Verse of the day

Be on guard; stand firm in your faith [in God, respecting His precepts and keeping your doctrine sound]. Act like [mature] men and be courageous; be strong. Let everything you do be done in love [motivated and inspired by God's love for us].

1 CORINTHIANS 16:13‭-‬14 AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/1co.16.13-14.AMP

Psalms 3:3

But thou, O Lord , art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalms 3:3 KJV
https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.3.3.KJV

Commentary:

If you are a believer out there, you must know that the Bible says that you have an adversary, the devil, who is relentlessly at work against you and any progress you wish to make in your godliness and labour of Love. His purpose is to destroy, still, kill anything good in your life.

However, there is a flip side of that coin... and it is that you have a loyal Partner, Friend and Family in the person of God, Author of Life and Creator of all things. 

He is and will always be for you because His love for you is infinite.

This is the best news ever because your enemy the devil in all his might is no match to GOD. 

So our verse for today acknowledges the presence of this real enemy but in the midst of that realisation it elevates our spirits to understand that God is equally present and he is our shield and defender against the enemy and anything he can throw against us. 

We are safe and secure... we are more than conquerors and we can walk with our heads up high.

Amen!

Heavenly loving father, thank you for being my shield.

1 Corinthians 15:57

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/1co.15.57.ESV

Commentary:

The key word today is Victory!

Yes, victory over defeat, death, failure, hopelessness, helplessness, fear, despair, doubt and unbelief.

Thanks be to God for our Victory obtained through Christ. 

In other words, there is for you a victory stored up in Christ and by Christ over whatever challenging situation you are facing right now, which keeps your head down and your soul downcast.

All you need is to realise that Christ is your victory and He invites you to appropriate your triumph through faith in Him and His perfect works for you.

This is what the Bible means by "we are more than conquerors..."

So wait no longer! Rise up and walk in your victory over pornography, sexual immortality, poverty, laziness, hate, unforgiveness, idolatry, hypocrisy, sin and death.

The Lord Jesus Christ has already done all the work, all you have got to do is to draw near Him and He will draw near you. Repent, believe and be baptized.

Ask me how?

Thank God, the Word became Flesh!!!

In John 14:1 we read the words of Jesus Christ to His disciples: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”

Jesus Christ perceived that His time to be physically removed from His disciples through the humiliation of the Cross was at hand. Knowing the gruesome experience His crucifixion will be for His disciples, Jesus undertook to encourage them. He foresaw the confusion, despair, and fear in the hearts of his disciples. Why was Christ so eager to encourage his disciples? He really knew that they will be looking for an answer and most importantly His awareness of their emotional rollercoaster was not simply from a cognitive standing point but much more, He understood their emotions by personal experience because being clothed in the flesh the Son of God shared in our feelings of pain, anxiety and confusion. 

What am i saying? The trouble in the heart of the disciples which Jesus is addressing is not a simple concept to Him, He knows or can fully relate to it personally on an emotional level. This truth is the more relevant for us today! Whatever trouble and pain or confusion we may be facing in our personal lives, we have a man at the right hand of God who feels comprehensively what we feel and stands day and night in the face of God interceding for us so that we may receive the help and courage we need to overcome our trying moments. Knowing the above is a fantastic and liberating truth that grants us peace and faith in God even in the midst of trouble like Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.

So, It was necessary for the Christ to partake in flesh and blood in order for God to have an experiential exposition to the full range of our human experience. Temptation, fatigue, pain, hurt, anxiety, to name only those, were all things God couldn't fully relate to in terms of our human experience until God the Son became flesh.

1 Chronicles 29:13

And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:13 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/1ch.29.13.ESV

Commentary:

Thanksgiving and praise work hand in hand.

Today, you are encouraged to be thankful and express thanksgiving and praise to God.

Come to think of it... it is quasi impossible to express thanksgiving to God without ultimately raising up a praise to His name. 

Someone said: "when the praises go up, His blessings come down."

People are more concern about getting blessed nowadays but they have lost the secret which guarantees God's blessing upon their lives.

Be thankful, let your praise rise up and see how God opens up the heavens and sends you a blessing that nothing can contain.

Thank you Lord for this word. From now on I chose to be thankful!

Shalom.

Account for your Faith in Christ.

Here bellow is a real Q & A I had with anonymous (A friend of mine). I share this to help my reader to be able to also give a good account of their faith if push comes to shove. 

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Question: 

Why have you believed in Jesus Christ? What is your goal?

ANSWER:

Hi Anonymous! 

I hope you are well. I must say, your question puzzled me. 

For it makes me think of a scenario where a drowning person in the middle of the sea is asked the question to know why did s/he allowed the lifesaver to pull him/her out of the water. Or asking a dying person with a terminal disease why are they giving their arm to receive the injection of the only authenticated serum which can cure their disease and save your life.

Such question can be considered absurd because a dying man doesn't have a choice! Death is the direct result of the fall. We were created to live and enjoy God forever. Satan tricked us and through sin he caused us to die.

When by God's Grace and Mercy we hear the call of Christ through His preached Gospel, we can only open our arms wide and receive life, abundant life. 

So to answer the question why choosing Christ, the answer would be how could i not? 

He is the essence of life and without Him we can do nothing!!! Our Lives have no meaning and no purpose when Christ is excluded from them. He alone puts everything into perspective for us. 

Rejecting Him is embracing death... I was created for life and abundant life.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.  But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.  When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.  A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." John 10:1‭-‬5 ESV

If you are among His sheep... you will not miss His return. You can only worry if you are not sure of where you are standing. I will encourage you to make sure before it is too late.

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 ESV

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.  And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.  For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.  But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." John 3:16‭-‬21 ESV

“For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) "or 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."” Romans 10:5‭-‬13 ESV

This was very long but necessary. I hope I have answered your questions. If you need more clarity don't hesitate to ask again. 

Peace to you.

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The word says, today if you hear his voice do not harden your heart. Stop looking for meaning, purpose and significance outside of Jesus Christ. You will come up empty.

Today if you open up your heart, true change may come to you. 

Wait no longer...

Feel free to reach out, we are here for you!

GOD HAS A HUMAN FACE – JESUS!

God, Author and Source of life, Creator of heaven and earth, I Am who I Am, has a human face and His name is Jesus!!

Apart from the person of Jesus Christ, most of the descriptive languages the bible records concerning God are quite difficult to understand. Therefore the best shot we have to knowing, understanding and relating to God is through His only begotten Son - JESUS, by the Power / enablement / illumination of the Holy Spirit. So Jesus Christ alone bridges the Gap between man and God and therefore He offers men a unique opportunity to know God for real! He is simultaneously God’s decoding to the human experience and man’s perfect example of how to relate to God. This is the reason the Bible refers to Him as the Second Adam and Lord simultaneously.

So it is credible to think that the Godhead has a full grasp of the human experience through Jesus Christ... similarly, our best chance of knowing, understanding and relating to God is through Christ alone. In Him and Him alone men and God find a middle ground from where we can begin to build a lasting, profound and meaningful relationship. So the study of Christ work and person are indispensable in our ability to relate to God. Anyone who desires to know God MUST come to Christ. Any other attempt outside of HIM is a futile exercise. "Know The LORD!"