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"...because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one" 1 John 2:14


The Will of God is that we live holy just as He is Holy. Without holiness, we can't please Him, and we can't walk with Him in an acceptable manner.

When it comes to issues pertaining to sexual pleasure, note that God's Will is that all manner of sexual pleasure should be shared between a husband and his married wife (a female) in the safe confines of their marriage institution, with no other party involved.

It means you should have nothing to do with the following:

- Premarital sex (having sex when you are not married)
- Extramarital Sex (having sex with someone other than your own spouse).
- Homosexuality (sexual relations between members of same gender)
- Pornography (It is sinful to derive sexual pleasure from seeing the unclothedness of other)
- Masturbation (You must not play with your sexual organs for sexual pleasure)
- Other Immoral Sexual Acts like smooching someone not your married spouse, sextings and the rest of them

Today, we know that many people are still slaves to sexual sins, and they are being plundered massively by the devil. Note that there are different tools the wicked one (the devil) is utilizing to bring humans into bondage, and sexual immorality is one of the prominent ones.

You don't have to remain a slave to sexual immorality, the LORD, in scriptures, have given the victory

"...because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one" 1 John 2:14


Simple: The Word of God gives the victory!

The Word of GOD is all you need to establish a right relationship with God your Maker, where you will be empowered to overcome anything evil (including sexual immorality and addictions).


And I'm delighted to announce to you that Jesus Christ is the Word of GOD. Jesus must dwell in you if you want to overcome sexual immorality and addictions.

Hence, you will make the best decision today when you decide to embrace Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour of your life. Simply open your heart and ask Jesus for mercy today.

Also, the LORD has made Himself so accessible through the written word of God (the Bible). Hence, ensure you constantly saturate yourself with scriptures, and your spirit and soul will always be empowered to live above the lust of the flesh.

Finally, avoid feeding your flesh with lustful things (romantic movies and novels, bad songs, and so on).

Remember, the LORD your Good Father has given you all it takes to overcome the evil one with all of his dirty things. But this can only be possible when you have a righteous relationship with God in Christ Jesus, where you become empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Open up yourself to the LORD JESUS today. It's your destiny to have a righteous relationship with God that is eternal in nature through Jesus Christ. This is what empowers you to have dominion over creation.

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lalasticlala

Happy Sunday everyone. Jesus loves you

"I have written to you, young men (young people), because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one" 1 John 2:14

In the above verse, the Apostle John, by the Holy Spirit, was able to identify three things which should contribute to our identity as young people (as healthy young people).


First, he mentioned the strength of young people. Of course, a healthy young person is physically stronger than the elderly one. However, since the Apostle John, at the point of writing this, was in the realm of the Spirit which is above this material world of ours, his expressions wasn't limited to simply the things we know in our own realm here. Hence, when he was taking about being strong, he wasn't limiting himself to mere physical strength.


Apostle John was trying to draw our attention to the fact that it is the destiny of every young person to have divine strength and stamina. One major expression of divine strength is the capacity to stay in the presence of God continually. Simply put, as a young person, you have the inherent potential and ability to have a pleasant relationship with God right from the days of your youth - notwithstanding the hindrances and distractions prevalent today.

How is this possible? The second statement gave us the key: "... because the word of God abides in you". You see, the Word of GOD is all you need to establish a right relationship with God your Maker, and it is what will sustain you in Him, even in this dark world.

And I'm pleased to announce to you that Jesus Christ is the Word of GOD. Jesus must dwell in you if you would maximize your potentials as a "strong" youth. Hence, it is your destiny to embrace Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour today. Simply open your heart and ask Jesus for mercy today.

Additionally, Jesus Christ has made Himself so accessible through the written word of God (the Bible). Hence, ensure you constantly saturate yourself with scriptures, and your spirit and soul will always be empowered.

Finally, this verse reveals that every young person has the potential to overcome the evil one. How? Through the Word of GOD! You are not meant to be a slave to the devil and anything else negative - sickness, poverty, failure, sin, hell, and so on. But this can only be possible when you have a righteous relationship with God in Christ Jesus, where you become empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Open up yourself to the LORD JESUS today. It's your destiny to have a righteous relationship with God that is eternal in nature through Jesus Christ. This is what empowers you to have dominion over creation. GOD bless you in Jesus Name. Amen.


https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/03/an-admonition-for-young-people.html

lalasticlala

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. God's Words

This is a brief one.

Now, due to personal reasons, I'm not in the habit of digging for the 'true' genesis of Valentine's Day. However, I've come to realized that in the human world, Valentine's Day is usually synonymous with Love (the 'human-kind' of love). I used those words because many humans believe already that love must be inside the same vehicle with sex (which means, the 'human-kind of Love' is not love in it actual self, but Lust, Infatuation, and anything negative you can think of)

It's a norm already for people to have sex on Valentine's Day as they believe the celebration isn't complete without sex. However, wisdom demands that we should be wary of the direction of the crowd, because the crowd can be wrong - and it is always fatal when the crowd is wrongly heading towards a wrong direction (because it means more lives would be ruined).

And so, it is quite nice to have a curiosity that seeks to know/determine if the culture of the crowd is right or wrong, healthy or harmful. The point here is, despite that almost everyone sees sex on Valentine's Day as quite normal, we are wise if we are bent on determining its rightness or wrongness.

I promised to be brief earlier, so, let me go straight to the point. If you must have sex on Valentine's Day, ensure you only have the 'Right Type of Sex'. Yeah, don't be surprised. There is a kind of sex that is right and healthy, and there are other ones that are wrong and harmful. Let me confidently say here that the 'Right Type of Sex' is sexual pleasure shared between a married man and his wife - any other thing is 'perfectly wrong'.

And why am I so sure of all these? Number 1, because that's what God told me in His Word, and I'm confident that God can never be wrong. God made sex, and being the Manufacturer, He is in the best position to tell us how to approach sex. And what He said is that He made sex to achieve certain divine purposes between a legally married man and his female wife inside the safe confines of their marriage institution - and any other contrary thing is a sin, harmful, and will bring forth fatal fruits.

Number 2, considering the effects that follows sex outside marriage, it is simple to identify what is right and what is wrong. Yeah, it is actually simple. You know, deep down within them, those engaging in premarital/extramarital sex are aware of the degree of it wrongness. The issue is, they intentionally allowed their urges and quest for pleasure to becloud their reasoning. And that's why those that engages in illicit sexual activities MUST always do it in secret, behind tightly closed doors. They can't flaunt the fruits with pride like a married couple would. Even the most hardened atheist will hide their illicit sexual activities from their married spouses - deep down, humans can identify rightness and wrongness. Then, we can't ignore the repercussions that follows: Physical Damages, Emotional Damages, Spiritual Damages and even Societal Damages.

So, despite being the popular norm, should you have sex on Valentine's Day (and beyond Valentine's Day)?

Answer: NO - If you are unmarried and won't share the pleasure with your married spouse.

Why? Apart from the fact that it is a sin against the Almighty God, also think about the terrible repercussions. The few-minute pleasure can ruin your life forever!

You can contract a fatal sexual virus (condoms won't always save you) that will bring an end to your great dreams, goals and aspirations. You can bring forth an "unwanted pregnancy" that will attract disgrace to you and your family (condoms and pills are not 100% effective). By attempting to abort the pregnancy, implications might arise, leading to premature death, or damage of the womb and becoming barren forever.

In fact, your sex partner might be a terrible person with a deadly motive to drug you, rape you and make a video of your unclothedness in your unconscious state. The few-minute pleasure is not worth it at all! Flee sexual immorality

God bless you

https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/02/should-you-have-sex-on-valentines-day.html

lalasticlala

Happy Sunday everyone. Jesus Loves you

God is very good to us, despite that we don't deserve the least of His mercies. He has been furnishing us with constant goodness (even those that are yet to know Him are also enjoying this). It's wisdom to pause occasionally and reflect upon God's goodness towards us, and this should propel us to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Here are some things you should thank God for today.

1. For The Gift Of Life

Some of those who saw the new year with you are now dead and couldn't see this month. In fact, there are people who slept last night but couldn't see today. Thus, that you are alive today is a function of God's Grace. Many of those that are dead are much better than you are. Worship God for the gift of life. And always remember that one major reason He has enabled you to see today is so you could take a step closer to Him in an intimate relationship, before the end of today.

2. For The Gift Of Salvation

Because of Love, GOD decided to come into the world to reconcile us back to Himself through Jesus Christ. And the Bible says, 'For GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life' John 3:16. If not for Jesus coming to reclaim for us the authority and dominion we lost in the garden of Eden, we would still be under the bondage of sin, the devil, hell and everything negative.


3. For The Beautiful Things He Has Given Us

First, as we embrace Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour and we yield to His Holy Spirit, He makes us alive in the realm of the spirit, and we became kings and priests unto God, exercising dominion on the earth realm. He gave us the sweet Holy Spirit Who keeps helping us in all ways. Also, GOD has blessed us with great and wonderful things (a beautiful family, cars, houses, thriving business, flourishing ministry, etc,). Thank Him for these beautiful things. He is a good God Who keeps blessing us with pleasant things.

4. For The Wisdom In His Word

The Word of GOD is a great blessing to us. If we live in accordance with His precepts, we become wise, and we enjoy eternal life. The Bible should be given greater priority above all other opinions and thoughts. Also, be always eager to hear what God is saying to you per time. You will keep experiencing true peace and prosperity.


5. For The Glory He Has Prepared For Us In Eternity

GOD is not myopic. Rather, He has prepared glorious things for us beyond time and this brief corrupt world. We are aware that when we die, or when Jesus Christ comes back again, we will be alive with Him in eternity, and we will enjoy glory and bliss forever more! Glory to God! Remember, only those who have embraced Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (and are living a life of holiness) will get to heaven, while sinners will walk into eternal trouble. Appreciate GOD for giving us Jesus Christ to take us to eternal peace.

God is good. Amen


https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/02/5-reasons-you-should-be-thankful-to-god.html

lalasticlala

Happy Sunday... Always remember that Jesus loves you...

The Bible says, "Wisdom is the principal thing.." That is to say, we should give great priority to seeking and getting wisdom, particularly as young people who want to live a successful and fulfilled life. Indeed, Wisdom is an integral determinant when it comes to true success...

Unfortunately, many young people today are not interested in wisdom in our present world. They prefer garbages and a quick hasty life. And the truth is, a life lived without wisdom will always have terrible repercussions. The person's steps (even the very little ones) will keep leading them into issues

Now, in a funny world like ours, there are different absurd things that are deemed wisdom, and different absurd sources people seeks to get wisdom.

But the best thing to do as far as the chase for wisdom is concerned is to seek Wisdom Himself. God is Wisdom. He is the True Source of Eternal Wisdom. And what we learn from Him gets us empowered to live a fulfilled eternal life...

Truly, we can learn and hear a lot from Him through scriptures/the Bible (which are His Words). So, while there are many scriptures which young people should give great priority to if they want to be wise, what I want to do now is to draw our attention to one or two.

"Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, 'I have no pleasure in them"

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear GOD and keep His commandments, for this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgement, including every secret thing, whether good or evil" Ecclesiastes 12: 1, 13,14


As a young person, your primary purpose and aim should be ensuring an intimate righteous relationship with God that is eternal in nature, through Jesus Christ. This is what empowers you to have dominion over creation. And which makes you a true success both here on earth and in eternity.

Humans were created by the Creator to have dominion over creation. Unfortunately, we lost this when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. But Jesus Christ came to restore the Authority we lost. We are meant to have dominion and exercise rulership. Hence, it is an abberation to be a slave to sin, sickness, poverty, satan, hell fire, and other negative things. The way to have true dominion is to ensure an intimate righteous relationship with God, which is what empowers us to rule as kings and priests. "And (Jesus Christ) have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth" Revelation 5:10. This is your destiny - but it can only be a reality in Christ Jesus.

Jesus Is More Than Sufficient. If you don't know anybody, but you know Jesus, it is more than enough. You don't need to have connections before you excel - once you know Jesus Christ, you won't be small. Hence, it is wisdom to have a relationship with Jesus Christ

Wisdom demands that young people should make up their minds to start serving GOD from now. Walking with God in spirit and in truth is what ensure a fulfilled life. The best time to do so is now. Because that's one primary purpose we were created


Live your life with wisdom. Always remembering that God is taking notes on what you do... In secret and public. A day will come when we will give account of ourselves.

If we can live our lives in complete obedience to what God is saying and have said in His word the Bible, our individual lives and collective societies will experience true peace and prosperity. It doesn't matter your religion - mediate on the words of the Bible and live your life in accordance to biblical principles.

The Holy Spirit Is A Real Helper

https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/01/wisdom-for-young.html?m=1

Happy Sunday lalasticlala

Five Valuable Things I Picked Recently

Actually, I learnt a lot of things in the past year that has contributed heavily to my growth. Let me pick five of them which I believe will be beneficial to you too.

1. That God Loves Humankind Much More Than I Thought

I've known since childhood that God so loved the world, and love made Him gave us His only begotten Son Jesus to die for our sins. Nevertheless, I started realizing last year that God's Love in Christ Jesus is much deeper than we think we know. As in, God, despite being Omnipotent and can do without us, is still chasing us about, trying to bring us to Himself so we can become sons and daughters of His, and live a blessed life. Jesus died for us when we don't deserve it. And while many people in the world today are running away from having an intimate relationship with Him, His Love keeps chasing them so they won't be destroyed. Then I learnt that, for a lifetime, I will have to keep learning and exploring the mystery of the Love of Christ.

2. That All Humans Are Meant To Have Dominion As Kings And Priests

Humans were created by the Creator to have dominion over creation. Unfortunately, we lost this when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. But Jesus Christ came to restore the Authority we lost. We are meant to have dominion and exercise rulership. Hence, it is an abberation to be a slave to sin, sickness, poverty, satan, hell fire, and other negative things. The way to have true dominion is to ensure an intimate righteous relationship with God, which is what empowers us to rule as kings and priests. "And (Jesus Christ) have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth" Revelation 5:10. This is your destiny - but it can only be a reality in Christ Jesus.


3. Biblical Principles Should Be Given Greater Priority Above All Other Opinions

If we can live our lives in complete obedience to what God is saying and have said in His word the Bible, our individual lives and collective societies will experience true peace and prosperity. It doesn't matter your religion - mediate on the words of the Bible and live your life in accordance to biblical principles.

4. That Jesus Is More Than Sufficient
If you don't know anybody, but you know Jesus, it is more than enough. You don't need to have connections before you excel - once you know Jesus Christ, you won't be small. Hence, it is wisdom to have a relationship with Jesus Christ


5. That The Holy Spirit Is A Real Helper
I started seeing the Holy Spirit helping me in ways I haven't seen before, and He became real to me than before. The Holy Spirit enjoys helping us. Give Him a chance to help you.

God bless the new year for your sake as you cultivate an intimate relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.

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JESUS LOVES YOU.

"Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is favor" Proverbs 14:9

The devil is very cunny, and he is always strategizing how to get more people into hell. One of his strategies is to craftily bring up trends where people starts attaching less importance to eternity, and even become relaxed towards the concept of hell.

So, you see many people makeing various jokes about Hell Fire, and those living in sin are no longer afraid of the thoughts of getting doomed forever in hell when they depart this world. The devil wants people to take Hell Fire with levity. However, Hell Fire is a place you should FEAR. The thoughts of it alone should send fearful shivers down your spine and then get you uncomfortable. Hell Fire is filled with everlasting agony, pain and torment!

You should be scared of going to Hell Fire when you leave this world. And then, that fear ought to propel you to live a lifestyle that won't make you a candidate of hell fire

Hell is a place God has prepared for satan (rebellious Lucifer) and his demons (fallen angels). Cunning Lucifer was able to pull some angels to his side to rebel against The Almighty God. And after the devil was sent down from heaven alongside his cohorts, their punishment is to be eternally doomed inside the fire that never quench (see Jude verse 6, Revelation 12: 7-13, Mark 9: 47, 48)

There are certain principles that governs the universe which God won't want to interfere with. One of these principles is: What A Person Sows, He/She Reaps. If you sow a corn, you reap a corn (and not mangoes). If you sow wickedness, you reap the bitter rewards of wickedness. If you live a reckless lifestyle of sin, you reap the bitter rewards of sin (which is death, according to Romans 6: 23)

Let's look at things with our 'human wisdom'. Why do we punish lawbreakers? Why do we send to jail thieves and murderers? Aren't we all humans? That is it! It is absurd giving the same rewards to a lawbreaker and a law-abiding citizen. A law-abiding citizen would be praised, a lawbreaker punished. This is not wickedness, it is simply one of life's principles: What You Sow Is What You Reap!

You can't live a lifestyle filled with violence and sin, and then expect to get the same rewards as a righteous person before God. It doesn't work that way. A righteous person receives the reward for his/her actions, an unrighteous person receives a different reward. Despite being a loving and merciful God, this is a principle God won't want to interfere with.

So, although hell fire was initially created for satan and his demons, any human that would leave this world as a sinner is going to be punished in hell fire.

But, Is God Really A Loving God?

Yes! God showed His love by giving use The Perfect Solution That Prevents Us From Being Doomed In Hell Fire. What solution? God sent His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ to come to the world to die for sinners (John 3:16). Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and then live continually obeying His Words and Will, are saved from hell fire! If you live a righteous life for Jesus Christ here on earth, when you leave this world, you are going to Heaven! (Heaven is God's choice for you! The place God desire you should be!)

God, a Holy God, isn't comfortable looking towards the direction of the world due to the numerous sin that abounds (our world is dirty!). God desire destroying the world and then make a new one filled with holiness and pleasantness. But LOVE! He is patiently waiting for many to repent and come to Him.

When you die, where is your destination? Heaven or Hell Fire? Hey, you can die before the end of today! When Jesus comes, no chance for repentance again! If the trumpet should sound today, God has tried enough waiting for more people to repent.

Therefore, before it's too late, repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life, and permanently quit sin and unrighteousness.

For those who are not yet believing these, listen to what the Lord Jesus is saying: "Surely I am coming quickly"

And the Saints will say: Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!

And to we Christians who are approved children of God, Jesus is saying to us: "Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown".

https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/01/stop-joking-with-hell-fire.html?m=1

lalasticlala

The Wages Of Sin

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 6:23



When God created mankind in the garden of Eden so they could enjoy the blessings attached to serving Yahweh as well as the fulfilment associated with walking intimately with the Creator, they unfortunately allowed the evil devil to make them sin against God. The results were disastrous. Mankind became imperfect and became a slave to sin, satan and hell.


Sin brings death - a separation between the creation and the divine Creator. It is brutal because when one detaches from one's source, the implications will always be severe. When Lucifer detached himself from God through rebellion, he became the cursed devil, knowing no peace forever. This is how bad sin is.


In different generations, mankind was groping in darkness, because he was cut off from his source (which is God) by sin. Our world became unpleasant and corruption kept thriving in different dimensions. It appears as if mankind can't but do evil. The wages of sin is not pleasant.


But being a loving God, the Creator decided to help mankind, and the solution is that He came to the earth in the form of man to suffer and die for our sins. So, scripture says:

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus Christ) that whosever believes in Him won't perish but have eternal life". John 3:16


So, God's way of saving us from the hands of the devil and sin and hell, is that we put our faith in Jesus Christ and His finished works on the cross of calvary.


The Will of God is that you will be empowered to have dominion - over sin, satan, hell, sickness, poverty, and anything else that's negative. You shouldn't be a slave to these things. And this can only be possible when you have the life of God in you through faith in the LORD JESUS.


This is the good news!!!


God is no longer angry with us. In Christ Jesus, you become a new creature, a sinless person. All you need do is to embrace Jesus as LORD and Saviour today.


Simply tell Him, "LORD Jesus, have mercy on me and be my Lord and savior"


The good news is, as you engage God through constant prayers and study of His Word, you grow, and you are empowered to rule - over sin, satan, death, hell, and anything negative.


Do away with sin. Embrace Life today in Christ Jesus. God bless you.

Ignore agents of the devil trying to paint sexual immorality as being normal. Live your life for Jesus Christ. This is your destiny.

We can't ignore how sexual immorality caused a lot of damages in the lives of so many people (particularly young people) this past year. It is really heartbreaking watching young folks suffering and living a wrecked and wretched lifestyle and giving room to the devil to get them ruined.

See how sexual immorality (particularly premarital sex, porn and masturbation) has turned many young and brilliant people into a nuisance without purpose and focus in life again. Many are now public dogs, STDs carriers, drugs and alcohol addicts, single and premature parents, and the evil devil has brought all form of ugliness into their lives.

The truth is, our society will continue to be an unpleasant one if we keep going contrary to the will of God and embracing immorality. Immorality (like other types of sin) empowers the kingdom of darkness to wreck havoc in our society. So, if people failed to go back to God in repentance, then you can expect more headaches in the society

The Will of God for sex is that all forms of sexual pleasures should be shared only between a married husband and his female wife inside the safe confines of their marriage institution, with no other party involved.

Anyone that will obey God's instructions can be sure of living a lifestyle that is devoid of the fatal pangs and pains associated with sexual immorality.

If you will obey God's loving commandments as regards the enjoyment of sexual pleasures (which is actually for your own safety and good), then you must stop these sexual acts and not carry them with you to this new year:

1. Premarital Sex: Fornication is having sex when you are not married. Sex is actually meant for married couples (a male and a female) alone. Even if fornication is the norms out there, don't follow the crowd. Be unique and pure. Yes, it is possible to tame your sexual urges. Don't indulge in premarital sex, and you won't have to experience the negativities attached to it (unwanted pregnancy, STDs, and so on). You can also see more tips on sundayakanni.com

2. Extramarital Sex: Adultery is simply about having sex with someone other than your own spouse. As a married person, ensure you are contented with your husband or wife, and don't have an extramarital affair. The repercussions of adultery are usually deadly. Believe me, the few-minute pleasure derived from illicit sex is not worth the coming pain.

3. Homosexuality: This is sexual relations between members of same gender, like lesbianism (which is between females) and gayism (which is between males). Such things are dirty and an abomination that should be hated. If you are doing this, call upon the Name of the LORD Jesus for deliverance, and He will surely save you.

4. Pornography: God made sex to be an honorable act. It should be a private thing between a husband and his female wife. It is sinful to derive sexual pleasure from seeing the unclothedness of others. It is also sinful to video your sexual encounters and share them with others. Repent this year hence you will regret it!

5. Masturbation: You must not play with your sexual organs for sexual pleasures. You are going against God; and masturbation will only damage your body, soul and spirit.

6. Other Immoral Sexual Acts like smooching someone not your married spouse, sextings and the rest of them

Repent from immoral sexual activities and don't go with them into 2022. Live your life honouring God in holiness and purity. You are meant to have an eternal communion with God your Creator through Jesus Christ, as this is what will empower you to have dominion over creation. This is your destiny. Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and walk with Him in spirit and in truth.

Receive the strength to live your life for God, in JESUS NAME.

https://www.sundayakanni.com/2022/01/stop-these-sexual-acts-in-2022.html

lalasticlala

Happy first Sunday of the year everyone. Don't forget that Jesus loves you so much.

Actually, I learnt a lot of things in the past year that has contributed heavily to my growth. Let me pick five of them which I believe will be beneficial to you too.

1. That God Loves Humankind Much More Than I Thought

I've known since childhood that God so loved the world, and love made Him gave us His only begotten Son Jesus to die for our sins. Nevertheless, I started realizing last year that God's Love in Christ Jesus is much deeper than we think we know. As in, God, despite being Omnipotent and can do without us, is still chasing us about, trying to bring us to Himself so we can become sons and daughters of His, and live a blessed life. Jesus died for us when we don't deserve it. And while many people in the world today are running away from having an intimate relationship with Him, His Love keeps chasing them so they won't be destroyed. Then I learnt that, for a lifetime, I will have to keep learning and exploring the mystery of the Love of Christ.

2. That All Humans Are Meant To Have Dominion As Kings And Priests

Humans were created by the Creator to have dominion over creation. Unfortunately, we lost this when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. But Jesus Christ came to restore the Authority we lost. We are meant to have dominion and exercise rulership. Hence, it is an abberation to be a slave to sin, sickness, poverty, satan, hell fire, and other negative things. The way to have true dominion is to ensure an intimate righteous relationship with God, which is what empowers us to rule as kings and priests. "And (Jesus Christ) have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth" Revelation 5:10. This is your destiny - but it can only be a reality in Christ Jesus.


3. Biblical Principles Should Be Given Greater Priority Above All Other Opinions

If we can live our lives in complete obedience to what God is saying and have said in His word the Bible, our individual lives and collective societies will experience true peace and prosperity. It doesn't matter your religion - mediate on the words of the Bible and live your life in accordance to biblical principles.

4. That Jesus Is More Than Sufficient

If you don't know anybody, but you know Jesus, it is more than enough. You don't need to have connections before you excel - once you know Jesus Christ, you won't be small. Hence, it is wisdom to have a relationship with Jesus Christ


5. That The Holy Spirit Is A Real Helper

I started seeing the Holy Spirit helping me in ways I haven't seen before, and He became real to me than before. The Holy Spirit enjoys helping us. Give Him a chance to help you.

God bless the new year for your sake as you cultivate an intimate relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. Please, walk with God and serve Him in spirit and in truth this year. God bless you

A blessed Christmas to you daddy lalasticlala. God bless you

1. Christmas reminds us of Jesus’ sacrificial life that made the whole world proud of Him today. Decide to make the world proud by taking the right steps always

2. Christmas reminds us of the great impact Jesus had on the earth. It was so superb that the earth is yet to recover from it. He contributed so much on the earth and affected billions of people positively. Decide today that you will also impact the lives of people positively.

3. Christmas reminds us of Jesus’ kindness. You should be kind too.

4. Christmas reminds us of Jesus’ peaceful living. You should live peacefully with everyone too.

5. Christmas reminds us that Jesus did not discriminate. You too must love everyone equally and never discriminate also.

6. Christmas reminds us of Jesus’ meek and humble nature. You should decide to be a meek and humble person too

7. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus loves pleasing God. You should decide to be committed to pleasing God too.

8. Christmas reminds us of Jesus’ zeal to see the Will of God accomplished on earth. You should decide to be zealous about bringing to pass the Will of God wherever you found yourself.

9. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus died to set us free from sickness. You should hence decide that you won’t be sick again by faith in what Christ has done already for you.

10. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus contributed deeply to ensure peace reigns on earth. You should be determined to contribute peace to the earth too.

11. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus cared deeply for the hopeless and helpless and sick and poor. You should decide to show genuine care for the helpless and hopeless of the world too.

12. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus refused to fall into the tempter’s temptations. You should be determined not to fall into the tempter’s traps of temptation too.

13. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus chose to please God than to cut corners and take glory prematurely. You should decide to prioritize pleasing God above anything else on earth.

14. Christmas reminds us of how Jesus lived a pure perfect and sinless life. You should be determined to live a pure perfect and sinless life too.

15. Christmas reminds us that Jesus is coming back again to take His saints to heaven. You should therefore be determined to walk intimately with Jesus so you can be part of those who will be with Him for eternity.

In conclusion, Christmas should empower us to reciprocate the love received. First and foremost, we received God’s Love in Christ Jesus. It is beautiful to reciprocate this Love by giving ourselves fully to the LORD too. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. He saved the world from sin and death. Hallelujah!

Christmas reminds us of the necessity of celebrating Christmas with eternity in view to please God. Some people "celebrate" in a sinful way that displeased the God they claim to be celebrating. For instance, engaging alcoholism and immoral stuff to "celebrate" Christmas. These dangerous affairs will even get some people killed on Christmas day, and send them to hell. And Christmas that is meant to bring life will eventually bring death to them. Always ask, the way I'm celebrating Christmas now, if the rapture should take place today, will I be rapturable?

Today is your day of salvation, accept Jesus today as Lord and Saviour. Simply pray from the bottom of your heart:

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name. Amen.

Jesus Christ is the reason for the pleasant season. We must always remember this. The reason many people celebrate Christmas in a sinful way and ended up displeasing the God they should be celebrating, is because they never truly know the Person being celebrated today, as well as the true essence and purpose that brought about Christmas in the first place.

This beautiful season is beyond the noises - we must also take out time to reflect upon the great sacrifices made by the God-head just to see Christmas become a reality. Wisdom demands that we should always extract wisdom from the whole Christmas story. Here are five things we should be reminded of:

1. Christmas came because Jesus Christ decided to come to the earth to die for our sins and reconcile us back to God. After mankind fell in the Garden of Eden due to the sin of disobedience, we became miserable and terrible creatures. But God showed us mercy and decided to come down here in the form of human to offer His perfect blood as a sacrifice for our sins.

Hence, scripture says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

This is basically the reason Jesus Christ came. This is the summary of a true Christmas story. And anyone who believes in Jesus Christ becomes a new creature that would regain the life of God and the Authority which Adam and Eve lost in the garden of Eden.

2. Christmas reminds us that God still cares for us and is not giving up on mankind. God esteemed mankind very highly upon creating him - because He deposited in us things He didn't even give to Angels. Alas! We still messed up! Nevertheless, because He loves us and genuinely cares for us, He still came to the world on a Christmas day just to redeem us. Right now, while many humans are running away from having an intimate relationship with Him, He is still not giving up on them, but He still chases us with His love. Jesus is so Sweet and Amazing.

3. Christmas reminds us that it is possible to live a life that's above sin and death. Jesus Christ did that! He lived a pure perfect sinless life. It means we can also live a perfect holy life for God. It means we can live a life of dominion above sin, satan, death, hell, poverty, sickness, and anything negative. Don't settle for less!

4. Christmas reminds us that Jesus will come back again. There were prophecies that heralded His first coming - and they came to pass. He Himself prophesied that He will come back again to take His saints to Heaven. If Christmas could become a reality, rapture will become a reality too. Hence, wisdom demands that we live solely for God, forsaking sin and embracing holiness and righteousness in Christ Jesus.


5. Christmas reminds us of the need to celebrate with eternity in view and reciprocate God's love. Love brought Him here in the first place. To reciprocate His love, you have to give Him your entirety too. He gave you His all - make Him happy by giving Him your all too. That is, you have to love Him with all your heart and soul and body. You have to embrace Jesus Christ as Lord and savior, and submit to the Rulership of the Holy Spirit in your life.

Christmas reminds us of the need to surrender our lives to Jesus. If you are yet to embrace Jesus as LORD and Saviour, do so right now. Simply ask Him to have mercy on you and to come into your life. Surrender your all to Him today. He deserves it.

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"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 6:23

When God created mankind in the garden of Eden so they could enjoy the blessings attached to serving Yahweh as well as the fulfilment associated with walking intimately with the Creator, they unfortunately allowed the evil devil to make them sin against God. The results were disastrous. Mankind became imperfect and became a slave to sin, satan and hell.

Sin brings death - a separation between the creation and the divine Creator. It is brutal because when one detaches from one's source, the implications will always be severe. When Lucifer detached himself from God through rebellion, he became the cursed devil, knowing no peace forever. This is how bad sin is.

In different generations, mankind was groping in darkness, because he was cut off from his source (which is God) by sin. Our world became unpleasant and corruption kept thriving in different dimensions. It appears as if mankind can't but do evil. The wages of sin is not pleasant.

But being a loving God, the Creator decided to help mankind, and the solution is that He came to the earth in the form of man to suffer and die for our sins. So, scripture says:

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus Christ) that whosever believes in Him won't perish but have eternal life". John 3:16

So, God's way of saving us from the hands of the devil and sin and hell, is that we put our faith in Jesus Christ and His finished works on the cross of calvary.

The Will of God is that you will be empowered to have dominion - over sin, satan, hell, sickness, poverty, and anything else that's negative. You shouldn't be a slave to these things. And this can only be possible when you have the life of God in you through faith in the LORD JESUS.

This is the good news!!!

God is no longer angry with us. In Christ Jesus, you become a new creature, a sinless person. All you need do is to embrace Jesus as LORD and Saviour today.

Simply tell Him, "LORD Jesus, have mercy on me and be my Lord and savior"


The good news is, as you engage God through constant prayers and study of His Word, you grow, and you are empowered to rule - over sin, satan, death, hell, and anything negative.

Do away with sin. Embrace Life today in Christ Jesus. God bless you.

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