Month: November 2020

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The Lord is after your obedience.


[The Glory Unveiled]

And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” ( Genesis 22:12 )

God had told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his only son to Him (Genesis 22:2). Of all temptations and trials that Abraham might have had, this would have been more difficult for him because what he had long waited for was about to leave him. What will he say to Sarah, his wife and the people of his house? In spite of all these fears and doubts, Abraham went ahead to obey God without contention. If we would become like the father of Faith, we must obey like him. Do exactly what God instructs, no more no less. If God says kill your son—your job, relationship, education, business, association, food, etc—then lay him (it) on the altar. And if God says don’t kill him (it), take him (it) from the altar. But whatever it is, we must obey God promptly. Don’t continue to do what God had stopped you from doing after he said you should do it. Neither stop what God says you should do after he said you shouldn’t do it. Obedience is God’s measuring tape of our love for Him and our trust in Him. God will only hand out His badge of approval only after obedience is completed. Let us stop asking God for reasons when all He is asking is for us to obey Him.

Prayer_Bead: Great I Am, thank you for your word of hope. Please help me to always promptly obey you. Teach me your ways that I may know and walk with you.

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The same spirit of faith


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We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak ( 2 Corinthians 4:13 )

The life we—all humans—live in the flesh, is after a certain pattern that is generated by our spirit. This pattern is usually mirrored after whatever our spirit consistently interacts with in our soul. These realities are evident in what we say and believe. The things we talk about and would boldly defend even at gunpoint are the things that make up our beliefs. Even the things we proclaim as truth that are not universally recognized, but believe in its verity to some extent. The scriptures say, “blessed is she that believes, for there shall be a performance of those things that has been told her” (see Luke 1:45). The realities we see plaguing our lives are largely due to our belief systems. The men of old, recorded in the faith-hall of fame (Hebrews 11) are men and women who had the spirit of faith and by that spirit spoke into being what they desired. But it does not end there. We also have the same spirit of faith as those men of old and so, our beliefs should not only remain beliefs but we must speak what we believe. Real faith must lead us to act upon something. So that the evidence of our faith is the action we take as a result. If we believe, our speakings must be consistent with what our hearts believe.

Prayer_Bead: Father in Heaven, thank you for your word of faith and grace. With the same spirit of faith as the saints of old, I speak into being what I believe. [Speak life into every situation around you]


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Fear hides your glory

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So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ ( Matthew 25:25 )

The words in this verse of scripture sound familiar to us all. It is a New Testament version of those words of Adam after he and his wife had disobeyed God (see Genesis 3:10). A core characteristic of fear is that it hides ones glory. Some good things which were supposed to head for our direction were diverted to different addresses because we were afraid and doubtful. But the real source of most fears is ignorance or disobedience to what we know how to do. In the scripture above, three servants were given gold (resources) with the intention to generate more dividends and accrue more profits. The first two servants on their day of accountability gave accounts and they did well according to their strength. But the third who was only given one resource to manage, instead of investing it into something profitable went to hide it in the ground. In his words, he hid the gold (resource) because he was afraid. And because of his fear, he was rejected by his master. Nothing was given him in his honour, even the one gold he had was taken from him. Sounds familiar again right? Adam and Eve had lost the garden atmosphere because they couldn’t keep it in order; because they hid away in fear of their disobedience. We have not been given the spirit of fear. We have the Spirit of power and sound mind from God. On the day of accountability, may we not be found hiding.

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, thank you for committing your gifts and grace to me. I pray that I may be found a faithful steward on the day of accountability. Holy Spirit, the Spirit of power, please erase fear from my life.

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Love’s purpose


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For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ( John 3:16 )

The most recited verse of scripture is probably the one above. We hear it almost everyday, usually in sermons propagating salvation. Sometimes in sermons of giving and making sacrifices. Today we are going to look at the purpose of love through the lens of this scripture. The purpose or reason for a thing decides where that thing goes and how it gets there. There are many suffering relationships, most of which are on the verge of destruction because there was no purpose for initiating them. God is love Himself, He does not just love but is the love itself. We read here that God had a purpose for the expression of his love. His love was aimed at the salvation of all mankind. He directed His love to man with the intention that we will be saved and not perish. For us to have eternal life, God had to give away His son to be offered as a sin offering without blemish. So the love had a purpose, a goal to accomplish, a target to reach. God’s love was not and is not haphazard. Even though Hillsong sang about the “reckless” Love of God, the “recklessness” was aimed at our salvation. Likewise we must learn to have a purpose for the love we share with those we claim to love. God loves us and so He gave; but His giving was to a certain definite end. What is the true motive of your love, is it so that you could drain someone or to take from them? Or is it to give to them?

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Lord, loving Father and King, thank you for your love and your grace. I pray that you will strengthen my love as I hinge it unto a purpose for which you have called me to advance your kingdom.

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Your light has come


[The Glory Unveiled]

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. ( Isaiah 60:1 )

When Adam and Eve sinned, humanity lost the light of life that was domiciled in us. At salvation, we received back that light. But unfortunately there are many of us who, though, have the light still live as if we don’t have it. Such fellows have decided not to arise and shine. The Bible says a lamp is supposed to be upon a lamp stand so that all may see. God asks us, why won’t we let the world see His glory. He has made us vessels of glory just to display it to the world. We must endeavor not to be like Moses who covered his light (God’s glory). We are only carriers of the glory and so in reality a responsibility is laid upon us to be in the right position where we can tilt towards the Holy Spirt to reveal Christ to the world. So instead of sitting in the valley of depressions and bitterness, let us arise unto the mountain of gladness, displaying the honour of He who called us. The coming (entrance) of our lights through salvation comes with the already packaged items of the glory of God. It means that the day we received Christ as Lord, we received the hope of Glory. That is why after accepting Christ, there is no Jew nor Greek, male nor female but we all become one in Him. Arise in prayer and the study of the word and shine for your light has come!

Prayer_Bead: Father of glory, Light of the world, Lord of all spirits, thank you for your glory upon my life. Help me to mirror it to the world.

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