Tag: angels

Posted in SOUL WINNING, THE END IS NEAR, Uplifting Christ

The Time is NEAR

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Do you know how to sing Andrae Crouch’s “Soon and very soon“? It’s an old song yet it carries a message of hope and assurance that soon and very soon we are going to see the King. We are going to spend eternity with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Are you ready if He comes today, even Now?

Travel Plans - 2 Corinthians 6:2

 

This should also remind us that Jesus came so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus came to seek and to save those who are lost, according to Luke 19:10. I thank God that you are saved and have hope of living with Jesus in eternity. How about those who are outside the body of Christ?

Because the time is near, our assignment to reach out to those who need to hear the Good News of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is urgent and important. Believe me or Yes, we don’t have the luxury of time because people are dying every day. People are making wrong choices  about their future and don’t factor life after death in their decisions. It’s therefore our responsibility to prompt them as soon as we can and/or compel them to come to Christ.

Rescue 'copter - Psalm 89:14Technology has made reaching out to people easier for us today than preceding generations. With your smartphone in your hand, you can share messages with thousands of people around the globe. Jesus, in Luke 15, said what happens in Heaven over a sinner who repents. In v7, He said “I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.” and in v10 He added “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents [that is, changes his inner self—his old way of thinking, regrets past sins, lives his life in a way that proves repentance; and seeks God’s purpose for his life].” (AMP)

As you seek to bring JOY to your home, office, your relationships, neighbourhood, etc. would you consider doing an act that will instigate JOY in Heaven, and in the presence of angels of God in your everyday life?

Heaven is counting on you.

You might not be able to travel around the globe to share the Good News but your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WordPress, WhatsApp, etc accounts can be used to send messages to places you haven’t heard or seen before. And you could support missionaries who have sacrificed everything to travel to places you can’t go. As you do your part, the Spirit of God will handle the rest.

Time Travelers - James 5:8

Think about this:

What can you do today, with what you have, to make your Father in Heaven and the Angels happy?

A song by RoseAngela Merritt at NewSpring Church

Posted in My Little Story, SOUL FOOD

My Little Story; Encounter with an Angel

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This was one of my shocking moments as a young guy in the High School. I went home one weekend hoping to get money for the month. Unfortunately for me that weekend, I couldn’t get what I had planned because my parents hadn’t sent money to my aunties.

I picked taxi back to school trusting that everything would be just ok for my parents to send money. As soon as I got down from the taxi, a woman from nowhere approached me and asked if I could support her with money for transport. I gave her part of the little money I had and she was so so grateful. All she said was “God bless you my son“.
I turned back after about 5-10 seconds to see what she was…but this woman was nowhere behind me. At that time no passenger car had stopped at the bus stop so she couldn’t have boarded one. She vanished. I quickly rushed to school and told some friends who laughed at me for weeks and sometimes try to scare me with that memory at night.

God blessed me in various ways for what I did. I later realised that God sent that woman for a purpose, which was to bless me beyond measure. In that month, I had money to spend, money to give out, and money to save.

God will test your obedience to His Word in various ways so be sure to pass the test for your blessings.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! (Hebrews 13:2 NLT)

Posted in FAITH, HOPE, Uplifting Christ

ENDURANCE

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For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. (James 1:3, 4 NLT)

It was one sunny afternoon when I decided to buy lunch from a nearby restaurant. When I walked in, OMG! I felt an ant moving around my thighs. Noticing people were looking at me as I walked in, I couldn’t make any move to kill the ant which was comfortably walking between my thighs. As I started talking to the waitress, this ant with no sense of humour bit me. It bit me again at a different place but I couldn’t remove my pants. People noticed I was uncomfortable as I was constantly hitting my foot on the ground. When I finished placing the order, I rushed to the washroom, opened my zip, pulled down my pants and slowly squeeze this unmerciful giant ant to take the life out of it. I didn’t pull down my pants because I saw a washroom some few steps from where I stood. With this hope, I knew I had to endure for a minute or two.

Sometimes when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations, we have to trust God’s power to deliver. Remember the three Hebrews had hope that God could deliver them. Daniel also had hope. Therefore when they threatened to be thrown into the fire, and Daniel into the Lion’s den, they knew that God would bring them out bigger and better. God did save them and the interesting part was when Daniel’s accusers were thrown into the same den, the lions tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
Friend, when you see people rejoicing because they have succeeded in putting you into uncomfortable situation, don’t worry because God will send His angels to deliver you. Just endure for a little while. The angels could be new Board of Directors, new supervisor, new manager, new pastor, new friend, new client, new boyfriend or girlfriend, etc. The point to note is don’t be in a rush to get out that situation as Satan could tempt you to take a decision that could lead to death (spiritual death or physical death)

I could have opened my pants when I felt its first movement but that could have led to disgrace as people would have wondered what was wrong with me. However, with the hope that I could go to the washroom after a minute or two, I endured the pain for those few minutes. Let us have faith, in any situation, that God will deliver us at the right time. And with this in mind, we would be able to endure any situation. God will work all things out for our good in Jesus’ Name. Amen.