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Psalm 18:30  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

March 3 Ephesians3:19


Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.


Apostle Paul was writing to the saints that were at Ephesus.You can see that from the first verse of this epistle.He was writing to the faithful people,and then he was praying for them.A wonderful prayer.An uncommon prayer in our days.A prayer for their spiritual growth.Many christians do not have the idea that we need to grow spiritually.I'm not talking about growing in status in the church,from being first timer to becoming member to usher to cell leader and so on.That is very good but there is more that matters.i'm not refering to youth pastor becoming music director, and then starting his ministry or becoming regional pastor/overseer.Very good, but better than that.i'm talking about what is in the centre of God's mind and of His apostle.Spiritual growth.its something EVERY christian should pray for.Spiritual growth.The growth of the spirit,'the inner man'.Although our outward man perish,yet our inner man is renewed everyday.Forever growing,the eternal life of God in you.It is for this cause that I bow my knees,as Paul said. Please,I'm not refering to a prayer/cause for dominion in the workplace,or victory over your neighbour/enemies,or prayer for money.Its a prayer to know what passes/surpasses knowledge,what is above reason.Saints grow in knowledge.They don't just stay in one place fighting against everything that they presently know.they grow to know the love of Christ.the love that constrains,that forces us above what our flesh and our minds know.Its more than I could humanly explain.You can go for this love and growth.Men ought always to pray.

March 1 John 1v29


John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow'r?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour ?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you washed, in the blood?
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?Are they white as snow ?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Pure and white in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb
There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean
Oh be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
The Lamb of God is able to take away the sin of the world.he can take away your sin today.he can take it away now.Don't hold on to it.Let Him take it away.Let Him have His Way.

Psalms 48:14 For this God is our God forever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

A deaconess is simply a worker,a servant,a minister,like the deacon.Its not a title like we see today.It is a service or duty.Everyone looking to be used of God should be surrendered to His will and Word.That's the service that God appreciates and rewards now and in eternity.

A deaconess is simply a worker,a servant,a minister,like the deacon.Its not a title like we see today.It is a service or duty.Everyone looking to be used of God should be surrendered to His will and Word.That's the service that God appreciates and rewards now and in eternity.

February 28 Exodus 28v2

Exodus 28:2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.


Aaron was the head of the priests.He was an example for others to follow,a leader.Aaron's clothing was holy and seperate.He was dressed for God's glory and beauty.It should be the same way with us as christians today. The Bible calls us a royal priesthood.We are God's priests,bringing our sacrifice to Him and reconciling others to Him.Our dressing should be holy.We should be seperate,different from the world.Our garments should be for God's glory,not man's glory,not our glory.We're not dressed to kill whether physically or spiritually.God made all living things.He has given us the privilege to dress unlike the animals or plants.Infact,He clothed Adam and Eve.God's purpose for clothing must be preserved.It is for His glory and beauty.We can learn from Aaron's dressing.We can dress like our spiritual leaders if their dressing glorifies God and not just the flesh.Today, many people's dressing glorifies the transient fashion of this world.The glorify the musicians and the footballers and the movie stars instead of learning from more responsible people that have heaven in focus and pleasing God as a priority.Learn to dress right,for glory and for beauty.

@ttalks
see I appreciate and I enjoy your inputs,but please you're wrong on this.You said

Being baptised with the Holy Spirit occurs when one is born again.

No thats not true.Not every person that is born again is baptised in the holy ghost.Salvation is a different experience from the baptism.They could both happen the same day o,but they are not the same.What I'm saying is that The holy ghost baptism is evidenced by an initial experience of speaking in tongues.
Now I don't know if the eumuch of ethipia was baptised.The Bible doesn't say if he was or not.What is said is that he believed and was baptised in water.Acts 8 doesn't say if he got baptised in the Spirit.Please quote and embolden it if it said so.God dwells in every believer.whether it is the Father o,or the Son Jesus,or the Holy Ghost.The Spirit dwells/abides with every believer.But the baptism of the Holy Ghost is different.It is an enduement of POWER.Its lke a fullness of the Spirit.It is for ministry.It comes with power gifts.It is what the apostles got at pentecost,different from their salvation

@Mrbrownj
now you're playing with words.I'm telling you the truth that will help you.You're picking words.Sorry for you.Nobody is your wife until you have been joined by God.And if you defile any girl,the Bible says God will destroy you.Its good you get married.Fornication is wrong,bad,sinful,damnable.Flee fornication.You are well informed.You live in the new covenant.Excuses will only excuse you out of the kingdom of God

@SirJohn

Libraktondalabaya bashakatelebo aktro-zebrakonshna baklevontroskibra. Liba pakato deiza shaktalebronto kelebayaha brandave?

yeah Image123, you can say that again

Are you mocking the Spirit,please don't.

@Bobbyaf
people who are convincing as angels are!That one na public intepretation.

That verse is not saying what you think it is saying, until you read the entire chapter. As a matter of fact until you read through chapters 12 - 14. What you are doing is to insert what you have been taught by your pastor into the scriptures. If you had read through the chapters in their entirety, you'd not have walked away saying things about the gift of tongues the way you usually do.

maybe should just read through the whole book,or the whole new testament before we can understand .
1 Cor 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries
Even a passerby understands that grammar at a glance.It becomes twisted when you begin to add meanings that are not.Who says angel's language cannot be intepreted.Intepretation is for edification of people around.It comes because there's a message for them,not because the language spoken is easier to intepret or because there no human philologist available.Paul said it several times,how we tried to use plain speech to speak to this people.He wasn'tr writing mysteries or word puzzles.He tried to be as clear as he could.If you need scriptures on that,you can ask.

February 27 Proverbs 27:12


Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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From this verse,you are either prudent or simple.What a classification! You are either wise or foolish,either sheep or goat.Are you prudent,are you wise,are you sheep? Do you have the witness of the Spirit of God?It's important that you do 'cause if you don't,you're on the other side,the wrong side,the devil's side.And they are many on the other side.But we peculiar people,we are with God.
The simple is unintelligent,overall.The prudent is wise,sensible and CAREFUL.He hides himself from unnecessary risks.He foresees the evil, and hides himself.He is not carefree or careless.he's not the 'whatever will be will be' type.He is careful.Some christians today are too careless.Careless in relationships,careless in talk,careless in dressing,carefree in composure,careless with money,carefree with time,carefree about consequences,careless in almost everything.They just pass on,like the simple.Nothing matters to them. To them,life is short,so live carefree and careless.There is punishment for such are life.The passage says they are punished. The prudent foresees .Even when the devil paints the thing,the prudent foreSEES the evil.And he doesn't just walk into the evil in 'faith',no.He hides himself.The prudent sees danger and hides but the simple go on,and suffer for it.Are you prudent?

@kunleOshob
thank God,tht's an improvement.i feel your pain.But as you correct,please don't enter into error.take am easy

2Corinthians1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort

@Bobbyaf

And you're completely innocent of such a charge, correct?

Very correct,friend

What ttalks said is very true. Your sitting back had nothing to do with it!Isn't it obvious?

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ttalks said

The tongues here(1 Corinthian 13:1) refer to both tongues of men and angels;not just tongues of angels.
The fact that it was mentioned that "no man understandeth him"(1 Corinthians 14:2) does not mean that the tongues could not be understood/interpreted by any man;that was limited to the immediate gathering where the tongues were being uttered.That was why Paul advised that it was better that we prophesy than speak in tongues that people in the immediate gathering would not understand which would not edify anyone but the speaker.

There is nothing like tongues of angels among men.If u read the whole of 1 Corinthians 13,u'll see that most of the things stated were said to buttress a point;it did not mean that those things could be done.For example:
Paul mentioned speaking the tongues of angels but did not mean he coud speak it.
He mentioned understandng all mysteries and all knowledge but did not understand all mysteries and all knowledge.
He mentioned giving his body to be burned, but we know he never did this.

All those points were mentioned to buttress a point.
They were "What if" statements.

Bobbyaf,you agree with that?Thats threading on a thin line.A line of unbelief.
1Co 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Why is it impossible for man to speak to God in tongues of angels.Has man not eaten angels' food?.That verse says he is not speaking to men,not all tongues are for men.Not all tongues are for prohesy,some are prayer to God bringing personal edification.Why is that too hard to believe,its in that verse.Why will ttalk believe that what he emboldened in 1Corinth 13 are unbelievable,while the other actions are possible/believable.And then ttalks went further to say this

Being baptised with the Holy Spirit occurs when one is born again.But it is not automatic or a must that one must speak in tongues when baptised with the Holy Spirit.One can be baptised with the Holy Spirit and not speak in tongues.That is obvious in:

Act 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Act 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Act 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Act 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Act 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

The Eunuch became born again and definitely was baptized with the Holy Spirit before the water baptism took place.There is no record of him breaking into tongues.
I just said this because some people believe that it is a must for a born again person to break into tongues once he is baptised with the Holy Spirit.

Is this true?you believe this?Well,I do not condemn you but this is wrong,you need to grow in knowledge.Like I said earlier,speaking in tongues is not the big deal.We could argue and teach and know all about it,its not near having the experience.We could know all the right things about it,but its never the same with the experience.If you had the experience,you will know.

so in essence what YOU are saying is that it was perfectly ok to sleep with women that you were not married to as long as you fed them and provide shelter for them, was that not PREMARITAL SEX/FORNICATION in your book?! "marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled" isn't it, so where does that fit in this scenario?! were they not going to burn in hell? or did i miss a hurdle? before it was fornication now it is just "BAD". , nice try son.

I didn't say it was normal.I said it was bad.Fornication is bad.There's no change in what i said.David operated a bad family system.His family is not a good model for christians,sorry to say.There are other better examples,and never forget that Christians answer first to Jesus before any other.The standards of the new testament are clear for all.The purpose of God from the beginning is laid for us.there is correction in love,you don't just say love your neighboir aeven if he's a muderer and let God judge.Christians are here as light,showing people the way,so it will be best if you were open to correction.Like I said,concubines were simply unofficial wives.No other person can touch or sleep with a concubine,she belongs to a man.Fornicators do not belong to one another,they are 'players'.When you're ready,we will open Bible

The same qualities that every worker must possess in God's vineyard.Some are below
1Timothy 3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
3:11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
3:13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
The work of the deacon and deaconess is similar

February 26 Acts 26v18a


Act 26:18a To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,

Salvation is a definite experience.It is evident.You will know it when you get saved.People around you will know it.It is as clear as walking with your eyes closed and walking with your eyes open.Its as different as searching for something in the dark and searching for the same thing with the aid of good light.Giving your life to Christ is an unforgettable experience.It's not the one that you raised up your hand, or that you even
came out for altar call and then three hours later,you forgot that such an event even took place.You're still the same old person. No,the Bible says if any man be in Christ,he is new.Old things are passed away.It's either the Bible is wrong or you are wrong.Salvation is to open your eyes.You've been blind to spiritual things/ways before.But now you begin to see if you do not close your eyes.You know some people are not blind,but they close their eyes to walk.As a believer,you can see.you've got power.You can use the power if you so choose.The believer is turned from darkness to light.You now see/know how to please god and you do it because the light has shone/come.It's not just an inside thing.it reflects outside.Yes,it starts from inside,but out of its inward abundance,it shows outside.It shows in your look,your speech,your actions,your reactions,your thoughts. Walk the new life.Do not put the old into the new.Remove the old.

@Bobbyaf and SirJohn
what would you not give to win an argument.You very well know that what ttalks said is wrong,but simply because I sat back,you backed it up.Are you saying that you agree with what ttalks said?I need re-confirmation on this.thank God Davidylan is not showing such support as yet.
n.b.Its difficult explaining things to people who don't have it.If you had it,it would have been easier

you don't have to call people names to make a point.Are you ready for heaven at all?

@timmy7
don't worry,kunleOshob will soon come to your rescue.He has this ability to twist such scriptures,watch out

@mrbrownj
you are wrong.i don't need audacity to say that.David's concubines could not be touched by any other person.they belonged to him,were taken care of by him,lived under him.If you want to copy him,too bad.Why not copy good things and learn also from others that raised their famlies better.
Have not condemned you,but I have told you the truth.The truth is that you are wrong,in error.You live in the new covenant,should should walk in the new life.Its not a time to faint because people have differing opinions about the scriptures,its a time to BUY the truth.make an effort to know it.if you faint in the day of adversity,your strength is small.

@lady
the point I'm making is that been a catholic member is not a guarantee to heaven.Being in any church no matter how holy the church's story is is not a guarantee to heaven.The individual needs to have repented and to live according to the dictates of God.Ecumenism is just holding programs together and listening to different people.The different people having their different beliefs.Thats not Jesus' unity.The one serving Jesus and the one serving allah and the one serving gboiu and the one serving mary and the one serving Pastor soso all seated together in the same fellowship singing and saying grace,That is hypocrisy and a waste of resouce,not unity.Unity is a unity in belief

Thou shalt not feel funny

Thy throne O God is forever Psalm 45v6

In the Bible there were things very wrong with it.The apostyles do not encourage it in the new covenant as well

February 25 MAtthew25:8


Matthew 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.


The story of the ten virgins is important to all christians.It is the story of the kingdom of God,the kingdom of heaven.It tells of people who took their lamps.It tells of people who are expecting the return of Jesus Christ,the bridegroom. Today,you may look at others and feel sorry for them because they do not believe God,they do not believe in Jesus,they do not believe in the Word of God.But let he that thinketh that he stands, take heed lest he fall.Its not enough to be a virgin.Be a wise virgin.Be wise unto salvation.Do your best.You have access to equal amount of grace as any other child of God.Plunge into the grace of God and be the best for Him.Be holy.Be ready.You have the chance to obey the Word of God,you have the privilege of buying oil for yourselves.Don't wait,thinking that you can borrow.Pastor's holiness will not suffice to take you to be with the bridegroom.Mummy/Daddy's righteousness will not take you to heaven.The church/denomination you attend will not automatically qualify you. Your child,your brother,your friend's dedication and commitment to god will not put oil in your lamp.Go and get oil for yourselves now that we can still call Today.Don't be a foolish virgin.Set your priorities right.

Christian giving as directed by christ and the apostles is purely about giving to the poor and needy around us and not enriching some so called men of God. So as christians we should give but the emphasis should be on the poor and not the church. even church offerings is meant to be distributed to the needy but your pastors won't tell you that.

I said it.I said it.I said someone would soon tell me that I'm wrong and that I am lying
Givers never lack,lackers never give.

hmmmmm.thanks for sharing

Psalm 43:4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

God is my joy giver

May the Lord bless you ttalks.If only people could read.If only people could be more ready to listen than to give the sacrifice of fools.If only people could be tender hearted,meek and heaven minded.May God help us all

I see the athiests and unbelievers are having a good time.Let me walk away.
Psalms 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 7:11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

Givers never lack



Lackers never give



Some funny person will soon tell me that i've been fed with lies all my life,watch out