Month: May 2021

[The Glory Unveiled]

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,
I know that full well. ( Psalms 139:14 )

God created us to be a reflection of Himself; a mirror that projects who He is. Among the many known attributes of God, we say that, God is wonderful and He is to be feared. But we read in this verse of Scripture how the Psalmist says that he is fearfully and wonderfully made. He meant that he is made after the attributes of God. He carried in him, the life of God that made him unique. He goes on to say that God’s works are wonderful. We carry in us a wonder that can put the world on edge because we have the wonderful nature of God. This discovery and realization should be the central point of our self esteem and self value. The value of anything is determined by what it is worth. And we are worth the blood of the Lamb, meaning we are of that value to God. On top of that, He created us wonderfully in His likeness. This is what should determine our self esteem and not what the world and its system tells us. We are of much more value than many sparrows (Matthew 6:26). Our value and self esteem cannot be found in any other created thing but in the creator. This is why we must not allow the comments of people and their negative assessment of us get to us. We are way too valuable for the world’s lies. Let this be the reason for our confidence. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Prayer_Bead: Wonderful Father, Gracious King, thank you for how you made me. To reflect and reveal you to the world. This is the reason for my confidence and self esteem.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.” ( Judges 13:14 )

”Principles do not fail” but this is only true when they are adhered to the letter. Manoah, the father of Samson and his wife had received a prophecy that they would have a son, who would deliver Israel from their enemies. In addition to the prophecy, the Angel had given a set of rules that should govern the mother as long as she carried the baby in her womb. For that baby (prophecy) to be born, the mother of Samson had to change her behavior. Often times, prophecies are not fulfilled because there is no change in character. Whatever new thing we expect from heaven, our character must change to conform to the picture of what we seek. Any deviation from the instructions of the Angel would have terminated the emergence of Samson. And it wouldn’t have been the doing of heaven if the prophecy had failed. Manoah knew better, he asked the Angel what the rules that will regulate the boy’s life will be (verse 12). Samson, who is also a symbolism of the prophecy of the Angel was born later, meaning his mother actually changed her character and that was why the Nazarene, Samson was born. Whatever prophecies have gone ahead of our lives are waiting for our attitudinal change to come to pass. Change is a necessity for the fulfillment of our prophecies.

Prayer_Bead: My Father, My Lord, thank you for the promises of your word. Help me to properly align through behavioral change and complete obedience to your word.

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God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. ( Hebrews 6:10 )

God will not forget our good deeds even if they seem forgotten by people because God is just. In today’s verse of scripture, we are shown a kind of labour that amounts to showing love to God. It is the work of helping people. Whenever we help people, we have shown love to [the image of] God. God created us in His image and likeness and so whenever we help another person, we have shown love to God through them. We are the extensions of God on earth to carry out His good purposes. Someone once said that, helping people isn’t a burden, it’s an opportunity. Indeed, we are opportune to receive the reward of God when we help other people. When we continue diligently in this pursuit, we become channels through which God releases His blessings to other people. But God’s continuous use of us as a blessing to others and His rewards are dependent on our continuous dedication to help other people. God has made us such that, it is not good for anyone [irrespective of who they are] to be alone. We were made not to be independent but to be dependent on one another for our full maximization. Right from the beginning, God said it was not good for man to be alone. That has been our lot since. Keep helping people and God will not forget to reward you.

Prayer_Bead: I am a channel of blessing to my world. I live to represent the government of Heaven on earth. I am an ambassador of righteousness and love. The world is a better place because of me and I help the downtrodden._

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Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. ( 1 John 2:6 )

The Christian walk, though a walk of faith, has definite signs that testify that one is a child of God. The Christian is one who lives in God. In other words, God is the home and the abode of the Believer. But the scripture says that whoever claims to live in God must live as Jesus lived. Our life must resemble the life of Christ. And how do we know the life that Jesus lived except through the word of God. Jesus kept the commands of the Father. And the Bible says that we know the Father if we obey His commandments (1John 2:3). If we say we know Him but refuse to do what He commands, then we are liars. Living in God and knowing God has to do with obedience to the word of God. We cannot know God nor live in Him apart from His word. This is the reality of the life we have been called into. If we live in God, our lives must speak His word. This is the bedrock of our identity with Him. Instead of saying we live in Him, we must just live as He lived and we wouldn’t have to say anything.

Prayer_Bead: Gracious Lord, thank you for the wonderful opportunity to identify with you. May my life resound your word as I walk in obedience to you.

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For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. ( 1 Peter 1:23 )

Seeds are the resources that make fruits and plants. Without a viable seed, a fruit is not assured. The apostle Peter writes that we should have sincere love for each other now that we have obeyed the word of God and have been purified (1 Peter 1:22). In 1 Corinthians 13:13, we read that of love, faith and hope, love endures. So the apostle Peter is reaffirming that, the seed of love which endures forever is what we are born of. He calls the enduring seed of love, “imperishable seed”. The seed that resulted in us, was love. For God so loved us and gave His son to us. This son is love because God is love. And because we came out of the design of love, we also have the imperishable seed of love. This is why the apostle in verse 22, says we should love. We have the seed of love in us. A fruit carries its seed and every seed carries in it other seeds. So whatever brought us into existence, namely, love, is within us too, as seed. We can love anyone because we carry in our spiritual DNA the life of love. This love was activated through the living and enduring word of God. So, our ability to continue in this life of love depends on our continuous dependence on the word of God. The word of God is our lifeline to our life source.

Prayer_Bead: Our Father, Lover of our souls, we walk this day and everyday in the consciousness of your love for us and the seed of that love in us. Help us to be with your word at all times. In Jesus name.

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