Month: October 2020

[The Glory Unveiled]

To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? ( 2 Corinthians 2:16 )

The wise win souls. Soul winning is a task that demands spiritual sensitivity and wisdom. Anyone who has dealt with humans would agree that, it is a very demanding venture. The apostle Paul says that the nature of the work of ministry demands duality of some sort. So that to one we are the smell of death, our words and messages would bring death to some people if they become aware of the truth and yet denounce or deny the Lord as their Saviour. While our message of the good news will bring salvation to others—-sweet fragrance of life. The kingdom mandate of every redeemed person is to set themselves as vehicles with which God could reach the unsaved. It is then become a responsibility of all believers to go out into the world to preach the gospel of the kingdom and to invite people into the kingdom of God. The labour is indeed plenteous but the laborers are few. No one can have faith except they have received the word. They cannot receive the word unless it is preached and it cannot be preached unless there is a preacher to preach to them. Are you equal to this task of love; labouring in love for others to also see and receive the light of salvation? Tell someone about the love of God today.

Prayer_Bead: Lord of the harvest, lover of all souls, thank you for this mandate and commission to do what you would do and to labour for as many people as your grace will permit.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. ( Romans 6:19 )

Nothing “dilutes” the truth of God’s word like our human limitations. Could the apostle have been talking about something deeper and wider than slaves and slave masters? Certainly yes. But in order to get it to the people of Rome, he had to tone it down for them. The people could not have received what he was saying if he had said it as the revelation was given to him. Dwelling in the realm of the flesh limits the reception of our spirits and disrupts the flow of the spirit among us. The realm of the flesh is not our dwelling place. Anyone who dwells there does so to their own disadvantage because they would benefit less than they would if they switch to the realm of God. No one can receive from the Spirit of God, except by the Spirit of God. In the same vein when spiritual truth is communicated, one must be in that realm to have the ability to decode what is conveyed. The apostle Paul says we should offer ourselves to righteousness in such a way that we have no rights of our own but the rights of righteousness which leads to holiness. Becoming the slave of someone means ceasing to live for oneself. At the point anyone becomes a slave, that moment forward, they cease to have their own agenda and goals but the goals of their master and to please that master whoever they may be. Jesus would say His food is to do the will (righteousness) of His father and He did all His life because He had the spirit of God in Him. We can only become slaves of righteousness by the Spirit of God.

Prayer_Bead: Sovereign Lord, Owner and master of my life, thank you for the grace to open up to your ways and your will. I enroll in the school of righteousness by your Holy Spirit.

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[ The Glory Unveiled ]

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. [ Proverbs 1:10 ]

There are so many things in the world today that seek to entice us and to draw us far away from the plan of God for us. Many of us have been lured by the bait of the desires of the flesh or the pride of life. You see, if the devil does not entice you, he cannot enter you. The only access of the devil to anyone is enticement; toying with your desires for the things that are temporary. But the truth is that, anything the devil is able to attract you with, he is also able to distract your destiny with. If that is the case we need to re-examine the things that are attracted to us but are not the will of God for us. When the devil attracted Eve to the forbidden tree, he also distracted her from her true eternal destiny, unknown to her. But another noteworthy thing is the fact that, being enticed is not exactly equal to iniquity or sin. The problem arises from consenting to the enticement. So the Psalmist advices his son not to consent to the enticement of sinners. Because once they consent, they are in the devil’s web. The solution to the challenges of enticement to sin therefore is being resolute in the word of God and refusing to consent to whatever urge or desires that are contrary to God’s word.

Prayer_Bead: Awesome father, Omnipotent King, thank you for teaching me the secret to not falling prey to the devil and his schemes. I pray for more grace to stand firm in your word and your love.

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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. ( Psalms 119:105 )

The word of God is light to our path and lamp to our feet. It is food for the soul, manna for the spirit and it is good for correction and admonition. The reason why it is mandatory for the believer to study the word of God everyday and ideally every morning is this verse of scripture. God’s word is a lamp for our feet and light for our path and so without the word, we walk in darkness. Before we set out to go into the world every day, we need to ensure that we have lighted our path with God’s word. Just as the five virgins in Matthew 25, who did not carry extra oil with them were regarded foolish, so is anyone without a daily dose of the word of God. Because even though it may seem that they are walking in the light of day, they are unapologetically walking in thick darkness. The psalmist also said, he has hidden God’s word in his heart so that he will not sin [walk in darkness], emphasizing the importance of the word of God in our lives. There are so many things the Believer can do without, but the word of God is not one of them. As a result, the word of God is the measure of the amount of illumination in our lives. So let us illuminate our lives daily with the word of God.

Prayer_Bead: The word of the Father, beginning and the end, thank you for making your word available to my soul, spirit and mind. Illuminate my path as I meditate daily on your word.

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But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;

it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance. ( Obadiah 1:17 )

The inheritance of the Israelites was in Canaan; the land of freedom and abundance of every good thing. But the Israelites were stuck in Egypt; the place of slavery and bondage. So that, even though the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey had gone ahead of them, it didn’t create or translate them into that reality. This means that it is possible to have had a wonderful prophecy or word concerning our destiny and ministry, family or marriage and yet not experientially partake in that reality. In the verse above we see that Jacob will only obtain his inheritance when he visits Zion, the place of deliverance. Until, he is delivered from captivity he cannot have what is freely given to him. Before we scream and jump about the prophecies and wait in anticipation, we must first of all visit mount Zion to ensure that deliverance has taken place first. Because, until deliverance has taken place, the inheritance will only seem like a mirage. This also gives reason to the many Believers who are still struggling even though they confess that, the lines have fallen unto them in pleasant places, and they have a goodly heritage. The reality of the Believer is not activated or experienced by mere confessions and declarations. The need for deliverance from strongholds and manipulations is the agency that guarantees that we enter into and enjoy our inheritance. So, visit mount Zion first, through the word and prayer.

Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, thank you for the opportunity to come to mount Zion, please deliver me from every weight and iniquity that besets me so that I may actualize my inheritance.

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