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‘The Fear of the Lord’

Mon, 25 Sep 2023

‘In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence.’ Proverbs 14:26

When you submit to God, you don’t have to be afraid of anything because He becomes your ‘refuge and strength’ (Psalm 46:1 KJV). Fearing God doesn’t mean being afraid He’s going to hurt you. He’s a good God! ‘The fear of the Lord’ just means you follow His directions and recognise His authority in all things. You’ve probably noticed there’s not a lot of respect for authority these days; we’ve developed the kind of mentality that says, ‘Nobody’s going to tell me what to do!’ But the Bible says, ‘In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence.’ (Proverbs 14:26 NASB)

Why does it say that? Because having ‘a fear of the Lord’ fear means being respectful and obedient. It means you’ll do what God says to do, and your confidence and trust in Him will continue to grow. And you’ll notice something else that’s important: the more reverential fear and awe you have of God, the more careful and courteous you’ll be in your dealings with others. That’s because you know you’re accountable to God for your actions, and you recognise that other people are just as valuable to Him as you are. Solomon writes, ‘Here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the duty of all mankind’ (Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV).

Moses told the children of Israel, ‘What does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul’ (Deuteronomy 10:12 NIV). It’s not complicated!

Wahala waa oooo 😢

Never borrow money that you cannot give out to anyone.

It’s time to move on!

Sun, 24 Sep 2023

‘Let us press on to maturity …’ Hebrews 6:1

Are you finding that the methods that previously worked are no longer effective for you? Maybe it’s a job you’ve outgrown, a relationship you need to re-examine, or a method you need to change. Regardless of what it is, don’t become so settled that you can’t let go and move on when you need to. They say the hermit crab looks for a shell that fits him and lives there until he outgrows it. At that point, he has to scurry along the ocean floor and find a bigger one – a process that repeats itself throughout his entire life.

So, here’s the question: are you clinging to something that no longer fits you just because it’s easy and familiar? David said, ‘Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress …’ (Psalm 4:1 KJV). You must be willing to move out of your comfort zone and deal with a little distress. That’s what makes you grow. Patience and persistence are admirable qualities, but they don’t work in situations you’ve outgrown.

Instead of hanging in and trying harder, at certain points in life you have to stop and ask yourself, ‘Is this situation good for me?’ If you’re not sure, ask God for ‘an understanding heart so that I can … know the difference between right and wrong’ (1 Kings 3:9 NLT). And when He tells you what to do – do it – even though at first it won’t feel comfortable. When God says it’s time to move on, it’s because there’s another shell out there designed to fit you even better.

tydi:
Leviticus 11:47
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.


Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. They are unclean for you.

that was under the law.....🤔 We don't leave by the laws of the 10 commandments again. Christ had conquered all that for us by His blood now.
So my dear, whatever you dim good for you to eat.....feel free to swallow it. 😀😀😀

zangaozanga:
Nigerians just like to kill and eat anything they see 💯

......are they suppose to throw away the fish nii? And besides, what are animals meant for? If not for feeding? 🤷

Thinking outside ‘the religious box’ (2)

Sat, 23 Sep 2023

‘I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.’ Mark 2:17

There is a difference between loving nonbelievers and loving their ways. Paul says, ‘I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some’ (1 Corinthians 9:22 ESV).’ So:

1) Be courteous. ‘Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.’ (Colossians 4:6 NLT).

2) Be genuine. ‘Let love be without hypocrisy.’ (Romans 12:9 CSB). Because Jesus found common ground with the woman at the well, she made peace with God and then brought her friends and family to meet Jesus (see John 4). You have to spend time around nonbelievers to introduce them to Christ. When Levi invited Jesus and His disciples as dinner guests with tax collectors and other disreputable sinners, the Pharisees asked, ‘“How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?" When Jesus heard it, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."’ (Mark 2:16-17 NKJV).

Author Mark Roberts observes: ‘Table fellowship signified deep intimacy. To eat with someone was to share in their life and to allow them into yours … The Pharisees, who were committed to the highest standards of ritual purity … expected Jesus to do as they did, keeping plenty of distance between themselves and questionable types who might compromise Jesus’ holiness.’ Jesus didn’t look down on people and wasn’t concerned about maintaining a religious facade. He ate with sinners because they needed His help and were open to receiving it. How about you? Are you willing to get your hands dirty? Are you more concerned with what people think about you than you are about those who need Christ?

.......but this one is too much now? 🤷

Thinking outside ‘the religious box’ (1)

Fri, 22 Sep 2023

‘“I desire mercy and not sacrifice.” For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.’ Matthew 9:13

Author Nicole Unice says the suspicions people have about Christians include, ‘They judge me. They are better than I am. They won’t approve of me. I won’t fit in with their religion. They are all serious and no fun. Jesus hung around enough parties for the Pharisees to accuse Him of being a drunkard. He befriended forbidden women. He interacted with people so He could introduce them to His Father. He broke through stereotypes and communicated God as He is – approachable, merciful and graceful. The people who were most upset… were the ones who preferred … the rules of the religion … The concept of a free and joyful life with Jesus may seem basic to you. But is that what your neighbours think? It feels as comfortable as track pants to hang out with people who believe and feel as we do.

Fellowship among believers is a wonderful gift. But if we are truly to follow Jesus’ example, we need to look for opportunities to engage those around us.’ Jesus goes a step further: ‘He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick ... 'I desire mercy … For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance"’ (Matthew 9:12-13 NKJV).

How can you share the gospel if all your friends are Christians? Some of us have become so isolated and disconnected that we have no meaningful interaction whatsoever with nonbelievers. And the more time passes, the more insulated and comfortable we become, until eventually, we lose touch with the very people Jesus came to save. Paul says, ‘To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.’ (1 Corinthians 9:22 ESV). It’s called thinking outside ‘the religious box’.

Marketgists:
Hmmmmm i remember when i went to my grand mother's place for a meeting she told me alot by saying that a day will come when many people from far and near will just waste their time reading my comments

dey play ⏯️

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My daily faith confession (2)

Thu, 21 Sep 2023

‘Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.’ Psalm 68:19

When you speak words of faith over your life based on the Scriptures, Jesus taught that you will ‘have whatever [you] say’ (see Mark 11:23). David refers to God’s blessings as ‘benefits’, and says that God ‘daily loads us with benefits’. Note the word ‘loads’. We’re not talking here about the capacity of a teacup but a dump truck! God is waiting, willing, and wanting to do these things for you.

That’s why the psalmist writes: ‘Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed … The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy … He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy towards those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust … But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children’ (Psalm 103:2-6, 8, 10-14, 17 NKJV). Understand this: you activate the power of God’s Word when you confess it over your life.

My daily faith confession (1)

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

‘Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.’

Jesus taught us that when we speak His Word in faith, we will have whatever we ask. That’s a powerful faith! When you speak God’s living Word over your situation, it’s like flipping a switch; His power is activated, and His promises start coming to pass in your life. So, begin each day by speaking the following Scriptures over your life:

1) ‘This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it’ (Psalm 118:24 NKJV). Confession: ‘Lord, thank You for the gift of this day. I will celebrate Your goodness and enjoy each moment of it.’

2) ‘His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness’ (Lamentations 3:22-23 NKJV). Confession: ‘Lord, today I will seek to honour You in all that I do. And if I fail and fall short, I will still walk in Your mercy and grace.’

3) ‘The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary’ (Isaiah 50:4 NKJV). Confession: ‘Lord, I will know what to say because You have instructed me and given me the tongue of the learned.’

4) ‘This is the day in which the LORD has delivered [your enemy] into your hand. Has not the LORD gone out before you?’ (Judges 4:14 NKJV). Confession: ‘Lord, regardless of what comes my way today, You will defend, protect, and vindicate me. So, this day I will walk in Your joy, favour, mercy, guidance, protection, and blessing.’

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Evangelise or fossilise (2)

Tue, 19 Sep 2023

‘The Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.’ Acts 2:47

The church has only two options: evangelise or fossilise. When we fail to share our faith with those outside the church, we either end up in a holding pattern or in death throes. The New Testament church’s growth is described in these words: ‘The Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.’ Not only did they influence every level of society, but their enemies said, ‘These who have turned the world upside down have come here too’ (Acts 17:6 NKJV).

If your church closed its doors tomorrow, would anyone other than your congregation notice the difference? Think about those early believers. Their assignment seemed geographically impossible; how were they to reach people in far-off places? They had no air travel, radio, television, printing presses, internet, or any other modern means at their disposal for communicating the gospel. It seemed legally impossible; they were forbidden by the government authorities to speak in Jesus’ name. And it seemed socially impossible; after all, who would really listen to a bunch of Galileans, devoid of culture and class?

Yet they were witnesses through the power of the Holy Spirit, and people did listen. They did so much with so little, and we seem to do so little with so much. It’s reckoned that if just 10 per cent of the members in the average church got serious about evangelism, their church would double in one year. By the way, the word translated ‘witness’ is the same word from which we get our English word martyr. These early believers reached the world for Christ because they were willing to devote their lives for His cause. You must be too

Oladeji245:
Oni shakan rejeee
Awon family ee onii jeeree omoo

omo ale jati jati....

The image that baffled psychologists and neurologists. Those who see the two women have a genius-level IQ. 👇

Let me see how many of you can see 2 women. 😊

Oladeji245:
ayee baba eee onii suwon ni bi to ba waa

awon Baba nla Baba eee nii aiye won tii b'aje tan.
It pain you ......

Agbaya

April 1985, Concorde flies supersonic. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at Mach 2, 1,350 mph. The photo was taken by Concorde photographer Adrian Meredith. It was taken from a Royal Air Force Tornado, which rendezvoused with Concorde briefly to the south of Ireland. Although the Tornado could match Concorde's cruising speed it could only do so for a matter of minutes due to the enormous rate of fuel consumption. After racing to catch Concorde and struggling to keep up, the Tornado broke off the rendezvous after just four minutes, while Concorde cruised serenely on to JFK!

Evangelise or fossilise (1)

Mon, 18 Sep 2023

‘You shall be witnesses to Me...’ Acts 1:8

Jesus is the captain of our salvation. ‘For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.’ (Hebrews 2:10 KJV). And before He went back to heaven, He gave us the game plan: ‘You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth’ (Acts 1:8 NKJV). And since a person’s last words are some of their most important ones, it leads us to ask this: Who was Jesus talking to? You! ‘You shall be witnesses to Me...’ (Acts 1:8 NKJV).

There are people around today who will never go to church. Their only chance of hearing the gospel is through you; through what your lips declare and your life demonstrates. What is this ‘power’ Jesus spoke of? The Greek word for ‘power’ is dynamos, from which we get the word dynamite. Dynamite is an explosive force which, when properly harnessed, can remove any obstacle that stands in the way of progress. You say, ‘I have never been to Bible college, and I don’t feel qualified to share the gospel!’ God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called by filling them with His Spirit and using them to reach a hurting world. Today you have been called to do that.

waynetee:
I'll be more concerned about this if i were you, see bad tiny roads as if its meant for bicycles

see finishing 😂😂😂😂

Dapo Abiodun is a scam.....
.....that useless that the only thing he knows is to dye is beard. 😀😀😀😀

Righteousness2:
This same JESUS who walked on this Earth is about to show up in air and Mysteriously take out his people out of this Sinking filthy world.

The signs are everywhere and at every corner.
Prophecy is accelerating at high rate of speed.
Get serious with your life. Take your relationship with JESUS very serious.
One of these days, it will be too late to make amends.

THE CHARIOTS ARE READY!!
JESUS CHRIST IS COMING QUICKLY!!
REPENT, BELIVE AND SURRENDE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
The next moment is not Guaranteed!

I believe.

englishmart:
If you believe it will work effectively, then I have 2 Yachts in Malaysia for sale. Very affordable

and why do you think it won't work? Why are you guys not believing in this country? And yet you want her to become great like other countries of the world? 🤷

Thank God 🙏

Hummm 🤔

Can someone tell me the meaning of this 👇please.

Imredeemed:
in your coven?

I wonder ooo 🤔

Start early

Sun, 17 Sep 2023

‘Train up a child in the way he should go.’ Proverbs 22:6

The Bible says, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it’ (Proverbs 22:6 KJV). Observe the word ‘child’. Whether you’re a parent, carer, teacher, or any other type of role model, you must begin early when:

1) Their will is flexible. A twig is much simpler to bend than a trunk. In the early years, a child’s will is like soft clay, malleable and flexible. You see, it’s when they’re young that you are to set their ways because when they grow older, their ways are set. The Hebrew phrase ‘train up’ refers to training a vine to grow in a certain shape or direction. If you wait, it will be too late!

2) There is still hope. ‘Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your heart on his destruction’ (Proverbs 19:18 NKJV). When a parent says, ‘My kids are hopeless,’ too often you find out those parents didn’t train their children while there was still hope. Listen to the urgency in Solomon’s voice: ‘He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly’ (Proverbs 13:24 NKJV). The Hebrew word for ‘promptly’ refers to dawn or early in the day.

So, start early! Maybe you have a little darling running around in your house right now that you think is an angel. But someday, those legs will grow longer, those wings will become shorter, and sometimes a little ‘angel’ even sprouts horns! While a child is young and more apt and ready to listen to your advice and counsel, teach and train them how to live God’s way. If you do, you will never regret it.

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