Friday 11 December 2015

Family!!!

Sincerely, Family is one with no end, instead, it says "I love you" even till the end.   Now, Family is not just a group of people related by blood, nope but by love; so, anyone, you feel and you know you are so close; that "one" that understands you even when you don't seem to have the right words to express your thoughts; that "one" that puts a smile on your face when you don't see the need to; that "one" that can feel the pain as deep as it hurts.
This sounds so much like the Holyspirit & believers, that's the way the family should be.

...The smile on my face was so large, I could feel the pain behind my ears;our joy knew no bounds. He had been away for months, only his voice & the imaginations of our hearts kept our conversations lively.
We didn't know what he looked like, had he added or had he shed some weight? Whenever, he had his dinner and he called a food quite local to us, we could relate to that, however, when an international dish is mentioned, a quick imagination is created of what that would look like, especially, when #Google is not nearby.

Facebook, no; Twitter, no; WhatsApp, no; Skype, Please don't say no.
  At the moment, no social networking sites seemed of good appeal except text messaging over telecommunication networks, however, this was starting to weigh on my pocket account; besides, this was also due to the fact that I had no able-bodied phones.
  Well, I didn't say no to "Skype", the data was low,'We won't be deterred, " Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" to the rescue. "It's working, It's working, but we can't see your face,'We shall not be weighed down. "Put on your front camera", after several tries, let's not forget the fluctuating network, and then: "Oh my God! We can see you, We can see you, you've added weight o, What are you eating?" He opens his mouth, how shall we see? He says "Pounded yam and Vegetable soup".

Our joy knows no bounds.   We are not saying anything, but just grinning & smiling widely at the screen. He says We are behaving like #Teletubbies', we don't care. Our joy knows no bounds. He's my Daddy!
Family...we are one!

Guard your 5 loaves and 2 fishes!

Jesus cares, anyone with Jesus will never go hungry.
He could as well sent the people away, they were in a desert for crying out loud, so where was the food to come from?

However, Jesus displayed a part of himself:
The Great Provider, The Shepherd.
He could not bear to see the sheep go hungry, his humanity side was evident, he cared even more than the disciples that are 100% human.

In the desert, 5 loaves and 2 fishes became the food for the multitude.
In the little you have, will be the much others can never have.
So guard the 5 loaves and 2 fishes in your basket!
Matthew 14:14-21.

Have a Blessed day ahead!

Can I have permission over you?

Using Luke 22:31-34, 1 Peter 5:8 as the case study

1. Why did Jesus give Satan the permission to have Peter?

2. What if Jesus had not prayed for Peter?

3. When the Bible said Jesus is our advocate to God, does that also make him an advocate for us when it comes to Satan having us?
  I mean, can Jesus say:'No, Satan,You can't have him'?

4. God gave Satan permission over Job, Jesus over Peter. Is it that when one is enjoying provision and protection from God that Satan asks for a person's life?

5. According to 1 Peter 5:9, does that mean Peter could have resisted the Devil when Jesus prophesied in Luke 22:31-34 that he would betray him?

6. Is Jesus, praying for Peter when Satan requested for his life, an act of advocacy?
  (b.) If yes, does that mean Jesus would never refuse the Devil but would always pray for us?

7. Should we pray that God should decline Satan's request for our lives even though, according to Luke 22:31(GNB)'It is to test the whole of us,separating the good from the bad.'
However, let us not forget that in Psalms 25, David asked God not to allow his enemies triumph over him (i.e God should decline Satan's request)

8. Is there a time we should be expecting the Devil to have permission over our lives or at every time?

Food for thought:
Did you know that Satan was given permission to get at David?
By making him take census of the Israelites? (1 Chronicles 21:9-13)

  Please, anyone out there, feel free to answer any of these questions to help an inquiring mind.
Thank you and God bless!!!