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wrong prayer.It is better to be forced into 'prison' in Heaven than to gallivant around hell.
Many africans would rather be security men and attendants in Europe and America than be CEOs and Drs in Nigeria and co.

@Huxley
if you can still remember the topic of this thread and the initial post,which coincidentally were made by you, you lied by saying 'Pastor Adeboye says God is not omnipotent and, ',then you quoted his book by typing 'remember satanic dreams will always negate God's word and will'.then you asked 'are God's will subject to revision and negation by satan?'
now you remember,then,amongst other things,I said 'the likes of Huxley cannot get/understand spiritual stuff'.That in itself is enough to tell you that you can only continue to be confused and baffled at spiritual things.you can only begin to have clear understanding when you become born again.Apart from that,it'll continue to be a struggle.When you get born again,then its easier to explain to you and get you renewed.
as if to confirm the above,I wrote of Jesus talking about the Word of God being choked (Mark4v7,18-20).Jesus said the word of God,the will of God was unfruitful in some and fruitful in some other.what kind of ground are you as the Word is sown in your life?is it hindering the way,word and will of God for you or will you let it bear fruit?yet you couldn't see that because you're spiritually blind.I hope you'll see this one.Feeling cheated and helpless will not help matters.An interesting thing about the pawn is that it can eventually become a queen.OR it could stay in its poor pawn state and be killed.Think wise

@Huxley
if you can still remember the topic of this thread and the initial post,which coincidentally were made by you, you lied by saying 'Pastor Adeboye says God is not omnipotent and, ',then you quoted his book by typing 'remember satanic dreams will always negate God's word and will'.then you asked 'are God's will subject to revision and negation by satan?'
now you remember,then,amongst other things,I said 'the likes of Huxley cannot get/understand spiritual stuff'.That in itself is enough to tell you that you can only continue to be confused and baffled at spiritual things.you can only begin to have clear understanding when you become born again.Apart from that,it'll continue to be a struggle.When you get born again,then its easier to explain to you and get you renewed.
as if to confirm the above,I wrote of Jesus talking about the Word of God being choked (Mark4v7,18-20).Jesus said the word of God,the will of God was unfruitful in some and fruitful in some other.what kind of ground are you as the Word is sown in your life?is it hindering the way,word and will of God for you or will you let it bear fruit?yet you couldn't see that because you're spiritually blind.I hope you'll see this one.Feeling cheated and helpless will not help matters.An interesting thing about the pawn is that it can eventually become a queen.OR it could stay in its poor pawn state and be killed.Think wise

@Huxley
if you can still remember the topic of this thread and the initial post,which coincidentally were made by you, you lied by saying 'Pastor Adeboye says God is not omnipotent and, ',then you quoted his book by typing 'remember satanic dreams will always negate God's word and will'.then you asked 'are God's will subject to revision and negation by satan?'
now you remember,then,amongst other things,I said 'the likes of Huxley cannot get/understand spiritual stuff'.That in itself is enough to tell you that you can only continue to be confused and baffled at spiritual things.you can only begin to have clear understanding when you become born again.Apart from that,it'll continue to be a struggle.When you get born again,then its easier to explain to you and get you renewed.
as if to confirm the above,I wrote of Jesus talking about the Word of God being choked (Mark4v7,18-20).Jesus said the word of God,the will of God was unfruitful in some and fruitful in some other.what kind of ground are you as the Word is sown in your life?is it hindering the way,word and will of God for you or will you let it bear fruit?yet you couldn't see that because you're spiritually blind.I hope you'll see this one.Feeling cheated and helpless will not help matters.An interesting thing about the pawn is that it can eventually become a queen.OR it could stay in its poor pawn state and be killed.Think wise

Why are you making irrational comparison and judgements?you shouldn't serve the same sentence on an hardcore criminal/murderer that you'll serve to someone who broke the taillight of a car.Comparing icecream and cellphones to cigarettes? I'm sure you're one of those who 'smoke responsibly'.

Tom Paine was born in England.He lived in the period of christian revivals by John Wesley and George Whitefield.He lived and wrote against God,drawing hearts away from Christ.Tom Paine's words at the hour of death were "O Lord help me! God help me! Jesus Christ help me! O God! What have I done to suffer so much ".then shortly after,he said 'but there is no God '.And then again "yet if there be,what would become of me hereafter? " As the elderly woman who was his attendant left the room,Tom Paine said 'stay with me,for God's sake! for I cannot bear to be left alone.It is hell to be left alone' In terror,his very last words recorded in history were "My God,my God,why has Thou forsaken me?"

May 9 Proverbs 9:10

10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,the start of wisdom.The knowledge of the holy is understanding.Are you wise? Do you fear God?if you do not fear God,then you're not wise. The fear of God is the starting point,the beginning of being wise. Hebrews 12 says we should have grace so that we can serve God with godly fear.
The grace of God brings the fear of God.If you do not fear God,then you do not have grace,at least not the grace of God. If you do not fear God,then you're foolish. The fear of God is a reverence and respect of God,knowing that we are at His mercies and behaving ourselves to always please Him. To be wise unto salvation,you need to fear God. You need to know God to understand Him.The knowledge of the holy is understandin. Know the Lord by daily communion with Him in His Word(the Bible) and in prayer and also by fellowship with the brethren. Then you'll understand. Fear God and keep His commandments,this is the whole duty of man.

The likes of Huxley cannot get/understand spiritual stuff.It'll continue to contradict and baffle them except they were born again.That which is born of the flesh is flesh.Marvel not that I say unto you Huxley,you MUST be born again.thats when you'll truly understand. Considering Proverbs8 where we looked at earlier today in the thread,'Today's Rhema',verse 9 is clear.Words of wisdom are plain to him that understands and right to them that find knowledge.That knowledge you can only find in Christ in whom is the fullness of God. The words of Jesus already explain to us that the Word of God can be choked by thorns and weed in some people's life,but when you take out the thorns and weed and little foxes,the Word and will of God can be fruitful in your life.these things are not new to children of God,and I believe that was what that devotional must have being saying.satan's plans are different from God's plan for each life.may God's will be done in your life

That methinks is a foolish satanic dream.I hope you have a less foolish one next.

May 8 Proverbs8v8

8. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

Here in Proverbs 8,we have wisdom crying to men to understand and imbibe wisdom.Then wisdom begins to describe its qualities. In other words,these are the qualities that people who claim to be wise should possess.
Jesus Christ taught about the wise and foolish virgins. All the virgins went to meet the bridegroom,indicating to us that they were all waiting to meet the Lord. i.e they were all believers,all christians,children of God. But some were wise and some were foolish.I pray that you'll be wise. What really made the wise virgins wise,What qualified them? What did they have that the foolish virgins didn't have. ALL the words of my mouth are in righteousness. ALL. You'll know a wise believer from his words.The mouth speaks from the heart. James said if a man offend not in word,the same is complete/perfect.That's the kind of bride/virgin that Jesus is coming for.glo glorious,complete,no spot or wrinkle or ANY SUCH THING. All the words of my mouth are IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. For emphasis,there is NOTHING FROWARD OR PERVERSE in them. That is wisdom,the principal thing,the oil we must get so that our lamps do not go out.

I hope you have one tonight.then your questions will be half answered,and then when you come to share,the remaining will be answered.

@pilgrim.1
amen to that prayer.thank you and may God's light continue to shine your way and increase the fruits of your righteousness.
@kunle
ttalks has given good advice.rest,relax. And so that hopefully you don't bring this up again,the Bible doesn't say that Abraham gave out 90%.Hebrews clarifies that he gave a tenth of his spoils,not of Lot's goods or the king of Sodom's goods but of his spoils.what he got from those 5kings that were defeated.just a lidu observation.

This is exactly what I wrote about in my previous post KunleOshob.you brought up a issue that levites are not to own property,and then we prove that they can and have, and instead of you to agree to that,you're simply bringing up another weather beaten point of tithes must be food,and are to be eaten in God's presence.when we start to talk about people like Abraham and Jacob now,you'll likely run to Hebrews or something.quit this circuit friend.

This is exactly what I wrote about in my previous post KunleOshob.you brought up a issue that levites are not to own property,and then we prove that they can and have, and instead of you to agree to that,you're simply bringing up another weather beaten point of tithes must be food,and are to be eaten in God's presence.when we start to talk about people like Abraham and Jacob now,you'll likely run to Hebrews or something.quit this circuit friend.

May 7 Matthew 7:23

23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me,ye that work iniquity.


Many times you hear ideas that suggest that God has changed. They say the God of the old testament is a totally different person from the God of the new testament.Infact,some are more stately about this idea,they say God kind of metamorphosed from Genesis down into the new testament,but the Word of God assures us that God is the one who was,and is, and is to come, the SAME yesterday,today and forever. He hates evil,he hates sin,He shows mercy,He pardons the repentant.Dishonest and insincere people are abominable before Him,whether its in Leviticus,or Chronicles,or Joel,Luke,or Hebrews,or Revelation. The time is coming when God will tell many 'I NEVER knew you'. Think about that. NEVER.
All this while you thought you were saved,yet He NEVER knew you.NEVER for once wrote down your name in His book. Maybe somebody or something told you or suggested to you that you were saved but He NEVER felt that way, He NEVER for once knew you as His own. And you kept on speaking and confessing and praying and doing many things that you felt were wonderful.How could you be so wrong? Don't be among this many that Christ NEVER knew.
Many check up with their church to be sure that they are safe/saved, many check up with their pastor,or reverend, many check up with information on the net,many in the schools,many with their friends,many with themselves.And these things tell us we're alright. Many NEVER check up in God's earth book(the Bible) to know if they're really safe/saved.No wonder He NEVER knew them,they worked iniquity. Daniel 11v32 Isaiah 8v20 Acts 17v11.

eh eh,see as my friend kunle dey take the heat for here.pilgrim.1,carry go, I dey wit U. lol. Don't mind those anti-tithers,they excel in the memory lapse tactic. They can't query your points,then they bring up another 'point' and then you explain that,and they come up with another,until they go round the circle and bring up some old weather beaten 'point' again. Kunle has been informed before that Barnabas was a levite who had land and sold it Acts4v36,37,so also Jeremiah the prophet.I'm praying wit you that God will open his and their eyes in Jesus' name.

Jesus is God.Jesus,He is God.Jesus Christ,He is the Lord God! Let them hear it smile4kenn

@tpiah and JeSoul
no qualms,my sisters.We're both on the Lord's side and by God's grace,we'll sing with saints and angels unto God in that day.Amen

@JeSoul and tpiah
I'll say you're not being fair to me.Obongproff among other things wrote about dbanj and the others and asked can you guys say something about this.This was what I replied to and most of what I wrote were bible quotes,not mine opinions.I didn't mention hiphop or 'contemporary christian music' or slow or fast.What I said was spiritual songs.if you're feeling hiphop was judged,maybe God is simply telling something.Children of God are heaven minded people,their mind and affection are set on things above,not on things on earth.
BTW,make a joyful noise doesn't compulsorily have to be hiphop or ragga,it could still be a 'slow boring Don Moenic' joyful noise

@toneyb,mazaje and co.
As complex,multitasking and smart as your brains are,you seem incapable to follow simple basic genesis spiritual stuff.hmmmm,reminds me of a verse of the Holy writ.Like I said,as much as possible,I wouldn't like to ponder over spilt milk but let me see if perhaps I could assuage your worries. If per chance,the Genesis narrative is true,and lets say we for a moment/for this thread's sake believe it happened,then we should assume that the God in genesis was supposed to be intelligent and as they say omniscient.at least for the narrative's sake and belief,He was intelligent enough to create the universe and the animals and MAN,whom we're still struggling to understand today in our jetage. Genesis1v26 says Let us make man in our image,like us,let them have dominion over fish,cattle,all the earth etc. Genesis 1v28-31 confirms that God did not only think or say it,He did it and the product is Adam and Eve according to the scriptures. Genesis2v10 suggests that the famous garden of Eden was not the size of the flowers in front of your house. It was a place from which a river divided into 4rivers.That should be a big river/source,not a well.The size of the 4child rivers should tell you that.
Genesis2v15 suggests that Adam was capable of keeping and maintaining a v.big garden.He was not insane or an slowpoke who if he committed a crime,we might still argue that he can't be fully responsible for his actions as he doesn't know what He's doing.Adam had to make decisions daily,He was the prince of the world.He had it at His feet.He was mentally stable enough to have communion with God before the fall.He knew God,he knew His purposes,he knew God's will had the ability to be married.He was not sick,neither was he a child. Genesis2v19 says Adam named every living creature,I believe that takes high intelligence,ability to DISTINGUISH and be distinctive. He was capable of obedience and disobedience to commands and directives. Genesis2v16,17 reveals 'And the Lord God COMMANDED THE MAN ,saying,Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,thou shall not eat of it:for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shall surely die. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil actually connotes something deeper than the phrase 'knowledge of good and evil'.Also in the garden was the tree of life which also connotes something deeper than the word 'life' as you know it. To help you,lets just say that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil represented death while the tree of life represented life. They were both in the same garden,one was forbidden,the other was up for grabs. It is not news that Adam failed his test.When you fail you either repeat,get demoted or drop out.What is news is that the last Adam(Jesus Christ) passed his test.He came to this world and was yet without sin,though tempted and tried.Any one who follows Jesus has passed the test already.Thats why we continue to shout the news,be a follower of Jesus.He is up for grabs.you can choose Him today.You can have life,eternal life.the only thing you have to do is believe,please.

Talk about atheists and agnostics suffering persecution for Christ sake. Funny lot

Actually christian songs are supposed to be spiritual.This is because children of God are spiritual people.They do not please the flesh/carnal man or give occasion to the flesh. They try to LIVE in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit,not according to the course of this world Ephesians2v2. Spiritual songs minister more to the spirit/than the body.'unspiritual' songs please the flesh more. Of course we have different kinds of spiritual,so stick to godly spiritual as you should know that christians are not the only spiritual people.
Colossians3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
His commandments are not grievous.

May 6 Galatians 6:9,10


9. And let us not be weary in welldoing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.


The world is so against God that one would naturally and effortlessly slip down the broadway to hell if you do nothing at all.As we have seen some people actually jogging down towards hell and destruction,we should make effort to move up on the highway of holiness towards our home heaven. Doing good/well takes effort.Lets not be tired. Let us not faint.There're many reasons to faint,circumstances around discourage us from doing good/well. Even some 'good intentioned' people advice us not to do good. They say "Hey,nobody wants your good". But and let us not be weary in well doing. As we have opportunity,let us DO GOOD to ALL men . Let us do good irrespective of what others do.
They may applaud us,they may despise us, let us do good to ALL men,especially to believers. Believers are our brethren,they are priority, do them good. It is good to give,do not get discouraged to give. Let us do good even when evil comes.That is evidence of grace. Let us do good unto all men.

A confused question in itself.Adam and Eve knew the consequences of their actions.They knew God's command.Genesis2v16,17.Adam and Eve were said to be highly intelligent beings who had dominion and authority over the whole planet.They were said to be in charge of a wide area of land,not a hut as you might vainly imagine.FYI,they were not insane or imbeciles.They were capable of making decisions,not just eating sand and wood 'because they don't know good and evil'. I wouldn't like to dwell on that.you believe you're wise.Wise people don't waste time speculating,pondering and crying over spilt milk.They move on.find the solution.
The solution to the fall of man,Adam and Eve,still remains Jesus the Messiah.He has come to save us from the fall and its consequences.he has come to give us real life,hope,joy and satisfaction.All you need to do is embrace Him,accept Him and believe Him.

@huxley
You're the one who feels that it is discrimination na.the place you quoted says God doesn't want people with blemish/abnormal people from Aaron's family to come to God's house (the altar or within the veil) to offer offerings.You're the one who has a problem with that,God doesn't and I don't.I believe its just logic that you choose who you want to come into and serve you in your house.When you call that discrimination,then its either you're desperate or something else.There are qualifications to be met for leadership, mr

@huxley
You're the one who feels that it is discrimination na.the place you quoted says God doesn't want people with blemish/abnormal people from Aaron's family to come to God's house (the altar or within the veil) to offer offerings.You're the one who has a problem with that,God doesn't and I don't.I believe its just logic that you choose who you want to come into and serve you in your house.When you call that discrimination,then its either you're desperate or something else.

The Lord Jesus makes us to realise that when The Holy Ghost comes,He'll guide God's children into all truth.I'm yet to see or hear of a possessor of the HOLY Spirit that smokes or approves of smoking or hard drugs.The practise is more associated with irresponsible people and criminals.Children of God do not copy criminals.1Corinthians6v19 What?! Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,which ye have of God,and YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? A true child of God/christian belongs to God as he/she has GIVEN his life to Christ.All you do now should be to the glory of God and not just for your personal pleasure.It means crucifixion

@huxley
I must say I admire your study of God's word(the Holy Bible).I've seen people 'christians' who don't care to study the Word.keep up the good work,you know what,light will shine soon.You know some are so closed and downgrading but you even read Bible dictionaries,daily devotionals,magazines,christian websites,man thats challenging to many.As to your question about discrimination,though you mixed up the passage as it is not Leviticus16,you'll be sincere to acknowledge that all living things have standards.Like they say,'one man's food is another's poison',we all have tastes.The temperature,salinity,water resource etc that one living thing might enjoy might be disturbing to another living thing.What someone else might revel in,might be nauseating to you.You might feel convenient working with 'disabled' people but God wants the best people to do some specific things in His temple/house.And you can't really blame Him,Psalm 135v6 says Whatsoever the Lord pleased,that DID HE in heaven,and IN EARTH and 24v1 says the earth is the Lord's,and the fullness thereof.You need to create your own world if you can where things will be just in your own eyes,but in this universe,the Lord's will shall stand.And if He wants the best to serve Him,then so be it.
When you open up your own company and you're employing people,you can decide not to 'discriminate'.Allow all,illiterates,educated,disabled,fit,diseased,mad,wise et al to come and serve you even to the top level.They'll show you how just and impartial you are

May 5 Psalm5v12
12.For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

Hello,it is joyful to recall this will of God.The Lord WILL bless the righteous. The Lord WILL compass him with favour as with a shield. How I pray that God's will be done in your life as it is done in heaven. The Lord wants to bless the righteous.
Are you righteous? I've heard some people express the desire to go to heaven,and even claim to be born again but deny righteousness.Their idea is that nobody is holy,nobody is righteous.But think of it,as far back as old testament Davidic times,there were some righteous people, not to talk about now when the Lord Jesus has come and suffered without the gate, and declared that 'it is finished', and rent the veil of the temple into two. Believe,and you can be righteous.its not hard! The righteous is characterized by Repentance,Integrity,Godliness,Humility,Tender heart,Endurance,Obedience,Undying love,and Self denial. And the Lord wilt bless the righteous.And surround compass him with favour. Receive that protective favour from God in Jesus' name.

May 3 Proverbs3:7
7.Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

The book of Proverbs is packed.You should always find time to study it.Each verse is loaded with everlasting gems. Consider Today's text,it tells us 3 beautiful life lessons.Lets see them one by one.
1. Be not wise in thine own eyes: You need to check up.How wise are you? Everybody will carry 1st in his own eyes until they all come together to write the same exam.Every team is a good and happy team until it faces other teams.Be not wise in your own eyes.Compare yourself with God's standards for man. Are you foolish in God's eyes or wise?Check up and begin to press toward the mark,the pass mark,the mark of God's call to you.
2. Fear the Lord: This is the beginning of true wisdom.You know,its foolish to say that this is just for old covenant.Check up Hebrews12v28. Fear the Lord,respect Him,rever and honour Him.Regard that He is always present and that He sees all your acts. Fear the Lord above all;parent,lecturer,teacher,pastor,police,friend,devil,death,sickness and loss.
3. Depart from evil: This is definite action. It is deliberate.Go away from, run away from ,depart from evil. Evil is all around us,make a go to depart from evil,abstain, quit giving excuses, be proactive, depart. You have your part to play,depart,refrain,cease to do evil.

May 2 John 2v16


16.And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
Praise God. As much as many people try to alienate a building of worship from being called a church,God holds each of these buildings as special. Jesus says it is My Father's house. Whatever grammar you want to use in describing a building of worship,always remember,it is God's house. God's house should be given a level of respect,regard and reserve.Its not just like anywhere else.There're some things that cannot be done in it.
We may claim liberty but we're not liberated to misbehave.It's a hard truth,but God's house is different from other places. Jesus was talking to them that sold doves.They were not selling guns or anything we can call 'bad'. They were not even selling unclean birds.They were selling doves,a clean gentle 'holy' type of bird with no gall.They were not selling it for food but for sacrifice.Think about that.Why would Jesus chase this kind of people out?But He did.The ways of God are different from ours. Today,many things have crept into our churches that need to be taken out.Take these things hence .these things may not look harmful.They may even appear to aid our 'worship'.If they're not in the divine blueprint,lets take them out. If you would listen and be ready to obey, the Spirit of God will reveal what needs to be taken out of His house i.e your church or even your body.Others may look and say 'what's there?' They may even say where does the Bible say thou shall not use. Take away anything not consistent with God's way and will.Offer a reasonable service from now on.

Ha ah huxley,you don't usually give such uncivil reply na,hope nothing?you no get grace? O you don't believe,a pitiable condition. Well,I sent your name to someone to pray for you on children's day.How 'bout that? Well,as per your question,the point is that many do not take such questions seriously,so they don't even bother to reply.many times,its not that your questions are 'tasking' but the person and perhaps the manner in which the question was asked.consider for instance the question 'what is your name?', as easy as that question is,you're not going to answer it everytime and to every person.If you had read Matthew27 patiently and with your 2eyes,you would have noticed that v53 says 'AFTER HIS resurrection.' They came out after,not before as you're thinking.Of course you can deduce that they came out by him,Christ not by their own power.Christ came out with his resurrection power.We're told that They(the many saints) went out into Jerusalem and appeared unto many.Within the about 40days period that Jesus spent on earth after his resurrection,many things happened among which was Matthew 27v52,53.You can be sure that they didn't resurrect for show/entertainment or to give the scribes something to write about.They arose to declare the risen Lord of glory.Other passages tell us that angels were also involved in this joyous occasion,and then as Christ was to ascend,he told his followers to preach it to every creature.It is this same gospel that we've brought to you.Jesus died and rose to buy you from spiritual slavery,poverty and blindness into freedom. You can have freedom from sin,you can have peace that passes human understanding,you can have joy like a river,you can love for God is Love.That's why Jesus came,thats why the Bible was written.It was for you my friend.