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alexleo: You people dont read posts well before replying. I said whenever i am sick i pray to God for healing and also pray for grace to be fit for heaven IF MY TIME TO LEAVE THIS WORLD IS UP. What is confusing, what reeks of fear and unbelief in this statement? Whats the difference between my time being up and me being done with my assignment? Pls go back and read my post well. Thanks.

U don't get it still eef.. heaven is my home, I dont need work to get there, neither do I need grace...we are already in Zion, we are citizens of heaven. If I leave home now to say, market, now, do I need pray to be fit to go home or do I need grace to get to be fit for my home?

Candour: Is Jesus a mere mortal like you, me or Paul the apostle? Do you realise he's a member of the Godhead?

Pls we are talking about humans, not the SON OF GOD

That Son of God is not ashamed to call me brethren.. ur problem here is u see Jesus as God only...he is a friend, a brother, a colleague...and as He is, so am I iN THIS WORLD, not when I get to heaven

Candour: ]Was it Moses decision to die on the mountain? Yes or no?

"Decided their death" is the issue

Issue here is, did death snatch him? This is someone God buried, a man who never saw hell

I know we have different race but Did David DECIDE to die when he did? Who determines when your assignment on earth is finished? You or God?

Ask Paul what he meant when he was writing Timothy... who decided he's finished his course

The man knew he was done with his assignment is different from the man decided the end of the assignment. Who chose the assignment and who determined the duration? Paul or God?

Who said he decided to end his assignment? Dats suicide na...don't deviate from target...point is, did death snatch him away?

How does this answer whether Peter chose to be crucified upside down? I didn't even ask you if it was a lack of faith or a wrong decision that made Peter die a horrible death.

I was pointing out that their mode of death is inconsequential...n dat death had no power over them...too bad u dnt see dat

I know you believe so much that you're a god but please leave Christ the saviour out of it. He's the saviour of all those heroes of faith you mentioned and us also. He's not in our league. He's a member of the Godhead pls. We are talking about humans like the relative of Joyce mentioned in your post.

From the bold, are u sure u r a Christian? If Jesus did it, itmeans we can do much more than he did..that's Christianity.
1John 4:17 kjv
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world


As He IS, not WAS...my Jesus is alive, and He’s made me sit together with Him, meaning, am in the same league with Him...that's Christianity, Divinity in Human, He didn’t go to that cross to raise sissies or weaklings, He went to raise other Jesuses

I'll appreciate if you can differentiate between both pls. It will help me answer you.

That's the lowest I could go, if u dnt get the difference from that sentence, I can't be of further assistance

I am bro but I don't know when that will be.

Simple... but these folks i named knew...and when u done here on earth, God's gonna sent u ur return ticket.

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David knew some little time before they died just like my grandma knew. Its called having a premonition and it helped them set their affairs in order. However, they didn't decide their deaths.

When Jesus was gisting with His disciples in the last supper, He was having premonitions abi? When Jacob was rejecting Reuben etc he was having premonitions shey? Joshua too abi.? So, in ur theory now, younger folks like Jesus' age have premonitions?

Jesus knew because that was the purpose he came for.

What of Paul?

Paul was in Ceaser Nero's prison when he wrote 2 Timothy. The apostle was in danger of death from the first day he opened his mouth to declare that Jesus was the son of God. Of course he had the sentence of death hanging over him but even at that, he couldn't tell when exactly his head would be taken off neither did he decide it.

Was that the first time he was in jail? Why didn't he write he has finished his course we he was dragged to jail the first time? How come he didn't knw death was hanging over him the first time?

Candour: You are the one missing the point. Did you read my post and the one I quoted at all?? The issue I have is Gombs saying all saints in the bible DECIDED their deaths. Its not about them knowing or sensing their impending deaths.

Na wa o... didn't Jesus decide his death? Was he snatched by death?
John 10:18 KJV
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

My grand ma who died recently at a very ripe old age acted in some very strange ways and said some strange things the few weeks before she died that leaves us in no doubt that she must have had a premonition of her death. People regularly have premonitions about death etc but I'm not concerned with a premonition or a pre knowledge of death.

How carnal...was Jesus' death a premonition? What of David's? Paul nko?

The issue here is anyone affirmiing all heroes of scriptute DECIDED their deaths. If you or him wish to expunge "decided their death" from the discussion, I'll rest my case here.

Ruminate on the Scripture above

nlMediator: There’s no such thing as everybody will die when they will die. If you see where it’s in the Bible, please point it to me. We Christians like the easy way out which includes accepting the devil’s nonsense so that we’ll not be ridiculed, instead of rejecting it in prayer and exercising our authority over evil powers. Countless number of people have been kept from dying after a sentence of death by the doctors or even evil forces because of the prayers of the children of God or by better medical intervention. Even in Africa and the developing world, many children die that would have lived if there was adequate hygiene and medical attention. When they die, we claim everybody will die some day in one way or another.. As though the kids that are living in the developed world live under a different dispensation from the African kids.

Gbam...God bless you.

alexleo: You are blessed my dear. How some christians fears death makes me wonder whether they still remember that this world is a temporary abode for us and death is inevitable. Whenever I'm sick I pray for healing and still pray God for grace to make heaven if my time here is up. If God heals me- Halleluyah, if he takes me to heaven- Halleluyah.

The post above reeks of fear and sore unbelief and plenty doubt and very far off from faith!.. If u aint done with ur assignment here on earth, Why would God wanna take u away? Or are u saying u done with what he sent u to do?

Candour: ]You mean Moses decided not to see the promised land and decided to die on the mountain @ 120?

Hello candour, did death take moses... yes or no? Remember, Moses didn't even know how to die, God asked him to...did death take him or he gave up his life? Yes or no

You mean David decided to die @ 70 when he could have stayed till 120?

Candour na, we all have different race,.. Jesus lived for 33 years, y didn’t u ask why didn't he live up to 70? When ur ministry here on earth is done, u check out, ask Paul...and Jesus, and David, and Idahosa etc

You mean Paul decided he to be beheaded before he turned 70?

2 Tim 4v7-8
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: [1Co 9:24] [Phi 3:14]
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 1Co 9:25 1Pe 5:4 [Jas 1:12]


The man knew he was done with his assignment...

You mean Peter decided to be hung upside down just like that?

Hebrews 11 kjv
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: Jer 20:2
37  They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 1Ki 21:13 2Ki 1:8 Mat 3:4
38  (Of whom the world was not worthy: ) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

You mean Simon the Canaanite decided to be cut in half?

Candour o, did Jesus chose crucifixion? But death didn’t take Him, he said "father, into your hands I place my spirit"... he sanctioned his death, He gave His life up, it wasn't snatched from him by death...study and understand.. how they died is immaterial, what matters is they endorsed their deaths, death had no power over them... same as the new creation.

My bro, none of these saints decided to die or how they died when they did. They only had a better acceptance of the inevitable than Christians of today. In fact all the apostles except John died violent deaths you won't wish on an enemy.

Did they give up their lives or did death take them away?

Being prepared for death is very different from deciding to die. All sensible human beings should be prepared for death whether they like it or not because its inevitable if the Lord tarries and Christians are expected to be better prepared according to the bible.

Are u prepared for death now? Do u know when u gone check outta here? Heroes in the Bible knew...as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Jesus, Paul etc

Apatheist: I see the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

cool

lekkie073: yes . if u believe God exists, then why can't u believe mermaids ? Or u r too biased?

i see God in all creation, where do you see mermaids?

Apatheist: Can you prove the existence of your god without using the buy-bull at all?

yes...look around you...you will see God in every creation. Now can you disprove the existence of God? now, quit derailing, this thread is about reincarnation

Apatheist: No, you can't prove Christianity nor god - if you could,almost every body would be a Christian.

you're correct, there is nothing like reincarnation -not because the buy-bull said so, but because there isn't.
Your ancestors didn't understand genetics and heredity so they pegged similarities between parents and children as reincarnation.

yes i can... can you disprove the existence of God?

Romans 1:19-20 TLB
19 For the truth about God is known to them instinctively; God has put this knowledge in their hearts. 20 Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power. So they will have no excuse when they stand before God at Judgment Day.

doubleDx: But you do err not knowing the scripture reincarnation is biblical! Unless of course you want to tell me that the Bible is contradicting itself!

u remind me of Obadiah alot... anyways, good afternoon

lekkie073: Anything u find in the dictionary exists

mermaids too?

alexleo: @OP, you are just talking too much here. Death is inevitable and when it comes nothing can stop it. Everyone's death comes in various ways- sickness, murder, accident, war, violent clashes etc. Even Joyce will still die when her time comes whether he curses and abadons God now or not. I don't care when I ll die but I pray God to make me fit for heaven whenever my time is up for me to leave this world. This world remains a temporary site for us all so we should always keep it at the back of our minds at all times. All this nonsense blames on God doesn't change anything. It doesn't even wake up the dead so its not neccessary.

ALL the Heroes in the bible decided their deaths... they were prepared of it, and gave up their lives... death DID NOT take them... that is how it should be, not that trailer jam you or hammer fell from the roof and crushed the skull etc

go study, Moses, Jesus, David, Joshua, Isaac, Jacob, Paul, the apostles... etc

lomaxx: I stopped reading when I got to this line



How do you know accurately that the problem is ALWAYS on the receiving end? How do you know?

[size=16pt]In a transmission line,[/size] a problem could arise from the sender's end or the receiving end, but when you say that the receiving end is ALWAYS the problem....you've got some real explaining to do.

God is not a transmission line

if u sent ur child on an errand wiith details... and he flouted the instruction, or did not follow ur instructions.. who is the problem? the receiving end or the originator of the instruction?

Answer- Not according to the gospel. There is no such thing like reincarnation. Isn’t it amazing that some people believe in what they cannot prove? We can prove Christianity, we can prove Jesus Christ, that’s why he gave us his name to live by. And whatever Jesus did before he died, his name continues to do. That’s why the Bibles says that ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today forever’ (Hebrews 13:. We can prove the living Christ, and that‘s wonderful. Acts 17:29, “[Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that his divine being are gold and silver or stone, an image made by human design and skill, in the past God overlook those ignorance but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, for he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice, by the man he has appointed. He has given prove of this to everyone, by raising him from the dead]”.

The Bible says God had appointed the day he will judge the world by Jesus Christ, and that he has proved it that he is going to do it by Jesus Christ through raising him from the dead, by the resurrection from the dead, he has given men an indication that he is going to judge the word by Jesus Christ. Proving Jesus Christ to be that judge by the resurrection from the dead, that’s what the bible says, and you can’t believe this and believe anything else. He is going to judge the world, he says, ‘He has given prove of this to all men by raising him from the dead ’. Well, I was telling you something about reincarnation, there is no such thing like reincarnation. Reincarnation means taking up another body, it means that someone who has been born into this world, dies and comes back in another body; either in an animal, some mammal, some reptile, bird or some insect of something. It comes back in another body or even sometimes they think it can come back in another human body. Now for some people, they like to ask with the Bible in mind because Jesus Christ said concerning John the Baptist, this is Elijah. Well, he didn’t say that Elijah came in the body of John the Baptist, no; John the Baptist came in the power and the ministry of Elijah; that’s what he was saying. If Elijah were to come back, he wouldn’t be born John, John was born.

Now the Bible talks about the witnesses who would show up in the last days to preach the gospel to the Jewish people where a hundred and forty-four thousand people are going to be elected as it were to come to God, and the Bible told us that these witnesses, prophets were going to be ministering in Israel. Many Bible scholars believe that this would likely be Elijah and one other, some think maybe Enoch, maybe several reasons but that’s beautiful because we were not told about their death. So if that’s going to be Elijah, beautiful because Elijah didn’t die, the Bible said he was caught up and taken to heaven, so if he just suddenly shows up as he did on the mount of transfiguration, when he showed up with Moses, why? He didn’t come with another body, he was himself, that’s not reincarnation.

Reincarnation presupposes that one dies and then comes back in another body, has to be born to come back, but if you just show up without dying like Elijah did. That’s not reincarnation. You say what about Moses? Well, the Bible tells us that Moses died and God buried him. So Moses never went to hell. And so he is passed on into the new life with a transfigured body, not another body in terms of reincarnation. No; it’s a transfigured body, not another body in form of reincarnation. It’s the same body, but now through walls, he needs no doors, he just went through. But it was a physical body. So, the Bible doesn’t support the doctrine of reincarnation, that doctrine is a false doctrine.

Answer- Not according to the gospel. There is no such thing like reincarnation. Isn’t it amazing that some people believe in what they cannot prove? We can prove Christianity, we can prove Jesus Christ, that’s why he gave us his name to live by. And whatever Jesus did before he died, his name continues to do. That’s why the Bibles says that ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today forever’ (Hebrews 13:. We can prove the living Christ, and that‘s wonderful. Acts 17:29, “[Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that his divine being are gold and silver or stone, an image made by human design and skill, in the past God overlook those ignorance but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, for he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice, by the man he has appointed. He has given prove of this to everyone, by raising him from the dead]”.

The Bible says God had appointed the day he will judge the world by Jesus Christ, and that he has proved it that he is going to do it by Jesus Christ through raising him from the dead, by the resurrection from the dead, he has given men an indication that he is going to judge the word by Jesus Christ. Proving Jesus Christ to be that judge by the resurrection from the dead, that’s what the bible says, and you can’t believe this and believe anything else. He is going to judge the world, he says, ‘He has given prove of this to all men by raising him from the dead ’. Well, I was telling you something about reincarnation, there is no such thing like reincarnation. Reincarnation means taking up another body, it means that someone who has been born into this world, dies and comes back in another body; either in an animal, some mammal, some reptile, bird or some insect of something. It comes back in another body or even sometimes they think it can come back in another human body. Now for some people, they like to ask with the Bible in mind because Jesus Christ said concerning John the Baptist, this is Elijah. Well, he didn’t say that Elijah came in the body of John the Baptist, no; John the Baptist came in the power and the ministry of Elijah; that’s what he was saying. If Elijah were to come back, he wouldn’t be born John, John was born.

Now the Bible talks about the witnesses who would show up in the last days to preach the gospel to the Jewish people where a hundred and forty-four thousand people are going to be elected as it were to come to God, and the Bible told us that these witnesses, prophets were going to be ministering in Israel. Many Bible scholars believe that this would likely be Elijah and one other, some think maybe Enoch, maybe several reasons but that’s beautiful because we were not told about their death. So if that’s going to be Elijah, beautiful because Elijah didn’t die, the Bible said he was caught up and taken to heaven, so if he just suddenly shows up as he did on the mount of transfiguration, when he showed up with Moses, why? He didn’t come with another body, he was himself, that’s not reincarnation.

Reincarnation presupposes that one dies and then comes back in another body, has to be born to come back, but if you just show up without dying like Elijah did. That’s not reincarnation. You say what about Moses? Well, the Bible tells us that Moses died and God buried him. So Moses never went to hell. And so he is passed on into the new life with a transfigured body, not another body in terms of reincarnation. No; it’s a transfigured body, not another body in form of reincarnation. It’s the same body, but now through walls, he needs no doors, he just went through. But it was a physical body. So, the Bible doesn’t support the doctrine of reincarnation, that doctrine is a false doctrine.

Question – Joyce (Australia): My sister was diagnosed with a hole in her heart. Both she and I prayed, and believed God for a miracle and we did everything we knew to do, but she died. I’m so disappointed with God. My faith is totally shaken, and I’m at my lowest point since she passed on. I’m not able to pray any more. Why did God not answer our prayers?

Answer: I wish you could see the heart of God at this moment! It will be painful for you that your sister died but two things she said which she should also consider, she said we did all we knew we could, she didn’t say we did everything we were supposed to do, according to the word of God. She did what she knew to do. There is always God’s Word for every situation, and we should also know that God is always ready to answer our prayers; the problem is always on the receiving hand.

She said why did God not answer her prayers, who said he did not answer? Very, very important, to Joyce and maybe several others who might be thinking like this. She says she and her sister prayed for her sister to be healed, and then her sister died and she says I’m so disappointed with God, my faith is totally shaken. She says we did everything we knew to do but she died. You did everything you knew to do, what if everything you need to do wasn’t enough, what if you don’t know enough, that’s why we teach the word of God, so people can know more in the Word of God, so that when the day of crisis comes, you will know what to do.

A lot of people just don’t know what to do when trouble strikes and when they are at that point in their life, they are trying to put a lot of things together, and that information just wasn’t there, and if you didn’t have the knowledge, you are going to have problems. I’m not sure you did what you knew, but what you knew of yourself was not enough. I will tell you why, first, from what you wrote, you didn’t believe because, you were disappointed at God, and this God never fails. How could you think that he failed? He never fails, and again, does death end? Do you realize one time somebody was sick, and his sister sent message to Jesus? Lazarus it was, the sister sent a message to Jesus and she said, hey, your friend was sick, and Jesus didn’t go. But Jesus said something to them, he said it wasn’t onto death. In other words, he is not going to die. So that was a word of faith that Jesus spoke. The trouble was, the man died after Jesus said he wasn’t going to die.

Now you had an option to think Jesus was fake because the man died, Jesus said that he wasn’t going to die. So what are we going to do; oh! Jesus you lied. Jesus came there four days after Lazarus died. Lazarus was already buried and Jesus came and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said, “Master you want to go there? By this time, he stinks. Decomposition is set in, it’s four days.” Then Jesus said, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” And they followed him there, Jesus stood coming to the entrance of that cave, and he called that dead man by name, “Lazarus come out!“ The bible declares that he that was dead came forth, still bound with grave clothes, hopping, coming out, as soon as he showed up, Jesus said loose him and let him go.

I’m thinking about you Joyce, if you had the faith you thought you had, your faith shouldn’t have ended with death. Faith never ends with death. We give up too soon, a lot of times we give up, maybe the circumstances. Jesus said, he asked a question, Luke18:8, “when the son of man comes shall he find faith in the earth?” Because a lot of things will be going on and sometimes you don’t even have the opportunity to minister to that one, sometimes when someone is pronounced dead, the authorities take the body away and you just can’t do more. Because a lot of things have happened that work against your faith, does not mean it is about God, it’s what we allow. Think about it, it’s what we allow. Sometimes the family members don’t even let you do more. Jesus went to the grave, to where this man was buried four days. How many people let you do more, once that person has been pronounced dead? You may have not been allowed to do more even if you had more things. So think about it, God didn’t disappoint you, God was waiting for you, and he gave you faith. He says cast out demons, heal the sick, he says raise the dead, he told you. So why do we give up? We give up because we couldn’t do it, we want God do it in our time. We think it’s based on God’s time, no, our time is important and it’s our faith that determines the time.

If your faith is weak then it will take a longer time. If your faith is small, it will take a longer time because the Bible says when the edge of a machete is blunt, you must apply more force. Something you should have cut with one swipe, when the faith is sharp, it goes and it cuts once. But when your faith is blunt, you try to cut two, three or four times because it’s blunt; that’s it. If it is working, once is enough but if it is not working you have to cut many times. So if your faith is working, a short time is enough, if it’s not working it takes a long time.

Question –We read of how God changed the name of Abram to Abraham, and Jacob to Israel. My question is, even after changing the names of the above characters, we still read of how God is addressed as “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”. Why?

Answer: Now there are three names here; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Now when God said this, when he made the statement, he actually made it to Moses. Moses wanted to know his name, and God identified himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It’s actually a legitimate question when he said why he didn’t say Israel, because he had changed the man’s name to Israel. After all, he didn’t say I’m the God of Abram, the reason was about Israel.

At that time, the people of Israel acted differently. They acted in an unstable manner. When they acted like other nations, he called them Jacob. And when they acted according to his Word, they were Israel. Israel means prince; a prince that has power with God. But Jacob means deception, Player and deceiver. Jacob was given to him by his father and many times Jacob really acted that way. He acted according to his character. What’s God saying when he says I’m the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob instead of saying and of Israel. Irrespective of Israel’s behavior, he was going to remain his God, when he acted like Jacob, he was his God, when he acted like Israel, and he was his God. God was not going to change himself because the man’s name was changed because of his character and behavior. He says, “You will no longer be known as Jacob, swindler, deceiver, but as Israel”.

Abraham’s case was a different situation, it was not his character; he was named that way, not according to his character, not the bad thing. Now Jacob put his hand to his brother’s heel when he was born. So he says he took him by the heel (and they were twins). He took him by the heel and God said what he did then was wrong even though both of them didn’t know good or evil. But then, God said the younger one will be greater than the older one. This went through their lives, and we find out how he asked his brother for his birth right as time went on. And his brother was careless about it. The Bible says that Esau was profane, meaning that he had no regard for spiritual things, and so he didn’t care. And God allowed this to happen; he knew ahead of time, he gave his Word concerning them ahead of time. So whether he was going to act like Jacob or Israel, the Word concerning him was steadfast. So what is the lesson here? God doesn’t turn his back on you just because you have now acted like Jacob, he doesn’t. His promises are not for you because you have acted like Israel and his promises belong to you, whether you are acting like Jacob or you are acting like Israel. But he has given you his counsel to be steadfast and unmovable.

Newness in Type and Quality -Friday, July 4th

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4).


The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." The Greek rendering of the phrase, "a new creation," actually means "a new species of being!" It doesn’t just refer to a new life in terms of timing; that is to say, a life that has just begun. It means newness in type and quality. A new creation is a new type of man; he’s one of a kind that never existed before! He’s not subject to Satan, and doesn’t need deliverance.

This is who you are, if you’re born again. You’re not subject to defeat, and cannot be disadvantaged. Walk by faith, because you’ve already been given the measure of faith (Romans 12:3). Romans 6:14 declares, "…Sin shall not have dominion over you…." You’re a superior being; you’re no longer governed by sin or bad habits.

You’re not merely someone who has turned a new leaf or has changed from living the bad life to a good life. No! You’re born anew, to express the righteousness, excellence, glory, and multifaceted wisdom of God.


Confession...
I’m a new creation in Christ Jesus, holy and sanctified unto the Lord! I’m a partaker of the divine nature, expressing and manifesting the life of Christ in righteousness, excellence, glory, wisdom and power! I reign by grace today, through righteousness, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death and its debilitating influences. Halleluiah!


Further Study
Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
that they might be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. (KJV)

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (KJV)

Daily Scripture Rqeading

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 17:1-15 Job 3-5

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 13:1-6 Isaiah 23-24.

Redoil: To me whoever dutifuly obeys and follow the teachings from the bible is a man of God not neccesrily a pastor

End of discussion.. OP, you've been answered

God bless you bro

Be Truthful- Thursday, July 3rd

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds (Colossians 3:9).

Lying is one habit you ought to eschew because of its dangerous consequences. Truth always eludes liars, and the Word of God is truth (John 17:17). The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13), and He builds up a resistance against those who don’t celebrate the truth. The more they lie, the more He resists and avoids them.

A liar isn’t merely someone who told a lie; he is one who makes a habit of lying; he constructs lies. Revelation 22:15 says, “For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” Notice the Bible doesn’t say, “whosoever telleth lies,” but “whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” The liar plans or strategizes his lies. He knows what he is doing is wrong but still goes ahead to do it, because he’s self-centred; selfish. A liar is also one who says something contrary to God’s Word. The Bible says, “…yea, let God be true, but every man a liar...” (Romans 3:4). As long as a man’s confessions are inconsistent with God’s Word, then they’re lies. For example, the Word says in Romans 5:1, “Therefore being declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (CKJB). If you’re born again, you must accept and walk in His righteousness. If you keep saying, “no one can really be righteous before God,” that would be a lie, because it’s inconsistent with what God has said.

1 Peter 3:10 tells us something instructive: “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.” You can’t be speaking God’s Word, and at the same time lying. That’s a contradiction. The New King James Version renders the latter part of 1 Peter 3:10 thus: “…let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.” The man who deceives others never realizes his own deception. He suddenly “wakes up” and discovers life has passed him by. He doesn’t deserve truth because he doesn’t tell the truth.

If you’re a man of truth, truth will promote and protect you. The Bible says, “…His truth shall be your shield and buckler” (Psalms 91:4). Form a habit of speaking the truth always; this doesn’t just mean desisting from unwholesome communication, but speaking in consonance with the Word. That’s a key principle on how to prosper and have good days.


Prayer. ..
Dear Father, thank you for teaching and instructing me through your Word how to live successfully. Thank you for the Holy Spirit who leads and guides me to walk in truth. I’m lifted to a higher level of glory, where I manifest your excellence and righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.


Further Study
Isaiah 44:25
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 16:16-40 Job 1-2

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 12:11-21 Isaiah 22

Keep Praying! - Wednesday, July 2nd

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint (Luke 18:1).

Someone once lamented, “As much as I pray for my country, it appears that the wickedness, especially from the political leaders, keeps increasing. Can God still intervene? Is there need for me to keep praying?” The Word of God admonishes us to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). In Luke 18:1-8 the Lord Jesus emphasized the importance of persistence in prayer. This is because being the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus,you can change anything through prayer. The divine power necessary to cause that change is in you; it was deposited in you the moment you received the Holy Spirit into your life (Acts 1:.

Moreover, James 5:16 (AMP) says, “…The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].” Continue to pray for your country. The Lord is the God of all flesh, and there’s nothing too difficult for Him to do (Jeremiah 32:27). He’s the God of possibilities, and He’s given you the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus and effect the changes you desire. Therefore, in praying for your country and other nations of the world, let these thoughts be in your mind.

The God to whom we pray, reigns and rules in the affairs of men: “... to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men” (Daniel 4:17). Consider what He did to King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled his kingdom with absolute power. The Lord deposed him from his glory, and drove him out from among men, to dwell in the wilderness. God also restoredhimto office after he repented.

God has power over every nation and sets in authority anyone that He chooses (Romans 13:1). When He tells you to pray for your country, it’s because He’s given you the authority to decree a thing and have it established (Job 22:28). Intercede for as long as it takes for peace, continued progress, and stability in your country. Pray as though it depended on you alone to effect changes in your nation, and the truth is, it does; because you’re the salt of the earth.


Prayer. ..
Dear Father, I thank you for teaching me to pray without ceasing for my country. I thank you for your divine power and wisdom that’s released, even now, upon the leaders and political office holders for them to do your will, and for righteousness to be established in the land and in the hearts of men, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.


Further Study
1 Timothy 2:1-3
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Psalm 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 15:22-35 Esther 5-7

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 11:10-33 Isaiah 20

We Are His Completeness · TUESDAY 1st July

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (Colossians 1:18).

Everything that comes out of God is God. In John 6:63, the Lord Jesus said, "…the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Everything that comes out of Him has His identity, power, and life in it. Think about it: even the words He speaks carry His life. Now, this doesn’t mean everything that comes out of Him is His person, but that they carry His life. It’s like the human body: every part of your body, no matter how small, has your DNA, but this doesn’t mean every part of your body is you, per se. It’s the totality of all the parts that make up your person.

In the same way, did you know that Jesus isn’t complete without us? And by "us" I mean the Church. You may never have heard this before but it’s true. We’re one with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17); it’s the Father’s grand design for Him to need us just as we need Him: He’s our glory as we are His glory.

Ephesians 1:22-23 says, "And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." He’s the one who fills everything (Ephesians 4:10), yet His fullness is the Church, which is His body. We’re His completeness, and we’re complete in Him: "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power" (Colossians 2:9-10).

This should help you understand your importance and relevance to Christ. You’re "in Him," and He’s "in you." Without you, He can’t reach the hurting and the lost in the world. Through you, He’s able to express His love to others on a daily basis, and establish His Kingdom in the hearts of men. You’re His extension here on earth because you hail from Him (1 John 4:4). This makes you a world overcomer because "… whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world…" (1 John 5:4).

Confession...
The nature and glory of Christ is in me; therefore, I have what He says I have and I can do what He says I can do. No circumstance or situation is insurmountable to me, because I’m in Christ and my victory is assured in Him. I’m His glory just as He’s my glory. Halleluiah!

Further Study: 
Colossians 2:10; And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: (KJV)

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. (KJV)

1 year Bible reading plan: Acts 15:22-35 Esther 5-7
2 year Bible reading plan: 2 Corinthians 11:10-33 Isaiah 20

The Master Soul Winner- Monday, June 30th

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).

The Lord Jesus was a master soul winner. His examples of soul-winning in the Scriptures are very inspiring. In John 4:6-42, He encountered a certain woman at the well of Samaria, and engaged her in a conversation. The woman came to draw water from the well, and Jesus had a word of knowledge about her.

However, to get her attention, Jesus started out a conversation with her by talking about something that was of interest to her-the water. Upon getting her full attention, the Master said, "...Give me a drink of water" (John 4:7 GNB). From then on, the Master witnessed to the woman, who believed and went about telling others about Jesus.

Matthew chapter 4 tells us another beautiful story of how Jesus walked along the shores of Lake Galilee, and saw two brothers who were fishermen: Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then the Master said to them, "...Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). The Master always knew how to engage others in a conversation on a subject that was of interest to them, in a bid to witness to them. If you've often wondered how to engage people in a conversation in order to preach the Gospel to them, emulate the strategy of the Master. Observe what such folks might be interested in, and initiate a conversation along that line.

For example, he may be reading a newspaper or magazine, try to observe what he's interested in, and ask a question or make a positive comment to get his attention. Perhaps, you want him to explain something to you, listen with rapt attention. If you do, he's likely to also give you his attention when you start speaking to him.


Prayer. ..
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for making me an effective soul winner; thank you for the opportunities you've set before me to witness and win souls and bring the light of your Word to many today, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Further Study :

1 Corinthians 9:16
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Act 17:22-34
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel afterhim, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:Acts 15:1-21 Esther 1-4

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:2 Corinthians 11:1-9 Isaiah 19

It's Mid-Year Thanksgiving and I will not fail to thank God for this thread and my one year on this thread, it is a testimony for me on how I got here and how thus far He's brought this thread. It's been one complete year of uninterrupted Rhapsody of Realities daily devotional on Nairaland, and all glory is ascribed to God. This thread in all is 4years old... a milestone worth thanking God for.

I wanna thank God for the time, finance, effort and challenges it took to keep this thread on daily, and specially for all those who learnt a thing or two of God's Word, for those who believed on the Name of Jesus via this thread, for those who depended on the daily devotional for upliftment and to share to others in their sphere of contact. God bless you all, and money and all things money can buy shall not elude you, because His Word is alive in you, goodness and mercy shall follow you all, all the days of your lives.

Thank God for a wonderful year past, and a wonderful year ahead. Though Nairaland.com lost data, God's word and glory will still cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea. Amen

Sanctify Your Believing! Sunday, June 29th .

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

It’s important for you as a Christian to sanctify your believing; to examine your faith and be sure you’ve not believed in the wrong thoughts or in the assumptions of men. There’re people who say, for example, “I know I believe in Jesus Christ, but He’s not the only messiah.” No true believer in Jesus Christ will assume such a position.

As a true Christian, you must believe that salvation is by no other, except Jesus Christ. You can’t believe in Jesus Christ, and believe there’s also some other way for salvation; that’s unacceptable. Any professing Christian, who believes there’s another way to God, besides Jesus Christ, is confused and in error.

The Lord Jesus said, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). Notice, He didn’t say, “I am a way” or “one of the ways”; rather, in very definite and emphatic words, He said, “I am THE way, THE truth and THE life….” Jesus Christ, according to the Scriptures, is “…declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4). No one else bears this testimony, except the Lord Jesus.

This is what we believe in Christianity: the Lord Jesus is the Saviour of the world, the Lord of heaven and earth, and the one that has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. You must have times of personal reflection, when you review your faith and convictions, and ask yourself, “What have I really believed about the Lord Jesus Christ?” Be sure that your believing is consistent with the revealed truth of God’s Word.

Prayer. ..
Precious Lord Jesus, I worship you for you are the Lord, the maker of all things! I thank you for your glory in my life, and for granting me the revelation of your righteousness. Amen.

Further Study:
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.,

Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Daily Scripture Reading

1 Year Bible Study Plan: Acts 14:1-28, Nehemiah 11-13

2 Year Bible Study Plan: 2 Corinthians 10:8-18, Isaiah 18

KINGS EXERCISE AUTHORITY - Saturday, June 28th

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen (Revelation 1:6).

Without the knowledge of the fact that he’s the heir-apparent to the throne, an heir is not different from the servant. Galatians 4:1 says, “…the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all.” Likewise, as a child of God, you’re a king, and it’s important you know and live accordingly. Kings reign and exercise authority; they don’t talk casually as ordinary men, neither do they beg! It’s not enough to just know this, it has to become your mindset; the only way you reason! You’re called to reign in life: “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, “Where the word of a king is, there is power….” Kings make decrees and proclamations and have them established: “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee…” (Job 22:28). You can have everything you say, because your words are backed with power. This will let you know what your prayer life should be like: you’re to exercise your authority in Christ Jesus; not beg!

Some Christians beg everywhere and for everything, which is wrong. They beg at work, at home, in the office, and even beg God in prayer, simply because they haven’t fully understood their heritage in Christ. Don’t beg for your health; don’t beg for money; don’t beg for God’s help; don’t beg for anything! Don’t beg for what’s rightfully yours in Christ. It wasn’t by your request, choice or idea, that God made you a king; He did it of His own volition. Your response, therefore, is to live the kingly life. Exercise authority over Satan, sickness, disease, and the negativities of life.

If it’s a growth somewhere in your body, tell it to dematerialize in the Name of Jesus. It might even be a situation at work, school or in your home, say what you want to see and it shall be so. Exercise your God-given authority today.


Confession. ..
I maintain my victory over Satan and the cohorts of darkness. My life is full of peace, and I’m making progress from glory to glory, living in the victory of Christ! It’s success and prosperity for me all the way, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.


FURTHER STUDY
Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

Romans 10:8
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 13:13-52 Nehemiah 9-10

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 10:1-7 Isaiah 17

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