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The Divine Instructions of God Grows us From One Glory to Another Glory - Genesis 22:18

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:17:00 +0000

Genesis 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

If all of us could get hold of the divine instructions of God, it could lift us to where we belong. The divine instruction of God is the Word of God. In God, we have inheritance because we got born again into God's family. We were grafted into God's family. God has our form in his palms and everything is there for us.

In our christian life, we are in an exam. We have to sit for the exam in order to be graduated to the next level. The best thing to do is not to run away from the exam, which is tantamount to avoiding and running away from challenges, but to go through the exam and face it with determination. If we do not sit for the exam, then we will remain in the same level in life. Face your challenges in faith for it will give you some experience in order to graduate to the next level

God wanted to raise Abraham higher because He has a good plan for him and that is the reason He gave him a test/exam. Abraham had to pass the test in order for him to be graduated. Some of us are always running away from God's tests or instructions, and that is the reason why we are unable to receive the divine blessings of God in our lives.

Judges 11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

Jephthah has been recorded in the bible to encourage those of us who always sulk about their weaknesses. It was recorded for us to realize that we are mighty in God if we just believe. Stop crying of your failures, predicaments and rejection and move on because God loves you and He has a good plan for you.

Japhthah' brothers expelled him from his inheritance, but later they came looking for him so that he could become their king. When people reject you, don't dwell on that. Remember that when people reject you God has not rejected you. God might even cause others to reject you so that he may use you when you have stepped our of your comfort zone of being accepted by others. Just do your own research and realize that most of those people who are rejected by families and friends end up becoming mighty men only when they don't reject themselves. So when people reject you don't reject yourself. Learn how to accept yourself and to see yourself as God sees you. Don't' let the devil preach to you.

God has put a dream in you. No circumstance or anybody can even remove that dream from you. Before your were born, before you were conceived in your mother's womb, God had a plan for your life and no matter what vessel you came through, God will lift you up when His due time comes. Just like a pregnant woman cannot hurry to give birth before due time, she has to wait for the due time, the same way it is with us. When the baby wants to come out it does not matter where the woman is, she can give birth at the bus-stop, at the market, on the way etc.When God's due time comes we will give birth to God's dream in us no matter what circumstances we are in.It won't matter whether we don't know who four fathers are, sons of prostitutes, sons of murderers, sons of incest relationships, born out of wedlock, orphans, abandoned at birth, disowned, rejected, abused, physically challenged etc. Let the joy of God be our strength. Our heavenly Father is our real Father.

When Japhthah's time came, his family came for him. With his foot down, he negotiated about his comeback; that he must go back as king over them, to which they agreed.

Abraham passed the exam through divine instructions that God gave him and from that time problems ended. He was abundantly blessed because God saw his maturity to receive his inheritance. He was mature enough to handle the abundant blessings that God was going to entrust to Him.

Galatians 4:1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, different nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

When the heir behaves like a child, he will not receive the inheritance until he matures. God wants to bless us but sometimes it is not possible because we are not able to handle it. So long as we are behaving like children, we remain as slaves even if we are heirs as Galatians 4:1 explains.Spiritual growth in a christian life is a deliberate thing. You have to personally purpose to grow, just like you personally accepted Jesus as the Lord of your life.

How can we mature if we can't even handle the ABCs of spiritual life. The ABCs of spiritual life is the basics like tithing, offering, prayers, fasting, reading the word, testifying to others, etc. If we are still struggling with these basics, then we are still on spiritual milk and we are not in a position to receive God's inheritance that required spiritual maturity. Read Malachi1:8 ( And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.). Ask yourself, do you offer the best to God. Do you really search for the best in order to offer to God? Just like Abel searched for the best to offer to God, I want to also search for the best for my God; for that is what will open the blessings of God in our lives. When you are giving to God, remember you are not giving to a man, but to God the Creator of heaven and earth.

When we love God we will do what He tells us, moved by that love we have for him. Not because we are obliged to do it but because we love Him so much that we see it as a privilege and honor to do it. Being kids spiritually deters God's blessings to us because children are all the time crying for minor things, always complaining about minor things even in the ministry. The matters of God are by faith. Every time a divine instruction comes, it comes with a hidden plan/agenda of God. in our lives.

Obedience in Love

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:44:00 +0000

Consistency at Obedience in Love- Genesis 6:1-22

When you are consistent in doing something for a period of over thirty days, studies shows that it becomes a habit. If you love doing what you do, you will enjoy doing it and that will form a habit. On the other hand if you don't enjoy doing what you do, then you will not be able to be consistent no matter how hard you try.

Noah loved God, he enjoyed a close relationship with God This very fact made Noah to be consistent in his walk with God. When you walk with God consistency, God will trust you with His Word just like God trusted Noah and gave him an assignment to save the world during the flood, which Noah obeyed in love.

You have to be obedient in love because that is when God gives you a long life like he did to Noah. Mind you, Noah was 950 years when he died as recorded in Genesis 9:28.

Things that Obedience in Love Attracts

Favor with God
You become friends with God. God is proud of you and even tell others of your friendship
You will be the first to be informed before anything happens since you are friends like He informed Abraham about Sodom and Gomorrah. Just like you always communicate things with your friends, if your friend is God, then He will be communicating things to you. The only difference here is that you are communicating with the Creator of heaven and earth and not a human being. That is awesome.
You are given long life of happiness and not of sorrow
.God protects you in time of danger and that is the reason why we should laugh at our problems because we are assured of God's protection in times of any disaster.
God reveals His secrets to us.

Obedience in Love is loving God - John 2:3-6, Luke 11:28

If we love God, we have to obey His commandments. When we hear His Word we are supposed to put it into practice. For example, if we love God, when He tells us to love our enemies, show them love and feed them, it will not be hard to do it because we love God. When we love our enemies because we love God, then we are His true disciples for sure. When God tested Abraham, He wanted to test Abraham's love for Him. The same way, our consistency in obeying the command of God whether it is convenient to us or not is the test that we have to pass in order to prove our love towards God.

Obedience in Love is Loving and Obeying Our Parents - Ephesians 4:6

The bible commands us to obey and respect our parents in order to live long. We should not be arrogant to our parents; parents here includes your mother-in-law or you father-in law because according to God they are your parents too. Remember, how God abundantly blessed Ruth because of her respect and love for her mother-in law?

Whatever we sow, we shall reap. Whatever we sow in our parents, it shall come back to us. If we obey our parents, even our own children shall obey us and we shall live long on this earth.

When we love God, we will be able to obey and love our parents unconditionally because we want to please God. We are to love and obey them regardless of what they have done wrong. Our love to them should be unconditional just as God's love to us is unconditional.

Obedience is Love is Loving others - Exodus 20:12-120

The ten commandments are all wrapped together in love. When you love others, you will not want to do anything whatsoever to hurt or harm them. You will not dishonor your parents, you will not kill, you will not commit adultery, you will not steal, you will not bear false witness against your neighbor, you will not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. You see! Once we start loving everybody irrespective of whether they are good or bad, then we shall be true disciples of Jesus because we will not do them any harm at all.

Today, my prayer is that as I serve God, I shall serve Him in love. I pray that when I witness to others about God, I shall do it in love. I pray that as I relate to others, I shall related to them in love because God is love.

How to Beccome True Sons of God, Four Types of Sons - 2012

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0000

When you got born again, you were made to become the son of God. The big questions is, have you being a faithful son that the Father is proud of or no? Basically, there are four types of sons namely prodigal son, elder son, beloved son and lastly stubborn rebellious son

Prodigal Son's Characteristics- Luke 15:11

Goes away from his father's house
Wants to be as far away from home as possible
Wastes his life's opportunities. Because he has gone far from the father, he is not able to understand what life is all about since he lacks a role model to direct his which is the right way to follow.
Recognizes his mistakes in the midst of his life's problems and returns to his father
Suffers and looses many things because of his foolishness and his rebellious ways.

Because of not recognizing God as a Father, you can loose many things. Fatherhood stands for authority and if you do not subject yourself to that authority, it cannot benefit you. The authority you honor is the one that you benefit from.

Elder Son' Characteristics - Luke 25-35

Stays at home with his father
Never commits any major sins because he is with the father all the time and the father continues to impact him the values of life that make him grow up separated from sin
Never strays off the stretched and narrow path set for him by his parents because of being under his parents authority, he knows which direction to go. He never strays from the right way
Does not live a life of pleasures and waste, for he knows there is a future to live and he sees beyond. He does not squander his life opportunities
Develops a self-righteous and judgmental attitude towards those who stray away. Because of being close to the father, he walks right and does not commit sins that others has committed, he usually do not understand why others indulge themselves in such foolishness.

If you are one who have strayed away from home, pray that your father does not die before you come back home because your elder brother will not accept you back. He will tell you that since you had received your inheritance, there is nothing else left for you to return to.

We should operate in the spirit of a father instead of operating in the spirit of the elder brother which depicts mercilessness and un-forgiveness. Let us always be willing to accept those who stray away when they come beck, let us be merciful to them.

Beloved Son's Characteristics - Matthew 3:16-15, Matthew 17:1-5

Submits to authority like Jesus did in obedience - Philippines 2:5-11. Jesus was submissive even to die a shameful death. A contrite and humble spirit touches the heart of God
Humbles himself like Jesus humbled himself before John the Baptist. He did not look at who he was but looked at what God needed him to do. So he submitted to the work that God was doing through John. He understood that at that particular time, John was the man of the hour. Jesus submission to John meant that he was actually submitting to God's authority that was operating in John
Obeys all instructions whether it makes sense or not, whether it is difficult or easy. A born again christian who is a true beloved son of God will obey all levels of authority in his life e.g in the church, home, at work, nation etc. That way God can talk good of us. God will be proud of us also if we submit ourselves to Him and to His will

Stubborn and Rebellious Son's Characteristics- Deuteronomy 21-18-21, Ezekiel 2:8

Opposes instructions
Resists instructions
Dislikes the person of their father
Dislikes the methods of their father
Dislikes the ways of their father and wants to lead a different lifestyle from their fathers. They don't want to be moulded by their fathers and instead walks in perversion
Dresses and does everything different from their father. Since their outlook and acting is different from their fathers, they end up working against themselves because fathers are supposed to be role models in their lives.
Gets angry when corrected. They need to be corrected for being angry when corrected.Correction helps one to walk in the right way because rebellion and stubbornness leads to death. We should be ready to be corrected for he that a father loves chastens. Accept correction with a clean heart to be set free from destruction

God takes rebellion as a very terrible sin. He equates it with witchcraft and that is why the only judgement for it is death. Rebellion causes us not to reach the land of Canaan and instead die on the way to Canaan. We should be very careful, because though God has delivered us from Egypt, rebellion will deter us from reaching the promised land.

We are supposed to take God's word, obey it and speak it in obedience
God wants us to be His beloved sons because all other types of sons are deficient except that of the the beloved. Self must come to an end to allow God work in us

Galatians 4:20 shows us that we must be crucified with Christ, to let Christ live in us, to live by faith in God's Son. Let it all be about God and not about us. Let our food be to do the will of God so that God shall back us and testify of us. THE WAY UP IS THE WAY DOWN, means that if we humble ourselves before God He shall raise us up.

Do Not Give the Devil a Chance

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:23:00 +0000

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

As Christians we need to know that our actions, our words and our thoughts determine whether we are resisting the devil or we are just taking his blows passively. Cursing, gossiping, anger, frustrations, un-forgiveness, yelling to others, bitterness, selfishness, contention, strife, being critical are just some of the signs that shows that one is yielded to the devil. If you are struggling with such emotions, you are giving the devil an open door through which he will legally come into your life and steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.)

Negative emotions that you allow in your life releases the power of the devil in your life. On the other hand if you allow positive emotions in your life, you are releasing the power of God in your life because through your actions you have yielded yourself to Him.This means that we have full control of what happens in our lives. The devil have no authority over our lives, he can't do anything to us unless we cooperate with him by listening to his lies. The bible says in Ephesians 6:11, Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles (lies) of the devil.. For us to win the battle we need to know the Word of God in-order for us to be able to withstand against the deceptions of the devil. Submitting ourselves to God and to His will, and putting on the full amour of God is the only way that we can successfully resist the devil.

It is not God who is allowing the devil dump sicknesses in your life, it is you who allows it. The bible says in 1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye WERE healed. We need to know that our healing WAS provided for 2000 years ago when Jesus died on the cross. We are not supposed to endure or tolerate sickness thinking that it is the will of God. God's will for us is that we dwell in full health. Command all sickness out of your body right now and let your body respond to the Word of God. Believe in God, hate sickness with passion, resist it , refuse it and cast it out. God expects us to appropriate healing in our lives because he has already provided for it and He will not do what He commanded us to do in Matthew 10:8, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. This means that God has put His power in us to enable us to do what He has commanded. Things that limit the manifestation of God's power in our lives are negative words and declarations, negative actions, negative beliefs, negative emotions etc

Author: Grace Kariuki

What Love Really Means

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:33:00 +0000

Explore the foundation

When couples come to me for pre-marital counseling, I sometimes ask: "Why do you
want to get married?" They always seem to give me the big reason; and the big reason
is always the same. What do they say? "We love each other." Then I ask a very unfair
question: "Tell me, What do you mean by that?" There is silence. Then, one will
say, "Oh... you know!"
I guess maybe I do know. I think they are talking about a euphoric emotion that
makes them oblivious to reality. They are the happiest they have ever been. What
they don't know is that the euphoric feelings will last for two years and then
they must find another foundation for marriage. Wouldn't it be better to explore
that foundation before they get married?

What is love?
One definition says, "Love is the feeling that you feel when you feel a feeling
like you've never felt before." If that is your definition of love, I can tell you,
that kind of love will never lead you to a life-long marriage. The euphoric feelings
are temporary. It is interesting that in Eph. 5:25, husbands are commanded to love
their wives. If the intense feelings of love were permanent, why would God command
a husband to love his wife?

The fact is, the euphoric feelings are not permanent and love is not a feeling, but an attitude,
with appropriate behavior. Love is the attitude which says, "I'm married to you,
so what can I do to help you? Love is choosing to be kind, and supportive. Is that
your attitude?

Love as a way of life
Most people get married based on love. However their concept of love often focuses
on feelings. I read one definition which said, "Love is a four-letter word composed
of two consonants, L and V; two vowels, O and E; and two fools, you and me." There
is some truth to that, and fools often make poor decisions.
In the Bible, love is not a euphoric feeling, but a way of life. In Titus chapter
two, the older women are instructed to teach the young wives to love their husbands.
This implies that love can be learned. It is not something that happens to you.
It is something you choose. Once you choose to love, then you look for appropriate
ways to express it This kind of love will lead you to a life-long productive marriage.

Learning to love
"I don't love her anymore." How many times have I heard that in my office! What
is that supposed to mean? Usually, it means that he has lost the euphoric feelings
he had for her when they got married. And that their differences have emerged and
ended in arguments. The fact is, everyone loses the euphoric feelings. They usually
last for only two years.
Then, we must learn to love. We must choose to treat each other with respect. We
must listen to differences of opinion and try to find a solution. We must learn
to work together as a team; using our differences for the benefit of the team.
This attitude is commanded by God.

Love that makes marriage enjoyable
Would you like to know what love looks like in a marriage? Then, turn to I Corinthians
chapter 13. Listen to these words: "Love is patient and kind; is not arrogant or
rude; It does not insist on it's own way; it is not resentful; Love does not bring
up past failures, but chooses to forgive." Does this describe your attitude and
treatment of your spouse?
This is the kind of love that makes for happy marriages. Love focuses on meeting
the needs of the spouse; helping them succeed; listening to their thoughts and
feelings. In short, it is giving your life away for your spouse. That is precisely
what Christ did for us, and it is what husbands are instructed to do for their
wives. Love is powerful.

Share your questions, thoughts, insights, or comments:

Author

Pastor Eric Otieno,
The Senior Pastor of Deliverance Church,
Bombolulu, Mombasa.

Speak, Speak, and Speak... the Word of God in your Situation

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:45:00 +0000

John 1:1-3
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. The same was in the beginning with God.
3. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Christians have been given power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt them. Just as God spoke and the heavens and the earth came into being, we should also speak to every situation in our lives.

Speaking empowers the Spirit to act on our behalf and until we speak the Spirit is inactive waiting for the Word from our mouths. So long as we speak the Word of God in our situations; the Spirit is always ready to perform it.

The Word of God was with God in the beginning. The Word was God and so God cannot be separated from the Word. All things were made by the Word and when God made all things, He saw them as good and beautiful. What is not good and beautiful in your life need to be rectified by speaking the Word of God upon it. Just like God spoke to a formless, void and dark earth and it became good and beautiful; we should also prophesy to our formless, void and dark lives today.

Having allowed Jesus as King in our lives, means that we have actually allowed the Word in us. So, let our mouths speak the Word because the Word is empowered by Jesus Himself. When the Word gets firmly rooted in our hearts, it grows until it starts producing fruit and that fruit is the one we usually speak (Proverbs 18:20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof). Do you desire satisfaction? Increasingly feed on the Word, let it sink deep, soak yourself in the Word, meditate on it, let it grow in you, then when it starts producing fruit, speak it and you shall definitely be satisfied. Remember that this has to be a daily discipline if you want to be fully satisfied.

Joshua 1:8. 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.

Procedure of pumping the Word in your spirit

1. Read the Word daily in order to have know the Word
2. Study the Word daily in order to gain deep knowledge and understanding of the Word.
3. Meditate on the Word daily to attain wisdom of how you will apply the knowledge you gained after reading and studying the Word
4. Speak the Word daily to get results of good success and prosperity. Remember that you cannot speak the Word if you do not have knowledge of what it says. In order to speak the Word, you must read, study and meditate on it. Speaking the Word of God will change even the most hopeless situations. When God spoke in the beginning, everything was good and beautiful. Whatever is not like it was in the beginning is acting against the Word of God and need to be rectified by the Word of God spoken by a Spirit filled (Jesus filled or Word filled ) Christian like you.
5. Do the Word Daily. Faith is seeing beyond your circumstances. Circumstances change, but he Word of God does not. Faith comes by hearing God’s Word and the more of it you hear; the more your faith grows. However, it is not enough just to hear God’s Word. You must practice it. Faith is increased when you exercise it. Don’t just speak it... Do it! Learn how to work your faith. Read Romans 10:17 and James 2:26.

Prayer is also an integral part of any successful Christian. I urge you to take a pen and paper and write down the 5 steps listed above with an intention of carrying them out and applying them in your life daily and consistently. Form a habit of being a success.

Author: Grace Kariuki

Sowing the Word of God

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:22:00 +0000

Matthew13:4-9

4. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5. Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6. And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8. But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

9. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

As Christians we are farmers in the vineyard of God. God has already prepared the ground of the vineyard by giving Jesus Christ. God has given us all the tools we need to work on His vineyard. He has given us the Holy Spirit, the blood of Jesus and the testimony of His Word in our lives.

Our only commission is to sow the seeds of the life we received in Christ into the souls of people. It isn't our business to know whether the seed will sprout or not, but our main agenda is to sow. It is shouldn't also be our concern where the seed falls, because that is beyond our control, but our determination should be to take the seed to the soil that God has prepared. When sharing the Word of God (which is the seed), we should share it generously with anybody we come across, no matter whether they are ready to receive it not. Share the word with hardcore criminals, religious extremist, people hardened in sin, devil worshippers, prostitutes, murderers etc. Literally share with everybody no matter of their beliefs, social status or creed and let the Holy Spirit do the conviction.

You cannot change any person not even your spouse and if you try to change people, they become even more rebellious and see you as a threat. Value people for who they are and the best you can do is to be that great person that affect their lives for Christ.

The Roadside

We have to know that as we preach the Word, the devil is always waiting around to steal the Word from people's hearts. It is our responsibility to consistently keep sowing and urging the listeners not to let the devil steal the word from them

Stony Places

When the Word falls on people hardened in sin, it makes no impression and it never suffers to take root. When you realise that the people you are sharing with are hardened in sin, you should pray to God to soften their hearts and give them a heart of flesh so that they can be able to receive the Word. There shouldn't be an excuse for you not to share the Word, but to continue doing it until with time God softens their hearts through the Word they get.

Ezekiel 11:19-20

19. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

20. That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Thorny ground

The thorny ground represents believers who when the Word is preached, they don't concentrate because their minds are somewhere else because there are some challenges they need to overcome in life. Even if the sermon was very powerful, and it ministered to them, the devil takes their mind away and they don't actually reach a point where they are able to apply the Word preached to get results. If you are believer who falls in this category, go back to the Word of God and search it passionately and receive it in your heart, so that you can get results in you Christian life. This will help you recover all that which has been stolen. Do not allow the devil to steal the Word of God from you and retard your growth in Christ. Do not let the cares of life, high life style, deceitfulness of riches take away the sweetness of having a deep relationship with God.

Good ground

The good ground represents believers who are focused of God, those who are not distracted by the cares, the riches or even problems from having a strong productive life in Christ. These are believers who are consistent in seeking God, sharing the Word, in prayer, in applying the Word, in spiritual warfare without fail. Their only business is the business of God in their lives. These are people who are ready to die for the truth, people who will never compromise and they guard their faith passionately.

God bless you as you pursue a productive life. Have a nice weekend

Author: Grace W. Kariuki

MOVE ON BRETHREN

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:03:00 +0000

Philippians 3: 13-14
13. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Don't live in your yesterdays. You can't change the past, but you can look to your future and anticipate great blessings. Therefore, forgive, be healed, pray about it, repent if you need to and MOVE ON!
Let go of the anger. Let go of the pain. Let go of the guilt. Don't become a prisoner of your past. MOVE ON!

The devil always wants us to remember our past, to remember our past mistakes and our bad deeds so that he can retard our growth in Christ. When the devil reminds you of your past tell him that your past is buried and now you are a new creature, redeemed and changed by Jesus. Jesus did not choose us because we were perfect, but He choose us because He loved us, though we were wretched, pitiful. and fallen. He then made us His and washed us by His precious blood and gave us a new song- amazing grace.

Remember, your testimony and the blood of the Lamb is our greatest weapon against the devil. Make use of it and MOVE ON.

By Grace

Icecream

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:23:00 +0000

Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace.
As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all!
Amen!"
Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a woman remark, "That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even know how to pray. Asking God for ice-cream! Why, I never!"
Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?"
As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table. He winked at my son and said,
"I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer."
"Really?" my son asked.
"Cross my heart," the man replied.
Then in a theatrical whisper he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), "Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes."

Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment
and then did something I will remember the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her,
"Here, this is for you.Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already."

SMILE!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:19:00 +0000

She smiled at a sorrowful stranger...
The smile seemed to make him feel better...
He remembered past kindnesses of a friend
And wrote him a thank you letter...
The friend was so pleased with the thank you
That he left a large tip after lunch...
The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip,
Bet the whole thing on a hunch...
The next day she picked up her winnings,
And gave part to a man on the street...
The man on the street was grateful;
For two days he'd had nothing to eat...
After he finished his dinner,
He left for his small dingy room...
He didn't know at that moment
That he might be facing his doom...
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy
And took him home to get warm...
The puppy was very grateful
To be in out of the storm...
That night the house caught on fire...
The puppy barked the alarm...
He barked till he woke the whole household
And saved everybody from harm...
One of the boys that he rescued
Grew up to be President...
All this because of a simple smile
That hadn't cost a cent...

Important Question

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:20:00 +0000

During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one:

'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. Absolutely, said the professor. "In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello". I've never forgotten that lesson.

I also learned her name was Dorothy.

Life is Like a Cup of Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:48:00 +0000

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

The Devil's Most Popular Strategy

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:45:00 +0000

Psalms 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth(trains) my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

Divisions

The devil knows that a divided house cannot stand. This is the reason why he uses divisions in church by using Christians to war against their own brethren, which of course strengthens the devil.

The devil causes divisions on every possible level of relationship.

Churches with each other relationship. In the church Christians become overly judgmental and even think they are being used of God to fight others. Instead of helping the wounded soldier, they hurt them even more by being judgmental because they think that they fell because they were under God's judgment. In so doing they help the devil by attacking their fellow Christians. I have seen a case whereby a ‘pastor’ targets the weak vulnerable members by luring them to sin with him by disguising himself as kind, comforting and caring. Such type of people are used of the devil to even hurt the wounded ones more and more and therefore pushing them farther and farther from God. This is usually very easy to happen because the wounded ones are imprisoned by fear, depression, condemnation and shame. Being true servants of God, let us identify such Christians so as to be able to help, encourage and pray for them to stand firm in faith and to receive deliverance from bonds of shame, guilt, condemnation and shame.
Congregation with their pastor relationship. If there is no unity between the pastor and the congregation, blessings of God are hindered and the work of God is affected.Unity is power.
Husband and wife relationship. If you are a married couple and you find yourself going for a day, a week, a month or even an year without communication in the house, you should know that you are under attack. In most cases, when ladies are upset, they resort to cold war whereby they don't talk to their spouse. This kind of thing is very common in most marriages because people don't realize that it is the strongest weapons in the devil’s armoury – silence. Silence between married people gives the devil a chance to work in the minds of each one of them putting a wide wedge between you. Ladies, cheer up when your husband arrives home, welcome him warmly even if you are upset about something. Later, when he is jovial, rested and happy, then you can discuss what you are upset about. I promise you that he will be willing to listen and to do something about it when the atmosphere is jovial, cozy, welcoming and appealing than when the atmosphere is tense and scaring. Ephesians 4:26 commands, Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Psalms 133 says that God will command the blessing, even life for evermore to a home where brethren dwell together in unity. I don't want to be the reason of God not blessing me by not embracing unity and love in my home.
children and parent relationship
children with each other relationship

Christians Most Effective Strategy

Courage and unity

Christians should learn to fight in unity against the devil. They should group up for war, fully armoured.

Unity causes courage to spread throughout the army of God.
Unity causes every soldier of God to be determined to stand and fight
unity causes the angels of God to come and stand together with the army of God. When angelic enforcement is there, it is definitely a sure way to victory.
Unity consequently turns despair to faith which pleases God who is provoked to give deliverance
Being united when we worship God makes the glory of God to come upon us and so we are surrounded all around by the glory of God. No enemy can withstand the glory of God.
When Christians reach the level of ' the unity of the brethren', the battle is won fast. Since the devil knows this fact, he fights the unity of brethren so that he can capitalize on divisions

Fight for Salvation

When we fight as Christians, let us fight for the sake of the kingdom of God, the truth, and the love for the lost
When we fight for salvation, let us fight against those evil spirits holding the lost captives and as we do that, the lost will be let loose, their eyes will be opened and they will eventually see the light and come towards the light having woken from the deception of the devil

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God Cannot Be Mocked

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:24:00 +0000

Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

God cannot be mocked meaning that His word is true so where we sow is where we reap. If we continue to honor God and sow into our relationship with Him, we will reap a harvest of blessings (Psalm 137:4). And, as we continue to bless others, we will reap from that. Thank You God that we sow to please the Spirit!!

Do you have a family Altar?

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:10:00 +0000

Sometimes back a friend was sharing with me about a pastor who never had breakthrough in his family life and in the mininistry. When the pastor resorted to seeking God about it, God told him it was because he had no family altar, where they could pray, read the Word, share and woship together as a family. When the pastor did what God told him, things changed drastically for the better.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

6. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

8. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

9. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

The bible is our reference book as Christians. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 teaches us how we are supposed to handle things in the home as far as things of God are concerned. Not having a family altar is making things complicated for the family and it is like sealing our own fate.

Children learn by example faster than by instructions. Praying and reading the bible daily with the children gives them a good foundation and an opportunity to understand the Word of God. The Word of God will always remain in their hearts even when they are old. If at one time they might be rebellious, the Word will always pop up in their minds and hearts as a warning – it will always linger in their lives forever. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Praying and believing God together as a family in unity is powerful and dynamic. It generate spiritual enforcement and anointing that you can never imagine. It changes the spiritual atmosphere in the environs to the kingship of Jesus. As time passes by, even the neighbours start responding to God’s will and lordship. Things are propelled toward glorious deliverance and power. United family time with God lifts the faith of the family members when they see God has answered a need they prayed for. This is how some big power packed churches started - just by a family altar. This is becasue charity(love) begins at home.

If your family is fragmented because of issues here and there, then family altar is the in thing, where you shall invite and allow God to take over and work out the much needed reconciliation. It is the solution for broken families, broken relationships and about to break families because once you invite the Prince of peace, He comes along with His peace. Family altar prayers can bring back home a wayward wife or husband, a lost child and many more.

There are things that God can only do at the family altar forum. One of these things is commanding blessings. When your refer to Psalms 133. 1-3, the bible says that God will command a blessing, even life for evermore to a family that dwells together in unity - this is because unity in faith, in prayer, in worship, in word, in action and in purpose brings such an explosive anointing which runs to generations of that family. That family never again walks under dry heaven, but the dew of heaven satisfies them. If all families would heed to this call, then we would eventually have spiritually strong churches and hence a spiritually strong nation.

Do you want a breakthrough in your life? Start a family altar now. It is better late than never.
Do you want God's presence in your home and it's neighbourhood? Do as the scriptures command, propagate the gospel from the grassroots.
Do you want peace within family members? Set quiet time with God.

Ways to do a family altar

All family members should be taught to respect the family altar time
You can decide that all members will be leading the family altar in turns. One member preaches, another one leads the worship, another one reads the Word etc. These helps each member to search the Word of God before hand if he/she will be preaching.
Agree on days when the family should seek God in prayer and fasting. Although this should be done discretely especially if children are involved and are not yet saved. Always encourage voluntary fasting for the children but don’t impose it on them.
Make it an established, set apart time with God, where everything and everyone focuses on worshipping God only the Almighty.
Apart from setting time for family altar, learn to talk and teach about God as you sit, as you walk, as you work, as you rise and as you lie down. Put stickers and posters with the Word of God in your house as a reminder. Unfortunately, most our time is preoccupied with television and other activities that eventually make us spiritually starved and prone to demonic attacks
If no one will take the initiative to start a family altar, you can start it irrespective of who you are in the family, even if you are alone in this. Once you start, the rest will follow suit.

Testimony
Seventeen years ago, my baby was very sick and he was supposed to be operated on in a week's time. When we went to the house of the pastor of church we were fellowshipping concerning our predicament, they advised us that we would be taking our son to the hospital on a weekly basis clinic, claiming that their son also have the same problem and that is what they used to do. As we went home that day, we knew our hope was in God only.

So, that evening, me and my husband agreed, we tore off the operation appointment letter we were given by the doctor and started praying. Ignoring the crying child who was in great pain, we laboured in prayer declaring good health and burying that disease forever through the blood of Jesus. After a long prayer session, the child was a bit comfortable and so we slept. The boy got healed. He is now eighteen years old, very healthy and there are no cuts on his body because of Jesus. We never took him for those weekly clinics because we trusted God, who sends His Word and heals our diseases.Hallelujah!

I don't mean that you should not go to your pastor if need be, but you should also learn to go before God and beseech Him for your needs as a family. If we had not learnt to have family altar and how to apply the Word of God, we would have been stranded on how to handle the situation considering the advise we got from our pastor. Maybe we would have opted to go ahead with the operation. Always remember that Jesus is always there for you, focus on Him alone and not on any other. HE IS ABLE.

Thank God for the Small Things

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:31:00 +0000

1 Timothy 6:6-8
6. But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

If you say that you don't have anything to thank God for, I am greatly amazed! Learn to thank God for things that we consider small and usually take them for granted. In the real sense, the things that we take for granted are usually very very important. Learn to enjoy what God has already given you now, for you may never know the importance of something, until you loss it.

At our lower side of life, we actually realise the ever present help of God and His unfailing love. It helps us even get more closer to God and to reality than when we are fully fed.

When one is mighty and very blessed, there is always that temptation to focus on the blessings rather than the blesser and so their relationship with God is affected and continues to deteriorate.

Proverbs 30:8-9
8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Do you really mean you don’t have anything to thank God for?

What about the food you ate last night? Thought it was not your favourite or your choice, remember that some people had to go to bed on an empty stomach. Instead thank God for it and share your food with the hungry and God will bless you.
What about the breath of life He gave you this morning? There are some people who have been put under a respirator machine to help them breath and there also some who died today. Refer to ""we don't have a signed contract with God as to when we should die". Instead of complaining about life, thank God for the breath of life, start sharing your live with others and make a difference in people's lives.
Could it be you are getting peanuts in the job you have right now? Thank God for the job you already have to allow God to open another door for you because there is somebody who is jobless and in heavy debts.
Are you asking God for a a fashionable outfit that you like? Thought it is not bad to do that, but remember to thank God for the outfits you already have in your wardrobe, for there are those who just have one outfit, such that they have to wash it at night for it to dry. Instead, start sharing your extra outfits with the naked and God will bless you.
As a youth, you may be sad that you parents are unreasonable and very strict. Thank God for them and God will start changing them, for there are children out there who never saw their parents for they died. Instead start showing love to the orphans and appreciating your own parents no matter how they are.
If you are a parent and are stressed because of your children, don't get stressed anymore. Instead, start thanking God for them, for they are women who don't have even a single fruit of the womb and have to bear the shame of barrenness and loneliness. As you thank God for your children and also pray for those who are trusting God for children, God will work wonders in you children.
Stop complaining about your spouse. Think about the wonderful times you have had together before you think about the faults of your spouse. Remember that you also have your faults and flaws. More importantly, remember that love covers a multitude of sins. Change the tune, and start singing good about your spouse. As you start thanking God and seeking for unity and peace, God will command blessings in your home. Refer to Psalms 133:1-3
You could be unhappy with your neighbours because of one thing or another. Thank God for your neighbours for God has put them there for a purpose. As you thank God for them, He will work out things for you. One day my little son got lost, neighbours helped me look for Him in the neighbourhood without success. Later we found Him being brought home by a woman who stayed a bit far from our house, but God used her. Neighbours are very very important.
Do you complain about your looks? Honour God because He has given you eyes to see how you look like, there are people who are blind and they have no idea how they look like. Nevertheless, meditate on Psalms 139:14 (I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well). By the time you finish meditating on Psalms 139:14, you will realise that it was not about how you look, but it was all about your attitude and you inability to identify yourself with God to see your worth. Therefore, start praising God for who you are and for whom God has uniquely created you to be. Isaiah 43:4 confirms that you are precious, loved and honoured.
One might take the simple act of going the toilet as normal and insignificant, but thank God for it for they are people who have to make many trips to the hospital for dialysis in order for waste material to be removed from their bodies
Thank God for the environment and take good care of it. Don’t take it for granted because you need a clean and beautiful environment to survive.

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A Winter Hideaway in Mombasa, Seeing God's Glorious Creation

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:34:00 +0000

Kenyan Historical Landmark, The Fort Jesus Museum
Mombasa City, Kenya (East Africa)

Roughly the size of Texas, Kenya has dedicated 10 % of its land to wildlife conservation. The Great Rift Valley and its spectacularly dramatic scenery are beyond words in Africa.

Fort Jesus has preserved the primary formation as when it was put up 400 years ago. It has suffered a history of murder, siege, starvation and bombardment. It is a delight for holidaymakers and if you leave Mombasa without visiting this major landmark in the history of East Africa you may find it a cause for regret. Mombasa is a seaport, industrial city on the Indian Ocean

The region remains very proud of its multinational influences over a thousand years. The unmatched Swahili cuisine, a blend of co-existing Christian and Muslim religions, multiracial cultures and exquisite historical architecture give a hint of the multi-racial people that existed in the 18th and 19th century and still have an effect in the way people live here. People are very friendly and helpful. They are genuinely concerned about giving directions to visitors.

The region is at the centre of a strip of idyllic tropical beaches offering the visitor a range of excellent resorts and quiet relaxing hideaways from winter in Europe. If you enjoy sunbathing, this is your destination. It offers a wide range of accommodation – from the exclusive and luxurious resorts, to the middle-of-the-range hotels. You can get the information from a tour company.

Just next to the fort is a well-stocked stall, where you can buy assortment of Kenyan tribes’ curios and traditional clothes - ranging from Maasai, Swahili, Pokot, Kamba, Kikuyu, and Giriama among others. You can decide to indulge in a cocktail under the shade and breath the cool breeze from the nearby sea as you hear the soothing Swahili music at the background.

In the museum gift shop, you can buy selected publications (cards, books, etc) and souvenirs (African crafts). The cafeteria offers a complete variety of delicious Swahili cuisines and soft drinks. The mouth-watering spiced rice, locally called pilau – its sweet smell is mouth whetting.

Other Places To Visit In Kenya

Haller Park/Nature Trail is a recreational quarry at the warmer coast, which is good destination for families. Expect sightings of giraffes, onyxes, monkeys, porcupines, giant tortoises, hippopotamus, snakes etc. Activities involve leisure walks, jogging, cycling etc. Butterfly bleeding session is available for those who enjoy nature. Don’t forget to buy striking clamshells to crown the occasion (after excavation, fossils were and are still found)

Enjoy a tour to the sea (Indian Ocean) in tamarind dhow. Music played and succulent dinner makes it good site for a romantic couple.

At Nakuru, the trademark feature of Lake Nakuru inhabits beautiful pink flamingos in large numbers.

It is amazing to see the wildebeest migration, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve Visit the Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park for the wonderful experience.

We don't have a signed contract with God as to When we should die

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:16:00 +0000

Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

What would you do if God would come and tell you the day of your death is tomorrow?
* May be you would get saved and start living right
* May be you would go to those you have hurt and ask for forgiveness
* May be you would start spending more time with your family and friends
* May be you would start praying to God to reconsider his decision like Hezekiah of old did
* May be you would spend abundance time with God in prayer and fasting
* May be you would start being loving and considerate to others
* May be you would as it were put you house in order by writing a will

You see, since we do not know the day of our death, we are to live our lives as if we will be dying tomorrow, knowing that the day and the hour is in the hands of the Almighty, the giver of life.

May God help us to live one day at time. Calculating our salvation with fear and trembling for the calling that we have received from God is worthy.

We have not signed a contract with God as to when we will die and so we should ask God to teach us to number our days so that we may live in wisdom. God gave Solomon a wise and an understand heart because Solomon neither asked him for long life, nor for riches, nor for the lives of his enemies. Wisdom comes along with what it entails and in Solomon's case it came along with riches and other blessings.

In Psalms 91:14-16, God has promised us long life, if we set our love upon him and acknowledge His name.
In Proverbs 4:1-2, God continues to promise us long life filled with peace, if we forget not His law and keep in our hearts His commandments.

The conclusion of the matter is;

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

55. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56. The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

We who are in the Lord Jesus will not fear death, for there is life after the grave, where we shall live forever with our Lord and King Jesus beholding His glory and worshipping Him. We should be steadfast, unmoveable, and do the work of the Lord for our labour in the Lord in not in vain for we have victory over death through Jesus Christ.

* You only fear death if your sins are not forgiven and if you have not made peace with your maker. God is gracious and loving, always waiting with open hands to save.

Godly principles about Giving

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:11:00 +0000

Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

God is a giver by nature and since He is our father, we should be givers, like the saying goes - like Father like son. Giving is godliness. If you are a giver, do you measure up to the life you are living. Giving should be a lifestyle. Check our your giving and see where you are lacking. A real giver does not have to wait to be told to give, he/she gives spontaneously. May God help us take the nature of our Father, and so be like Him by being givers.

Sometimes when I read Deuteronomy 28:12, I ask myself, do I really deserve that God should bless me? Am I doing as it is required. Am I following the principles that God has set? For God to really bless the works of our hands, we should show God the works that He should bless.

Who is a real giver?

One who understand that we first have to give ourselves first to God
One that prepares before going to church what to give because he treats giving as worship to God
One who does not give out of being compelled or persuaded to give, but gives out of a willing and cheerful heart. (I am of the opinion that Christians should not be compelled, persuaded, pushed to give. Instead, they should be taught the plain Word of God about giving, because when one gives out of compulsion, then no blessing should be expected)
One who understands that giving is a privilege to enable us partake of the blessings of God
One who understands that giving is one way of showing our gratitudes to God, showing our love to God, to show our commitment to spreading the good news of Jesus Christ, and to share the love of Jesus Christ with others
One who understands that God is not lacking in anything. He is a rich God and we can never outsmart Him in anyway. It is only that He has given us a privilege to give so as to be partakers in His blessings. Remembering that the resources we have, He is the one who has graciously given to us
One who understands that we cannot bribe God in order for Him to bless us. Some preachers tell people to give a certain amount of money and they will in return receive it back multiplied. Of course when we give to God, He multiplies our blessings but when giving our attitudes and hearts have to be right with God because God can never be bribed in exchange of promotion, healing, anointing etc

Refer to Acts 8:18-21

18. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

19. Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

20. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

21. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

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Learn the Language of God

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:27:00 +0000

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

For us to communicate with God effectively, we need to learn the language of God. I don't mean that God does not understand all earthly languages, but what I mean is that the only official and the only applicable language for God is THE WORD OF GOD. Just as the only official, applicable currency on the counters of heaven is faith.

We usually neglect prayers and when we pray, we pray badly. Tell God what you want in His language (The WORD of God). For you to talk to God in His only applicable language, you need to learn the language of God so that you can be able to talk to Him in His language. God’s language is the WORD of God.

Learn to stand in the Word by faith. Let it always be your behaviour, that every time you are asking God for something, use a scripture to claim it from God. God has not changed, He remains the same forever. Our success comes not from anointing oil but from the Word of God that we apply in our lives. When we do as required, the bible says that we will not lack any good thing. This will only happen when we seek the Lord, with all our hearts and all our souls.

God wants us to discover of the unspeakable many treasures laid down in His Word by searching, seeking, meditating the Word and then applying it in our lives IN FAITH. God is not interested in lazy people who do want to work hard searching His Word as one passionately searches for a hidden treasure.

Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name

The fact that God magnifies His Word above all His name is evidence enough to tell us since He is the Word Himself, we have to learn His Word, because He gives precedence to His Word than He does to His Name

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THANK YOU

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:26:00 +0000

Can I get an Amen?
Thank you!

THANK-YOU
Dear GOD,
I want to thank You for what you have already done. Believe it or not, all the good things you've been running after, they will start to run after you now .
I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am going to thank you right now.

I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me,

I am thanking you right now.
I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am thanking you right now
I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves, I am thanking you right now.

I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet, I am going to thank you right now.
I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job, I am going to thank you right now.

I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief, I am going to thank you right now. .
I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed.

I am thanking you right now.

I am thanking you because I am alive.
I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties.
I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.
I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.

God is just so good and he's good all the time.

This morning I knocked at Heavens door, God asked me... My CHILD...
what can I do for you?" and I said "Daddy please protect and bless the one reading this message.
God smiled and answered....
"request granted"

Author: SHIKU

Just Simple act of Kindness

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:10:00 +0000

James 2:1-5

1. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

2. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

3. And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4. Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

James 2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

Maybe when we read this scripture, we think that it is not directed to us because we don't do what the scripture is condemning, but wait a minute - please read through. We may not tell the poor person to sit under our feet or stand outside literally, but we act or do some things that suggest that.

People usually come to church well groomed and very smart, but imagine a situation where somebody who is roughly dressed and dirty appears and sits in church. In so many instances, the facial expressions people make clearly show that they don't feel comfortable, they keep turning their heads and staring at that person as if to suggest something is wrong. Who said that only the mouth talks, even the facial expressions talks too and clearly shows what thoughts are running across the mind.

Refer to Luke 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. The Pharisee's attitude was that he was more righteous that the woman who was crying before Jesus. Let us see others as creation of God, and candidates of salvation even when they are not saved yet. Even the worst sinner can respond to love, and change and get reformed. For the power of love is explosive like a dynamite and nobody can resist it’s blast.

God is very much concerned on how we treat others and how we wrongly judge them. Just like God is not a respector of persons, we Christians need to have the same mind, the mind of God. We should not respect people because of their status in the society, but we should love and treasure them because they are God's creation. We should love and be merciful to all irrespective of their appearances, knowing that God has chosen the poor, rich in faith, to be heirs of His kingdom also, even those whom some among their brethren despised and oppressed. Showing kindness to the poor does not hurt. Relating and helping them shows that you have respect for God. On the other hand, not helping the poor and behaving as if we are important than them, dis-respects God who has brought them in existence.

If you are looking for someone to help, go to the poor, because when you do, you will not expect something in return. When I say helping them, I don't necessarily mean financial assistance (though it would also come in handy), but becoming their friends, encouraging them, calling them, praying for them, listening to them, visiting them, giving them a smile, brightening their lives, showing them kindness, the list is endless. So many times we don't want to be associated or even to socialize with the lowly, we look for people who are in our 'class'. The bible is very clear about this and even calls it a sin according to James 2:9. God loves the poor and the needy, He is very displeased when we ignore them. Helping and appreciating the poor is a service to God, and God looks with favour to those who do it. Refer to Acts 10:1-4 and see that simple acts of kindness can open new doors for God to bless you, your family and your future generations, because it provokes God into action.
Partiality spirit is unfortunately working in churches and in families too. Parents are also guilty of favouring some children and leaving others out because of their performance in school or in life, causing some to suffer rejection instead of receiving love in their families. Some Pastors categorize their members as big and small, showing regard to the rich and despising the poor; God forbid that this should happen in the house of God. We are all children of God irrespective of of our social status. All of us according to psalms 139:14, are wonderfully and fearfully made.
Ask yourself today, when you see people, do you categorize them according to where they live, how they are dressed, their rank, their age, their gender, their appearances, their looks, their tribe? Do you either include or exclude them quietly (thought-wise and action-wise) based on these things?
All of us are important before God and no one is more important than the other. Next time you meet that street boy, or that street family , or a sick man, or a physically challenged person, remember the kindness of God, who loved us unconditionally when we were yet sinners and gave His only begotten Son to die for us. Show them kindness on your Father's behalf because your Father is a kind God.

Please contribute to simple acts of kindness that you can show to people and how you can cultivate the character of kindness through this blog by clicking comment at the end of this article and God will bless you.

A CALL TO GOD

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:12:00 +0000

Dear God, I called tonight
to talk a little while,
I need a friend who’ll listen
to my anxiety and trial.

You see, I can’t quite make it
through the day just on my own.
I need your love to guide me
so I’ll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep,
my family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
for whatever fate they are bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can’t change in any way.
I thank you God, for being home
and listening to my call.
for giving me such good advice
when I stumble and fall.
Your number, God, is the only one
that answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening to
my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night God, I love you too,
and I’ll call again tomorrow.

GRACE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (shiku) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:05:00 +0000

..."Peace > be with you!"John 20:19
> How would
> you respond to a group of fellow workers if you were their
> leader and you
> poured your life into them, teaching them all you know for
> three years, only to
> have them disband and go their own way when troubles came?
> What would you say
> to them after you were reunited for the first time? Perhaps
> you might scold
> them. Perhaps you might cite each one's offense. At the
> least, you might shame
> them for their lack of faithfulness and courage.
> After Jesus
> was crucified and raised from the dead, He appeared to the
> disciples. His first
> words to them were, "Peace be with you!"

The word > grace means > "unmerited favor." When someone loves you
> unconditionally, without
> regard to your behavior in return, it becomes a powerful
> force in your life. Such
> was the case for the disciples when Jesus appeared to them.
> They could have
> expected reprimand. Instead, they received unconditional
> love and acceptance.
> He was overjoyed to see them. They were equally overjoyed
> to see Him.
> Jesus
> understood that the disciples needed to fail Him as part of
> their training. It
> would be this failure that became their greatest motivation
> for service.
> Failure allowed them to experience incredible grace for the
> very first time.
> Grace would transform them as human beings.
> Have > you experienced this grace in your life? Have you extended > grace to those who > have hurt you? Can you let go of any wrongs that have come
> through friends or
> associates? The grace you extend may change their lives - > and yours.

Free Yourself from the Spirit of Poverty

noreply@blogger.com (GRACE W. K.) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:53:00 +0000

Poverty is a spirit that the devil uses to keep us from achieving what God have ordained in us.
God cannot trust us with His anointing, if we don’t know how to handle money.
Becoming faithful in little things makes God entrust us in big things
Lack is a golden opportunity for us to believe God for a miracle and consequently growing in faith
Love for money has become an idol in most human hearts. Most people can do anything for money.
Our source should not be money but God. We should reach a point whereby the economy of the world does not matter to us any more, because we are drawing from God as our source.
Poverty may not have anything to do with material stuff and money, but is is usually manifested that way.

Put God first

Haggai 1:5-9
5. Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
6. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
7. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
8. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.
9. Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

What are you busy doing? Are you working hard, but earning less, planting more but harvesting less, investing more but getting less profits or even incurring losses? Consider your ways. Have you neglected God and all that pertains to Him? Have you ignored the great commission of spreading the Word of God? Have you put your business first than putting the business of God first? Have you put your profession first rather than putting God first?

It is as simple as it sounds - PUT GOD FIRST. When we put Him first, he will bless the works of our hands. We usually open a door for the devil to steal our resources when we stop putting God first and anything we bring home, God blows it away and we are left with nothing. Just imagine putting money in a bag that has holes. Spiritually , it happens to us Christians when we neglect the work and the ministers of God. Have you ever heard someone saying, “ I get a lot of money, but I don’t see what I do with the money or I can’t show anything I have done”? This statement is very common.

When we SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, God will turn everything around for us because He will take full control over our lives. We shall eat and be satisfied, we shall drink and be quenched, we shall clothe and be warm, our earnings shall do great projects and God shall protect our wealth instead of blowing it off.

To walk in abundance should be our key as Christians. We should be enriched in everything because our God is rich. The bible says in Haggai 2:8, The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Pay your Taxes to the government

Luke 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

When we withhold our taxes which are justly due, we open a door to the devil. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. if we expect good services from the government, we should be faithful in paying our taxes.

Pay your tithe (Malachi3:8-11)

Tithing is fundamental. Pay God the first fruits of your earnings. Tithe is not given, but it is paid. Tithe belongs to God and when we don't pay it we are robbing God. Personally, I don’t want to be labelled as robber of God – it is terrible. The bible says that when we don’t tithe we are cursed with a curse. We should test God by tithing, for He will open the windows of heaven and bless us and we will never lack anything. Tithing should not be a one year trial, but it should be a lifestyle so as to allow God to rebuke the devourer (the devil) who comes to plunder us of our blessings.

Leviticus 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord. Tithe is our seed that we plant in God’s work (or in God’s garden). If a farmer eats the seed instead of planting it, that farmer should not expect to harvest that season. Do you want a bountiful harvest?, then sow your seeds in God.

Tithing shows our faithfulness to God, because God gives us 100% , but expects us to pay only 10%. It is a way of taking God onboard as a partner in our undertakings and therefore opening a door for God’s protection of the 90%, our family, our health, our jobs, our businesses, and our everything.

So the conclusion is, when we don’t tithe, we actually open a door for the devil to destroy the works of our hands. Nevertheless, as we tithe let us remember the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith.

Remember the needy

Isaiah 58:5-14
5. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
9. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10. And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13. If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14. Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

For us to get healing, restoration and answered prayers, we need to stop criticizing others (pointing fingers to others). If we are part of God’s ministry in this world, we should not criticize others because we know that the devil is the accuser of the brethren and we should not help him in doing that. This does not mean that we cover sin, but we should work in restoration ministry that the Lord has given us to restore others. Most of the church splits are caused by criticizing and slander and the devil celebrates when he sees what is happening.

Sometimes we ignore relatives, whom we know very well are struggling to survive. Instead of stepping in to help without being asked, we assume and sometimes avoid them. When we help our relatives, it touches the heart of God and provokes Him to bless us. The needy are always around us on daily basis. When we help the needy, the bible says that we lend to God, who will pay us back with an increase.

Honouring the day of worship is very important. When it is time to go to church, let your friends and family know that it is not time to come visiting you. They should know that you MUST have an appointment with God, which you can’t miss. When they see the respect you have for God, they will be convicted to repentance. Some Christians have even turned Sunday to be the time of going to the beach, for an outing and other pleasures.

When we do as Isaiah 58: 5-14 prescribes, then we will thrive even in hard economical times (even in drought). The same God who taught Isaac how to do productive agriculture in times of drought, will teach us to make wealth even in hard, thin times.

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