Isaiah_60-1: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee

Christians should stand out like sparkling diamonds against a rough and dark background. We should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious—but firm in the things that we do and don’t do. We should laugh and be radiant, but we should refuse sinful pleasure.

Matthew_5-14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid, I Am The Light Of The World

A distinctive mark of our times is that the line between the church and the world is often difficult to discern. In many religious circles there is a friendly alliance between the church and the world. The Scripture teaches that certainly the church is to go to the world and live in the world, but without partaking of its evil deeds.

Psalms_119-105: Thy word…

Psalms_119-90: Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth

Psalm 119:57

Thou art my portion, O Lord.

Look at thy possessions, O believer, and compare thy portion with the lot of thy fellowmen. Some of them have their portion in the field; they are rich, and their harvests yield them a golden increase; but what are harvests compared with thy God, who is the God of harvests? What are bursting granaries compared with Him, who is the Husbandman, and feeds thee with the bread of heaven? Some have their portion in the city; their wealth is abundant, and flows to them in constant streams, until they become a very reservoir of gold; but what is gold compared with thy God? Thou couldst not live on it; thy spiritual life could not be sustained by it. Put it on a troubled conscience, and could…

Matthew_17-20: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you

As with gladness men of old

Did the guiding star behold,

As with joy they hailed its light,

Leading onward, beaming

bright;                   

So, most gracious Lord, may we

Evermore be led to Thee.

As with joyful steps they sped,

Saviour, to Thy lowly bed,

There to bend the knee before

Thee, whom heav’n and earth

adore;

So may we with willing feet

Ever seek the mercy-seat.

As they offered gifts most rare

At thy cradle rude and bare;

So may we with holy joy,

Pure, and free from sin’s alloy,

Psalms_16-11: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Joy fills our inmost heart today

The royal Child is born:

And angel hosts in glad array

His Advent keep this morn.

Rejoice, rejoice! the incarnate

Word

Has come on earth to dwell;

No sweeter sound than this is

heard

Emmanuel.

Low at the cradle throne we bend,

We wonder and adore;

And feel no bliss can ours transcend,

No joy was sweet before.

For us the world must lose its charms

Before the manger shrine,

When, folded in Thy mother’s arms

We see Thee Babe divine.

Thou Light of uncreated Light,

Shine on us, Holy Christ;

That we may keep Thy

birthday…

Job_19-25: For I know that my Redeemer lives

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid,

Star of the East, the horizon adorning

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

Cold on His cradle the dew drops are shining;

Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;

Angels adore Him in slumber reclining

Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all,

Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,

Odours of Edom, an offerings divine,

Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,

Myrrh from the forest of gold from the mine?

Vainly we offer each ample oblation

Vainly with gifts would His favour secure;

Richer by far is the heart’s adoration;

Dearer to God are…

Psalms_9-1: I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

Songs of praise the angels sang,

Heaven with alleluias rang,

When creation was begun,

When God spake, and it was

done.

Songs of praise awoke the morn

When the Prince of Peace was born;

Songs of praise arose when he

Captive led captivity.

Heaven and earth must pass away;

Songs of praise shall crown that day;

God will make new heavens, new earth

Songs of praise shall hail their birth.

And can man alone be dumb

Till that glorious Kingdom come?

No! the Church delights to raise

Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise.

Saints below…

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor EA Adeboye yesterday May 13th through his church RCCG, donated an Ambulance to Zaka, Israel’s disaster recovery organization. At the ceremony which held in Israel, the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, a rep for Israeli Prime Minister were there.

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

Pastor E A Adeboye Donates An Ambulance To Zaka, Israel’s Disaster Recovery Organization

May God Bless Nigeria, America And Israel And Take Care Of Us; May God Make His Face…

Luke_18-27: And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God

Read: Luke 18:9-14

Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 19-21; John 4:1-30

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. —Luke 18:14

One August evening in Vermont, a young missionary spoke at our small church. The country where he and his wife served was in religious turmoil, and it was considered too dangerous for children. In one of his stories, he told us about a heart-wrenching episode when his daughter pleaded with him not to leave her behind at a boarding school.

I was a new dad at that time, having recently been blessed with a daughter, and the story upset me. How could loving parents leave their daughter alone like that? I muttered to myself. By the time the talk was finished, I was so…

Jeremiah_17-7-2: Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Romans 8:24

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

Gwen stopped by the dress shop every few days to look at the gown she had picked out. Though it was a couple of sizes smaller than she wore, she dreamed of the time she could fit into it. It was a perfect gown. She could visualize in her mind’s eye how stunning she would look in it. For the next month, Gwen stuck to a strict diet and made her dream a reality. She lost the two sizes and bought the dress she wanted so badly. We need our dreams, hopes, and plans to make it through our diets. Hope helps us strengthen our faith…

Pastor E A Adeboye. Daddy G O

Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, God calls certain persons to serve the church as pastors and other ministers. Writing to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul confirmed that if a man aspires to be a pastor, “it is a fine work he aspires to do” (1 Timothy 1:1, NASB).

Likewise, it is a high honor to be called of God into the ministry of the church. How do you know if God is calling you?

First, there is an inward call. Through His Spirit, God speaks to those persons He has called to serve as pastors and ministers of His church. The great Reformer Martin Luther described this inward call as “God’s voice heard by faith.” Those whom God has called know this call by a sense of leading, purpose…

Psalms_34-8: O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

“O taste and see that the Lord [Our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.”Psalm 34:8 (AMP)

When David wrote this psalm, he had experienced a lot in his life. He not only successfully battled the lion and the bear as a young shepherd, he single-handedly defeated Goliath, and survived King Saul’s many attempts to take his life. All of this couldn’t have been done without him first developing a strong trust and reliance on God. These experiences were the basis for his belief that the person who trusts in and takes refuge in God will not only be blessed and their success will be desired by others as they receive God’s goodness.

In life you find yourself trusting…

Psalms_25-2: O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me

Psalms 25:15-22

I know the pain of loneliness. My childhood was spent in hospital wards. My adult life has been marked by periods of emotional isolation as well. However, the Lord has never abandoned me to these feelings.

God desires that all people feel connected to Him and to each other. And in fact, we can be quickly comforted when we respond wisely to loneliness.

The first step is to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But simply believing He exists isn’t enough. The Lord created mankind for fellowship, which is why a relationship with Him gives people a sense of oneness. The love of Christ forces loneliness out of the lives of God’s children.

Second, we must admit that we’re lonely. Some Christians incorrectly think…

2-Timothy_2-19: Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity

Hosanna unto David’s Son,

Hosanna, raise the strain,

For blessed is He that will come,

In the name of the Lord.

Hossana unto David’s Son

The angel host did sing

All creatures, join the loud refrain

Hosanna to our King.

Hosanna for the Hebrew throng

Spread palm fronds on the road

Hosanna we have brought our

gifts

For to prepare His way.

Both young and old sing hosanna

   Before His suffering comes

Today we all sing hosanna

As Jesus reigns above.

As Thou received the children’s…

Psalms_89-1-2: I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations

Oh come, all ye faithful,

Joyful and triumphant,

To Bethlehem hasten now with

glad accord;

Lo! in a manger

Lies the King of angels;

Oh come, let us adore Him

Oh come, let us adore Him

Oh come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord!

Raise, Raise, choirs of angels

Songs of loudest triumph

Through heaven’s high arches

be your praises poured,

Now to our God be

Glory in the highest;

Amen! Lord, we bless Thee

Born for our Salvation,

O Jesus! for ever be

Thy name adored,

Word of the Father,

Now in flesh appearing.

May God Bless Nigeria, America And…

1-Corinthians_14-33: For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Head of Thy Church triumphant

We joyfully adore Thee

Till Thou appear,

Thy members here

Shall sing like those in glory.

We lift our hearts and voices

With blest anticipation,

And cry aloud.

And give to God

The praise of our salvation.

The name we still acknowledge

That bursts our bonds asunder

And loudly sing

Our conq’ring King

In songs of joy and wonder

In every day’s deliverance

Our Jesus we discover

“Tis He, ‘tis He

That smote the sea

And led us safely over

While in affliction’s furnace

And passing through the fire

Thy love we praise

Which knows our days

And ever brings us nigher

We clap our hands…

Ephesians_6-12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places

Not all the blood of beasts,

On Jewish altars slain,

Could give the guilty conscience peace,

Or wash away the stain.

But Christ the heavenly Lamb,

Takes all our sins away;

A sacrifice of nobler name

And richer blood than they.

My faith would lay her hand

On that dear head of Thine,

While like a penitent I stand,

And there confess my sin.

My soul looks back to see

The burdens Thou didst bear,

When hanging on the cursed

And knows her guilt was there.

Believing, we rejoice

To see the…

Acts_2-38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Take the name of Jesus with

you,

Child of sorrow and of woe;

It will joy and comfort give you-

Take it then where’er you go.

Precious name oh, how

sweet !..

Hope of earth and joy of heaven.

Precious name…. oh, how

sweet !..

Hope of earth and joy of heaven.

Take the name of Jesus ever,

As a shield from every snare;

If temptations round you gather,

Breathe that holy name in

prayer.

Oh, the precious name of

Jesus!

How it thrills our souls with joy,

When His loving arms receive us,

And His songs our tongues…

Matthew_6-33: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Jesus shall reign wherever the

sun

Doth his successive journeys run;

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,

Till suns shall rise and set no

more.

For Him shall endless prayer be made,

And praises throng to crown His head;

His Name like sweet perfume shall rise

With every morning sacrifice.

People and realms of every tongue

Dwell on His love with sweetest song;

And infant voices shall proclaim

Their young hosannas to His Name.

Blessings abound wherever He reigns:

The prisoner leaps to lose his chains;

The weary find eternal rest;

And all the sons of want are blest.

Where He displays His…

Psalms_91-11: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Let earth and heaven agree,

Angels and men be joined,

To celebrate with me

The Saviour of mankind;

To adore the all- atoning Lamb,

And bless the sound of Jesus

name.

Jesus, transporting sound!

The joy of earth and heaven;

No other help is found,

No other name is given,

By which we can salvation have;

But Jesus came the world to

save.

Jesus, harmonious name!

It charms the hosts above;

They evermore proclaim,

And wonder at His love;

‘Tis all their happiness to gaze

‘Tis heaven to see our Jesus’ face.

His name the sinner hears,

And is from sin set free;

‘Tis music in his ears,

‘Tis life…

Romans_8-1:There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit

There is a name I love to hear,

 I love to sing its worth,

It sounds like music in mine ear,

The sweetest name on earth.

It tell me of a Saviour’s love

Who died to set me free,

It tells me of His precious blood,

The sinners perfect plea.

It bids my trembling soul rejoice,

And dries each rising tear;

It tells me in a “still small

voice,’

To trust and never fear.

Jesus, the name I love so well,

The name I love to hear,

No saint on earth its worth can

tell,

No heart conceive how dear,

This name…