Holy Foresight

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June 10, 2014

Invisible, Immortal, God only wise. How wonderful are they works O Lord. The sun, moon, the stars are all beautiful and standeth sure. We are grateful unto You great God, be thou be exalted.

Where do your help come from? My help comes from God who made heaven and earth, what about you? Blessed be thy Name O! God.

When are find yourself in a fix, how do you handle it? Do run up and down and complain to all and sundry? Do you sit around and murmur against God or blame people around you or better still, Satan gets hold of you and make you blame yourself for all that went wrong?

Beloved, do you know that you can actually avoid all these if you have a depth insight in the scripture and if your trust is simple based on Christ and not on what you can get from Him.

Our Lord Jesus also had the same experience when He was confronted with His accusers but He was not dismay about His situation but He looked on the glory that awaits Him at the end thereby glorified the Name of His Father.

Can we like Christ look up to the promises made unto all those who persevere to end (Rev 2:10; 3:5). Can we ask God for a foresight that we need to live a successfully life? Read more:

Holy Foresight

“Nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of Heaven.” Matt. 26:64

Ah, Lord, thou wast in thy lowest state when before thy persecutors thou wast made to stand like a criminal! Yet the eyes of thy faith could see beyond thy present humiliation into thy future glory. What words are these, “Nevertheless — hereafter”! I would imitate thy holy foresight, and in the midst of poverty, or sickness, or slander, I also would say, “Nevertheless — hereafter.” Instead of weakness, thou hast all power; instead of shame, all glory; instead of derision, all worship. Thy cross has not dimmed the splendor of thy crown, neither has the spittle marred the beauty of thy face. Say, rather, thou art the more exalted and honored because of thy sufferings.

So, Lord, I also would take courage from the “hereafter.” I would forget the present tribulation in the future triumph. Help thou me by directing me into thy Father’s love and into thine own patience, so that when I am derided for thy name I may not be staggered, but think more and more of the hereafter, and, therefore, all the less of today. I shall be with thee soon and behold thy glory.

Wherefore, I am not ashamed, but say in my inmost soul, “Nevertheless — hereafter.” The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me. Not in what I can do for myself or what my connection can do for me rather resting on finish work of Christ on the cross.

“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.” Psalm 138:8

Most manifestly the confidence which the Psalmist here expressed was a divine confidence. He did not say, “I have grace enough to perfect that which concerneth me—my faith is so steady that it will not stagger—my love is so warm that it will never grow cold—my resolution is so firm that nothing can move it; no, his dependence was on the Lord alone.

If we indulge in any confidence which is not grounded on the Rock of ages, our confidence is worse than a dream, it will fall upon us, and cover us with its ruins, to our sorrow and confusion. All that Nature spins time will unravel, to the eternal confusion of all who are clothed therein. The Psalmist was wise, he rested upon nothing short of the Lord’s work. It is the Lord who has begun the good work within us; it is He who has carried it on; and if he does not finish it, it never will be complete.

If there be one stitch in the celestial garment of our righteousness which we are to insert ourselves, then we are lost; but this is our confidence, the Lord who began will perfect. He has done it all, must do it all, and will do it all. Our confidence must not be in what we have done, nor in what we have resolved to do, but entirely in what the Lord will do. Unbelief insinuates—”You will never be able to stand. Look at the evil of your heart, you can never conquer sin; remember the sinful pleasures and temptations of the world that beset you, you will be certainly allured by them and led astray.”

Ah! yes, we should indeed perish if left to our own strength. If we had alone to navigate our frail vessels over so rough a sea, we might well give up the voyage in despair; but, thanks be to God, He will perfect that which concerneth us, and bring us to the desired haven. We can never be too confident when we confide in Him alone, and never too much concerned to have such a trust.

With a holy foresight and the Lord’s backing, we are set to fly to the highest altitude. Place all your confident in Him alone, you will not be let down.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Fishers Follow Him

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 9, 2014

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I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. Ps 9:1-5 (KJV)

Blessed the Lord O my soul and forget not all His Faithfulness. Beloved, is your soul praising the Lord this day ? Are you rejoicing in the Lord Your Saviour? I want you to praise the King of kings and the Lord of lords as we begin this new week for the Lord adorn our praises unto Himself. Therefore make a joyful noise unto the Lord, somebody!!!!!

The Lord Jesus commanded us go to all nations and make disciples of all creation. In this month of blessedness, we are encouraged to bring “souls to the kingdom”. Disciple one person for the Lord.

Again we ask, “Are you engaged or entangled”? Referring to last Friday message, your answer will determine your priority in life and help you to be more focus. Someone is complaining of (Time), good a reason to give, if the Lord wants you right now, surly you leave that all important job, business, career, family and answer.

Make out time for the Lord, you will be counted faithful among His children. Sometime dear beloved, we waste a lot of time the front of television, reading all the Newspapers, listen to all the world news, some spent so much time getting dress up in front of the mirror but no time to preach the “good news”.

We are encouraged to seek after the lost sheep, are you ready? If you want to be His disciple or beloved like John, you must go fishing for only fisher’s follows Him. Are you surprise to hear that, a little step further will give you farther insight on this:

“And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17

Only by coming after Jesus can we obtain our heart’s desire, and be really useful to our fellow men. Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! We would sacrifice our lives to win souls. But we are tempted to try methods which Jesus would never have tried. Shall we yield to this suggestion of the enemy? If so, we may splash the water, but we shall never take the fish.

We must follow after Jesus if we would succeed. Sensational methods, entertainments, and so forth — are these coming after Jesus? Can we imagine the Lord Jesus drawing a congregation by such means as are now commonly used? What is the result of such expedients? The result is nothing which Jesus will count up at the last great day.

We must keep to our preaching as our Master did, for by this means souls are saved. We must preach our Lord’s doctrine, and proclaim a full and free gospel; for this is the net in which souls are taken. We must preach with His gentleness, boldness, and love; for this is the secret of success with human hearts. We must work under divine anointing, depending upon the sacred Spirit. Thus, coming after Jesus, and not running before Him, nor aside from Him, we shall be fishers of men.

As children of God and followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, our life styles and conversation should always typify who our father is. Wondering what am talking about. The message below will explain further how we should conduct ourselves. Don’t forget we are the gospel others get to ready and be drawn to our heavenly father. We should be doers of the Word also. More below:

“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ.” Philippians 1:27

The word “conversation” does not merely mean our talk and converse with one another, but the whole course of our life and behaviour in the world. The Greek word signifies the actions and the privileges of citizenship: and thus we are commanded to let our actions, as citizens of the New Jerusalem, be such as becometh the gospel of Christ. What sort of conversation is this? In the first place, the gospel is very simple.

So Christians should be simple and plain in their habits. There should be about our manner, our speech, our dress, our whole behaviour, that simplicity which is the very soul of beauty. The gospel is pre-eminently true, it is gold without dross; and the Christian’s life will be lustreless and valueless without the jewel of truth. The gospel is a very fearless gospel, it boldly proclaims the truth, whether men like it or not: we must be equally faithful and unflinching. But the gospel is also very gentle. Mark this spirit in its Founder: “a bruised reed He will not break.” Some professors are sharper than a thorn-hedge; such men are not like Jesus. Let us seek to win others by the gentleness of our words and acts.

The gospel is very loving. It is the message of the God of love to a lost and fallen race. Christ’s last command to His disciples was, “Love one another.” O for more real, hearty union and love to all the saints; for more tender compassion towards the souls of the worst and vilest of men! We must not forget that the gospel of Christ is holy. It never excuses sin: it pardons it, but only through an atonement.

If our life is to resemble the gospel, we must shun, not merely the grosser vices, but everything that would hinder our perfect conformity to Christ. For His sake, for our own sakes, and for the sakes of others, we must strive day by day to let our conversation be more in accordance with His gospel.

Did you go fishing last weekend? Did you have a catch? Disciple them for Christ, He will reward you, if you are yet to catch one, try out this week and the good Lord will bless you all the days of your life. Amen (Phil 4:1). Have a fruitful week ahead with Jesus directing your affairs. Amen! See you at the “testimony stand” of the Lord goodness over you.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Are You Engaged Or Entangled?

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 6, 2014

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How Excellent are You O! Lord. You are the King of kings, the Lord of lords, You are bigger than we can ever imagine, how wonderful are You, God. We reverence You O! King of Kings. Receive all the glory, honour, adoration in Jesus Name.

Beloved, Are in the Lord’s army? You will either answer a yes or a no. There is no confusion here, if you are among you know, if not, you know also.

Listen my dear, wanting to be blessed, there are conditions, one of them is “the great commission”! Looking around, you will agree with me that a lots need to be done in terms of evangelizing the gospel. More gadgets are at our disposal unlike before.

You can use those gadgets to win souls or to destroy them. The enemy knows that he cannot stop us from going to church but he can stop us from paying attention to what is begin said or teach. He also knows that if you are not comfortable you can engage in prayers so he try to make you feel seemly comfortable so that you will be too relax to respond to the urgent need of “Soul Winning”.

There is an important question I will like to ask you below?

Are You Engaged Or Entangled?

“No one engaged in warfare ENTANGLES HIMSELF with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who enlisted him as a soldier.“(2 Timothy 2:4)

You and I have a challenge before us: “How to be ENGAGED in fulfilling our earthly responsibilities and yet remain UN-ENTANGLED in the affairs of life in order to fight Christ’s battles.”

What is the difference between being ENGAGED and ENTANGLED?:

The trolley cars in San Francisco are ENGAGED in the cable beneath the surface of the street.
The bird is ENTANGLED when it cannot get its foot out of the trap.

How do we know when we are ENTANGLED?

When we are irritated or consumed over our situation.
When we fail to see God in control of our circumstances.

Strategically, we become ENTANGLED when we make the pursuit of the secular our primary focus, and then try to fit the spiritual around it. Remember the aspiring disciples of Christ in Luke 9:57-61 who expressed interest in following Him? “But first” they had to attend to their private affairs and interests.

When the “but firsts” dominate our lives, we are entangled. Jesus allows us no such privilege:

“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.“(Luke 9:62)

Let me ask you:

When you open your Bible to spend time with God, is your mind easily distracted?
Would you be free (within a reasonable period of time) to uproot and move to another part of the world to minister, if God were to call you?
When spending time with your spouse or children, are you there 100% or are you just putting in an appearance?

Whether we are ENGAGED or ENTANGLED is a question of focus, values and priorities. It is a question of whether we WANT to invest in the eternal, or simply expend our lives on the temporal.

Beloved, we are not to worship God at our convenient but out of reverence and demand. You get to hear someone saying, am not in service because it was raining. The same follower was in the office all through the week including party the day before Sunday worship. Some will say I don’t have a cloth to wear to church. Funny as it may sound, but you hear this things and you begin to wonder were these generation is going, may God show us mercy. If the managing director of their company or the president of their country is coming around, you can figure out the rest of the story.

Beloved, once again are you in the Lord’s army? If you are, the next message will be of a great help to you, and if you are considering to be enlisted, the message below is a good tool for a successful outing. Come along with me for a grand discovery:

Understanding The People We Are Seeking To Influence

How do we communicate the Gospel in a society where God is increasingly perceived as irrelevant and Jesus Christ is little more than a vacation school character or a swear word? A good place to start is to try to understand current cultural shifts and respond accordingly. Consider the fact that:

1. THE PEOPLE AROUND US ARE BUSIER TODAY THAN THEY WERE IN THE 1980’s ; working harder and longer for less.

Therefore: We need to declare the truth in short sound/time bytes. Like it or not, longwinded, complicated, or arduous approaches to communicating the Gospel no longer work.

“Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible… I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.“(1 Corinthians 9:19, 22)

2. THEY ARE MORE BROKEN AND “DYSFUNCTIONAL” – individually, socially, and in the family.

Therefore: The process of winning and healing will generally take more patience and a longer period of time then it did previously.

“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.“(Romans 15:1, 2)

3. THERE IS A NEW INTEREST IN UNSEEN AND SPIRITUAL THINGS, and willingness to talk about them. However, this interest does not necessarily extend to the Bible or Jesus.

Therefore: They need to see in us the authentic love of Christ in such a way that validates true Christianity over New Age and other ideologies — particularly those in the metaphysical realm.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.“(John 13:34, 35)

4. MANY HAVE A MARGINALIZED VIEW OF CHURCH AND RELIGION.

Therefore: We must model and proclaim Christ to them in their world, rather than expecting them to enter ours.

“Therefore we are Christ‘s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ‘s behalf: Be reconciled to God.“(2 Corinthians 5:20)

Good material for discipleship you will agree with me. Now, that you have read it, equip yourself to have a wonderful fishing experience.

GO FISHING!

A wonderful weekend we wish you till we come around again next week. Jesus loves you.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Full Reliance On God

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 5, 2014

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Father, we blessed Your Holy Name, we reverence You, we exalt You, be magnified O! Lord above the heavens. Let glory, honour, be ascribe unto You forever.

You a Mighty God, the great IAM, You are our Healer; the great Physician, who can be likened You.

When you lift your eyes unto the hill, where does your help comes from? My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth. Indeed God is my helper, I shall not be afraid, what can man do to me? What about you beloved? Can you confidently say, God is your helper?

We cannot go far without the support of heavenly Father, He is the one that made us not we ourselves. Looking up unto Him will never bring shame nor dishonor. No time is late to knock at the door, no security post or guide to hinder our access to Him.

If all these are possible beloved, in God, why don’t we rely on Him fully, come and see the benefit of this reliance on Him:

“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.” Ps. 72:12

The needy cries; what else can he do? His cry is heard of God; what else need he do? Let the needy reader take to crying at once, for this will be his wisdom. Do not cry in the ears of friends, for even if they can help you it is only because the Lord enables them. The nearest way is to go straight to God, and let your cry come up before Him. Straightforward makes the best runner: run to the Lord, and not to secondary causes.

“Alas!” you cry, “I have no friend or helper.” So much the better; you can rely upon God in both capacities — as without supplies and without helpers. Make your double need your double plea. Even for temporal mercies you may wait upon God, for He careth for His children in these temporary concerns. As for spiritual necessities, which are the heaviest of all, the Lord will hear your cry, and will deliver you and supply you.

O poor friend, try your rich God. O helpless one, lean on His help. He has never failed me, and I am sure He will never fail you. Come as a beggar, and God will not refuse you help. Come with no plea but His grace. Jesus is King, will He let you perish of want? What! Did you forget this?

Continual faith was the only way to go; perseverance should be our way out. You cannot give what you don’t have. It will natural come within. Read more:

“For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2Peter 1:8

If we desire to glorify our Lord by fruitfulness we must have certain things within us; for nothing can come out of us which is not first of all within us. We must begin with faith, which is the groundwork of all the virtues; and then diligently add to it virtue, knowledge, temperance, and patience. With these we must have godliness and brotherly love.

All these put together will most assuredly cause us to produce, as our life fruit, the clusters of usefulness, and we shall not be mere idle knowers, but real doers of the Word. These holy things must not only be in us, but abound, or we shall be barren. Fruit is the overflow of life, and we must be full before we can flow over.

We have noticed men of considerable parts and opportunities who have never succeeded in doing real good in the conversion of souls; and after close observation we have concluded that they lacked certain graces which are absolutely essential to fruit-bearing. For real usefulness, graces are better than gifts. As the man is, so is his work.

If we would do better we must be better. Let the text be a gentle hint to unfruitful professors, and to myself also.

Note this message because it leading us some where this month. Your fruitfulness with grace will be needed in fulfilling the great commission.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Remind God of His Promise

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 4, 2014

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How Excellent is Your Name, how Wonderful, You are Gracious God. Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with Your Might. Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea. For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive! May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them. I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. For you have rescued me from my troubles and helped me to triumph over my enemies. Ps 54:1-7 (NLT)

Beloved, is praying day! is praying time!! Are you ready? Received strength in Jesus Name. Amen! In our edition for today, we have to bring before God the prophetic theme of the month “our month of BLESSEDNESS”. Whatsoever you regard as blessing to your life, spouse, children, career, ministry, etc. bring it before God and see His hands working on your behalf.

God’s blessing on an individual affects even generation yet unborn. Let us consider few people in the bible that enjoyed these generational blessings, Abrahamic blessing – Isaac inherited it that even when there was famine in the land, he sowed and reaped hundred folds. Jacob was blessed when his name was changed from Jacob to Israel and generation after him became God’s own people. What about Joseph when God gave in the grace to interpret Pharaoh’s dream, he became Egyptian Prime Minister from prison that saved His brothers from being obliterate when famine attacked the land and they lived in Egypt long after he was dead.

Daniel is another man that enjoyed God’s blessing, another dream interpretation and wisdom enthroned him to work with many kings in his time. God’s blessings located Bathsheba and placed her son, Solomon as king after David’s reign as against her mates, who by birth right and otherwise would have inherited the throne.

Phinehas whose zeal for God earned him and his descendant special covenant of peace and permanent right to priesthood Num 25:11 (NLT)

Someone is catching something now, understanding is coming more than before. Now can you go to God in prayer and being to plead for His blessing upon yourself, your spouse, your children, the works of your hand and your ministry. Invoke God’s blessings upon them and they will never be the same.

Go to him in prayer my beloved and remind Him of all His promises to you (Deut 28:3):

“And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good.” Gen. 32:12

This is the sure way of prevailing with the Lord in prayer. We may humbly remind Him of what He has said. Our faithful God will never run back from His word, nor will He leave it unfulfilled; yet He loves to be enquired of by His people, and put in mind of His promise. This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God’s Word is given, not for His sake, but for ours. His purposes are settled, and He needs nothing to bind Him to His design of doing His people good; but He gives the promise for our strengthening and comfort. Hence He wishes us to plead it, and say to Him, “Thou saidst.””I will surely do thee good” is just the essence of all the Lord’s gracious sayings.

Lay a special stress on the word “surely.” He will do us good, real good, lasting good, only good, every good. He will make us good, and this is to do us good in the very highest degree. He will treat us as He does his saints while we are here, and that is good. He will soon take us to be with Jesus and all His chosen, and that is supremely good. With this promise in our hearts we need not fear angry Esau, nor anyone else. If the Lord will do us good, who can do us hurt?

To partake of the above promises we must hold strong to our faith in Christ Jesus. The devil and his agents and principalities will venture to challenge you. Never mind, hold on to Jesus for He is the head of all principality and power (Col 2:10):

“Continue in the faith.” Acts 14:22

Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, “Conquest has made me what I am, and conquest must maintain me.” So, under God, dear brother in the Lord, conquest has made you what you are, and conquest must sustain you. Your motto must be, “Excelsior.” He only is a true conqueror, and shall be crowned at the last, who continueth till war’s trumpet is blown no more.

Perseverance is, therefore, the target of all our spiritual enemies. The world does not object to your being a Christian for a time, if she can but tempt you to cease your pilgrimage, and settle down to buy and sell with her in Vanity Fair.

The flesh will seek to ensnare you, and to prevent your pressing on to glory. “It is weary work being a pilgrim; come, give it up. Am I always to be mortified? Am I never to be indulged? Give me at least a furlough from this constant warfare.”

Satan will make many a fierce attack on your perseverance; it will be the mark for all his arrows. He will strive to hinder you in service: he will insinuate that you are doing no good; and that you want rest. He will endeavour to make you weary of suffering, he will whisper, “Curse God, and die.” Or he will attack your steadfastness: “What is the good of being so zealous? Be quiet like the rest; sleep as do others, and let your lamp go out as the other virgins do.”

Or he will assail your doctrinal sentiments: “Why do you hold to these denominational creeds? Sensible men are getting more liberal; they are removing the old landmarks: fall in with the times.”

Wear your shield, Christian, therefore, close upon your armour, and cry mightily unto God, that by His Spirit you may endure to the end.

May you and I receive strength to persevere in our life, in work life in Jesus Name. Amen!

Remain in blessed in Lord.

God’s Treasury

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 3, 2014

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Eternal Rock of ages, who is like unto Thee, there is none like Thee. Thank You for a bright day You have given us, glory be to You Lord. Gracious God, we adore You forever.

Beloved, we have an awesome Father and His mercies endures to all generation. When you are blessed by God, you are indeed blessed. His blessings add no sorrow to you.

Oftentimes, we have expectation and we pray for it without receiving, James said because we ask amiss. My prayer is that we don’t ask amiss going forward in Jesus Name.

In today’s message we will encounter God’s treasury that which only Him owns and distributes at will. We have the liberty to part take or restrain ourselves. How? Someone is asking. When you are not born-again, secondly when you are in sin.

As the Lord invites you to His store house to part-take of His treasure, please come quickly, do not delay, come and be part of it, Amen!

“The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure.” Deut. 28:12

This refers first to the rain. The Lord will give this in its season. Rain is the emblem of all those celestial refreshings which the Lord is ready to bestow upon His people. Oh for a copious shower to refresh the Lord’s heritage!

We seem to think that God’s treasury can only be opened by a great prophet like Elijah, but it is not so, for this promise is to all the faithful in Israel, and, indeed, to each one of them. O believing friend, “the Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure.” Thou, too, mayest see Heaven opened, and thrust in thy hand and take out thy portion, yea, and a portion for all thy brethren round about thee. Ask what thou wilt, and thou shalt not be denied, if thou abidest in Christ, and His words abide in thee.

As yet thou hast not known all thy Lord’s treasures, but He shall open them up to thine understanding. Certainly thou hast not yet enjoyed the fullness of His covenant riches, but He will direct thine heart into His love, and reveal Jesus in thee. Only the Lord himself can do this for thee; but here -is His promise, and if thou wilt hearken diligently unto His voice, and obey His will, His riches in glory by Christ Jesus shall be thine.

When you obey His commands and fear Him in all your doings, your burden will be lifted off your shoulder and He will bear all your burden. Has He said it, will He not do it. He will bear your burden my beloveth. Remember, we have the liberty to questions God, where you are in dark but once clarification or illumination comes, we are not to doubt Him, for God distaste it, and such a person, the Word of God said, will not receive from Him and it is counted as unrighteousness.

Beloved, where are those areas we have concerns about, it might finances, wayward children, unfaithful spouses, difficult boss, unbelieving parents and many more. Why not cast your burden upon Him who knows the end from the beginning, On Him, Who has the manufacturer manual, He will know what to do, for He is God Almighty. Praise God somebody:

“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.” Psalm 55:22

Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which cannot be neglected without involving transgression: for the very essence of anxious care is the imagining that we are wiser than God, and the thrusting ourselves into His place to do for Him that which He has undertaken to do for us.

We attempt to think of that which we fancy He will forget; we labour to take upon ourselves our weary burden, as if He were unable or unwilling to take it for us. Now this disobedience to His plain precept, this unbelief in His Word, this presumption in intruding upon His province, is all sinful. Yet more than this, anxious care often leads to acts of sin. He who cannot calmly leave his affairs in God’s hand, but will carry his own burden, is very likely to be tempted to use wrong means to help himself.

This sin leads to a forsaking of God as our counsellor, and resorting instead to human wisdom. This is going to the “broken cistern” instead of to the “fountain;” a sin which was laid against Israel of old. Anxiety makes us doubt God’s lovingkindness, and thus our love to Him grows cold; we feel mistrust, and thus grieve the Spirit of God, so that our prayers become hindered, our consistent example marred, and our life one of self-seeking.

Thus want of confidence in God leads us to wander far from Him; but if through simple faith in His promise, we cast each burden as it comes upon Him, and are “careful for nothing” because He undertakes to care for us, it will keep us close to Him, and strengthen us against much temptation.

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee.”

Beloved, we have the tendencies to carry our burden and help God because He is likely to forget. God provide even for the ants and the raven, talk less of us He made in His own image. When your Spirit begins to fret, apply “caution” May the Holy Spirit help us to discipline ourselves and be less God unto ourselves in Jesus Name.

Don’t forget it is our month of blessedness and only you can stop yourself because by the mandate He has given us, you are unstoppable. Go for it, for He is with you always (2 Cor 9 : 8).

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

“Our Month of Blessedness”

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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June 2, 2014

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Song

There are three hands in the clock

One for hours, one for minutes, one for seconds

Jesus made everything beautiful

If only I will wait for His time.

Chorus

In His time x2

He makes all things beautiful in His time.

Lord, please show me every day as You are teaching me Your way

That You make things beautiful in Your time.

Beloved, what an awesome moment we had in God’s presence in the month of May. Despite all the up and down that came with it, but it is all part of life and growth. Praise God.

We are grateful to the Almighty Father, Who is so gracious and kind to His children. Who promised us that He will not allow our feet to be moved. Father, we are grateful unto the Thee O! Lord of heaven and earth. Blessed be Thy Holy Name forever.

Ancient of Days, here we are again in this new month at Your feet to hear from You, speak to us through the vessels You have prepared and set apart for Your people. Fill them to overflowing, release Your strength upon them to accomplish Your works in Jesus Name. Amen!

Beloved, we are glad to announce to you the package the Lord has set to beautify you in this month of June. The prophetic word for the month of June 2014 is “our month of BLESSEDNESS”- Ps 112.

Be ready as the Lord is set to bless you beyond your imagination. Only be in the place of obedience and you will sing and shout with joy and rejoicing.

Come along with me to see what happens when your blessing comes from God:

“Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water.” Exod. 23:25

What a promise is this! To serve God is in itself a high delight. But what an added privilege to have the blessing of the Lord resting upon us in all things! Our commonest things become blessed when we ourselves are consecrated to the Lord. Our Lord Jesus took bread and blessed it; behold, we also eat of blessed bread. Jesus blessed water and made it wine: the water which we drink is far better to us than any of the wine with which men make merry; every drop has a benediction in it. The divine blessing is on the man of God in everything, and it shall abide with him at every time.

What if we have only bread and water! Yet it is blessed bread and water. Bread and water we shall have. That is implied, for it must be there for God to bless it. “Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy waters shall be sure.” With God at our table, we not only ask a blessing, but we have one. It is not only at the altar but at the table that He blesses us. He serves those well who serve Him well. This table-blessing is not of debt, but of grace. Indeed, there is a troubled grace; He grants us grace to serve Him, by His grace feeds us with bread, and then in His grace blesses it.

What a blessing to eat with the Lord by your side. Peradventure you are not convinced by the message above considering all that you might gone through before now. We are in the sixth month of the year, that is, half of the year gone and the plans of the first quarter and the second quarter are yet to pull through.

Never mind dear beloved, don’t forget the song that ushered you into this month of Blessedness, said “In His time” “not your time”. Our God does not dwell in “Time” for He is “Infinite”. In fact the song I wrote up there was sang by my children as they were about to leaving the house to school. I quickly ask them to sing it again while I pen it down. So you can see that I was not as bright early this morning but the Lord encouraged me and I am doing same to you. Our heart desire will He grant unto us as we listen, obey and fellow Him.

However, we are going to do a little exercise of our mind and brain. Come as we fall back to our memory lane to recall not only that which God are yet to do but also the ones He has done and even that He did without our asking so that we can receive help:

“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” Lamentations 3:21

Memory is frequently the bondslave of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance every dark foreboding in the past, and dilate upon every gloomy feature in the present; thus memory, clothed in sackcloth, presents to the mind a cup of mingled gall and wormwood.

There is, however, no necessity for this. Wisdom can readily transform memory into an angel of comfort. That same recollection which in its left hand brings so many gloomy omens, may be trained to bear in its right a wealth of hopeful signs. She need not wear a crown of iron, she may encircle her brow with a fillet of gold, all spangled with stars.

Thus it was in Jeremiah’s experience: in the previous verse memory had brought him to deep humiliation of soul: “My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me”; and now this same memory restored him to life and comfort. “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” Like a two-edged sword, his memory first killed his pride with one edge, and then slew his despair with the other.

As a general principle, if we would exercise our memories more wisely, we might, in our very darkest distress, strike a match which would instantaneously kindle the lamp of comfort. There is no need for God to create a new thing upon the earth in order to restore believers to joy; if they would prayerfully rake the ashes of the past, they would find light for the present; and if they would turn to the book of truth and the throne of grace, their candle would soon shine as aforetime.

Be it ours to remember the lovingkindness of the Lord, and to rehearse His deeds of grace. Let us open the volume of recollection which is so richly illuminated with memorials of mercy, and we shall soon be happy. Thus memory may be, as Coleridge calls it, “the bosom-spring of joy,” and when the Divine Comforter bends it to His service, it may be chief among earthly comforters.

Beloved, in this month of Blessedness”, the Lord will you comfort from all sides in Jesus Name. You will experience a height you never imagine, but I will ask of one thing, make sure you fellow us by reading your devotional daily and your eyes will be open to those areas your break through is hidden. Once again welcome to the “Month of Blessedness” as declared by the Lord.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“… but joy cometh in the morning.”

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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May 30, 2014

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Jehovah You reign, You reign in the Heaven and on the Earth, all power belongs to You. Father, You say a thing and it comes into being. There is no one like you. You are full of mercies and compassion. Glory be to Your Holy Name.

Thank You for another month completed in You. You are a Strong Tower, the righteous runs into and are secured. Receive all our praise and adoration in Jesus Name.

Beloved, what an Awesome God we serve. From generation to generation He remaineth the same. There is none like Him. What is it that you are believing God for even for this month, the Lord will deliver it to you, Amen. Someone is looking at the hours left for the month to roll by, beloved do you know that each miracle we received are record in second and yours will not be an exception, likewise mine.

I believe God that before the end of today something dramatic and outstanding will happen in my life and family, what are believing God for? Is it Healing, Deliverances, Financial break through, Restoration to glory, Good job placement, Remembrance, Promotions, Change of levels? Our God is able to do, all you need do is to believe and trust in Him.

I want you to know that though weeping may endure for a night, but your joy; my joy cometh in the morning. Somebody shout Alleluia!

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:5

Christian! If thou art in a night of trial, think of the morrow; cheer up thy heart with the thought of the coming of thy Lord. Be patient, for

“Lo! He comes with clouds descending.”

Be patient! The Husbandman waits until He reaps His harvest. Be patient; for you know who has said, “Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.” If you are never so wretched now, remember

“A few more rolling suns, at most,

Will land thee on fair Canaan’s coast.”

Thy head may be crowned with thorny troubles now, but it shall wear a starry crown ere long; thy hand may be filled with cares—it shall sweep the strings of the harp of heaven soon. Thy garments may be soiled with dust now; they shall be white by-and-by. Wait a little longer. Ah! how despicable our troubles and trials will seem when we look back upon them! Looking at them here in the prospect, they seem immense; but when we get to heaven we shall then

“With transporting joys recount,

The labours of our feet.”

Our trials will then seem light and momentary afflictions. Let us go on boldly; if the night be never so dark, the morning cometh, which is more than they can say who are shut up in the darkness of hell. Do you know what it is thus to live on the future—to live on expectation—to antedate heaven? Happy believer, to have so sure, so comforting a hope. It may be all dark now, but it will soon be light; it may be all trial now, but it will soon be all happiness.

What matters it though “weeping may endure for a night,” when “joy cometh in the morning?” And the Lord is able to prefect it in Jesus Name.

Beloved, do you know that instead of believing or feeling you are under a cause why not begin to call blessing upon your life, family, career and ministry. When Jesus told the man that was born blind go wash yourself in pool of Siloam, and he returned cleans, what do you think that happened? When a Elisha sent a message to Naaman to go wash in the river Jordan, what is your mind telling you that happened? The reciptans of this blessing simply rode on the spoken Word. They believed God and it was so. What about You?

Recently, I lost a dear friend and I was greatly distress. While looking unto God for a word of comfort, He gave me the message below to comfort me and I want share it with you, peradventure you lost a dear one too and you refused to be comforted, am sure you will be blessed and be reassured with the message below:

“Afterward.” Hebrews 12:11

How happy are tried Christians, afterwards. No calm more deep than that which succeeds a storm. Who has not rejoiced in clear shinings after rain? Victorious banquets are for well-exercised soldiers. After killing the lion we eat the honey; after climbing the Hill Difficulty, we sit down in the arbour to rest; after traversing the Valley of Humiliation, after fighting with Apollyon, the shining one appears, with the healing branch from the tree of life.

Our sorrows, like the passing keels of the vessels upon the sea, leave a silver line of holy light behind them “afterwards.” It is peace, sweet, deep peace, which follows the horrible turmoil which once reigned in our tormented, guilty souls. See, then, the happy estate of a Christian! He has his best things last, and he therefore in this world receives his worst things first. But even his worst things are “afterward” good things, harsh ploughings yielding joyful harvests. Even now he grows rich by his losses, he rises by his falls, he lives by dying, and becomes full by being emptied; if, then, his grievous afflictions yield him so much peaceable fruit in this life, what shall be the full vintage of joy “afterwards” in heaven?

If his dark nights are as bright as the world’s days, what shall his days be? If even his starlight is more splendid than the sun, what must his sunlight be? If he can sing in a dungeon, how sweetly will he sing in heaven! If he can praise the Lord in the fires, how will he extol Him before the eternal throne! If evil be good to him now, what will the overflowing goodness of God be to him then?

Oh, blessed “afterward!” Who would not be a Christian? Who would not bear the present cross for the crown which cometh afterwards? But herein is work for patience, for the rest is not for today, nor the triumph for the present, but “afterward.” Wait, O soul, and let patience have her perfect work.

As we round off the month of our Divine Enthronement, I believing God that the work He started in us He will conclude and it will yield increase in the Name of Jesus. Amen!

See you in June by God’s grace, Amen! Have a wonderful weekend.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Help My Unbelief!

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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May 29, 2014

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Indeed You are God and Father, there is none like Thee. Let glory and honour, adoration be ascribe unto You alone Who is Worthy of our praise.

Lord, we thank You for all divine protection all the night, we appreciate you we praise you, we worship you, we honour father. Accept our thanks and praise for forever, Amen!

Beloved, there are issues in our lives that when we have prayed, we look up to heaven for its showers, we hold on to Him, who has promised us that He will never leave us nor forsake us. In those times, you confess all the promises that you can remember believing God it is done.

However, there are situations in your life which you have been trusting, believing, confessing God and it seems as if there is no God in heaven all those promises are for those bible days and not us neither for our time.

Even when someone is testifying about the goodness of God it seems so magical or made up. You cannot believe it but you rather despise God or the person. It is such a time we are encouraging you to rather call on God to help your unbelief!

One thing certain is that whether we believe or trust in God, it does change Who God is neither will it stop Him from being God. The only thing we can pray and solicits for is that our faith be help, because your blasphemy does not and will never affect God. So come with me, let us receive help for times like this:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Are you still here with me, it is not a period to avoid Christ, rather it is a period for absolute surrender to Him for help. Don’t forget all power belongs to Him, your moment of struggle is not a period to stand far off from Christ or fellow Him from afar as did most of His disciple in the bible time but a period to stay close or glued to Him. The next message will strengthen you further my beloved:

“All that believe are justified.” Acts 13:39

The believer in Christ receives a present justification. Faith does not produce this fruit by-and-by, but now. So far as justification is the result of faith, it is given to the soul in the moment when it closes with Christ, and accepts Him as its all in all. Are they who stand before the throne of God justified now?—so are we, as truly and as clearly justified as they who walk in white and sing melodious praises to celestial harps.

The thief upon the cross was justified the moment that he turned the eye of faith to Jesus; and Paul, the aged, after years of service, was not more justified than was the thief with no service at all. We are today accepted in the Beloved, today absolved from sin, today acquitted at the bar of God. Oh! soul-transporting thought! There are some clusters of Eshcol’s vine which we shall not be able to gather till we enter heaven; but this is a bough which runneth over the wall. This is not as the corn of the land, which we can never eat till we cross the Jordan; but this is part of the manna in the wilderness, a portion of our daily nutriment with which God supplies us in our journeying to and fro.

We are now—even now pardoned; even now are our sins put away; even now we stand in the sight of God accepted, as though we had never been guilty. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” There is not a sin in the Book of God, even now, against one of His people. Who dareth to lay anything to their charge? There is neither speck, nor spot, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing remaining upon any one believer in the matter of justification in the sight of the Judge of all the earth.

Let present privilege awaken us to present duty, and now, while life lasts, let us spend and be spent for our sweet Lord Jesus.

Beloved, can you see that in your salvation package is also justification which sustains your faith. If I may ask you are you born again? Have you received Christ as your Lord and personal Saviour? The reason for the above question is that you receive inheritance by sonship and not by association. If you are yet to be received as kingdom’s children, click here now to do so; so that you will part take of the kingdom blessings. And if you have received Christ Him, please keep trusting and believing Him because he will surly make your enemies to be at your footstool.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

“, and He healed them all.”

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Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu

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May 28, 2014

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Who is like unto Thee O Lord! I have looked round the whole universe there is none like You. There is no one like Thee Lord, like You Jesus. Your Name is Higher than any other name! Immortal, Invisible God only Wise. Who is greater than Jehovah Lord Divine? There is no one greater than Jehovah Lord Divine.

Father, receive all glory Lord, receive all glory Lord, receive all glory Lord Alleluia Amen.

Beloved, do you know the great physician? Who is He, who all diseases and sicknesses bow at His presence? Who at His command, principalities and powers flees? Can you tell me at whose command even the dead rise?

There is only one Man and one Name, whose Name shakes the mountain and the sea. His Name is Jesus!!!. At the mention of His Name, great and unimaginable things happens. Praise Thy Name of Jesus! Alleluia!

Come let us go to the physician prayerfully today and receive our healing, be restored and be made whole. Come my beloved and be blessed:

“Great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.” Matthew 12:15

What a mass of hideous sickness must have thrust itself under the eye of Jesus! Yet we read not that He was disgusted, but patiently waited on every case. What a singular variety of evils must have met at His feet! What sickening ulcers and putrefying sores! Yet He was ready for every new shape of the monster evil, and was victor over it in every form.

Let the arrow fly from what quarter it might, He quenched its fiery power. The heat of fever, or the cold of dropsy; the lethargy of palsy, or the rage of madness; the filth of leprosy, or the darkness of ophthalmia—all knew the power of His word, and fled at His command. In every corner of the field He was triumphant over evil, and received the homage of delivered captives. He came, He saw, He conquered everywhere.

It is even so this day. Whatever my own case may be, the beloved Physician can heal me; and whatever may be the state of others whom I may remember at this moment in prayer, I may have hope in Jesus that He will be able to heal them of their sins. My child, my friend, my dearest one, I can have hope for each, for all, when I remember the healing power of my Lord; and on my own account, however severe my struggle with sins and infirmities, I may yet be of good cheer. He who on earth walked the hospitals, still dispenses His grace, and works wonders among the sons of men: let me go to Him at once in right earnest.

Let me praise Him, this day, as I remember how He wrought His spiritual cures, which bring Him most renown. It was by taking upon Himself our sicknesses. “By His stripes we are healed.” The Church on earth is full of souls healed by our beloved Physician; and the inhabitants of heaven itself confess that “He healed them all.” Come, then, my soul, publish abroad the virtue of His grace, and let it be “to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign which shall not be cut off.” Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!

Beloved, are you keying in into this vision, that whatever be your case, Jesus the Great Physician is able to make you whole. Praise God! Alleluia! Like the days of old, He is still able to do it now! Just believe that at His command, great and mighty things happens!

“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” John 5:8

Like many others, the impotent man had been waiting for a wonder to be wrought, and a sign to be given. Wearily did he watch the pool, but no angel came, or came not for him; yet, thinking it to be his only chance, he waited still, and knew not that there was One near him whose word could heal him in a moment.

Many are in the same plight: they are waiting for some singular emotion, remarkable impression, or celestial vision; they wait in vain and watch for nought. Even supposing that, in a few cases, remarkable signs are seen, yet these are rare, and no man has a right to look for them in his own case; no man especially who feels his impotency to avail himself of the moving of the water even if it came.

It is a very sad reflection that tens of thousands are now waiting in the use of means, and ordinances, and vows, and resolutions, and have so waited time out of mind, in vain, utterly in vain. Meanwhile these poor souls forget the present Saviour, who bids them look unto Him and be saved. He could heal them at once, but they prefer to wait for an angel and a wonder. To trust Him is the sure way to every blessing, and He is worthy of the most implicit confidence; but unbelief makes them prefer the cold porches of Bethesda to the warm bosom of His love.

O that the Lord may turn His eye upon the multitudes who are in this case to-day; may He forgive the slights which they put upon His divine power, and call them by that sweet constraining voice, to rise from the bed of despair, and in the energy of faith take up their bed and walk.

O Lord, hear our prayer for all such at this calm hour of sunset, and ere the day breaketh may they look and live.

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Courteous reader, is there anything in this portion for you?

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Evang. Ifeoma Ohondu