His birth birthed celebration- In Him we found Jubilation. Kill the question, ignite action All has qualified, no audition. His birth replied our petition- Even our unanswered questions.
Be merry in this merry feast- Eat your fried chicken at least. Wise men did theirs at the East. Even the evangelist and priest. Sing till your voice crest summit- Be merry in this merry feast
Mehhhhh… Sounding with solo, Joy everywhere; singing with alto. Hail our master, bravo! We are happy, let’s call on alonso. Dance to the allegro, Saviour is the commando.
Because the world is tattered Ruthless and it’s scattered The lamb was slaughtered For hope that has been shattered Its skin, used to cover the uncovered He restored hope that was shattered
The year has been tough Full of falls, thorns and rough. But His love was ever enough. In life’s prison we were in handcuff But He ransomed us in His love. Thank you Lord, for your Love
The tale was not by sight, Neither was it by might It was the light twice as bright; At the new born’s sight. Let’s merry in His only light For the blind has seen the light.
In every storm Every noise Every disturbance There’s always a voice So gentle yet loud So quiet yet audible Always crying out Crying out to be heard Yet unheard
Yes, it’s the voice of wisdom The voice that brings knowledge The voice that gives understanding The voice that calms every storm The voice that offers a way out Yes, it’s the voice of THE SPIRIT
Matthew 14 vs 32 ; “And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased”
The disciples of Jesus were out one night in the middle of the sea and suddenly, a great wind arose which was going contrary to them. Take note of the word, ‘CONTRARY.’
Also note that at that time, they lacked Jesus in the ship because Jesus was out somewhere praying at that time.
I believe Jesus’ disciples did have tried everything they could to restore balance to the ship.
Probably, they had adjusted the ship, or throw some goods into the sea. All of these were done in order to prevent the ship from sinking.
But when Jesus came into the boat in verse 32 above, we’re told in scriptures “And when they were come into the ship(JESUS alongside Peter), the wind ceased”, the storm became calm, the trouble left and Peace was restored.
John tells us, in his account of this story that “they (referring to Jesus’disciples) WILLINGLY received him into the ship…… ”,
After seeing they could not help themselves, they WILLINGLY received him. After trying their best to bring peace, they WILLINGLY received Him who is ‘THE PRINCE OF PEACE’ into their boat and immediately, peace came into their lives both externally and internally.
That ship represents our lives as Christians. In the midst of the storm, it is trying its best to escape the storm, to find peace and inner tranquility.
We earnestly search for it with all our might. Yet, because of storms like this pandemic, we live in panic, in fear, and in despair
This is because in our quest for true peace, we have left out The PRINCE OF PEACE, JESUS CHRIST.
We have totally left him out of our troubles thinking we could solve it ourselves, when the Bible actually tells us in Proverbs 3 that we should lean not on our own understanding, but trust in him and acknowledge him in everything we do including our troubles!
If He could not give us peace, He wouldn’t have told us in 1st PETER 5 vs 7 to cast all our cares(troubles, needs, problems) upon Him.
He knew we would face challenges and that was why He made Himself available, to hear our cries and save us, giving us peace both within and without.
God really wants you to take your hands off the wheels and allow him take control.
He wants you to stop being in charge of your life and let him handle it. He really wants to help, if only we could let him take over.
How can I invite Jesus into my life?
It’s very simple. You invite Him by first accepting him into your life.
With the first step done, know that He has stepped in already.
Though He’s in their lives, yet, many Christians today, fail to acknowledge the Presence of God that dwells with and in them.
Be fully convinced that God is with you even in the midst of that storm. Though, the storm might be so frightening that it’s difficult to feel Him working in the midst of it, do not be despaired.
We rely on God by continuous studying of His Word. Our Bible doesn’t exist merely to show we are Christians, it is there to help us to build up our faith in God!
The Bible has a solution for every kind of problem the world is facing today.
The problem with many-a-christian is that when challenges come and their inner peace is gone, instead of turning to God, they blame him. If you can’t blame a barber for you having a bushy hair, then you shouldn’t blame God for your problems!
We live in a world full of troubles bound to take away our peace but if we can just turn to God through constant studying of the bible, prayers and trusting in him, trust me we will be at peace even if all around us seems to be going contrary because we know God never fails.
Lastly,
Proverbs 3vs 1&2, “My Son, forget not my law but let thine heart keep my commandments For length of days and long life and PEACE shall they add unto thee ”
See up their, it brings peace, God’s law and commandments brings peace. As a matter of fact, whatever you let your heart get used to will rule you, so if you let your heart rely in God’s word(commandments) through studying the Bible, prayer and trusting in him, Your heart will gradually get inclined to Peace which only the Lord gives both inward and outward.
Let Jesus take control of your life today, take your hands off the wheels and let him take over. SHALOM
Numbers 23:19 “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it”
Joshua 1:9 “Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
The Bible is filled with numerous promises of God even to the present day saint. Promises of God’s ever abiding protection and provisions are spread abroad that golden book.
These Promises are real, even more real than the words of man. God ensured they were penned, so generation to Generation would behold it and be strengthened to serve God.
Yet, a saint who just began his journey of faith, might look upon these Promises and even fall into doubt. The same promise which were supposed to produce faith in man, can produce the thickest of confusions in the same.
For the same Lord, who declared that His Saints are surrounded by Angels, can also permit His Saints to be slain by evil forces.
The same Lord who promised to give us everything we ever needed, sometimes, permit us to spend nights with empty stomach.
The same Lord who promises that none among His children shall be barren, for children are His heritage, that same God can also shut the womb of even a devout Hannah.
It is the paradox of the Gospel. That God’s promises of the best, are actually to strengthen us to endure the worst.
Peter called it the testing of our Faith.
In the aforementioned Bible verse, God appears to the servant boy, Joshua, to officially commission Him to serve as a leader.
Among the things that God promised Joshua, are, i. His ever-abiding presence ii. Absolute victory
One might imagine, that these promises would spur Joshua to laziness and laxity. Why fret over the battle when it is the Lord’s? Why train for war, when it shall be fought by the Lord’s Angels?
The Promises are too good to be true. The Almighty God has promised to always be with Joshua. The Servant of Moses must have cast his mind back to his master, and the exploits he beheld his master perform.
From the parting of the red Sea, to the manna from heaven, his master wrought so much amongst the Israelites, with only one secret; The Lord was with him.
This same secret what was The Lord was giving to Joshua.
Yet, amidst these enthralling promises, The Lord issues a command.
Be strong and courageous.
What was the need of strength from Joshua, when The Lord had promised to be His strength.
Has the Lord promised you greatness? Has He promised you dominion? Has He promised you great wealth? Has He promised you the territories of locality and beyond?
Glory to Him. But I would that you also know that the Promises of God also come with a command to be strong and courageous.
This strength isn’t that gotten from hours in the gym. It refers to mental and Spiritual strength. It is the inner fortitude required to possess that which the Lord has promised.
This strength is faith. Though God has promised you, you will be the one to do the fighting.
Man fights, God grants the victory. Though God has promised, you must wage the war. You must wield the sword of the spirit, and shoot the arrows of prayers towards the camp of the enemy.
Again, I ask. Has God promised you something?
That Promise will never be fulfilled without a brave fight from you.
He promised the Israelites the land of Canaan, but it was already occupied by Giants. It took a brave fight from the Israelites to enter into God’s promise.
Strength is required, to not just fight for your promised Land, but to stand on the word of the Lord.
Strength is required when the Lord has promised you the best, yet, all you see is the worse.
At that moment, if your faith is weak, believing God for the fulfilment of His word will be difficult.
Patience is a form of strength. Patience is very much needed in working with God.
God answers prayers, but He does not answer it at our timing. Sometimes, all it takes is one battle to conquer the land, sometimes, it would take seven days of marching under the scorching sun, around a very wide City wall to conquer it.
Patience is needed to resist the scorning of Penninah and stay pious until the Lord gives the promised Samuel.
It takes strength to stay patient.
I shall proceed to the next command God gave.
Be Courageous, He commanded Joshua.
Courage is needed when facing a visible adversary in the name of an invisible God.
Courage is needed to live comfortably, in spite of the deadly pandemic.
Courage is needed to hold fast unto your faith, even when faced with persecution and threat of death.
Courage is needed to confront Goliath with a sling and a few stones. Courage is needed to say no, to the carnal desires of the wife of one as great as Potiphar. Courage is needed to stand for what God has given you. Divine Health. Prosperity. The Salvation of your Children.
Courage is needed to keep seeking for an answer to these things.
Dearly Beloved Reader, as much as we pray for God’s promises, and His promises alone to come your way, we would be dispensing only a half truth, if we fail to tell you, that the promise of God requires Strength and Courage.
No matter what you are going through, take strength in the awareness of God being with you.
But how come He’s with me and He allowed this sickness to come my way? You might ask.
I do not have a specific answer for that question, but the ways of God are unsearchable and mysterious.
But from scriptures, we can see that there are several men, who faced what you’re facing, even while God was with them.
God was with Joseph when he was thrown into the dry pit and thereafter sold as a slave. God was with the children of Israel when they were suffering for over 430 years in Egypt. God was with David when he lived in severe hunger to the point of going to beg for assistance from a rich fool named Nabal.
God was with Daniel when he was being thrown into the Lion’s den.
God was with Jesus when he was being beaten to a pulp in the public.
God was with Stephen when he was being stoned to death.
God was with Paul when he was being flogged for delivering the possessed slave.
The Presence of God does not subtract us from trials, but it strengthens us in the face of it, and guides us through it, into our promised Land, both here, and in Heaven.
I wrap this up with an admonition to you, as the Lord admonished Joshua, be strong. Be strong in the face of these battles.
Hold onto the Promises of God. Be Courageous. Fear not! No Pandemic shall end your life!
Believe the word of the Lord!
We are praying greatly for you, and we trust that God will surround you with His protection.
1 Corinthians 3:12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
1 Corinthians 3:13 Their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.
It is weight that counts. Wood, hay, stubble are cheap, light, temporary; gold silver, precious stones are costly, weighty, eternal.
Here is the key to value.
The heavy metals, the gold of the divine character and glory, the silver of His redemptive work: these are the materials He prizes.
Not merely what we preach, please note, but what we are, weighs with God; not doctrine, but the character of Christ wrought out in us by God’s orderings, by God’s testings, by the Spirit’s patient workings.
Work that is of God is work that has been to the Cross. When our work has been that way, we can rest assured that it will in the end survive the fire.
Not, “Where is the need most evident? What ideas and resources have I got? How much can I do? How soon can I put that doctrine into practice?” but, “Where is God moving? What is there of Him here? How far does He will for me to go? What is the mind of the Spirit on this?”—these are the questions of the truly crucified servant. He recognizes God’s “Go” and His “Speak,” but also His “Wait,” and His “Go,” but say only so much. Aware of his own weakness and emptiness, the greatest lesson he has to learn is to commit his way to God and wait to see Him move.
The problem lies in our failure to understand that, in God’s work, man in himself is of no use. Wood, hay, stubble, these suggest what is essentially of man and of the flesh.
They imply what is common, ordinary, easily and cheaply acquired—and of course perishable. Grass today may clothe the earth with beauty, but where is it tomorrow?
Human intellect may give us a grasp of Scripture; natural eloquence may have the power to attract; emotion may carry us along; feelings may seem to supply a guiding sense—but to what? God looks for more solid values than these.
Many of us can preach well and accurately enough, but we are wrong. We talk of the flesh but don’t know its perils; we talk of the Spirit, but would we recognize Him were He really to move us?
Too much of our work for God depends not on His will and purpose, but on our feelings—or even, God forgive us! on the weather. Like chaff and stubble, it is carried away by the wind. Given the right mood we may accomplish a lot, but just as easily, in adverse conditions, we may give up entirely. No, as the fire will one day prove, work that is dependent on feelings or on the wind of revival is of little use to God. When God commands, feelings or no feelings, we must learn to do.
The God-prized values are costly. Those unwilling to pay the price will never come by them. Grace is free, but this isn’t. Only a high price buys costly stones.
Many a time we shall want to cry out “This is costing too much!” Yet the things wrought by God through the lessons we learn under His hand, though we be long in learning them—these are the really worthwhile things.
Time is an element in this. In the light of God, some things perish of themselves; there is no need to wait for the fire. It is in what remains, in what has stood God’s test of time, that true worth lies. Here are found the precious stones, formed in what
God graciously gives us of sorrow and trouble, as He puts us “through fire and water” to bring us to His wealthy place. Man sees the outward appearance; God sees the inward cost. Do not wonder that you experience all sorts of trials. Accepted from His hand they are the sure way to a life that is precious to Him.
May God have mercy on the clever people who pass on merely what they have read or received from another. Not even speaking for God can be done without cost.
It is all a question of whether the person’s life is light or weighty, for weight shows the quality of the material. Two men may use the same words, but in the one you meet something you cannot get past; in the other— nothing.
The difference is in the man. You always know when you are in the presence of spiritual worth. No amount of theorizing about the Lord’s return, for example, will take the place of a life that has been daily lived looking for Him.
There is no escaping this difference, and no substitute for the real thing. Alas, some of us are so unlike our words that it might be better if we said less about spiritual things.
Do not wonder, then, at God’s concern for the materials of His house. Imitation jewelry may have a certain beauty, but what woman who has once possessed the real thing would give it another thought?
The apostle Paul leaves us in no doubt of his own valuation. Ten coolie-loads of stubble can never approach the price of one single gemstone.
All flesh, all mere feelings, all that is essentially of man, is grass and must vanish away. What is of Christ, the gold, the silver, the costly stones, these alone are eternal, incorruptible, imperishable.
It is this lasting character of God’s Church that must now claim our attention.
The ‘God-figure’ in this generation, I am afraid, has been diluted and reduced beyond what the Personality of God really entails. We now use sensual images to depict the relation of the Holy Spirit with Saints.
We now have Christians who brag about how they relate with The Holy Spirit as their Lover. They speak ecstatically of how they ‘make love’ with Him, and how He hugs them, and even them pet names.
As fanciful as this sounds, it does not correlate with the fatherhood of God which we are given in scriptures. It only appeals to the sensuality of our human self and is highly inaccurate when weighed by the tenets of scriptures.
Some people do not feel they are close to someone unless they can talk to that person anyhow, and jump on that person’s head. That is not closeness, that is mere childishness. Some even relate with God this way. They think it is okay to address God like He is their mate or sparring partner. They justify this wrong culture, by saying it is because God is their ‘Padi’ (Nigerian colloquial term for ‘buddy’).
Some believers see this as a sign of intimacy. Alas, it is not. It is just the culture of childishness.
The mature ones who truly love God, do not rant. God loves all His children, and that’s what makes us His children; but only those who love Him are mature. Loving Him is what makes for maturity.
Whenever mature believers feel they have a strong case with God, they do not speak to Him anyhow.
Abraham pleaded with God over Sodom and Gomorrah, because of his nephew, Lot who lived there.
The account is in Genesis 18:23-33. He kept saying “Lord, don’t be,angry, if I ask one more question” He was was called God’s friend (James 2:23), yet, never once did he address God casually. He called God, ‘Lord’.
In Exodus 33:11-23, MOSES had a very intimate conversation with God.
He kept saying “Lord, if I’ve found favour in your sight…”. He pleaded with God over the stubborn Israelites in Numbers 14:1-30. He said “Please pardon them”. God said He spoke with Moses as someone speaks with his FRIEND (Exodus 33:11)
David was a man after God’s heart. Read the Psalms and see how he prayed. When he lost everything in 1 Samuel 30, he didn’t speak flippantly to God. He was greatly distressed, but prayed with thanksgiving, making his requests.
Jesus pleaded with the Father concerning the suffering He was to go through. Even though Jesus is the Son of God. The one who dwelt in the bosom of the Father; He did not sit down, cross his legs, and say “Dad, make you sef tink am. We wee drag dis tin o”. No. The Bible says He knelt down (Luke 22:41) and laid face down on the ground (Matthew 26:31), and said “Father, if it is possible, do this thing for Me. I submit to your will”.
That is how intimacy with God works.
Look at how the apostles prayed in Acts 4:24-31. They started with “Lord, you are God”, not “Daddy, come here!”
Paul in Ephesians 3:14 said “For this cause I BOW MY KNEES TO THE FATHER”.
A ‘modern’, ignorant saint, who read such, would say “Do you kneel down to ask things from your Father? Will your son or daughter kneel down to ask things from you? This is as a result of ignorance about the Fatherhood of God!”
Western political correctness has entered the church as perverted grace gospel.
“God is love. God is not angry with anyone. He doesn’t have any anger. God is not bipolar. He just loves everyone and has forgotten all about sins. Do not talk about sins. God’s Spirit never convicts the believer of sin. Do not call it sin. Just preach “love”. God is not to be feared.”
These are sensual opinions that civilization has created in the Body of Christ today. Civilization has corrupted our thinking.
To raise a child now means to allow them do whatever they want including slapping and insulting you whenever they feel like.
Thanks to civilization, any punishment meted out to kids, which is beyond “you are grounded for 2 weeks” and “no more ice cream” is criminal. Pupils can insult their wards and teachers. and it is tolerated.
Unfortunately, this civilization has also negatively influenced African fatherhood.
To African fathers, the Bible says “Do not provoke, or harass, your children by the way you treat them, or be too hard on them to the point that they are discouraged, frustrated, feel inferior, and become resentful and sullen (Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21)”
To American fathers, the Bible says your children MUST NOT be wild, unruly or insubordinate, but must be under control and must be submissive (1 Tim 3:4; Titus 1:6).
Proverbs 22:15: “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.”
Despite how plain the Bible is, on approving the meting out of physical discipline to children, we still have Saints in the Body of Christ today, who due to being influenced by the evil civilization prevalent in the society, condemn what the Bible justifies.
Proverbs 23:13-14 New International Version
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. 14 Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
Physical discipline is not always necessary, and we all pray for children who will listen to gentle but firm counsel. Physical discipline is wrong when done in a reactionary way; but when done in love and in good measure, it is good and right.
Dear friends,
God forbid that we look to Africans to know His fatherhood. And God forbids that we look to Americans to understand His fatherhood.
The BIBLE is our standard. And in the end it will be clear Who is right.
1 John 3:1 says the LOVE of the Father makes us God’s children, and Hebrews 12:5-11 tells us that the DISCIPLINE of the Father makes us His children, and that without this discipline, we are like bastards.
Yet, some will still feel that because they are going through a hard time, they can talk to God anyhow. I haven’t met even one who went through a tenth of what Job went through. At a point, he felt he had been wronged, and demanded an explanation from God.
“God, where are you, how could you let this happen to me? How could you do this to me, it is unfair! Where were you when this happened? You are unfair!!” He said to God, repeatedly.
Just an answer from God, and he repented saying, “I’ve been foolish. I have been really foolish. I take it all back. I repent in dust and ashes.”
Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
Faith is confidence in God’s promises. It is a strong persuasion that God will fulfill everything He has promised.
The Life we live is a life of faith. It is a life of absolute trust and dependence on God. Faith is the pillar of Christian living.
This is why Satan is desperately after the faith of believers. The reason he stirs men against them is not mainly because he hates them. He would never have disturbed them that much if they were in the world.
Satan is after you, because of your faith in God. Everything he does against you, is done to cripple your faith. Because once your faith has been crippled, Satan finds it easy to dominate your life.
Churches were locked up, and many believe it is because of the Pandemic. The question is,
Ever since the churches got locked up, has the pandemic’s mortalities increased or reduced?
Whether we accept it or not, it doesn’t deny the fact that the locking up of Churches is part of Satan’s attempt to weaken the faith of believers.
Because our Faith is strengthened when we gather as a Body in fellowship.
But there’s little we can do to get our churches opened back in times like this, other than to pray.
So how does one build up his faith. How does one stay strong even when there is no reason to be strong.
How does one keep living, when everyone he’s ever loved, are dying?
1. THE WORD OF GOD IS OUR FAITH FEED
Romans 15:4 “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope”
God’s word is the feed of faith. God’s Word feeds our faith. It strengthens it and makes it to blossom.
HOW TO STUDY THE WORD
A. Study the lives of those who have been in similar conditions as you are. Are you facing persecution for your faith? Are you living a place where Christianity is banned, and the punishment for bring a Christian is torture or death?
There are people in the Bible days who experienced the same thing.
People like James, who was killed by Herod.
People like Peter, who was arrested and thrown in jail for the Gospel.
Stephen, who was stoned to death for preaching the Gospel.
Or shall I speak of Paul, who suffered from several assassination attempts because of his resolve to preach the Gospel.
The Book of Acts is full of stories about the travails of the Early Church. Create time to read it; it will bless you beyond doubt.
If your faith isn’t wavering because of persecution, but because of the harsh conditions and circumstances of life. The Life of David and that of Joseph is worth reading.
Joseph – Genesis 35 down to the end
David – 1 Samuel – 1 Chronicles
No matter the situation you find yourself in, God’s word has something to say about it. Spend time digging it up.
B. LISTEN TO SERMONS
God speaks faith to us through His Prophets.
1 Thessalonians 2:13: “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.”
The Word of God that we receive from genuine men of God, has a way of working faith into our spirits. When you’re depressed, confused, not knowing what to do, instead of listening to the complaints of your mind and emotions, listening to the word of faith from your pastor.
But, be careful the kind of Pastors you listen to. The Bible instructs us to, ‘Test all spirits’.
The true word of God will make you love God more. It will boost your faith and make you cling unto God. It will instruct you and guide you in the path of light.
Only Pastors whose teaching can work this into your spirit should be given ears to.
2. SATURATE YOUR ATMOSPHERE WITH GODLY AND INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC
Music is one of the greatest gifts of God to man. Good music has a way of lifting the heavy burdens of grief away from our souls.
Good Music puts our thoughts and our emotions in order. It is like a good mistress, that massages our turbulent emotional storms into tranquility.
Good Music helps, Godly music helps better. Godly music doesn’t just soothe our soul, it edifies our spirit.
Godly music is like the balm of Gilead that heals the broken hearted. When your faith is weakening, and you’re falling into despair, saturate your Atmosphere with songs of praise and worship to God.
This was David’s secret to surviving the greatest of his challenges.
He had a lifestyle of singing Melody to the Lord. He strengthened himself through his songs.
Act 16:25: “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”
Paul and Silas were beaten severely for casting a demon out of a slave girl.
Have you ever been tortured for doing the right thing? Have you ever been persecuted just because the right thing you did negatively affected other people?
Paul and Silas were in such condition. They were not just beaten, they were thrown into a dark prison and held bound by chains and painful cuffs.
Imagine Paul and Silas, two educated preachers of the Gospel, in the prison, with criminals.
Picture the blood flowing from their lips, the stripes on their bodies and the swelling on their legs.
Yet, in the midst of these, at the midnight, they lifted up their voice and sang unto the Lord.
They had the option to complain and wail faithlessly. But they heard songs in their spirit, and they released these songs of praise to the Lord.
When you are the depressed, and weak in faith, that is the time to praise God more. That’s the time to play songs of worship and sing along with them.
Because Praise exalts God above our condition. The Psalmist called it, ‘Magnifying the Lord’.
Praise makes us see the light in the tunnel. And nothing strengthens faith than seeing God in the midst of darkness.
3. AVOID THE VOICE OF UNBELIEF
1 Kings 18:41: “Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
1 Kings 18:42: “So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees,”
1 Kings 18:43: “and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea. So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.”
What befuddles me in the aforementioned text, is that when Elijah told Ahab that there was the sound of rain (Verse 41), there was no evidence of rain anywhere.
Normally, it is the downpour of the rain that causes the sound. But in this text, Elijah was hearing the sound, even before there was any evidence of rain.
This is what Faith is all about. In the midst of the drought, famine and hunger, he heard in his spirit, that it was about to rain.
He sensed it in his spirit.
He sent his servant to check the clouds for any sign of rain, while he prayed.
But his servant checked six times and saw nothing.
Sometimes, your can be in a situation where your spirit is bubbling even when there is complaining all around you.
God’s word in you at that moment, could be rising up to keep you strong, that something better is coming.
But when you talk to your neighbors or even church members, their statement almost renders you hopeless.
Like Elijah, you heard the sound of the rain in your spirit,
You heard God’s word in your spirit, that you will not be struck by the plague.
But no other person could feel what you felt in your spirit.
Every other person claims there is no sign of hope.
The clouds are empty,
as well as our stomachs,
And our bank accounts
They wail.
In conditions like this, be like Elijah. Choose not to let listen to the voice of people when it is contrary to the voice of your spirit.
Those things only cripple your faith. Know how to look into your spirit and hold unto what the voice of the Lord is speaking to you.
KOINONIA ART 