Don't miss the boat!

To some people, the story of Noah is only for the books, or the cartoons and movies, but it is worth much more. Noah was a man of God, whose strong faith and righteousness is a force to be reckoned with, even till today.
The story of Noah and the boat still applies till today. We should read it over and over in order to examine whether we are still in the faith.

Luke 17: 26-27 says, “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all."

The days that Jesus spoke about in the verses above signify the days before the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. These days are the days of the highest order of carnality, complacency, and spiritual carelessness, which are already manifesting in our days.

We are already in the perilous times and the hearts of many are already waxing cold. Jesus told His disciples that if not for the shortening of those days for the sake of the elect, there should no flesh be saved (Matthew 24:22). It is indeed our call to do whatever it takes to enter the boat of Noah, ask for grace each day to live a life that is pleasing unto Christ, and not to look back into the things of the world that we left behind.

A biblical resemblance to the days of Noah is the days of Lot when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, people were eating, drinking, partying, trading, planting and building.
Just like Noah, we should indeed live a life of godliness in an ungodly generation

The destruction of the earth was imminent in Noah's days, due to the carelessness of the ungodly about the things of God. The divine looked down and saw only one righteous man on earth. This was Noah. If the video of your life were to be played before the Chief judge, would you be ratified innocent or guilty. Let's go back to where we missed our first love and return back to God with our whole heart that He may turn and heal our land.

Oneness!

Exodus 17:11-12

Israel engaged with Amalek in their own necessary defence.
God makes his people able, and calls them to various services for the good of his church.
Joshua fights, Moses prays, both minister to Israel. The rod was held up, as the banner to encourage the soldiers. Also to God, by way of appeal to him.
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Moses was tired. The strongest arm will fail with being long held out; it is God only whose hand is stretched out still.
We do not find that Joshua's hands were heavy in fighting, but Moses' hands were heavy in praying; the more spiritual any service is, the more apt we are to fail and flag in it.
To convince Israel that the hand of Moses, whom they had been chiding, did more for their safety than their own hands, his rod than their sword, the success rises and falls as Moses lifts up or lets down his hands.
The church's cause is more or less successful, as her friends are more or less strong in faith, and fervent in prayer

A glorious entry

The palm tree is sign of joy and victory, they carried branches of it in their hands, as they met the King Messiah, who was about to make His public entrance into Jerusalem, in triumph; and where by His sufferings and death, He should gain the victory over sin, Satan, the world, and death; and lay a solid foundation for joy and peace, to all that believe in Him.
Do you believe in Him?

A message of hope

Our sins were the thorns in Christ's head, the nails in his hands and feet, the spear in his side. He was delivered to death for our offences. By his sufferings he purchased for us the Spirit and grace of God, to mortify our corruptions, which are the distempers of our souls. We may well endure our lighter sufferings, if He has taught us to esteem all things but loss for him, and to love him who has first loved us.

 

 

Amazing Grace

Music: 19th cent. USA melody; harm. by Edwin O. Excell
1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound ...
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.

2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed.

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be,
as long as life endures.

5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

6. When we've been there ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days to sing God's praise
than when we first begun.

Empty tomb!

‘He is risen’ is one word in the original-a sentence of one word, which announces the mightiest miracle that ever was wrought upon earth, a miracle which opens the door wide enough for all supernatural events recorded of Jesus Christ to find an entrance to the understanding and the reason.
It sets the seal of the divine approval on Christ’s work, and declares the divinity of His person and the all-sufficiency of His mighty sacrifice.
Therefore let us, laden with our sins and seeking for reconciliation with God, and knowing how impossible it is for us to bring an atonement or a ransom for ourselves, look upon that grave and learn that Christ has offered the sacrifice which God has accepted, and with which He is well pleased.

Breaking every chain

"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father".
Philippians 2:9-11 KJV

Tomorrow

Proverbs 3:5-11 KJV
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
[6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
[7] Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , and depart from evil.
[8] It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. ...
[9] Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
[10] So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. [11] My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction:

Whether people like it or not

Revelation 3:3 KJV
"Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."

Love of Christ

Romans 8:35, 38-39 KJV
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

 

 

 

Fruits of righteousness

Philippians 1:11 KJV
"Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God."

Pray without ceasing

"Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we must meet in greater numbers; we must pray with greater fervency, we must watch with greater earnestness, and believe with firmer steadfastness. The prayer meeting…is the appointed place for the reception of power."
~ Charles H. Spurgeon

Be thankful always

Ephesians 5:20 KJV
"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;"

The Spirit presence

John 14:17 KJV
"Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."
To ask in Christ's name, is to plead his merit and intercession, and to depend upon that plea. The gift of the Spirit is a fruit of Christ's mediation, bought by His merit, and received by his intercession.

Aflame with fire!

John 3:8 KJV
"The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."

 

 

The wages of sin

If you are not saved, then you are in trouble.
One Day You will Die and if you are still not saved when you die, you will go to hell. GOING TO CHURCH WILL NOT SAVE YOU. You need the blood of Jesus. You need to REPENT of your sins and BELIEVE in and OBEY the Lord Jesus--NOT a pope or a fake preacher or any other "religious" ruler. Many of the visible churches are full of sinners that are going to go to hell--from the pulpit to the pew.
ONLY JESUS CHRIST SAVES, ACCEPT HIM TODAY.

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Word of the cross

To the worldly, it is foolishness because it requires spiritual discernment. But to those that believe, it is the power of God because the cross is at the heart of that gospel which is "the power of God unto salvation"

Harbinger to Christ

It is our call to be a harbinger to Christ, to prepare his way, or a pioneer, to fill up ditches, throw down hills, to make rough ways smooth, and every way to prepare the way for him: that all flesh might see the salvation of God. Win souls for Christ this week.

The Divine Purpose

John 10:10 KJV
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

Unknown on earth

Colossians 3:2 KJV
"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

 

The greatest wealth a man can ever get is the treasure that is laid up in heaven. Do not be blinded by worldly desire but rather be transformed by the renewal of your mind daily with the word of God.

Whatever you do, let your desire be on heavenly matters and how you will bring more souls to Christ.
It is indeed greater to have one's name written in the Book of Life than for it to be in the book of the world's greatest awards without the hope of eternal life.

 

 

To some, accumulation of academic accolades without salvation, corporate success by selling one's soul gives one a high societal status in the society. Sadhu S. S. once had a vision about the death of a philosopher. According to his story, "The soul of a German philosopher entered into the world of spirits and saw from afar the incomparable glory of the spiritual world, and the boundless happiness of its people. He was delighted with what he saw, but his stubborn intellectualism stood in the way of his entering into it, and enjoying its happiness.

 

Instead of admitting that it was real, he argued thus with himself, "There is no doubt at all that I see al...l this, but what proof is there that it has objective existence, and is not some illusion conjured up by my mind? From end to end of all this scene I will apply the tests of logic, philosophy and science, and then only will I be convinced that it has a reality of its own, and is no illusion."

Hmm! It is definite, according to Prophet S. Bushiri that the way people measure success is not the way God measures success. A day, by a man's calculation is 24 hours, whereas by God's measuring standard, it is 1,000 years.

It is indeed profitable if we set our affections on things above, where Christ is seated, focus on things which have eternal orientation and aim at godly affairs. Then, when Christ returns to take us back home, then without fear, we will boldly meet Him and say, just like Apostle Paul, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, and henceforth, is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.. (II Tim. 4:7-8).



A life without the Holy Spirit

Romans 8:14 KJV
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. Ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit today, for indeed without Him, you can do nothing.

A broken cistern

What a deep thought that with all their work men only make ‘cisterns,’ i.e. they only provide circumstances which could hold delights, but cannot secure that water should be in them! The men-made cisterns must be God-filled, if filled at all. The true joy from earthly things belong to him who has made God his portion.

The reality of God's presence

John 15:26 KJV
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:"

The budded rod!

The miraculous shooting forth of Aaron’s dry rod may be regarded as a type of the mode of the Spirit’s operation in the Church, and more especially in the work of the ministry; “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6). May God make all that concerns us this year to blossom to the glory of God in Jesus' name.

Exploit the earth!

Matthew 16:26 KJV
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
For what is a man profited - To gain the whole world means to possess it as our own - all its riches, its honors, and its pleasures.

 "To lose his own soul" means to be cast away, to be shut out from heaven, to be sent to hell. Two things are implied by Christ in these questions:

1. That they who are striving to gain the world, and are unwilling to give it up for the sake of religion, will lose their souls; and,
2. That if the soul is lost, nothing can be given in exchange for it, or that it can never afterward be saved. There is no redemption in hell.

When God searches for His seekers

The Omniscient God made "an express examination" on this very point, that he looked over all the world, and that in the multitudes which passed under the notice of his eye not "one" could be found who could be pronounced righteous.
It is time to return to God and do His will. Open up to Him today and He will receive you for He is JUST A PRAYER AWAY!

True leadership

John 13:5 KJV
"After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded."
Jesus washed his disciples' feet, that he might teach us to think nothing below us, wherein we may promote God's glory, and the good of our brethren.