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Heaven

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HEAVEN

I wonder what Heaven will be like?

Heaven is a place of tremendous joy – once we get there, we
will like it much more than anywhere we’re ever been. We don’t know yet exactly
what heaven will be like. We only know that it will be wonderful!

In heaven, our bodies will be different from what they are
now. We will be able to recognize each other, but we won’t need food or
sleep.  Everyone who has been saved by
God will be there. This means we will get to talk with people we read about in
the Bible. And we won’t have to worry about the weather – the temperature,
humidity, our income, bills, taxes and expenditures.

We won’t even have to be concerned about what to wear – God
will give us clothes.

Heaven is a wonderful place, filled with joy, love, and
happiness! Amen! (REVELATION 21)

 

May Our God The
Almighty prosper Nigeria and Israel and defend us from all our enemies in Jesus
Christ Name, Amen!

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Let Your Light So Shine Before Men

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LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN

Let your light so
shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).

When you study carefully the words of Jesus in the Scripture
above, you’d discover He didn’t say,” Let your light shine….” Rather, He said,
“Let your light so shine…” In other
words, let your light shine so much, until men see your good works and glorify
your Father which is in heaven. Through this verse of Scripture, Jesus lets us
know that the way to so shine is to
do good works-He equates shinning with good works. So when He says, “Let your light so shine,” He’s saying
in essence, “keep up the good works.”

God wants you to maintain your zeal for good works.

What are the good works? They are works wrought through you
by the power of The Holy Spirit. The Bible lets us know that Jesus performed
many good works (John 10:32). Acts 10:38 tells us that He went about doing good, healing all that were
oppressed by the devil. According to the Bible, you’ve been ordained by God to
do good works (Ephesians 2:10). Jesus said in John 14:12, “……..He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he also; and greater works than
these shall he do…..”

You’re anointed to do good works. Therefore, in the
remaining part of 2011, which The Holy Spirit has declared to be our year of shining, keep up your zeal
for good works. Preach the gospel with burning urgency like you’ve never done
before. There’s no better way to shine in life than to share the love of Jesus
with someone else. The Bible declares that they that turn many to righteousness
will shine as the stars forever and ever (Daniel 12:3).

In addition, keep giving in the House of The Lord; be
fervently committed financially in reaching the lost, hopeless and poor in our
society. That way, you’re showing yourself to be God’s peculiar treasure,
zealous for good works (Titus 2:14).

CONFESSION

I’m anointed and
fashioned to produce good works. Just like My Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I
do the works of my Heavenly Father: I heal the sick, cast out demons, raise the
dead and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ with power. I’m rich and thoroughly
furnished unto all good works. I’m a helper, a lifter and a giver. Praise God!
Hallelujah! Amen!

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and Israel and defend us from all our enemies in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

 

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The good news

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THE GOOD NEWS

What is The Good News?

The Good News is that God came to earth as human being (Our
Lord Jesus Christ), paid for our sin, and wants us to live with him in
Paradise.

Why is this Good News? God is offering us freedom, peace,
hope, and eternal life instead of judgement and death.

“This Good News tells us how God makes us right in His
sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scripture
says, ‘It is through faith that a
righteous person has life’” (Romans 1:17).

That really is The
Good News!

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Almighty prosper Nigeria and Israel and defend us from all our enemies in Jesus
Christ Name, Amen!

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Love is the greatest

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LOVE IS THE GREATEST

I wonder what Love is?

Love is caring for another person so much that you always do
what is best for him or her. Love is not just wanting something badly, having a
warm feeling, or having a crush on someone. Real love is much more than that.
Sadly, television shows and worldly music will most likely confuse one about
what it means to truly love another person. Our friends often are not much help
either.

First Corinthians 13 clearly explains what God means by
love. This “Love Chapter” shows us what love is, how we are supposed to love
others, and how God loves us! Amen!

1st Corinthians 13:4-8; 13 “Love is patient and
kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand
its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been
wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins
out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures
through every circumstance.

Love will last forever!……………..There are three
things that will endure – Faith, Hope, and Love – and the greatest of these is LOVE!”

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and Israel and defend us from all our enemies in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

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Marriage; The grand design

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MARRIAGE

THE GRAND DESIGN!

But I would have you
know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the
man; and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3).

Is marriage a blessing or a curse? I’m sure the response
you’d get for this question would be as varied as the number of people you ask.
Even though the opinions of men differ; the Word of God is consistent: “Whose findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
and obtaineth favour of The Lord” (Proverbs 18:22). Why then do some
marriages become our excuse for skipping church services?

I often wonder why some people live as though marriage is a
curse. I found that some people who used to be very committed in their local
church suddenly become spiritually inert as soon as they are married. Should
your marriage be your license for spiritual complacency? No! That’s not the
grand design.

Your marriage shouldn’t create a chasm between you and God
nor should it impair your fellowship with Him. Rather, it should draw you
closer to Him. As a believer, it’s expected that you marry a fellow believer,
who loves The Lord as you do. For this reason, there should be greater impact
in the Kingdom of God (Deuteronomy 32:30) through your union. I Corinthians
11:3 says that the head of every man is Christ. Therefore, the man must be
subject to the Lordship of the Word of God, just as his wife is subject to him.
So, together they will fulfil the God-given vision and ministry for their family.

As the anointing of The Holy Spirit comes upon the man,
it’ll flow down to his wife and the children, until it begins to influence
their environment and a whole new generation is imparted with the power of God.
This is the grand design.

The Lord testified of Abraham in Genesis 18:19; “For I know him (Abraham), that he will
command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way
of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham
that which he hath spoken of him.”
Can the Lord trust you in the same way?
It’s time for a self-appraisal and to make necessary changes in your
marriage and family, so the Lord may bring upon you that which He has spoken.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father,
I thank You for granting me light and understanding of Your plans for my
marriage. I submit to the authority of Your Word, so Your anointing may come
upon every member of my household, in Jesus Christ Name! Amen!

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and Israel and defend us from all our enemies in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

 

 

 

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I Wonder What Angels Look Like In Heaven

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I WONDER WHAT ANGELS LOOK LIKE IN HEAVEN

The word “Angel”
means “Messenger.” Angels are God’s messengers and warriors. They are invisible
to us, but in the Bible we read about people who saw angels. Sometimes the
angels revealed their identity and sometimes they didn’t.

Lot showed hospitality to two men and only later found out
they were angels (Genesis 19:1-3).

Manoah and his wife talked to a man but didn’t realize he
was an angel (Judges 13:16).

Other angels revealed themselves right away. Angels appeared
this way to Mary (Luke 1:30), Peter (Acts 12:7), Paul (Acts 27:23), John
(Revelation 22:8-9), and many others. Some of the angels described in the Bible
had wings others didn’t. We don’t know exactly what angels look like in heaven.
But if you are a Christian, you will one day be with them in heaven and know
exactly what they look like.

Culled from: Kids’ Life Application Bible

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The Prayer of Petition

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THE PRAYER OF PETITION

I exhort therefore,
that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercession, and giving of thanks,
be made for all men (1Timothy 2:1).

There’re different kinds of prayers, and one of them is the
prayer of petition. A petition is a solemn entreaty, a supplication or request
appealing to an authority, or an earnest or humble appeal for something or to
someone. The prayer of petition is one that is done with seriousness and
intensity. It’s heartfelt and earnest.

This kind of praying doesn’t just depend on the length of
the prayer, but on the intensity of the spirit. You can shake the whole world
in a few minutes with it. It’s one that is direct in purpose, zealous, fervent
and marked by a deep feeling of conviction as described for us in James 5:16(AMP):
“……..The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes
tremendous power available (dynamic in its working)”.

It’s not every kind of prayer that makes tremendous power
available, but the prayer of petition does, and that power is dynamic in its
working. In other word, it works like dynamite. The King James Version calls it
“effectual and fervent.” That means it burns like fire! We read in the
Amplified Version that it is “heartfelt and continued.” It’s heartfelt because it
touches your heart; it gets a hold of your emotions.’

Sometimes, people pray without emotions, as though they
don’t even understand the subject they’re praying about. But the prayer of
petition is involving. It gets your emotions, and sometimes you find yourself
crying when you pray like this. Such prayers are hard to shout; they’re called
supplications, that is, humble, earnest requests.

At such times, you’re so humble you go on your knees or
prostrate on the floor before the LORD. Nobody may even hear you, but you’re
pouring out your heart before The LORD. It’s not the kind of prayer where you
talk just for two minutes and stop. It’s earnest, heartfelt and continued.  Learn to pray like this often, for this kind
of prayer makes tremendous power available.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father,
I thank You for teaching me to prayer earnest, heartfelt and continued prayers.
As I spend time to pray like this today, Your divine power is manifested,
changes are effected, and circumstances in my life are changed, in Jesus Christ
Name I pray! Amen!

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I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which Strengthens Me (Philippians 4:13)

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I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENS ME
(Philippians 4:13)

“Christ” in our
opening Scripture doesn’t refer to the Man Jesus; it means “The Anointed One and His Anointing”. It refers to the supernatural
empowerment Jesus received when the Holy Spirit came upon Him, which made Him
the Christ. You received the same Holy Spirit when you were born again. Thus
the same anointing that made Jesus The
Christ and gave Him the ability to do the impossible is at work in us. Apostle
Paul understood this truth, and by the Spirit said, “I can do all things
through Christ which strengthens me.”

Like Apostle Paul, we ought to make this our constant
confession; The ability of The Holy Spirit has been granted to us to achieve
supernatural exploits in life. The Bible says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of GOD” (2 Corinthians 3:5). The word
“sufficiency” in the verse of scripture means “ability”. The Spirit of God is
letting us know that we’ve been endued with God’s supernatural ability.
Therefore, look beyond what your physical ability can do.

Never let your confidence rest in your intellect or in your
physical ability because there’s a divine energy available to us. That energy
is the power of The Holy Spirit which we must recognize and put to work in our
lives every day. With us, nothing is impossible. Cultivate the “I can do
mentality” and be possibility- conscious.

For example, if you’re a student, never admit that something
you’ve read is too difficult for you to understand. Rather, tell yourself, “I
have the ability of God in me; I can do all things through Christ which
strengthens me. I have the ability to comprehend everything I read and pass my
examinations with flying colours.”

If a project or an assignment is given to you in your place
of work, no matter how difficult it may look, don’t say it can’t be done. Never
say something is impossible; we have the ability of God in us, therefore we can
do all things.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father,
thank You for Your power that works in me mightily. I declare like Apostle Paul
that I can do all things through Your anointing that’s at work in me. Thank You
for helping me build an “I can do mentality”, and because I’m conscious of Your
divine energy that’s at work in me, I know that nothing will ever be impossible
for me to accomplish, in Jesus Christ Name! Amen!

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Supernatural success

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SUPERNATURAL SUCCESS

This book of the law
shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shall meditate therein day and
night, that thou may observe to do according to all that is written therein:
for then thou shall make thy way prosperous, and then thou shall have good
success (Joshua 1:8)

Supernatural success is total, all – round success in all
area of your life. It means that you are excellent in every single aspect of
your life. God doesn’t want you to experience success in some areas and failure
in other areas of your life. He desires that you become an all round success.

The recipe for supernatural
success which GOD gave to Joshua is to “meditate” on the Word of GOD day and
night. The Bible says, “Meditate upon
these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to
all” (1 Timothy 4:15). If you would meditate on the Word, everything that
you do will prosper: you will be a good businessman, a good father, a good
mother, a good wife, a good husband, and of course, a good Christian. There’s
no area of your life that will be lacking if you will do this. Meditation will
cause you to do the Word, and it’ll produce results in every area of your life
(Psalm 1:1-3).

You can have supernatural success;
just make up your mind today to meditate consciously on the Word. Every area of
your life will be balanced, and you will be a success all-round.

PRAYER

Dear LORD, thank You for teaching me the secret of supernatural
success. I declare that I am excelling in every area of my life by Your Grace
alone! I thank You for I know that as I meditate on Your Word, all that
concerns me is perfected in Christ Jesus. Amen!

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Train Up A Child In The Way He Should Go

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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will
not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6)

Sometimes we find committed Christians whose children grow
up as unbelievers. You might then want to ask “Who is to blame?” Really, you
can’t always blame such children because it’s the responsibility of parents to
train up their kids in the way of the Lord, for that’s what the Bible says. So
when you see a child that’s not walking on the path of righteousness, chances
are that child hasn’t been trained to choose and walk in that path of life.

If you’re a parent, you ought to have a vision for your
children, especially while they’re still young. Don’t wait till they’re grown –
up before you teach them what to do and how to live. Train them to do what’s
right from their formative years, and when they grow up they’ll continue in
that path.

We talk a lot about Solomon and his wisdom. But it was his
father (David) who trained him to follow the right path in life. David was wise
to guide his son the way he did. When you study the books of Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes, you’ll discover that Solomon hearkened to his father’s counsel.
When God appeared to Solomon and asked what he wanted, he knew exactly what to
ask for since he had been trained aright. His father David taught him to choose
wisdom and esteem it above riches (Proverbs 4:1-5)

There are parents who say, “I try not to impose anything on
my children. I let them make their decisions by themselves.” That’s not what
the Bible teaches; the role of parents transcends just feeding, clothing and
sheltering their children. Parents are to shield their children and wards from
the vices that pervade today’s world, and guide them along the path that’s just
and right.

Don’t forget that our choices in life are influenced by the
information we have. Therefore, when children are not exposed to Holy Spirit –
inspired information, they’ll pick up whatever information they find in the
world and make choices based on them. Don’t allow your child grow up in
foolishness; train him with the Word of God and as he grows up, he’ll not
depart from it.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray that Your Word will grow mightily and prevail in the life of every child
born into the body of Christ. I ask that you grant the parents the wisdom they
require to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord,
such that they’ll be influenced by Your Word and established upon the truth of
the Gospel, in Jesus Christ Name, Amen!

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