Tag: God is faithful

Posted in Motivation, PRAYER, Safe with Jesus, Uplifting Christ

2 Reasons Why People Pray To God (30sec read)

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People talk to God for varied reasons. It could be about talking to him about a need, or showing gratitude about an answered prayer. In fact, there are millions of prayer topics that ascend to the Father every second and I have found out two important reasons why people pray to God. If you aren’t praying, these reasons would spice your appetite to pray hence. I arrived at this conclusion based on the premise that a matter shall be established by the accounts of two or more witnesses. This was a genuine way of establishing the fact of a case in the Bible. ( Deut 19:15, Matt 18:16, 2 cor 13:1, 1 Timo 5:19). I have found different people and an Angel saying the same thing about God at different times and circumstances which gives me the confidence that what they said about God is true. In this case, I saw God Himself as my first witness.

  • #1 God is Able.
    • Witness 1: God
      • Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me? (Jere 32:27, AMPC)
    • Witness 2: Angel Gabriel
      •  For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment. (Luke 1:37, AMPC)
    • Witness 3: Jesus Christ
      • But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God. (Matthew 19:26, AMPC)
    • Witness 4: Apostle Paul
      • Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]— (Ephesians 3:20, AMPC)
  • These words confirm the potency of God to supply every need of mankind. I have always said that if God could feed and care for the elephant, then He is also able to feed and care for the ant. If He could care for over 2 million people for 40 years in the wilderness, then He is also able to care for you, and your family. Thus people pray to God because they believe He is able to perform what they seek.
  • #2 God is Faithful.
    • Witness 1: God
      • Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it. (Jeremiah 1:12, AMPC)
      • The least one shall become a thousand [a clan], and the small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its [appointed] time. (Isaiah 60:22, AMPC)
    • Witness 2: King Solomon
      • And he said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing mercy and loving-kindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart. You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father. You also spoke with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. (1 Kings 8:23-24, AMPC)
    • Witness 3: The Leaders of the Levites
      • …And You have fulfilled Your promise, for You are just and righteous. (Nehemiah 9:8, AMPC)
    • Witness 4: Author of Joshua 21
      • There failed no part of any good thing which the Lord had promised to the house of Israel; all came to pass. (Joshua 21:45, AMPC)
    • Witness 5: Apostle Paul
      • So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word. (Hebrews 10:23, AMPC)
      • Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you]. (1 Thessalonians 5:24, AMPC)
  • There are countless number of people who testified about the Faithfulness of God. Since God has been proven to keep His word, people confidently go to Him in Prayer because they believe in His Word, and they also believe that He will answer them.
    • His Word says that
      •  For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened. (Matthew 7:8, AMPC)
      • And call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall honor and glorify Me. (Psalm 50:15, AMPC)

Maybe you have had enough motivation to talk to God in the past but let today be a new day, a new beginning, where you see God in this new light. Or maybe you have been praying but you feel your answers are some thousands of miles away. Focus here: All those who testified about God’s power to perform, and about His faithful did so looking back. It’s Only God who did so Looking Forward. We look back to gather momentum to pray it forward. I believe that you (also) can testify that there are things in your life now that you thought were impossible some years ago. Therefore be strong in Faith and Keep praying because at the right time, what you are saying to God (now/today) will be real and/or tangible in your life.

Posted in SOUL FOOD, Uplifting Christ

Destined to Succeed

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imageYou will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you. (Job 22:28 NLT)

It’s easy to give up when we see roadblocks in front of us. We easily settle for good enough and tend to believe that our God given dream, or idea, or vision is impossible. But in Job 22, Eliphaz made a profound statement which is true about every child of God who wants to do extraordinary things on earth. He said  that “You will succeed in whatever you choose to do…“. Notice the scripture didn’t say that “you will succeed in some things you choose to do”. If that was the case then we could conclude that some things are impossible.
Whatever you have chosen to do, as a child of God, will be successful. The reason why I couldn’t agree more is that as a child of God, the foundation of your decisions is on the Word of God. Therefore when you decide to pursue a course, the Word gives life and throws light on your path so that what other people thought was impossible turns out to work perfectly well for you. Where others fail to win, you get there, do the same thing and succeed. When you operate in God’s kingdom, anything is possible.
This year has been a great year for me as I have seen God done great things in my life. He saved me from an accident that could have ended my life when I obeyed a thought to move about 10 meters to the other side of the road. He has supplied my numerous needs in ways beyond my imaginations and everything I chose to do has become successful. Indeed my God is faithful.
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I don’t know how your story/life has been this year but I came to inform you that God has programmed you to succeed in whatever you choose to do. Don’t let fear limit the altitude  you can go and begin to plant the seeds (ideas, talent, resources) you have. God gave you those seeds not so that you keep them in books or lockets but he wants you to plant them on good soil. When you act in faith, He will send rain to water the seeds sown.  When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. (Genesis 26:12 NLT)
I trust that you are going to take one bold step toward the right direction today and I believe that light will shine on the road ahead of you in Jesus’ Name. Amen
Posted in believe, DO NOT WORRY, FAITH, HOPE

Hope for August 2014

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20130113-071539.jpgThe time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled! (Ezekiel 12:23 NLT)

Isn’t wonderful that God should tell you “The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled. There will be no more delays”? The truth is He is more than able to perform whatever He says. The time has come for you to receive what you have been praying and hoping for in Jesus’ Name. The waiting time is OVER.

The scripture says in Deuteronomy 7:9 that “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.” He will do what He has promised because He is faithful.

I believe many things have happened in your life this year. Some you understood, and some you didn’t. God’s ways are above your ways so you don’t need to understand everything He does. What you need is a believing heart. That is a heart that would believe all things are possible.

The time has come for every promise, dream, vision, desire, and prophecy to be fulfilled. This is the month of visitation and The Lord says There will be no more delays.

Do you believe that what you thought of as a dream in the past seven months can come to pass in August 2014? Only Believe!

Friend I do not know what you have been through in the past seven months but I believe that God has something better for you in the coming days. I trust that before this month ends, God will show himself to you in a greater way in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Be encouraged that the time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled. There will be no more delays.

God bless you.