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Chosen to reveal Christ


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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ( 1 Peter 2:9 )

The love of God for humans is so vast and complex. Before the foundations of the earth, God chose us in Christ to be unto Him His precious possession. And then in the fullness of time, God sent grace to save and take those He had chosen. This is why our salvation is not accidental. God is intentional about us getting into His ark, like in the days of Noah. It is just like how God instructed Noah to take particular animals with him into the ark. So we have been chosen; for a purpose. What is the purpose of our calling? We were called and chosen to declare the praise (glory) of He who called us from darkness into His marvelous light. How do we declare his praise? We do, like Moses, by showing ourselves to the world after we have been with the Lord for long. So let us live in the word of God so that the world can see the word of God through us.

Prayer_Bead: Awesome, Magnificent King, thank you for choosing me in Christ to reveal your praise and glory to the world. Keep me in the word of Your grace.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

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Stay in the land of promise


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The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’ —he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there. ( Genesis 24:7 )

The verse of scripture speaks about how Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac. But we are not exactly going to talk about marriage. Abraham had been in his father’s house almost half his life. And then the word of God came for him to leave his father’s household and his native land—Abraham’s ministry and calling was international. The Lord said He will give him a particular land, later to be called Canaan. The original rendition is translated as “…this land”. God was intentional and very specific about what He was giving Abraham. At the time Abraham had not yet received the land though it was stored for him. Now, Isaac was Abraham’s only son and the “extension” of his life. If Isaac should leave that land to settle in another place as a result of his getting married, it may take a longer time for the realization of that promise. This was why when the servant asked Abraham whether he should take Isaac to the land of his search if the woman refuses to come with him, Abraham said, no (Read all of Genesis 24). Location matters in matters concerning destiny. Isaac was supposed to stay at the place where God was going to give Abraham, no matter what. So that even after Abraham is dead and gone, his descendants could still inherit it; even though we know that his great grandchildren were displaced from the land, the tales of the land being theirs by promise would have outlived them. Whenever God gives us a promise, we need to heavily guard it until it’s fruition.

Prayer_Bead: The Lord, the God of heaven, thank you for the word of promise in Christ Jesus. I align to live out those promises and to bring to bear the full expression of Christ in my generation.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.

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Our interface for spiritual interaction

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He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. (John 16:14 )

The Holy Spirit is the person of God personified for our individual experiences. He individuates the character of God for the benefit of Believers. In the world of IT, we could explain this dimension of the Holy Spirit as an interface that allows us to interact with an app or a software. Without which it will be almost impossible to use the software. Whatever is made known to us after Christ Jesus was taken up into heaven thousands of years ago, is made possible by the Holy Spirit. He became the only official channel of connection with heaven. The Scripture also emphasises the inability of anyone of us to know anything of God apart from the Holy Spirit. It is just impossible to cross that divide and that without compromise or whatsoever of who is trying to breach the protocol. He is the legal operant of the conscience and Spirit of the regenerated man. Whatever the Holy Spirit reveals to us will always come to us as if they were given by Christ Himself. In making known what is of God–and that without Him nothing is known of God that is known, He brings glory to God. The Holy Spirit is our parakletos; our companion for the walk of faith.

Prayer_Bead :Thank you Father for giving us Your Spirit. Thank you for the opportunity to fellowship with you unrestrained. Guide me in the knowledge of your truth.

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Trust in the Lord

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As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” (Romans 10:11 )

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Always acknowledge him and He will fulfill the desires of your heart. God’s word cannot fail. What He says is what He does. What He plans, is what He executes. Many times, we fear to trust people because of the fear of shame; the shame from being disappointment by them. A man can disappoint you because they are humans and they lack the knowledge of what will or will not happen the next moment. Their promises are based on what they feel or know at the moment of the promise. So when things change in the direction they didn’t anticipate, they may decide not to honour their words, and then shame becomes the end results. But unlike men, God will not fail in His pursuit. He does not change His mind like the turning of a shadow. He is true to His word and person till our very end. The integrity of God assures us that we can trust in Him even in our trying times. If we trust absolutely in God for anything, God will honour it. He will not put us to shame.

Prayer_Bead: Father God, thank you for your word. I commit my heart unto your grace and love. Teach me to trust in your promises.

#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.