Tag: Paul

Posted in FAITH, Motivation, Safe with Jesus, Uplifting Christ, Wait for the Lord

Is There A Need In Your Life?

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Our God is a need-meeter. In a new day, we see the sun works, the earth revolves, enough oxygen for every Creature, water reaches us, etc. When Apostle Paul had an opportunity to testify about God in Acts 17:25, he said that God “…himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.” God will satisfy every need in your life.

  • The Reality I Face:

I have needs. No one has it all. Here is what I do: I constantly trust God to supply them.
Do I get the supply? Well! there were many things I prayed for a decade ago and when I look back now, I see them answered. Although they didn’t happen at the pace I thought they would, I could still testify that God made them possible.

This gives me the assurance that God has answers for present day needs. I tell folks that every new day brings me a renewed hope that whatever I am trusting God for is closer than it was yesterday. I choose to remain hopeful because I have no other source.

  • Trust in God:

So if you have a need, keep trusting God that someway somehow, possibly today, what you have long waited for will come to pass. One thing I would strongly counsel is that: Let God Be God.
Don’t try to figure out how He is going to make things happen because it adds to the stress and frustration that come with waiting. Know that God is Faithful and He will do it for you. He will graciously meet your every need in Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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The Beauty of Your Story (1min read)

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“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am” (John 14:1-3, NLT)

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  • Introduction

When students go through modules in class, there is an exam right? Where the lecturer sets standard exam questions with anticipation that every student will pass. I remember during my post graduate days, one lecturer told the class that no one would fail. Whew! that took massive headache away. He added that “your decision to choose this course gave you grade C, now the little effort you put will push you to either grade A or B. You have all course materials and it’s up to you to decide But don’t worry because I will set the questions and I will mark them“. In the end, many students got A, and some got C.

  • Digging deeper

This story could be projected onto a broader screen or I should say liken to what the whole JESUS story is about. He said in John 3 that “…everyone who believes in him will not perish…” In effect, your decision to believe in Him and accept Him as your Lord and Savior gave you grade C. This is certain because He sets how (or standard) you should live and He will judge those standards. He is the Examiner, the Marker, or the Judge. Now, what you do with Jesus will promote you to either Grade A or B.

Paul put this in a different context. In 1 Corinthians 3: 11 (TLB) he said “And no one can ever lay any other real foundation than that one we already have—Jesus Christ.” He added that “But there are various kinds of materials that can be used to build on that foundation. Some use gold and silver and jewels; and some build with sticks and hay or even straw!” (v12). Then he concluded that on the judgement day, everything will be tested with fire; those with gold together with those with straw. Note that because the real foundation was JESUS, everyone will be saved but individual rewards will differ.

  • Points to Consider

So as Jesus goes to prepare place for you, how would your house be? The quality of your house will depend on what you did with the resources he deposited on the inside of you. I would encourage you to take steps each day to be better for Jesus’ business. It could be 5, 10, or 15 minutes out of 1440 minutes in a day. 15 minutes is approximately 1% of the gifted 1440 minutes.

Life isn’t about living in mansions, driving latest car, marrying beautiful spouse, raising godly children, etc. These are add-on. They are important but not as important as where your SOUL would be when it leaves your body. Think about this: Maybe its time you reconsider your priorities to accept the reality that Jesus is coming to take you HOME.

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  • Happy Ending

Today be happy that Jesus is the Examiner (the Judge) and He has passed you already because you believe in Him. The beauty of your story is that He has equipped you to be better each day. He has also defeated the enemy and his demons for you and raised you higher above their reach. You are seated with Christ in heavenly places, which enforces the need to ask yourself these questions daily:

  • What will I do with Jesus?
  • What will I tell my world about Jesus?
  • What reward do I expect in the End?
  • Would Jesus be happy with my decisions today?

Hope to see you in Heaven. God bless us and may He continue to reward our efforts in Jesus.
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DAY 1 – WHY DID JESUS COME TO DIE?

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His KingdomListen! The Lord ’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore. (Isaiah 59:1, 2 NLT)

Easter season is here and believers all over the world are remembering the death, resurrection, and the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. I was watching The Passion of Christ this morning when The Holy Spirit said “It was worse than these. The beating you see, the insults you hear, the spitting, mocking, etc. None of the things you see on this TV can be compared to what actually happened. Jesus truly suffered for you.” I broke into tears…

The question is Why did Jesus have to go through these?…Why did Jesus come to die?

When Adam sinned, the whole world sinned. Sin created a gap between God and mankind. So Satan ceased that opportunity to bring pains and suffering upon mankind. Something needed to be done to bring mankind back to God. The Good news was Gabriel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him Mary will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21 NLT). Hallelujah!

  • Listen! The Lord ’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore. (Isaiah 59:1, 2 NLT).
  • Mary will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21, NLT)

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, (Romans 3:23-25 NLT)

His Kingdom

Jesus came to save us from our sins and their effects. We couldn’t have paid the price, and no other blood could have saved us but God loved us so much that He gave up His Son, Jesus, in order to draw us to Himself. Jesus came to clear the mess Adam created in Eden. Now God’s ear is opened to listen to us. That was why even before the Cross, Jesus said in  Matthew 7:7-8 (CEV) that  “Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks”

Jesus made this possible by dying on the Cross for you and I. We have been made right with God thus we can come boldly to His throne. Let us therefore say no to sin and live lives that please the Father. We have a new nature now as God, through His Spirit, is living in us.

What sin, behaviour, action, attitude, fellowship, relationship, etc is keeping you distant from God?

Know that He came first as a lamb but in His Second Coming, He is coming to Judge all. Nothing really matters than your soul because at the end of the day, when your body returns to the dust your soul would remain. Satan is after your Soul so cease this opportunity while there is time and make it right with God. Jesus Loves Us