Tag: #ChooseChrist

[The Glory Unveiled]

A person may think their own ways are right,
but the LORD weighs the heart. ( Proverbs 21:2 )

The truth, that God is not a man is evident as it is clearly displayed in His dealings with men. As such man’s standard and unit of measurement is different from God’s. The standards of man leans on what is obvious to the senses. So that once the senses cannot capture something as factual even though it may be, the standards of man regards that unit as irrelevant. On the other hand, God uses a standard of measurement that sees what the eyes and senses cannot reveal. The standard of God sees past the actions of men into the motive that sponsors such actions. So that to God, even though someone might have done a good thing, if the heart is not right at the time of executing that good thing, the act is also null and void. This also means that, our motives; the state of our hearts are more important to God than the noise of our voices and the acts of our hands. We cannot fraud God because the intents of our hearts cannot be hidden from God. He sees the hidden things of darkness and the motives of the heart. If we know and believe this truth, then it behoves us to diligently keep our hearts.

Prayer_Bead: Omnipotent Father, Omniscient king, thank you for your word. Kindly search my heart and expose any corrupt ways and desires in me. And where I am found wanting, supply grace.

#GNews: Unveiling hearts to Christ.

[The Glory Unveiled]

In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines. ( Proverbs 18:17 )

Wisdom speaks to us through the voice of today’s scripture. There are so many speakers today, and everyday we are challenged with so many words we have to carefully judge before we accept or reject them. The world and its system has created for itself so many speakers and storytellers. So that in our dealings in the world and with the world, there is the need to be circumspect. The systems of the world have been built on the experiences of the past and the standards of the world that seem right. That may actually be the case until they are cross-examined. But how can we cross-examine something if we do not know better. There is therefore then the need for a higher and better body of knowledge, one that is independent of this world’s and is not taught by this world. That body of knowledge is the knowledge of the Most High. The former can only be corrected by the later if the later is superior to the former. Praise be to God, the word of God is parent to everything in existence and outside it. Anytime the world brings its lawsuits [troubles, issues, accusations and challenges], we need to cross examine them with the word of God and ask ourselves whether they are in sync with the word of God before we open up to them. Anything outside the span of the word of God is eternally useless and destructive. The word is all we need to have all our needs met or changed.

Prayer_Bead: Holy Spirit, the Counselor and guide, thank you for your witness in my spirit and the ability to judge between your ways and will and those of the world.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

[The Glory Unveiled]

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 )

God makes promises to men so that we could be lured to the secret place and the realm of God. The promises of God will not fail nor be cut short. God promised Abraham that He will make his children like the stars of the sky. Now it would seem that God didn’t honour that promise because Abraham only had one legitimate child. Yet, because God is faithful, He honored that promise through the children of Abraham. Today, the descendants of Abraham, Israel is a great nation with innumerable people. God’s time is not synchronous with our earthly time. And because His time is different from ours, there is the need for patience. God’s promises are “yes” and “amen” but can we wait for it’s manifestation in the spirit of patience and absolute trust in the faithfulness of God? Waiting patiently for God’s word is prove that we trust what God says He will do. If we can wait, we can have whatever is promised us, of God.

Prayer_Bead: O, God, come and make me so that there is not a possibility for me to ever doubt you but to have a quenchless thirst for the Living God. Give me the tenacity to wait patiently in faith for your promises.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

[ The Glory Unveiled ]

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ. ( Philippians 3:8 )

Everyday, many things chase after our minds and heart. New desires are draw to us each and every moment. But some of these things come usually to blind us from seeing the important things and attaching to the irrelevant ones. Unless we have a well defined set of priorities of what we deem important and or urgent, we cannot truly see the things that matter in our walk with Christ. There is only one slot for knowing Christ, we cannot seek to know Christ and the world. In other words, we cannot live for the world and still desire that we know Christ as much as other people know Him. In Jesus’ own words, no man can serve two masters. The apostle Paul says he considers every other thing garbage so that he could gain Christ. All material things that could be counted gain was considered loss so that he wouldn’t give them much attention. If we would imitate the apostle, we need to see the value of Christ as far above all else and then we will have real love and passion for the knowledge of Christ. Do we want to know Christ? A pattern is laid for us to follow. Count everything loss and Christ will be magnified as gain and most important. That way, our hearts are linked to heaven at any point in time.

Prayer_Bead: Father and Lord, King of all kings and master of the universe, thank you for the opportunity to choose you amidst all the things that call for my attention. Thank you for helping me to prioritize right.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.