Jesus is LORD

Transitioning| Ancestral worship

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:57:38 -0400

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. Psalm 68:20

where are dead people kept:

before that question is answered the question is why are they even kept at the first place, because God’s wrath hasn’t befallen the earth
From a distant land the LORD is coming fierce and furious–he brings his weapons to destroy the whole earth. Cry and weep! The day is coming when the mighty LORD will bring destruction. * All people will be terrified. Hands will grow limp; courage will melt away. Everyone will tremble with pain like a woman giving birth; they will stare at each other with horror on their faces. I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it. Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its brightness. The LORD says, “I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel. Survivors will be harder to find than the purest gold. Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. Isaiah 13:5-13

now that you know about The LORD’s wrath we can carry on to answer the question Where are dead people kept until this is fulfilled.

"Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom Luke 16:22-23

as soon as your soul leaves your body angels come and take you(soul) to the bosom or hell depending on your earthly deeds, if you were a faithful servant of God having repented Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” John 3:3, anyone who is not born again will go straight to hell regardless of their good works We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. Isaiah 64:6, we are not made right with God by good works “self-righteousness” but by faith in Jesus Christ God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 1 Corinthians 1:30

after your soul departs from this present life to the next, can you still play part in this life? as in can you still communicate with those you were related to or those you were friends with who haven’t transitioned yet?
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten. Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:5,6,10
The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave. Psalm 115:17
If I die, I cannot praise you or even remember you. Psalm 6:5
clearly once you die your memory is erased of this present life you can no longer remember those you once had an encounter with(friends and family or just people in general), you can no longer do anything, you have no part in this present life therefore the whole concept of communicating with the dead is all deception

if the whole concept of communicating with the dead is all deception who exactly are “ancestors” for those who perform rituals for ancestors
They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God, to gods they had not known before, to new gods only recently arrived, to gods their ancestors had never feared Deuteronomy 32:17
1 Corinthians 10:20
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
Psalm 106:37
They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
ancestral worship is demonic it is idolatry and we know that anyone who practices such things will not inherit the kingdom of God Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,
What does God say about sacrifices?
I won’t accept your offerings of bulls and goats. For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it. Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? Psalm 50:9-13
Isaiah 1:11
"What is your multitude of sacrifices to Me?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls, of lambs and goats.
Psalm 51:16
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
if people still make sacrifices to whom then are they performing those rituals since Christ was God’s perfect sacrifice offered once for all.
For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says “This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the LORD: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary. Hebrews 10:14-18,
clearly not to God because God already said that Sacrifices are no longer necessary, there is no longer any offerings required. if God doesn’t want nor delight in sacrifices to whom then are they dedicated? Demons

What does God say about churches that have incorporated pagan practices of ancestral worship ?
“‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Revelations 2:13-6
Repent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you. And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty.” 1 Corinthians 6:14-18

when will Hell and the sea release those souls?
souls will be released from hell and the bosom after God’s wrath, for Judgement day
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Revelation 20:12-13
Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. Revelation 20:10-11
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:14-15
clearly from the above the present heaven and earth will pass away. The devil, the 666 beast, the anti-Christ who is the false prophet, hell, death as well as those whose names are not found in the book of life will be cast into the lack of fire to burn forever and ever

You’re not tempted by God

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:21:50 -0400

If you are a child of God and your thoughts are outside His will(And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8), it ain’t God tempting you but yourself, e.g when you thinking of sexual immorality, in your head you are committing iniquity thus you are sinning against God because God does say keep yourself from sexual immorality, for you housing the Holy spirit thus you ought to honor God with your body furthermore people who indulge in such will not inherit the Kingdom of God, as a result He can’t command you to abide in him and then tempt you to do otherwise, people who love the LORD are doers of His word and of His commandments they keep His statues, God will never tempt you to rebel against Him nor disobey Him, You are responsible you must take captive of your heart because everything flows from it

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. James 1:13-15
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. Matthew 5:29-30
“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” Luke 22:46
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23
But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. Matthew 15:18-19

we turn to say we are tempted of God because our Lord Jesus Christ was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted 40 days 40 nights hence people turn to think this way however this is all a lie this is all deception. The less time we spend praying the more we are tempted. when you lust after someone you’re not tempted by God, because He prohibits such an act, when you think evil things you’re not tempted by God but of yourself, hence God says guard your heart because that is where everything begins, examine your desires and guard your heart with prayer if your desires are not in line with this :

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Philippians 4:8

PRAY: “ And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13″

Prayer will keep you from things that defile you within or without, prayer is part of the Armour of God therefore it helps us stand against the devil and his wiles(tricks), child of God don’t neglect prayer

our LORD Jesus Christ urges us to stay away or to make clean breaks with things that induce desires that give birth to sinful actions in Matthew 5:29-30 so if anything/anyone causes you to sin cut it/them off,

Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. 2 Timothy 2:22

pursue Godliness Holiness and Righteousness

“As you are tempted without ceasing pray without ceasing- Charles Spurgeon”

Get up and pray lest you be tempted

Watch out for Hypocrites

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 07:21:17 -0400

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God–I say this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:33-34
When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11
So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. 1 Timothy 2:21-22

People who claim to be believers of Christ yet still walk after the lusts of the flesh are not followers of Christ but synagogues of Satan, you cannot be a child of God and still have sin ruling over you. Your faith does not have works. You grieve the Holy Spirit since He has given you victory over sin yet you still sleeping in your sins. God loves sinners but he doesn’t tolerate sin, He hates sin, if indeed you are a child of God you’ll hate sin because your heavenly father hates sin, He can’t cleanse you of your filthiness, your unrighteousness, your sins yet you go back to indulge in sin and say “ He wants me as i am, i was born this way, this is who i am” are you sin?, you’re deceiving yourself you have not repented, clearly the fear of the LORD is not in you, because when you fear God you hate evil. Note from the above that you’re not supposed to associate yourself with such confused people, hypocrites, who are still sleeping in their sins yet they profess themselves to being followers of Christ, they have not come to the end of themselves and for this reason Christ doesn’t find them fit for being His disciples “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters–yes, even their own life–such a person cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26. Watch out for such people who want to accommodate their sinful nature in church, be separate from lukewarm people. If you keep such hypocrites you too will fall for their practice! because bad company corrupts good morals. The just shall walk by faith and not by sight, faith without works is dead. Come out from such people, be separated from such people

“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God. Habakkuk 2:4

FLEE SUCH PRACTICES- evildoing - wickedness
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 5:12

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: you cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. 1 Corinthians 10:21

Don’t be lukewarm, be hot or cold

You’re called to reign with Christ

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:12:32 -0400

God’s Israel-Royal priest reign:
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9-10
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father–to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. Revelations 1:5-6
And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." Revelations 5:9-10
Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. Revelations 20:6

You’re seated in the Heavenly places:
For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:6
I saw thrones, and sitting on those thrones were the ones who had been given the right to judge. I also saw the souls of the people who had their heads cut off because they had told about Jesus and preached God’s message. They were the same ones who had not worshiped the beast or the idol, and they had refused to let its mark be put on their foreheads or hands. They will come to life and rule with Christ for 1,000 years. Revelations 20:4

Put on the armour, so you can wrestle
Put on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits(wiles, schemes, strategies, tactics) tricks of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Ephesians 6:11-13

Do we lack anything to reign: NO !!!!. you have everything you need to overcome:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: Ephesians 1:3
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3

You’ll suffer trials and tribulations, BE FAITHFUL beloved.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 1 Peter 4:12
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown. Revelations 2:10
He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time. Daniel 7:25
“When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me. Mark 13:9
“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. Matthew 23:34
When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who had been killed for speaking God’s message and telling about their faith. Revelations 6:9
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:10
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

Glorify God in everything you do:
Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires(sinful desires, desires of the flesh, fleshly lusts) that wage war against your very souls. 1 Peter 2:11
We begged, encouraged, and urged each of you to live in a way that would honor God(walk worthy of your calling). He is the one who chose you to share in his own kingdom and glory. 1 Thessalonians 2:12
If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11

Future Glory, wait patiently
In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:10
Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. Romans 8:18
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Colossians 3:4
1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’ Revelation 2:7
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” ’ Revelation 2:11
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’ Revelation 2:17
‘He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; Revelation 2:26
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. Revelation 3:5

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. Revelation 3:12
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Revelation 3:21

Parents and Children

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 09:39:00 -0400

Christian Household:
A wife must put her husband first. This is her duty as a follower of the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Parents, don’t be hard on your children. If you are, they might give up. Colossians 3:18-21

Husbands and Wives:
And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. for the husband is head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church, He Himself Savior of the body. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church– for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:21-33

How is such a family possible:
He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:16-17

Through Christ, as you can see from the first title “Christian Household” it’s for the followers of Christ, it is for those having submitted themselves fully to God, those who are reconciled to God. Family is God’s doing in fact every event set under Heaven. Without the fear of the LORD, abuse is made possible in a household, wives disrespect their husbands, husbands fail to love their wives, children disregard their fathers or parents as a whole, fathers irritate their children. Without God nothing works, ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD, He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17. The more we drift away or turn away from God the more our relationships wreck. Without God we cannot be devoted to one another in love. Children are the LORD’S and if we think we can have good relationships with them without submitting to God we are deceiving ourselves, If husbands and wives think they can keep the covenant of “until death do us part” without God they too are lying to themselves, relationships without God survive approximately “honey-moon phase” thereafter the relationship is all loveless and we know the consequences of loveless relations- abuse, cheating,division between husband and wife, children take sides, living apart, divorce etc. Marriage is God’s doing, where God illustrates His union with His Church and the union can’t be represented or illustrated perfectly without God, without God the illustration is distorted hence materialism seems to be the last resort but, Nothing works apart from God, everything was created by God for God and if you feel like we can be part of His things without Him involved we deceive ourselves. that which is impossible with men is possible with God. whether you be a child, husband or wife in the household live out your role for the Glory of God. DO EVERYTHING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.

and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.“ Mark 10:8-9

No one CAN/WILL fix the chaotic Earth

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:40:02 -0400

God’s Judgement:
I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty. Isaiah 13:11
The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left. Isaiah 24:5-6
Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear: Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the LORD, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set. But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away. They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’ Your iniquities have turned these things away, And your sins have withheld good from you. Jeremiah :21-25
Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword Revelations 6:4
“For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Matthew 24:21
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken— who can change his plans? When his hand is raised, who can stop him?” Isaiah 14:27
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety. Jeremiah 32:57

“A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world- and might even be more difficult to save”- C.S Lewis

we have become so prideful that we just don’t see how much we need God. We are no gods, we were made by God for Himself and once we become prideful chaos is born Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100:3. For as long as people continue in their rebellion, feeling like they can live without God the more the harm The LORD says, "I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel. Isaiah 13:11, the more we try to fix the earth the more the earth gets corrupt in all dimensions. we can protest as much as we like but the world will never be a better place, the world will never be the safest place, the world will never be a peaceful place, the world will never be as we wish. Peace and safety belongs to God and without God there is no peace and safety. flesh and blood interventions are just vain. the world is destructed because of us because of our depravity because of our pride and for as long as we are not repenting- turning away from our sins so as to be reconciled to God we will hear cases after cases of the calamities that have befallen the earth. we are the reason behind the chaotic earth: climate change, global warming, droughts . People will continue to kill one another and no one will nor can stop these killings, the chaotic earth is consequences of our pride. For as long as we don’t repent of our wickedness the peace of God cannot rule in our hearts, and if the peace of God isn’t ruling in our hearts conflict will rule, war against one another will rule in our hearts and people will kill one another, rape cases will be on the increase. all because of our arrogance, all because we don’t humble ourselves before God, all because we absolutely feel like we don’t need God. these protests are just rebellion against God, because we are not turning to Him but against His judgement on our pride. These protests are anti-Christ, for we are not living according to the flesh(worldly standards, human motives, nonspiritual way), We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do, For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood

I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh. For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient. Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s. 2 Corinthians 10:2-7

We CAN’T love without LOVE

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 05:13:42 -0400

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:37-39
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:18
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law. Romans 13:10
A new commandment I give to you, that you should love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. John 13:34
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelations 3:20
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” John 14:21
“Do you think I came to bring peace to earth? No! I can guarantee that I came to bring nothing but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Luke 51-53

without having opened a door for Jesus Christ we cannot have the Holy Spirit, without the Holy Spirit the love of God is not shed abroad in our hearts thus the love of God is not in us which means God is not in us, ultimately we cannot fulfill any of the above commandments. people live in hatred, unforgiveness, people steal, people murder, people are brutal, ruthless, chaotic, you name them. we are not the result of society but society is the result of us, because the love of God is not in us. without the Holy Spirit we cannot have the fear of the LORD, without the fear of the LORD we remain children of disobedience therefore we continue to live in our rebellion against God thus we will not live according to the above commandments. If God doesn’t live in us we can’t love Him, we can’t love one another as ourselves, we can’t honor our parents, without God we can do nothing. the little bit of love #human love is still by His grace and mercies that endures forever, because when all else fails He doesn’t fail, but human love remains frail, remains incompletely imperfect, hence all the chaos, it is selfish. without God we can’t be devoted to one another, relationships(families,marriages, etc.) are constantly and rapidly breaking because the author and the finisher of everything is not in us, we want to do things without God as if we were made by ourselves for ourselves, hence the loveless relationships; God is love and if we don’t know Him we know not love we can encounter no love in the relations we have, without God we are loveless hence it has become a norm to break one another’s hearts, consequently some end up believing “there is no such thing as love”, here’s what you need to bear in mind FOR AS LONG AS GOD EXIST LOVE EXIST , ADDITIONALLY LOVE EXIST NOWHERE ELSE APART FROM GOD, you can’t find love without love=God, materialism can never be sufficient enough to substantiate love, there is just no alternatives to love. God is love and there is none beside Him. without God we are but nothing, the more we try to fix without God is the more everything wrecks for good, only God restores we can do nothing without Him, Human strength is vain. when humans idolize the things God has created for Himself they distort the purpose of creation because the purpose of everything else is found only in the one who created, apart from Him we abuse; misuse the things which were made for His glory, apart from Him everything has no meaning no substance no value no worth, nothing can ever be fulfilling apart from God our souls have no rest our souls can never be satisfied. we were made by Him for Himself not for ourselves.

Psalms for ‘ depressed soul

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 02:20:51 -0400

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God Psalm 42:5
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. Psalm 42:11
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalms 43:5
I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD preserves(protects) the simplehearted(childlike faith); I was helpless, and He saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, And so I walk in the LORD’s presence as I live here on earth! Psalm 116:1-9

HOPE IN GOD

Saints you are not immune to temptations:WARFARE!

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:31:27 -0400

“No one is immune to falling. No one is immune to sin. You need protection everywhere. You need protection in the areas you least think you’ll fall-keep alert in prayer”- Paul Washer

NOTE:
Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night. Revelations 12:10
There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.” Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!” The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job 1:1,6-12
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:32

Here is something you need to keep in mind all the days of your life, in as much as by grace you have been saved, the devil is constantly asking God to tempt you so you can backslide so your love for God can grow cold so that you can turn your back on God, Here’s another thing to notice from the story of Job God takes pride in His faithful servants, God knows you and will only let the devil tempt you accordingly and not beyond, and when God lets the devil tempt you, He strengthens you with His grace and mercies so that your faith will not fail. ALL YOU NEED IS TO KEEP BELIEVING IN GOD STAND FIRM IN YOUR FAITH ON GOD EVEN WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE. notice again that the devil has no power to tempt unless God lets him, there is nothing the devil can do to you without God’s permission, God sets boundaries on how the devil is allowed to tempt you and the devil can not tempt you beyond the boundaries set by God, God sets boundaries based on your strength definitely the strength He has graciously give you not of your own Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Ephesians 4:7. He will never allow you to go through something that is too much to handle. God trusts you and all you need is to continue trusting in him, have confidence in God. for as long as you live the devil will never cease to tempt you, the devil doesn’t want people to believe in God’s supremacy…

If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 10:12-14
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. Galatians 5:16-17

You are not immune to falling short, you are not immune to being homosexual, you are not exempted from sexual immorality, adultery, theft,pride, unbelief, idolatry, lying tongue, carousing, drunkenness, witchcraft, murdering,murmuring, you are not immune to gossiping, envy, jealousy, the devil is constantly asking to tempt you to walk in the flesh, to walk in your own ways, your will, your desires, as you please, because once you’re independent of God you’re evil, he is constantly tempting you not to submit to God but to yourself, to depend on yourself, the devil is constantly tempting you to think “this is who i am, i was born this way” although God doesn’t condone wicked practices and edges you to conform to His truth, the devil tempts you to think you need to find yourself “self-discovery” so you can err since your identity is found nowhere else but only in Jesus Christ, once you submit to “self-discovery” in self you’ll err because the creature cannot find itself apart from the creator, the devil is constantly tempting you to go to church to hear the word of God BUT not put it to practice, the devil appeals to your feelings. “ my feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth”- John Piper

YOUR DUTY:
When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:40
“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:46
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. James 1:21-22
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? James 2:14
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11

PRAY PRAY PRAY: it is your responsibility to plead with God in prayer, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Matthew 6:13, it is your responsibility to approach the throne of grace with confidence believing that He who began a good work in you will finish it. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1,
You need to have faith in Jesus because it is impossible to please God without faith because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. 1 John 5:4 you need to have faith to use the victory He has given you over the law of sin and death, you need to believe that you’re more than a conqueror thus sin cannot prevail against you, you have authority and power over sin only and only in Christ hence you need to cleave unto Him, you need to be on your knees because that victory is made manifest through prayer, you need to seek God you need to watch daily at His gates waiting at the posts of His doors, you need to wait on God, Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! Luke 8:7. THAT WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH MAN IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD, you are weak to sin, if you lean on your own understanding you’ll fall short, when you lean on your own strength you give the devil power over you as you would have let your flesh to take lead, The word doesn’t say you’re greater than the one in the world but it says greater is He that is in you than the one in the world ultimately you are as He is not of your own, you are not supposed to succumb to the desires of your flesh because they are wicked but to wrestle against those sinful desires, you need to fight your flesh EVERYDAY, Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23, your flesh needs to be sacrificed daily that is the only way you can live a holy life pleasing to God, you have to wake up daily to pursue holiness, godliness, righteousness and the only way to achieve this is by denying your flesh, Prayer and Fasting, put on the whole Armour of God and wrestle against anything that hinders you from living a Holy Righteous and Godly life

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters–yes, even their own life–such a person cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26

PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD:
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:10-18
GOD IS FAITHFUL
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. Psalm 46:1
For the LORD your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’ Deuteronomy 20:4
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:10

Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” Acts 8:24

Love so fulfilling Nothing is ever fulfilling until you encounter God’s love, that satisfies...

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:51:44 -0400

Love so fulfilling

Nothing is ever fulfilling until you encounter God’s love, that satisfies any sort of incompleteness, where His fulness and riches in glory fill our emptiness, where the creator completes His creation, and all the creature witnesses is absolute true love that died for the wretched

There is nothing more I could have asked for, because my heart has found God and I don’t feel like I’m lacking anything cause I have found my everything

Everytime you fall, this love picks you up

Everytime you cry This Love holds you and fills your heart with Joy, The moment you err His arms are already wide open waiting to receive you back,This love makes you see when you’ve missed the mark, This love is so patient, During the storm this love holds you by your right hand and says be strong and courageous,

This love makes you repent more because you know that He loves you unconditionally and because you’re imperfect you let Him down every time, This love says my power is made perfect in weakness, This love cast our fear, This love protects, This love is kind, This love makes you a better version of yourself, This love gives you peace in the midst of the storm, In the midst of the storm He revives His Joy in you because you are His He is KING of kings, a King that makes it well during trials and tribulations, a king that never leaves nor forsake, a King close to the shattered, This love leads one in the path of righteousness, This love is gracious and merciful, This love may be quite but He is never absent, Be still before This Love and you will know that He is God, This Love sanctified a sinner and made a sinner’ body His temple, Great is our God Great is His faithfulness This love is God, run to the one who knows how to love you without flaws…..wait for weaknesses imperfections problems trials tribulations mess and see how this love will raise His standard…. This love doesn’t disappoint…This love is hope of glory….sometimes you hold back because you’re a sinner and He just tells you that He came for sinners He died for sinners that He is for you and He loves you love This love is for sinners who are made saints in His love You can’t hide from this love try to hide from Him He will find you and cleanse you of your unrighteousness …. I stand in awe of this love…saviour of this world… Love for sinners and not the self-righteous

If The Son sets you free

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:50:50 -0400

The Son sets us free from sin, and He whom the Son sets free is Free indeed, this means you have died and risen with Christ, you have crucified the flesh and it’s passions, by His stripes you have been healed from the power of sin and death, sin can no longer rule over you, you no longer have the zeal to walk after the flesh and it’s lusts. when you sin it makes you sorrowful hence He says He who is in the Father sins no more, you don’t delight in sin anymore, sin is no longer your place of satisfaction but Christ is, when you sin you regret like nobody’s business and then you repent, sin doesn’t make you happy anymore instead it takes away The Joy and peace Christ has blessed you with , your new nature outgrows sins, your new nature hates sin because that is the fear of the LORD, your new nature flees sin, your new nature says no to sin, your nature overcomes sin, your new nature pursues godliness and righteousness…

The Son can’t set you free and you be not free indeed, examine yourselves and submit to Him completely, Lukewarm people are not yet set free from Sin because they still delight in sin the sin they are holding back from God although they profess themselves as the church of Christ…. Be hot or cold, Repent>turn away from sin. Here’s what is either true about lukewarm people: it’s either they are not truly converted truly saved they are just deceiving themselves or they are rebellion against God yet claiming to being children of the most High. The thing is you can’t be a child of God and still have sin controlling you/keeping you in bondage. If the Son sets you free you’re free indeed and if you’re not free your profession is false because where the spirit of the LORD is there is freedom, thus those who are not set free it’s because they are rejecting the freedom of God bestowed in the spirit of God they are definitely pursuing a life contrary to that of The Spirit thus they are not led by the spirit but by the lusts of their flesh. The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God, lukewarm people will not inherit the kingdom of God, these are people who got saved but chose their rebellion and with their rebellion they grieved the Holy spirit they quenched The Spirit of God thus they lost their seal of redemption, And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30. therefore if you loose the seal God can no longer identify you as his own, you’re no longer His child. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’ Matthew 2:22-23

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:23 for as long as you still find yourself on earth and not having transitioned god has given you another chance to be at right standing with Him Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth. Revelation 2:16.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? Romans 2:4

don’t take His patience for granted repent! His patience isn’t so form of allowance for you to continue in your rebellion or pursuing sin. Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.Ecclesiastes 8:11

Examine Yourself!!!!!!!

If the son sets you free you’re free indeed.

DO NOT TAKE GOD’S LOVE, MERCIES, GRACE FOR GRANTED

Pursue righteousness and Godliness and Holiness as your Father in heaven is Holy

Pray for your enemies

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:46:22 -0400

Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have,God said pray for your enemies pray for those who prosecute you, as you pray for those who hate you, God takes away the grievous heart and fills it with grace and mercy so you can be gracious and merciful unto them, ultimately you don’t seek vengeance instead you’ll plead for God’s mercy over their lives, you’ll pray “Father forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing”, you’ll wish them well not calamities, you’ll pray for their salvation.

Prayer makes it possible for us to love our enemies, definitely it is hard when you rely on your own strength but as you pray as you obey God He makes the path smooth, as He takes away the burden you’re carrying

Ultimately this makes it possible to love your neighbor as yourself

Everything is possible when you trust in God; when you get out of the way for God to be the way, for God to work, we are His workmanship

When you pray for your enemies you indirectly submit the persecution that breaks your heart to God and you let Him heal your broken heart, so that in the midst of all you’re filled with His peace and joy above all with love for your enemies

Whatever He allows it’s good

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:44:41 -0400

God will never allow anything terrible to happen to his sons and daughters unless it it for their good because everything; all things work together for the good of those who love the LORD, whatever things unfolding in your life trials and tribulations are not there to harm you but are there to prosper you according to jer 29v11, whatever the storm glory because He’s in the midst with you for you, whatever deep waters He’s holding you by your right hand, No weapon forged against you will prosper because He says touch not my anointed, if anything horrible happens to you it’s not by coincidence that’s the only way God can prosper you, the devil is used to prosper the children of God because victory belongs to Jesus, He has overcome and nothing can prevail against those who love the LORD, if Jesus is for us who can be who can stand who can dare be against us, NO ONE

why feel condemned, have you not heard?

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:43:25 -0400

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33,

remember the devil is the accuser of the bretheren, he’s constantly seeking to devour, however all things work together the the good of those who love the LORD, in as much as His mission is to kill steal and destroy for as long as God is for us nothing can prevail against us, greater is He that is in us than the one who is in the world, ultimately the devil’s plans against the children of God work together their good, when the devil is done trying(testing) us we witness the victory of Jesus and not defeat, These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:7, the devil helps to equip us for the future because he tries us he tests us and when we are tested we grow. our lives are governed by this For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11, therefore everything that occurs in our lives is heading in this direction, thus the devil will work so as to advance us because whatever his schemes He can not prevail over us because we are children of the most High, You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is persuaded in himself to be of Christ, let him reckon this within himself again, that as he is of Christ, so also are we. 2 Corithians 10:7, don’t forget that the devil can’t test us without getting permission from our Heavenly father therefore he can never test us beyond the boundaries of the the permission/ the grace of God bestowed upon our lives. Hebrews 5:12-14 You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. Romans 12:21
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
1 John 5:4
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

When the devil reminds you of your past, Remember the goodness of God, and praise God for all He has done because there is no condemnation for those in Christ, all things work together for the good of those who love the LORD, the devil too is working for your good by attacking you, unfortunately when you don’t know your Identity in Christ, you’ll succumb to the devil’s wiles, you might not perceive that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord. but God knows no failure He’ll equip you because His grace is sufficient His power is made perfect in our weaknesses. The devil is a liar he is deceptive he defines you by your past . however since you’re not your past, your past can no longer define you, what defines you now is your identity in Christ remember you’re a new creation therefore nothing else defines you apart from Christ nothing has your identity nothing has who you are, if it be not Christ

A REMINDER OF A GIFT BEYOND WORDS: Glory, Praise God
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Psalm 139:15

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5
John 3:16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– Ephesians 2:8
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, Ephesians 1:11
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
Ephesians 1:5
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

the devil tries you knowing you’re more than a conqueror so the only way to remain victorious it is when you know who you are additionally you can’t know who you are unless you know God hence he tries your knowledge of God and that still works for your good in a sense that if you get the trial wrong God will show Himself strong in your life by revealing to you who He is thus you’re equipped for the future and you remain victorious. The devil can’t take your identity from you I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 , every time the devil comes to you his motive is to test you on how much you know God and if you already know the word he wants to see if indeed you are the doer of the word, well in the end i still believe the devil works for our good no weapon forged against you will prevail, the devil knows God in you is greater than him working in the world seeking to devour therefore cleave to God, don’t be dismayed just remain in Christ hence Jesus said I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

when the devil sends people in your life to tell you about your past sometimes he comes with evidence- pictures so as to make you feel worthless don’t be ashamed don’t be embarrassed tell them God is good because He has cleansed you and glorified you with the glory of Christ and God choose you from the foundation of the earth He knew you from the foundation of the earth he loved you before the foundation of the earth, God saw you before the foundation of the earth before they themselves would know you and of your past-wretchedness before they themselves knew that you were destined for sanctification in Christ Jesus, God knew before the foundations of the earth that you’re His Israel, He knew that you’d profane his name amongst the nations where you’d grow up before He came to fetch you home, back to his embrace, back to himself, back to His love. God is never taken by surprise

This is what God promised before you were born:
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19
“Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations. I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD. “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. “And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God. Ezekiel 36:22-28
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:19

God makes beauty for ashes He has cleansed you of your filthiness and you’re clean and nothing can separate you from the love of God, take pride in God’s everlasting unconditional love, God loves you and he’s not changing His mind instead he gives you peace over your past because He is peace and peace has died for your past, present and future, cleave unto God. His power is made perfect in weaknesses God makes a way where there seem not to be a way He made a way out of your past so you can see this love, see His perfection in those weaknesses the devil is trying to ridicule you on. God calms your fears with his love because perfect love cast out fear. May your faith be bigger than your fears because God has not given us the spirit of fear but of love and self control rebuke your fears and trust in the one who is mighty to save. He says don’t be afraid for I am with you what more do you need, be still and know that He is God. God loves you and He is not turning back, nothing can make Him love you more or less His love for you is just perfect, wrap yourself in this love so unconditional, He sought you wherever you went He found you, He chose you not that you chose Him, you love Him because He first loved you, He is not changing His mind He loves you, know that!

This is indeed your testimony, he has fulfilled his word which he promised in the year of Ezekiel in the years of His prophets of old in fact from Genesis, He promised to redeem you from the foundations of the earth, before everything. You’re that person He was referring to when He said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. Galatians 3:16
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Genesis 17:7
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you
Acts 3:25
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers, when He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

you’re a rock upon which Christ has built a church and the gates of hell can’t prevail against you, walk in daily dependence on Christ and you’ll overcome the devil and his schemes because for as long as you live the devil will constantly try you ….. You will stand and you will not fall, for if God is for us who can be against us

Fear not for God is on your side whatever comes just know that greater is He that is in you than the one who is in the world

Don’t be afraid of your past Don’t be afraid of your weaknesses boast of them like Apostle Paul on how God gather Him from the nations, He knew that although he had persecuted the Church of Christ before He was converted God chose Him in advance: I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being. Galatians 1: 12-16 , because God’s power is made perfect in weaknesses don’t undermine- underestimate the power of God with fear, fear isn’t of God it is of the devil it is a fruit of condemnation, rejoice that He took you from the nations as weak as you were and He made you a: saint, royal priest, minister of the good news, He has predestined you for good works not shame. face your fears with the armour of God because victory belongs to Jesus…. ask God to set you free because He whom the son sets free is free indeed so where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom ,you can’t be a child of God and still be enslaved to fear, fear isn’t of God, you can’t be a child of God and not be set free from your past, don’t let the devil rob you of the freedom God has blessed you with in Christ Jesus, don’t rely on your self but on God with every dimension of your life don’t hold anything from God lay it all down at His feet…. for He says come to me all those who are heavily laden and I will give you rest, Rest in Jesus for He is our rest He is our Sabbath furthermore there is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. The devil will never prevail against children of God because God has made His children more than conquerors in Christ Jesus, you too have overcome don’t give up .

Narrow gate, difficult way

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:18:14 -0400

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it Matthew 7:13-14

the path to eternal life requires nothing of your own, it requires nothing you know, it requires none of your strengths none of your wisdom none of your abilities, it is not about you, it is nothing you CAN do. You CAN’T follow Him with your own strength.

who are you?
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. John 3:19
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,“ declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:6
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil. John 7:7
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6
Because all people have sinned, they have fallen short of God’s glory. Romans 3:23
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. Daniel 9:5
Because the sentence against an evil act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:3
The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. Genesis 8:21
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6:5
and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me: Jeremiah 16:12
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9
For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. Mark 7:21-22
Woe to the rebellious children! This is the LORD’s declaration. They carry out a plan, but not Mine; they make an alliance, but against My will, piling sin on top of sin. Isaiah 30:1
These are a rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. Isaiah 30:9
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, dolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. Proverbs 16:25
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. James 1:3-5

our own ways are evil our desires are evil our hearts are evil, we are deceived by our own hearts, our own ways deserve nothing but God’s wrath- hell, by following our hearts’ desires we keep heaping sin upon sin, we are sinful and all you can do on your own is nothing but sin, our nature is against God, The question is why is it that we were created by God in His image but our nature is against Him? independence from God is evil, only God is Holy and apart from God everything else is evil, by pursuing our own ways we are pursuing evil, without God we too are like the devil hence all man have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God we could have went straight to hell like the demons who don’t keep their positions but instead, for God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

now that you know who you are Now that you know your nature do you think with your nature you can live for God? you think you can walk by His statues? you think you can do His commandments? your own strength runs to evil not to light, it is easy for you to walk by the flesh because that’s your nature however a holy living with which God is calling you to is just impossible with your human strength, the path to eternal life is narrow and difficult it is not easy to pursue righteousness and holiness and godliness, our LORD Jesus Christ said that “ What is impossible with man is possible with God”, if you think you can dwell in the presence of the most High with your fleshly strength you’ll find yourself lukewarm (submitting to God and your wicked flesh), you’ll find yourself sinning like never before yet professing yourself to being a child of God, you’ll fall short all the time, you’ll find your self gossiping when you shouldn’t you’ll find yourself fornicating when you know you shouldn’t you’ll find yourself walking after the lust of the flesh, Jesus has given us victory over sin and death in Him because victory belongs to Him and once you stop depending on Him by relying on yourself you give your flesh authority to manifest when your flesh manifests you’ll see nothing but wickedness you’ll see evil, Prayer must be your lifestyle pray lest you fall into temptation the only way to keep watch it is through prayer, For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. Galatians 5:17 , there is no way you can submit to God and your flesh, for your flesh and God have not the same accord, God is light and your flesh is darkness, once you stop relying on God your flesh takes over, the sinful nature takes over, the evil nature takes on, the wicked nature takes over,your desires take over, your flesh is against the spirit, if you don’t diligently seek God you’ll fall short, the moment you are not submitting to the spirit of God your flesh takes over and when your flesh takes over you fall short you sin, THAT WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH MAN IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD. this path requires full submission, not partial submission, the way this path is so difficult you can’t make it if you have not come to the end of yourself, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters–yes, even their own life–such a person cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26, this path has nothing to do with you with your abilities with your strengths your knowledge your understanding THIS PATH IS ALL ABOUT GRACE. you are flesh and God is spirit your wisdom will not profit you your knowledge will not benefit you, with your fleshly abilities there is nothing you can do it is impossible. let me give you examples that show how the flesh doesn’t comprehend the things of the spirit thus human strength is vain:

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? John 4:10-11
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.“ At that, the Jews argued among themselves, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” John 6:51-52
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” John 3:3-4

This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25. From the above you can clearly see that, you’re not wise, with your fleshly wisdom you can’t comprehend or perceive spiritual things, your strengths are indeed shortcomings before God, clearly with your wisdom you can’t understand God, you can’t see God like that Samaritan woman in John 4:10 who couldn’t see that she was talking to God, hence many of His disciples said: “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?” John 6:10,

Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

The kingdom of God is for the lowly the humble. It takes humility for a disciple to ask “Lord, teach us to pray,” it takes humility to acknowledge that you can’t ultimately asking Our teacher Jesus Christ, to teach you; to show you; to help you. It takes humility, however the very humility required for this path is of the Lord’s, as you know that our very nature is just prideful as i have noted that apart from God we are His enemies therefore it’s all His doing if you find yourself humble. It’s all about Him once it becomes about you, you’ll err.

Here’s some additional contexts on how it is not about you but everything He does It is all for His name sake it’s all about the impossible being made possible, it’s all about HIM: He has called you to a righteous living when you were unrighteous thus you knew nothing about righteousness, He has called you to a holy living when were evil, remember there is no agreement between wickedness and holiness, He called you to a godly living when your nature is against godliness, clearly God is calling you to a path which is impossible with human strength. He says have faith because it is impossible to please Him without faith and He knows your nature lacks faith, He is definitely asking for something you’re not because He is that which you’re not, Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith therefore apart from Him there is no faith, without Him you’re faithless your nature is faithless, hence He lives in you so as to give you a new nature of the spirit because He is Spirit, and those who worship Him will worship Him in truth and in Spirit, Great is His faithfulness, He is faithful even when we are faithless. It is not of works lest any man should boast, your nature is no good. He says don’t be anxious when your nature turns to be all over the place filled with anxiety sometimes even depression, He said this because He has given you everything you need to live a godly life God never asks of us anything He hasn’t supplied according to His riches in Glory. He says be joyful in all circumstances when your nature turns to be weighed by the things of life, For you’re not of this world when you love the world the love of the father is not in you. He says be content with everything you have when you nature is prone to covetousness, For His grace is sufficient for you. He is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. He says pray without ceasing when your nature is at constant battle with the Spirit, For the warfare will never cease for as long as you live thus you ought to pray lest you be tempted. He says freely have you received freely give your nature wants to charge interests when you lend people thus making business out of that which God has blessed you with, stop oppressing the poor “If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you!”. He says love and pray for your enemies when your nature says i can’t just let them get away with that thus seeking vengeance, For there is no reward for loving those who love you furthermore vengeance belongs to God. He says Be kind and compassionate to one another, He says forgive those who mistreat and persecute you when your nature has a tendency of holding grudges, For you are His workmanship thus He is conforming you to the image of Christ. He says be still when there is a way in a man’s heart which seems right but leads to destruction and the heart being deceitful above all else, For he knows no failure He has overcome victory belongs to Him. He says fear not when your nature is always prepared to resort to fear, For He is with you He said when you go through deep waters i will hold you by your right hand He will never leave nor forsake you. Clearly you’re nothing without Him, it can never be about you, you don’t meet the requirements for this path, He qualifies the called, He doesn’t call the qualified. The narrow path doesn’t require the old version of you it has nothing to do with your accumulative carnal experiences, it requires a new being recreated in Christ Jesus. The narrow path difficult way is all about The Spirit of God because without Him you can do nothing hence it is not by might nor by power but by His Spirit. Salvation is God’s miracle, it is a mystery, it is a gift from God, it is nothing you can master it is everything God does and it’s nothing to get familiar to because His mercies are new every morning when the sun rises there is something new He is doing in your life, it is all about witnessing God work in your life, It is all by His spirit, we are His masterpieces we are not our own. He is our God and we are His people.

IT IS ALL ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
”‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. Ezekiel 36:24-27
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17
The LORD said, "I will point out the road that you should follow. I will be your teacher and watch over you. Psalm 32:8
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5,
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is fully devoted to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9
John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

SUBMIT TO GOD FULLY, THE PATH IS NARROW AND THE WAY IS DIFFICULT, ON YOUR OWN YOU CAN’T BUT THROUGH HIM THERE IS NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE……

The prosperity of the just in the land of the living

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:23:50 -0400

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11

Jesus said “The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life–life in all its fullness.” John 10:10

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3

Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6:6

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. Luke 12:22-31

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

who finds the narrow way

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 11:46:42 -0400

At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Matthew 11:25

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32

For the message about Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God’s power. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe 1 Corinthians 1:18-21

Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. What the world thinks is worthless, useless, and nothing at all is what God has used to destroy what the world considers important. 1 Corinthians 1:26-28

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6

Too much pride brings disgrace; humility leads to honor. Proverbs 29:23

Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud. Psalm 138:6

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted Matthew 23:12

The LORD mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble. Proverbs 3:34

The devil is not your friend

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 10:59:09 -0400

God handed them over to pagan nations, and they were ruled by those who hated them. Psalm 106:41

God was trying to protect His chosen people, but they abundant Him. He revealed himself to them, He showed them that which He hated; God hates evil, however His fear was not in them. He groomed them to fight His enemies those who indulged in wickedness. His people later disobeyed Him by not fighting evil anymore but beginning to get familiar with that which God hated. God was no longer the victory in their midst as a result God gave them up to be overcome by the devil they were groomed to wrestle against, God let them to be destroyed by the enemy. Once you become friends with the devil you’re saying to God you’re no longer on His side instead you’re against Him, thus you are conspiring against God, from being His people they became enemies of God. The devil is not your friend even though you choose to rebel against God and team up with him, he will steal kill and destroy your life. God will let you be overcome by the enemy you’re friends with, because you chose the devil over Him, Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,“ declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. Jeremiah 2:19. God will let you have your way He will let you reap that you have sown. whether you turned your back against God or not, the devil loves no one for as long as you’re human and the entire human-race has been made in the image of God, the devil has waged war against you. God will forsake you , God will leave you in the hands of the devil, He will not protect you from someone you “love”, God will let you experience the devil. God will let you to the devil if you want the devil and He’ll leave you to the devil and the devil will reveal himself to you. God is love and the devil is the opposite, and as you know from 1 Corinthians 13, love protects, the devil knows no protection he attacks he will devour you he will oppress you to death, he knows no mercy and grace he steals kills and destroy and that is what you get when you rebel against God when you forsake the ways of God and become an evildoer, the devil will kill you as soon as he is done using you to advance his schemes. God just never runs out of love because he is love love is gracious love is merciful He rescues His people from the enemy but that doesn’t grant you the permission to take God for granted, have an ear to hear when He rebukes you when He points you to the right way when He corrects you because if you continue in your rebellion the devil will finish you up and never give you the chance to repent and you’ll spend your eternity in God’s unquenchable wrath( Hell), let’s hearken. God has set you free from the power of sin and death offer your bodies as living a sacrifice pleasing and Holy before God, wrestle against sin, take up your cross daily

LET HIM WHO HAS EARS HEAR

What defiles us?

Sat, 30 May 2020 21:01:54 -0400

defile- making you unfit to worship God- uncleanness

Remember in the old testament we were prohibited from eating a whole lot of things because they defiled us as they were unclean, women after giving birth they were defiled, when any man or woman had a running issue out of his flesh(discharges-blood etc) because of his issue he/she was unclean as a result whatever and whoever would come in contact with such people or even their clothes they’d be defiled due to the uncleanliness etc……. because of any form of uncleanness they had to abstain from Holy things …. for further reading you can make reference to five books of the law especially Leviticus……..

Are we defiled by food e.g eating the swine or other food stuff noted in the five books of the law?

The food you put into your mouth doesn’t make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.“ “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? But the words that come out of your mouth come from your heart. And they are what make you unfit to worship God. Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others.(murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, lying, and cursing come from within.) These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.” Matthew 15:11,17-19

What about those who still say things are unclean:

I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. Romans 14:14

The law of love for the weak believer:

Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables. Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them, If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died! Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good. Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good. Romans 14:1-3,15,16

DO NOT judge those who still believe it is wrong to eat certain food stuff :

Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval. So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. So then, let us stop judging one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin. Romans 14:4,10,12,13

Note:

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace try to build each other up. Romans 14:17-18

When is it wrong to eat whatever you want to eat?

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that causes another Christian to have doubts. Romans 14:20-21

NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning. Romans 14:22-23

FALSE TEACHERS:

Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. For everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 1 Timothy 4:1-5

NB!!!!!!! But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness,1 Timothy 4:7

When we menstruate or in general does any form of discharge from the body of either man or woman make them unclean-defiled-unfit to worship God anywhere?

“‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Ezekiel 36:24-27

“Again a second time a voice was heard which said, "What God has purified(cleansed,sanctified), you must not regard as unholy.” Acts 10:15

By God’s will we have been sanctified(cleansed, purified) once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah. Hebrews 10:10

whether we menstruate or not we are clean because of the blood of Jesus Christ, additionally for as long as we are sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption, we remain clean remember in Leviticus God said that if you’re unclean you should abstain from the Holy things, there was just no way God would have put His spirit in us if we would be defiled now and then, our bodies are temples of The Holy Spirit we house the Holy Spirit because we have been made clean by A Holy God and nothing can defile us. The blood of Jesus Christ is enough and so don’t call that which God has cleansed unclean.

Stay away from SEXUAL SIN, Keep The Temple of God’s Spirit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. Keep on running away from sexual immorality. Any other sin that a person commits is outside his body, but the person who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies 1 Corinthians 15-20

Members of Christ:

Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in fornication, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or prostitutes(sexual molesters) , or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. . 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

That which God has made clean can’t be unclean, can never be defiled

Law | Faith

Sat, 30 May 2020 16:28:48 -0400

Jesus said “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17

How then do we get to fulfill the law through faith in Christ since He has not nullified it?

So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law. There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law. Romans 3:29-31

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Romans 10:4

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1-4

God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 1 Corinthians 1:30

I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. Galatians 2:21

What was the purpose of the law?

Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people A mediator is unnecessary, however, if there is only one party; but God is one. Galatians 3:19-20

Who is our mediator now that Moses isn’t?

There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings—a human, the Messiah Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5

Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises?

“Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it. But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. for through faith you are all sons of God in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:21-29

What about those who continue to live under the law?

For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. Romans 10:3

But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.” So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.” But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Galatians 3:10-13

what sums up the law?

Jesus said “ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” John 13:34

The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:10-11

Galatians 5:14
The entire Law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself."

Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.” Galatians 2:16