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The Power of Association

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One of the greatest factors that determine one’s progress in life is Association. This factor goes a long way in making or marring the destiny of an individual.


The root of every destroyed or fulfilled destiny can in one way or another be traced or linked with the kind of people one associated with. The company we keep is not limited to our friends alone, it goes a long way beyond that.

It could be anyone, any organization or club. Let’s take a look at the life of King Solomon from the Bible.

1st Kings 11:1-8;

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

2. Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

3. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

4. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

7. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8. And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

We can see from the verses above that even the very wives of Solomon ended up destroying his long built relationship with God.

He had all the wisdom but the wrong association became a stumbling block for him and because of this, Israel was torn apart and taken from the house of David.

It doesn’t matter how great or anointed one can be, once you get involved with the wrong association, destruction is imminent and inevitable.

1 Corinthians 15:33: Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”


The wrong company destroys but the right company preserves and builds one up. Observe that in the aforementioned verse, we are warned by the Apostle to avoid being misled. The question is misled by what?

We are to avoid being misled by the thought that the only way to convert unbelievers is by being close friends with them. This is false and not biblical!

Jesus never taught communion with unbelievers; even though he ate with sinners, they were never among His close clique. Do not be deceived that you’re too strong or wise to be badly influenced by unbelievers.

Solomon was not just strong, he was wise; he was the wisest man of his time. Yet, his fall was the most disastrous of kings.



DAVID AND JONATHAN (1 Samuel 18)

Jonathan loved, protected and cherished David like a brother.


Jonathan was selfless – he gave David several gifts including his sword and his garment. These two youths stayed loyal and faithful to one another inspite of the enmity between Saul and David.

True friendship saves and protects. Jonathan saved David from Saul’s wrath.

– Have friends who are passionate about the things of God.

– Have vision-driven friends.

– Have friends who are compatible with your future. There are folks that if we allow into our personal space will become obstruction to our future goals.


Finally, do not be hesitant to separate from a friend who seems to be a stumbling block to your success. Abraham separated from Lot and Paul wasn’t reluctant in separating from Barnabas.

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The Greatest Love

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Love was one of the most powerful weapons God used in redeeming Mankind back to himself; and that weapon is still very much active today. 


The Bible says in John 3 vs 16;

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his ONLY begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”.



Jesus was the only Son God ever had, yet, God was willing to sacrifice Him for the salvation of the world. 


God gave Jesus out into the cold hands of death just because of you and I and in doing this, put both Heaven and Earth in Great danger. 


Great danger? 


Yes! Because the fate of both Heaven and earth depended on whether Jesus would fulfil or fail in His mission. 


Jesus faced several temptations, yet, He overcame them all. He refused to be distracted in His mission to save mankind. Scriptures tell us that He prayed with so much fervency – not for Himself, but for you and I. (Hebrews 5 vs 7) 


He had the power to disappear before even when the soldiers came to arrest Him at Gethsemane.


But He said, “Not my will Lord, but thy will be done”. 


His great love for us made Him willing to sacrifice His freedom and dignity.





He even bore our curse;

Galatians 3:13 – “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”



Folks, God’s display of love on calvary remains the highest display of love for eternity.

St. John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”





Even when we fall, He picks us up and wipe the stains of sin and guilt away with His Blood.


This is the incomprehensible love of Christ – the love that passes understanding.




If you ever feel like anyone hates you, remember that two thousand years ago, a Divine Being named ‘Jesus’ made the greatest love sacrifice on the cross.

Are you feeling hopeless or in despair? Look unto the cross and be strengthened.


If you ever feel like an outcast, Remember you have been adopted by God through Christ and you are now a part of God’s Household {Ephesians 2:12-13}

Rejoice and bask in the love of Christ! 😊😊




Written by Tolu-Taiwo Victor

Spirituality

HOW TO MEDITATE ON GOD’S WORD

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Meditation involves studying, which is a step higher than reading. The word of God is not meant to be read alone, but to be meditated upon. It is PRIMARILY meant for us to encounter.

Meditation is the practice or act of pondering (focusing) on a written or spoken discourse. It means expressing considered thoughts on a subject.

Wikipedia defines meditation as ‘a practice where an individual uses a technique –such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity –to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.’


If you want to meditate, the basic things to do, includes:

1. SUSTAINING THE APPROPRIATE POSTURE

It was Apostle Edu Udechukwu that said that “the feedbacks you get from the scriptures, is dependent on the posture that you sustained before approaching it.”

Psalms 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth, and the MEDITATION OF MY HEART, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”

If your heart must receive divine revelation, the state of your heart must sustain the appropriate posture of: “entering the scriptures in the spirit, encountering the word beyond the mind, and interacting with the Spirit of the Word.”

With that in place, you will not be distracted and, your mind, body and spirit will be aligned and ready to meditate on the Word.

II Timothy 2:15 (NASB): “BE DILIGENT to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling (expounding) the word of truth.”

Diligent meditation will create pictures of the events that happened and what led to it.

By this, you will have insight and understand the contextual meaning of the passage.

If the appropriate posture is not sustained, you certainly will have problem with meditation.

You will look mechanically into the scriptures, but will not be able to BEHOLD the person of Jesus Christ.

You will be unable to apprehend divine realities in your spirit. You will be far from COMFORMING to the image of Christ. This is what leads one to explain scriptures only with the natural human intellect.

2. CONSIDER THE CONTEXT

“Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.” 2 Timothy 2:7

Your mind and heart must be exercised to gain insight that is embedded in the scriptures. This is what the above scripture entails.

You have to consider by meditation, before the Lord will give you understanding. You ca not get right understanding of scripture (by the Spirit) until you consider by medication.

Considering the context of scripture is necessary for application. It is wise to ask questions such as these:

To whom was it written? By whom?

What were the circumstances?

What are the precise meanings of the words in the original language?

What related scriptures might provide additional insights?

With the following questions, you will see yourself digging deep and understanding it through the help of the Holy Spirit.

Psalms 8:3 “When I CONSIDER thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.”

From the aforementioned verse, David –The Psalmist, was meditating on the handiwork of God, and that led to what he said in the next verses.

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet” Psalms 8:4,5, 6.

Reading without meditation, is what causes misconception.

Misconception of scriptures leads to misinterpretation, and misinterpretation leads to misapplication of scriptures. This is how some heresies come into the body of Christ.

3. PERSONALIZING THE PASSAGES


Personalize it by rereading it in the first person; using I, me, and my.

For example, John 3:16 could be personalized by saying,

“For God so loved ‘ME‘, that He gave His only begotten Son, that if ‘I‘ believe in Him, ‘I‘ will not perish but have everlasting life.”

Colossians 3:16 could be personalized by saying, “Let the word of Christ dwell in ‘ME‘ richly in all wisdom.”

When you personalize the scripture, it becomes a living expression within your heart. This is also an aspect of meditation.

After that, read the personalized verse repeatedly. That will make room for better understanding of that

verse.

However, this method is not applicable for all scriptures because not every scripture is meant to be personalized.

MANTRA MEDITATION

Mantra in this context refers to a phrase REPEATED to assist concentration during meditation.

You can do mantra meditation by repeating a verse, phrase, or a word in the scripture. For example;

“Let the Word of Christ dwell in ME richly in all wisdom.”


Do some ‘figuring out‘ in your spirit to substantiate the passage. You can do this by representing some items in a coded way which only you may understand.

As you continue meditating, your understanding of the verse deepens, your illustrations will expand.

While asking yourself questions, you can give answers to them by introspection. You can be linked to other related scriptures, you will get to know a verse from other passages, it will widen your understanding and enable you to balance the context of scriptures.

When you have done your diligent meditation of a particular verse, chapter or book, then you will be able to illustrate and summarize the main concepts found within the passage(s).

Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, THINK on these things.”

While you diligently read and meditate, the Holy Spirit will drop a message(s) in your heart.

When this happens, you will able to discover where you had ignorance and deficiency in accurate Understanding.

Apply them accurately in the areas they are required.

David Chikwado Caleb

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The Elasticity of The Human Brain

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I ran an experimental workout yesterday on Brain ELASTICITY. I took a reading adventure that took me more than ten hours.

Though my goal was not to spend time studying, but to observe the widening of my brain horizon.

It was quite tough reading for that duration. I was checking for the limit of my brain’s elasticity in the place of study.

I found out that the human brain has no ELASTIC LIMIT when it comes to being fed with information. It cannot get overfull.

It can be stretched and stressed, but each time you go beyond a certain threshold of stretching, your brain masters it and conditions itself to survive under such mode of stress and strain.

Those who study for long hours can attest to this.

The brain can be conditioned to embark on a work, apart from studying for lengthy hours without experiencing any BREAKDOWN, hence the complexity of the human brain.

Don’t get it twisted. No human is blessed with a special breed of brain to be exceptional. Never!

We all have more or less the same brain potential, but not many folks have crossed the stress threshold of their brain. They would rather sleep than stress the brain.

I once introduced a concept which I called “Brain Potential Power” (BPT). I posited that the brain can actually be stressed under certain conditions but if it can get ACCUSTOMED to such stress, it will ‘marry’ the stress as its natural disposition or abilities.

Say for instance, you can only study for thirty minutes and whenever you try to go beyond that, you get brain pain.

You can actually get rid of that pain by enduring it and going beyond those thirty minute.

When this is done steadily, your brain gets schooled to familiarize itself with the NEW development of scaling above mere thirty minutes to probably an hour, such that you can at anytime study beyond thirty minutes without any noticeable pain.

Christian Uchechukwu

POETRY, Prayer

Believers’ Obligation to the Government

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1 Peter 2:17 – “Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor“

Believers must come to understand that no matter how much they would love to have Christians as leaders of nations, Unbelievers will still have access to national power.

God is not an unjust judge. He gives equal opportunities to the Christian and to the sinner. There is no possiblity as having a continuous line of Christian presidents ruling a particular nation.

Understanding of this, will enable us to accept the outcome of elections even when they are contrary to what we expected or voted for.

In such a situation as this, where the agenda of those who are at the helm of political affairs in America, we are tempted to fall into despair and apathy.

Yet, the Bible admonishes us to pray for our leaders even in times like this.

It does not specify the type who of leaders we are to pray for. Hence, whether they are good or bad, we are to remember them in our prayers. Praying for the salvation of their souls, the obstruction of their evil policies and guidance to do the right things.

Our primary duty is to pray for our leaders and our country at large.

Jeremiah 29:7 – “Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper”

We must not become apathetic towards the issues that concerns our country’s politics and economy. The failure of believers to pray for their countries will lead to its downfall.

When we fold our hands and shut our lips towards the affairs of our nation, God will likewise shut Himself out of the affairs of this nation.

God Himself has said it, in the aforementioned text, that if we pray then our nation will prosper, and if our nation prospers, then we will prosper.

Beloved Saints, let us pray for the peace and prosperity of our respective countries.

Let us pray for the wisdom of God upon our leaders. Let us pray for the counsel of the ungodly to be destroyed.

Let us pray that God’s will be done in our nations.

Amen.

Prayer, Spirituality

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

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Within the scope of the body of Christ, prayer is the ONLY channel or means of communicating WITH GOD. Prayer is a face of fellowship through which believers can worship God IN TRUTH and IN SPIRIT.

In other words, it is the mode of ‘fellowship with God’ which is done through the name Jesus, else, it’s not consistent with what the Bible calls prayer.

The reasons for prayer varies from person to person, the reasons underlying our prayers, are reflectives of the benefits we intend to receive.
However, there are fundamental benefits of praying, which includes:

1. INTIMACY WITH GOD

Our degree of intimacy with God differs because the CAPACITY of our relationship with God is not the same. Intimacy is the platform upon which the church is espoused to Christ (the head of the church).

Intimacy also exists between a husband and his wife, the basic purpose of their marriage is to live together as ONE FLESH.
In likewise manner, we’re joined with Christ and our intimacy with him is maintained and explored through prayer.

In marital relationship, sex is not just for satisfaction, it is a language of intimacy which strengthens the oneness of the couple.

In relationship with God, prayer is not a ritualistic exercise, it is a language of intimacy which sustains the oneness of the body of Christ.

Intimacy with God Is primarily concerned with ‘walking with God’ before working for God. It is a facet with emphasis on “the secret place.”

Genesis 5:24: “And Enoch WALKED WITH GOD: and he was not; for God took him.”

The above text is the account of Enoch’s testimony, he’s the facet dimension which depicts the christian journey into the depths of the realities of God.

2. SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Both individual and collective growth is the product of consistent intimacy with God, when every believer is growing, the body of Christ will eventually reach ‘the unity of the faith’.

Growth is a characteristic of believers, it is the evidence that one has not just walked with God, but has TOUCHED realities of God which are encrypted in his spirit.

Growth becomes part of your benefit when you’re GIVEN to many prayers which concerns the matters of the kingdom.

Nobody grows by default, Never!
Therefore, it is not enough to ignite intimate relationship with God, you must endeavor to GROW, if not, you’ll remain a new-creature-infant.

Growth is concerned with spiritual maturity. Prayer helps to draw you closer to God, it serves as a mode for approximating to a higher realm. When this happens, it shows you’re actually growing.

Ephesians 4:13: “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto A PERFECT MAN, unto the measure of the stature of THE FULNESS of Christ”

From the above mentioned text, ‘a’ perfect man is used to typify THE BODY of Christ as ‘one perfect personality’ which has attained the fullness of Christ. This is why WE pray for THE BODY, until this benefit is achieved.

3. IT IS A MODE OF WARFARE OPERATION.

Isaiah 9:4-5: “For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.”

From the above scripture, the war scenario is the immediate devastation of the Midianites, which is used to compare the conflict and a sudden conquest that Christ obtained over sin, satan, the world, and death.

As christian soldiers, we know that we are not permitted to wrestle against our fellow human, we are rather approbated to fight against evil forces.

Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against PRINCIPALITIES, against POWERS, against THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS of this world, against SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS in high places.”

The wrestling and the victory over these evil forces, can ONLY be possible through praying, else, we can’t be able to fight those forces. This is one of the outstanding benefits of praying.

Due to the powers that be, whenever you pray, it turns to be a war in the spirit world.

David was a man who uses songs to pray. Those songs are called ‘songs of prayer’ or ‘intercessory songs’. More often than not, he sings prayerfully, that’s why he was not just a singer, but a worshipper THROUGH prayer.

Prayer was actually the life of his songs.

Prayer is the life of ALL believers. This is the emphasis behind what Jesus said in Luke 18:1

“….Men ought ALWAYS to pray, and not to faint

He said, ‘always’.

When something is done always, it will automatically become a lifestyle. When something is your lifestyle, it is already an addiction, there will be no day you won’t do it, there will be no day you will relent in doing it.

Pray more often in your secret place, intensify your prayers and maintain it as your lifestyle.

Let us pray!

David Chikwado Caleb

Spirituality

ANGELS

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Let me talk a little on Angels today: ”Do you know you’ve encountered Angels and maybe severally?”


UNUSUAL APPEARANCE

You’ve ever observed a person you rarely see but always see when you’re in some grave danger and when it’s resolved, they’re no more? And on and on like that It goes…

They may not appear in the form you expect as with wings and in white garment and the likes but they do severally appear besides those appearances in human form to men.
They did with Abraham(Gen.18).
They did with Lot(Gen.19).
They did with much more…

When they do, some men of the Spirit could realize it and some others do not but irregardless, they must accomplish their task at the time.

I’ve had Angelic visitation too of the white garment and the likes we do know of but of this I speak now, very often. This happens many times in the lives of God’s children.

You must not be ignorant of the divine and of Angelic operations. You must be sensitive as a child of God.
Sometimes we get distracted and it’s okay. But, come right back. Get in the race. Run with speed. Run with determination.

Speaking of these Angels, they’re ministering spirits to the saints and to the church.
Seeing such important role they play, why ignore their operation?

OTHER SCENARIOS

There were times too you’ve been delivered from some accidents maybe on road and from some harm and others.
Those are Fruits of Angelic operations!

HOW TO RELEASE THEM

–Prayer: Prayer has always and always will be key.

Angels do not move till God speaks. God does not move till we speak (Pray). This should tell you how important prayer is. It should be for us as breathing itself for of such was it to the Apostles and early Church and thus could they last.

Our prayer releases God into action which brings Angelic interventions.

A WAR

There’s a war going on in the earth whether you realize it or not. But as a Soldier of Christ, you should know that.
We’re not the ones fighting but we play a major role in the battle.

By our prayers, we empower the divine and Angels and when we don’t pray, we don’t. I know it may seem hard to get but, the prayers of the church releases and empowers Angels. What happens then when they don’t?

Today, they pay less attention to the battle they’re in and tangle in worldly affairs, seeking after wealth and much more and rarely after deliverance of the oppressed and darkness destruction. As the scripture says, we shouldn’t be ignorant of the enemy’s wiles (2 Cor. 2:11).

JESUS AS EXAMPLE

Want much of Angelic visitations in your life? Got to be prayerful!

Jesus prayed in the wilderness after which Angels came and strengthened Him.

He prayed at Gethsemane and Angels came and strengthened Him.

He prayed much more times and received Angelic visitations and intervention (not all were accounted in the scriptures).

We’ve got to pray too!


©Jemifor Zaphenathpaaneah Roland

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Refreshing your Pastor

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Ephesians 4:11-12: “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”

The secret to the success of every great organization lies in the quality of its leadership, and the response of the followers to the leader.

No organization can exist and succeed without having leaders, and without having people who submissively follow their leadership.

This is a Principle that Christ works with in The Church. The Church is an Organization in all planes of existence. The Church is a physical, social and spiritual organization. It is a Body. A Society which consists of Christians.

The Head of the Church is Christ. Yet, Christ has appointment leaders known as Ministers here on Earth, to shepherd His Church on His behalf and bring them unto the fulness of the divine nature which they’d received.

The Pastor of your Church is your leader. He is the shepherd placed in charge of you and every other person who belongs to that Christian community.

He is divinely ordained. The scripture mentioned above tells us that it is Christ who selects the Pastors, Apostles etc. None of them ever chose themselves. They were chosen by God and special anointed to carry out the tasks which the Lord assigned to them.

The duty of a Pastor is to take care of his flocks. To nourish them spiritually and mentally, and sometimes, financially. To intercede for them before the throne of mercy all day long.

But the work of pastors can become an heavy workload if their followers are not responding positively to them.

The effectiveness of the pastor depends on how well his flock responds to his leadership.

Romans 15:32: “So that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company”


2 Timothy 1:16: “May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains”

The Man of God needs refreshing. He spends hours fasting and praying, not for himself, but for you and I.

He makes several sacrifices. Goes on retreats; denies himself of even family comfort, just to see that the will of God over your life is fulfilled.

These things are laborious. I doubt if there is anything that energizes ones spirit, yet, exhausts one mentally, emotionally or physically as long term Fasting and Prayer.

Yet, our Men of God engage in these things, to ensure that we get every equipping needed to carry out God’s purpose on Earth.

If we fail to refresh them, they will get worn out, because there is only so much the Body can bear.

HOW TO REFRESH YOUR PASTOR

1. Pray for Him:

Our Pastors have needs also. They have personal challenges that they are struggling with. Some of them have family/marital problems. We must not shut our eyes to these things.

It is very important for the man of God to be prayed for with fervency by his members.

The Church at Jerusalem, prayed for Peter without ceasing when he was arrested. All over the world, pastors are facing severe persecutions. It is our duty to pray that God will strengthen their faith and give them the fortitude to bear the trials and tribulations.

2. HONOUR THEM

Thessalonians 5:12: “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work”

When Satan wants to scatter a congregation, he starts by making them disdain their pastor. When God wants to bless a congratulation, He first creates harmony between the Pastor and the congregation.

No matter what, do not slander your pastor. Do not speak ill of him. Do not disrespect your man of God. Though, they are not perfect, but for the fact that they were chosen by God to lead, we must give them absolute honor.

They are humans. Hence, they might have temperament problems. But the anointing upon their lives, the stature of their spirits and the sacrifices they make, deserve total respect.

Men of God should be encouraged. They should feel loved and appreciated by their flocks.

3. Financial Support.

Galatians 6:6: “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches”

Galatians 6:6: “And those who are taught the Word must share all good things with their teacher; a sharing of wealth takes place between them.” (TPT)

Do not withhold your substance from your pastor. Support his Ministry with your finances. Give bountifully. Purchase gifts for him and his family.

God always blesses those who give to Pastors. But you must give to them out of love, and not because you want God to make you rich.

Decide today, that whether you are in abundance, or you are not financially bouyant, you will always support your man of God in whatever way you can.

God Bless You.

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A Rare Lesson from The Ants

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Proverbs 6 vs 6
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; Consider her ways and be wise”

The ant is a very special and interesting creature. Though very small in size, it has a lot of interesting and amazing characteristics.

According to science, ants can lift up to 50 times their own weight. So small yet strong and mighty. Another interesting fact about them is that they have no ears. Yes! They lack ears. All they depend on for hearing are vibrations.

These little creatures are ubiquitous. I mean they can be found anywhere and everywhere you go.

Some species of ants can actually live up to 2 hours after their heads have been ripped off their bodies.

These creatures are so amazing and unique, establishing the fact that size doesn’t matter when it comes to surviving in thus world.

Aside these amazing facts, there is also a lot to learn from them such as the lesson of hardwork and determination.

But that is not the only thing we can learn from the ants.

One evening, I was sitting under an almond tree enjoying the coolness of the shades and the evening breeze.

Then I felt something walking on my neck. I quickly threw it off my neck, and I inquisitively went to check what it was.

I discovered it was a little ant which I crushed while trying to take it off my neck.

It lay there wounded. I decided to leave it on the ground, hoping it would heal and gain enough strength to walk again.

I kept going to observe whether it would move, at intervals.

Several minutes later, I spotted another ant coming.

After a few seconds, it got to where the injured ant was and touched it with its antenna. It did this for about 30 seconds.

Then suddenly, it picked up the injured ant and started moving it away from where it was towards their little ant hole buried in the ground. Soon they got to the hole and entered.

This little act of this ant amazed me. It saw its fellow ant helplessly wounded and did not abandon it.. Instead, it helped it to safety.

Everyday, we hear stories of devout Christians falling into grievous sins such as fornication, fraud etc.

We see some at the verge of backsliding because they feel that they have fallen so deep they ca not be saved or used by God again.

Hearing this, instead of becoming a helping hand, we Christians take it as an opportunity to criticize and condemn them.

Instead of showing them love, we become mean towards them as if we are the world’s perfectionists. Instead of encouraging them, we talk them down., instead of correcting, we criticize.

Lots of Christians have commuted suicide due to this. The place from which they expected to get love, faith, strength and Correction, they got hatred, shame and criticism instead.

I want us to know that our maturity as believers is not only measured based on how fervently or how long we pray. Nor is it only measured based on on how well we get deep revelations from the Bible. It is also measured based on how we handle situations around us.

We are on a journey and this journey is a journey filled with stumbling blocks. No one is perfect but we are moving towards perfection.

Many are going to fall but it is the job of those who are already strong in those areas to bring them up, love, encourage and correct them.

Let us help each other on this journey.
Let us carry each other along.
Let us intercede for one another.
Let us fellowship with one another.

Don’t make anyone feel bad for falling. Remember it could happen to anyone and even you.

The Apostle said, “Let brotherly love continue”.

The Road to Eternity is full of thorns and trials, but if we stick to one another, we can definitely overcome.

Written by Tolu-Taiwo Victor

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As far as You can See

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Abraham’s staff had a quarrel with Lot’s staff over grazing land for their cattle. This led to Abraham and Lot agreeing to separate.

Lot was given to option to choose between the breathtaking city of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the less attractive land which they dwelt in at that moment. Lot chose the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, and he left Abraham with the less attractive site.

Probably Abraham stood after Lot had left, gazing at the beautiful sight of Sodom and Gomorrah, and wishing he had the opportunity to rear his cattle in such a plain.

But the Lord appeared unto Abraham.

Genesis 13:14-17: “After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.” (NLT)

God came to change Abraham’s sight, from beholding the dainties of Sodom and Gomorrah to beholding the far greater wealth he had in store for Abraham. He said to Abraham, “I am giving you all this land, as far as you can see….”

The kind of seeing that God was talking about here, isn’t the seeing done with the physical eyes. It is that which is done with the inner sight. It is the seeing done with the Imagination.

God told Abraham to look Northwards and Southwards and Eastwards and Westwards. There was certainly no way Abraham would have been able to the entirety of these four cardinal points with his physical sight. But God expects the child of God to see by faith and not by what his physical eyes show him.

The question a believer must ask himself is, “What am I seeing?”

One of the facts which psychology has proven to be true, is that every human who walks and works in this Earth, has a mental picture of himself and his future which guides his decisions and actions.

Even those who claim to see nothing are actually seeing despair, emptiness and a future void of greatness.

In the midst of this pandemic, what is that which you are seeing with your inner eyes? There might have been a lockdown on your business, but there can never be a lockdown on your imagination!

Do you have a mental picture of a great future in mind? Or have you conceded to the picture of gloominess and darkness in your future.

The reason God gave us a lot of promises and ensured they were all penned down is so that in the time of challenges, we may look at those promises, and see them manifesting in our lives. Using your mind to picture the promises of God towards you and your family is not a way of escaping or trying to deny reality. Rather, it is the way to elevating your whole being to living in a higher reality.

Things to see happening in your life

1) Your children becoming great: You might have children who right now, are stubborn and might even be ungodly, yet, do not let your vision be limited to who they seem to be at present. Rather, see them as the kind of children that the Bible has promised for those who fear the Lord.

Psalm 112:2: “(the man who fears the Lord) His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.” (KJV)

See your children becoming great businessmen, politicians, leaders, ministers in the society. Let this be your vision for their lives, and let it drive you to give them the best guidance needed to attain this dream.

2) See yourself having a prosperous home: What makes a home prosperous is not money alone. Love, care, peace and the thriving of your family members can make your home prosperous.

Envision the kind of family you want to have. Envision the kind of spouse you want to be, and start making decisive steps to becoming that spouse now!

3) See yourself living in good health and long life until you leave this world:

Psalm 91:10: “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.” (KJV)

No matter how contagious the pandemic might be, God has promised that it will not come best your dwelling.

Peradventure it came, see yourself getting healed of it.

See yourself alive, even in old age, spending the holidays with thriving children and grandchildren and even your great-grandf

POETRY

Marriage in Christ

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So beautiful yet our desires must be contained,
So blissful yet our tolerance is needed.

So glamorous yet we need knowledge to sustain it,
So fruitful yet we must reveal him.

So greatly adorned yet we need endurance,
So perfectly equipped yet we need forbearance.

So powerful yet we must be humble,
So creative yet we must be always be connected.

So colorful yet we must be hardworking,
So impactful yet we must be submissive.

So productive yet we must give attention,
So peaceful yet we must be patient.

So loving yet we must give resources,
So lovely yet time is needed..

Marriage is a hardwork you must give yourself to God and be fully ready to take the responsibilities for it to work perfectly.



Written by Greenhills Emmanuel Amarayahweh