HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Hark! the herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled!”

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

Join the triumph of the skies;

With th’ angelic host proclaim,

“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! the herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King!”

Gracious God, hallowed be Thy Name, let Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth. We are grateful for the priceless gift You graciously bestowed on us, thank You and thank You again, Lord. Thank You for the Joy, Peace and Righteousness that accompanies Him. Faithful are You Lord, greatly to be praise Father we adore, we worship You, we glorify Your Name for Your undying love on us.

Beloved, once again Merry Christmas, hope you had a good time both in God’s presence and family and friends? Thanks be to God Who made us part a family, praise be to Him Alone.

Many of us are still in the Christmas mood, is so wonderful to be joyous especially when occasion calls for it but it is important that we don’t miss the whole essence of the Season – “the birth of Jesus Christ – Immanuel- the Saviour of the World.”

Gradually, the year 2015 will be off the scene before the end of this week and we are eagerly looking forward to year 2016 as it will herald on stage by all and sundry as the clock tick to it with a loud “shout” that represent different things to different people.

However, today’s topic is calling us to account for the various gifts and talents God deposited in our individual lives, how well have we use it? To many, this year is gone but I want you to know that a lots of “good” will still happen to many before the year rolls away.  We are still expecting many unborn babies, celebration of marriages, arrival of new cars, unveiling of new houses, deliverance, restorations, healings, new jobs, and chief of all “Salvation” just name it will still happen before the year rolls away.

I come to announce to you, to still hold on to God as we march on to the end of the year. Do not overlook small things that comes your way this time, it might be a led to your long awaited breakthroughs. Be sensitive to the move of the Spirit of God (I just received a Word as I was writing this message that is settling my case and is taking me to my next level).

In God’s activities is your turn-around; in His activities is your breakthrough, therefore despises not the small things around you or that which your hand findeth to do even a Word as in my case. So watch out and do not despised anything no matter how small you think it is:

    

For who scorns the day of small things?—Zechariah 4:10a

The world loves the spectacular. God has proven that He is certainly capable of the extraordinary, but He often chooses to work through the ordinary and seemingly insignificant. In this way He demonstrates His love and His power.

Throughout history, God’s answer to a critical time was to send a baby. Isaac, Moses, Samuel, John the Baptist, and Jesus were all born as answers to a time of need. When God delivered the Israelites from the Midianites’ oppression, He intentionally used an army of merely three hundred men to defeat a vastly larger army. He had more soldiers available, but He preferred to demonstrate His power in the way He accomplished His purposes.

When Jesus selected His first disciples He could have enlisted a multitude to follow Him, but He chose twelve. It was not the number of disciples but the quality of their walk with Him that would determine how they affected their world. When Jesus fed a multitude, five loaves of bread and two fish from a boy’s lunch were sufficient in the hands of the Lord.

Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed (Matt. 13:31–32). The mustard seed was the smallest seed known to the Jews, yet it grew into an enormous tree. He also likened God’s kingdom to leaven that is hardly noticeable but raises the entire batch of dough (Matt. 13:33). When children came to Jesus, His disciples assumed they were an annoyance and chased them away (Matt. 19:13–15). But Jesus said that in order to enter His kingdom, people must approach God as a child.

Christians often accept the adage “the bigger the better.” We measure success by the number of people involved in our ministry. We seek spectacular displays of God’s power. We must learn to view success as God does. God is interested in the heart; He is pleased with obedience.

As we said earlier, that Christ came into the world/ heart with Joy, Peace and Righteousness. In the righteousness of Christ is Salvation of mankind. The reason for the Season is draw man back to God. To restore man to his original position from creation. Christ came to preach deliverance to the captives. Come along with me as we read more:

“To preach deliverance to the captives.” Luke 4:18

None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from Him only. It is a liberty righteously bestowed; for the Son, who is Heir of all things, has a right to make men free. The saints honour the justice of God, which now secures their salvation. It is a liberty which has been dearly purchased.

Christ speaks it by His power, but He bought it by His blood. He makes thee free, but it is by His own bonds. Thou goest clear, because He bare thy burden for thee: thou art set at liberty, because He has suffered in thy stead. But, though dearly purchased, He freely gives it.

Jesus asks nothing of us as a preparation for this liberty. He finds us sitting in sackcloth and ashes, and bids us put on the beautiful array of freedom; He saves us just as we are, and all without our help or merit. When Jesus sets free, the liberty is perpetually entailed; no chains can bind again. Let the Master say to me, “Captive, I have delivered thee,” and it is done for ever.

Satan may plot to enslave us, but if the Lord be on our side, whom shall we fear? The world, with its temptations, may seek to ensnare us, but mightier is He who is for us than all they who be against us. The machinations of our own deceitful hearts may harass and annoy us, but He who hath begun the good work in us will carry it on and perfect it to the end.

The foes of God and the enemies of man may gather their hosts together, and come with concentrated fury against us, but if God acquitteth, who is he that condemneth? Not more free is the eagle which mounts to his rocky eyrie, and afterwards outsoars the clouds, than the soul which Christ hath delivered (Isa 44:22).

If we are no more under the law, but free from its curse, let our liberty be practically exhibited in our serving God with gratitude and delight. “I am Thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: Thou hast loosed my bonds.” “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?”

Beloved, more discoveries on “the Reason for the Season.” When God sets you free, who can condemn you or hold you captive? Now that Christ had set you free, is not for you to continue in a loose or careless living but rather its a call for service unto Him.

If you are yet to discover your ministry or you are yet to belong to any service group in your local assemble/church. This is the time to ask God “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” Once you receive it, be patient enough to find out how He wants you go about it. We need to bring others to the kingdom as we were brought by others.

If you don’t know where to start, start among your brethren (Lk 16:27-28). Make sure that none of them go the way of the perverse. And God will take you from there to many nations (Ps 2:8).

Glory be to Jesus. Don’t forget, do not despise the small things God is leading you to do at this time. Always remember, that He died that you may live. In that Spirit of joy and love of the yuletide, let us continue with our carol:

Christ, by highest heaven adored;

Christ, the everlasting Lord!

Late in time behold Him come,

Offspring of the virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

Hail th’ incarnate Deity,

Pleased as man with men to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wings,

Mild He lays His glory by,

Born that man no more may die,

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.

May the blessedness of this season remain with you now and always in Jesus Name. Amen!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Sweet Jesus, sweet Jesus, how wonderful You Are. You are brighter than the morning star. You are fairer, more fairer than the lily that grow by the way. You are precious more precious than gold. Faithful Faithful Faithful 2x Faithful is the Lord. Yes! You are Faithful Faithful Faithful 2x Faithful is the Lord. You are Mighty God 2x Every power bow before Thee, You are Mighty God.

Indeed He is a Mighty God, every power must bow before Thee. No one can stand before the King of kings, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. My soul thou magnify the Lord and forget not all His benefit. Let all that is within me praise His Holy Name. For faithful indeed is our God and Glorious is His Holy Name.

Beloved, are you praising God along with me? Looks like someone’s heart is heavy this moment? I will encourage you not to be. Why am I saying this, because nothing last forever. There is a time appointed for everything under heaven, therefore you don’t have lose heart concerning that issue of concern in your life. All you need do is to trust the All- Knowing God. Hear what the following brethren said about God after considering what was written in Isa 8:17.

Hold fast to Him in spite of logic, and yet not quite blindly. Be not torn from thy grasp upon the skirts of His garments by any wrench of atheistic hypothesis that seeks only to hurl thee into utter darkness; but refuse not to let thy hands be gently unclasped by that loving and pious philosophy that seeks to draw thee from feet of God only to place Thee in His bosom. (James Hinton)

What heart can comprehend the Name of God? Or, searching, find Thee out? Who art within, a quickening flame, A presence round about. Yet though I know Thee (God) but in part, I ask not, Lord for more: Enough for me to know Thou art, to love Thee and adore (F.L.Hosmer).

Beloved, that sigh of relief is coming from the knowledge of the truth you just discover or remember about God from the above extract. Is also encouraging perseverance in our walk with God with whom all things are possible. Let us consider our brother Job, who went through horrible times in his life time but towards the end of his trial exclaimed the text below. He has been hearing about God but now he saw Who God truly is. Someone reading this devotion before the end of this year will see God in His true self.

You will also read about “the eyes of Jesus”. How watchful is this “eye” over your deeds; over your action. Be careful about how you live for there is One upstairs watching every step you make, every action you take and every word you utter even the unspoken word in your heart.

Let go for this discovery:

                     

I had heard rumors about You,

but now my eyes have seen You.—Job 42:5

In his time, Job was the most righteous person on earth. He was so godly that the Lord took pleasure in pointing him out to Satan (Job 1:8). Yet, despite his love for God and his diligent obedience to His commands, even Job had not fully come to know God. The blessings God had given to Job had not revealed everything about God’s character. There were characteristics that Job would come to realize only through adversity. So the Lord allowed Satan to test Job through suffering.

Although Job lost everything he had, even his seven children, Job discovered that God was still with him. Though he faced the most difficult and bewildering tribulations imaginable, Job came to understand that God was infinitely wiser than he (Job 42:1–4). As Job endured the insensitivity of his friends, he learned that God is the only One who is absolutely trustworthy. Job learned much about God through his anguish. Finally, he confessed that at first he had only heard about God, but now, through his suffering, he had come to see God (Job 42:5).

When you are in the midst of your trials, your Lord will reveal His character to you in ways you never knew. You will experience His strong and comforting presence. Like Job, you will learn that your Lord will remain, even when everyone else abandons you.

You will see God more clearly as He takes you through the dark times. Then you will experience God in ways you had previously only heard about from others.

What about the eyes of Jesus what are those things only His eyes can see:

The Eyes Of Jesus

Forget the IRS or the SEC. It’s the searing eyes of Jesus we need to be aware of.

“I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw… someone ‘like a son of man,‘ dressed in a robe… with a golden sash around his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, AND HIS EYES WERE LIKE BLAZING FIRE.” (Revelation 1:12-14)

Yesterday I had lunch with a senior officer of a conglomerate who is intimately knowledgeable of the inner workings of the organization: Keeping double books, the cannibalizing of one company to shore up another, and the manipulation of reports to satisfy SEC and IRS scrutiny are all standard practices.

The CEO and CFO (who are also the controlling shareholders) determine senior management procedures. They are also professing Christians, who are known around town for their involvement in Christian missions and other programs related to the Gospel.

This senior officer went on to tell me that because of their hypocrisy, the non-Christian executives in the conglomerate mock anything that is labeled “Christian” and view the CEO and CFO with great contempt. Clearly, these two men have become stumbling blocks to their non-Christian employees. As he talked, I thought of the Scriptures’ warning:

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men‘s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” (Matthew 23:27-29)

“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6b)

“[When] the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men‘s hearts… What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.” (1 Corinthians 4:5b; Luke 12:31) (See Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 14:25)

“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither… thieves nor the greedy nor… swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10)

QUESTION: On the inevitable, and forthcoming day of judgment for believers, will your current business and professional practices withstand the searing, and all-knowing eyes of the Lord Jesus Christ – Let alone the more immediate prospect of an inspection by the SEC or IRS? (2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15)

Are there specific changes you need to make at this time relative to your business practices? Or in your personal life?

Hope the preparations are still on. Be careful and wise. Above all, you need to found out about what and how will Jesus wants you to prepare for His coming. Watch out in the subsequent write ups.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

I will lift up Your Name 3x, I will lift up Your Name above every other Name. Holy Spirit You are welcome in this place 2x Omnipotent Father have mercy on us thou art welcome in this place. Let the living praise the Lord 2x.

Almighty Father thank You. Thank You Lord for saving us from the assault of the evil one. Thank You for sparing us from what only You knew would have happened to us but Your Mighty Hand held us on. We bow before Your Throne and we worship You O! Lord. Thank You for preserving us Lord. Thank You for ever and ever.

Beloved, praise the Lord, at last the long awaited week is here with us. The high ways are busy and the all shops are overcrowded with buyers. Wow! Is gonna be a wonderful time all over the world, getting super ready for the arrival of “babe Jesus” into our world. Someone is excited, praise the Lord!

I ask this question to you “is that the reason for the season?” Let me leave it at that for now, we will still come back to it at the due time.

We have few weeks to the end of the year. Our topic today is posing a question to us. Have you giving an answer to it or you are still thinking over it? As the year is gradually coming to an end, with so many prayer point marshalled out at the beginning of the year, some fulfilled and some yet to come to past, the Spirit of God is asking you this day, “have you done what you know to do?” someone is asking Evangelist, are not taking it out of context. Not at all, am not taking it out of context but rather I want to find out from you how faithful you have been in what your hand had findeth to do?

Have you done what you know to do? Is very important we examine our work or put in another way, conduct audit checks on our conducts or modus operands and be sure we have done or doing all we know to do and then you will see God working out the remaining part He knows how best to complete.

But first, God must see your obedience to all He has commanded you to do, not your murmuring, your rationalization or procrastination.

Beloved, sometime we run into losses in cost of doing what we are supposed to do or what God instructed you to do. Do I have such a person in the house this morning, I will encourage you to read on and discover what was said concerning such a period as such.

Our God is still in the business of doing good, yours will not be an exception. It must come to past according to His promises to us. The Lord Who made you for a purpose will not abandon you until He fulfill all that concerneth you.

So, for the person who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, it is a sin.—James 4:17

It is never a minor thing to know God’s will and not do it. God calls this sin. We can make excuses for our lack of obedience: “I’m just not ready yet” or “I’ll do it later!” or “I don’t think it will make a difference” or “I can’t afford to!” We rationalize, we procrastinatate; yet, in God’s eyes, rationalization and procrastination are nothing more than disobedience.

At times we deceive ourselves into thinking that good intentions equal obedient actions. They do not. A good intention without corresponding activity is disobedience. When we encounter God and He gives us a direction, it is not enough to write down the date in our spiritual journal, or even to tell our friends and church of our “decision.”

God’s call is not to “make a decision” but to obey! Deciding to obey is not equal to obeying! (Matt. 21:28–31). Loudly affirming the necessity of obedience is not the same as obeying (Luke 6:46). Making commitments, even publicly, is not the same as obeying our Lord. Substituting our own good works is not the same as obeying.

God told King Saul to wait until the prophet Samuel arrived. Instead of waiting, Saul took matters into his own hands and offered a sacrifice. Saul discovered, to his deep dismay, that other acts of supposed piety do not take the place of obeying a clear command from God (1 Sam. 15:22). As with Saul, God expects you to obey everything exactly as He tells you. Only obedience satisfies God’s desire for obedience!

Beloved, what have God committed into your hand that you are dragging your feet to fulfill? What has He instructed you to do and you are thinking is too lowly for you? I want you to know that the vision you are expecting depend so much on the fulfillment of the one revealed to you.

So get going, the year is not over yet, is not time to retreat.   The “God of suddenly” will yet visit you. Position yourself; be at alert. Every area you deserve victory must fully be delivered before this year is over.

 

“And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.” 2Chronicles 25:9

A very important question this seemed to be to the king of Judah, and possibly it is of even more weight with the tried and tempted O Christian. To lose money is at no times pleasant, and when principle involves it, the flesh is not always ready to make the sacrifice. “Why lose that which may be so usefully employed? May not the truth itself be bought too dear? What shall we do without it?

Remember the children, and our small income!” All these things and a thousand more would tempt the Christian to put forth his hand to unrighteous gain, or stay himself from carrying out his conscientious convictions, when they involve serious loss. All men cannot view these matters in the light of faith; and even with the followers of Jesus, the doctrine of “we must live” has quite sufficient weight.

The Lord is able to give thee much more than this is a very satisfactory answer to the anxious question. Our Father holds the purse-strings, and what we lose for His sake He can repay a thousand-fold. It is ours to obey His will, and we may rest assured that He will provide for us. The Lord will be no man’s debtor at the last. Saints know that a grain of heart’s-ease is of more value than a ton of gold. He who wraps a threadbare coat about a good conscience has gained a spiritual wealth far more desirable than any he has lost.

God’s smile and a dungeon are enough for a true heart; His frown and a palace would be hell to a gracious spirit. Let the worst come to the worst, let all the talents go, we have not lost our treasure, for that is above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.

Meanwhile, even now, the Lord maketh the meek to inherit the earth, and no good thing doth He withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Did you read that no good thing will He withdraw from them that walketh uprightly. Are you glad about it this promises? Are you tapping into this promise? The Lord will perfect all that concerns you. be alive for Jesus, rise to every good work especially at this season of great tidying. Great news will come your way before the end of this year. So watch out; be alert!

This week is declared blessed in the Name of Jesus! Go and return with testimonies by the end of the week. Amen!

Remain blessed in the Lord.

How excellent is Your Name O God 2x, how excellent is Your Name 3x (repeat). Come praise the Lord all yea servants of Lord …., . Who have the finally say Jehovah has the finally say! In my life; in your life, who has the finally say, Jehovah has the finally, Jehovah turns my life around 2x He makes a way where there seems no way, Jehovah has the final say.

Father we thank You for everything you have made both great and small. The earth and all that is within it. Thank You for Your goodness and mercies endureth forever. How great are You Lord! How powerful are Your acts among all that You have made. We recognize Your Majesty forever and ever.

Beloved, how has it been with you? Trusting God that it is well with you. No matter how rough this part of eternity is, we must make it to the end in Jesus Name! Let us learn to be patient in our walk with God. Like we said earlier in the week, God operates in eternity not in time. Let us cloth ourselves with patient and He will work out our salvation whatsoever be it.

By the grace of God, we will be rounding up the week today and am sure you have scaled another level during the course of week through the Word of God that come through this ministry. Thank God for His faithfulness over us and His strength and grace abound on us for every good works. To Him alone be all the glory and honour forever and ever.

In yesterday’s faith clinic, we learnt about “Trust and Do”; “Do and Trust” which laid emphasis on our looking up to God in everything we do and hope for. I have discovered that as you keeping trusting and obeying all that God has commanded you to do, the Spirit of God also help you even in those things you have no thought about, fight your secret battles for you and make a way even where there is no way.

Trusting and obedience leads to following God not knowing where it will lead you but at the end you will be honoured (Gen12:1; 39:9; Ex 2:2-3; Phil 2:5-11). So many of our fathers in the old testament have testimonies to share with regard to these and also the Apostles of the New Testament days. They were duly rewarded, there was no regret whatsoever.

Let me take you back at the promise of God before the arrival of Jesus on the scene. In Jeremiah 29:11 God said “for I know the plans I have for you…. to give you an expected end.” Beloved, can anything be more interesting than knowing that God holds your destiny and the way to it lays in God’s hand and not that uncle or aunty or one person that thinks without him/her you cannot make it. Is also interesting for us to know or remind ourselves of what we learnt earlier in the week about how God specializes in “orchestrating new ways” when the enemy the devil and cohort has blocked one.

Is so interesting also to know that God being God can bypass nature and bring what He wants in your life to pass (Lk 1 :34-35, Ex 2:2-3). Are you called barren and you are believing God for a babies and the doctors reports are saying otherwise? Either your husband has a low sperm count or you have no womb or the fallopian tubes are block.

I have goodnews for you. God does not need sperm for you to bring about your miracle babies. We have a testimony in the bible and what is written cannot be broken. I sense in my spirit someone saying it is a one-off miracle but hear me there is no one-off miracle with God.

He is no respecter of person, what He does for one He can still do it for another just as it is pleasing to Him. Therefore be sensitive in your spirit, trust in God to bring all that concerneth you to pass all to the glory of His Name while the blessings remains ours. Praise God somebody!!!!!!!!!!

Are you willing to follow Jesus? If you are, than according to His promise, where He is, you will also be. That sick bed is not where you meant to be, therefore arise and take you mat and go home because Jesus was never on a sick bed, claim your healing right now. Ask Jesus to work out your miracle now! You are not meant to be financially handicap, therefore let the flood gate of heaven be open unto you now and receive your financial blessings in Jesus Name. Whatever that had laid siege on your finances are giving way right now in Jesus Name. Beloved, you not meant to be alone, therefore the Lord is giving you your own home this moment, you are finding the bone of bones right away in Jesus Name, don’t bother much about “how”. Look up to Jesus, He will make you laugh!

Hear me, if Jesus said it, He will bring it to pass. Remember, you trust Him and believe what He has said through His servant and obey all that He will lead you to do and your miracle is guaranteed. Praise the Lord. Come on to discover more :

“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.” John 12:26

The highest service is imitation. If I would be Christ’s servant I must be His follower. To do as Jesus did is the surest way of bringing honor to His name. Let me mind this every day.

If I imitate Jesus I shall have His company: if I am like Him I shall be with Him. In due time He will take me up to dwell with Him above, if, meanwhile, I have striven to follow Him here below. After His suffering our Lord came to His throne, and even so, after we have suffered a while with Him here below, we also shall arrive in glory. The issue of our Lord’s life shall be the issue of ours: if we are with Him in His humiliation we shall be with Him in His glory. Come, my soul, pluck up courage, and put down thy feet in the blood-marked footprints which thy Lord has left thee.

Let me not fail to note that the Father will honor those who follow His Son. If He sees me true to Jesus He will put marks of favor and honor upon me for His Son’s sake. No honor can be like this. Princes and emperors bestow the mere shadows of honor; the substance of glory comes from the Father. Wherefore, my soul, cling thou to thy Lord Jesus more closely than ever.

Are you yet to receive Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, click here to do so now. This way, all these benefits will naturally flows to you. Is not about going to church, though is important. Is not about singing in the choir as important as it is, is more of your relationship with Christ. That is what will enthrone you forever.

Beloved, do you know that our God is omnipotent? He work wonders in the life of His children. I tell you this, our God, our Father is so sweet to behold, He will upturn and upturn all the antics of the wicked ones. He will put them to everlasting shame concerning your matter. You will yet rise and the time to arise and shine again is now. But you must be very careful the way you live as little foxes spoils the vine.

Beware about the lust of the eye, the lust of flesh and the pride of life so that all you struggle here on earth will not be in vain:

“He that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.” Ecclesiastes 10:9

Oppressors may get their will of poor and needy men as easily as they can split logs of wood, but they had better mind, for it is a dangerous business, and a splinter from a tree has often killed the woodman. Jesus is persecuted in every injured saint, and He is mighty to avenge His beloved ones. Success in treading down the poor and needy is a thing to be trembled at: if there be no danger to persecutors here there will be great danger hereafter.

To cleave wood is a common every-day business, and yet it has its dangers; so then, reader, there are dangers connected with your calling and daily life which it will be well for you to be aware of. We refer not to hazards by flood and field, or by disease and sudden death, but to perils of a spiritual sort.

Your occupation may be as humble as log splitting, and yet the devil can tempt you in it. You may be a domestic servant, a farm labourer, or a mechanic, and you may be greatly screened from temptations to the grosser vices, and yet some secret sin may do you damage. Those who dwell at home, and mingle not with the rough world, may yet be endangered by their very seclusion.

Nowhere is he safe who thinks himself so. Pride may enter a poor man’s heart; avarice may reign in a cottager’s bosom; uncleanness may venture into the quietest home; and anger, and envy, and malice may insinuate themselves into the most rural abode.

Even in speaking a few words to a servant we may sin; a little purchase at a shop may be the first link in a chain of temptations; the mere looking out of a window may be the beginning of evil. O Lord, how exposed we are! How shall we be secured!

To keep ourselves is work too hard for us: only Thou Thyself art able to preserve us in such a world of evils. Spread Thy wings over us, and we, like little chickens, will cower down beneath Thee, and feel ourselves safe!

Mediate on all these as the Lord help you all through to live like Jesus your Master and the owner of your life. Praise be the Name of the Lord forever and ever. May we be honour at the end of our life here on earth in Jesus Name. See you next week by God’s grace.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu