DANGERS OF WORKING IN THE FLESH

Topic: Dangers of working in the flesh
Text: Galatians 5:16-18

The passage says "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law."
Here, Paul was imploring us not to live in flesh for one who does that is not of God.
               HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF THE DANGERS IN LIVING IN THE FLESH?
The end of it is not always good, for God is a respecter of no man. Strife to be of the spirit and let Him lead you for the end is always sweet and glorious.

    What are the dangers?

1. It brings about curse (Gen 35:22) :-

Flesh led Reuben to lie with his father's wife (Bilhah). Though his father did not say anything afterwards, in Gen 49:1-4, Reuben reaped bad for the bad seed he had earlier sown. Gen 3:1-19

2. It upturns the plan of God :-

In Judges 13:3-6, Samson was destined to set Israel free from the Philistines but he failed to fulfil this as he pleased his flesh rather than pleasing God. If you are someone whom a prophet had prophesied good unto, do not merry in it because the end might be worse than that of Samson. Judges 16:18-30, he was disgraced by the people he should have conquered if he had worked in God's instruction.

3. It brings about loss of glory or opportunity Gen (25:25-34) :-

Esau was born with an extraordinary glory but sold it for his stomach unknowingly. In Gen 27:32-36, he later discovered how valuable what he had lost was. Esau cried for another opportunity but there was none. What glory have you lost with your love of food? I decree that in the name that is above all other names which is the name of Jesus Christ, receive them.
                    In the latter part of Gen 27:40 Isaac said "And it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck." I pray that today as you are turning a new leave the yoke of backwardness is broken in Jesus name (Amen).

4. It brings about destruction (2 samuel 1:1-16) :-

The bible made us to know that the power of a man is in his tongue. What we profess with our mouth is a determinant of our tomorrow.
Prov 13:3 says "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life, but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction." In 2sam 1:1-16, a soldier of King Saul's army misued his tongue and this led to his destruction. Allow the spirit to always guard you and he will tell you when to talk and when you ought not to.

5.  It brings eternal condemnation (Matt 27:1-10) :-

Judas Iscariot was a great example of this. John 12:3-5 says "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"
                 The reason for what he said was made known in verse 6 "This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein."
Judas' end was really bad due to his acts.
Friend, be informed that only those who are led by the spirit are the sons of God.  If you are yet to give your totality to God, now is the best time for you to do so.
Say this prayer from the depth of your heart
"Father, I thank You that Jesus died for me. I confess I have broken Your laws. Forgive my sins. I receive the pardon right now. Lord Jesus, come into my life. Give me a new heart with new desires. And by Your Spirit, give me the power to live a life that is pleasing to You. Thank you for forgiving me as You promised. Thank You for the gift of eternal Iife."

WELCOME TO GOD'S FAMILY, READ HIS WORD OFTEN AND OBEY WHAT IS WRITTEN IN IT

Godly wisdom

Topic: Godly wisdom
Text: Job 28:12-28

What is wisdom?
       Wisdom is the ability to know and apply spiritual truths or an element of character that enables one to distinguish wise from the full.
         As a christian we must not be weary for the wisdom of God to be made manifest in our lifes. If we have this i tell you Satan will be in trouble because all our endeavour will lead to success.
       In Prov 16:22, it is written that "Wisdom is the fountain of life to him who has it, but folly is the chastisement of fools." Choose to be wise and you shall be acceptable to everyone. The age doesn't matter when it comes to wisdom. Job 32:9 says "It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right." Jesus Christ our saviour started teaching at an early stage because the wisdom abides in him. We can as well be a greater teacher if only we speak of wisdom.
             
How to find Godly wisdom

             In Job 28:12-28 he says "But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."
Also Proverbs 9:10 say "The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy one is insight." It is left for you to choose, be it wisdom or foolishness.
     In conclusion, Job 37:24 "Therefore men fear him, he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit." Only the fear of God brings Godly wisdom.
      
Prayer point: God please grant me the heart that seeks and finds your wisdom by the fear of you in Jesus name.

THE RESTORATION OF GREATNESS

TOPIC: The restoration of greatness
TEXT: John 9:1-5

The man in this passage was said to be blind from birth. He was the only one of his kind born blind in his generation. In verse 3b, Jesus said this occurrence is for the work of God to be made manifest in him. The situation you might be in now, is for now and know as well that it is for the work of God to be made manifest in you. But for this to happen you have to make God your pursuit. King David said in psalm 27:4 that "one thing have i asked of the Lord, that will i seek after; that i may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple". He said this after remembering his past as a shepherd in the house of Jesse to being a king over Israel. How great is our God? I wish to leave my present state for a greater height. What about you? If you are with me lets all do according to his commands, though it might be hard for sometime "acts 9:15-16" the future will be bright.

PRAYER POINT: Lord let my time of greatness come as soon as possible

KNOWING YOUR BIBLE IN SECONDS

I started from GENESIS,passing through EXODUS when i saw LEVITICUS counting the NUMBERS of isrealites in DEUTERONOMY and JOSHUA, who was waiting at the beautiful gate of JUDGES. Suddenly, RUTH went along calling SAMUEL, SAMUEL the FIRST and SECOND KINGS in the FIRST and SECOND CHRONICLES are coming to see you concerning the well of jerusalem which EZRA and NEHEMIAH had decided to rebuild. Queen ESTHER was busy advising JOB to stop weeping but rather sing PSALMS in PROVERBS to ECCLESIASTES or even the SONG
OF SOLOMON. Prophet ISAIAH consoled JEREMIAH who engaged LAMENTATION bacause EZEKIEL refuse to tell him one vision DANIEL, rather took it to HOSEA who was seen enquiring from JOEL, AMOS and OBADIAH the where bout of his way ward wife. Can JONAH be obedient to God's instruction to enable MICAH and NAHUM follow his footsteps seen the trouble. HABAKKUK cried out to the lord so as to prove ZEPHANIAH the champion of HAGGAI that the lord will surely restore his people according to ZACHARIAH.
Then MALACHI caught a vision from the lord which she passed down to MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, and JOHN, who understood it and wrote it down differently. This caused the different ACTS OF APOSTLES which were reported to the ROMANS who decided to consult the FIRST and the SECOND CORINTHIANS. Not knowing they will be having problems in bewitching the foolish GALATIANS at the EPHESIANS church.
The PHILIPPIANS which watched with interest why the COLOSSIANS were discouraged: the FIRST AND SECOND THESSALONIANS decided to leave them and go to the FIRST and SECOND TIMOTHY, the brother of TITUS who was seen teaching a friend PHILEMON in HEBREW language in brother JAMES house. Suddenly, the FIRST and SECOND PETER calling, JOHN! JOHN!! JOHN!!! tell JUDE your REVELATION.

A NEW CREATURE

TOPIC: A new creature
TEXT: Roman 12:1-21

This is the word of God coming to you on how you should live your live this new year. In verse 9, he is telling us that "let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good". Turn away from how you spent last year and always live your life as if each day is the last day you will spend on earth.
In psalm 15:1-end, it is written how you should spend your day if you want to inherit heaven.
We and our evil act will never work with God. The only way out is for us to forsake them and become a new creature. Truth, Love and Oneness are the major ingredients for such.
  
        MAY GOD BLESS YOU

PRAYER POINT: LORD CHANGE MY LIFE TO YOU PERMANENTLY

9 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

9 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

1)
There are 66 books in the bible, 39 books of the old testament and 27 books of the new testament

2)
There are 1189 chapters in the bible, 929 and 260 in old and new testaments respectively

3)
There are only 5 books with one chapter each in the bible ( obadiah, philemon, 2john, 3john, and jude)

4)
2john which is the fewest chapter (RSV) contain 300 words and 1135 letters

5)
The first five disciples of jesus were fishermen ( peter, andrew, john, james and philip)

6)
Feeding of 5000 thousand followers with 5 barley loaves and 2 fishes was the only miracle recorded in all the four synoptic gospels  (matt 14:17, mark 6:38, luke 9:13, john 6:9).

7)
After resurrection jesus ate broiled fish ( luke 24:42-43 )

8)
The shortest bible verse is john 11:35

9)The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119 with 176 verses

THE END IS NOW, COME CLOSE TO YOUR CREATOR.......HAPPY SUNDAY