Obedience Brings Blessing

February 11, 2016

Praising the Lord always 2x praising the Lord with all my heart, praising the Lord with all my heart always, alleluia my Lord is good 3x is good to me. I will lift up my voice, I will joyfully sing not for 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 your Name, He reign 3x forever more.

Thank You Father for a beautiful day You have made and we shall rejoice in it and be glad. Thank You for the gift of another day to bring forth your praise through us. Thank You most gracious Father, Hallow be Your Holy Name forever Amen!

Beloved, thank God that our God answers prayers. He said “before they call I will answer them.” “I will show you great and might things which thou knoweth not.” His Word said “I will deliver Him from all His troubles.” Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ever ask or think, according …. Is this not an evident that God answers prayer?

Our topic for today is a follow up on yesterday’s write up. The blessings promised us by God is a conditional blessings. “Observe and do”, so that it will be well with you and they children forever.”

But is that always our experience? We dishonor God in various ways even our doing the acclaimed will of God. To seek God’s blessing on the works of our hands, we must be sure to engage or do what God can bless. The truth is bitter but must be said.

So many are living or having a home they call family but the foundation of such homes are faulty. You are living together outside wedlock and having children, little wonder while so many homes are having devil at their family altar if any instead of the presence of God.

The Word of God cannot be bend to suit us but rather we are to adjust ourselves to conformity with the Word of God.

Many businesses are not honouring God. With the increases in prices of major currencies of the world, most business owners are giving footing to the satan and his cohort. So many adulterated products are on the sales stands, and many with expired date cleaned off and fast forward the date. With a good excuse of what is happening in the currencies market.

Many organizations directors are spelling doom to their workers while some are holding salaries of already services others are cutting down work forces all in the name of unfavourable business environment or government policies. The surprising thing is that these group of management tells you when the economy is biting hard or when they are losses in the organization but will never commend you when the situation improves. Rather they will engage on an endless trips with their family forgetting the goose that lay the golden egg. They use up their “cream” and dump them due to old age or accident with good retiring or layoff package to start a new.

What happened to the plough-back profits taught in school days? What happened to packages like the “golden hello” use to motivate workers to join an organizations? What happen to incentives that are among the packages in the employment offer?

What we fail to understand is that there is an “Eye” watching you and will not fail to bring justices when the time is full, never mind if you escape it now.

And the bitter sides to this story is that among the decision makers of these organization are pastors, deacon or deaconess, elders and workers in our various churches, even if you have no title yet, beloved, God is watching you.

Many compel those working with them to join in this abominable acts, for the sake of their daily bread, they will fall victims and partake of God’s wrath when it will finally come.

Beloved, check yourself this moment, are you standing right with God? Can God put His blessings on the works of your hands? If not repent now before it will be late to do so.

Stop lying. Stop manipulating figures. Represent your company or country well. Stop looting away funds, God is watching you. Obey God and His blessings apart from financial benefits which also include good health will be chasing you. Change your ways to attract His blessings upon you and your household “forever”.

“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.” Deut. 12:28

Though salvation is not by the works of the law, yet the blessings which are promised to obedience are not denied to the faithful servants of God. The curses our Lord took away, when He was made a curse for us, but no clause of blessing has been abrogated.

We are to note and listen to the revealed will of the Lord, giving our attention not to portions of it, but to “all these words.” There must be no picking and choosing, but an impartial respect to all that God has commanded. This is the road of blessedness for the father and for his children. The Lord’s blessing is upon His chosen to the third and fourth generation. If they walk uprightly before Him, He will make all men know that they are a seed which the Lord has blessed.

No blessing can come to us or ours through dishonesty or double dealing. The ways of worldly conformity and unholiness cannot bring good to us or ours. It will go well with us when we go well before God. If integrity does not make us prosper, knavery will not. That which gives pleasure to God will bring pleasure to us.

Our Modus Operandi In Business

OUR MODUS OPERANDI IN BUSINESS, AND THE WAY THE HOLY SPIRIT DESIRES TO WORK IN AND THROUGH US ARE OFTEN THE EXACT OPPOSITE FROM EACH OTHER.

In business it is our wit, our persuasive abilities, our genius in manipulating and controlling circumstances, and our cleverness in creating certain impressions that spell “success”. Or so it seems.

When we try however to apply these same forces in the spiritual realm, NOTHING OF ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE HAPPENS

Because we are by nature CONTROLLERS, we find the freedom of the Spirit’s working difficult to relate to. The Holy Spirit simply will not be controlled or manipulated:

“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8)

In similar fashion, Psalm 37 calls us to release our control and rest in Him:

Psalm 37:

Our Natural Inclination:

Verse 3 – “Trust in the Lord… ”

Rely upon our cleverness

Verse 4 – “Delight in the Lord… ”

Fret over circumstances

Verse 5 – “Commit your way to the Lord… ”

Engineer the next step

Verse 7 – “Rest in the Lord… “

Grind our teeth over eventualities

Verse 34 – “Wait for the Lord… “

Rush ahead to clinch the deal

If we were truly depending upon God rather than ourselves, would we not also be applying the same elements of patience, waiting and resting… YES the freedom of the Spirit’s leading, to our business as we should be to the “ministry?”

In fact, the distinction between our mind set and our methods in business and ministry would probably be indistinguishable.

After all, isn’t everything we do supposed to be a work of the Spirit of God?

Do I have someone who is deciding to do it just the way it will only be pleasing to God? Is someone giving a “YES” only to the leading of the Holy Spirit?

Always remember that nothing is hidden before Him and He will judge all things (Heb 4:13). Are you still interested in the Eternality package? Watch your steps; are they in HIS STEPS? (1Pet 2:21). Be guided and flee from wilful disobedience. You may not have the time to repent. Don’t take God’s long suffering for granted. Read Job 28:28.

The blessings of the Lord maketh rich and add no sorrow to it. I will leave you with God’s ordained blessings upon His children, you can say it over yourself daily and you will truly be blessed. Read Psalm 20.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Blessed in the Field

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 10, 2016

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, You are Worthy to be praise and adore. Lord we lift our holy hands in one accord singing blessed be the Name blessed be the Name of the Lord. Holy Most Holy is the Lord God x3. Holy Most Holy is the Lord God is the Lord God Most high.

Gracious Father, we thank You for Your goodness and lovingkindness towards us your children. We worship You for Your goodness endureth to all generations. We are entirely grateful to You for all we are now and what we are becoming. Thank You Father, thank You Lord.

Beloved, our God is worthy of praise. He did not spare His only begotten son but He gave Him up for our salvation that you and I will be redeemed forever from eternal destruction unto everlasting life. Glory be to God in the highest.

Beloved as we worship and pray to God today, I want us to come before Him in humility of heart. Confess our sins before Him and ask for His blessings. God has so ordained it that nothing comes as a surprise or emergency to Him. He takes care of every situation and before every need arises He has already provided for it.

Sometimes, we do not have full understanding of this scripture. In some case you may be able to provision before a need arise. Often times, it is while you are facing the need that the help will arise. The latter is not very comfortable but it meant for us to trust God who had promised that He will not denial us anything good because that it His nature.

God does everything to His own glory, even your being in existence is at His own instance and His own glory. So what will it cause Him to He sustain that which His hands has made?

Beloved do you remember when there was a great famine in land. Isaac like His father wanted to go down to Egypt but God intervened. He gave him an instruction that if it was to now in our generation or you working in organization and you proposes that you will earn an instant sack letter before the end of the meeting.

God gave him a strict and a tough instruction that is beyond his understanding and had never happened in the time past at least he would have drawn an inference from it. Isaac in mist of several options chose to trust the God of his father. He decided to trust God Who is the giver of every good thing. Who had also promise good to His dear children. (Rom1:17; 1 Cor 4:20).

That same God has not change but as He was in the beginning, so He is today and will be forever.

As you go through the message of the day you will discovery many things that is obtainable from the field such as meditation, planting and reaping, working and studies can be done in the field. Which one appeals to you? Meditate therein and the blessing promised thereafter will be your lots.

Praise God:

“Blessed shalt thou be in the field.” Deut. 28:3

So was Isaac blessed when he walked therein at eventide to meditate. How often has the Lord met us when we have been alone! The hedges and the trees can bear witness to our joy. We look for such blessedness again.

So was Boaz blessed when he reaped his harvest, and his workmen met him with benedictions. May the Lord prosper all who drive the plough! Every farmer may urge this promise with God, if indeed he obeys the voice of the Lord God.

We go to the field to labor as father Adam did; and since the curse fell on the soil through the sin of Adam the first, it is a great comfort to find a blessing through Adam the second.

We go to the field for exercise, and we are happy in the belief that the Lord will bless that exercise, and give us health, which we will use to His glory.

We go to the field to study nature, and there is nothing in a knowledge of the visible creation which may not be sanctified to the highest uses by the divine benediction.

We have at last to go to the field to bury our dead; yea, others will in their turn take us to God’s acre in the field: but we are blessed, whether weeping at the tomb, or sleeping in it.

Beloved, where is your resting place? In the Lord or outside Him? Read carefully as you go through the next message for more benefits:

“The dove came in to him in the evening.” Genesis 8:11

Blessed be the Lord for another day of mercy, even though I am now weary with its toils. Unto the preserver of men lift I my song of gratitude. The dove found no rest out of the ark, and therefore returned to it; and my soul has learned yet more fully than ever, this day, that there is no satisfaction to be found in earthly things—God alone can give rest to my spirit.

As to my business, my possessions, my family, my attainments, these are all well enough in their way, but they cannot fulfil the desires of my immortal nature. “Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.” It was at the still hour, when the gates of the day were closing, that with weary wing the dove came back to the master: O Lord, enable me this evening thus to return to Jesus.

She could not endure to spend a night hovering over the restless waste, not can I bear to be even for another hour away from Jesus, the rest of my heart, the home of my spirit. She did not merely alight upon the roof of the ark, she “came in to him;” even so would my longing spirit look into the secret of the Lord, pierce to the interior of truth, enter into that which is within the veil, and reach to my Beloved in very deed.

To Jesus must I come: short of the nearest and dearest intercourse with Him my panting spirit cannot stay. Blessed Lord Jesus, be with me, reveal Thyself, and abide with me all night, so that when I awake I may be still with thee. I note that the dove brought in her mouth an olive branch plucked off, the memorial of the past day, and a prophecy of the future.

Have I no pleasing record to bring home? No pledge and earnest of lovingkindness yet to come? Yes, my Lord, I present Thee my grateful acknowledgments for tender mercies which have been new every morning and fresh every evening; and now, I pray Thee, put forth Thy hand and take Thy dove into Thy bosom.

Beloved, hasten to the Throne of grace to obtain mercies as such an hour like this. Be patient enough to wait for the arrival of the groom, endeavour to have an extra oil with you in case He tarries. He will surely come with manifold blessings and you will be blessed.

I pray to God for the grace to obey every of God’s command to us so as to qualify us for His blessings and reward in Jesus’s Name.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

The Dross Purged

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 9, 2016

Good morning Jesus Good morning Lord, I know You come from heaven above, the Holy Spirit teach us truth, Good morning Jesus Good morning Lord. Glory Glory Glory Lord, we give you glory Lord 2x You are the Mighty God.

Blessed Redeemer we thank You for today, we thank You for Your Mighty works in our lives and situation. We are grateful for Faithfulness and grace abound unto us for every good work. Thank You Father for watching over us and fighting all our secret battles. Thank You Lord for the salvation of our souls from the pit of hell. Blessed be thy Holy Name forever and ever.

Beloved, blessed is our God who art in heaven, Who daily load us with benefits; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth Thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satifieth thy desire with good things, so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle (Ps 103:2-5).

Our God is awesome and greatly to be feared. Beloved, I think we should be rejoiced in the Lord our Saviour if we found ourselves to be counted among those called by God either by election or selection.

Do you know that there is no difference between the elect and the non-elect, they are clay of the “the same lump, which also agree with Eph 2:3. Though God does not make a difference in the respective destinations to which He assigned assigns His creature for one vessel is made “unto honour and another unto dishonor” some are “vessels of wrath fitted to destruction,” others are vessels of mercy, which He had afore prepared unto glory.” However, the chooser here is God Himself (Jn 15:16). And you are chosen to be among the elect. Shout alleluia!

Our Salvation is by the “sanctification of the Holy Spirit (2Thess 2:13) and the belief of the truth.” Is not true that because God has chosen a certain one to salvation that he will saved willy-nilly, whether he believes or not; nowhere do the scripture so represent it.

Having been chosen unto salvation is a profound cause for fervent praise as expressed by the apostles- we are bound to give thanks always to God for you… because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation. So instead of shirking back in horror from the doctrine of predestination, the believer, when he sees this blessed truth as it is unfolded in the Word, discovers a ground for gratitude and thanksgiving such as nothing else, save the unspeakable gift of the Redeemer Himself.

Is grace that is speaking in our lives that we are save not of works (2 Tim 1:9) we also believe through grace (Acts 18:27). Beloved, may this purging in our study text be effective in your life and not in vain in Jesus Name.

For there is no condemnation for them that are in Christ Jesus. Beloved, the emphasis is not for all but for “them that are Christ Jesus.” Are you in Christ Jesus? Anyone who believes in Him is not condemned but anyone who does not is already condemned because he has not believed in the Name of the One and Only Son of God (Jn 3:18).

Make sure you give your life to Jesus to inherit this promise as it was Jesus mandated to do His Father’s will not His own. Also His death is for those that His Father has given Him not for all (Jn 6:44; Eph 1:4, 5; Jn 10:16). So stop basking in sin and be waiting for salvation that will save you at the point of death like the one Christ saved on the cross. That thinking is not only erroneous but very risky because there will not other chance to make the correction and the result will be everlasting fire with gnashing of teeth (Matt 25:41; Matt 5:26).

“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.” Zech. 13:9

Grace transmutes us into precious metal, and then the fire and the furnace follow as a necessary consequence. Do we start at this? Would we sooner be accounted worthless, that we might enjoy repose, like the stones of the field? This would be to choose the viler part: like Esau, to take the pottage, and give up the covenant portion. No, Lord; we will gladly be cast into the furnace rather than be cast out from thy presence!

The fire only refines, it does not destroy. We are to be brought through the fire, not left in it. The Lord values His people as silver, and therefore He is at pains to purge away their dross. If we are wise, we shall rather welcome the refining process than decline it. Our prayer will be that our alloy may be taken from us rather than that we should be withdrawn from the crucible.

O Lord, thou triest us indeed! We are ready to melt under the fierceness of the flame. Still, this is thy way, and thy way is the best. Sustain us under the trial and complete the process of our purifying, and we will be thine for ever and ever.

For indeed there is no condemnation that are rooted in Christ Jesus. Christ paid in full and therefore God requires no payment from you henceforth. Dip yourselves into this:

“There is therefore now no condemnation.” Romans 8:1

Come, my soul, think thou of this. Believing in Jesus, thou art actually and effectually cleared from guilt; thou art led out of thy prison. Thou art no more in fetters as a bond-slave; thou art delivered now from the bondage of the law; thou art freed from sin, and canst walk at large as a freeman, thy Saviour’s blood has procured thy full discharge.

Thou hast a right now to approach thy Father’s throne. No flames of vengeance are there to scare thee now; no fiery sword; justice cannot smite the innocent. Thy disabilities are taken away: thou wast once unable to see thy Father’s face: thou canst see it now. Thou couldst not speak with Him: but now thou hast access with boldness. Once there was a fear of hell upon thee; but thou hast no fear of it now, for how can there be punishment for the guiltless?

He who believeth is not condemned, and cannot be punished. And more than all, the privileges thou mightst have enjoyed, if thou hadst never sinned, are thine now thou art justified. All the blessings which thou wouldst have had if thou hadst kept the law, and more, are thine, because Christ has kept it for thee. All the love and the acceptance which perfect obedience could have obtained of God, belong to thee, because Christ was perfectly obedient on thy behalf, and hath imputed all His merits to thy account, that thou mightst be exceeding rich through Him, who for thy sake became exceeding poor.

Oh! how great the debt of love and gratitude thou owest to thy Saviour!

“A debtor to mercy alone,

Of covenant mercy I sing;

Nor fear with Thy righteousness on,

My person and offerings to bring:

The terrors of law and of God,

With me can have nothing to do;

My Saviour’s obedience and blood

Hide all my transgressions from view.”

Beloved, this great love must be in vain but will be beneficial to you in Jesus Name. I pray that you will be willing under the Divine power of God and be a partaker of God’s love to mankind (Ps 110:3; Jn 3:16).

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“Father, I Have Sinned.”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 8, 2016

J-e-s-u-s 3x Calling Your Name J-e-s-u-s, Your Name is a Wonderful, Your Name is Miracle, Your Name is a Mighty One J-e-s-u-s. You are highly lifted up there is no one like you, Alle- Alle-Alle-Alleluia Jesus.

Gracious Father, we thank You. Blessed Redeemer, we praise Your Name, we worship You with all that is within us. Thank You for the gift of another week, a brand new day You have made and said we should rejoice and be glad in it. Faithful God, we came with humility of heart and we plead for Your mercies and forgiveness in our lives today and forever.

Beloved, how are you doing? Putting your spiritual life on a scale of 1- 10, what is it reading this moment. Hope am not hitting hard this morning? Someone wants to find out whether we are taking spiritual audit and my answer is “Not at all”. But I just want to find out from you what your barometer of “uprightness” is reading today. No hard feelings.

I have find out overtime that it is difficult to deal with Christians especially those who feels that they are born- again for a long time. Discussing issues like sin, back-sliding, unforgiveness, anger, (the list too long to contain here) is usually difficult. They think they have outgrown such but the truth about this is that this ugly threats shows up especially under provocation.

Also asking for forgiveness from God for this group seems very unnecessary and uncalled for. My Christian journey has taught me otherwise. Thank God for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the faithful men whom God has used to chastise me. If I may ask is it same with you? The bible made us to understand that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” If you say “you are without sin that there is no truth in you”. This is not a licensing for you to go on sinning but for us to tread with all carefulness in our Christian race.

On this back ground, every child of God must humble enough to say in our prayers “Father, forgive me for I have sin. Or when conversing with a young convert or your children to point out that we are not saint yet but “saints in making”. This will not only encouraged those you are bring up in the faith or before your Father in heaven that you are mere mortals and you must always watch it less you fall.

Having establish this, there is also another group of Christians who are very hard on themselves whenever they fall. Oftentimes they found it difficult to forgive themselves even when they have confess their sins before God. If you fall into this category, I want to encourage you with the study text today, like the prodigal son, go back to your Father and simply said “Father, I have sin.” Your heavenly Father is waiting for your home coming today, so much preparation has also been made for your arrival. Arise and go to your Father right now.

We have another group of people who willfully disobey God. They commit what is known as presumption sins. They take pride in sinful acts and do not fear God at all (Obad 1:3, 1 Sam 15:23). Such an individual must repent or face God’s wrath (Heb 10:26-27).

However, if you must humble yourself before the Almighty God and confess your sins, you will integrated into the household of God and you will approach your heavenly Father just in that child-like relationship with your earthly Father. Glory be to God.

Do not forget that if your sins are blotted out it is gone into the sea of forgetfulness through the cleansing power in the blood of Jesus shed on the cross of Calvary:

“Father, I have sinned.” Luke 15:18

It is quite certain that those whom Christ has washed in His precious blood need not make a confession of sin, as culprits or criminals, before God the Judge, for Christ has for ever taken away all their sins in a legal sense, so that they no longer stand where they can be condemned, but are once for all accepted in the Beloved; but having become children, and offending as children, ought they not every day to go before their heavenly Father and confess their sin, and acknowledge their iniquity in that character?

Nature teaches that it is the duty of erring children to make a confession to their earthly father, and the grace of God in the heart teaches us that we, as Christians, owe the same duty to our heavenly father. We daily offend, and ought not to rest without daily pardon. For, supposing that my trespasses against my Father are not at once taken to Him to be washed away by the cleansing power of the Lord Jesus, what will be the consequence?

If I have not sought forgiveness and been washed from these offences against my Father, I shall feel at a distance from Him; I shall doubt His love to me; I shall tremble at Him; I shall be afraid to pray to Him: I shall grow like the prodigal, who, although still a child, was yet far off from his father. But if, with a child’s sorrow at offending so gracious and loving a Parent, I go to Him and tell Him all, and rest not till I realize that I am forgiven, then I shall feel a holy love to my Father, and shall go through my Christian career, not only as saved, but as one enjoying present peace in God through Jesus Christ my Lord.

There is a wide distinction between confessing sin as a culprit, and confessing sin as a child. The Father’s bosom is the place for penitent confessions. We have been cleansed once for all, but our feet still need to be washed from the defilement of our daily walk as children of God.

Beloved, the word of God said “today, if you will hear His voice, harden not your heart.” As He promised, all your sins are blotted out, believe and be saved:

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.” Isaiah 44:22

Attentively observe THE INSTRUCTIVE SIMILITUDE: our sins are like a cloud. As clouds are of many shapes and shades, so are our transgressions. As clouds obscure the light of the sun, and darken the landscape beneath, so do our sins hide from us the light of Jehovah’s face, and cause us to sit in the shadow of death. They are earth-born things, and rise from the miry places of our nature; and when so collected that their measure is full, they threaten us with storm and tempest. Alas! that, unlike clouds, our sins yield us no genial showers, but rather threaten to deluge us with a fiery flood of destruction. O ye black clouds of sin, how can it be fair weather with our souls while ye remain?

Let our joyful eye dwell upon THE NOTABLE ACT of divine mercy—”blotting out.” God Himself appears upon the scene, and in divine benignity, instead of manifesting His anger, reveals His grace: He at once and for ever effectually removes the mischief, not by blowing away the cloud, but by blotting it out from existence once for all. Against the justified man no sin remains, the great transaction of the cross has eternally removed His transgressions from him. On Calvary’s summit the great deed, by which the sin of all the chosen was for ever put away, was completely and effectually performed.

Practically let us obey THE GRACIOUS COMMAND, “return unto me. “Why should pardoned sinners live at a distance from their God? If we have been forgiven all our sins, let no legal fear withhold us from the boldest access to our Lord. Let backslidings be bemoaned, but let us not persevere in them. To the greatest possible nearness of communion with the Lord, let us, in the power of the Holy Spirit, strive mightily to return. O Lord, this day restore us!

Beloved, do you know that nothing is hidden from Him. You cannot hid your private sin from God. Remember, He saw you when you were formed in your mother’s womb. To Him no creature is unapparent before him; but all things (are) naked and laid bare to His eyes to whom we must give account. (Heb 4:13)

Beloved, do not harden your heart as His Word come to you. Hear Him and be save. Having shed His blood for your sake. Come with boldness to this Throne of grace and receive forgiveness. His Word is living and operative, and sharper than two-edge sword…. Heb 4:12, 14-16)

Beloved, pray this prayer with me “Father, I desire to do Your will.” Let us hasten as command and be save. May His grace abound in you as you come with boldness not with fearful heart. Someone is blessed now and another is receiving grace to return home. Glory be to God.

Beloved, this week is declared blessed in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“Grow in Grace…”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 5, 2016

Holy holy, Holy holy, Holy holy, Lord God Almighty, as we lift our hands before thee as a token of our love, holy holy holy, holly holy. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, He is worthy to be praise and adore, Lord we lift our holy hands in one accord, singing blessed be thy Name, blessed be thy Name, blessed be thy Name of the Lord.

Heavenly Father, we thank You, we praise Your Holy Name, we adore Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify You for who You are. Wonderful Messiah, thank You for guidance all through the week and for bright and beautiful day before us. Thank you Lord.

Beloved, is promising to be an awesome time today as we go through what He had package for us today. Grace unlike salt has no limit. It spur us to greater height when it is full and abounding. It takes us from nothingness to the zenith. Grace as a currency can buy anything in the heavenly as well as here on earth. It takes us from our wretched state to stand before the Throne to be blessed.

A man with grace is highly favoured before God and men, nothing can stand as a barrier or a hindrance on his way. He stands bold for the Lord no adversary can overcome him. Grace as in love, is a divine gift bestow on us by the God for every good work.

Covet this virtue and your life will never be the same again. Glory be to Jesus:

“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2Peter 3:18

“Grow in grace”—not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love may become extended, more intense, more practical, influencing every thought, word, and deed.

Grow likewise in humility. Seek to lie very low, and know more of your own nothingness. As you grow downward in humility, seek also to grow upward—having nearer approaches to God in prayer and more intimate fellowship with Jesus.

May God the Holy Spirit enable you to “grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour.” He who grows not in the knowledge of Jesus, refuses to be blessed. To know Him is “life eternal,” and to advance in the knowledge of Him is to increase in happiness. He who does not long to know more of Christ, knows nothing of Him yet.

Whoever hath sipped this wine will thirst for more, for although Christ doth satisfy, yet it is such a satisfaction, that the appetite is not cloyed, but whetted. If you know the love of Jesus—as the hart panteth for the water-brooks, so will you pant after deeper draughts of His love. If you do not desire to know Him better, then you love Him not, for love always cries, “Nearer, nearer.” Absence from Christ is hell; but the presence of Jesus is heaven.

Rest not then content without an increasing acquaintance with Jesus. Seek to know more of Him in His divine nature, in His human relationship, in His finished work, in His death, in His resurrection, in His present glorious intercession, and in His future royal advent. Abide hard by the Cross, and search the mystery of His wounds. An increase of love to Jesus, and a more perfect apprehension of His love to us is one of the best tests of growth in grace.

Come and see what grace can do in the life of an individual. Instead of revenge, love took over him. Instead of hatred; pity took over Him. What was meant for evil, the Lord turn it for good just because of grace:

“And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.” Genesis 42:8

This morning our desires went forth for growth in our acquaintance with the Lord Jesus; it may be well to-night to consider a kindred topic, namely, our heavenly Joseph’s knowledge of us. This was most blessedly perfect long before we had the slightest knowledge of Him. “His eyes beheld our substance, yet being imperfect, and in His book all our members were written, when as yet there was none of them.”

Before we had a being in the world we had a being in His heart. When we were enemies to Him, He knew us, our misery, our madness, and our wickedness. When we wept bitterly in despairing repentance, and viewed Him only as a judge and a ruler, He viewed us as His brethren well beloved, and His bowels yearned towards us. He never mistook His chosen, but always beheld them as objects of His infinite affection. “The Lord knoweth them that are His,” is as true of the prodigals who are feeding swine as of the children who sit at the table.

But, alas! we knew not our royal Brother, and out of this ignorance grew a host of sins. We withheld our hearts from Him, and allowed Him no entrance to our love. We mistrusted Him, and gave no credit to His words. We rebelled against Him, and paid Him no loving homage. The Sun of Righteousness shone forth, and we could not see Him. Heaven came down to earth, and earth perceived it not.

Let God be praised, those days are over with us; yet even now it is but little that we know of Jesus compared with what He knows of us. We have but begun to study Him, but He knoweth us altogether. It is a blessed circumstance that the ignorance is not on His side, for then it would be a hopeless case for us. He will not say to us, “I never knew you,” but He will confess our names in the day of His appearing, and meanwhile will manifest Himself to us as He doth not unto the world.

May we grow in all grace in Jesus Name. Have a wonderful weekend, see you next week God’s willing.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Blessing in the City

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 4, 2016

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, He is worthy to be praise and adore, Lord we lift our holy hands in one accord, singing blessed be Thy Name x3 of the Lord. All the glory must be to the Lord, for He is worthy of our praise, no man on earth should be glory to His Name, all the glory must be to the Lord.

Eternal Rock of Ages, how Wonderful Are You. You are precious than the morning stars. Great is the faithfulness Lord. Thank You Lord for all You have done for us. Your protection against the devises of the evil ones. You are a Mighty God. “Surely He will deliver Thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He will cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall be thy shield and buckler… A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh Thee. (Ps 91:3-7). Thank You Father for all these promises and many more that are contained in Your Word. Glory, honour be ascribe unto Thee forever more.

Beloved, how are doing so far? I come with great news this day. If you must doubt anything ever said by the Lord, I think it will be better to doubt your doubt. I want to show you something in the scripture we just read now, “His truth shall be thy shield and buckler” The truth of “Who” God is, shall be your shield. Beloved, do you know Who God is?

This promise mean so much to me. Do know that God will never fail? He is Ever Faithful. He is the Almighty God. He is the Ancient of Days. He is the Rock that Standeth Sure. God is the Beginning and the End. The Alpha and the Omega. He is the Omnipotent, Omnipresence and Omniscience God. When God made a promise to Abraham, He swear by no greater, He sware by Himself. Saying, surely blessing I will bless Thee, and multiplying, I will multiply Thee.

Beloved, we are safe and secure in Him because He is able to do what no man can for us. When He said a thing; it stands forth. God has promised us that this is our month of blessedness in Christ, will you just trust Him and see how it will come about (past). There is turning of shadow in Him. He is not a Man that He can lie. “His Word made all the difference.” (Isa 51:15)

God does not need any man to bring His promises to past. He can orchestrate a way to bring to about His purpose and plans in your life; in my life. Let your faith be strong in the Lord, He will do all He have promised us to do, none of His word will fall to the ground without fulfilling that which He has sent it to accomplish (Isa 55:11).

Surely the Lord will bless you in the city according to His promises, let us discover more:

“If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, blessed shalt thou be in the city.” Deut. 28:2, 3

The city is full of care, and he who has to go there from day to day finds it to be a place of great wear and tear. It is full of noise, and stir, and bustle, and sore travail: many are its temptations, losses, and worries. But to go there with the divine blessing takes off the edge of its difficulty; to remain there with that blessing is to find pleasure in its duties, and strength equal to its demands.

A blessing in the city may not make us great, but it will keep us good; it may not make us rich, but it will preserve us honest. Whether we are porters, or clerks, or managers, or merchants, or magistrates, the city will afford us opportunities for usefulness. It is good fishing where there are shoals of fish, and it is hopeful to work for our Lord amid the thronging crowds. We might prefer the quiet of a country life; but if called to town, we may certainly prefer it because there is room for our energies.

Today let us expect good things because of this promise, and let our care be to have an open ear to the voice of the Lord, and a ready hand to execute His bidding. Obedience brings the blessing. “In keeping his commandments there is great reward.”

Are you willing to obey so as to obtain His blessings? The blessings of the Lord is incomprehensible and irreversible (Num 23: 20). Come with me to see how the blessings of the Lord maketh rich and addeth sorrow. God’s blessings stands you out. Let’s read on:

“Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.” 2Samuel 18:23

Running is not everything, there is much in the way which we select: a swift foot over hill and down dale will not keep pace with a slower traveller upon level ground. How is it with my spiritual journey, am I labouring up the hill of my own works and down into the ravines of my own humiliations and resolutions, or do I run by the plain way of “Believe and live”?

How blessed is it to wait upon the Lord by faith! The soul runs without weariness, and walks without fainting, in the way of believing. Christ Jesus is the way of life, and He is a plain way, a pleasant way, a way suitable for the tottering feet and feeble knees of trembling sinners: am I found in this way, or am I hunting after another track such as priestcraft or metaphysics may promise me?

I read of the way of holiness, that the wayfaring man, though a fool, shall not err therein: have I been delivered from proud reason and been brought as a little child to rest in Jesus’ love and blood? If so, by God’s grace I shall outrun the strongest runner who chooses any other path. This truth I may remember to my profit in my daily cares and needs.

It will be my wisest course to go at once to my God, and not to wander in a roundabout manner to this friend and that. He knows my wants and can relieve them, to whom should I repair but to Himself by the direct appeal of prayer, and the plain argument of the promise. “Straightforward makes the best runner.” I will not parlay with the servants, but hasten to their master.

In reading this passage, it strikes me that if men vie with each other in common matters, and one outruns the other, I ought to be in solemn earnestness so to run that I may obtain. Lord, help me to gird up the loins of my mind, and may I press forward towards the mark for the prize of my high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

O Lord help also not to loiter on the way of idleness or talebearer but empower me to preach your Word in season and out of season. I believe that my reward will surely come fast and not delay (Jos 21:45; Ps 34:10; Ps 23:1) do you believe same? Help O Lord! to speak your word with boldness as was in the time of old (Acts 4:31). Is that your desire too?

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness…”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 3, 2016

Because of Who You Are, I give You praise. Because of Who You Are, I give You praise. Because of Who You Are, Lord I come to worship You, Lord because of Who You Are. Holy, Most Holy, is the Lord God x3. Holy, Most Holy, is the Lord God, is the Lord of God, Most High.

Father, we thank You for Who You Are. You are Maker of the whole universe. Heaven and earth belongs to You. What a Mighty God You Are. You have not fail in waking us up each time we lay down. You always make a way for us daily to be what You have created us to be. Thank You Lord for the gift of another day. We thank You for all Your benefits to us. Blessed be Your Holy Name.

Beloved, did you read the Ephesians chapter 1 as instructed us to do yesterday? If you did that beautiful if not maybe you have to do that now. Why? The knowledge and understanding of your total redemption package as describe therein is important as we go through our studies this month. Having done that, are you ready now to pray?

The Lord saith “Call upon and I will answer”. It means that our answer depends largely on our calling. And ye shall seek and find me when you seek me with all your heart. And I will be found by you… and I will turn away your captivity… Jer 29:12-14.

Beloved, there is voice in the wilderness calling out to you to prepare the way. Will you be willing to do that at this moment? Will you stop your procrastination and do it just now? Prepare your way through prayer; prepare your way through studying and meditating upon the Word; Prepare your way through evangelism like the voice calling out in the wilderness. Do something that will recorded in eternity for you as you seek the Lord’s intervention in your situation.

Don’t idle away, engage those around you for fellowship. Pray for souls that are perishing, the back- sliders, the down casted and those who are hurting especially at this time when political clashing is high, various diseases outbreak and as result the mortality rate of both women and children are on increase. War claiming our men and youths of tomorrow. All these are pointing to the end of everything but we still have to pray that the righteous will not be destroyed along with the workers of iniquities.

Beloved, let us intercede for each other especially those who are hurting among us. Let us humble ourselves before God for strengthen where we need His touch today. Amen! I decree that this lonely voice calling out in the wilderness will not be in vain but will yield fruit in our lives and everyone we will forward this message to in Jesus Name. Amen!

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” Luke 3:4

The voice crying in the wilderness demanded a way for the Lord, a way prepared, and a way prepared in the wilderness. I would be attentive to the Master’s proclamation, and give Him a road into my heart, cast up by gracious operations, through the desert of my nature. The four directions in the text must have my serious attention.

Every valley must be exalted. Low and grovelling thoughts of God must be given up; doubting and despairing must be removed; and self-seeking and carnal delights must be forsaken. Across these deep valleys a glorious causeway of grace must be raised.

Every mountain and hill shall be laid low. Proud creature- sufficiency, and boastful self-righteousness, must be levelled, to make a highway for the King of kings. Divine fellowship is never vouchsafed to haughty, highminded sinners. The Lord hath respect unto the lowly, and visits the contrite in heart, but the lofty are an abomination unto Him. My soul, beseech the Holy Spirit to set thee right in this respect.

The crooked shall be made straight. The wavering heart must have a straight path of decision for God and holiness marked out for it. Double-minded men are strangers to the God of truth. My soul, take heed that thou be in all things honest and true, as in the sight of the heart-searching God.

The rough places shall be made smooth. Stumbling-blocks of sin must be removed, and thorns and briers of rebellion must be uprooted. So great a visitor must not find miry ways and stony places when He comes to honour His favoured ones with His company.

Oh that this day the Lord may find in my heart a highway made ready by His grace, that He may make a triumphal progress through the utmost bounds of my soul, from the beginning of this year even to the end of it. In Jesus Name Amen! Did you say amen with me now? Come and discover how the hand of the Mighty One works in the lives of His people:

“Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening.” Ezekiel 33:22

In the way of judgment this may be the case, and, if so, be it mine to consider the reason of such a visitation, and bear the rod and Him that hath appointed it. I am not the only one who is chastened in the night season; let me cheerfully submit to the affliction, and carefully endeavour to be profited thereby.

But the hand of the Lord may also be felt in another manner, strengthening the soul and lifting the spirit upward towards eternal things. O that I may in this sense feel the Lord dealing with me! A sense of the divine presence and indwelling bears the soul towards heaven as upon the wings of eagles. At such times we are full to the brim with spiritual joy, and forget the cares and sorrows of earth; the invisible is near, and the visible loses its power over us; servant-body waits at the foot of the hill, and the master-spirit worships upon the summit in the presence of the Lord.

O that a hallowed season of divine communion may be vouchsafed to me this evening! The Lord knows that I need it very greatly. My graces languish, my corruptions rage, my faith is weak, my devotion is cold; all these are reasons why His healing hand should be laid upon me. His hand can cool the heat of my burning brow, and stay the tumult of my palpitating heart.

That glorious right hand which moulded the world can new-create my mind; the unwearied hand which bears the earth’s huge pillars up can sustain my spirit; the loving hand which incloses all the saints can cherish me; and the mighty hand which breaketh in pieces the enemy can subdue my sins. Why should I not feel that hand touching me this moment?

Come, my soul, address thy God with the potent plea that Jesus’ hands were pierced for thy redemption, and thou shalt surely feel that same hand upon thee which once touched Daniel and set him upon his knees that he might see visions of God.

Beloved, God will answer us even as we lift our voices to Him. We are serving a prayer answering God and He will surely answer us in Jesus Name. You will see wonders happening in your lives soonest in Jesus Name.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“…We Have Obtained an Inheritance”

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 2, 2016

Take glory Father, Take glory Son, Take glory Holy Ghost now and forever more. Let the Living water flow over my soul, let the Holy Spirit come and take control of every situation that troubles my heart, all my cares and burden unto Thee I come.

Our Father in heaven above, we thank You for Your immesuarble gifts and love upon us. Thank You Lord for Your Faithfulness, Peace and joy granted from above. Your loving kindness towards is unquantifiable therefore we bow and worship Thee Who is above all.

Beloved, our God is love. In the store house of heaven are too numerous a gift which He desires to bestow on us. Are you ready to receive? Are you willing to receive? Jesus had already receive diverse gifts on our behalf and He is willing to give out same to all who will ask from Him.

Beloved I will encourage you to read our study text Eph 1. This text is the pride of every child of God by redemption. Do you want to partake in this month prophetic declaration of God to us as a ministry? Hold tight to this bible passage. It mirrors who you are in Christ Jesus, it also spell out what Christ did on your behalf. Often times we spend some much time analyzing what the devil is doing with little or no time to declare the goodness and the promises of God in our lives.

Beloved, I made a resolved to notice less what is not right in my life, what the devil is doing or not doing this year but to focus mostly on everything God is doing and saying concerning me, my family, career and ministry this year to see how far I can go. Is someone agreeing with me?

This is was a fall out of a discuss with someone, who was sharing some things with me and the Holy Spirit gave me this words for him of which I told him and I also decided to apply same to myself and am sure you can adapt same. I believe at the end of this year, we must take stock on far we went than in previous years. If you taking this decision with me send an email to us so that you will on our list for our testimony at the end of the year. Praise God. Always remember that Christ is our righteousness; Christ is our covenant; Christ is our inheritance.

Let’s read on for a grand discoveries:

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance.” Ephesians 1:11

When Jesus gave Himself for us, He gave us all the rights and privileges which went with Himself; so that now, although as eternal God, He has essential rights to which no creature may venture to pretend, yet as Jesus, the Mediator, the federal Head of the covenant of grace, He has no heritage apart from us.

All the glorious consequences of His obedience unto death are the joint riches of all who are in Him, and on whose behalf He accomplished the divine will. See, He enters into glory, but not for Himself alone, for it is written, “Whither the Forerunner is for us entered.” Heb. 6:20. Does He stand in the presence of God?—”He appears in the presence of God for us.” Heb. 9:24.

Consider this, believer. You have no right to heaven in yourself: your right lies in Christ. If you are pardoned, it is through His blood; if you are justified, it is through His righteousness; if you are sanctified, it is because He is made of God unto you sanctification; if you shall be kept from falling, it will be because you are preserved in Christ Jesus; and if you are perfected at the last, it will be because you are complete in Him.

Thus Jesus is magnified—for all is in Him and by Him; thus the inheritance is made certain to us—for it is obtained in Him; thus each blessing is the sweeter, and even heaven itself the brighter, because it is Jesus our Beloved “in whom” we have obtained all. Where is the man who shall estimate our divine portion? Weigh the riches of Christ in scales, and His treasure in balances, and then think to count the treasures which belong to the saints.

Reach the bottom of Christ’s sea of joy, and then hope to understand the bliss which God hath prepared for them that love Him. Overleap the boundaries of Christ’s possessions, and then dream of a limit to the fair inheritance of the elect. “All things are yours, for ye are Christ’s and Christ is God’s.”

More discoveries:

“And these are ancient things.” 1Chronicles 4:22

Yet not so ancient as those precious things which are the delight of our souls. Let us for a moment recount them, telling them over as misers count their gold.

The sovereign choice of the Father, by which He elected us unto eternal life, or ever the earth was, is a matter of vast antiquity, since no date can be conceived for it by the mind of man. We were chosen from before the foundations of the world.

Everlasting love went with the choice, for it was not a bare act of divine will by which we were set apart, but the divine affections were concerned. The Father loved us in and from the beginning. Here is a theme for daily contemplation.

The eternal purpose to redeem us from our foreseen ruin, to cleanse and sanctify us, and at last to glorify us, was of infinite antiquity, and runs side by side with immutable love and absolute sovereignty.

The covenant is always described as being everlasting, and Jesus, the second party in it, had His goings forth of old; He struck hands in sacred suretyship long ere the first of the stars began to shine, and it was in Him that the elect were ordained unto eternal life. Thus in the divine purpose a most blessed covenant union was established between the Son of God and His elect people, which will remain as the foundation of their safety when time shall be no more.

Is it not well to be conversant with these ancient things? Is it not shameful that they should be so much neglected and even rejected by the bulk of professors? If they knew more of their own sin, would they not be more ready to adore distinguishing grace? Let us both admire and adore today, as we sing—

“A monument of grace,

A sinner saved by blood;

The streams of love I trace

Up to the Fountain, God;

And in His sacred bosom see

Eternal thoughts of Love to me.”

I told you that you in your best season ever. Even before Christ came to the scene we have a surety in Him that is from the foundation of the world. We are His heritance and He is making sure daily that none His Father has given is lost. He is to present us to the Him at the end of everything. He daily intercedes for us at the Throne of mercy that we will make to heaven at the end. Not only that, He blesses us daily by supplying our needs.

Beloved, am glad I belong to Jesus, what about you? Peradventure you are not sure whether you belong to this awesome family just click here to be part of it. Read Jn 16:27 and make some lasting discovery.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Welcome to Your Month of Blessedness in Christ Jesus

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

February 1, 2016

How excellent is Your Name O God x2 How Excellent is Your Name x3 O God! We lift Your higher x4 shout alleluia, alleluia, shout alleluia alleluia. When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His Word what a glory we share on our way, while we do His goodwill, He abide with us still and with all who will trust and obey…

Gracious God, our Father Who it pleased to make us part of today, we are grateful to You and we come with a heart full with thanksgiving unto You to worship You and adore You Who reign and rule forever more. Lord, thank you for that You did in the month of January too numerous to mention, we are grateful to You. We are thanking you for the shielding us from the arrows that files by day and terror by night.

Thanking You Father for the strength to wait upon You all through the month. Thank You for the perseverance granted us and we happy to say that the dividend have started dropping in our lives. Thank You Father for the gift of the new month and all that it holds for us. We know that You have gone ahead of us to make it easy to traverse. Blessed be Thy Holy Name.

Beloved, am coming by the way of question, can you tell me Who is greater than our God? I believe you shouting “nobody” same here with me. “Nobody”, “No Power” is greater than our God. Our Father is the Greatest!!!

Beloved, am so glad that my Father; your Father is the greatest. Do you know the implication of that? It means that you are 1) Great. 2) Secured. 3) Blessed.

It means that no power; nobody has the capacity to molest you. Even if they planned against you, they will fail. If they hire any man to cause or assault you, they will also fail. Our God is a Mighty God. No power is permitted to assault you who has been redeemed by the “Blood”. Not of bulls or lamb but of Christ.

Beloved, your redemption package is too much and cannot be compare with any organizational package anywhere in the world. Am so excited in whom we are in Christ Jesus. Jesus bore your cause, therefore you are uncauseable.

Come with me to read Rom 8:31-35. What are your discoveries? Am just preparing your mind as to the prophetic word for the month of February is. A little more reading, turn your bible to Num 22. Notice you verse 6; read verse 12. Am stopping for the moment but you can read all the whole chapter and the next to get the full account of the story.

The Word of the Lord for us as a ministry in the beginning of the year is that we are in Our season of “Divine Dominion” and in this month of February we are entering in that dominion through the “Blessedness in Christ” (Num 22:6;12: Rom 8:32).

Christ is your righteousness; Christ is your new and everlasting covenant. No power is strong enough to withstand Him. No power can stop what the Lord has done and He is also planning to do for you. Make sure you are standing after you have done all. Do not go the way of the ungodly so that your blessings will be a generational blessing. Let’s launch in the deep of our discoveries:

“The Lord our Righteousness.” Jeremiah 23:6

It will always give a Christian the greatest calm, quiet, ease, and peace, to think of the perfect righteousness of Christ. How often are the saints of God downcast and sad! I do not think they ought to be. I do not think they would if they could always see their perfection in Christ. There are some who are always talking about corruption, and the depravity of the heart, and the innate evil of the soul. This is quite true, but why not go a little further, and remember that we are “perfect in Christ Jesus.”

It is no wonder that those who are dwelling upon their own corruption should wear such downcast looks; but surely if we call to mind that “Christ is made unto us righteousness,” we shall be of good cheer. What though distresses afflict me, though Satan assault me, though there may be many things to be experienced before I get to heaven, those are done for me in the covenant of divine grace; there is nothing wanting in my Lord, Christ hath done it all.

On the cross He said, “It is finished!” and if it be finished, then am I complete in Him, and can rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, “Not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” You will not find on this side heaven a holier people than those who receive into their hearts the doctrine of Christ’s righteousness.

When the believer says, “I live on Christ alone; I rest on Him solely for salvation; and I believe that, however unworthy, I am still saved in Jesus;” then there rises up as a motive of gratitude this thought—”Shall I not live to Christ? Shall I not love Him and serve Him, seeing that I am saved by His merits?” “The love of Christ constraineth us,” “that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto Him which died for them.” If saved by imputed righteousness, we shall greatly value imparted righteousness.

We must value imparted righteousness. Why? We cannot please God by our righteousness expect that imputed in us by Christ. God’s love is so strong on us than any fierce dart of the devil. How? He gave us Christ as an everlasting covenant.

“I will give thee for a covenant of the people.” Isaiah 49:8

Jesus Christ is Himself the sum and substance of the covenant, and as one of its gifts. He is the property of every believer. Believer, canst thou estimate what thou hast gotten in Christ?

“In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Consider that word “God” and its infinity, and then meditate upon “perfect man” and all his beauty; for all that Christ, as God and man, ever had, or can have, is thine—out of pure free favour, passed over to thee to be thine entailed property forever.

Our blessed Jesus, as God, is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent. Will it not console you to know that all these great and glorious attributes are altogether yours? Has he power? That power is yours to support and strengthen you, to overcome your enemies, and to preserve you even to the end. Has He love? Well, there is not a drop of love in His heart which is not yours; you may dive into the immense ocean of His love, and you may say of it all, “It is mine.” Hath He justice? It may seem a stern attribute, but even that is yours, for He will by His justice see to it that all which is promised to you in the covenant of grace shall be most certainly secured to you.

And all that He has as perfect man is yours. As a perfect man the Father’s delight was upon Him. He stood accepted by the Most High. O believer, God’s acceptance of Christ is thine acceptance; for knowest thou not that the love which the Father set on a perfect Christ, He sets on thee now? For all that Christ did is thine. That perfect righteousness which Jesus wrought out, when through His stainless life He kept the law and made it honourable, is thine, and is imputed to thee. Christ is in the covenant.

“My God, I am thine—what a comfort divine!

What a blessing to know that the Saviour is mine!

In the heavenly Lamb thrice happy I am,

And my heart it doth dance at the sound of His name.”

Am so confident that am not done here until God said so. No matter what the enemy and his cohorts are up to, mine is to believe in Christ the Author and Finisher of my faith. In vain are the workers of iniquities raising upon the children of Almighty God of which you are one.

Beloved, you are in for your best season ever, God your Maker is going to make you a living wonder to behold. Just watch out how you will finally astound your mockers. Like Balak they will be disappointed; they will be crush under the Mighty Hand of God. however, if you are yet to receive Christ as your Lord and personal Saviour, please click here to do so Now

Once again welcome to your season of Blessedness in Christ Jesus.”

Remain blessed in the Lord.

And so All Israel Shall Be Saved

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

January 29, 2016

Thank You thank You Lord, thank Lord for every You have done. Everybody testifying You are good, You are good Jehovah You are good, Everybody testifying You are good, You are good Jehovah You are good. Serving the Living God, I am serving the living God Amen.

Our Father we thank you for the month of January. Thank You for being God indeed unto us. We are grateful and we return to give You thanks. Thank You for watching over us, protecting and guiding us from all evil. Thank You for the strength You bestowed upon us for exploits. Thank You and thank You for ever more. Thank for Your promises and miracles all through the month. Receive all glory, all honour, all adoration in the name of Jesus.

Dearly beloved, what an awesome moment to praise our God that is ever Faithful, ever Reliable, Dependable and Wonderful in all His acts, strange acts among us. I believe we all have testimonies of His goodness to share.

Many of us has been waiting on God since the beginning of the year and God has been so Faithful and Kind to us. Be strong, the Lord will renew your strength, the remaining months of this year will be a walkover. Just remain faithful and shrink not back in fear.

Be thankful enough for His finger you have seen, you will yet see His outstretch Hand. The God that delivered the children of Israelite will surely do same for us through Jesus Christ.

“And so all Israel shall be saved.” Romans 11:26

Then Moses sang at the Red Sea, it was his joy to know that all Israel were safe. Not a drop of spray fell from that solid wall until the last of God’s Israel had safely planted his foot on the other side the flood. That done, immediately the floods dissolved into their proper place again, but not till then. Part of that song was, “Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed.”

In the last time, when the elect shall sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and of the Lamb, it shall be the boast of Jesus, “Of all whom thou hast given me, I have lost none.” In heaven there shall not be a vacant throne.

“For all the chosen race

Shall meet around the throne,

Shall bless the conduct of His grace,

And make His glories known.”

As many as God hath chosen, as many as Christ hath redeemed, as many as the Spirit hath called, as many as believe in Jesus, shall safely cross the dividing sea. We are not all safely landed yet:

“Part of the host have crossed the flood,

And part are crossing now.”

The vanguard of the army has already reached the shore. We are marching through the depths; we are at this day following hard after our Leader into the heart of the sea. Let us be of good cheer: the rear-guard shall soon be where the vanguard already is; the last of the chosen ones shall soon have crossed the sea, and then shall be heard the song of triumph, when all are secure. But oh! if one were absent—oh! if one of His chosen family should be cast away—it would make an everlasting discord in the song of the redeemed, and cut the strings of the harps of paradise, so that music could never be extorted from them.

His arm is not short to deliver us whatsoever be it only be strong. We are under the new covenant; a better covenant that is in Christ Jesus.

“He was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of Thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst?” Judges 15:18

Samson was thirsty and ready to die. The difficulty was totally different from any which the hero had met before. Merely to get thirst assuaged is nothing like so great a matter as to be delivered from a thousand Philistines! but when the thirst was upon him, Samson felt that little present difficulty more weighty than the great past difficulty out of which he had so specially been delivered.

It is very usual for God’s people, when they have enjoyed a great deliverance, to find a little trouble too much for them. Samson slays a thousand Philistines, and piles them up in heaps, and then faints for a little water! Jacob wrestles with God at Peniel, and overcomes Omnipotence itself, and then goes “halting on his thigh!” Strange that there must be a shrinking of the sinew whenever we win the day. As if the Lord must teach us our littleness, our nothingness, in order to keep us within bounds.

Samson boasted right loudly when he said, “I have slain a thousand men.” His boastful throat soon grew hoarse with thirst, and he betook himself to prayer. God has many ways of humbling His people. Dear child of God, if after great mercy you are laid very low, your case is not an unusual one. When David had mounted the throne of Israel, he said, “I am this day weak, though anointed king.” You must expect to feel weakest when you are enjoying your greatest triumph.

If God has wrought for you great deliverances in the past, your present difficulty is only like Samson’s thirst, and the Lord will not let you faint, nor suffer the daughter of the uncircumcised to triumph over you. The road of sorrow is the road to heaven, but there are wells of refreshing water all along the route. So, tried brother, cheer your heart with Samson’s words, and rest assured that God will deliver you ere long.

Beloved, the Lord will not for seek you neither will He leave you. His mouth has promise; His hand will be bring it to past. I see your wilderness turning into a fruitful land and your fruitful land into a forest and so shall it be in Jesus Name.

As we thank God for the gift of January, let us also believe Him for the rest of the year. He Who began this good work in us, will see us through to the end. Just keep hope alive in Christ and He will bear you up on His wings lest you dash your feet. Praise God.

Have a wonderful weekend. See you next week; next month by His special grace.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

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