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When you know Jesus as your wisdom, you will begin to see lasting and practical success over every challenge and crisis that comes your way. Join Joseph Prince in this three part series as he explains the importance of prioritizing the wisdom of God in your everyday life.

Pursue Wisdom, Not Riches And Honor

Many young people today, when they enter the workforce, set their hearts on pursuing money and recognition. They set short- and long-term goals and work frantically towards that first “C”—credit card, car or country club. They do whatever it takes to get that promotion or impressive-sounding title. Strife and anxiety become a way of life as they climb the social ladder. Unfortunately, such a stressful lifestyle usually takes a toll on their health. They use their health to get wealth, only to have to use their wealth to get health back later on in life!

“ When you embrace wisdom first, you’ll find her embracing you back—with longevity, riches and honor in her hands. ”

My friend, that’s not the path that God wants you to take in life. He’s not against you having riches, but He’s against riches having you. He’s not against you having honor, but He wants you to honor Him and His ways first. If He were against you having riches and honor, then He wouldn’t have said that riches and honor, and even longevity, come with wisdom: “Length of days is in her [wisdom’s] right hand, in her left hand riches and honor.” (Proverbs 3:16)

The key here is not to pursue what wisdom can give you, but to pursue wisdom herself. Young people, when you embrace wisdom, you’ll find her embracing you back, and guess what? In her right hand is longevity for you, and in her left hand, riches and honor.

So let me challenge you today to make wisdom your number one prayer request. Every day, put getting wisdom at the top of your to-do list. Pursue and embrace wisdom. You won’t lose out. In fact, you’ll win in life. You’ll accomplish more in a shorter time. You’ll see things others don’t and avoid pitfalls. You’ll overcome every challenge and come out on top.

Wisdom Above Quick Fixes

Many of us face the same challenges over and over again. For some it’s a health issue, for others, a financial or relationship issue. Every time the same problem crops up, we cry out to God for yet another miracle. In situations like this, I encourage you to pray, “God, give me wisdom to get out of this once and for all.” It is much better to have God’s wisdom to stay out of the same problem for good, than to be bailed out again and again and not experience lasting victory in this area.

“ With God’s wisdom, you stop walking around in circles in the desert and move into your promised land. ”

Like any good father, God wants you to walk in wisdom, make the right decisions and choose the right paths. That’s why He wants you to pursue His wisdom as the principal thing, above miracles or quick fixes. With God’s wisdom, you stop walking around in circles in the desert and move into your promised land. That chronic health condition finally ceases and you step into a greater measure of divine health. The same old money problems are resolved and bad spending habits are broken. Strife no longer has an open door to wreak havoc in your family.

Let me share with you a testimony of someone who found this to be true. Julie and her husband of three years had been struggling to raise his two teenage sons along with her two pre-adolescent children under the same roof. Daily parenting challenges escalated into serious marital problems when to make things worse, her husband’s new job required him to be away from home for weeks at a time. She shared:

“Both my husband and I didn’t know how to deal with our situations and make changes. But in the midst of all this, God used you, Pastor Prince, to open my eyes to the reality that I am God’s beloved…and to face each new challenge with an attitude of, ‘My Father will turn it around for my good.’

God has opened my husband’s and my eyes to the realities of our stepchildren’s past and given us wisdom to help them. Now, my relationship with my younger stepson has improved greatly. While my relationship with my older stepson is still challenging, there has been progress, and his eyes are being opened to the fact that his behaviors need addressing. My children are seeing up-close God’s wisdom through the way we now parent in difficult situations.

My heavenly Father has also opened a door of communication between my husband and me in an area that had always been difficult, and in the natural, seemingly insurmountable. We have reached a new and sweet level in our marriage and have grown in our trust of each other as never before.

Most importantly, I KNOW my Father loves me. He speaks to me and I trust Him to show me how to walk this life.”
What a beautiful testimony of the Lord’s love for His beloved, and of the effect of His wisdom! Beloved, you too can lean on His love, ask Him to speak to you and show you how to turn a long-term, difficult situation around.

Wisdom Is For The Humble

Whether it’s family life, work life or ministry, we need to acknowledge that we need wisdom. Most of us, unfortunately, believe we already have plenty of what it takes to handle the situations we face…and then fall flat on our faces. This is why wisdom is for the humble who depend on the Lord and ask of Him all the time. If you will acknowledge that you need God’s wisdom, His Word promises you that He will show you which paths to take and teach you to profit in all that you do. (Proverbs 3:6, NLT; Isaiah 48:17)

In the Old Testament, Solomon became Israel’s new king after his father, David, had passed on. Solomon was young, inexperienced and overwhelmed by this job of leading an entire nation of God’s chosen people.

That’s why, when God visited Solomon in a dream and asked him what he wanted, the young king didn’t ask for riches and fame, or the life of his enemies. Instead he humbly asked for an understanding heart to govern God’s people well: “Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” (1 Kings 3:9)

God was pleased with Solomon’s request, and He gave Solomon a wise and understanding heart to discern good and evil and rule His people well. I believe that the same request that pleased God then also pleases Him today.

http://blog.josephprince.com/make-wisdom-your-priority-part-23/

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When you know Jesus as your wisdom, you will begin to see lasting and practical success over every challenge and crisis that comes your way. Join Joseph Prince in this three part series as he explains the importance of prioritizing the wisdom of God in your everyday life.

God’s Wisdom Makes You Excel

Ever found yourself given a job, and feeling like you’re the least equipped person in the world to carry it out? Andy had such an experience. Not too long ago, he was appointed acting manager of a leading technological company in his home state of Colorado, US. On hearing this piece of news, half of him was delighted, the other half plain terrified. His first thought was, “How am I, a 20-year-old boy with not much working experience, going to run a well-known store, effectively lead some 90 employees—­some of whom are more than twice my age— and bring in the expected profits?”
The young man was downright intimidated and he knew that he needed to seek God for wisdom. At the start of this job, Andy listened to one of my sermons on speaking God’s promises over his life. “This,” he wrote to tell me later, “gave me the insight to apply the spoken Word of God in my life.” I’ll let him tell you the resulting success he saw in his own words:

“By constantly declaring scriptures on God’s promises, my mind was directed away from fears and into possibilities. God gave me favor with the higher management and I also gained the trust of my team as their new leader. He gave me innovative ideas that my company was able to apply at my store and these ideas are now used across the country. And to top it all off, our store had our two best quarters ever!”

I want you to notice what Andy said. When the wisdom of God showed him how to apply the Word to his mountain of a situation, he began to see possibilities, not limits. The challenges were still there, but now he saw what he could do instead of being paralysed by what he thought he could not do. God’s wisdom and favor gave him influence with the management and his team. It also opened the door to a slew of brilliant ideas that became a blessing to his store and to the company, and sent his sales soaring to a whole new level! What an amazing outcome as a result of tapping into God’s wisdom.

God Wants To Give You Wisdom

“ One drop of God’s wisdom will show you what you need to do. ” Are you facing a situation where you’re conscious of the pressure on you or where giants loom large in the landscape? Maybe you’re a young person starting a business in a highly competitive industry dominated by big players. Perhaps you’ve been dealing with a disintegrating relationship with your spouse or child that seems to be getting worse. Or maybe you’re at a crossroad today—you have to make a decision that could change the direction of your life. Whichever the case, you’re crying out, “I don’t know what to do! Help!”

My friend, God wants to give you all the wisdom you need to excel in whatever it is you need to do. You may not be the most qualified, most experienced, most talented or most intelligent, but one drop of God’s wisdom will show you what you need to do and put you at the top of your game. Like Andy, you’ll not just survive, but you’ll also thrive. You’ll not just do well, but you’ll also excel!

Wisdom Above Knowledge

Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not against having paper qualifications, a high IQ or pursuing information and knowledge, but think about it: in this digital age we live in, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips and yet, despite the daily bombardment of information bits and bytes, it seems like many of us are more confused, stressed and depressed than ever.

What we need is not more worldly knowledge and counsel, but wisdom that comes from God. There is counsel that comes from the world, but the Bible tells us the blessed man does not walk according to it. Instead, he walks according to God’s Word and wisdom. (Psalm 1:1–3) God’s wisdom, however, does not come by reading a lot of books, going for courses or getting the latest news and information. It comes from knowing the Lord and having Him lead you by His Spirit and His Word. And His wisdom is what the world is sorely lacking. It is what we need more and more of—every day and in every facet of life.

Put Wisdom At The Top Of Your List

It’s no wonder God tells us the number one thing we should be pursuing every day is wisdom: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” (Proverbs 4:7) Let me give The Message translation, just for those who like making to-do lists:

“Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!”

Most of us, however, don’t seem to have “Get wisdom” on our daily to-do lists, or it’s just not at the top. We make time for anything and everything but wisdom: “Gym at 10am.” “Lunch with Pam at 12.30pm.” “Get Chelsea a dress for her birthday.” “Pick up kids at 5pm.” “Meet new client at mall, 7pm.”

There’s nothing wrong with pursuing the things we need to do for the day. But God wants us to prioritize His wisdom above everything else we set our hearts to pursue. The word “principal” in Proverbs 4:7 is the Hebrew word re’shiyth , which means “very first”, “best” and “chief”, telling us that in all our daily pursuits, getting wisdom is the most important and best thing we can do.

You see, if you seek the Lord’s wisdom first, He who knows all things will lead and help you do all the things you need to do for the day. Wouldn’t you prefer His kind of results over what your limited strength and intelligence can produce?

“ How can you lose, when you have the Lord’s wisdom flowing through you? ”

My friend, Jesus cares for you deeply and wants to bless all the work of your hands. He wants you to have fruitful days, not wasted days. He can tell you which body part needs more of a workout and which muscles need a rest, so you don’t suffer injuries. He can help you select the right dish from the menu since He knows that you’ve been wanting to lose some weight. He can help you pick out the right dress that your daughter will absolutely love, and at an affordable price too. He can give you wisdom and favor with your client, such that your client will be delighted to do business with you. How can you lose, when you have the Lord’s wisdom flowing through you in all that you set your hands to?

http://blog.josephprince.com/make-wisdom-your-priority-part-13/

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Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.

Hebr. 11:1-2
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. (Hebr. 11:1-2 )

Last time we confirmed the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth beyond a reasonable doubt. (Read ) Even by our very conservative estimates we concluded that there’s only a 1 in 9 x (10 to the 45th power) chance that Jesus or anyone else could have coincidentally fulfilled the 7 Messianic prophecies we chose. And remember, He fulfilled over 300 others that we didn’t even consider. 1 chance in 9 with 45 zeros after it exceeds the limit of statistical probability by a wide margin, so there’s really no reason to doubt that Jesus is just who He claims to be, Israel’s Messiah and the Church’s Savior and Redeemer. We should also remember that although we only looked at Messianic prophecies, there are lots other things that God has promised and then performed as well. And He has a perfect track record in all these other things, too.

So then, since God always has fulfilled prophecy with 100% accuracy isn’t it logical to assume that He always will? After all, Hebrews 13:8 says He’s the same, yesterday today and forever. Let’s review a few of the 500 prophecies concerning our times and see. We’ll take some that have been fulfilled to prove that He’s still doing this and then some that haven’t been to get a feel for what’s coming.

The Re-Birth Of Israel

Beginning with Moses, several Old Testament prophets wrote that Israel would be uprooted from their land for disobedience. It’s happened twice. The first occasion took place in 586 BC and resulted in the 70 year Babylonian captivity. The second one followed the Lord’s crucifixion and is the one about which Isaiah wrote in 750 BC. (The Lord had Amos promise that after the 2nd re-gathering they would never be dispersed again.
Amos 9:15 )

Prophecy: In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. (Isaiah 11:11-12 )

Fulfillment: After over 50 years of a growing desire to re-gather in their ancient land the Jews were finally given formal approval to become a nation again in May of 1948. From North, South, East and West they have come in increasing numbers throughout the 20th Century. When the concentration camps were liberated at the end of WW2 a massive influx of Jewish refugees from Europe swelled their number into the millions. The prophecy’s fulfillment was begun and continues to this day. Many believe God’s timepiece had stopped in 70 AD when Judea was overrun by the Romans, the Temple destroyed and the people dispersed. But now it seemed that with his people back in the Land the stage was being set for the progressive fulfillment of the other End Times prophecies as well.

Jerusalem Becomes A Jewish City Again

In the first re-gathering, after the Babylonian Captivity, the Israelites had received permission to resettle their lands and rebuild their Temple but had not been given the go ahead to reconstruct the walls around the City of Jerusalem. This proved to be a great handicap since in those days a city wall was the only protection against enemy attack. Work on the Temple came to a standstill because of the continuous interference of hostile neighbors. Later, when Nehemiah was given authority to rebuild the city walls the work of reestablishing the nation progressed more rapidly and the 2nd Temple was finally completed.

In the second re-gathering Israel’s Arab neighbors attacked the fledgling nation soon after the UN had formally recognized it. Jordanian troops attacking from the East captured the Old City and Temple precincts and for 19 years Jerusalem was a divided city.

(Some scholars see this nineteen years as a parallel to the 19 years separating the date of Nebuchadnezzar’s first attack on Israel in 605BC and his third and final one in 586. The result of first siege is sometimes referred to as The Servitude of the Nation since Jewish sovereignty effectively ended then, and the third is called the Desolations of Jerusalem since that’s when the city was burned to the ground and Israel ceased to exist. Prophecies from Ezekiel 4:4-6 can be used to tie 605 BC to 1948 and 586 BC to 1967. It takes a lot of math but it works.)

Prophecy: When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:20-24 )

Fulfillment: This is a companion prophecy to the one from Luke 19:41-44 that we reviewed last time. There Jesus had said that the Romans would surround the city and destroy it. Here He warned them that when that happened, Jerusalem would become a Gentile city until the period of Gentile Dominion ended. Indeed when the Roman Emperor Hadrian put down the bar Kochba Rebellion in 135 AD finally defeating the Jews for good, he made it illegal for a Jew to enter Jerusalem. As I stated above, in the 1948 War of Independence Jordan captured the Old City and Temple Mount and Jerusalem became a divided city. It wasn’t until June of 1967, toward the end of the six-day war, that Jewish troops broke into East Jerusalem and re-captured the Old City including the Temple Mount. The Star of David flew over the unified city for the first time since the nation had been dispersed by the Romans. The times of the Gentiles had come to an end, further indication that the End Times had begun.

All End Times Prophecies Fulfilled Within A Single Life Span

All the prophecies of the 1st Coming were fulfilled within the lifetimes of those being born around the time of the first Christmas. They began with the birth of John the Baptist, who was only 6 months older than Jesus, and ended with the destruction of the Temple and Holy City. In the passage below, the Lord explained that the 2nd Coming prophecies would be fulfilled in the same manner.

Prophecy: Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. (Matt. 24:32-35 )

Fulfillment: The fig tree is the last to come out of its winter dormancy. It doesn’t sprout buds and leaves until the warm weather has come to stay, making it a reliable sign that summer is truly near. So it is with End Times prophecies. When their fulfillment begins, it means that the end is coming soon. In fact in the next sentence, the Lord explained that some from the generation being born when the first signs are fulfilled will still be alive at the end.

Since that sentence is surrounded by controversy, let’s look at it again, more carefully. We want to make absolutely sure it says what we think it does. The controversy centers on the word translated generation in verse 34 . In Greek it’s genea, and can mean generation or race. It’s the word from which we get generation and genealogy.
There are three major interpretations of the passage:

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The End Times would occur during the life spans of the generation to whom Jesus was speaking. Some believe the Great Tribulation and 2nd Coming had occurred by 70 AD, and the Millennium began in Heaven then. They’re called Preterists and they believe there are no more End Times prophecies to be fulfilled.

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The Greek word genea should be translated race and should be applied to the Jewish people. This is the view of those called Idealists and in fact the Jews have endured in spite of all efforts to eradicate them. But does the Idealist view accommodate all the End Times prophecies? Sadly, no. Idealists don’t believe in a literal fulfillment of prophecy.

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The generation being born as the first of the End Times signs were being fulfilled would live to see them all fulfilled. This is the most logical view and the one held by those who take the Bible literally. It’s easy to prove that the Lord hasn’t come again in the manner indicated by Scripture, and after 6000 years of literal fulfillment of prophecy, why would the Lord suddenly switch to an allegorical method of fulfillment, especially where it concerns making good on His promises to His people?

The big mistake made here by many who follow a literal method of interpretation is to assume the word generation describes a span of time as well as a group of people born during a particular period. Making this mistake led them to predict that all End Times signs would be fulfilled within the span of one generation, nominally 40 years. Connecting this assumption to the re-birth of Israel, they predicted the Lord would return in 1988, and of course they were wrong.

What the Lord said was that the generation alive when the fulfillment of End Times signs begins would not pass away until all was fulfilled. A Biblical lifetime is 70 years according to Psalm 90:10 . There’s also a question as to whether the 1948 re-birth of Israel began the final count down or whether is should begin with the 1967 recovery of Jerusalem. After all, the prophecy from Daniel 9:24-27 concerning the Lord’s first coming was timed to the rebuilding of Jerusalem, not the first re-gathering of the nation.

Our best estimate, at least for now, is to expect that all the End Times prophecies will have been fulfilled as early as 2018 (70 years from 1948) and no later than 2037 (70 years from 1967). So the question is, what has to happen between now and then.

Well, there are over 500 unfulfilled prophecies concerning the 2nd Coming. We’ll just take some of the major ones and put them into their proper sequence so we’ll always know what to look for next as we go.

I believe the next sign to be fulfilled will be the disappearance of the Church as foretold in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 . This one could happen at any moment since there’s nothing that has to precede it.

Right on its heels will come the battle foretold in
Ezekiel 38-39 , causing two critical events to happen as a result. One, the Lord will use that battle to re-instate His covenant with Israel, and two, the Anti-Christ will emerge with a plan to restore peace in the Middle East. A central provision of his plan will permit the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple, as required by Israel’s renewed covenant with the Lord. Daniel 9:24-27 indicates the duration of the anti-Christ’s plan will be seven years, and that in the middle of it, he’ll stand in the new Temple and commit an abomination that causes the Temple to become desolate. (In 2 Thes. 2:4 Paul wrote that the abomination is the anti-Christ proclaiming himself to be God.)

In Matthew 24:21 , Jesus said that the anti-Christ’s proclamation will kick off the Great Tribulation, a period of judgments 3&#189 years long (Daniel 9:27 ). During that time the Earth will be shaken and bombarded to a point that will make the recent tsunami seem like child’s play and &#189 of the world’s remaining population will perish.
But some will survive to see the Lord’s return in Glory, and those who’ve come to believe in Him will be ushered into His Kingdom (Matt 25:34 ). They will have lived the most harrowing and dangerous life of any generation ever born, having seen all the End Times prophecies fulfilled right before their eyes.

After judging the survivors from the nations the Lord, now King of all the Earth, will commence a 1000 year reign of peace (Rev. 20:4 ). Earth will have been restored to the way it was created, a beautiful sub-tropical garden paradise, and His people Israel will once again be its pre-imminent nation (Isaiah 2:3 ).

Meanwhile believers from the Church age will dwell with Him in the nearby New Jerusalem, a place where only those whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life may enter (Rev. 21).

During the 1000 years Satan will have been bound and imprisoned, no longer free to deceive man and afflict God’s people. (Rev. 20:1-2 ) But at its end, he’ll be released and will immediately recruit a large army with which to attack God. God will defeat him of course and he’ll be thrown into the place of eternal judgment with all those who sided with him (Rev. 20:10 ). At that time, the unsaved dead will be brought to life and judged before being thrown into the Lake of Fire to join the Devil, the anti-Christ, and his false prophet (Rev. 20:11-15 ).

After that, all who believe in the Lord and are called by His name will embark on an eternity filled with blessing in the presence of the Lord.

This is just a summary of events, listed in the sequence I believe the Bible gives us, to permit a glimpse of how the end will unfold. If you’re a believer, you’ll observe all of this from your vantage point in the New Jerusalem, safe and secure. If not, you’ll be able to predict just how close the Lord’s return is by witnessing these signs as they occur on Earth. Better keep your head down though, you’ll only have a 50-50 chance of surviving to the end. I strongly recommend that you make your peace with the Lord now, while you still have the option of being hidden away with the rest of us. For if you listen closely you can almost hear the footsteps of the Messiah. 02-04-05


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Dear MrPresident1 from the report i am getting, it seems Rapture has happened at Nairobi, Kampala & Dar Es Salaam simultaneously all in East Africa with so many people left behind. CNN is now telling us that Nigeria, Ghana & Togo will be next by 7pm dis nite.... Make una prepare oo...

Jiggaz, reporting live for CNN in Nairobi, Kenya....

Na joke ooo.... Have a great evening....

bennyann:
Amen!

Thank you so much Grace Man . I'm so happy your prayer is sown here also.

You welcome

bennyann:
Jesus doesn't deceive people to come closer to Him. He says it as it is. He lets you know the cost of following Him. He talked about the bitter cost and the sweet cost of following Him. Even His disciples can't hide His words.

But all you still have to do is to love Him with all you've got and then Love your neighbors as yourself. As you pour out your everything to Him, He will pour out Himself to you also and then you will know how to live for Him every day because His love will direct you.

This is where jiggaz is needed to talk about the law and grace. Lennycool when you love God first, every other thing will fall into place because God's Grace will take over your life.

There is therfore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death.

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