Lord speaks to you and says, ‘Yes, your feelings are hurt, but part of it is just wounded vanity and we can deal with that. I love you despite all your baggage. Your standing with Me isn’t at risk. The person who criticised you may see a flaw. But nobody thinks you’re perfect anyway, and it’s better not to pretend. Here is a chance to grow. Use it!’

Even though there are elements of pain in these kinds of thoughts, instead of paralysing you, they energise you. They’re true, they give you ground to stand on, and you realise that if you can keep your mind centred on them, the right feelings and actions are more likely to flow from them. Now you’re starting to live out the promise, ‘You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.’ (Isaiah 26:3 NKJV) Instead of focusing on your critics, focus on God, on your spiritual growth, and on what you can learn from the experience.

Congratulations to her

kennethfranc:
Aside the bad leaders we have here, 9ja is blessed beyond measure

and the effects of bad leaders in Nigeria kill quicker and more people than the heatwave in India & Pakistan.