Help My Unbelief!

April 21, 2016

Thank You Jesus Your are the owner of my soul, Alpha Omega You are worthy of our praise, in all generation ther is no one like You, Alpha Omega You are worthy of our praise.// He is miracle working God 2x he is the Alpha and the Omega, He is a miracle working God.

We thank You for Your Faithfulness, Your love and peace on our lives, Thank You for miracle of sleeping and waking up to the glory of Your Name, who is like unto Thee? Thank You for Your patience and kindness toward all that You have made. Thank You for counting us worthy to be among the living. We are grateful and we come to say Thank You Father.

Beloved, is there any burden in your heart? Are you afraid of what might become of that situation if God did not show up? Does that sickness suddenly become a nightmare? That wayward child or spouse is making you restless?

Never mind, God is still God. He will never fail you nor forsake you. He is dependable, Reliable and Steadfast. There is none like Him. All that is needed of you now is to believe Him and obey Him. Hold on to Him, at the nick of time, He will be there. I am not trying to make light of the situation at hand rather I am convinced that He will do it. It may not happen at our own time but He holds the perfect time of every situation in His hand.

The case study we have in our teaching today will further help your understand and knowledge of our topic of discuss. Come along with me as we learn more at His Feet:

Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe! Help my unbelief.”—Mark 9:24

Faith does not come from ignorance. Faith is based on what we know.

Before we will trust others with something precious to us, we first try to find out if they are trustworthy. This father was asking that he might come to know God in such a dimension that he could trust Him to cure his son.

His son had been possessed by an evil spirit since early childhood. The father did not know Jesus well, but he had heard and seen enough to convince him that if there was any hope for his son, it lay with Jesus. In desperation he cried out to Jesus for help. Jesus’ response was to heal his son. The desperate father had correctly gone to Jesus with his problem even though he was struggling with his faith.

When you are struggling to believe, that is not the time to avoid Christ or to be ashamed of your struggle. You will never increase your faith by not going to Jesus! Rather, Jesus wants to help you with your belief. He can not only meet your need, but He will also give you faith to trust Him to provide for you.

If you are struggling to believe that God can take care of your need, it is because you don’t know Him as He wants you to. Go to Him and allow Him to convince you of His ability to meet every need you will ever face.

Beloved, did you study yesterday’s teaching? Did you read the first sentence above “our faith does not come from ignorance rather is firmly based on knowledge which I tried to illustrate with parent and child relationship. Let’s read further:

“She bound the scarlet line in the window.” Joshua 2:21

Rahab depended for her preservation upon the promise of the spies, whom she looked upon as the representatives of the God of Israel. Her faith was simple and firm, but it was very obedient. To tie the scarlet line in the window was a very trivial act in itself, but she dared not run the risk of omitting it.

Come, my soul, is there not here a lesson for thee? Hast thou been attentive to all thy Lord’s will, even though some of His commands should seem non-essential? Hast thou observed in his own way the two ordinances of believers’ baptism and the Lord’s Supper? These neglected, argue much unloving disobedience in thy heart. Be henceforth in all things blameless, even to the tying of a thread, if that be matter of command.

This act of Rahab sets forth a yet more solemn lesson. Have I implicitly trusted in the precious blood of Jesus? Have I tied the scarlet cord, as with a Gordian knot in my window, so that my trust can never be removed? Or can I look out towards the Dead Sea of my sins, or the Jerusalem of my hopes, without seeing the blood, and seeing all things in connection with its blessed power?

The passer-by can see a cord of so conspicuous a colour, if it hangs from the window: it will be well for me if my life makes the efficacy of the atonement conspicuous to all onlookers. What is there to be ashamed of? Let men or devils gaze if they will, the blood is my boast and my song. My soul, there is One who will see that scarlet line, even when from weakness of faith thou canst not see it thyself; Jehovah, the Avenger, will see it and pass over thee.

Jericho’s walls fell flat: Rahab’s house was on the wall, and yet it stood unmoved; my nature is built into the wall of humanity, and yet when destruction smites the race, I shall be secure. My soul, tie the scarlet thread in the window afresh, and rest in peace.

Rahab was yet to experience the mighty works of the God of Israel personally but she believe the spies base on the knowledge she had about their God – simple as it seems but difficult to put practice in our time despite all we have heard and seen God do in our midst.

Are you crying out to God this moment to help Your unbelief? She did not just believe, she was also obedient the instruction given her. Do you know that she would have missed her miracle though she believe but was not obedient?

Beloved, we need to check out where and why we are missing our miracles and quickly obey. Recently I received a miracle based on obeying an instruction given by the servant of God. it was simple but if I had not obey him is very possible that I would gone home after the service without receiving that healing miracle (I had a shift Disc 17years ago which also affected my anal bone and pelvic bone) I had at various time been healed but only to discover that it was multiple shift from the spinel bone downward. So early this year I handed the total restoration of whatever that is wrong.

The man of God mentioned my case during the service and true to it I was in pains during the week and several others cases that were mentioned but the instruction here was for those that were effected to ‘stand out to be prayed for’. I was tempted to sit back but I quickly jump up to avoid reasoning out the instruction. Beloved, it was in my standing up that my healing came. I Immediately I felt as if the upper part of my body was lifted and keyed back and that was it. For the first time I felt straightened, I sat down without feeling pain at my pelvic bone. Praise the Lord.

Beloved, you need to check out why that miracle is yet to be. Are you disobeying any instruction given to you concerning it. It is not enough to have faith, it is very important that we obey the instructions given. If I have not obeyed the instruction though I believe God and I also believe His servant, nothing would have happened as my healing was based on my obeying the instruction “stand up and be pray for. Praise God.

Finally, as we shout out to God today to help our unbelief, let us also ensure that we will obey every instruction given to us.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Knowing Christ

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 20, 2016

Your Name is Yahweh 2x You are Miracle working God Your Name is Yahweh.// I know His Name 2x His Name is Wonderful. I know His Name 2x His Name is Miracle. I know His Name 2x His Name is King of kings ….Marvelous, Powerful.

Father indeed You are more than what we call You but we reverence You still with those Names as sign of Who You are and What You can do. Thank You Father. We lift You high, we adore You, we glorify You both now and forever.

The bell is ringing for a solitary time with God, Is calling out for you and I to meditate therein, reason together and present our request before the Throne and get answers to our prayers. Praise God.

Beloveth, this is coming again to us this year, “knowing your Maker” How well do you know God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit? How do you come to the knowledge of them in the first place? Do you study further on what you knew about them in the bible?

Every relationship is driven by knowledge. Husband and wife relationship, parents and child relationship, employee and employer relationship etc. Each of this relationship is powered by knowledge. For instance a parent and child relationship – a parent know that he or she has the responsibility to cater for the child while the child ensures that houses chores are done. At the early years of that child’s development a parent devote his or her time to bringing up that child however this responsibility reverse as the child grows into adult and the parent is growing old and weaker.

Same way in our relationship with God, when we get born again and study our bible with the help of the Holy Spirit we have personal revelation of Who God is and what is expected of us to do as we mature in the word.

This is so vital, else we will be toss by every wind of doctrine and we run hither and thither at a little challenge. Sometimes some fall out of faith base on the challenges they are facing. This wouldn’t have been the case if there was a growing relationship in Christ. (Jn 8:32)

Prayers and answers to what we asked from God not only reveal who God is to us but also enable us to encourage those who have not come to the knowledge of this truth.

Do not neglect your prayer time because it is just another revelation time your are putting off. Praise God.

Let get into our teaching for the day:

“You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.

And you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.”—John 5:39–40

Bible study will not give you eternal life. You could memorize the entire Bible and be able to discuss minute issues of biblical scholarship and yet fail to experience the truths found in its pages. It is a subtle temptation to prefer the book to the Author. A book will not confront you about your sin, the Author will. Books can be ignored; it is much harder to avoid the Author when He is seeking a relationship with you.

The Pharisees in Jesus’ day thought God would be pleased with their knowledge of His Word. They could quote long, complicated passages of Scripture. They loved to recite and study God’s Law for hours on end. Yet Jesus condemned them because, although they knew the Scriptures, they did not know God. They were proud of their Bible knowledge, but they rejected the invitation to know God’s Son.

Can you imagine yourself knowing all that God has promised to do in your life but then turning to something else instead? You may be tempted to turn to substitutes. These substitutes aren’t necessarily bad things. They might include serving in the church, doing good deeds, or reading Christian books. No amount of Christian activity will ever replace your relationship with Jesus. The apostle Paul considered every “good” thing he had ever done to be “rubbish” when compared to the surpassing value of knowing Christ (Phil. 3:8).

Never become satisfied with religious activity rather than a personal, vibrant, and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. More below:

“Behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.” Matthew 27:51

No mean miracle was wrought in the rending of so strong and thick a veil; but it was not intended merely as a display of power—many lessons were herein taught us. The old law of ordinances was put away, and like a worn-out vesture, rent and laid aside. When Jesus died, the sacrifices were all finished, because all fulfilled in Him, and therefore the place of their presentation was marked with an evident token of decay.

That rent also revealed all the hidden things of the old dispensation: the mercy-seat could now be seen, and the glory of God gleamed forth above it. By the death of our Lord Jesus we have a clear revelation of God, for He was “not as Moses, who put a veil over his face.” Life and immortality are now brought to light, and things which have been hidden since the foundation of the world are manifest in Him. The annual ceremony of atonement was thus abolished.

The atoning blood which was once every year sprinkled within the veil, was now offered once for all by the great High Priest, and therefore the place of the symbolical rite was broken up. No blood of bullocks or of lambs is needed now, for Jesus has entered within the veil with his own blood. Hence access to God is now permitted, and is the privilege of every believer in Christ Jesus.

There is no small space laid open through which we may peer at the mercy-seat, but the rent reaches from the top to the bottom. We may come with boldness to the throne of the heavenly grace. Shall we err if we say that the opening of the Holy of Holies in this marvellous manner by our Lord’s expiring cry was the type of the opening of the gates of paradise to all the saints by virtue of the Passion?

Our bleeding Lord hath the key of heaven; He openeth and no man shutteth; let us enter in with Him into the heavenly places, and sit with Him there till our common enemies shall be made His footstool.

Beloved knowledge is power, and information makes a lot of difference. Now that you know that you have direct access to the Throne, why beating around? Why depending on someone to pray you out of that situation.

The truth is that when the veil was torn, we became the temple where God dwells (Ps 61:4). Therefore, hurry now to the Throne through the blood of Jesus and be made whole. Cry to God on that issue bothering you and you will receive answers from Him. if the answers tarry, tarry also until He send His Word. For in His favour is life (Ps 30:5). I will abundantly bless her provision …(Ps 132:15).

May the Lord hear your prayer today in Jesus Name, Amen!!!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Are You Following Jesus Christ For The Right Reasons?

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 19, 2016

Everybody testifying You are good, You are good Jehovah You are good 2x. // Immortal God, Invisible God, Immortal God how great Thy are.

Faithful Father, we are before You. Gracious are Your works and precious to behold. We Thank You for a bright day under heaven, Your goodness is immeasurable, thank You Lord. You made the heaven and earth to display Your glory, Faithful are You Lord forever and ever.

Beloved, our God is Awesome, He is Mighty, He is Great, He is powerful, He is trustworthy, He faileth not, He is ever Faithful, Shout alleluia to the King of kings, the Lord of lords. The Ancient of days, the One Who knows our end from the beginning. He is our Maker, our Redeemer, our Restorer, our Helper. Father, You too much. You are Unchangeable Changer, Thank You Jesus! Thank You Father! Thank You Holy Spirit! I just want to say Thank You Lord. Praise the Name of the Lord.

May I ask you this question, Why are you following Jesus? Different people have different reasons for following Christ? Are you following Jesus for the right reasons? Is possible at the time of conversion the person that led you to Christ told you so many things that you held onto and believing that if you keep your part of the transaction, God must keep His own part.

So from the beginning you have a wrong attitude in your relationship with God. Often time we miss it at the area of tithing. You hear a believer saying, “I pray my tithe therefore God must do this and this for me.”

I use to think that way until I heard a message that turn my orientation around. Beloved, do you know that your righteousness is like a filthy rags before God? Do you also know that you are unprofitable servant? Do you realize that if God has not given you a job or something doing, you will not be able to pay a tithe? I don’t want to talk about those who think it is by their degrees and certificate that things turn around for them.

Let me shock you further, do you also know that it is left for God to accept or reject your offerings and tithes? I want you to know that God is no debtor to anyone, whosoever and whatsoever you are doing for God, it is in His hand to bless you but never demand it as right from Him.

Come with me to the gospel of Saint Luke chapter seventeen verse seven to ten (Lk17:7-10). Jesus was teaching His servant to avoid occasion of offense. Beloved, verse ten said we have just done what we are supposed to do or what we ought to do- we are unprofitable servant, we just have done that which is our duty.

Can you see that you have just done your duty, nothing special, nothing spectacular. Wow! The day I heard this message in this form my approach to the Throne change forever.

Yours might not be tithing, it can be any other thing known to you. We must learn to appear before God in our nothingness, you can bring to His remembrance all what you are doing but not on ground of merit but rather on the merit of the cross of Calvary, on the merit of Who God is and on merit of the blood of Jesus shed for your sake.

In our teaching today, we are going to discover wrong motives of following Jesus. We will also see pure motives of following Christ. Praise the Name of the Lord. Come with me as we read through:

Are You Following Jesus Christ For The Right Reasons?

If your motives in pursuing the Master are for anything less than a desire for intimacy with Him, you are sadly on the wrong track:

“Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.” (John 6:53, 54).

It is a mystery as to exactly what Jesus meant here. At the very least He conveyed the idea of total involvement with Him at the most intimate level.

A little steep? He meant it that way: “As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were no longer walking with Him.” (John 6:66)

The Gospels communicate at least four wrong reasons as to why people followed Jesus:

Curiosity over His miracles

“And a great multitude was following Him, because they were seeing the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.” (John 6:2) (Also: Luke 9:9; 23:8; John 2:23-25)

The Material benefits

“Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me… because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.” (John 6:26)

The Political benefits

“Jesus therefore perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force, to make Him king, withdrew… ” (John 6:15a) (Also: Luke 24:21)

Status

“Grant that we may sit in your glory, one on Your right, and one on Your left.” (Mark 10:37) (Also: Mark 9:31-37)

We need to search our hearts as to why we profess allegiance to Him. If our motives are ulterior, we solicit His rejection:

“Jesus… was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men… for He Himself knew what was in man.” (John 2:24, 25).

When Jesus was going to the Calvary a group of women followed him crying. Do you know why they were crying? Let discover more:

“And there followed Him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented Him.” Luke 23:27

Amid the rabble rout which hounded the Redeemer to His doom, there were some gracious souls whose bitter anguish sought vent in wailing and lamentations—fit music to accompany that march of woe. When my soul can, in imagination, see the Saviour bearing His cross to Calvary, she joins the godly women and weeps with them; for, indeed, there is true cause for grief—cause lying deeper than those mourning women thought.

They bewailed innocence maltreated, goodness persecuted, love bleeding, meekness about to die; but my heart has a deeper and more bitter cause to mourn. My sins were the scourges which lacerated those blessed shoulders, and crowned with thorn those bleeding brows: my sins cried “Crucify Him! crucify Him!” and laid the cross upon His gracious shoulders. His being led forth to die is sorrow enough for one eternity: but my having been His murderer, is more, infinitely more, grief than one poor fountain of tears can express.

Why those women loved and wept it were not hard to guess: but they could not have had greater reasons for love and grief than my heart has. Nain’s widow saw her son restored—but I myself have been raised to newness of life. Peter’s wife’s mother was cured of the fever—but I of the greater plague of sin. Out of Magdalene seven devils were cast—but a whole legion out of me. Mary and Martha were favoured with visits—but He dwells with me. His mother bare His body—but He is formed in me the hope of glory. In nothing behind the holy women in debt, let me not be behind them in gratitude or sorrow.

“Love and grief my heart dividing,

With my tears His feet I’ll lave—

Constant still in heart abiding,

Weep for Him who died to save.”

Now can you identify among other reasons why you are following Jesus. Jesus extended an invitation to us to abide in His love. He is also asking us to follow him with pure motives other than what we will eat and drink. Go yea therefore and make disciples of all nation should be among other things why we are following Him. Look at for an opportunity to do so today.

Is God unfaithful to reward You, not at all, He is more than able to do all that we will ever ask or imagine. seek Him base on who He is and not what You and benefit.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Jesus Said: “Abide In My Love.”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 18, 2016

Everlasting Father, everlasting Son, Immortal Holy Ghost be thou glorified 2x.// What shall I say unto the Lord all I have to say is thank You Lord 2x. Thank You Lord 2x all I have to say is Thank You Lord.

Our Father, Blessed Redeemer, Everlasting King, how Wonderful and Faithful are You Lord. Thank You for You have done for us, the blessings of the Lord add no sorrow. Thank You for healings, deliverance, provisions, protections, Safety and Your undying love on us Your children.

Beloved, are you showing gratitude to God this morning? Is your heart full of praise and thanksgiving? Are you thanking God for His finger to see His hand? Have you experience any miracle that you think that it was just because He loves you?

Our topic today is taking us above our natural tendencies up above our natural inclines to the place where He is so that we can enjoy what He died for. Jesus changes not. What He stood for long before you were born; He still stand for up until now (Heb 13:8).

Today is the first working day of the week and Jesus is extending an invitation to you, “Abide in my love” will you accept it and experience the wonders in the total package. Jesus is love just as His Father is, wouldn’t you rather be like them. Let’s go into the teaching of today:

Jesus Said: “Abide In My Love.”

Easier said than done when you are:

Fighting time pressures.
Facing unrealistic expectations from clients…
Struggling with gnarled traffic and self-serving fellow-workers.

So, how is it possible to abide in His love? Let’s take it a step at a time: Jesus said, “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.” (John 15:9)

“JUST AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME… “

The love of the Father for the Son is unconditional, all-encompassing, unchanging and eternal. Christ has always lived in the Father’s love.

“I HAVE ALSO LOVED YOU… “

In like manner, Christ’s love for us is of the same quality as the Father’s love for His Son. Whether we “perform” or not, His love is there! Whether we “feel” close to Him or not His love is there! Whether we have spent time with Him or not His love is there: Encircling us, unconditional… unceasing.

“ABIDE IN MY LOVE”

Jesus extends Himself to us by saying in effect, “My love for you is available now. You don‘t have to work or beg for it. Just accept it and rest in it. Because I have already paid the price for your sin, I offer My love to you freely. Simply live in it. Freely drink of it.“

To abide in His love, we need to understand two truths: First, Christ’s love for us is unconditional. Second, experiencing His love is predicated upon obedience to His Word:

“If you obey My commands, you will remain in My love, just as I have obeyed My Father‘s commands and remain in His love.” (John 15:10 ).

As Jesus experienced the Father’s love through obedience to His will, so we experience Jesus’ love through uncompromising obedience to His Word.

“Abide in My love“. This is Jesus’ gracious invitation to you today. Take Him at His Word and enjoy what He died to give you: His loving friendship.

Beloved, are accepting that invite? Are struggling with love in any area of your life? It will be good for you to accept this invite, why? Someone wants to know? Because it will enable you to love just as Christ loves. You will be able to love those whom the devil is using to make you derail from this heavenly race. It will help you to overlook what they are doing and you see yourself moving ahead despite their wicked acts and schemes (Matt 5:44). You will love just as Christ loves (Lk 23:34).

Let’s read further:

“All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head.” Psalm 22:7

Mockery was a great ingredient in our Lord’s woe. Judas mocked Him in the garden; the chief priests and scribes laughed Him to scorn; Herod set Him at nought; the servants and the soldiers jeered at Him, and brutally insulted Him; Pilate and his guards ridiculed His royalty; and on the tree all sorts of horrid jests and hideous taunts were hurled at Him.

Ridicule is always hard to bear, but when we are in intense pain it is so heartless, so cruel, that it cuts us to the quick. Imagine the Saviour crucified, racked with anguish far beyond all mortal guess, and then picture that motley multitude, all wagging their heads or thrusting out the lip in bitterest contempt of one poor suffering victim!

Surely there must have been something more in the crucified One than they could see, or else such a great and mingled crowd would not unanimously have honoured Him with such contempt. Was it not evil confessing, in the very moment of its greatest apparent triumph, that after all it could do no more than mock at that victorious goodness which was then reigning on the cross? O Jesus, “despised and rejected of men,” how couldst Thou die for men who treated Thee so ill?

Herein is love amazing, love divine, yea, love beyond degree. We, too, have despised Thee in the days of our unregeneracy, and even since our new birth we have set the world on high in our hearts, and yet Thou bleedest to heal our wounds, and diest to give us life.

O that we could set Thee on a glorious high throne in all men’s hearts! We would ring out Thy praises over land and sea till men should as universally adore as once they did unanimously reject.

Thy creatures wrong Thee, O Thou sovereign Good!

Thou art not loved, because not understood:

This grieves me most, that vain pursuits beguile

Ungrateful men, regardless of Thy smile.

Beloved, though He was scorn upon, He not only forgave them, He gracious brought them into His undying love. Look around you today and do likewise to those who offended you, so that we truly gain dominion over all that hitherto troubled you.

This week is declared blessed in the Name of the Lord. Don’t forget to abide in His love and sit in command of your situation. Praise the Lord.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

God’s Thinking Is Not Man’s Thinking

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 15, 2016

Let the power of the Lord comes down amen 2x, in Jesus Name, Let the power of the Lord comes from heaven’s comes down Let the power of the Lord comes down.// Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me 2x, break me, melt me, mold me and use me, Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me 2x.

Heavenly Father we thank You for Your presence this week. We are grateful, we thank You, we bless Your Name, we honour You for Your Mighty works in our lives and situation and we return to say thank You. Blessed be Thy Holy Name in Jesus Name forever.

Beloved, TGIF, are you happy as I am? This week was indeed a blessed week for me, the Hand of the Lord dealt kindly with me and am sure someone has a testimony also concerning God’s goodness, all to the glory of the Lord! Praise the Lord.

Today, we have another opportunity to consider God’s Word, all what we have learnt during the week and beyond practically (PCL). That is, seeing His Word as God see it not as we think it to be. Praise God!

During the week we came across so many new revelation in the Word, remaining us what we knew or new discoveries in the Word of God.

However today, we have an interesting topics before us and am sure you will learn a great deal from it. Praise the Lord!

Come with me as we consider the following teachings as we ask God to help us in living it out:

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.—Colossians 2:8

There is a subtle temptation that encourages Christians to be “practical.” That is, they try to do God’s work in man’s way. “Getting results” becomes the primary focus. It almost seems that we believe that the end justifies the means. Don’t be led away by the world’s reasoning. An examination of God’s Word shows that the means are sometimes even more important than the results.

The world tries to convince you that as long as you can accomplish something for the kingdom of God, that’s all that matters. For example, Ananias and Sapphira gave an offering to their church, which was a good thing, but they did it deceitfully. God judged them immediately, not for what they did, but for how they did it (Acts 5:1–11).

Satan tried to trap Jesus with this same temptation. Satan did not question the worthiness of Jesus’ task, but simply offered “practical” solutions to accomplish Jesus’ goal more quickly and at lesser cost. God’s ways are not like man’s ways. “Efficiency” from man’s perspective is not prized by God.

It did not seem efficient to have the children of Israel march around Jericho thirteen times and then blow their trumpets, but it brought the walls down (Josh. 6). It did not appear wise to select the youngest of Jesse’s sons to become the next king, but God saw a man after His own heart (1 Sam. 16:11). At first glance, it does not seem logical for Jesus to have picked the twelve disciples He did, yet through them God dramatically affected their world.

It is never wise to attempt to do God’s work in man’s way. It is an age-old temptation that seems to make sense on the surface but often is at variance with the purposes of God.

Another striking one below, let’s go on:

God Has The Uncomfortable Habit Of Placing His Hands On The Wrong Person

A particular sporting goods company only hires salesmen who are six feet or more in height.
Look at the yearly financial reports of the men running major corporations and pictures of graying, dignified, polished Madison Avenue types adorn the pages.

As I write, my mind races to two middle eastern countries where the “wrong people” are being used of God to impact some of the toughest places on the earth with the Gospel. Lacking physical attractiveness, charisma, leadership ability, and higher education, these people are unimpressive by the world’s standards, yet daunting in their impact.

“God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things… so that no one may boast before Him.” (1 Corinthians 1:27-29).

Commenting on the twelve chosen by Jesus, Dr. Mark Wessel observes:

“It was a strange group of men our Lord chose to be his disciples. Four of them were fishermen, one a hated tax collector, another a member of a radical and violent political party… all were laymen… Yet it was with these men that Jesus… disseminated his Good News to the end of the earth.”

As I have pondered Jesus’ selection of these twelve very common men, it seems to me that the only thing they had in common was an uncommon hunger for God (Judas excepted).

“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b)

Therefore, when you and I choose to work with the “wrong people” of this world who have only their love for God as a drawing point, we may be surprised at:

What God will do for our character, and
What He may choose to do through them for the world.

Are you here with me? Do you agree with those expositions above? Did you discover any truth here you will like to put to work and improve your Christian walk? Gently and patiently go through the messages again and make so note. Let us also remember that the love of Jesus secured eternity for us, can we start loving as Christ did, thereby having dominion over all that had previously challenged us. Praise the Lord.

Have a wonderful weekend, and be clothed with His love from above. See you next week by His grace.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Truth Is a Person

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 14, 2016

I will lift up my voice, I will joyful sing not what You have done but for who You are, You are the song that I sing melody in my heart, the reason I live is to praise You Lord.// Take glory Father, Take glory Son, Take glory Holy Spirit now and forever more.

Heavenly Father we Thank You again today for who You are. You are Ever Faithful, Forever Dependable, Ever Reliable, Unchangeable Changer, Immortal, Invisible, You are the Only Wise God. Thank You Lord. Receive all the praises we offer in Jesus Name.

Beloveth, how are you doing? Hope you maximized the teaching of yesterday which was encouraging us always to pray and not to faint? May God strengthen from above in Jesus Name. May He help us to discern between evil and good and focus on that which is really important in Jesus Name.

Beloveth, do you know the Person of Jesus aside that He is the Son of God, the second Person in Trinity or Triune God? The bible gave us another intro to the Person of Christ- “Jesus is the way, the Truth and the Life”- Jn 14:6. Are you excited about that?

I have realize some striking things in some people’s lives, one among many is that they are never happy or excited about anything that is happening outside their person. If it is not them, why should they be happy or excited about it? I believe you are not among such persons.

Is something exciting to me to know that the One am following is ‘the Way and also the Truth.’ It means I am on the right path, going to heaven. It means that after I have spent my life here on earth and my work is reviewed it will not burn up having worked with gold, silver, and costly stones other than wood, hay and straws (1 Cor 3:12-15).

Beloved, who are you following? Another discovered I also have is that though they are professing Christ, their leaders point them to their selves other than to Christ. They things said according to their leaders other than the according to the word of God. If You are a leader and discover this among Your congregation please correct this erroneous assumption before God will judge You (Acts 12:21-23)It so important to know who and what you are professing.

Also know that in Jesus no guile is found, neither deceit nor lies. Are you living the exemplary life of Jesus? In Jesus, everything points to His Father, he hardly said anything of His own accord. He also do not practice fellow my teaching and not my person as we see these day among brethren and the leaders.

Do you want to know the truth about your situation, family, business and career then follow me as we come to Jesus the Person of truth to discover all and put them in perspective:

They came and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to die!” Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. So they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?”They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!”—Luke 8:24–25

Truth is a Person, not a concept. Jesus said He was the Truth (John 14:6). That means that you can never know the truth of your circumstances unless you have first heard from Jesus. The disciples thought they were perishing in the storm. They were fishermen who knew the sea and knew what their condition was. They had allowed their circumstances to convince them that the “truth” was their imminent death. But they were wrong. Truth was asleep in the back of their boat!

Since some of the disciples were fishermen, they trusted in their own expertise and wisdom rather than recognizing that only Jesus knew the truth of their situation. At times, our human knowledge in certain areas of life can blind us to our desperate need to hear a word from Truth.

When Jesus spoke, the disciples saw the real truth of their situation. There was absolute calm. The disciples had seen Jesus perform other miracles, but they had not yet witnessed His power over nature in such a dimension. Often we are like the disciples.

God may have recently demonstrated His power to us in a mighty way; we may have experienced many spiritual victories in the past. Yet, when a new and frightening situation comes upon us we, too, panic and say, “Lord save me. I’m perishing!” God will remind us of His provision, saying, “I can handle this situation, too, and you will know more of Me because of it.”

Have you become fearful instead of faithful? If you have, prepare for the rebuke, for it will come.

Beloved, did you read that? Often times, we think our end has come because of a devastating situation that crop up along our path, won’t it be rather great if we instead of shrinking back, running away, giving up, throw in the towel look steadily on that situation and declare the Lordship of our Lord Jesus Christ over it and ask it to “try you” (Heb 11:1).

Fear in the place of faith slow us down in some cases makes us immobile but I want to come with me to the next message to see how God handles every situation that arises in the life of every of His child, more discovery:

“For there stood by me this night the angel of God.” Acts 27:23

Tempest and long darkness, coupled with imminent risk of shipwreck, had brought the crew of the vessel into a sad case; one man alone among them remained perfectly calm, and by his word the rest were reassured. Paul was the only man who had heart enough to say, “Sirs, be of good cheer.” There were veteran Roman legionaries on board, and brave old mariners, and yet their poor Jewish prisoner had more spirit than they all. He had a secret Friend who kept his courage up.

The Lord Jesus despatched a heavenly messenger to whisper words of consolation in the ear of His faithful servant, therefore he wore a shining countenance and spake like a man at ease.

If we fear the Lord, we may look for timely interpositions when our case is at its worst. Angels are not kept from us by storms, or hindered by darkness. Seraphs think it no humiliation to visit the poorest of the heavenly family.

If angel’s visits are few and far between at ordinary times, they shall be frequent in our nights of tempest and tossing. Friends may drop from us when we are under pressure, but our intercourse with the inhabitants of the angelic world shall be more abundant; and in the strength of love-words, brought to us from the throne by the way of Jacob’s ladder, we shall be strong to do exploits.

Dear reader, is this an hour of distress with you? then ask for peculiar help. Jesus is the angel of the covenant, and if His presence be now earnestly sought, it will not be denied. What that presence brings in heart-cheer those remember who, like Paul, have had the angel of God standing by them in a night of storm, when anchors would no longer hold, and rocks were nigh.

“O angel of my God, be near,

Amid the darkness hush my fear;

Loud roars the wild tempestuous sea,

Thy presence, Lord, shall comfort me.”

Beloved, the Lord giveth song in the night, I am a living testimony. I don’t know where you are in your walk with God but what I know is that He will never leave you nor forsake thee, He will always be by your side to encourage and comfort you. (Ps 9:18; Gal.3:26, 4:25)

Though everything might be changing, friends and families may took to their heels in the hour of your great tribulations, know this and always bear it in mind- Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Hold on to Jesus, He is the truth of your situation, not what the devil is whispering to your Spirit and be yea thankful and rejoice ever more (2Tim 1:12; Col 3:15, 1 Thess 5:16).

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Look And Live

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 13, 2016

Be lifted high, be lifted high, O Lord, be lifted high, for You are Holy, righteousness, worthy, O Lord, be lifted high.// Magnify the Lord, exalt the Name of Jesus, magnify the Lord with me, praising the Name of Jesus.

Father, we Thank You for Who You are, Thank You for the gift of another day in Your presence, merciful Jesus, we thank You, we bless Your Holy Name, we worship You, we give You praise forever in Jesus Name, O Lord cleanse us and purge from all unrighteousness, we pray Thee. Have Your way in our lives today and always O Lord in Jesus Name.

Beloved, we come together again, just praising the Lord, we are together again in one accord. Something good is already happening, something better in this place, we are together again just praising the Lord.

Prayer is the key of a proper song we know. It is a key that must be handle with all carefulness. Somebody wants to know why? Because it has no duplicate. Yes! If you are not praying, you are not praying. Is not like a song if you don’t know the lyrics you may be humming along with the singers until the point where you can sing but in prayer, if you are praying; you are not praying.

Though we have ‘guide’ to help us to pray but the beautiful thing about our God is that He is not strict about following the procedures, you can start with the burdens in your heart, instead of thanksgiving and praises of Whom He is, He will patiently wait on you in some cases, most people never get to thank and appreciate Him at all but for the heavy burden in their heart He must take away fast.

However, in all of these like I said earlier if you are not praying, you are praying. Beloved, it is important that you and I make it a duty to pray and pray earnestly, intercede for those who are weak in their faith and prayer lives and ask God to help them. In praying, we pray the mind of God and subdue the kingdom of darkness. Our prayers clogs the wheels of the evil ones to perform their enterprise.

The good energizer of our prayer life is the Holy Spirit, I hope you have one living inside of you to help you, if not, accept our Lord Jesus Christ now and you will receive the power of God- Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord.

In our topic today “Look and Live”, many of us knows the story, however for us in the New Testament, a fiery serpent- is our Lord Jesus once hung on the cross, dead and resurrected, when we look upon Him, we will live. Praise the Lord! Let’s get to the root together:

“And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.” Num. 21:8

This is a glorious gospel type. Jesus, numbered with the transgressors, hangs before us on the cross. A look to Him will heal us of the serpent-bite of sin; will heal us at once- ‘When he looketh upon it, he shall live.” Let the reader who is mourning his sinfulness note the words — “Everyone that looketh upon it shall live.” Every looker will find this true.

I have found it so. I looked to Jesus and lived at once. I know I did. Reader, if you look to Jesus you will live too. True, you are swelling with the venom, and you see no hope. True, also there is no hope but this one. But this is no doubtful cure — “Everyone that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.”

The brazen serpent was not lifted up as a curiosity to be gazed upon by the healthy; but its special purpose was for those who were “bitten.” Jesus died as a real Saviour for real sinners. Whether the bite has made you a drunkard, or a thief, or an unchaste or a profane person, a look at the Great Saviour will heal you of these diseases, and make you live in holiness and communion with God. Look and live.

Did you hear that whether you are dead in sin, a look on Jesus will heal you. You might not be a thief but do you back-bit? You may not be an adulterer, are you jealous? Beloved, you may not be drunkard or a profane person, are you malicious in nature, or are you disobedient? Then you also need to look on Jesus and live today.

Jesus is waiting for you and He is ready to purge your sin and make you whole. David did it and he live, do yours today and live on. Read on:

“Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.” Psalm 25:18

It is well for us when prayers about our sorrows are linked with pleas concerning our sins—when, being under God’s hand, we are not wholly taken up with our pain, but remember our offences against God. It is well, also, to take both sorrow and sin to the same place.

It was to God that David carried his sorrow: it was to God that David confessed his sin. Observe, then, we must take our sorrows to God. Even your little sorrows you may roll upon God, for He counteth the hairs of your head; and your great sorrows you may commit to Him, for He holdeth the ocean in the hollow of His hand. Go to Him, whatever your present trouble may be, and you shall find Him able and willing to relieve you. But we must take our sins to God too. We must carry them to the cross, that the blood may fall upon them, to purge away their guilt, and to destroy their defiling power.

The special lesson of the text is this:—that we are to go to the Lord with sorrows and with sins in the right spirit. Note that all David asks concerning his sorrow is, “Look upon mine affliction and my pain;” but the next petition is vastly more express, definite, decided, plain—”Forgive all my sins” Many sufferers would have put it, “Remove my affliction and my pain, and look at my sins.”

But David does not say so; he cries, “Lord, as for my affliction and my pain, I will not dictate to Thy wisdom. Lord, look at them, I will leave them to Thee, I should be glad to have my pain removed, but do as Thou wilt; but as for my sins, Lord, I know what I want with them; I must have them forgiven; I cannot endure to lie under their curse for a moment.”

A Christian counts sorrow lighter in the scale than sin; he can bear that his troubles should continue, but he cannot support the burden of his transgressions.

Beloved, are you in agreement with what was written up there? You may not fret with sorrow but we must not give sleep to our eyes knowing that we have sin against God or man. Praise the Lord.

Let us pray- God make me strong in the place of prayer. Holy Spirit ignite Your fire in me to pray more fervently. Forgive all my sins Lord, cleanse me and purge me from all unrighteousness I pray Thee. Amen! (Ps 86:5-6; Ps 71:16; Ps 19:3).

Beloved, God is able to do this Isa 65:17, Ps 84:11, Neh. 8:10. Jas 5:18

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 12, 2016

Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, Who is like unto Thee O Lord among the gods, who is like You are glorious in Holiness fearful in praises doing wonders alleluia!// O Lord my God, how wonderful is Your Name, in all the earth how wonderful is Your Name.

Heavenly Father we thank You, we bless Your Name, we worship You we honour You for who You are. Faithful God, Thank You for today, a day You have made and said we should rejoice and be glad in it. Father, Thank You for being God unto us, for Your love, patient and care.

Thank You dear Jesus for Your death and our hope of reigning with You as prince and princess in heavenly abode. Glory be to God.

Beloved, is my desire to make it heaven, what about you? Apostle Paul said “if our hope in Christ is only in this life, we are of all men most miserable” (1 Cor 15:19). But that is not our case as we read yesterday towards the end of this same chapter that He arose from death thereby winning victory for us and having risen from death, we also have hope of rising after the death.

How do we ensure that we make it to heaven I think should be our upper most concern? We must live right, we must fear and honour God and obey His commandment, love one another, shun corruption and avoid deceit. Or how can You explain it that a fellow dead in sin not only claim to be righteous but also display the gift of speaking in tongues. What a repugnant attitude not only to those who knew his way of life but also to heaven.

How on earth an adulterer, a fornicator or a sinner under any disguise will speaks in tongues? Repent now and save yourself from this raging angry of God. Let Calvary not be in vain in your life. You have an opportunity to make things right now, make good use of it.

May I ask you a question, are you afraid of men or God? Are you afraid of what men will say or what God says about you? Repent now and make the necessary restitution. Look at our Lord Jesus Christ, He overcame for you, do not trivializes it. Read on:

“A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.” Song 1:13

Myrrh may well be chosen as the type of Jesus on account of its preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities, and its connection with sacrifice. But why is He compared to “a bundle of myrrh”? First, for plenty. He is not a drop of it, He is a casket full. He is not a sprig or flower of it, but a whole bundle. There is enough in Christ for all my necessities; let me not be slow to avail myself of Him.

Our well-beloved is compared to a “bundle” again, for variety: for there is in Christ not only the one thing needful, but in “Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,” everything needful is in Him. Take Jesus in His different characters, and you will see a marvellous variety—Prophet, Priest, King, Husband, Friend, Shepherd.

Consider Him in His life, death, resurrection, ascension, second advent; view Him in His virtue, gentleness, courage, self-denial, love, faithfulness, truth, righteousness—everywhere He is a bundle of preciousness. He is a “bundle of myrrh” for preservation—not loose myrrh tied up, myrrh to be stored in a casket. We must value Him as our best treasure; we must prize His words and His ordinances; and we must keep our thoughts of Him and knowledge of Him as under lock and key, lest the devil should steal anything from us.

Moreover, Jesus is a “bundle of myrrh” for speciality. The emblem suggests the idea of distinguishing, discriminating grace. From before the foundation of the world, He was set apart for His people; and He gives forth His perfume only to those who understand how to enter into communion with Him, to have close dealings with Him. Oh! blessed people whom the Lord hath admitted into His secrets, and for whom He sets Himself apart.

Oh! choice and happy who are thus made to say, “A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me.” Won’t you rather be with Him? Read on the Supreme sacrifice:

“And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.” Leviticus 1:4

Our Lord’s being made “sin for us” is set forth here by the very significant transfer of sin to the bullock, which was made by the elders of the people. The laying of the hand was not a mere touch of contact, for in some other places of Scripture the original word has the meaning of leaning heavily, as in the expression, “Thy wrath lieth hard upon me” (Psalm 88:7).

Surely this is the very essence and nature of faith, which doth not only bring us into contact with the great Substitute, but teaches us to lean upon Him with all the burden of our guilt. Jehovah made to meet upon the head of the Substitute all the offences of His covenant people, but each one of the chosen is brought personally to ratify this solemn covenant act, when by grace he is enabled by faith to lay his hand upon the head of the “Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.”

Believer, do you remember that rapturous day when you first realized pardon through Jesus the sin-bearer? Can you not make glad confession, and join with the writer in saying, “My soul recalls her day of deliverance with delight.

Laden with guilt and full of fears, I saw my Saviour as my Substitute, and I laid my hand upon Him; oh! how timidly at first, but courage grew and confidence was confirmed until I leaned my soul entirely upon Him; and now it is my unceasing joy to know that my sins are no longer imputed to me, but laid on Him, and like the debts of the wounded traveller, Jesus, like the good Samaritan, has said of all my future sinfulness, ‘Set that to My account.'”

Blessed discovery! Eternal solace of a grateful heart!

“My numerous sins transferr’d to Him,

Shall never more be found,

Lost in His blood’s atoning stream,

Where every crime is drown’d!”

Have you resolved to make it right? Is your heart eternally grateful to Him? Then shout a big Alleluia!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Where Is Death’s Sting?

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 11, 2016

Good morning Jesus good morning Lord, I know You come from heaven above, thy Holy Spirit is on the Throne, good morning Jesus, good morning Lord.// Faithful are You Lord, all creature call You Lord, worthy is Your Name, we worship Your Majesty, Awesome God how great Thy are…

Heavenly Father, You are faithful to us, Thank You for all goodness and mercies towards us. Eternal Rocks of Ages how wonderful are Thou. Thank You the gift of another week, a brand new day in Your presence to be all You have made us to be, glory be to Your Name in the Highest.

Lord Jesus Thank You for being the Good shepherd Who laid His life for us and won victory over all principalities and powers. Great are You Lord. Help us to hold on to this truth.

Beloved, how was your weekend? Hope you good. Join me in praising God as one of my son had water baptism yesterday. It was a glorious one and my prayer for him is that God will continually uphold him all the das of his life. amen!

O death where is your victory? O death where is your sting? The fearful and timid disciples went and hid themselves when their Master was crucified. The women in their usual caring manner went to clean up their Lord but they had concern of which is who will roll off the stone that was used in covering the mouth of the tomb since the rulers were also concerned that His disciples will go and steal him as the speculated of His rising on the third day.

But at last their fear was taken care of before they got there, nothing only that Jesus is risen from the death, for angel asked “why are you looking for the living among the dead?”

Beloved, we got to zero in here, Jesus is risen, praise the Lord! What happened? How did it come about? Have you forgotten the prophesy? Have also forgotten that Jesus said so himself before He was crucified on the cross? (Mk 14:58) Interestingly He did it willing and then come the promised of the Father to raise Him after the third day. God did it, the quickening power of the Holy Spirit raised Christ from day.

And as it is, the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ won us freedom, unite us with the Father and made us co-heir with Christ (1 Cor 15:57). Praise the Lord! Do you know this resurrection power? – The Holy Spirit; the Power in the Word of God.

Do you have a relationship with Him? After my son was baptized in water yesterday, they were lead to speak in tongues- the language of the Holy Spirit. The language that speak mysteries unto God, the devil does not understand. Do you speak in tongues? If not, go ahead and covet this gift. It will help you a lot and a great deal.

Now my beloved, join me in asking death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?

O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?—1 Corinthians 15:55

Over the centuries, death has been our relentless and unyielding enemy. No one, regardless of worldly rank, strength, or wealth has been able to escape death. As soon as we are born, death becomes our destiny. Many have tried, but no one has developed an antidote for death.

The reality of the resurrection is that death has been defeated! It is no longer the impregnable enemy, for Christ marched through the gates of Hades and claimed decisive victory over death. He conquered death completely; now He assures His followers that we, too, will share in His victory. Christians need not fear death.

Christ has gone before us and will take us to join Him in heaven. Death frees us to experience the glorious, heavenly presence of God. No illness can defeat us. No disaster can rob us of eternal life. Death can temporarily remove us from those we love, but it transfers us into the presence of the One who loves us most. God’s glory is His presence. Death, our greatest enemy, is nothing more than the vehicle that enables believers to experience God’s glory!

Do not allow a fear of death to prevent you from experiencing a full and abundant life. Death cannot rob you of the eternal life that is your inheritance as a child of God. Jesus has prepared a place for you in heaven that surpasses your imagination (John 14:1–4). Death will one day be the door by which you gain access to all that is yours in heaven.

It all happened in the place called Calvary but Thank God victory is ours. Please read on:

“The place which is called Calvary.” Luke 23:33

The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded upon the riven rock—riven by the spear which pierced His side. No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like Calvary’s tragedy.

“Is it not strange, the darkest hour

That ever dawned on sinful earth,

Should touch the heart with softer power,

For comfort, than an angel’s mirth?

That to the Cross the mourner’s eye should turn,

Sooner than where the stars of Bethlehem burn?”

Light springs from the midday-midnight of Golgotha, and every herb of the field blooms sweetly beneath the shadow of the once accursed tree. In that place of thirst, grace hath dug a fountain which ever gusheth with waters pure as crystal, each drop capable of alleviating the woes of mankind.

You who have had your seasons of conflict, will confess that it was not at Olivet that you ever found comfort, not on the hill of Sinai, nor on Tabor; but Gethsemane, Gabbatha, and Golgotha have been a means of comfort to you. The bitter herbs of Gethsemane have often taken away the bitters of your life; the scourge of Gabbatha has often scourged away your cares, and the groans of Calvary yields us comfort rare and rich.

We never should have known Christ’s love in all its heights and depths if He had not died; nor could we guess the Father’s deep affection if He had not given His Son to die. The common mercies we enjoy all sing of love, just as the sea-shell, when we put it to our ears, whispers of the deep sea whence it came; but if we desire to hear the ocean itself, we must not look at every-day blessings, but at the transactions of the crucifixion.

He who would know love, let him retire to Calvary and see the Man of sorrows die.

Thank for the resurrection morning Thank God that we can face tomorrow because Jesus lives. Thank God that when those horrible times and situation stand to face us, we will not run away from the fear but stand or place and tell him to “try me”.

Is someone excited this moment? Am so glad that Jesus loves me and you. so be strengthen in the power that raised Christ from death and move on to live out Your life in full and not in fear knowing that not even death has power over You rather it is a vehicle that give You access to Your heavenly heritage. Praise the Lord!

Dear beloved, this week is declared blessed. Rejoice and make merry as the day go by. Raise up and disciple other men to this heavenly banquet.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Infinite Treasure

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

April 8, 2016

April 8

There is something that makes me come into Your present my Helper x2 my Helper O, my Helper, my Helper O, my Helper, O Lord there is something that makes me come into Your Presence, My Helper. You are my Healer O, My Healer, You are my Protector O, My provider O, You are my helper O! My Helper.// You are so good, You are so kind Mighty Jesus I worship You, You are so good.

What a Marvelous Father we serve, indeed, You are so good, You are so kind unto them that reverence Your Name. Thank You for the gift of this week. Thank You for watching over us. Thank You for Your protection, Thank You for diverse healings and miracles. You are a Mighty Mighty God.

If all that I am is full of tongues, is not enough to say “Thank You, Father. Faithful are You Lord to keep and preserve all that believe and trust in You. Thank You for hiding us under the shadow of Thy wings. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Beloveth, what a great day before us today. What a great reunion after a while. I know you were praying, I was also trusting God for His intervention. He showed up, indeed, the God we serve answers prayers. There is no emergence in God for He knows ahead and works ahead of us.

The truth is that I left everything at His feet and I told my Spirit “fret not.” I embarked on personal evangelism. Having left my location to a new location for a short visit. I seizes the opportunity for one on one evangelism, beloveth, it was awesome. God made the situation to turn out to be beautify and for every soul spoken to, I believe the Holy Spirit will perfect everything concerning them, amen!

Here we are again doing what the Lord had enabled us to do and I believe you will receive grace to go through the back logs, Amen!

Considering today’s topic ‘infinite Treasure’ bring to our understanding that we are nothing outside God. It means that whatever you are today is by the grace of God within you and residence in you.

It is a thing of joy and rejoicing to know that God reside in you and He is making you not only beautify, it also means that you can do all things and you are not permitted to be limited by any forces or powers nor principalities nor thrones, for Jesus is the head of all thrones and powers and principalities, praise God.

It is call for us to look up to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. In Jesus we are everything we want to be, the Holy Spirit is to fill us to overflowing.

Hold unto this, covet the love of Jesus by living Holy and allowing the Holy Spirit to do wonders in your lives. Amen!

Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.—2 Corinthians 4:7

Knowing God and having Him reside within you is a treasure of infinite value. Jesus likened this value to that of a perfect pearl. The collector would readily sell everything he had in order to possess this one matchless pearl (Matt. 13:45–46). Your relationship with God places an immeasurable value on your life. The treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge are available to you through Christ (Col. 2:2–3). His love now fills you. His incomprehensible peace surrounds your heart and mind (Phil. 4:7). When Jesus dwells in your life, everything available to Christ dwells within you (Eph. 3:19).

Paul was comparing our lives with the clay pots commonly used in his day. The contents of the earthen vessels, not the containers themselves, were of great value. The jars would become chipped and broken and would deteriorate over time, but nobody thought of the jar—they were interested in its contents. Paul noted that our great possession is that which God has placed within us. When people focus on us they see a frail, imperfect, and deteriorating vessel. Nothing that comes from our flesh is worthy of praise. Our bodies are aging and losing strength (2 Cor. 4:16). Only as we allow God to fill us and renew our inner self will people see a treasure of immeasurable worth.

Don’t focus on outward appearances and physical strength, for these deteriorate. Rather, allow the Holy Spirit to convince you of the infinite treasure that is within you because of God’s presence.

See more of his promises ‘He will accept you with a sweet savour,’ isn’t that wonderful? Am so delighted to hear this and I am sure are too. Come let dig deeper:

“I will accept you with your sweet savour.” Ezekiel 20:41

The merits of our great Redeemer are as sweet savour to the Most High. Whether we speak of the active or passive righteousness of Christ, there is an equal fragrance. There was a sweet savour in His active life by which He honoured the law of God, and made every precept to glitter like a precious jewel in the pure setting of His own person.

Such, too, was His passive obedience, when He endured with unmurmuring submission, hunger and thirst, cold and nakedness, and at length sweat great drops of blood in Gethsemane, gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked out the hair, and was fastened to the cruel wood, that He might suffer the wrath of God in our behalf. These two things are sweet before the Most High; and for the sake of His doing and His dying, His substitutionary sufferings and His vicarious obedience, the Lord our God accepts us.

What a preciousness must there be in Him to overcome our want of preciousness! What a sweet savour to put away our ill savour! What a cleansing power in His blood to take away sin such as ours! and what glory in His righteousness to make such unacceptable creatures to be accepted in the Beloved!

Mark, believer, how sure and unchanging must be our acceptance, since it is in Him! Take care that you never doubt your acceptance in Jesus. You cannot be accepted without Christ; but, when you have received His merit, you cannot be unaccepted. Notwithstanding all your doubts, and fears, and sins, Jehovah’s gracious eye never looks upon you in anger; though He sees sin in you, in yourself, yet when He looks at you through Christ, He sees no sin. You are always accepted in Christ, are always blessed and dear to the Father’s heart.

Therefore lift up a song, and as you see the smoking incense of the merit of the Saviour coming up, this day, before the sapphire throne, let the incense of your praise go up also.

Is someone sing songs of melody, is someone making praise to the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Let the incense of your praise go up hither to the Lord, He will be please with you and His blessings will be release upon you. Praise God!

On that note I sign off for the week, trusting God to watch over us and give us fun filled weekend in Christ and to reunite us again on Monday in Jesus Name!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

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