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A SUCESSFUL PRAYER.

James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much


Lets look at why we don't always receive when we pray.

Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Isaiah 59:1-2
Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

This book of James made it clear that the prayer of a righteous man availeth much unlike the prayer of the unrighteous, the reason why God does not answer most of our prayer is sin, God not does not keep quite when the righteous pray, lets remember Hanna the Mother of Samuel, Hanna prayed and cried and God answered her and blessed her with Samuel, Joshua was surprised when his prayer was not answered Joshua 7:6-11 he wept and ask God why, in verse eleven God said to Joshua wept not for Israel have sinned.

Sin is that reproach that puts a limit in our relationship with God, the prayer of an
unrighteous man does not have the same effect with the prayer of a righteous man, prayer
is a spiritual conversation between you and God so if you are not spiritual minded then
you can never have a successful conversation with God because the bible said in 1 Peter
1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

So many people today pray in vain, though God have many ways of answering our prayers ,
some times the answers tarry to come, but the bible said in Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision
is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it
tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry, God answers the
righteous when he knows it's the right time, but unrighteous man always pray in vain, the
love of God must exist in you in other to obtain anything from God, the bible said in
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

So many people think God is a joker, but that is a pure lie, God is a God of seriousness,
Some people pray only when they need help from God, if you are living this kind if life there
is a true revelations for you today, lets see what Apostle Paul said in the book of
Galatians 6:7-8

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth
to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.


Prayer is vital for every child of God to survive, prayer does many things even what you
can not imagine, Apostle Paul knowing how prayer works encourage us to pray all time,
pray wherever you are, prayer is your weapon of war, Epessians 6:18 Praying always with
all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance
and supplication for all saints;
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

Prayer gives you spiritual empowerment that puts you in control,


Jesus teaches us how to pray in Mathew 6, first he said we should start by praising God,
by saying Our Father in Heaven Hallowed by your name (Hallowed) means Holy, and then we continue by saying May your Kingdom Come, you don't just say may his kingdom come if you are not ready for his kingdom , you should have known that only righteousness can leads to his kingdom, those who does not have the fear of God in them does not want to hear about Jesus coming soon with the Kingdom of God, if your confession is not coming from your hearth God knows so don't be deceived , Paul said in Hebrews 4:12 that God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Then as you continues praying the way Jesus thought us you say Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven, when you say this you ask that he help you to do his will as the
angels does in heaving, who is going to do his will on earth if not me and you?, as you
continue you say Give us this day our daily bread, meaning give us the strength your
Word today , as you know the Word of God is the bread John 6:35 I am the bread of life, as you continue praying this way you say and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us, its clear here that we must have forgive those who sin
against us if we really want God to forgive us, if we want to be righteous we must not have any grudges against anybody, the bible said in Romans 12:20 Therefore if thin enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head, there is no need of having unforgiving mind, because those who choose to prosecute you for nothing will face the wrath of God, that simply means you need to forgive them be in peace with them, if they need help from you and you are in a position to help don't deny it and leave the battle to God.

Then you continue praying and you say And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue
us from the evil one, by so doing you are asking God to help you not to sin today,
temptation is simply sin, you ask God to give you spiritual empowerment to overcome the World, to remain faithful to his Word.

You have seen how Jesus want you to pray, he want you to be righteous, he want you to
ask God to help you abstain from sin, he want you be ready for the Kingdom of God.




What do we pray for.

Some of us pray for good health, some pray for money, some pray for all kinds of prosperity and some of us pray to have a peaceful and joyful family other pray for many other things like good job, to have a sound education and to be in a high
position, I can't say the only way to have all this we pray for is through righteousness,
because the bible said the Blessings of God makes rich and added no sorrow Proverbs
10:22 but so many people today will also gain this things through other
means that is not of the Lord without peace of mind, and it lead them to destruction
because they have refused to build their house in a solid rock which is Jesus , 1
Peter I6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

for you to receive what you need in prayer you need righteousness.


The prayer of a Righteous man.

James 5 : 17-18

Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it
might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six
months.
1And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Who is Elijah , Elijah is important because he was the prophet a servant of God who
appeared before King Ahab one of the most ruthless kings ever in Isreal and Elijah said
to him The Lord God of Israel, whom I serve says there will be no dew on the ground nor
rain from the sky in the next few years except at my word 1 Kings 17:1 , did you see
where Elijah said the Lord God whom I serve, Elijah was a pure servant of God and he was in Command over King Ahab, your loyalty to God places you in Command, he prayed and there was no rain ,You can be a prayer Champion, a Champion is one who go and come back victorious.
Until Gods and his Kingdom begins to move you your needs can never moves God, Elijah was a man like us but we don't share the same passion with him , when we begin to share the same pension with Elijah we become a prayer champion like him.

Mugabe calls US envoy 'an idiot'

Mr Carson was the first US government official to meet Mr Mugabe for years
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has branded a top US envoy "an idiot" with a condescending attitude.

He said that Johnnie Carson, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, wanted to dictate what Zimbabwe could and could not do.

The two spoke on the sidelines of last week's African Union meeting in Libya.

The Obama administration has been sceptical of the power-sharing government formed between Mr Mugabe and his opposition rivals.

Mr Mugabe told The Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe that nothing came out of his talks with Mr Carson - his first meeting with a US government official for many years.

"You would not speak to an idiot of that nature," he said. "I was very angry with him, and he thinks he could dictate to us what to do and what not to do."

Mr Mugabe pointed out that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) supported the unity government. "We have the whole of SADC working with us, and you have the likes of little fellows like Carson, you see, wanting to say: 'You do this, you do that.'

"Who is he?

"I hope he was not speaking for Obama. I told him he was a shame, a great shame, being an African American."



Robert Mugabe met Mr Carson on the sidelines of the AU summit
Mr Mugabe was also not fond of Mr Carson's predecessor, Jendayi Frazer, who is also black.

In May last year he described her as "a little American girl trotting around the globe like a prostitute" after she suggested that the then-opposition Movement for Democratic Change had won the disputed presidential election.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has apologised to Mr Mugabe after ministers from his party, the MDC, boycotted a cabinet meeting last Monday.

The ministers had decided instead to head to Harare airport to welcome Mr Tsvangirai back from a tour of Europe and the United States, where he had been lobbying for aid for Zimbabwe.

He raised just $200m (£121m), not the $7bn the country's finance minister said the country needed to revive its economy.

President Obama committed $73 million, but said: "It will not be going to the government directly because we continue to be concerned about consolidating democracy, human rights, and rule of law."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8137046.stm

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The Result of the Word.

1 Samuel 22:12-2

1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his 
brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that 
was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and 
there were with him about four hundred men.


The verse also include every one that was discontented that David was chosen instead of  his Older brothers, this will be your portion as you seek God faithfully and in  righteousness, those who hate you, including those in debt and those in need will gather for your help.

David was not worried while he was in the bush as caretaker of ships and other animals, and God visited him, because anything that happens to a man is never an accident to God, God never had an accident, he have prepared you to be born that date  you  where born and to be where you are today, its' now your duty to discover who you are through Christ and your  true personality will come to display,  remember he said to Jeremy in Jeremiah 1: 4-5

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5.Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the 
womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

While you are in that city or country God have pushed you to a territory where you are called to do a certain thing but you can never discover your journey of life until you turn the light on.

Therefore to you who have made Christ your Lord and personal savior don't be afraid,  wherever you are now God have ordained you to function majestically no matter the  situation you find your self today, those who sold Joseph out pushed him to his 
destiny.

Do you now know that you can not die until you accomplished what you’ve come to do in this world, there is nothing any man can do to harm you until  God's purpose in your life is fulfilled, the story of Joseph teaches us to know that not  even prison can limit Gods purpose in our life, Nelson Mandela having served more than two  decades in prison returned to be the President of South Africa, Joseph in his days  having served prison terms returns to be the Prime Minister of Egypt , this is a  genuine reason why those who trust in God shall not entertain any fears.

No matter how old or young you are, God said to Abraham you will be the father of many  nations, and he was already old and the child still not coming but he remain steadfast,  and until God's purpose in the life of Abraham was fulfilled he died, Abraham and Sarah  give birth to Isaac when the world sees it as impossible.

You are succeeding in your area of life and business when the world think you are  sinking to a bottomless pit because the owner of your life has vow never to leave you nor  forsake you as long as you abide in his word.

This are the results of the Word of God by putting it into practice.
Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only), and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).
You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-288704.0.html#msg4090505
Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

Onole thank you for that question, This man Bishop Oyedepo is the Apostel Paul of my time, I have watched this mans massage of every sunday via the internet, ever since I started watching his massage I have becomed a pillar of faith.

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MAKING THE RIGHT DICISION IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.

How to re-act in the Times of Trouble.

Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and  my thoughts than your thoughts.

Job is a good example of how we should re-act in the days of trouble, the book of Job1:6- 22  recorded that Job first worship God in the midst of his trouble and continue thanking God by 
saying that LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, Job realize that God's plan for him is for good,  that his ways are higher than our ways, God probably let something happen to you for a reason you might not figure out,  the divine Wisdom displayed in the life of job to  understand that God is trying to do something beyond his thought or feelings.


You reaction in time of trouble can increase your faith or quench the vibrant Spirit of God  in you, if you don't let Satan steal your joy because of life problem and tribulation then  you become all time winner,  in Verses 22 the Bible said Job did not sin or blame God in  the midst of this Calamity that befalls him.

Sometimes problems comes when God is about to do something marvelous in your life, you may  miss the opportunity to grab the blessings of God closer to you  because of your re-
action in times of problem, your ability to stand firm in the Lord in the days of  tribulations will automatically translate your problem to testimony, it happen to Joseph, he  was very confident in God while in prison and God translated his problem to testimony by  making him a prime minister in Egypt.


The first thing that happens to you when problem comes is fear of what happens next, when business problem comes you fear of how much money you are about to loose,  when health problem comes you have a fear of how you might die ,but the bible says fear is not of the lord, 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, understand that fear is one the tactics Satan uses to subdue you, when  problem comes  you can simply praise God and pray like Job, the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, and he will give you again like a did to Job.


If you can realize that he is the God of all flesh and there is  nothing too difficult for him  to do then you can overcome fear and timidity.


Once this deadly emotion of fear captures a persons heart, breaking its bond is difficult but  it can be done, fear attacks us without warning, it want to convince us that we can not do  some certain things, like when you want to start a new business a certain spirit just bust from nowhere and give you one reason why you can't succeed in such business, that is fear, but a child of God will remember this verse in Philippians 4:13 I can do  all things through Christ which strengthened me, there is alternative for everything,  there must be away to make that business succeed, after all people are doing it before you,  if others can succeed in that business why cant you?.

Fear can also come through your friends, satan can use anything and anybody against you, I  remember a time I want  to start a transportation business with one Mitsubishi Bus and I was told the 
drivers will not always balance me at months end unless I drive it my self, I  forged ahead but because this fear is already in me it happened that my drivers never  balance me for three months and I stopped there because of fear of loosing more money, but now I believe so many  others who remain steadfast in that business are succeeding, and you must have heard  stories of how big transports moguls starts with one vehicle or even as a conductor.

Don't let fear cripple you, don't place your self on a limit, try something out and  if it  won't work ask God for an alternative.


Resisting Fear from Others.

Fear is a transmitted decease, you can inherit fear from a friend or relative, you can  inherit fear from your husband or wife, the worst thing that could happen to a man is  death, but Apostle Paul having overcome every type of fear said  in Philippians 1:21 to die  is gain, don't let anyone inject fear in you, you can make it you can succeed with God  maybe your friends or relatives don't have this idea , lean to resist fear from your  friends or relatives, some people will be used to limit your ability in doing things, their  knowledge and wisdom may be carnal and earthly which does not always produce winning  results, the bible is a manufacturers manual, it contains every information and answers to  every question of  life.
Even when you fail in what you are doing don’t let any body discourage you with fear and their Carnal minded thought ,  believe every disappointment is a blessing, the disappointment of Joseph was a blessing to him.

Have you ask yourself what gives the current president of the United States the confidence  of running for the highest office in the World while he was just a one time  U.S junior  Senator, because he don't let fear cripple him, the African Americans at first don't believe  he can make it, his rival Hillary Clinton don't believe he can make it thus offering him  vice presidential post to drop his campaign, but the young man don't let fear cripple him,  this is the type of confidence that makes a man, upon all the speculation of him being a  Muslim and his association with one time terrorist Bill Ayers and the Rev Jeremiah Wright  controversy  still he was not shaking, develop this kind of confidence and God be with  you at the same time then the sky is your limit.

Listing to advices from others but don't succumb to their fears, let God direct your part,  God can talk to you through anybody but try to figure out which advice contains the Wisdom from above.
Remember God when things become too difficult and unbearable, remember God is bigger than your problem.

The enemy uses many things in an effort to distract us and prevent us from reaching our  full potential in life, and fear is one of his choice weapon.


What happens when fear overwhelmed you.

The bible said in[b] Hebrew 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him,[/b]  when you are down with fear that simply means you don't trust God, you don't  believe he can do everything for you, and another definition of it is that you becomes  faithless, unbelieving is faithless, and when you lost your faith you are not pleasing God,  in other way confidence even in time of trouble is Faith, this Chapter of the bible is  saying that Faith is simply believing that God is, that he can do anything, believing that  you are serving the same God of Moses,Lazarus,Daniel Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is  faith, if you don't have this kind of faith then fear will overwhelm you.


The Right Steps to Overcoming Fear .

If you are going to overcome fear, first you need to confess Jesus as your Lord and personal savior, and start living a spirit filled life, the more you meditate in the Word of God the more you are developing confidence , as you start  to experiencing God's influential power in your life your faith in Christ grows to a limit that you are no longer intimidated by fear because God has promise to be with you if you can just meditate in this world day and night, confess Jesus wherever you are, acknowledge his presence in your life in your working place, while you are driving, in your school and wherever you are, he made the same promise to Joshua , Joshua 1:8-9
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
The last verse said be not afraid , be of a sound mind and of good courage, don't let problem of any kind discourage you, be courageous don't stumble because of that mounting ahead of you, don't stumble because of that wicked man or woman in your family, remember you have a living God , the Children of Israel call him God of war Exodus 15:3, he will fight your battles so you need not to be afraid, stand firm like David, turn to the book of Psalm 27:1-3
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

I don't know the kind of battle you are facing today, but be confident God will never let you down or forsake you, trust him with all your hearth he will surely visit you in due time and take you to a higher level.

Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-286144.0.html


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

MAKING THE RIGHT DICISION IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.

How to re-act in the Times of Trouble.

Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Job is a good example of how we should re-act in the days of trouble, the book of Job1:6- 22 recorded that Job first worship God in the midst of his trouble and continue thanking God by
saying that LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, Job realize that God's plan for him is for good, that his ways are higher than our ways, God probably let something happen to you for a reason you might not figure out, the divine Wisdom displayed in the life of job to understand that God is trying to do something beyond his thought or feelings.


You reaction in time of trouble can increase your faith or quench the vibrant Spirit of God in you, if you don't let Satan steal your joy because of life problem and tribulation then you become all time winner, in Verses 22 the Bible said Job did not sin or blame God in the midst of this Calamity that befalls him.

Sometimes problems comes when God is about to do something marvelous in your life, you may miss the opportunity to grab the blessings of God closer to you because of your re-
action in times of problem, your ability to stand firm in the Lord in the days of tribulations will automatically translate your problem to testimony, it happen to Joseph, he was very confident in God while in prison and God translated his problem to testimony by making him a prime minister in Egypt.


The first thing that happens to you when problem comes is fear of what happens next, when business problem comes you fear of how much money you are about to loose, when health problem comes you have a fear of how you might die ,but the bible says fear is not of the lord, 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, understand that fear is one the tactics Satan uses to subdue you, when problem comes you can simply praise God and pray like Job, the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, and he will give you again like a did to Job.


If you can realize that he is the God of all flesh and there is nothing too difficult for him to do then you can overcome fear and timidity.


Once this deadly emotion of fear captures a persons heart, breaking its bond is difficult but it can be done, fear attacks us without warning, it want to convince us that we can not do some certain things, like when you want to start a new business a certain spirit just bust from nowhere and give you one reason why you can't succeed in such business, that is fear, but a child of God will remember this verse in Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me, there is alternative for everything, there must be away to make that business succeed, after all people are doing it before you, if others can succeed in that business why cant you?.

Fear can also come through your friends, satan can use anything and anybody against you, I remember a time I want to start a transportation business with one Mitsubishi Bus and I was told the
drivers will not always balance me at months end unless I drive it my self, I forged ahead but because this fear is already in me it happened that my drivers never balance me for three months and I stopped there because of fear of loosing more money, but now I believe so many others who remain steadfast in that business are succeeding, and you must have heard stories of how big transports moguls starts with one vehicle or even as a conductor.

Don't let fear cripple you, don't place your self on a limit, try something out and if it won't work ask God for an alternative.


Resisting Fear from Others.

Fear is a transmitted decease, you can inherit fear from a friend or relative, you can inherit fear from your husband or wife, the worst thing that could happen to a man is death, but Apostle Paul having overcome every type of fear said in Philippians 1:21 to die is gain, don't let anyone inject fear in you, you can make it you can succeed with God maybe your friends or relatives don't have this idea , lean to resist fear from your friends or relatives, some people will be used to limit your ability in doing things, their knowledge and wisdom may be carnal and earthly which does not always produce winning results, the bible is a manufacturers manual, it contains every information and answers to every question of life.
Even when you fail in what you are doing don’t let any body discourage you with fear and their Carnal minded thought , believe every disappointment is a blessing, the disappointment of Joseph was a blessing to him.

Have you ask yourself what gives the current president of the United States the confidence of running for the highest office in the World while he was just a one time U.S junior Senator, because he don't let fear cripple him, the African Americans at first don't believe he can make it, his rival Hillary Clinton don't believe he can make it thus offering him vice presidential post to drop his campaign, but the young man don't let fear cripple him, this is the type of confidence that makes a man, upon all the speculation of him being a Muslim and his association with one time terrorist Bill Ayers and the Rev Jeremiah Wright controversy still he was not shaking, develop this kind of confidence and God be with you at the same time then the sky is your limit.

Listing to advices from others but don't succumb to their fears, let God direct your part, God can talk to you through anybody but try to figure out which advice contains the Wisdom from above.
Remember God when things become too difficult and unbearable, remember God is bigger than your problem.

The enemy uses many things in an effort to distract us and prevent us from reaching our full potential in life, and fear is one of his choice weapon.


What happens when fear overwhelmed you.

The bible said in Hebrew 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, when you are down with fear that simply means you don't trust God, you don't believe he can do everything for you, and another definition of it is that you becomes faithless, unbelieving is faithless, and when you lost your faith you are not pleasing God, in other way confidence even in time of trouble is Faith, this Chapter of the bible is saying that Faith is simply believing that God is, that he can do anything, believing that you are serving the same God of Moses,Lazarus,Daniel Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is faith, if you don't have this kind of faith then fear will overwhelm you.


The Right Steps to Overcoming Fear .

If you are going to overcome fear, first you need to confess Jesus as your Lord and personal savior, and start living a spirit filled life, the more you meditate in the Word of God the more you are developing confidence , as you start to experiencing God's influential power in your life your faith in Christ grows to a limit that you are no longer intimidated by fear because God has promise to be with you if you can just meditate in this world day and night, confess Jesus wherever you are, acknowledge his presence in your life in your working place, while you are driving, in your school and wherever you are, he made the same promise to Joshua , Joshua 1:8-9
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

The last verse said be not afraid , be of a sound mind and of good courage, don't let problem of any kind discourage you, be courageous don't stumble because of that mounting ahead of you, don't stumble because of that wicked man or woman in your family, remember you have a living God , the Children of Israel call him God of war Exodus 15:3, he will fight your battles so you need not to be afraid, stand firm like David, turn to the book of Psalm 27:1-3
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

I don't know the kind of battle you are facing today, but be confident God will never let you down or forsake you, trust him with all your hearth he will surely visit you in due time and take you to a higher level.

Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer , ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-286144.0.html


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

MAKING THE RIGHT DICISION IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.

How to re-act in the Times of Trouble.

Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Job is a good example of how we should re-act in the days of trouble, the book of Job1:6- 22 recorded that Job first worship God in the midst of his trouble and continue thanking God by
saying that LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, Job realize that God's plan for him is for good, that his ways are higher than our ways, God probably let something happen to you for a reason you might not figure out, the divine Wisdom displayed in the life of job to understand that God is trying to do something beyond his thought or feelings.


You reaction in time of trouble can increase your faith or quench the vibrant Spirit of God in you, if you don't let Satan steal your joy because of life problem and tribulation then you become all time winner, in Verses 22 the Bible said Job did not sin or blame God in the midst of this Calamity that befalls him.

Sometimes problems comes when God is about to do something marvelous in your life, you may miss the opportunity to grab the blessings of God closer to you because of your re-
action in times of problem, your ability to stand firm in the Lord in the days of tribulations will automatically translate your problem to testimony, it happen to Joseph, he was very confident in God while in prison and God translated his problem to testimony by making him a prime minister in Egypt.


The first thing that happens to you when problem comes is fear of what happens next, when business problem comes you fear of how much money you are about to loose, when health problem comes you have a fear of how you might die ,but the bible says fear is not of the lord, 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, understand that fear is one the tactics Satan uses to subdue you, when problem comes you can simply praise God and pray like Job, the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away, and he will give you again like a did to Job.


If you can realize that he is the God of all flesh and there is nothing too difficult for him to do then you can overcome fear and timidity.


Once this deadly emotion of fear captures a persons heart, breaking its bond is difficult but it can be done, fear attacks us without warning, it want to convince us that we can not do some certain things, like when you want to start a new business a certain spirit just bust from nowhere and give you one reason why you can't succeed in such business, that is fear, but a child of God will remember this verse in Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me, there is alternative for everything, there must be away to make that business succeed, after all people are doing it before you, if others can succeed in that business why cant you?.

Fear can also come through your friends, satan can use anything and anybody against you, I remember a time I want to start a transportation business with one Mitsubishi Bus and I was told the
drivers will not always balance me at months end unless I drive it my self, I forged ahead but because this fear is already in me it happened that my drivers never balance me for three months and I stopped there because of fear of loosing more money, but now I believe so many others who remain steadfast in that business are succeeding, and you must have heard stories of how big transports moguls starts with one vehicle or even as a conductor.

Don't let fear cripple you, don't place your self on a limit, try something out and if it won't work ask God for an alternative.


Resisting Fear from Others.

Fear is a transmitted decease, you can inherit fear from a friend or relative, you can inherit fear from your husband or wife, the worst thing that could happen to a man is death, but Apostle Paul having overcome every type of fear said in Philippians 1:21 to die is gain, don't let anyone inject fear in you, you can make it you can succeed with God maybe your friends or relatives don't have this idea , lean to resist fear from your friends or relatives, some people will be used to limit your ability in doing things, their knowledge and wisdom may be carnal and earthly which does not always produce winning results, the bible is a manufacturers manual, it contains every information and answers to every question of life.
Even when you fail in what you are doing don’t let any body discourage you with fear and their Carnal minded thought , believe every disappointment is a blessing, the disappointment of Joseph was a blessing to him.

Have you ask yourself what gives the current president of the United States the confidence of running for the highest office in the World while he was just a one time U.S junior Senator, because he don't let fear cripple him, the African Americans at first don't believe he can make it, his rival Hillary Clinton don't believe he can make it thus offering him vice presidential post to drop his campaign, but the young man don't let fear cripple him, this is the type of confidence that makes a man, upon all the speculation of him being a Muslim and his association with one time terrorist Bill Ayers and the Rev Jeremiah Wright controversy still he was not shaking, develop this kind of confidence and God be with you at the same time then the sky is your limit.

Listing to advices from others but don't succumb to their fears, let God direct your part, God can talk to you through anybody but try to figure out which advice contains the Wisdom from above.
Remember God when things become too difficult and unbearable, remember God is bigger than your problem.

The enemy uses many things in an effort to distract us and prevent us from reaching our full potential in life, and fear is one of his choice weapon.


What happens when fear overwhelmed you.

The bible said in Hebrew 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, when you are down with fear that simply means you don't trust God, you don't believe he can do everything for you, and another definition of it is that you becomes faithless, unbelieving is faithless, and when you lost your faith you are not pleasing God, in other way confidence even in time of trouble is Faith, this Chapter of the bible is saying that Faith is simply believing that God is, that he can do anything, believing that you are serving the same God of Moses,Lazarus,Daniel Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is faith, if you don't have this kind of faith then fear will overwhelm you.


The Right Steps to Overcoming Fear .

If you are going to overcome fear, first you need to confess Jesus as your Lord and personal savior, and start living a spirit filled life, the more you meditate in the Word of God the more you are developing confidence , as you start to experiencing God's influential power in your life your faith in Christ grows to a limit that you are no longer intimidated by fear because God has promise to be with you if you can just meditate in this world day and night, confess Jesus wherever you are, acknowledge his presence in your life in your working place, while you are driving, in your school and wherever you are, he made the same promise to Joshua , Joshua 1:8-9
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

The last verse said be not afraid , be of a sound mind and of good courage, don't let problem of any kind discourage you, be courageous don't stumble because of that mounting ahead of you, don't stumble because of that wicked man or woman in your family, remember you have a living God , the Children of Israel call him God of war Exodus 15:3, he will fight your battles so you need not to be afraid, stand firm like David, turn to the book of Psalm 27:1-3
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

I don't know the kind of battle you are facing today, but be confident God will never let you down or forsake you, trust him with all your hearth he will surely visit you in due time and take you to a higher level.

Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer , ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-286144.0.html


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

What Wisdom is This

my friedn don't give satan chance to use you this way please

What Wisdom is this.
                  Anything from Above  is above all
Mark 6:2

2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many  hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what  wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by  his hands.

Let me start by saying there are four kinds of Wisdom
1 Earthly Wisdom
2 Sensual Wisdom
3 Devilish Wisdom
4 Wisdom from Above

James 3:14 -17
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

I will start by defining this widom one after the other.

1. Earthly Wisdom is the kind that every human use, the earthly wisdom makes people  believe they are right when they are wrong, the wisdom of manipulating others are  earthly, the wisdom to defraud others are earthly, the wisdom to acquire wealth under  false pretence is earthly, wisdom of cheating others is earthly.

2. To be preoccupied with the senses immorality is Sensual Wisdom, the act of  committing sexual offence or having sexual interest with one who is not your partner  is Sensual Wisdom, being  preoccupied with  carnal and  fleshly appetites is Sensual  Wisdom.

3.The act of witch-hunting others is Devilish Wisdom,  To be preoccupied with the  senses of making sure others don't succeed is Devilish Wisdom, the senses of  being bitter envying and strife in your hearts is Devilish Wisdom, having the senses  to kill by arms or witchcraft is devilish wisdom, the act of making sure others don't  grow like you or more than you is devilish wisdom, being Diabolical and cultic is 
Devilish Wisdom.


4. Divine Wisdom, The senses of being gentle , living in peace, loving one another,  and forgiving those who offend you  is Wisdom from Above, and whatever is from above  is above all (John 3:31 "He who comes from above is above all), the Wisdom from above 
is full of mercies, is clean, without practicality and hypocrisy, it's the only  Wisdom that produce good fruit, there's nothing mystical about the Wisdom from Above,  It’s the Solomon type of Wisdom.



The Wisdom from above was on display in the life of Jesus and it was generating  mighty works , there is nothing ordinary about it , it was all extra ordinary and the  people ask what Wisdom is This.

Now lets see if there is a price for  this Wisdom or if we can lean this  from a higher institution.

Job 28:12-19

12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price 
thereof.

16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the 
sapphire.

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for 
jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above 
rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure 
gold.

As you can see this Wisdom can not be bought with money, it can not be compared with  anything, the sea said it's not in me, vers 13 of Job 28 said it can't be found in  this world, you can’t get this Wisdom from Oxford or Cambridge University, verses  23 said it's only available with God, you are not required to pay for this Wisdom for  man knows not the price of this Wisdom, to get this Wisdom is as simple as anything.

Lets see what is required to get this Wisdom Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart  from evil is understanding.

(The fear of God) means  living a spiritual minded life and becoming free from being  carnal minded, meditating in the word of God day and night, having love, hope, faith,  refraining from doing anything your heart condemns as sin, loving the lord your God  and confessing Jesus as your lord and personal savior, laying your trust in God and  making up your mind to serve Jesus all the rest of your life no matter any condition  or situation of life not minding what people say or feel about you .


Once you provide the requirements of getting the Wisdom from Above the next thing you  do is turn to the book of James 1:5-6 and pray as instructed.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,  and upbraided not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavered is like a wave of  the sea driven with the wind and tossed.


This Wisdom give you spiritual boldness, it gives you the power to stand strong even in  the days of temptation, it gives you the courage to see things of this world the way  others don't see it, death and destruction fear this Wisdom Job 28:22.

This Wisdom give Daniel spiritual boldness to withstand King Nebuchadnezzar, It gives David the  Power to withstand Goliath the Philistine, when you have this Wisdom witches and  Witchcrafts  fear you, because anything from Above is Above all.

This Wisdom from above is indeed above all Wisdom, it overpower the Devilish Wisdom  of pharoh and he and his armies with their diabolical wisdom ended at the red sea.

What may happen while you are working with this Wisdom from Above.
Luke 21:16

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends;  and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Your family, friends, and associates might reject you, call you worthless, they will  see no future in you, the will laugh at you and muck you , their opinions is not  important because they dont have the ability to see the light in you which is the  Wisdom from Above and which is above all.

It happened to Joseph, his brothers rejected him, his family rejected him, but the  Wisdom of God in him overpowered all this and place him to the rank of Prime Minister  from Prison, this wisdom turns trials to testimonies  Luke 21:13  And it shall turn to  you for a testimony.


Jesus is calling you today to join him in this cruise of Wisdom heading to Canaan of  our time, lay down your pride, forget about who you are for God is no respecter of  man, humble yourself once again, call yourself nobody and let God call you somebody,  David call his self nobody and was busy in the field with cattle’s when God  made him King  of the whole Isreal because he choose the path of this Wisdom.


We see this Wisdom in the life of Joseph the Prime Minister in Egypt, we see it in the  life of King David, the bible said it's a peaceable Wisdom and that's why David said  how can I kill Saul the anointed of God, and Joseph in his own said How can I do this  great wickedness and sin against God Genesis 39:9 , so this Wisdom guide you to do  good, It gives you a forgiving mind, a peaceful mind, I mind full of love, it gives 
you the spirit of humbleness.

When this Wisdom displayed in the life of Joseph even Pharaoh the Egyptian King who  does not belive in God said there is non wise as Joseph Genesis 41:39  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is 
none so discreet and wise as thou art.


When diving Wisdom displayed  in the life of David Saul the king of Isreal was  afraid of him, 1 Samuel 14-15  And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.  15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
This Wisdom does not hide itself, when you let it display in you people becomes afraid  of you, because you becomes the property of God and his Wisdom from above is  functioning in you, and he curse whoever curse you Genesis 12:3, This Wisdom gives 
you self control, God becomes your everything, you no longer think about what to eat  or what to wear because you know your God will provide all this, you don't think about your problem you let God carry all your load,  you problem becomes God problem and whoever touch you have touched God.

This Wisdom gives you the courage to leave your battle to God, you don't respond when  people threatening your life, job, family or anything you let them fight God who owns  your life while you remain quite, Exodus 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you while you  keep silent."

As you read this I want youjoin Jesus in   the cruise to Canaan of our days, it's easy and simple, the bible said Solomon loves 
the Lord and this Wisdom comes upon him, 1 Kings 3:3 , the love of God is to obey his  commandment, the fast you realize your  life can end anytime the easier it becomes for you to love  God who has promise us eternal life, those Passengers of Air France from Brazil does 
not know their life will end so soon, there’s  no repentance in the grave, you have  lived canal minded life for a long time, why don't you try this out and  see the  difference, its easy you can do it.


THE FEAROF GOD, Daniel refused the king reach food and refuse to bow to the gods of  King Nebuchadnezzar because he has the fear of God in him and the Wisdom of God gives him understanding to know that God never fails those who loved him, the bible record that the Wisdom of God was on display in the live of Daniel, Daniel, Hananiah,  Mishael and Azariah,  open to the book of Daniel 1:17
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and  wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

The fear of God , abstaining from anything sin will automatically open the doors for  Spiritual Wisdom to come in and display in your life, out of experience the Wisdom of  God changes the way I see things of this World.

Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar that the Wisdom to reveal his dream  can never be found in  the World, scientists , astrologist, professors of Cambridge and Oxford does not have  this wisdom, but every Child of God is entitled to this priceless Wisdom, Daniel 2: 27
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath  demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew  unto the king.

And when this Wisdom manifested itself in the life of Daniel King  Nebuchadnezzar confirms the above saying, Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel,  and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and  a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

Even Daniel confirms that this Wisdom is not ordinary,  Daniel 2:30 But as for me,  this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living.

Don't talk about this Wisdom when you don't have it, you can not figure out what it  does , its a kind of Wisdom that comes with a controlling spirit, it monitors your  movement and direct your paths, it's a loving and peaceable wisdom, it tells you to  love your enemies and pray for them, its a kind of Wisdom that separates you from sin  and you become contented with what you have, its a wisdom that removes evilness and wrath far a way from you, it encourages you to humble your self and look  unto God who can never fail.

All the powerful men and women of God whose name are writing  in the most Holy Book the bible have this  type of Wisdom because of their burning love for God, Peter said of Apostle Paul in 2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved  brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you.


Every new converted strong believer always comes back with good testimony, the first  question a new believer ask is why didn’t I discover this since, it's a peaceable  Wisdom, it frustrates your enemy when you do not respond to their action against you,  they become frustrated because they expected your reaction but the new Wisdom from  Above says no let God handle that for you.


If you love God and this Wisdom is not displaying in you then something is still  missing, though this Wisdom grows as our faith grows, luke 17:5.

The Wisdom of God comes through love, the bible record it that Solomon loved God and  God gave him the Wisdom from Above, Solomon must have loved every man and God, because  your can not Love God and hate your neighbors , the law says love the Lord your God with all your 
hearth, and love your neighbors as you love your self, what is brethren love? lets see the  book of 1 John 3: 15-18
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath  eternal life abiding in him.

16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we  ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up  his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in  truth.


Verses 18 is saying that love is not just a word of mouth, love is by action, so many  people don't have this love, we need this love and the Love of God to receive God’s Wisdom , If you neighbor is in need and you are in the capacity of helping him but  you don't then the love of God does not exist in you, the only way to demonstrate the  love of God in you is by action, let the World see Jesus in your life , its required 
that every God loving son prove the sincererity of his or her Love ,2:8 Corinthians I  am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others  the sincerity of your love also.

We need to prove the World that we have love, let the World see Jesus in your life by  giving to the poor and those in desperate need because God proves it that he love us,  John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, God so 
loved and he so give, so you can't be in love without being a giver, think of it can you  Love a woman and not give her whatever she need, the same way you can not love God  without giving him what he so desired of you which is righteousness, and you can not  love you brother or sister without the heart of giving if the Wsdom from Above must  display in your life.

Now listing to this, every carnal minded giver always expect something in return, but  spiritual minded givers always know they are rewarded by God and expect nothing in  return from man because Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into  the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him 1  Corinthians 2:9.


Paul said his speech and preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but  in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, You can only gain access to this Wisdom  by revelation, you cant get it with power or force, God only reveals this Wisdom to  those  that loves him, the Wisdom from above dwells with those that love him, those  that meditate on his World day and night, those that confess Jesus wherever they 
are, those that sing praises to him every hour of the day, and those that live their  life like Joshua, It's available spiritually to those that loves
God,1 Corinthians  2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all  things, yea, the deep things of God, its the quality of your love for a man that  entitles you to his secret, people can only open up their secrets to their love one,  the same way God can only reveal his secret to you when you become closer to him.


No matter how you prove something to  a blind man he still can't see it, the same way you  can not see what is not reveal to you, you can never know this Wisdom accept its  revealed to you, you need to apply the necessary biblical techniques to get the  revelation of divine Wisdom, the hotter your love for God the greater your access to  divine Wisdom.

No matter how financially stable you maybe , without divine Wisdom your heart is  never at rest, fear still grips your mind, fear of insecurity and fear of death and  other kinds of things will keep brothering your mind, your joy can never be complete  without divine Wisdom, Divine Wisdom give you the power to feel free, you deceive people while the think you are worried about life threatening conditions or other problems


As you seek this Wisdom by loving God and his Word, meditating on it day and night  you will surely come back with a testimony, it happened to David in Psalm 119:97-98   David come back with and testimony and said.

97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are  ever with me,, the Scripture does not lie, we are serving the God of David, the  beginning and the end , the Wisdom from above makes wise, because whatever is from  Above is Above all, the application of the Word of God in your daily live  automatically draws this Divine Wisdom close to you, God values this Wisdom more 
than anything, because it give you access to eternal life, it give you peace and love  in this life and access to all spiritual blessing, it said in  Mathew 7:24 Therefore  whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise  man, which built his house upon a rock:.


Now let us hear the conclusion of this whole topic  , open to the book of Ecclesiastes 12 13.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: 
for this is the whole duty of man.


Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-281698.0.html


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

Once you become born again you become the target of Satan, you need to wear the whole amour of God, satan can use a pastor who is not spiritually strong to test your faith , don't be deceived Pastor is nothing but a title it's never a confirmation that one is holy or spiritual minded person, so many pastors today live's carnal life more than you, listing to serve God is a determination. You have to make up your mind to serve him come rain come sun, that's why paul said in Hebrew 11:6 you must believe that God is , you need to know that we are talking about the same God that raise Lazarus from death, the God of Noah and Abraham, so decide to serve God or find for your self another religion or be an empty Christian, your level of confidence in God determinds the kind of blessings you receive from God, God can not do for you what you don't think he can do, you will keep finding fault until you make up your mind to serve the Lord, as a child of God you are not suppose to mock the Pastor let God judge, the book of Isaiah said in 28:22 Now therefore be ye not mockers.

I'm not a pastor I'm just like you but I have made up my mind to serve God, and I you also can do, read my article if you like at .
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-279448.0.html

The Law of Progression.
With Brother John Okoronkwo
                                                                    (1 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious)

Today I'm talking about the Law of Progression, but before we go into the aspect of how it  applies to the life of faith, we all know that when  a child is born, that child is not born  talking or born walking it's a matter of progression, it takes a little while for that baby  eye to open, it takes a while for that baby to lean how to exercise muscles ,after a while  the child will start talking and walking, all this is a matter of progression.

Few months later the child will go to Kindergarten School or Nursery school to lean  words, after some year the child will start leaning to write with chalk, all this are 
matters of progression.

The Child will go into other stages like recognizing his or her name, knowing Mummy and Daddy in persons, requesting ice cream and whatever he or she need from the parents, all this are matter of progression  and it takes time and it's the same way spiritually, the bible  said when we are born again we don't become spiritually matured overnight, it's a matter  of progression, we keep making mistakes and leaning from our mistakes coming out of the  mistakes stronger than ever just as a new born baby falls during the first attempts to  walk or to stand but as the baby fall he or she becomes stronger and stronger until he / she finally stand and walk, a quick look at the
book of Peter .
1 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

The baby finally stand and walk because he or she is determined to walk, seeing adults  walking gives the baby the zeal to be consistent in his or her attempt to work, now I come  to realize this, we can be pillars of faith like all the strong men and women of God if we  have the zeal and  become consistent to be like them, it's all about Law of  Progression, remember the Apostles in Luke 17:5 ask God to increase their faith, so faith is 
something you can increase by becoming constant and persistent with the word of God, you  can grow to become a pillar  of faith like Apostle Paul if you choose to be determined  like a new born baby, I have even heard  some carnal minded people talking about  persistent in everything you are doing, it takes determination to grow your faith and be  what God want you to be, Joshua made the determination to be like his boss Moses and he 
said to the tribes of Isreal in Joshua Joshua 24:15 but as for me and my house, we will  serve the LORD.


The more attempt you made to know more about God the more revelation you are getting and  the more your life are changing in many and different areas, the Law of Progression works 
in every area of life.

Lets look at 2 Continthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being  transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Paul is saying as we look into the mirror of God which is the bible it gives you a  reflection of the way God sees you, the bible said we have been predestined to have the  image of Jesus, but you are not going to act like Jesus overnight the Law of Progression  applies to everything you are doing, but you will repeat your first class if you are not  consistence, and that's why so many born again Christian keeps repeating the same class  because the determination to grow spiritually is not there like a new born baby.

Don't say you are living a spiritual minded life but you are still who you used to be, no don't give  it up just like so many people, act like that new born baby who injure his or her self to stand  and work, be determined and be consistence no matter the situation or your life condition today, no  matter what mockers say, people will always talk , your friend and love ones may turn against you during this time  but don't give up, you have put your trust in God not man .

A quick look at Mark 4:26-28 lets use New American Standard Bible for this one to  understand it clearly.

26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he  himself does not know.
28"The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature  grain in the head.

As you can see Jesus is talking about this same Law of Progression, he said the seed  produce first the BLADE, then the HEAD and finally the mature grain in the head, the same  applies to our spiritual life, a new born again first receives Christy into his or her  life as the Lord and personal savior, then train on being obedient to the word of God, and  at last adopting the greatest which is Hope, Faith and Love , from there the new believer  grows to a pillar of faith but all this is a matter of time , your consistency with the  Word of God determines when you graduate and become a pillar of faith, a student who is  never serious always repeat class or  drop out of school
but the serious school minded student always graduate in time or even get scholarship to graduate before his or her mates, the same applies to  spiritual growth.

This also applies to Tithe payers in the church today, some people will tithe today and withdraws from tithing again because they do not see immediate financial breakthrough, now another quick look at the life of Joseph in Genesis, I have use this as example in other articles , Genesis 26:12-14  recorded that Joseph sowed in that land and reaped in hundred fold that same year, and God fulfill his promises Malachi 3:10 to Joseph, the man Joseph received that same year not immediately because he was faithful, he realize he have planted a seed that must grow, now listing to this, when you become tired of doing this  it means you have uprooted your seed, where I come from our parents takes care of their crops several times before harvest, some will water the crops weekly to make sure it produce good fruit, all this are  Laws of Progression and it applies to our spiritual life.

So many people have loose vital blessings of God because they grow  weary along the line.


There is a time in a mans life when he feels like becoming infant again, maybe because of  life tribulations and temptation, but we can not reverse the laws of progression the only  thing that resemble reversal in the law of progression is death, this applies to  spiritual growth as well, when a strong believers turns back he or she becomes a victim of  Spiritual death.

Now finally lets look at what Paul said in the book of Galatians 6:10 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

The last statement said if we faint not, so brother and sister be consistent and faint not.

Thank you for reading, don't miss my next article, write me if you want my articles sent directly to your email, remember There is no constant or secure brighter future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article.
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not just a hearer ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-280152.0.html.


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

Dear Mamamia18

Once you become born again you become the target of Satan, you need to wear the whole amour of God, satan can use a pastor who is not spiritually strong to test your faith , don't be deceived Pastor is nothing but a title it's never a confirmation that one is holy or spiritual minded person, so many pastors today live's carnal life more than you, listing to serve God is a determination. You have to make up your mind to serve him come rain come sun, that's why paul said in Hebrew 11:6 you must believe that God is , you need to know that we are talking about the same God that raise Lazarus from death, the God of Noah and Abraham, so decide to serve God or find for your self another religion or be an empty Christian, your level of confidence in God determinds the kind of blessings you receive from God, God can not do for you what you don't think he can do, you will keep finding fault until you make up your mind to serve the Lord, as a child of God you are not suppose to mock the Pastor let God judge, the book of Isaiah said in 28:22 Now therefore be ye not mockers.

I'm not a pastor I'm just like you but I have made up my mind to serve God, and I you also can do, read my article if you like at .
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-279448.0.html

Overcomming the Power of Anger.
With Bro John Okoronkwo

  (Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,)


Are you angry ? or do you used to feel very angry inside about  something that happen to you or some insult or embarrassment melted on you 
by someone.

There are lot's of people today that are very angry, some don't even  realize they are angry but they know something is not just alright with  them, and to many people they know they are angry and the keep that anger  against some one and let it go on.

Lot's of people have lot's their marriage ,  children , job and opportunities and many other things not mentioned  because of  anger.

Anger is a very dangerous thing, but there are good and bad anger so my question is , are you an angry person? if you are then I have come  with a remedy to that, and this remedy have worked for me because I used to be  a heated angry guy , and  believe me after reading this article it will mark  the end to your angry life.

Becoming Free from Anger Part 1.

Now how is you anger affecting you, there are different ways anger effect  a person, this is out of experience, it affect you
Mentally and  Spiritually

Anger have a terrible effect, I mean the bad Anger, but the good Anger is   to stand up against injustice, the bible does not say we should not be  angry , but good Anger does not heat up, it does not let you have grudges 
in mind, it does not let you have evil plan, it does not let you go for  revenge, it only let you say or demonstrate good justice, say the truth  when others are hiding from the truth, now let's look at
(Ephesians 4:26- 27 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place to the devil.)


Now let me first write down what I think is the definition of anger  because anger is not just getting mad, some people will  say to another "men and  mad at you" that's not just what anger is all about.

(ANGER IS RAGE, A STRONG FEELING OF  DISPLEASURE, DISATISFACTION, UNWORTHY AS A RESULT OF A REAL OR IMAGINED THREAT,INSULT ,FRAUSTRATION OR INJUSTICE  TOWARDS YOURSELF OR OTHERS IMPORTANT TO YOU.)


So in this definition am saying that Anger deals with something that is  important to you, for example my dictionary called Anger (a strong feeling  of displeasure) in my Webster Collegiate Electronics Dictionary I see Rage as one of the definition of Anger, so let's look at Rage .

Rage is defined in the dictionary as : Explosive or violent and  uncontrollable Anger, and intense feeling., so no definition of anger is  good, and that's why you need to know how to handle Anger.

Now the the dictionary called it explosive or uncontrollable, I remember  one man saying this to me when  I ask him not to share his  feelings with people  and he said
( John I'm relieved that am talking to  you about this, and I’m happy you are telling me to calm down if not I would have  exploded and do something crazy) so this man rely on talking to people 
about his feeling in other to control  his anger, but am coming to  tell you  how you can do it without discussing your feelings to people because discussing it can ticking your Anger.

Now anger can lead you to death, and can lead you to do all kind of   destructive things, anger can lead you to face an opponent who is superior  than you and that can result to your own death  or injury.

Now this is one of the ways to overcome anger, stop talking about how some  one hurt your feelings or offend you, remember God will revenge for you,  am going to tell you how God revenges for you in one of my up coming article , now when you are discussing   your anger to people  you sound like this ( James  did this and   that to me, and I'm going to kill him, am going to destroy him , am  going to nail him down, and when you say this you will feel ashamed of  your self if you don't  do what you say, so your next move will be to do  what you have discussed with your friends lets they say you only talk without action).

Now lets look at what Solomon  said about an angry man (Provers 14:17  A  quick-tempered man acts foolishly)   Solomon the wise King now tell us the  easiest way to deal with anger and angry people, (Proverbs 15:1   A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger)

And he said on Verse 18 of the same chapter[b] (A hot-tempered man stirs up  dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel) [/b] a patience man is one who is  slow to anger, who think about the consequence of what he is going to do  or say.

King Solomon without doubt is the wisest man of his time, now he tell us   in[b] (Proverbs 16:32  32 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who  controls his temper than one who takes a city) [/b]  It's better to be a 
patient man, humble your self no matter  your height , because if you want to  act that heatman stuff then  you will be the first target when the enemy  strikes.

And because Solomon know the true definition of anger he warn us to  dissociate from hot tempered human beings, a hot tempered friend can kill  his best friend, in Igbo language we call it (enyi mere enyiya) see 
(Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not  associate with one easily angered or you may learn his ways and get  yourself ensnared).

Anger is dangerous, now listing the Mother of envy is Anger, Now tell me why a would a friend kill his  best friend if not envyiness like ( my friend is waxing 
strong than me, he is doing this and that than me, he is more brilliant in school  than  me, all this is related to anger), we will talk about why you can not be 
like your friend in my article which I  may title Destiny or What is  Destiny

Now back to Anger, the book of Ecclesiastes  put it this way (7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools,) so who ever ignore this advice is defined as a fool by the author of  Ecclesiastes.
So my question is this, do you want to have a fool as a friend?, do you  want to have a fool as your business partner?, I know you answer will be NO. So be far away from an angry man or woman.

And to my brothers who are not yet married, the worst thing that could   happen to you is to get married with an angry woman no matter how beautiful  or education she is, Solomon said in (Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell 
in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.) Solomon   the wise king compared dealing with an angry woman and living in desert, 
so many people have traveling to Libya by road and you don't wanna have  their experience because every road leading to Libya is  desert according to some of my  friends who have been there.

Now back to general Anger not just that of a woman, Cane killed his   brother Abel because of Anger, (Genesis 4:8.  And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against  Abel his brother and killed him)

So anger is something that can defeat your spirit if you are not strong  and do things you can't do under normal circumstance , when anger  overpower your spirit it's actions  generate curses to you, remember Cain 
was cursed by God (Genesis 4:11 Now you are cursed from the ground, which  has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand), we  will talk about the consequence of anger in part two.

Anger is a Part of life, now what I'm talking about is how to control  anger, our God is a God of Anger but at a time he set limit to his Anger  and send Jesus Christ to die for our sin, in the old testament he set 
limit to his anger  ( Genesis 9:15-16  And I will remember my covenant, which  is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the  waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.  And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may  remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of  all flesh that is upon the earth), he set the Rainbow we see today to remember his covenant with Noah so he don’t use Anger again to destroy the World with flood.


So you have to decide if you are going to control anger or let anger  control you, But  I know you have just gained control over Anger Amen.


This are few things I know that cause anger with many others that I can not remember now, so deal with them   
1.Not Getting your Way
2.Feeling Rejected
3.Fear of Loss
4.Feeling Threatened.
5.Feeling Disappointed.


Now lets talk about good anger because Anger is part of our life, if God  and Jesus can be angry that means there is good anger because my Jesus don't  sin, now why was God angry?, because he told the Children of Isreal you  are not to bow before other gods, lets see this Chapter of (Mark 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for  the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine  hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the  other) you can read from verse one to see why Jesus was angry, like I said  above, good anger is to stand against Injustices saying the truth when other  are hiding from the truth, Jesus used good anger , lets look at  (Mathew  23: 13-17
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the  kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither  suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows'  houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive  the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea  and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold  more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the  temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the  temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple  that sanctifieth the gold).

So as you can see Anger is part of our life and is good to you it  legitimately, that book of Eph 4:27 is saying use it legitimately  otherwise you are opening doors to the devil in your life ( Eph 4:27 27  Neither give place to the devil.)  there must be a genuine reason to use  anger and you must not use anger in retaliation or revenge, you must not  use anger in mocking some one or uttering evil or angry words.

See another example of how Jesus used anger ( Mathew 21:13 And said unto  them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye  have made it a den of thieves)

So we have justified and unjustified anger, and there is no way to have unjustified anger without paying a price for it.

I will be able to answer your questions concerning anger, and I will work on coming up with the next article the Consequence of Anger and How God Revenges when you forgive and live it to God, and last  Overcoming unforgiving Spirit.

There is no constant or secure bright future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preachings, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Romans 10:17)

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article, Don't miss the upcoming article titled [b](The Gift of the Holy Spirit)
Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

You can see more of my articles at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-279448.0.html


Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

I praise you jehova who can do beyong my imaginations.

Thanks

I was born and raised up in C&S and was dreaded for seven years in respect of the Church vision to my mother, I can not stand to condemn Cherubim and Seraphim because I don't know their doctrine that much but I believe they need to embrace Christ which is the savior for old things have pass away, it’s time you make Christ the head of the Church.


Remain Blessed.

Galatians 5:22-23 (King James Version)

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law

Hello nura_abi  , the devil is using you mightily, your eyes is far from seing the truth, the ruler of this world is seriously in control of your life, may God help you.

DON'T GIVE UP



Dearly beloved, I bring you greetings in the name that is above every other name, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God and our soon coming King. It is with great joy that I welcome you to this service – Shabach, the 1st in this New Year. As I prepared for this service, I came across an article that I believe will be a blessing to you and challenge you to a life of praise in the service of the Lord. Please carefully so that you can get the full import of the story:

Don't give up,

One day I decided to quit,
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality, I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me, "Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied. "When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.

I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful, And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said. "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant, But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle." He asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots". "I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you." "Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me.

"You will rise high" "How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned. "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can." I left the forest and brought back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. Never, Never, Never Give up. For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity. Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is, tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

That is why in TREM, we do not look at the “bigness” of our challenge, but at “bigness” of our God. Beloved, your Father is so big, so rich and so supportive. He is thee 24/7 to ensure that head or tail you win.
Until I come your way next week, go about your assignment this week full convinced of who you are and see God move on your behalf.

Maranatha!

In His Royal Service,
Dr. Mike Okonkwo
The Presiding Bishop

CONTINUATION OF HOW TO COMMAND THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.[/color]

With Bro John Okoronkwo.
                            Starting from the First Article https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-277683.0.html.


In the first article you read about what it takes to command the blessings of God.

[color=#000099]Spiritual Principals Function in Collaboration with other Relevant Principals, and Spiritual Principals can not Work in 
Isolation, you can only Expect the Blessings of God when you have all relevant Spiritual Principals

(Job 22:21-28
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways)

The Chapter 22nd  of the book of Job is saying that application of the word of God in everything you do will be  key  to unlock heavily blessings in your life,  in the book of Daniel 10, an angel of satan tried to seize the blessings of Daniel from  above   (Daniel 10:13 ) But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, see, Michael, one of the chief princes, came  to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia).

The fear of God means to leave your battle to God, Daniel was busy doing other things while Chief Angel Michael was fighting   his battle, the Fear of God means to Command the Blessings of God even in Austerity ( Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD! How  blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly delights in His commandments)

And God always listing to the prayer of a righteous man, (James 5:16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth 
much).

So you can see there is prosperity in every erea of life for those  that fear the Lord and wait 
patiently for him (Psalm 37:7  Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him)


Prosperity is not only a game of giving and receiving it can only work in association with righteousness, and prosperity is  not all about money don't quote me wrong, when success is mention and people demand to know the brand of car one drives,  houses owned, school attended, success is all about achieving and surpassing ones set goals in his life time. There men and  women who are behind some monumental achievements who are happy their ideas and projections are successful and are in use  today, but no matter  what  David said in (Psalm 37:25  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous  forsaken, nor his seed begging bread).

Spirituality is the custodian of your destiny , Spirituality gives you access to every good thing (Psalm 84:11 No good thing  does He withhold from those who walk uprightly)

The fear of God in you life draws God attention to monitor your in and out[b],(Psalm 37:18
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever)(Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be 
strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou  goest)[/b].

It takes Spirituality to be in Command, the fear of God means to work toward the true riches God can give ( Luke 16:11 So if  you haven't been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?).

True wealth is the wealth  that  gives you peace of mind, the type that give you peace and joy, (Proverbs 10:22 It is the blessing of the LORD that makes  rich, And He adds no sorrow to it) .

So true wealth only answers to your spirituality , so many people do acquire wealth today  but one or two problem comes and carries everything away because they do not build their house in a solid rock which is  Jesus
(Matthew 7:24-27
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his  house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was  founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built   his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the  fall of it).

Every story of the scripture to me is the testimony of the Lord, remember  Joseph who become a prime Minister in Egypt,  Remember Issac who become very successful and the philistines envied him, and remember Jecob, David, Solomon and  Joseph the  Arimathea (Matthew 27:57  When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was  Jesus' disciple) .

All this people believed God and walk in God's love to have their name writing in the most Holy Book.

To fear God is to challenge God to open the doors of heaving to  your life, to make a way for you where there seems to be no way,  (Isaiah 45
1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will  loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder  the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the   LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel)

The fear of God, to know and remember the maker and creator of  heaven and earth , the breath and the water you drink daily is being wise and it makes man strong in every situation, it 
give you endurance to wait for God's time in your life,  ( Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge   increased strength).


The length of your understanding of the hope we have in Christ determines how much blessings you receive from God, the more   you grow spiritually the more you become venerable to the blessings of God (Eph 1:18-21   
18 The eyes of your understanding  being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in   the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but  also in that which is to come)

(Phil 3:10 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of  his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death).

Many destiny have been scattered and damage because of sin, but once you return to Christ who first love you, then your  destiny will be re-writed and you will be re-positioned to be who God want you to be , (Colossians 1:13 For Jesus hath  delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son)

You need to ask your self  this simple question, am I what God want me to be, is this how God want me to be, Satan have stolen so many destiny , we  have spiritual Identity Crisis in the World today , so my question is do you know who you are? Are you living on the  definition of man or the definition of God? If you allow God to define you, then you are on the path of victory, the Book of  Ecclesiastes put it this way (Ecclesiastes 10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the  earth).



If you want to know you true identity then switch back to God, you have always been the sons and daughter of God, turn back 
to have your destiny rewrited (Romans 8
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the 
Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death) You need to be saved to 
full Gods glorious destiny in your life, remember when you are doing this you are also certain of the life that comes after 
death.

Now you prosperity in Christ increase when your faith in him increase (Luke 17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, 
Increase our faith), you prosper when your soul prosper (3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest 
prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth).

Now understand this, to give to God is like keeping money in your bank account, God does not need your money , you are 
giving because he want your blessings to grow ( Phil 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your 
account)  (Mathew 6:19-20 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves break through and steal 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal)

Now when you  have giving your life to christ, you must not forget what follows every believer, so you must be on expectation 
every time, because God is ready to pure out his blessings which may result to miracles any time ( 2 Chronicle 27:6 So 
Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God)

Many people today believe that only the Pastors, Bishops, and Rev's prosper, but this is contrary to the word of God, in (Acts 20:32  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified, AMONG (ALL) THEM WHICH ARE SACNTIFIED, but don't worry when you come closer to God he will reveal all the truth to you[b] (Psalms 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant) [/b]

So it's a guarantee that you must prosper in all  that you do if you be in Christ, God never fails, he keep his promises to them that keep his commandment which is called the righteous ,  David said in (Psalm 92:12-13)

12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God).


How God Bless.

The blessings of God has spiritual dimension, the manifestation of the Spirit of God in your life will draw all kind of progress to you (1 Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal)

While other worry their self on what kind of business or education they need to be successful, your God who have taking charge of you will direct you and lead you to prosperity (17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go).

Moreover you sill prosper in the midst of those that  don't want to see your prosperity , its certain (Exodus 12:36 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians)

But in all God said you must work hard, you don't have to fold your hands or over sleep like a lazy man (6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep) You can work hard even if you are not strong, God will empower you to do anything you need to do (Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me)

No matter what you have done in this life it's never too late to repent , all you need is to[b] (Submit yourselves therefore to 
God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you James 4:7),[/b].

You will have all the power to say no to Satan and by the help 
of the Holy Spirit whatever you say no to God will say no to that (Matthew 16:19

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in 
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven).

There is no constant or secure bright future accept in Christ.

You can start today by reading your bible day after day, Listing to preaching, (So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God rOMANS 10:17 )

May God bless you for taking your time to read this article, Don't miss the upcoming article titled (The Gift of the Holy Spirit)

Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16).

Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

With Bro John Okoronkwo.

SEEK THE KINDOM OF GOD FIRST  AND ALL THIS THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU.

(Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you) .

So many Christian today are committed to giving offering and tithe with the aim of receiving back in hundred fold, this is Good but we must not forget that the Word of God does not work in isolation, believe me it does not work the way you think and that's why most tithe payers remain where they are, you must first seek the Kingdom of God first , you must love the Lord your God first with all you heart, your reason for coming to the Church must not be to gain physical and financial blessings alone, the bible said in (Hebrews 13:5 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee) .

Love the lord your God first and all this things that people die for will be added unto you in due time and the blessing of God is the type that give you joys every day and without   problem  (Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it).

The Word of God is like a moving vehicle it can not work in Isolation , a vehicle need engine, tire, etc, the same thing when you come to God, you need Faith, Love Hope and righteousness to please God, the book of Galatians list what a Christian need to please God  and the last word said if any of this is missing then  you have not started yet (
Galatins 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law)

God need your total commitment, he said to Joshua (This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success Joshua 1: God did not say he must pay his tithe and bring his offering for him to proper, he said total commitment to the Word of God before sacrifice.

Its shameful that so many Pastor today don’t preach this but they  just need offering no matter the faith of the giver, now the same Chapter of Malachi which say we must pay our tight say in (Malachi 3:3-4
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years, God want offering in righteousness or it will not be pleasant unto him).

Having Christ in your live gives you confident in every area of your life, God promise to fight your battles,  you don't need to confront an enemy let God handle that battle because he promise to do, he said to Joshua  (Joshua 1;9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest)

But first of all you must trust with all your hearth that God is, because God can not do for you what you don't believe he can do,  the book of hebrew made it clear  ( Hebrew 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him).

We must also understand that it's a blessing to trust in the lord , because Prophet Jeremiah said in (Jeremiah 7:17 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust God  is)
So many fellows today trust in man instead of God, the want to please wealthy people believing their help may come from there,  but God condemn such act, Jeremai again said in the  same (Chapter vers 5 .
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD)

Once you love your God and (Trust him with all your heart Provers 3:5) and have the fear of God in your heart, then you are not only going to be successful but you will be like Joseph, remember Joseph who refuse to have relationship with Potiphar's wife because he fears the Lord for he said in (Genisis 39:9 how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? ), and the bible said the fear of God is to depart from evil, to do only things that gives God glory is the fear of God, (Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding) when you have the fear of God and meditate in the Word of God day and Night then you will be like a tree planted in the Riverside, Most of us from Africa knows the different between a three in the riverside or streamside and those in the  open field,  David said it all in (Psalms 1:1-3 .
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper)

Then you will be like Joseph who rose to the rank of a Prime Minister in a foreign land of Egypt from the Prison  , God will then consider your offering and tithe and bless you hundred fold like Jospeh and you will wax strong in all that you do, (Genesis 26:11-14
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
13 and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
14f or he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him)

Samuel ask saul do you think sacrifice is better than obidience, the answer is no, Obedience is better than Sacrafice ( 1 Samuel 15: 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams).

Remember    to depart from all sin is the fear of God and understanding  (to depart from evil is understanding Job 28:28 ) for  we can never deceive God , you can not claim to love God while you dwell in all short of Sin no  the book of Galatians 6  said it all (Galatians 6:7-8
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life).

If you can flee from all short of sin today and become a God loving son or daughter then you are not only building your self for a greater tomorrow but your Generation will be blessed, King Uzziah was sixteen year when he become a king in Isreal because his father  Amaziah was a rightouse man (2 Chronicles 26  3-4 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father King Amaziah had done).

In all this you need to have patient, I defined patient as the Ability to Wait for God’s Time, Jesus has a timetable for you, ( Habakkuk 2:3  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry).

Though you can't do all this with your own power, what you need is to first receive Christ into your live and the Holy Spirit will empower you to overcome all short of sin including shame which is one of the greatest weapon Satan use to pull people down .
(John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name).

Confessing your sin is one the greatest weapon you can use against Satan and departing from sin you remember is the fear of God and understanding, now pray this way .

Father in the name of Jesus, father you said in the book of 1 John 1:8 that if we say we have not sin then we deceive our self’s, therefore I confess my sin to you today, I'm a sinner, I have sin through many ways , those I remember and those I can not remember but in all Jesus I ask that  you forgive me according to your word according  and according to your promises in   1 john 1:9
Thanks you Jesus Amen.

Now as you Seek the first the Kingdom of God  First, your live will never be the same.
To all that read this article may the Almighty God give you spiritual empowerment to live a fulfilled life and bless the works of your hands.
Next Time  I will be talking about the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

This is my first article; I will  be sending my next article  by email to any one who email me requesting to  receive more good news.

Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)
Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore  California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

I know what is wrong with you, it's never your fault, Jesus know it will be like this and he said in the book of Ephesians 6:
11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Satan is going around assaulting our minds , you need not to give Satan a chance, just remember all teh good thing God have done to you, a good faithfull christian can never ask God is he exist, Christ Changes life, it make you to depart from sin, it gives you a forgiving life which is peace, Go read my article online at https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-277183.0.html , if you need help on this email me at jookco@gmail.com and I will give you word of strenght to stand firm in the Lord.

With Bro John Okoronkwo.

SEEK THE KINDOM OF GOD FIRST AND ALL THIS THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU.

(Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you) .

So many Christian today are committed to giving offering and tithe with the aim of receiving back in hundred fold, this is Good but we must not forget that the Word of God does not work in isolation, believe me it does not work the way you think and that's why most tithe payers remain where they are, you must first seek the Kingdom of God first , you must love the Lord your God first with all you heart, your reason for coming to the Church must not be to gain physical and financial blessings alone, the bible said in (Hebrews 13:5 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee) .

Love the lord your God first and all this things that people die for will be added unto you in due time and the blessing of God is the type that give you joys every day and without problem (Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it).

The Word of God is like a moving vehicle it can not work in Isolation , a vehicle need engine, tire, etc, the same thing when you come to God, you need Faith, Love Hope and righteousness to please God, the book of Galatians list what a Christian need to please God and the last word said if any of this is missing then you have not started yet (
Galatins 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law)

God need your total commitment, he said to Joshua (This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success Joshua 1: God did not say he must pay his tithe and bring his offering for him to proper, he said total commitment to the Word of God before sacrifice.

Its shameful that so many Pastor today don’t preach this but they just need offering no matter the faith of the giver, now the same Chapter of Malachi which say we must pay our tight say in (Malachi 3:3-4
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years, God want us want an offering in righteousness or it will not be pleasant unto him).

Having Christ in your live gives you confident in every area of your life, God promise to fight your battles, you don't need to confront an enemy let God handle that battle because he promise to do, he said to Joshua (Joshua 1;9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest)

But first of all you must trust with all your hearth that God is, because God can not do for you what you don't believe he can do, the book of hebrew made it clear ( Hebrew 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him).

We must also understand that it's a blessing to trust in the lord , because Prophet Jeremiah said in (Jeremiah 7:17 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust God is)
So many fellows today trust in man instead of God, the want to please wealthy people believing their help may come from there, but God condemn such act, Jeremai again said in the same (Chapter vers 5 .
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD)

Once you love your God and (Trust him with all your heart Provers 3:5) and have the fear of God in your heart, then you are not only going to be successful but you will be like Joseph, remember Joseph who refuse to have relationship with Potiphar's wife because he fears the Lord for he said in (Genisis 39:9 how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? ), and the bible said the fear of God is to depart from evil, to do only things that gives God glory is the fear of God, (Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding) when you have the fear of God and meditate in the Word of God day and Night then you will be like a tree planted in the Riverside, Most of us from Africa knows the different between a three in the riverside or streamside and those in the open field, David said it all in (Psalms 1:1-3 .
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper)

Then you will be like Joseph who rose to the rank of a Prime Minister in a foreign land of Egypt from the Prison , God will then consider your offering and tithe and bless you hundred fold like Jospeh and you will wax strong in all that you do, (Genesis 26:11-14
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
13 and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
14f or he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him)

Samuel ask saul do you think sacrifice is better than obidience, the answer is no, Obedience is better than Sacrafice ( 1 Samuel 15: 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams).

Remember to depart from all sin is the fear of God and understanding (to depart from evil is understanding Job 28:28 ) for we can never deceive God , you can not claim to love God while you dwell in all short of Sin no the book of Galatians 6 said it all (Galatians 6:7-8
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life).

If you can flee from all short of sin today and become a God loving son or daughter then you are not only building your self for a greater tomorrow but your Generation will be blessed, King Uzziah was sixteen year when he become a king in Isreal because his father Amaziah was a rightouse man (2 Chronicles 26 3-4 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father King Amaziah had done).

In all this you need to have patient, I defined patient as the Ability to Wait for God’s Time, Jesus has a timetable for you, ( Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry).

Though you can't do all this with your own power, what you need is to first receive Christ into your live and the Holy Spirit will empower you to overcome all short of sin including shame which is one of the greatest weapon Satan use to pull people down .
(John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name).

Confessing your sin is one the greatest weapon you can use against Satan and departing from sin you remember is the fear of God and understanding, now pray this way .

Father in the name of Jesus, father you said in the book of 1 John 1:8 that if we say we have not sin then we deceive our self’s, therefore I confess my sin to you today, I'm a sinner, I have sin through many ways , those I remember and those I can not remember but in all Jesus I ask that you forgive me according to your word according and according to your promises in 1 john 1:9
Thanks you Jesus Amen.

Now as you Seek the first the Kingdom of God First, your live will never be the same.
To all that read this article may the Almighty God give you spiritual empowerment to live a fulfilled life and bless the works of your hands.
Next Time I will be talking about the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

This is my first article; I will be sending my next article by email to any one who email me requesting to receive more good news.

Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone , ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)
Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

With Bro John Okoro...

SEEK THE KINDOM OF GOD FIRST  AND ALL THIS THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU.

(Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you) .

So many Christian today are committed to giving offering and tithe with the aim of receiving back in hundred fold, this is Good but we must not forget that the Word of God does not work in isolation, believe me it does not work the way you think and that's why most tithe payers remain where they are, you must first seek the Kingdom of God first , you must love the Lord your God first with all you heart, your reason for coming to the Church must not be to gain physical and financial blessings alone, the bible said in (Hebrews 13:5 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee) .

Love the lord your God first and all this things that people die for will be added unto you in due time and the blessing of God is the type that give you joys every day and without   problem  (Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it).

The Word of God is like a moving vehicle it can not work in Isolation , a vehicle need engine, tire, etc, the same thing when you come to God, you need Faith, Love Hope and righteousness to please God, the book of Galatians list what a Christian need to please God  and the last word said if any of this is missing then  you have not started yet (
Galatins 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law)

God need your total commitment, he said to Joshua (This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success Joshua 1: God did not say he must pay his tithe and bring his offering for him to proper, he said total commitment to the Word of God before sacrifice.

Its shameful that so many Pastor today don’t preach this but they  just need offering no matter the faith of the giver, now the same Chapter of Malachi which say we must pay our tight say in (Malachi 3:3-4
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years, God want us  want an offering in righteousness or it will not be pleasant unto him).

Having Christ in your live gives you confident in every area of your life, God promise to fight your battles,  you don't need to confront an enemy let God handle that battle because he promise to do, he said to Joshua  (Joshua 1;9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest)

But first of all you must trust with all your hearth that God is, because God can not do for you what you don't believe he can do,  the book of hebrew made it clear  ( Hebrew 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him).

We must also understand that it's a blessing to trust in the lord , because Prophet Jeremiah said in (Jeremiah 7:17 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust God  is)
So many fellows today trust in man instead of God, the want to please wealthy people believing their help may come from there,  but God condemn such act, Jeremai again said in the  same (Chapter vers 5 .
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD)

Once you love your God and (Trust him with all your heart Provers 3:5) and have the fear of God in your heart, then you are not only going to be successful but you will be like Joseph, remember Joseph who refuse to have relationship with Potiphar's wife because he fears the Lord for he said in (Genisis 39:9 how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? ), and the bible said the fear of God is to depart from evil, to do only things that gives God glory is the fear of God, (Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding) when you have the fear of God and meditate in the Word of God day and Night then you will be like a tree planted in the Riverside, Most of us from Africa knows the different between a three in the riverside or streamside and those in the  open field,  David said it all in (Psalms 1:1-3 .
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper)

Then you will be like Joseph who rose to the rank of a Prime Minister in a foreign land of Egypt from the Prison  , God will then consider your offering and tithe and bless you hundred fold like Jospeh and you will wax strong in all that you do, (Genesis 26:11-14
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
13 and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
14f or he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him)

Samuel ask saul do you think sacrifice is better than obidience, the answer is no, Obedience is better than Sacrafice ( 1 Samuel 15: 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams).

Remember    to depart from all sin is the fear of God and understanding  (to depart from evil is understanding Job 28:28 ) for  we can never deceive God , you can not claim to love God while you dwell in all short of Sin no  the book of Galatians 6  said it all (Galatians 6:7-8
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life).

If you can flee from all short of sin today and become a God loving son or daughter then you are not only building your self for a greater tomorrow but your Generation will be blessed, King Uzziah was sixteen year when he become a king in Isreal because his father  Amaziah was a rightouse man (2 Chronicles 26  3-4 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father King Amaziah had done).

In all this you need to have patient, I defined patient as the Ability to Wait for God’s Time, Jesus has a timetable for you, ( Habakkuk 2:3  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry).

Though you can't do all this with your own power, what you need is to first receive Christ into your live and the Holy Spirit will empower you to overcome all short of sin including shame which is one of the greatest weapon Satan use to pull people down .
(John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name).

Confessing your sin is one the greatest weapon you can use against Satan and departing from sin you remember is the fear of God and understanding, now pray this way .

Father in the name of Jesus, father you said in the book of 1 John 1:8 that if we say we have not sin then we deceive our self’s, therefore I confess my sin to you today, I'm a sinner, I have sin through many ways , those I remember and those I can not remember but in all Jesus I ask that  you forgive me according to your word according  and according to your promises in   1 john 1:9
Thanks you Jesus Amen.

Now as you Seek the first the Kingdom of God  First, your live will never be the same.
To all that read this article may the Almighty God give you spiritual empowerment to live a fulfilled life and bless the works of your hands.
Next Time  I will be talking about the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

This is my first article; I will  be sending my next article  by email to any one who email me requesting to  receive more good news.

Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone ,  ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of  truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)
Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoro...

Email: jookco @ gmail.com

With Bro John Okoronkwo.

SEEK THE KINDOM OF GOD FIRST AND ALL THIS THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU.

(Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you) .

So many Christian today are committed to giving offering and tithe with the aim of receiving back in hundred fold, this is Good but we must not forget that the Word of God does not work in isolation, believe me it does not work the way you think and that's why most tithe payers remain where they are, you must first seek the Kingdom of God first , you must love the Lord your God first with all you heart, your reason for coming to the Church must not be to gain physical and financial blessings alone, the bible said in (Hebrews 13:5 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee) .

Love the lord your God first and all this things that people die for will be added unto you in due time and the blessing of God is the type that give you joys every day and without problem (Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it).

The Word of God is like a moving vehicle it can not work in Isolation , a vehicle need engine, tire, etc, the same thing when you come to God, you need Faith, Love Hope and righteousness to please God, the book of Galatians list what a Christian need to please God and the last word said if any of this is missing then you have not started yet (
Galatins 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law)

God need your total commitment, he said to Joshua (This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success Joshua 1: God did not say he must pay his tithe and bring his offering for him to proper, he said total commitment to the Word of God before sacrifice.

Its shameful that so many Pastor today don’t preach this but they just need offering no matter the faith of the giver, now the same Chapter of Malachi which say we must pay our tight say in (Malachi 3:3-4
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years, God want us want an offering in righteousness or it will not be pleasant unto him).

Having Christ in your live gives you confident in every area of your life, God promise to fight your battles, you don't need to confront an enemy let God handle that battle because he promise to do, he said to Joshua (Joshua 1;9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest)

But first of all you must trust with all your hearth that God is, because God can not do for you what you don't believe he can do, the book of hebrew made it clear ( Hebrew 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him).

We must also understand that it's a blessing to trust in the lord , because Prophet Jeremiah said in (Jeremiah 7:17 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Jehovah, and whose trust God is)
So many fellows today trust in man instead of God, the want to please wealthy people believing their help may come from there, but God condemn such act, Jeremai again said in the same (Chapter vers 5 .
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD)

Once you love your God and (Trust him with all your heart Provers 3:5) and have the fear of God in your heart, then you are not only going to be successful but you will be like Joseph, remember Joseph who refuse to have relationship with Potiphar's wife because he fears the Lord for he said in (Genisis 39:9 how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? ), and the bible said the fear of God is to depart from evil, to do only things that gives God glory is the fear of God, (Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding) when you have the fear of God and meditate in the Word of God day and Night then you will be like a tree planted in the Riverside, Most of us from Africa knows the different between a three in the riverside or streamside and those in the open field, David said it all in (Psalms 1:1-3 .
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper)

Then you will be like Joseph who rose to the rank of a Prime Minister in a foreign land of Egypt from the Prison , God will then consider your offering and tithe and bless you hundred fold like Jospeh and you will wax strong in all that you do, (Genesis 26:11-14
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
13 and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
14f or he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him)

Samuel ask saul do you think sacrifice is better than obidience, the answer is no, Obedience is better than Sacrafice ( 1 Samuel 15: 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams).

Remember to depart from all sin is the fear of God and understanding (to depart from evil is understanding Job 28:28 ) for we can never deceive God , you can not claim to love God while you dwell in all short of Sin no the book of Galatians 6 said it all (Galatians 6:7-8
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap,8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life).

If you can flee from all short of sin today and become a God loving son or daughter then you are not only building your self for a greater tomorrow but your Generation will be blessed, King Uzziah was sixteen year when he become a king in Isreal because his father Amaziah was a rightouse man (2 Chronicles 26 3-4 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father King Amaziah had done).

In all this you need to have patient, I defined patient as the Ability to Wait for God’s Time, Jesus has a timetable for you, ( Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry).

Though you can't do all this with your own power, what you need is to first receive Christ into your live and the Holy Spirit will empower you to overcome all short of sin including shame which is one of the greatest weapon Satan use to pull people down .
(John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name).

Confessing your sin is one the greatest weapon you can use against Satan and departing from sin you remember is the fear of God and understanding, now pray this way .

Father in the name of Jesus, father you said in the book of 1 John 1:8 that if we say we have not sin then we deceive our self’s, therefore I confess my sin to you today, I'm a sinner, I have sin through many ways , those I remember and those I can not remember but in all Jesus I ask that you forgive me according to your word according and according to your promises in 1 john 1:9
Thanks you Jesus Amen.

Now as you Seek the first the Kingdom of God First, your live will never be the same.
To all that read this article may the Almighty God give you spiritual empowerment to live a fulfilled life and bless the works of your hands.
Next Time I will be talking about the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

This is my first article; I will be sending my next article by email to any one who email me requesting to receive more good news.

Pass this massage to ten people and be blessed, while doing it be a doer of this word not a hearer alone , ( James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only),
and remember it's part of the work of god to spread this Gospel of truth (Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)
Remain Blessed

Bro John Okoronkwo
Livermore California USA
Email: jookco@gmail.com

For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Seek The Kindom Of God First

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My Teaching today is to encourage my brothers and sisters to
SEEK THE KINDOM OF GOD FIRST

(Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you) .

So many christian today are commited to giving offering and tithe with the aim of receiving back in hundred fold, this is Good but we must not forget that the Word of God does not work in isolation,believe me it does not work the way you think and that's why most tithe payers remain where the are, you must first seek the Kingdom of God first , you must love the Lord your God first with all you heart, your reason for comming to the Church must not be to gain physical and financial blessings alone, the bible said in (Hebrews 13:5 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee) .

God need your total commitment, he said to Joshua (This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success Joshua 1:8
God did not say he must pay his tithe and bring his offerring everything time for him to proper, he said total commitment to the Word of God.

Once you love your God and (Trust him with all your heart Provers 3:5) and have the fear of God in your heart, then you are not only going to be sucessfull but you will be like Jospeh, remember Jospeh who refuse to have relationship with Potiphar's wife because he fears the Lord for he said in (Genisis 39:9 how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? ), and the bible said the fear of God us to depart from evil, to do only things that gives God glory is the fear of God, (Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding) when you have the fear of God and meditate in the Word of God day and Night then you will be like a tree planted the Riverside Psalms 1:1-3 .
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Then you will be like Joseph , God will then consider your offering and tithe and bless you hundred fold like Jospeh and you will wax strong in all that you do, Genesis 26:

12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.

13 And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

14 And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

Samuel ask saul do you think sacrifice is better than obidience, the answer is no, Obedience is better than Sacrafice ( 1 Samuel 15: 22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Now as you Seek the first the Kingdom of God your live will never be the same.

To all that read this acticle may the Almighty God give your spiritual empowerment.

Remain Blessed in Jesus Name

Bro John Okoronkwo
Dublin California USA
E-mail: jookco@gmail.com