PSALM 40:8

I delight to do your will, O my God, And your law is within my heart (Psalm 40:8)

KNOW THE WORD..LIVE THE WORD..SHARE THE WORD 1

I believe that every Christian has three primary objectives or obligations and they are 1) To know the Word 2) To live the Word 3) To share the Word. Brethren Please take note that in this discourse, the word 'Word' will be used interchangeably For 'God' because we know from scripture that in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God (John1:1). So in other words, as Christians and believers, we are

I WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON..2

There is a story of a woman recorded in the bible in the book of Luke Chapter 7 vs 37. The woman was described as a sinner who knew that Jesus sat at the table of a pharisees house and brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil. The woman, much to the displeasure of Simon (the owner of the house) broke down in tears at the feet of Jesus;weeping and kissing his feet. She then anointed the feet of Jesus with the fragrant oil. Simon, in his attempt to

MY SOUL THIRSTS FOR THE LIVING GOD

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for you, o God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. (Psalm 42:1-2)

And he said to me,'It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of Life freely to him who thirsts'.(Revelations 21:6)

THE CHARACTER OF THOSE WHO MAY DWELL WITH THE LORD

Some time ago i read a newspaper publication for folks interested in joining the armed forces. There were a number of specifications for the categories that were vacant. Ranging from minimum educational qualifications to physical attributes like height that the applicant must possess

'I WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON'...1

King David was far from a perfect man yet the Bible refers to him as a man after God's own heart (1st Samuel 13:14) Scripture records that David committed adultery and murder (2nd Samuel 12:9).He did wrong in the sight of the Lord on a number of occasions..yet our Lord Jesus describes Himself as the Root and Offspring of David (Revelations 22:16). These declarations are made possible because the Lord is indeed merciful. The lord says in( Isaiah 43:25) ' I even I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake and i will not remember your sins'. In the book of (Jeremiah 31:34) He affirms; 'For I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will remember no more'

CHARITY THAT PLEASES GOD..DO NOT BLOW A TRUMPET

I once read a story about a man who had an after death experience. He was wealthy; a philanthropist and a Christian who had done a lot of charitable work. He had built churches, given to the poor, sponsored peoples education etc. Then he passed on and had an experience of heaven where he saw a lot of mansions of different shapes and sizes. (see John 14:2). However, he sought to understand why some mansions were bigger than the others and why some were more decorated than the others. Then his escort an angel explained to him

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PSALM 90 :12

'For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marraige, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be' ( Mathew 24: 38-39)

SO TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM (PSALM 90:12)

THE PERIL OF UNFORGIVENESS 2

'Even my own familiar friend whom i trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me' (Psalm 41:9)

I often feel that King David in this scripture was unwittingly prophesying of the betrayal of our Lord Jesus by  Judas Iscariot. To be betrayed or hurt by someone close or a person you trust is often painful. Around the time i discovered my 'fraudulent friends office address was fake (I actually wanted to get him arrested that day) the Lord showed me this scripture 'And from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back' (Luke 6:30)

The day i fell to my knees and really forgave my 'fraudulent friend' who hurt me was the day i stumbled on an account by DANIEL EKECHUKWU on YOUTUBE CLICK HERE. The synopsis of his story is that

TRUE RELIGION...

'PURE AND UNDEFILED RELIGION BEFORE GOD AND THE FATHER IS THIS..TO VISIT ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN THEIR  TROUBLE AND TO KEEP ONESELF UNSPOTTED FROM THE WORLD' (JAMES 1:27)

Have you been practicing pure religion lately?

THE PERIL OF UNFORGIVENESS 1

About 2 years ago, I was defrauded by someone i considered a 'close friend' of a significant amount of money. The individual in question cut off all forms of communication with me and even deleted my contact from his facebook page. Taking a copy of his company letterhead paper, i tried to trace his office address only to get there and discover it was a fake address. The supposed location of his office happened to be a cake shop. It was at this point i realised what had befallen me. Every other effort to trace my 'fraudulent friend ' proved abortive.

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HE IS WATCHING...BE CAREFUL

THE LORD LOOKS FROM HEAVEN; HE SEES ALL THE SONS OF MEN FROM THE PLACE OF HIS DWELLING. HE LOOKS ON ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH; HE FASHIONS THEIR HEARTS INDIVIDUALLY, HE CONSIDERS ALL THEIR WORKS... (PSALM 33: 13-15)

LET US LIVE IN PEACE WITH OUR GOD AND FELLOW HUMANS KNOWING THAT THE LORD IS KEEPING AN EYE AND RECORDING OUR DEEDS AND INTENTIONS BUT ABOVE ALL LET US LIVE RIGHT KNOWING THIS IS WHAT PLEASES HIM

THE DECEPTION OF ADULTERY 2

From the first part of this discourse, we learnt from scripture that adultery is not just the physical act in itself (see Mathew 5: 27-28) but also encompasses immoral thoughts, fleshly lusts, wrong desires, filthy fantasies etc of our hearts and minds. Hence the one who has committed the actual deed and the one who has nurtured it in his heart have committed the same offence and are liable to judgement. The apostle Paul in his epistle of (2nd Corinthians  7:1) encourages us to cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Dear  Brethren, it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Adultery is a trap of the devil and can only lead to destruction and death. A lot of married folks have sadly formed a habit of committing adultery and blame it on marital problems they have at home...Some may say 

THE DECEPTION OF ADULTERY 1

'You have heard that it was said to those of old, ''you shall not commit adultery''. But i say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart'-(Mathew 5: 27-28)

Some days ago, i was driving down the street and i observed a group of three young men on the other side of the road. Then there was this lady who was also walking in the opposite direction of these young men. As soon as this lady passed the men, like remote controlled robots; the heads of these three men turned and trailed the backside of this lady as she walked passed. Dear friends...this is the spirit of  lust, a demonic agent of darkness.

Dear brethren, the words of our Saviour Jesus Christ as recorded in the above scripture is very plain to see and understand. Jesus was making a clear definition and pointing out the deception of  adultery so there are no misconceptions or baseless arguements on this issue. Unfortunately, Satan has trapped the souls of so many young men and women in this area. I also, have struggled in this regard in the past. I see it happen almost everyday. Even when a pretty lady passes by me on the street, i make a deliberate conscious effort not to take a second look and with the help of the Holy Spirit, i am able to overcome it. You might think you are just feeding your eyes but you are actually lusting. Many may end up in eternal condemnation even though they are 'good christians' but may miss Heaven because of a heart full of adultery. some of these ladies are also agents of satan from the Kingdom of darkness given a mandate to go forth and destroy the destinies and souls of men. some of them dress provocatively and shamelessly in their quest to achieve their wicked aim.

It is true that often than not men are moved by the things they see. The devil knows this, that is why his strategy has not changed as he tries to tempt men either through the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes or the pride of life. In the book of Genesis we were told that Eve saw that the tree was good for food and it was pleasant to the eyes (see Gen 3:6 ).

All who indulge in pornography, masturbation, patronise strip bars, lapdancing in the niteclubs etc and do not repent,will all be accused of adultery and fornication on that day. And they may marvel and say but Lord, we never 'knew' other women except our wives...then the warnings of our Lord as recorded in Mathew 5: 27-28 will be reviewed and then such people will only have themselves to blame.

I encourage you brothers, let us ask the Spirit of God to help us to shun adultery in our hearts by looking the other way when a pretty lady other than our wives passes by and avoiding indecent materials like pornography which will only corrupt our minds and heart just as the apostle Paul reminds us; 'do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God' - (1st Cor 6:9-10)

I pray that God Almighty  will burn every spirit or demon of adultery and fleshly lusts in our hearts and fill us with his Holy spirit and give us hearts that love him and are in subjection to his Spirit that we may all be saved. Shalom