Faith, Understanding, Encouragement and Life
You need to forget the past to see new horizons of your future. You can continue to enjoy new beginnings if you are committed to changing your perspective. You will then be encouraged to press on to new possibilities.
You cannot hold on to the past whilst expecting a new beginning. Let go of the past to welcome the new
God has promised a new beginning which is already unfolding right before you. There will be a pathway through dangerous and unfruitful places, possibilities amidst impossibilities and abundance amidst scarcity
New beginnings start with a new nature in Christ. In Christ, everything becomes fresh and new
There is within all human souls an internal law of God written on the heart. Our conscience therefore accuses or excuses us depending on our disposition to the internal law of the heart
Hearing God's law (word) is important but it does not necessarily make you righteous before God unless you commit to doing it
God's judgment is neither arbitrary nor abstract. It is always based on prior knowledge available to people
We determine what we receive from God through our own actions because there is no favoritism with God
Everyone will be repaid according to their own works. Eternal life to those who seek glory, honor and immortality. Wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and obey unrighteousness rather than truth. Affliction and distress to those who do evil, and glory, honor and peace to those who do good
Abusing God's patience and kindness only goes to store up wrath in the day God's judgment is revealed
It's an abuse to enjoy God's kindness and patience while persisting in ungodliness. The kindness and patience of God towards us must humble us to repent and reverence God.
How shall we escape God's judgment when we judge others while we also commit sin and iniquity? Judging people does not absolve us of our own failures.
We can trust in God's judgment because it is based on truth without malice, partiality or favoritism.
Judgment belongs to the Lord. We condemn ourselves when we make ourselves judges over others because we also falter in many things
Jesus stayed awake and prayed ahead of his final temptation. Prayer has the beneficial use of keeping us through the hour of temptation.
Jesus gave us an example of serving in humility by washing the feet of his disciples as a reminder for us to always humble ourselves and serve for God's glory
Jesus predicted the proclamation of the Gospel will be a testimony to all nations. Believers have a duty to proclaim good news to all mankind
Jesus did not only bring a message from God but He was Himself God's message to humanity. This is why He gave us his body and blood in Holy Communion
The reason Jesus came to earth was completed with the brutal sacrifice that pays the price of redemption of humanity from the first Adam to the last human.
Jesus was wrongfully executed after he was labelled and treated as a public enemy. All those who suffer injustice can find in Jesus a righteous redeemer who himself suffered injustice
Jesus was wrongfully executed after he was labelled and treated as a public enemy. All those who suffer injustice can find in Jesus a righteous redeemer who himself suffered injustice
Those with privileged access can betray it for their personal gain
A woman was used by God in a powerful gesture of anointing Jesus to prepare his body for burial. God can use anyone He chooses for any assignment if only we discern His promptings
The cleansing of the temple by Jesus teaches us to cleanse our lives and restore prayer and sacred order into our lives
Though sinful humanity is aware of God's judgment against acts that God has proscribed for condemnation, they go ahead to do those very acts and also approve and applaud those who do same
People that have no understanding, no faithfulness, no love and no mercy are sign of the depravity of humanity without God in their lives
Wickedness, envy, greed, insolence, arrogance, depravity, slanderous gossips are characteristics of God-haters who keep on inventing ways of doing evil
Minds that do not retain the knowledge of God nor give glory to Him become worthless being preoccupied with vanity and superfluity of naughtiness
The sign of God's wrath on sinful humanity is the reverse in the order of nature where people inflamed with lust exchange natural sexual relations with unnatural ones
The worship of things rather than God is a sign of God's anger expressed against rebellious humanity
The wrath of God against human wickedness and ungodliness that fails to acknowledge Him removes all restraints towards our self destructive tendencies.
When people reject the glorious immortal God, they inevitably regress to the exaltation of the human self
People who reject the true God are only engaged in vanity and futility. The highest form of wisdom is choosing God over self
There can be no excuse for unbelief because through what God has made, He has given witness of Himself to all people
Through what God has made, his invisible attributes, namely his divine nature and eternal power are clearly seen
It takes much more effort for people to choose not to believe in God because God has plainly revealed knowledge of Himself in all creation
God has revealed his anger against sin, ungodliness, wickedness in the hearts of people and evil actions because such things suppress the truth of God
God's people live by their faith even among people who go about their lives devoid of integrity
The righteousness of God is revealed in the Gospel from Faith to Faith. It originates from God within the believer in faith, proceeds to makes progress by faith and climaxes in its culmination through faith.
The power to save souls, heal sickness, strengthen the weary, mend the broken, deliver the afflicted, set the captive free, deliver the oppressed, make the barren fruitful and many others is nothing else but the Gospel of Jesus Christ
We have an obligation to minister the message of Christ's love and power to whichever background, professional grouping, social status and culture that contributed to shaping who we are
God uses anointed ministers to impart believers with graces and gifts that strengthen the church
Keep asking God, keep making efforts and attempting what is in your heart, even though it may take along time and a number of setbacks you will have a “now at last” moment
You can be prevented many times by many things from doing what is good and right, nonetheless you need to persist at it
Our prayer, Gospel proclamation and practices, as well as all we do for God and humanity must be done in all earnestness, from our total self as service to God.
As we trust in the Lord to influence lives, make impact in His name, and leave legacies of Christ, news of our faith will be reported across the world
In Christ, we have received God's wonderful love, His overflowing peace and the call to live holy for God
In Christ, we have received abundance of grace and a responsibility to call all people to faith obedience
God confirmed Jesus His Son with the declaration and appointment at His baptism when God spoke from heaven and again, through the powerful act of self-resurrection by means of the Holy Spirit
God confirmed Jesus His Son with the declaration and appointment at His baptism when God spoke from heaven and again, through the powerful act of self-resurrection by means of the Holy Spirit
The humanity of Christ implies we can serve God in this earthly life or human estate because Jesus became as we are so that we will be as He is