Jesus, My Protector (I)

For some days now, running into weeks and definitely months, God has been taking me through several lessons on "Jesus, My Protector"..

You see, I am someone that has always seen people around me as my protectors with the ideology that "at least, I can see them, than God that I can not see"..for example, with my friends, I say, I can't be hurt because they will be there for me, just like I try to be there for them..

With my mom, when I am with her, I have always felt that nothing, NOTHING(bad) can happen to me, I can do odenshi to anybody... but all that changed after a gruesome encounter I had with a bus conductor on a late Monday night..

Actually, the change started a long time ago, in series until the last straw was broken...
  However, on that day, my eyes were opened, and in my own writings, this is what I recorded..

"Today proved me wrong. My mom was there but I still received a stinging blow on my mouth...Although, the guy didn't go without having his own beatings especially on his head from my mom's umbrella...

I have learnt from today's encounter that:
1. It is only God that has my back in all situations
2. My mom is still a human being, just like me, so she also has her limitations.
3. People don't care or notice you, they only care about themselves or what they think is right."

This is my own veil that the Lord has been tearing down, it has not been easy because this is a veil that has been built up through thick and thin, in the cold and hot weather, for many years...
   Infact, I didn't realise this veil was there, until, I laid my life at Jesus's feet and I told him to search my heart and test it, to show me the hidden things there because from the Bible, I learnt that

"NLT:“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?" Jer 17:9, NLT

However, I also discovered this:

"NLT:No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit." 1 Cor 2:11, NLT

But it did not stop there, I saw this too:

"NLT:And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us." 1 Cor 2:12, NLT

With these verses, I made this request to God:

"NLT:Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart." Psalm 26:2,NLT

And it has been a roller coaster of events.

What is your veil? Have you discovered it yet? In other words, what are you struggling with? Have you laid it at the feet of Jesus?

Like Pastor Nathaniel Bassey said, "Little foxes and Secret faults will spring surprises on that final day."

Search your heart, before it's too late!

Knowledge!

Good Morning...
I want to apologise for not writing for some time...At a certain time, I went through two enormous situations that left me thinking and not "feeling" like writing, which is wrong...
   No matter how I feel I should always write because someone always needs that insight, encouragement, admonishing, teaching, etc.
   So, I am sorry...

In time, I would share those enormous situations with you, what I learnt and the testimonies I got from them.

Well, for sometime now, I have been coming across "knowledge" verses in the Bible.. Some look like this:

"A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash."(Proverbs 15:14, NLT)

"For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy."(Proverbs 2:10, NLT)

Every time, I came across verses like these, I prayed that God should give me knowledge but one day, I stopped praying..Do you want to know why?

You see: One day, while at church, I saw a picture of myself, looking very old, reading books and regretting why I did not read all these books when I was much younger.. and God said, "In order to avoid this predicament, Start reading now..."

There is a book I have been reading for up to a month now, the Holy Spirit asked me, "What are you reading in a book for one month?", He said, if I was to read every book like that, how many books would I have finished in a year, just 12 books, when I have the goal of 400 books?

What is my point? Child of God, to get knowledge is not a prayer point, it's an action point. You have to take action, by reading.. Get books, Hardcopy is no excuse.
  Now, there are variety of books, audio books, electronic books, hard copy books, video books..You have no excuse.

God expects us as Christians to read, be informed. Apart from your inner circle of family and friends, and your compound, where else do you know? Do you know what is going on in the country? Get a Newspaper.

Finally, The Bible encourages us to: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."(2Timothy 2:15, KJV)

"Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth."(2Timothy 2:15, NLT)

As a Christian, God expects you to correctly explain the word of truth to baby Christians, unbelievers, etc. unashamed and this is only possible if you study the Word of God..

So in all, To get knowledge, Study...You have no excuse.. Have a blessed day today.#Shalom!

I love you...

I just want to let you know that you are not alone in your fight, your struggles, your pains, your unanswered prayers, your tears, your doubts, your anger, your sadness and your fears.

Jesus said, “I will personally go with you, (insert your name)_________, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”(Exodus 33:14, NLT)

He also promised this:
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid."(John 14:27, NLT)

He did not promise that the road would be smooth and would always make sense, however, this is what He promised:

"When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you."

"When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them."

"Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you."

“Do not be afraid, for I am with you."

Signed:
  Jesus

#Shalom!

Your words carry weight, Use them RIGHT!

4. NLT:Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.

5. NLT:Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

21.
NIV:With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.

NLT:So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.

22
NLT:He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap,

26
NLT:For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims.

27
NLT:Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of Death.

Normally, verse 26 & 27 would be attributed to a witch but here it's attributed to an immoral woman.

An immoral woman has the power & skill to ruin and finish many men just with her tongue, her smooth talk.. You can ask Delilah how she finished Samson in Judges 16.

If words have some much weight & power, why can't I(rather,why don't I) use it in the positive light to impact greatness and comfort to many men?
  Shalom!

BE FILLED with THE WORD!

Be filled with the Word, you can never be FULL of the Word to the extent that there's no space in you to contain the Word.

No matter how much you study the Word, you can NEVER fully grasp the Word, because the Word comes in different dimensions and we, as humans, only see and understand in part.(1 Cor 13:9)

For a long time, I have struggled and I still struggle with "Depression" from time to time and do you know what keeps me afloat, THE WORD.
  I am not saying this to sound all superior and highly religious but I am simply stating the fact and truth.(Heb 4:12)

Every time, a situation or thought comes up and threatens to pull me into "Depression", I combat it with the Word through the help of the Holy Spirit.(Eph 6:17)
  The Holy Spirit brings out every word related to that situation/thought from my heart.

You can not give what you don't have, so, also, the Holy Spirit can not bring out anything if nothing was stored.
  So fill yourself up!

The Bible says, The Holy Spirit would remind us of the truth. If you have not come across the truth by reading the Word, what do you want Him to remind you?(John 14:26)

You need to fill yourself with the Word by reading it, and reading it DAILY, not quarterly, monthly, bi-weekly or whenever you feel like.(2 Tim 2:15)

The Word is the ONLY thing the Devil is scared of, and that is why he keeps you & me plus other believers in the dark and doesn't allow us to read it.

It is only the Holy Spirit that can help you & I to read, especially, when we don't feel like but you have to ask for his help and put in some effort.(Phil 2:13)

There are some things God would not do for you because He has already done it, and all you need to do is FIND it, in the Word.
And if you don't find it, you will continue to live in Ignorance, Defeat, Confusion, etc.

FILL YOURSELF WITH THE WORD!
#Shalom.

Bible Study on the book of Colossians

NLT:Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
NLT:For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:2-3

Yes, we are not supposed to think of the things on earth but we have jobs, spouses, children and other things.
  So, how is this applicable to us?

Well, when we focus on God and apply the things we learn from him and his word, the effect of obedience starts to rub off on our earthly things, making us to prosper.

We are not prospering because we are focusing on earthly things rather because we are focusing on God.

Check out this scenario:
You have a job/business.
The Bible says, 'Whatever your hands find to do, do it as unto the Lord'. You obey and apply this word, automatically, you start to prosper.

You are not just prospering because your aim is on the job/business, instead, you are prospering because you are obeying and applying the word, and the result of obedience opens up your prosperity, in the sense that, God starts to bless the works of your hands.

ESV:He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. 2 Chronicles 26:5

#Shalom.

And that is how I failed the test...

Today, I was put to a test and I failed it.
God told me to give the okada(motorcycle) man that brought me home, an extra 100naira but I refused with the excuse of: "I don't want any person stalking my house, thinking we are rich people and then setting the way for robbers"... The nudging to give continued until the man was out of my sight but I refused.

When the man had gone, then, God said, "And you are looking for someone to help you when you can't release an extra 100naira. God won't send his child to give money to someone who is tight-fisted."

God expects that freely it was given to you, then, freely, you should give out but I held back, and now, I am sorry but it's too late, the man is gone and the test is over.

God, please forgive me.
Please, let your mercy prevail over judgement.
Let your mercy prevail over my life, in Jesus name...