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Thursday 25 May 2017

SEARCHING OUT FOR JESUS


During these early years of the 21st century, we have faced various problems that appear to have no answer. However, I am glad to announce to you an infallible solution to all situations that are rampaging your businesses, marriage, ministries, and nation. He was in the beginning and is and shall forever be.  “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” Colossians 1: 15-20
1. Make An Appointment With The Lord Jesus Christ. This is the time to take our relationship seriously with the Lord. When last did you have a personal prayer night? You started reading the Bible in January 1 but dropped out before the end of first quarter of the year. Go back and fix a new appointment with the Lord on personal quiet time. 
There you express your heart desires before the Lord and claim promises from His Word. It is no time to grudge and blame Government or denomination for your woes. Revisit your appointment with the Lord.
2. Search Out for Jesus: The Bible says, “People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.” Amos 8: 12. The word came 2000 years ago dwelling among us as the Son of God yet, many have not seen Him.  But if you will seek Him today you will see Him. “When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has placed His seal of approval on Him.” John 6: 25-27
Search for Jesus in the right place for the right purpose -eternal life. He will manifest Himself to you and your life and situation will never remain the same.
3. Do not allow your worries to rule your life. Stop counting your losses and start counting opportunities for better tomorrow. Do not allow your anxieties and worries to weigh you down. You are not alone in the way. The Lord has promised not to abandon you. He will send help when you least expected. Philippians 4: 6 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”  Also read, 1Peter 5: 7; Joshua 1: 3; Hebrews 13: 5. 
Prayer Points
I see God raising you as a star to your generation, I see God decorating you for greatness, I see God fulfilling your dream before the end of this year. 
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. You are covered by the blood of Jesus.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15: 13. 
 Rejoice in the Lord for He shall surely raise helps and keep you from failure in Jesus name. Shalom
 For the angels of the Lord surround you, no weapon fashion against you shall hurt you in Jesus name. Those to bless you shall locate you today hold your peace
 The God who turns around all situations is by you to turn your grief to joy, failure to success, darkness to light, good dreams to realities, pains to gain in Jesus name. Isaiah 43: 18, 19. Shalom

Thursday 18 May 2017

Perseverance: A Price of Motherhood


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I rejoice with our mothers on this year Mothers Day. It is a day for reflection and renewal of our journey with Christ. It is a day of rewarding commitment to the course of the Gospel. As we honour our mothers this month, we must know that it takes perseverance in the face of economic hardship to serve the Lord. 
Perseverance according to an online dictionary is "persistence and tenacity, the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, even if it's hard." Perseverance originally comes from the Latin 'perseverantia' and means to abide by something strictly. Making a mark on the sand of this world is a hard thing. It is a common saying that "To become a man is not a day job" In other words, success is never easy. Let us read from the Scripture "Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him."James 1:12
Today, our world is full of trials and troubles militating against families and the society at large. Marriages are failing while some are selling their babies for food. Many husbands cannot provide for the families.  It is very important that we celebrate mothers who with all perseverance keep their home from collapse. Also we need to use this moment to pray and encourage those who are shrinking. If you ask every woman to write story of what they have gone through in the hands of men, I believe, volumes of books will be produced. A young girl told her mother "I will never marry because of how my Dad treats my Mum"the cruelty and humiliation she saw made her believed all men are wicked. 
As many of you women that are passing through difficulty in the hands of husbands the Lord will deliver you in Jesus name.