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Text: 3John 2; Collosians 3:5-17

Emotion is an integral part of human lives. It could be a mental or strong feeling towards an occurrence, which manifests through actions, words, thoughts and imaginations and reactions.

Emotion can be negative or positive.

It is noteworthy that God Has emotions (e.g He's pleased with His Children and angry with the wicked); Jesus also (He wept when Lazarus died); as well as the Holy Spirit (He can be grieved).

Negative Emotions:
These are thoughts, words actions and reactions derived from the work of the flesh(Galatians 5:19). Some of these are anger, strife, malice, unforgiveness, unfaithfulness, fury, stealing, selfishness and self-centredness, brawling, slander, lust, pride, ungodly thoughts and negative imaginations, grieving the Holy Spirit by sinning, hardened heart, foul and vulgar words, unstable moods, bitterness, envy, jealousy, ignorance, laziness, separation from the life of God amongst others (Ephesians 4:17-30)
Those who manifest these are polluted vessels of God and cannot claim to be holy(1Corithians 3:16-17)

Positive Emotions
These are all emotions rooted in the works and fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self-control and much like them are positive emotions that keep our hearts with all diligence and block negative invasion and domination.
Positive emotions spring from pure and godly motives, attract the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in our lives and prepare us towards inheriting the Kingdom of God.

How Can God Heal Our Emotions?
God expects His children to possess and manifest positive emotions at all time. We are Christ's and should emulate Him as well as demonstrate His virtues.
NOTE that whenever things go wrong, it is definitely NOT FROM GOD, but from Sin, Satan, and enemy of our souls.
God can heal our emotions through purging, spiritual sanitization of our hearts by His Power. He is ou Maker and can put right whatever goes wrong in our lives. He is the Potter and knows where the clay is marred to fix us again.

What Do You Need To Do To Enjoy God's Healing?
1. Repent from your known sins
2. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
3. Forsake your old and sinful ways and be completely renewed in Christ through the Holy Spirit
4. Run to God for help for He is the only One that can bring out a better you from satanic mess of negative emotion.
5. Don't pamper negative emotions rather bind, cast and resist it, crying out to God in prayer.
6. Discipline yourself and let the Holy Spirit direct you in the things you expose your thoughts and minds to.
7. Submit yourself totally to God and Him have His Way in your life, thought,words and behaviour.

Prayers
1. Blood of Jesus, Fire of God purge my heart and flush out evil thoughts and imaginations from my mind, in the name of Jesus.
2. I bind and cast out mind- polluting demons, in the name of Jesus.

Jesus is coming soon.
Jesus is Lord.
Jesus is the only Way to God.

Peace!

Text: Hebrew 11:1-40; Ephesians 6:16
- Faith is demonstrating courageous trust in the All-powerful and All-sufficient God who owns our lives and is in charge of our journey of in life.
- Faith is the substance of things hoped for, an evidence of things that are yet to come (Hebrews 11:1).
- Faith assures success ( 2 Chronicles 20:20; Luk 8:50; Mark 11:22).
- It is a fundamental duty of every believer ( John 6:28; John 20:27).
- It is a defensive weapon (1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Timothy 1:19, 6:2; Hebrews 10:22)
- It is an indispensable element in our religion (Hebrews 11:6)
- It is essential in prayers
- It should be exercised with love (1 John 3:23)
- Faith can be strong or weak.
- It can be active or dormant
- It can living or dead.
- Faith can be measured by size, quantity and quality or miracles and blessings we can receive from God.
- It can be sharp or dull
- We can ask God to increase our faith ( Luke 17:15)
- It can be productive and unproductive
- It can be big or small
- It can be mountain-moving
- It is a game- changer
- It has wings as eagles that makes those who believe soar.
- The just shall live by faith.
- It makes impossible possible.

Brethren, have faith in God and never falter.

Prayer Point
My Father, increase and strengthen my faith, in the name of Jesus.

Repent from your sins. Jesus Christ is coming soon. Accept Him as your Lord and personal Saviour. Forsake the worldly ways . Embrace the way to Eternal Life. Jesus is the Way to reach God. Tomorrow may be too late.
Jesus is Lord!

Peace!

Texts: Acts 17:10-12; 2 Tim 3:16; 2Tim 2:15.

1. God's Will is God's Word
2. There is Wonder-Working Power in God's Word.
3. Our attitude towards God's Word determines the place He occupies in our daily lives.
4. God's Word is meant to be imported fully into our lives and digested unto righteousness.
5. God's Word has inestimable power and greatest value a man can never imagine.
6. Avoiding God's Word or being shallow in His Word deprives man of immense benefits.
7. The Word of God has creative and transforming power.
8. The measure that the Word prevails in you describes how Christlike you are.
9. The Word of God is to dwell in us richly.
10. The only means God can reach us is through His Word.
11. The Word of God is Christ revealed.
12. To know the Will and Mind of God on any issue is through His Word.
13. It is the Bread of Heaven and food for the hungry in spirit.
14. We succeed in our goals when we set it through God's Word and His Will.
15. The Word of God has creating Power. It gives life.
16. It gives birth to Faith in the believer.
17. It is impregnated with the very Life of God.
18. It is Eternal.
19. It has authority of God and His Righteousness.
20. It is a guidance, when accepted with open mind
21. It is a light and a lamp to our footsteps (Psalm 119:105).
22. It is to be studied by us for God to approve us.
23. Our Quiet time is the God's Word time.
24. It removes dryness and unfruitfulness.
25. Ask those who have good success, their secret is the Word of God (Mathew 6:33).

Jesus, the Word and Son of God is calling you today. Repent from your wicked ways and accept Him as your Lord and personal Saviour. Jesus is coming soon. Tomorrow may be too late.

Prayers
1. I connect to the Wonder-Working Power of God's Word in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, help me to value Your Word more than necessary food in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, help me to understand the inestimable power of Your Word in the name of Jesus.
4. Father, give me the grace to study Your Word daily and be immensely blessed by it in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
Peace!

Text: Psalm 138:6; 1Timothy 6:3-17

There are certain beliefs and words God destests and considers to be prideful, which can lead to destruction.

The pride says:
1.Idon't need the grace of God that he could survive all by himself.
2. I have everything, I need nothing.
3. You must give me respect. Always like to be shown respect by everybody and forces it down on people.
4. I am better than anyone else, nobody is better than me. Luke 28:10-11
5. I have achieved more than others. Daniel 4:30
6. I'm above obeying the Commandments of God. 2 Chronicles 26:16
7. I cannot go out of my way to help others. I can only do what i ought to do.
8. Who is God that i should obey him? Exodus 5:1-2
9. God can never discipline me for what I've done wrong. John 8:33
10. I'm never without transgression or iniquities.
11. 'I will' and not "God's will" make myself assume the position I desires. Isaiah 14:12-14
12. See how great I am. Ezekiel 28:17-18
13. Since I'm better than the poor, I will take what belongs to them and they can do nothing. Psalm 10:11
14. I can't give God the glory for what I've achieved by my sweat,efforts and connection.
15. I don't believe in God
16. I will enjoy this life, I don't care about after life.
17. I can never go to church. What do I want to go and do in Church?

These and more are choices of words we should be careful about so as not to incur God's wrath.

Brethren, Jesus is coming soon. Repent from your sins. Confess your sins. Accept Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour and prepare for Eternity. Tomorrow may be too late.
God bless you.

Peace!

Text: 2 Timothy 3:16

The Word of God is:
21. Victory over every battle
22. Direction at the juncture of confusion
23. Wiser than the enemies and put them to everlasting shame.
24. Deep
25. Revival to the soul
26. Forgiving
27. Loving
28. Deliverance
29. The Way to the Kingdom of God (Heaven)
30. Revelation, illumination and direction.
31. Inspiration
32. Hope
33. Light to one's path
34. A killer of fear
35. Peace
36. The Road to spiritual growth and maturity
37. Prevention against backsliding
38. Profitable and training unto righteousness.
39. Freedom in Christ Jesus
40. Faith.

Brethren, let's pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of Faith. Hold tightly to the Eternal life to wish God Has called us, which we have declared so well before many witnesses. (1 Tim 6: 11b-12).

Jesus is Lord and He is coming soon.

Peace!

Text: Hebrew 14: 12

Brethren, when you've tried other things, it's wise to resort to the Word of God. All the promises of God are backed up by the honour to His Word. Hold God to His Word for there is Power in it.

For the Word of God is:

1. Powerful
2. Quick
3. Sharper than any two edged sword (physical and spiritual)
4. Pierces into the marrows and joints of anyone
5. Penetrates into the soul and spirit and divide them.
6. Discerns what your thoughts are and what your heart is currently thinking.
7. It's a hammer that hit the nail on the head, irrespectable of who and what.
8. It's a mirror to reflect yourself.
9. A lather that cleanses filthiness.
10. A bow for revenge on the enemies
11. A gold that enriches
12. It is a fire (Jeremiah 23:29)
13. A food to nourish your soul- bread, meat, wine, honey and sweeter than honey from the comb.
14. It is life to those who believe in it.
15. It is the top priority.
16. It is written...and the next word attached to it goes forth with fire and command to fulfill its purpose.
17. Heals our wounds (spiritually and even physically with Faith)
18. It cures depression
19. It is a solution to every problem. There is no problem that does not have its solution in the Word of God.
20. The Word is God Himself. God can never fail.

This season is another evident of the fulfillment of God's Word and His Love to mankind.
"...for whosoever believes in Him (The Word-Jesus) shall not perish but have Everlasting Life(John3:16)

Give your life to Jesus today and make him your Lord and personal Saviour. Love God and love your neighbours as yourself. For these are the greatest commandments given to us by God.

Today is another opportunity for tomorrow may be too late.

God bless you.
Peace!

Text: Psalms 34:9

There are some things that happen in the life of a man which should give him concerns about his stand with his Creator lest he perishes and becomes a prey to the enemy.

1. When you begin to move away from the things of God.
2. When you don't feel concerned about God and His existence.
3. When there is no sign that God is with you.
4. When you are far away from the presence of God
5. When you don't thirst and huger for the things of God.
6. When you see sin as business as usual and a generally acceptable thing
7. When you are in deep spiritual slumber.
8. When you are not ready to pay the price of reviving your life in Christ
9. When you are lazy and negligent in your spiritual life
10. When you don't have the spirit of brokenness
11. When you don't have self-control
12. When the flesh overthrows and rules your life
13. When your prayer altar has completely collapse
14. When you don't enjoy being in the presence of God.
15. When reading the Bible and doing what is in it becomes difficult for you.

Repent for Jesus is coming soon. He is the only Way, Truth and Life to reach God.

Peace!

Text: 2Tim 3:16

If you have any of these traits under-listed, you as a mother need to change your ways and embrace the right way of God.
1. Toxic: You don't have boundaries. You act as if you don't love your children until they bend to your will. Your children are afraid around you, even as an an adult your children still fear you and the pains you cause them don't go away.
2. Ungodly mother: They are not anywhere close to God. All their care is about worldly pleasures, gold, parties, love of money, clubbing, drinking alcohol etc. Once you see them you can easily identify them by their fruits.
3. Mothers who don't know how to pray let alone pray for their husband or children.
4. Fighting mothers: Always ready to go physical or verbal to fight anybody that cross their way. Some even wear shorts under their skirts just in case.
5. Mothers who can yell like there's no tomorrow. They don't know that their yelling causes nuisance around the home. They tell at the husband, children or even things.
6. The lazy ones who don't want to work but want money, money, money. They feel they are entitled to money from their children and husband.
7. Those who can gossip for the world. What is true and untrue, confirmed and unconfirmed are all heard from their mouth and likely expose themselves to the enemy (Proverbs 28:21)
8. Mothers who abuse their children physically, sexually, emotionally and spiritually.
9. Irresponsible mothers: They don't care about their home and contribute nothing towards the welfare of the home.
10. The dirty ones who don't take care of their homes and always look unkempt. Their kitchen, living room,rest rooms, bedrooms, and environment are nothing to write home about. Their spouses are not always confident to bring in a guest.
11. Adulterous mothers: They are the greedy and not-contented one who find all excuses to commit adultery. They blame their filthiness on their spouses or children.
12. The ones who are not flexible and don't connect with their children emotionally. They never compromise.
13. The demanding mothers: These ones are always cheerful receiver but not givers. They demand from their husband, children in-law and friends at any point in time. They don't have etiquette of demanding. Even a simple conversation with them is a channel of asking you for what they need.
14. The unsatisfied mothers: No matter what you do for them, they are not satisfied with it. They are always asking for more even without appreciating the ones their spouse and children have done so far.
15. The Selfish Mothers: All issues must revolve around them. They put their own interests first before their spouse or children.

Repent and be saved for tomorrow may be too late.

Jesus is the Son of God. He came to the world to die for you and I so that we might be saved(John 3:16).
Jesus is coming soon.
God bless you.

Peace!

Text: Colossians 3:21; Luke 17:3

There are so many things that describes a man as a good father but if you have one or some of the under-listed, you need to repent before it is too late.

1. Fathers that are always present in the house but do not contribute to the lives of their children.
2. They are always present but have negative influence on their children, e.g, smoking and encouraging fornication for their children.
3. Always angry even without any reason. The only reason their children remember them is for their anger.
4. They can lie very well and see nothing wrong in it.
5. They are serial drunkards. If you don't want to raise irresponsible children, flee from drinking.
6. They are unfaithful to their wives and monitor and will likely have an adulterous influence on their children.
7. They are always forming the "boss" to their children and are not in any way emotionally connected to their children.
8. The Bullies. Always hurting their children with their choices of words.
9. The wife beaters. They beat their wives because they lack self control.
10. They behave like monsters and beast. Very cruel.
11. Those who abuse their children physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially, etc.
12. Those who sexually molest their daughters or having a carnal knowledge of them.
13. They are irresponsible. They waste resources and never take care of their wives and children.
14. They are bad models. Most of their children don't pray to marry men like their fathers.

What type of father are you?

If you are reading this and your life cannot be a positive prayer point for your children to be like you or that they marry someone like you, then you need to sit down and talk to you inner man.

Repent today for you will have to give account of all that you have done in the flesh before the Throne of the Living God ( I Corinthians 6:9-10)

Call For Repentance

Jesus is the Son of God, He died for you to be saved. He is the Way, Truth and the Light. No one goes to the Father except through Him.
Accept Him today as your Lord and personal Saviour. Confess and forsake your sins. Believe in Him and be intimate with Him. Only then will you be saved from Eternal Damnation.

Peace!

Text: Psalm 37:8; James 1:20.

Anger is a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure and hostility.

Degrees of Anger
-Fury
-Rage
-Provocation
-Frustration
-Depression
-Wrath

Symptoms of Anger
When you are angry, some of the symptoms your body produces are:
- headache
-intestine disorders
-bad vision
-anxiety
-fear
-bitterness
-distortion of thinking
-hypertension
-depression
-loss of identity
-loss of confidence
-loss of sensitivity
-worry
-regrets and so on.

Spiritually, you will not be able to hear from the Holy Spirit when you are angry. Also, you may lose some blessings, faith and destiny.

Sources of Anger
Many people are angered due to
-injustice
-Hurt
-Fear
-Frustration
-Pride

Anger is one of the weapons the devil/enemy uses against the children of God to steal from them, especially when great breakthroughs are coming their ways, if they are careless.

How Do You Get Rid of Anger.
1. Acknowledge that anger is a sin (Proverbs 29: 22)
2. Don't feed the habit (Eccl. 7:9)
3. Delay in anger (James 1:19)
4. Ask for the Power of God to rule your spirit man.
5. Close your mouth when angry(Collosians 3:
6. Keep your voice soft when angry (Proverbs 15:1)
7. Discover your own degree or style of anger and abandon it.
8. Be quick to forgive(Ephesians 4:26)
9. Don't allow the spirit of anger to rule you (Ephesians 4:31)
10. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and let Him take the lead in your life daily, by this you will not fall into sin.(Galatians 5: 25)
11. Nail the Spirit of anger and quarrel to the Cross of Calvary and curify them there (Galatians 5: 19-24)
12. Ask for God's forgiveness and mercy to overcome the spirit of anger.
13. Submit yourself totally to God's Will daily and resist the spirit of anger and devil its father (James 4:7).
14. Be vigilant, especially when great breakthroughs are coming your way.
15. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness (Mathew 6:33).
16. Don't conform to the world ( Romans 12:2)
17. Pray the spirit of anger out of your life.
18. Put on the garments of patience and self-control
19. Stop holding grudges and malice.
20. Love God with your whole heart,mind,soul and life. Love your neighbours and don't do to anyone what you will not condone from another person.

Jesus is coming soon, accept Him as your Lord and personal Saviour for He is the only sure way to the Father and His Kingdom.

Peace!

Text: Hebrew 12:5-11

God has His own ways of Discipline towards His Children.
The Lord disciplines those He loves and punishes each one He accepts as His Child to make us better. We should not resent the Lord's Discipline or give up when He corrects us. Rather, we should rejoice for there is always joy and light at the end of the tunnel (Romans 5:

God is treating us as sons and daughters (John1:12) and if He does not discipline us, that means we are not His Legitimate Children. If our earthly father disciplines us how much more should we submit to our Heavenly Father?

A moment of discipline may be painful but later yields peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it (1 Tim 3:16).

God's Discipline is not punishment, as Jesus already bore our punishment on the Cross nor is His discipline motivated by a desire to inflict pain. God's Discipline is not anger but love, not temper but compassionate. He doesn't treat us as our sins deserve because He loves us (Psalm 103:1-3). He only trains us not to remain in sin.

Sometimes, God allows us to undergo some trials and temptations so our faith will be tested in order to grow in maturity as Christians. God uses these trials to discipline us for godliness and holiness.
When suffering comes, it is wise to examine if our hearts are right with God and repent of any known sin rather than complain (James 1:2; 5:16a).

Finally, the end of God's Discipline is not only for our own good but also for His glory. As God causes us to grow in Holiness, His grace is revealed to us and He is glorified (Titus 2:11-14). God, by the operation of His Spirit not only washes our sins but also empowers us to grow in Holiness (1Corithians15:10).

Let's not despise His Discipline but be encouraged by it.

God bless you.

Peace!

Text: Hebrew 10: 26-27

Today, we shall be looking at the dangers of 'wilful' sin. Romans 6:1

Sin is pervasive but as children of God, we have to come out from among them and stand out as light in the sinful world. (2 Corinthians 6: 14-18).

What is 'Wilful' Sin?
- It is a sin you preconceive in your mind.
- It is a deliberate sin
- It is a sin you commit consciously
- You 'intentionally' commit the sin in full knowledge.
- You must have deliberated on it and mapped out the strategy, especially to cover it up.
- You don't fall into a wilful sin but actually committ it willingly.
- Even when the Spirit of God in you is telling you not to do it, you rebel thus a rebellious sin.
-It is a sin borne out of hardness of heart.
- It is a sin everybody commits ( including Believers) until you distinguish yourself apart for the Lord and come out from among them.

How Does God Perceive Those Who Sin Wilfully?
In our text today, some points are highlighted to enable us know the mind of God toward sins deliberately committed.
1. They are regarded as enemy of God. (Heb. 20:27)
2. There is no longer any sacrifice or grace that can cover their sins(vs 26).
3. They have rebelled against the knowledge of the 'Truth' they received.
4. They have trampled on the Son of God.
5. They have treated the Blood of the Covenant which made us holy, as if it were a common Blood and unholy.
6. They have insulted and disdain the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us.
7. They have taken the grace of God for granted.

Examples of Willful:
1. Preconceived and well mapped out lies.
2. Strategic deception and fraudulence.
3. Backsliding (Hebrew 6:4-6).
4. Rejection of the Son of God, nailing Him to the Cross again and holding Him up to public shame.

Dangers/Consequences of Willful Sin.
Many believers are still being deceived by the Devil to hide under grace to commit sin. A man of God once said "any grace you get and the 'Truth' of the Word is missing in it will turn to 'disgrace' and 'shame'. Thus the Bible says:
1.There is only the terrible expectation of God's Judgement and the raging fire that will consume His enemies (Heb. 10:27).
2. You may fall in the hands of the Living God,which is a terrible thing. (Heb 10: 30-31).
3. Your prayers become sins and hindered.
4. Reduces and frustrates the grace of God in one's life.
5. Satanic molestation and manifestation.
6. Perpetual fear, anxiety and bondage.
7. Exposure to punishment and judgement of God.
8. You may be banished from God's presence.

How To Stop/Overcome Willful Sin.
- Stop deceiving yourself that God will understand you when you want to commit the sin. Be honest with yourself, especially when you are alone.
- Accept that you are a sinner, humbly ask for forgiveness and repent completely.
- Never shift blame
- Don't pamper or justify your misdeeds.
- Be conscious and sensitive to sins personally because we are all prone to commit sin.
- Avoid it prayerfully (James 4:7)

Prayer Points
1. Oh Lord, empower me to live above sin in the name of Jesus.
2. Power of sin over my life, break, in the name of Jesus.
3. Oh Lord, keep me from willful sin (Psalm 19:13).
4. I shall not fall away from God in the name of Jesus.
5. Any power that wants me to fall into repeated sins of eternal darkness and damnation, be destroyed in the name of Jesus.
6. Blood of Jesus, cleanse me and help me to live a holy life in Christ in Jesus mighty name, amen.

Peace!

Text: Psalm 2:1-2
Discipline is the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.
Spiritual Disciplines are habits, practices and experiences that are designed to develop, grow and strengthen certain qualities of our Spirit man.
It is important to develop deeper relationship with God. Spiritual Discipline helps us to develop better attitudes, more stable emotions, good thoughts and kindness towards all not only to enrich our lives but also to strengthen our relationships with God.

Forms of Spiritual Discipline
There are many forms by which we can discipline ourselves, some of which are:
1. Food
2. Sex
3. Emotions
4. Temperament
5. Tongue/Mouth/Utterances
6. Money, and so on.

The Ways to achieve the dicpline stated above are:
1. Chastity
2. Confession of sins
3. Fasting
4. Fellowship with the Brethren
5. Frugality
6. Giving
7. Guidance
8. Hospitality
9. Humility
10. Intimacy
11. Meditation
12. Prayer
13. Quiet Time with God
14. Reflection
15. Self-control
16. Servanthood.
17. Service to God and humanity with love
18. Simplicity
19. Singing praises and hymns to reverence God
20. Slowing to talk and listening more.
21. Solitude
22. Study
23. Submission
24. Patience
25. Perseverance
26. Forgiveness, and so on.

If we do not discipline ourselves, especially with God, He may cut off His lines of communication with us. We need to sharpen our antenna by totally submitting to Him in all holiness and this can be only through our Spiritual Discipline.

Remember, Jesus is coming soon. Repent and be saved. Jesus is Lord!

Peace!

Text: Mathew 5:27-30
Jesus' Words on adultery are very clear
1. Do not commit adultery
2. If you look at a woman with lust you have already committed adultery in your heart.
3. If your good eyes cause you to lust after another man or woman, gouge it and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body be thrown to hell.
He who has ears let him hear what the Spirit is saying.
If you have ever committed adultery, there's room for repentance at the Cross.

What To Do
-Accept that you are an adultrer
-Confess your sins
-Repent from your son
-Ask God to cleanse you with the Blood of Jesus.
-Ask God to fill you with His Spirit
-Ask for the grace of God to enable you flee from adultery and all forms of appearances of evil.

Peace!

Text: Proverbs 5:20-24; 6:32

An adultrer always believes he/she deserves to be happy and decided to cheat on his/her spouse. An adulterer doesn't only cheat, he always justifies his/her unfaithfulness with a wide variety of reasons, especially claiming his/her spouse doesn't meet his/her needs or standards.

Brethren, do not be ignorance of the devil's devices. The pleasures you gain in committing adultery is not worth its consequences. The Bible refers to those who commit adultery as fools.
Don't you know that what is outside the home always looks infinitely more attractive until you actually get close up? Make no mistake for the moment of adultery gives birth to a lifetime of regrets.

10 Ways An Adulterer is A Fool:

1. God cannot be mocked. The Eternal One sees our ways before Him. He watches over every move we make and knows where those paths lead us. Therefore, you have no secret to cover. You've already been exposed before you started.
2. You are committing sin against your own body. And because of your indiscipline, the Spirit of God in you dies and your body will soon follow after if you don't stop and repent 1Corithians 6:18-19.
3. You will be snared in your own wrongdoings. Your infidelity will tie your hands and your will be dragged through life by the cords of your sins along with your co-perperprator.
4. The moment after you commit adultery, you will start dealing with the shame, pain and guilt. You will wander lost and confused (Proverbs 6:33).
5. Adultery leads to financial and home wreckage. It also breeds the legacy of confusion and distrust which bestows upon your children because they are caught up in it.
6. Adultery violates your relationship with God, details your destiny, truncates the trust in your relationship, afflict you with guilty conscience and tears your family apart.
7. Infidelity dehumanises your spouse. The cheated spouse bears the pain of betrayal and is inflicted with a wound that only God can truly heal.
8. Your children will be shattered into a million pieces once they find out that their 'hero' father or 'heroine' mother is nothing but an adultrer that has torn the family apart.
9. The woman's jealous husband or man's jealous wife might want to take revenge on you at all cost one he or she finds out and you may pay with your life as a compensation to quench the rage. If this happens, what will happen to your spouse and children?
10. Those who indulge in sexual sins or who committ adultery will not inherit the Kingdom of God (1Corthians 6:9).
Repent and be saved by Jesus today.

...to be continued.
Peace!

Text: Romans 6:12

The grace of God is the unmerited favour and mercy of God towards mankind, and it is by His grace we are saved through our Lord Jesus Christ.

As Christians, we are not to take advantage of this grace by trying to abuse it. Romans 6:14-15.

A lot of Christians, having realized that their sins of past, present and future would be forgiven under the grace through the Blood of Jesus, have started getting lazy spiritually and as such do certain unpleasant things because they feel they can get away with it.

But alas! Grace is not a license for us to go back to our old sinning ways after we have been saved. It simply means that we have now died to sin and thus should no longer live and wallow in it. God's grace is not a basis for us to keep sinning.

God's grace has rather set us free from sin and the power it uses over us and can help pull us out from its death grip..."sin shall not have dominion over us".

God's power supernaturally delivers us and sets us completely free from sin - no matter what kind of heavy sin we might have fallen into because of His grace. There is nothing or nobody that the power and grace of God cannot set free if we are willing to work with Him on it.

Only the grace of God gives us the power and ability to be able to stay out of sin ( not in sin) after we have been saved, especially since we have the Holy Spirit and His power living in us and directing us from the inside.

There will be no excuse for you on the Judgement day, if you ignorantly die in sin, believing you are covered by the grace of God. The main purpose of God's grace is to help us stay "out of sin" through the power of the Holy Spirit that lives in us.

Therefore God's grace, Salvation, the Blood of Jesus, Mercy and the Holy Spirit work together all for our good. They are already available for us to live like Christ and enter the Kingdom of God. But there is one thing that can deny us of these: " staying in sin".

Peace!

Psalm 100.
As the works of God's Hands, we were created to carry out certain definite purposes and failure to do such may be dangerous.
God Has created us in His image and as living testimonies of His own Power through His Word.

What then do we testify?
God daily keeps us and sustains us because He has a purpose for us, and which solely is to testify about His Kingdom and His Son. Mathew 6:33

We need to Testify His Kingdom and His Son because:
1. He commanded us to do it ( Mathew 28:19).
2. We are God's own branches in the Vine to bear fruits (John 15:16).
3. To 'tell' it to unbelievers (Romans 10:14).
4. To exploit the Kingdom and destroy Satanic kingdoms. ( Acts 26:18; Collosians 1:13).

As Christians, we must testify to the Works of God as this is the purpose of our living (Psalm 118:17)
To testify, we need to:
1. Pray without ceasing
2. Be qualified to testify ( i.e. must have been saved)
3. Speak to others about our personal encounters with Christ.
4. Continuing in the witnessing of Christ to the World.
5. Sharing the Bibles, Christian Literatures, tracts, etc, with others to build and strengthen our spiritual lives.
6. Loving God and loving another ( 1 Corinthians 13)

If you are a Child of God, you have to be bold to testify His Words everywhere. God is not ashamed of you, so you shouldn't be ashamed to testify the Good News. For this our service and purpose to Him.

I pray that God will touch our lives and transform us for His good and perfect Will in Jesus name, amen.

Peace!

Text: Isaiah 58

Many of us wonder why our fasting is not effective.
The Word of God in Isaiah 58 pointed out some reasons and also describes to us what True Fasting is.

Some Actions That Make Fasting And Prayers False And Ineffective are:
1. Oppressing your workers.
2. Fighting and quarrelling.
3. Not saying the truth from the heart
4. Backbiting and mocking of friends
5. Unbelief
6. Talkativeness
7. And every form of sin pointed out in Galatians 5: 19.

The True Fasting.
This is the kind of fasting God wants from us. Isaiah 58: 6-10
1. Free those you have wrongly imprisoned or accused.
2. Let the oppressed go free and remove heavy yokes from your workers.
3. Remove all chains and evil acts that you have used to bind people.
4. Share your food with the hungry and give shelter to the homeless
5. Give clothes to those who need them.
6. Don't hide from relatives who need help.
7. Stop spreading vicious rumours and pointing accusing fingers.

God's Promises For Those Who Observe the True Fasting. Isaiah 58: 8
1. Your Salvation will come like the dawn and your wounds will quickly heal
2. Your godliness will lead you forward and the glory of God will protect you from behind.
3. When you call, the Lord will answer, " Yes I'm here", he will quickly answer.
4. Your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
5. The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry.
6. You will be a well-watered garden, like an ever flowing spring.
7. You will rebuild the ruins of your cities and will be known as a restorer of homes.
Thus Saith the Lord of Host, amen.

To enjoy this grace, need to be in connection with Jesus, the giver of grace.
1. Surrender your life to Jesus.
2. Confess and forsake all your known sins.
3. Ask a for His mercy and sufficient grace.
4. Ask and be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
5. Forsake the conformation to the world, submit yourself totally to God and always ask Him to take control of your life in totality.
6. Trust God completely and undoubtedly.
7. Always ask God for True Fasting and True Worship.

Congratulations on giving your life to Christ.

God bless you.
Peace!

Text:
Leviticus 18: 6-29

Most of us are not aware of the type of sexual relationship God does not approve and this ignorance has caused harm and danger to many. Do not be ignorant of the devil's devices seeking for whom to devour.
Some of these are pointed out by God as sexual sins that defile a man/woman.
1. Sex with close relatives.
2. Sex with your mother
3. Sex with your father's wife.
4. Sex with your half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, born into your household or not.
5. Sex with your granddaughter, whether from your son or from his wife(born to another man other than your own son).
6. Sex with your step sisters, born by other wives to your father.
7. Sex with your aunt or uncle whether from your father's or mother's household.
8. Sex with your uncle's wife or aunt's husband.
9. Sex with daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
10. Sex with your brother's wife or your sister's husband.
11. Sex with both daughter and mother and granddaughter.
12. Marrying your sister's husband and having sex with him while your sister is still alive.
13. Sex with a woman during her menstral impurity.
14. Sex with your neighbour's wife or husband.
15. Homosexuality- having sex with another man as with a woman, or lesbianism- having sex with another woman as with a man.
16. Sex with animals.

God calls the an act of wickedness and are detestable to Him.
Don't conform with the world by believing the lie of the devil that nothing is new under the Sun. It will only lead you eternal fire where there is unending gnashing of teeth.
May we not be candidates of eternal fire in Jesus name.
Confession:
Lord Jesus, I come before you, I surrender my life to you, forgive me all my sins, I declare you as my Lord and personal Saviour, I say bye bye to the devil and I enter into the Kingdom of God's Light. Thank you Jesus for accepting me in your name I pray, amen.

Prayer Point:
1. Blood of Jesus, cleanse me of all my filthiness and fill me with your holiness in the name of Jesus.
2. My Father, my Father, my Father, remove all my unrighteousness and clothe me with Your righteousness in the name of Jesus.
3. Sufficient Grace that is great than all sins, overshadow my life now in the name of Jesus.

Peace!

Text: Mathew 6:33
1. Prayer- Pray without ceasing 1 Thessolian 5:17
2. Bible Reading- Psalm 119: 9,105.
3. Worship- by reading of Psalms, singing of hymns and other worship songs, offering our bodies as living sacrifices are ways we can have intimacy with God and honour Him for who He is. Ephesians 5:19.
4. Repentance- Search daily if your heart is right with God. John 3:16.
5. Memorising Bible Verses- These are our spiritual weapons against Satan and enemies that do not want us to enter the Kingdom of God. Ephesians 6; Psalm 119:11.
6. Praise- We must daily express our admiration for God by reverencing Him. Psalm 100.
7. Thanksgiving- We must daily be grateful to God by acknowledgment of His benefits, favour, kindness, grace, compassion, mercy He has shown us.

Beloved, let's seek God above all things. He is good and trustworthy. With Him, all the struggles with our unrighteousness will become things of the past and He will do new things for us.

Prayer Point: Oh Lord, help me to always be on Your side in Jesus name.

Shalom.

Text: Hebrew 13:5

1. After this, the Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your Shield, a very great reward."- Gen 15:1
2. The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Don't be afraid, do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31: 8.
3. Say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear, your God will come, He will come with vengeance; with divine retribution, He will come to save you". Isaiah 35:4
4. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 35:10
5. For I Am the Lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 35: 13.

Brethren, we ought not to fear but strong in Faith. Whenever the fear of the devil come, resist it in the name Jesus. Increase your faith by hearing, and hearing the Word of God which gives divine assurance in times of trouble.

The only fear allowed in our lives is the Fear of God. Having God's Wisdom to do things right according to His good and perfect Will is the Fear of God. Shunning evil deeds is what is called divine Understanding. Digging into God's Words gives us divine Knowledge, a knowledge of Him that reveals to us His deep secrets.

Fear of God gives health to our bodies and nourishing to our bones. The fear of the devil brings discouragement and leads to depression.Proverbs 3:5-8

We need to daily acknowledge God in all our ways as a way of total submission to His will. We also need to express our Fear for Him by daily seeking His Kingdom and His Righteousness, every other thing will be added to us by Him. Mathew 6: 33.

Prayer Point:
Jesus Christ, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, make me as bold as a lion, in the name of Jesus.
Peace!

Texts: 2 Corinthians 10: 3-6
2 Kings 5:1-14
We need to challenge everything that will wipe away all our fantastic positive qualities.
1. Moses was a mighty prophet 'but' was anger and did not allow him to enter into the Promise Land
2. Gehazi could have inherited his mater Elisha's double annointing ' but' was covetous and loved money, and he became leprous.
3. David was an excellent psalmist and a man after God's own heart 'but' fell into the sin of sexual immorality which denied him some things.
4. Everything that will deny you of the Kingdom of God in Galatians 5: 19 is a 'but'.
5. The care and of this world and the love of the things in it is a 'but'.
6. Even if you are very righteous and you have not accepted Jesus your Lord and personal Saviour, there is a'but' in your life.

What is that thing in your life that want to deny you of God's Kingdom and His glories? There is still a chance for you to drop them at the feet of Jesus today for him to bear it all for you.
Submit yourself to God today, tell Him:
1. God, I'm sorry, forgive me all my sins and cleanse me with the Blood of Your Son, Jesus.
2. Lord I'm here with all that I am, perfect my life with Your mercy in Jesus mighty name.
Peace!

Text: John 15: 24
1. Jesus is the True Vine. This depicts that there are untrue, deceitful and fake vines.
2. Jesus' Father (God is the Gardener) in his vine.
3. There is a divine standard that all branches in the True Vine must bear only good fruits.
Any branch that does not bear good fruit is cut off from the Vine and thrown out as an outcast.
God, the Gardener in the Vine prunes the branch that bear good fruit so that it will be even more fruitful.
4. A branch in the True Vine must remain in it and never go out of it. For no branch can bear fruits in itself.
Any branch that does not remain in the Vine is thrown away and withers, picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

Beloved, Jesus expects us not only to submit our lives totally to him but also to remain in him. If we give our lives to Jesus, God the Father will take control. He will nuture us and prune us to bear more fruits. He will make sure that whatever He has not planted in our lives is cut off and thrown out to wither and burn.

Because of these words that Jesus has spoken to us, we are already cleansed. If we remain in him and his words in us, he has promised us that he will give to us WHATEVER we ask from him.

Ask yourself today if you are a branch in the Lord's vineyard or if you are wrongly located. Observe the kind of fruit, lifestyle and attitude you are bearing, if it's the Lord's standard. If you are still in sin, that means you are wrongly located and you need to make a U-turn today. Ask God for His help and mercy. It is to the Father's glory that we bear good fruit (Galatians 5: 22-23) and even more fruits, showing ourselves to be Jesus' disciples.
Prayer Point:
1.Oh God my Father, keep me in the True Vine to bear good fruits all the days of my life in Jesus mighty name.
2. I shall not be a castaway in the Kingdom of God in the name of Jesus, amen.

Peace!

Text: Mathew 6:33
Hymn Chorus:
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it Jesus is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be dear Lord let it be.

Many times, some people wonder why despite their prayers they have not seen changes or experience true success. The fact is that God surely shows mercy, grace and compassion to whom He wants and blesses him or her. If you are finding success not easy, sit back and reflect if your heart is right with God.
There are different kinds of success but I assure you, that the key to the true success is found in today's text.
Follow these ten(10) divine instructions if you have tried other things without seeing any change:
1. Give to the needy which is should be done in secret in order to get a full reward. Mathew 6:2-4.
2. Praise God in your closet until you sweat. Also, pray right. Mathew 6: 5-13.
3. Forgive everyone that offends you. Don't let grudge stop you. Vs 14
4. Fast, not as hypocrite though. Mathew 6:16-18.
5. Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth but in heaven. How? Focus on good deeds and use your time and money towards God's Will so as to build up your mansion in heaven. Let your heart be in the number of souls you've won for Jesus Christ and how many mansions you have stored up in God's Kingdom. Mathew 6: 19-22.
6. Stop being a slave to money. God has given us dominion over it. Mathew 6: 24.
7. Don't worry about: what to eat, what to drink, how your body should look perfect, what to wear and all. Worry cannot add to your life span on earth. God has already blessed us with these. Vs 25-32
8. Pray to God to open your eyes to these opportunities around you so as to key into them.Open your eyes, your inner and spiritual eyes. Let it be a light for you. Stop being myopic. Ask God and He will do it. Vs 22-23
9. Don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself. God Has given us this blessed assurance and secures our future.vs 34
10. The most important and first to do everyday is to seek ye FIRST, the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all that you need will be ADDED to you. God already have provided for your needs even before you were formed in your mother's womb. Vs 33.

Make a wise decision today and submit the entirety of your life to God to take control and empower you.

Prayer Point: My Father, open my eyes to see and not miss divine opportunities around me in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Peace!.

Text: Luke 11: 24-54

1.vs 42: Woes to the Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all kinds of garden herbs but you neglect justice and the love of God.
We are expected to tithe, do justice and have the love of God in us.
2.vs 43: Because you love the most important seats in the synagogue and greetings in the market place.
This is eyes service, praise singing and taking glory for oneself.
3.vs 44:Because you are like and unmarked grave which men walk over without knowing it.
You are pretentious, dangerous, wicked and deadly. Yet you appear like a Saint.
4.vs 46: Because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry and you yourself will not lift a finger to help them.
All you do is create problems, criticize people and contributing to other's burdens without rendering help.
5.vs 47: Because you build tombs for the prophets and it was your forefathers who killed them.
You cover your filthy deeds and appear holy. You haven't forsaken the wicked deeds and idols of your father's house though you claim to be Christ like.
6.vsvs 52. Wow to the experts in law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourself have not entered, and you have hindered those who are entering.
You believe you know it all. You distort the Word of Truth with your ignorance and prevent others from knowing the Truth about the Word of God. All you do is criticize those who the Lord has sent. You need help but you have not realized because of your ignorance.
What do you need to do?
1. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and you need he as His directions.
2.See to it that the light in you is not darkness.
3. Give your life to Jesus.
4.Ask for God's Wisdom and knowledge and remain as the light of God.

Prayer Point: Spirit of hypocrisy, let me go in the name of Jesus.

Peace!

Text: Mark 9:42-49

Imagine you burning yourself with a candle light. How do you feel? Also, image a driver who drove a full bus trapped in an inferno from a petrol tanker. What a feiry, tormenting and painful death we pray not to experience.
But the Word of God according to today's text makes us understand that sinners would be trapped in a place worse than this.
A place where your brain is tormented forever due to unending pain. A place of frustration and anger.. it is the sure destination of sinners along with their already condemned master, Satan. The place is Hell fire.
In Hell, the worms shall not die, neither the fire be quenched; and there shall be an everlasting gnashing of teeth.
If you find yourself trapped in Hell fire, you can't claim that God is unfair to you for it is your own vehicle of the flesh that drives you there.
Turn away from your sins today and avoid being trapped in Hell fire.

Prayer Point:
1. Oh God my Father, help me not to fall to the lust of the flesh in the name of Jesus.
2. Anything in my life that will trap me in Hell fire be uprooted and die in the name of Jesus.
3. Do not let me be wise in my own eyes, Oh Lord, give me your Wisdom in Jesus mighty name, amen.

Peace!

We can do all things through Christ that Strengthens us. We are the rod of His strength by His grace. It's by God's gracewe can obey His commands, not by our own power

quote author=Kobojunkie post=90992583]Good write up!
God already gave us the command to become passionate(with all our hearts, mind, body, and soul) about loving/serving Him, why pray for grace, when He already blessed all mankind with the grace necessary to accomplish that. It is a COMMAND, not a suggestion

JUST DO IT![/quote]

Mercy! That's the word. Joshua was a sinner and that was why he was clothed in filth but received mercy from God. That's the exact message.

Also please read James 4:7 to ascertain that God Has commanded us to submit to Him and resist the Devil.
Thanks and God bless you



.quote author=Kobojunkie post=92218919]@Topshore, Joshua was not a good man. As High priest, the reason he was accused by Satan was because he was indeed guilty, and his guilt revealed by his filthy gown. That said, God chose to have mercy on Him, but that does not mean the accuser was wrong in accusing him there.

That said, please read the book of Jude to understand that the only one who has the right to rebuke Satan is God Himself(Jesus Christ).. not even in the angels, as you can see from the example of the book of Zechariah there, and then later on in the gospels, has the authority to rebuke Satan.[/quote]

Word: Zephaniah 3:1-10
-Joshua, the High Priest was accused by the Devil as a sinner.
-He was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angels.
-The Lord rebuked Satan and command the angels of God to remove his ( Joshua's)filthy clothes.
_ The Lord commanded that a clean turban be put on his head and clothed him with honour.
-Joshua was given a new mandate by the Lord Almighty through His angels, to fulfill his destiny Satan wanted to steal away:
1. To walk in the Lord's Ways and
2. To keep His Requirements.

- The Blessings awarded to the mandate was to:
i.Govern His house and have charge in His courts and
ii.He would have a chance to stand among the saints.

Are you being accused by the Devil? These are what to do:
1. Accept and confess your sins to the Lord
2. Forsake your sinful ways by adopting genuine repentance
3. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour.
4. Ask for God's mercy to erase the punishment of your sins.
4. Rebuke and resist the Devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7
5. Present and submit your body and all that you are and have as living sacrifice to God, holy and acceptable.
5. Do not care for the things of this world. (Romans 12:2)
6. Ask God to transform you and renew your mind every moment.
6. Ask God to fill and intoxcate you with His Spirit, to control and empower you.
7. Let God, His Kingdom and Righteousness be your first and priority everyday. God Has already provided all what we need. We only need Him to open our spiritual eyes.
8. We overcome the Devil by the blood of the Lamb and by the words of our testimonies (Rev. 12:11)
9. Love not yourself and will but God's Will until death or rapture.
9. Love God and love your neighbours. It is God's commands.
10. God's Grace is sufficient for us all in Jesus mighty name.

Prayer Point:
1.Devil, hear the Word of the Lord. I have power and authority to defeat you. Therefore I bruise and crush your head in the name of Jesus.

2. Accuser of Brethren, I am not your candidate, lose me and receive the judgement of God in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Peace!.

Sometime ago i came across these descriptions of the kind of love God wants from and and thought i could share with you.

Most of us have read about Loving God with our strength, soul, mind and heart and Loving our Neigbours as the greatest commandments from God to man - Mathew 12:29-31.
Below are four(4) ways and types of love to show God that we love Him and obey His commandments.

1. Exclusive Love: Read Scriptures -Mathew 6: 24; Exodus 34:14.

2. Surpassing Love: Read Scriptures -Mathew 10: 37-39; 1 John 2:15.

3. Obedient Love: Read Scriptures -John 14:21, 23-24.

4. Persevering Love: Read Scriptures -James 1: 1-12; 1 Peter 1: 6-9.

"If we love God exclusively with a surpassing love, then obedience naturally follows as we persevere". - Crosswalk Daily Update.

The delightful reward Jesus gives us for obedience is that God Himself will abide with us, in the indwelling Spirit who makes us His abode in our innerself.

When We Are Assured We Love God[i][/i]

1. When we love God with our heart exclusively and Him alone.

2. When we love God with our soul and find satisfaction in Him more than any other person or thing.

3. When we love God with all our mind and make decisions to obey His every command.

4. When we love God with all our strength and persevere in the face of every trial.

Prayer Point:
1. Oh God my Father, give me the grace to love You more in the mighty name of Jesus, amen.

Peace!

[It doesn't matter the surgery area, when God heals He heals completely and this shall always be our testimonies. God bless you ma.quote author=giftfromGod post=86638332]

Oh thanks ma. Mine was down and up cut , guess it due to the amount ( 11 pieces).[/quote]

It was on the bikini line
Congratulation . May God be praise. Please was it vertical cut they did? Mine was vertical and I still find it difficult to stand up Right. It over a week I did mine.[/quote]