Watch Your Ship

So they left Egypt and travelled north into the land of Negev-Abram with his wife and Lot and all that they owned,for Abram was very rich in livestock,silver and gold.Now Lot who was traveling with Abraham was also very wealthy with sheep,cattle and many tents.
It is not a coincident that "Lot who was traveling with Abram was also very wealthy".It cannot be overemphasized that our association has a lot to do with what we become.Every man is rich with something,whether good or bad.It is only what we have in abundance that overflows to those around us,whether consciously or unconsciously.That is why if you were never a football fan,when you start associating with those who are crazy with football,in a matter of time,you'll start analyzing football like them.There is always a transfer in every association.What we project is a reflection of the association we keep.Our association determines our acceleration in life.If your life is not measuring up in any area,change your association in that area.It is a ship that will either sail you through the storms of life or drown you in life.
Think about this,where are you heading to with your present association?

References:Gen 13:1-2,5

The Next Level

The anointing of God is the Spirit of God. Every child of God has a measure of God’s anointing. The anointing is the grace God gives us to make right choices as we should. Being born into the Kingdom of God qualifies us to become children of God and share the right of son ship with Christ. But what our life becomes stems from the choices we make henceforth. The Spirit of God given to us at salvation is to empower us to start making the right choices in line with our new found faith. Otherwise, one could be born again and still live in defeat, like every normal person. Jesus knew this and one basic choice He made was to love righteousness and hate iniquity, i.e consecration by will, not by legalism. As a result, God anointed Him above His fellows with the oil of gladness. The degree of God’s deposit in our lives is proportional to our level of consecration. Our choices differentiate us from the rest people. The call to be a Christian is a weighty responsibility and that requires the anointing in no mean  measure. Jesus knew His calling, hence His choices. God has called us unto noble responsibilities. What are the choices you need make to fit into that calling? The much we can do is to perform lifeless rituals without the corresponding anointing upon us. Borrowing a leaf from Jesus will be a good start. Love righteousness in its minutest level .Promote justice. Choose to do the right thing with passion whether other people join you or not. Stand for truth and God will build a tabernacle upon your life. On the other hand, hate iniquity, no matter how it’s decorated. Iniquity will drown you. Shun evil at all cost even if you have to stand alone. Heaven will send help on your way. I congratulate you as you begin this day, with the help of the anointing of God(the Spirit of God, the grace of God),to make the right choices that will move your life and our nation forward. Our country need me and women who can stand for truth in all circumsatnces. Be among them

References: Heb 1:9,Isa 61:1

He Got Your Back

The Almighty God cannot be swayed by mortal men. He knows the end from the beginning. The intention of our hearts is laid bare before Him, He need not that any should tell Him of any man for He knew all men. This alone should caution us to be careful what we imagine even before we execute them. However, the heart of man which is deceitful and desperately wicked cannot stay without longing for freedom to wander in its lust. The inclination of the heart is such that anything man thinks is evil. God already knows the doom ahead of our imagination and so He prepares for us before we land. But God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Such is the magnanimity of God’s grace. The Lord engages any suitable means to forestall our impending betrayal. He wants to keep us aware of His love, such that even in our unfaithfulness, He remains faithful to us. He brings us to situations, places, events, people, etc., that will leave a definite positive impact in our hearts. Many times we tend to forget. But when the chips are down, He engages our conscience with those songs, words, films, books,etc, to remind us of His love and promises, just for our sake. Oh!, that we may cherish any moment we have to learn at His feet, whether in the car,office,market,school,church,etc.May we not repress those urges to listen to those edifying songs or messages, read those inspirational books, watch those Christian movies, read those Christian magazines, signposts, fliers, etc, for those are the arsenals He uses to guard our hearts in those unguarded moments when we are jeopardized by our environment and people around us. May we be open to His promptings as He keeps drawing us towards the narrow way.

References: John 2:25, Jer 17:9, Rom 5:8

Do It Now

Everything God does has a redemptive purpose. Man may have their own agenda but God's intention remains flawless. Again, God has a generation at heart any time He sets out to do a thing. When the Israelites were about to enter the promised land and the death of Moses was imminent, God would not let Moses go without consolidating what He started. He told him to write a song and teach the Israelites with their children so that when they enter the promised land and forget God in their prosperity, that song will be a witness to them. Moses wrote the song and taught them that same day. I cannot stop to imagine that the life of someone in a Christ less society, a prison or anywhere in the world is hanging on that song God has told you to sing, that book He has inspired you to write, that story/drama He has moved you write and act, that NGO He has told you to start, etc. I don't know what God has told you to initiate and you are still procrastinating. A generation is waiting for your arrival. Don't be sluggish anymore. We are running out of time. Pick your pen and write that song, book, story, etc. Will you wait till all have started worshiping other gods before you start? Now is the acceptable time. Wake up, child of God and do it NOW.

References: Deut 31: 19-22, 2Cor 6:2.

Get on board

We have work to do.We have been enlisted into the army of God for battle.Jesus was an example.He came to do the work of the Father and to finish it.He had focus.He was in agreement with God,for two cannot work together except they agree.Likewise,we cannot work for God except we agree with God.God has precepts,patterns and procedures.Unless we are ready to follow his methods,we cannot work with Him.The work of God starts from us,the life we carry.It is not a physical battle.It is a battle of kingdoms and no soldier entangles himself with civilian affairs so that he can please his master.The first platform we have to engage in the work of God is to carry the life of God.It takes God to do His work,we are only His agents,vessels or channels and God needs worthy vessels.The work of God is to bring the kingdom of God to earth, i.e to annihilate the ruler ship of Satan in the lives of men and on the earth and establish the ruler ship of God,the reign of Christ.God needs us for this task.The earth is gradually bowing to the ruler ship of Satan.Check out the entertainment industry,the government,education,etc.The kingdom of darkness is strategically extending their frontiers to every angle through every possible means.God has called us to lift up the banner of heaven wherever we are.We must not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone that believes.If the agents of Satan can even go naked to please their master and extend his kingdom,we (christians) must deny ourselves and follow Jesus all the way if we must win this battle.

References: John 14:12, Amos 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, Rom 1:16

Do a Check Up

Repentance (i.e., changing our hearts to turn to the Lord) is only a first step to partnering with God. When God sees a heart with a genuine repentance, a heart that has come to obey Him, a heart that is wholly given to Him and is bent on listening to His voice without any intention of going back, He responds to that heart. He responds by stripping that heart of anything that has held it captive: those habits, lifestyles, idiosyncrasies, etc, that keeps the heart away from Him, so that the relationship will blossom. No man knows true freedom whose heart is not submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ. God wants to restore our hearts to Himself. He seeks our allegiance. What we have suffered persists as long as we refuse to give our whole hearts to Jesus. He does not walk with an indecisive heart. He is not sure where we belong until He sees our hearts beating for Him, “for where a man’s treasure is, there his heart will be also”. We have to treasure God first, for Him to treasure us, “return to me and I will return to you, says the Lord”, “draw near to me and I will draw near to you”, “come now let us reason together”. The truth is, the Lord wants to do us good. He seeks for us to bless us but we are far away from him. We worship Him with our lips but our hearts are far away from Him. He cannot invest in an enemy. God can go to the utmost part of the heavens to make our restoration complete as soon as He sees our genuine repentance. Our enigmas, questions, lacks, healing, are all found in God. He wants to circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seeds to love Him with all our heart and with all our souls that we may live. The whole essence of God’s quest for us is that we may live. What a wish! I wish above all things that thou may prosper and be in good health even as thy souls prospers. The life we have now is as uncertain as we are. It takes the life of God in us to make us what we truly want to be. This life of God is Jesus. Does Jesus live in your heart? Is He really your Lord? In case, you’re not certain and you want to be, tell Him to come in now with this chorus;

Lord I give you my heart,

I give you my soul,

I live for you alone,

Every step that I take,

Every moment I’m awake,

Lord have your way in me..

(References: Deut 30: 2-6,Matt 6: 21,Zech. 1: 3,Jas. 4: 8,Isa 1: 18a,Matt. 15: 8,3 John 1: 2)

Remember me

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. I Cor. 11 : 24-25 (KJV)

To remember is to have in the mind an idea which had been in the mind before, and which recurs to the mind without effort. We are said to remember anything, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before. Remember is often used as synonymous with recollect, that is, to call to mind. (Websters). It is a natural tendency for us to forget, but not all things should be forgotten. The sacrifice of Jesus to secure a place for us in eternity through his body and to grant us access by His precious blood is historic. The aura of life He brings has the capacity to eclipse whatever we’ve been through in life. As the Israelites were leaving Egypt, God told them not to forget the Lord in those pagan lands, but they did. Hence, when He came for the ultimate sacrifice, He instituted the ritual of the communion and said “this do in remembrance of me”. He doesn’t want us to forget Him again like the Israel of old.

Remembering Him reminds us of the finished work on the cross. It will keep our life in check as we sojourn this earth, with all the pitfalls. Thus, in the midst of all the delays, sicknesses, pains, lacks, suffering, etc, He said, remember Me. It doesn’t matter what hell is throwing at us, making us feel that life is over and that it will never get better, He said remember Me.

Remember Me, because-

it is what I said that matters.

everything ends and starts afresh in My death

as I live in you, your life maintains the true flavor.

when you forget Me, your adversary will gloat over you.

If you desire to remain on the winning side of life, always remember Me.