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March 12 Hebrews 12v 1b

Hebrews 12v1b and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

When the whistle is blown, or the shotgun fired at the start of a race, it is expected that all competitors should run as fast as they can. Ever heard the phrase 'run like your life depended on it'? It's a picture of surging speed and adrenaline boosted movement that is painted. Patience doesn't come near that picture. But the christain journey is a mysterious one. It is a race with patience. Imagine running with patience, that's the christain's race. The christain's experience is not a knock-out competition, you do not live to outdo or outsmart anyone. In this competition, the competitors unite with one another to win. You cannot be in the fast lane and run the christain race. You cannot be in the broad way and run the christain race.
If you do not see anything wrong with the world and its system, you are not in the christain race. The christain's patience involves humility, it's not a teeth-clenching kind of patience. Some people do not even realise that we are in a race, they think that they have already arrived at the destination. Paul said there was a course to finish, a race to certainly run, are you on course? Or have you left your lane, and you are slipping down the broad express to perdition? No wonder you're thinking there's no race to run. There is a race set before us by God. We can run it by His help, with patience.
Patience involves real prayers. Patience involves circumspect meditation on God's Word. Patience involves cool clearheadedness; don't be hasty to strive or condemn others, It's not a calling. Run the race with patience.

Even though i might not even watch the debate, but why, this is very disappointing. He's so busy campaigning. Those he have 50states to cover. Even those with 50states did numerous debates in the U.S. He's not satisfied with the audience expected, how does He cope with the crowd in His campaigns. All his excuses are so shallow and insensitive to the desire of so many of the people, its supposed to be a democracy?

Huxley, why do you always abandon your threads, is it that your queries have been answered?

March 11 Proverbs 11v22

22 As a jewel of gold in
a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Have you ever seen real gold, a jewel of gold? Many have not. Gold is precious, gold is costly. Gold is not found on the earth's surface, it is hidden. In God's ways, treasures are hidden not exposed. If your body is a treasure, the temple of God, you'll not expose it anyhow. Gold is not for the pig, it's a waste with the pig. So many human beings have never seen real gold, many more have never touched gold, so many more have never possessed real gold.
What is gold, a jewel of gold doing in the nose of a pig? It is ludicrous, it is wasteful. But the Word of God compares some human beings to such utter waste. You don't want to eat in the presence of a pig, not to mention caressing its 'golden' nose. Yet some people are just like this scenario, irritating in the big picture. Many people spend a lot of time trying to be beautiful. I've seen people use the whole weekend at the saloon. And of course, you have to maintain the look from time to time during the day in the week to see that you are 'good to go'. No gender is left out in this quest for beauty, even old men in high places are still doing face-lifts. But please add to this finery DISCRETION.
Discretion is caution. If you lack caution, please come out of the pig's nose quickly. Discretion is guardedness, some people are so loose, loose tongue, loose dressing, loose virtue. Discretion is choice, an option. Many beautiful people have no option but to sin, to be immoral. Come out of that irritable state. Get some discretion, you need it like oxygen.

5solas
As short as possible, please what is PREDESTINATION and what is FATE?

Hahaha, so atheists too have started doing 'evangelism'?

March 10 Hebrews 10v2,3

2 Otherwise,
would they not have
stopped being offered?
For the worshipers
would have been cleansed once for all,
and would no longer
have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those
sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins
There was a man who loved to eat at a particular restaurant until he found out that their source of water was 'impure', his love immediately dissipated and it never returned again. The food was delicious to him, he was a strong customer and was already gaining reputation as 'husband' to the chef's little kid. But that impurity, it changed everything! It's similar to rubbish swept under the carpet, everywhere looks clean but really there's a load of dirt under. This was the condition presented in the old testament.
The sin was swept under the carpet, covered by the sacrifice. But in those sacrifices, there is a remembrance. The difference in the new testament sacrifice of Jesus is that the rubbish is taken away. He came to take away our sins, our rubbish, not to cover them. Many christians today ignorantly live in the old testament. Their sins are swept under, they sweep it more under every night in their prayers. They even put a fancy rug on the carpet on the rubbish when they go to church. But someone already paid heavily, with His life as price, to take away the rubbish. He came to take away our sins, to save us from sin, to make an end of transgressions.
Have you received new testament forgiveness? Are you still living with, or in sin? The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all, all sin. Don't remain a sinner christian. Come up to your level, your ticket has been paid for. Stop crawling, it's time to fly above sin.

EarsWide:
Listen to the start of this video - Oyedepo says prayer/fasting does not work if you want to prosper. He says it only responds to 'tithing/giving'.

So in effect if you have nothing to give - you will never prosper.

Why do we still allow this charlatans to preach and appear on TV ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmlN8GnmeUY&feature=related

I'm quoting this to save you from the temptation to edit.

You're just being sentimental, i have other things to do than to listen to unplanned youtube links looking for 'errors'. You mentioned a link and said to watch the beginning for oyedepo saying give tithe and prosper. I listened to the link and part of the next. He didn't even mention the word 'tithe'. Its your headache, not mine. It's easier to nail you as either a liar, or one conning himself.

I prAy that God will give every sincere seeker of God on nl spiritual maturity and more understanding. And repentance for religious bigots in Jesus' name.

Earswide
You said and i quote

Oyedepo says prayer/fasting does not work if you want to prosper. He says it only responds to 'tithing / giving'.

Do we now call you a liar? He didn't say to give to 'HIS church', stop being sentimental. you're forcing words on him. i don't really listen to him but i'm told he says the opposite/reverse of this instead.
I don't know or care where he got money to buy anything. It's not my money or business. i love to mind my business.

Earswide
You're just complaining due to your perspective. I've watched the video. Pls, answer this question, did he mention 'tithe' in that link? i didn't hear it, i hope you're not just trying to incite emotions. Did you hear the part where he said some people were givers but not spiritual, and vice versa? You need the balance. Anyone who gives will be given, it's not a matter of fasting or righteousness.
I've not/he did not equate poverty to sin. You're the one unknowing equating prosperity to material wealth to righteousness. i'm not even sure the man mentioned money. Don't know what took you to part4 of his message. You may be conning yourself here if anything.

i'll add that truly, if you have nothing to give you'll not prosper. There's always something to give. It's not always money like you think(talk about removing the log in someone else' eye when you're always thinking that way), and when people mention giving, it's not only to church that they speak/mean.
If you don't have anything to give, how can you prosper?

I'll watch the video later in the day, i'm presently on my mobilephone. But looks like you're making up the conclusions you want to make. i've listened to him a couple of times though. i partially doubt that He used that word 'tithe'(i'll check). i've heard him say something on those lines about giving being the way to prosperity. guess he was telling his audience not to be fasting and praying for money, which is right. Givers don't lack,that's a well known principle. i'll be surprised if He said 'give to me, or to my church' as a condition for prosperity.

5solas
Do you agree with the unbolded part about omnipotence?

Errrm, there are different levels/grades of sin o. God is not going to punish or reward everyone(sinners and saints) equally.
The thing there though is that any sin, big or small is enough to land one in hell and vice versa.

March 9     Mark 9v8

And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves

   Jesus Christ is truly the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Today's passage mirrors His promise that He will never pass away, but is with us until the end. There's no greater love than God's love for us as humans. You may love your mum so much, or your dad, but it becomes worrisome if you stay with them to the last. Even in marriage, an institution ordained by God to be forever, many struggle to maintain the relationship. A job might be most sought for, well-paying, meeting all your needs and dreams of a career, a good house, car, health, sponsor all your kids' education, but still one day you want to leave the job and receive retirement benefits.
But Jesus, He wants to stay with you even when it's all been said and done, even forever. Things may happen all of a sudden, making friends and well-wishers to desert you.'Suddenly, they saw no man anymore, save Jesus only'. No wonder, a wise person will make Jesus to be all of his real world. He is the only One who will remain standing with you in the end. After the thrills of transfiguration, and perhaps the throes of the storm, it will remain Jesus ONLY with yourself. Jesus is the Companion that never fails. He will guide you to the expectation. He is even much better than Moses or Elijah, or Peter or Paul. He is above pastor or priest, spouse or soulmate, degree or decree. Stay closest to the Source of life, Jesus Christ.

^amen.

^thank you i understand your position. Just needed a yes/no though.

Yes seyi. Like paul did a lot. Maybe i should put in the sense you might prefer i.e be used of God to do great things, happy? i want you to be

^i won't be caught stoning the shepherd, i love peace

^i answered the question when responding to benodic. I said i'll reply when you have REAL ISSUES, not lies and conjectures in the air.

March 8     John 8v6,8

This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Imagine this, the Author above all authors, the Author of our faith and Author of eternal salvation. He is so much more than all other authors He is Himself called the Word. Writings are made of words, He Himself is the content of writings. Some people ignorantly think that the Bible was authored by men. They think of Paul's writings. They say this one is written by James, or by Isaiah, or by David. And they are asking, 'where is the book of Jesus?' The Bible is the book of Jesus, the whole of it. If you don't see that in the Bible, don't you see Him writing and painting the skies?
   God has made His writings so accessible to everyone of us. The Bible is the most popular book on earth, forever a best-seller. This is His writing. The skies are His writings. He is not far from everyone of us. And there are books that He still writes which will be opened to all on the day of judgement.
   Some people cannot see that He is near to everyone of us. The pharisees didn't see it. He had to write on the floor. Belshazzar(a wicked king in the old testament) refused to see it. God had to write it on the walk. He is still writing it today for you to read. "And again, He stooped down and wrote. Why don't you reduce the talking, read instead. The pharisees were talking and talking, Jesus did as if He didn't hear them. Are you talking too much? God wants to speak to you. Do you need to listen more? Maybe that's why it seems God is not hearing you? Listen more, read more. You too can hear from God. He wants to speak to you.

@yommyuk
It SEEMS you have an aversion for 'church' and 'money' in the same sentence. Let me ask a more specific and easier question which you might understand.
If yommyuk had millions of naira, would he for any reason put it in the bank?

March 6 Daniel 6v4


Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there error or fault found in him.
A careful look through the scriptures assure us that God does not like double standards. God loves 'perfectness'. He treasures balance. Many people are imbalanced. You've seen people who can do anything to achieve physical fitness but do little or nothing to train/develop their minds. Some others are sheer class academically but a wrecked management health-wise.
Unfortunately, so unfortunately, we have christians who are 'supraspiritual' when it comes to religion, but carefree and spurious secularly. They think that it's only God that they owe uprightness. But Jesus said to love God AND to love your neighbour are the two greatest commands, and that the whole of God's Word hung on these two commands. Now, that's the balance.
You see Daniel in Today's passage? He was faultless concerning the kingdom, his secular work. Not only faultless, he was faithful. He was faithful! Some christians behave anyhow and say "Oh God will lift me up and bombard me with favour by the way". They think that once they give in church, work ethics do not matter. But not Daniel. This is what made Daniel a champion! He was faithful to his bosses and faultless. Little wonder he was always needed by every government in his time. They simply could not let him go. Not just because he had the Spirit of God, but he was balanced. You too should be balanced. That's the blueprint. Be a Daniel, victory is for you.

It means you're a very emotional person. One doesn't have to be a great sinner to qualify for God's judgement, all you need is to be a sinner. JeSus died for all sinners, great and small. He can wash you and make you a sparkling saint right now. All you need to do is believe, confess your sins to him, regret them before Him and rePent. Invite and accept Him into your heart and life. You become a free man immediately, and i can call you my brother.
Then you'll revel in our Jesus will take your seeming weakness and turn it to His strength, and we can also beam and grin from ear to nose. Take my advice please.

A goat herd looks after a group of goats, a Shepherd does more than that, he actually literally leads the sheep. Goats are not sheepish enough to follow a Shepherd, except they're hypocrites trying to deceive.

I need a pastor because i'm a sheep, not a goat