Month: April 2021

[The Glory Unveiled]

This is the account of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. ( Genesis 6:9 )

In a world where everyone wants to be like everyone, it is difficult to encourage anyone to stand out. Distinctiveness is a hard currency that separates great people from ordinary people. There is no great man on earth who is not distinguished by a virtue or something they do. Sodom was a very immoral town but even in Sodom a man [Lot] decided to set himself apart for God. No matter how crooked a generation is, we can choose by the grace of God, the life that will glorify God. Regardless of how the people of Noah’s time were, the Bible gives a good account of Noah. The account suggests that the people of Noah’s time were not blameless, they were immoral and wicked. In all of Sodom and Gomorrah, it was only Lot who received angelic visitation; in all of the land where Noah dwelled, he was the only person who was spoken to by God. Setting ourselves apart guarantees supernatural encounters and visitations. It was only when Moses was separated on mount Horeb that He encountered God in the burning bush, not in the house of his father-in-law, Jethro. Like all the men we looked at, we need to be set apart in a community or society where the norm is against God’s laws and then even in that place we will live with God on a daily basis.

Prayer_Bead: The Great I Am, Father and Lord, thank you for the grace to be set apart. Help me through the knowledge of your word not to be distracted by the ways of the world.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

By faith he [Moses] left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. (Hebrews 11:27 )

Faith is the reality in the Kingdom of God that gives mortals the opportunity and ability to fraternize with immortals and translate those immortal realities and dimensions into time. It is a currency that is recognized as the only legal tender in our Kingdom. This reality transcends the Old Testament into the New Testament. This is why our verse of Scripture says, Moses, an Old Testament prophet left Egypt by faith. Faith is not only a New Testament reality but a Kingdom lifestyle. Faith drives away fear and exposes falsehood overtime. Faith also opens our spiritual eyes and understanding. So that we can see what the ordinary eyes cannot see. The Bible says by faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God (Hebrews 11:3). Nobody in practice or reality was in the beginning with the Father when He created the world. But faith gives us that grace and advantage to peep into the invisible realm. And from that vantage point of faith, Moses saw God. We can like, Moses, see the invisible and do the impossible by faith.

Prayer_Bead: Author and Finisher of my faith, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the God kind of life. I share in the inheritance of Christ by faith in Christ.

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And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. ( 1 Thessalonians 2:13 )

Whenever we engage the word of God, a number of things happen that will make or unmake our expectations. The word of God is not the word of humans, as our verse of scripture rightly said, and so it must be regarded and treated as such. Unless we come to terms with that reality that God’s word is His word, we will not as much benefit from it. The people of Thessalonica received the word of God as God’s word and not the word of humans even though it came through human vessels. The reason why the word of God, according to apostle Paul, worked in the Thessalonians is the fact that they received it as it should be received; God’s word. Their reception was right so the promise of God’s word is delivered on account of that honour they gave the word. The word of God does not just work for those who are Believers. It works actually for only those who believe and receive the word of God as God’s word. You know, receiving God’s word as His express word helps us to attach that level of seriousness and reverence to it as it were. Now, we understand that if the word of God seem not to be working in us and for us then we must check how we believe and whether we receive the word as man’s word or God’s word.

Prayer_Bead: He who was in the beginning and was the word of God and was with God and is God, thank you for the grace to receive your word as it were. May the word work in me to the praise of your name.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. ( Proverbs 31:30 )

Manners maketh a man. Anything that will stand the test of time must be carried on the shoulders of enviable virtues. Virtues are the solid template/background upon which life’s true deeds are etched. Our theme scripture narrows down the attributes of the proverbs 31 woman to deeds (what she does). Charm conceals what a person really is. It does not tell the true nature of the inward man except that it, packages the outward appearance in a case of charm. Beauty like a flower does not last. It is fleeting. Depending on anything that will not last is a surety for heartbreak and disappointment. And so the woman who is to be praised will be praised on the merits of her deeds. Unfortunately, many today wouldn’t want to do anything, they just want to be “someone”; idle desires. But the scripture says that the one who fears God will be praised. The reason is that, the fear of God will translate in our actions and words. Our deeds will mirror our fear of God and holiness. This way, our actions will be consistent with God’s will for us. The fear of God is that inner beauty that will not fade nor evaporate into thin air. It is what makes the proverbs 31 woman and any woman a virtuous woman. May the spirit of the fear of God come upon us in our relational walk with God and others.

Prayer_Bead: Immortal God, Invincible King, thank you for the Spirit of the fear of God. I walk in the ambience of your glory and grace. I am empowered to do what will bring you glory.

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We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. ( Hebrews 6:12 )

On the lonely road of faith, it is possible to be distracted by the cunning call of laziness and despair. There are people ahead of us who started out in faith but got sidetracked by unwillingness to wait when they must. Patience is a good virtue and on the journey of faith, it cannot be ignored. It is an important and a mandatory requirement for reaching that destination of faith. At the end of faith is the fulfillment of a promise. But in between is a long path of determination and abandonment. Faith brings us to that conclusion that, it does not depend on us or what we can sees and hear but on another and what that other can see, hear and do. Our absolute trust leans on the strength of that other. On the journey of faith, one of two unapologetic outcomes are certain. It is either we are sidetracked by laziness out of despair and impatience or we keep forging forward in hope that God will deliver whatever His word promised. Faith alone may seem enough until what is promised lingers; does not come immediately in the heat of our hopes. It is then that patience is needed to keep faith awake in hope. God’s promise will not change but will you change along the way?

Prayer_Bead: Author and Finisher of my faith, the Lord in whom consist all virtues, thank you for the grace to keep walking in faith as I patiently wait for the redemption of your promises. Glory be to your name.

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