SOMEBODY WILL NOT SLEEP UNTIL YOU LAUGH!
ESTHER.6:1
“That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king”
God made sure that the king could not sleep because Heaven has determined to lift Modecai into his season of jubilation. He (king Ahasuerus) that commanded 127 provinces, could not command one hour’s sleep. God is sending me to announce to you that anybody holding the key to promotion shall not rest until they allowed themselves to be used for your lifting. Also note this Latin phrase: “ Cantando restituit rem—He conquered by delay.” Yes, a delay reward is not a denied reward. Modecai’s reward was delayed but not denied. There are times when God conquered by delays. Don’t forget that God had to kill the entire firstborn of Egypt because His covenant children had to be released after 400 years. Indeed, if need be, somebody will die for you to get to your promised land. When Pharoah was stubborn, did he not become a man without a grave? What can God not do for you? Who can God not inconvenience for you? The trinity also made sure that the king Nebuchadnezzar could not sleep because an operation concerning Daniels destiny was going on (Dan.6:18). I like to let you know that even before the end of this year 2011, you will still laugh. As God lives, somebody will not sleep until you laugh indeed to the Glory of God.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
THE MYSTERY OF YOUR PURCHASE
THE MYSTERY
OF YOUR PURCHASE
1 PETER. 1:18-19
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
Begin reading this message with a picture in your mind. As fallen human beings, we were all labelled up for sale in Satan’s market. Then suddenly a buyer enters the market and it was Jesus Christ of Nazareth! But Satan did not want Christ to buy us. Satan’s plan was that we would be bought by someone else whom is as wicked as him. But Jesus opened His purse and brought out His cash – He paid a very high price to buy us- the price of His precious blood. Unwillingly to release us, to let us go, Satan set up many obstacles and barriers to frustrate Christ from purchasing us. Nevertheless, Christ explained to him that through his painful death on the cross, He has paid the price for us. Satan has no option than to give us up to the new owner! That means concerning your life, Satan has lost the battle forever! He does not own you again and he has lost his dominion over you! Ha may want to delay you but he cannot you your promised land! The blood that redeemed us was an extraordinary kind of blood- the blood of God-man, Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus is a “man” mixed with God. Therefore, when this “man” died on the cross, God also passes through death. Oh, no human brain can explain this mystery adequately. So if Jesus can buy you by His own blood then there is NOTHING He can withhold from you. If He could buy you, then He CANNOT deny you anything good. As 2011 is coming to an end, resist the lie of the devil that God is slow or that He has forgotten you. Resist depression and know that God has a plan your life and His plan for your life alone shall prevail.
OF YOUR PURCHASE
1 PETER. 1:18-19
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
Begin reading this message with a picture in your mind. As fallen human beings, we were all labelled up for sale in Satan’s market. Then suddenly a buyer enters the market and it was Jesus Christ of Nazareth! But Satan did not want Christ to buy us. Satan’s plan was that we would be bought by someone else whom is as wicked as him. But Jesus opened His purse and brought out His cash – He paid a very high price to buy us- the price of His precious blood. Unwillingly to release us, to let us go, Satan set up many obstacles and barriers to frustrate Christ from purchasing us. Nevertheless, Christ explained to him that through his painful death on the cross, He has paid the price for us. Satan has no option than to give us up to the new owner! That means concerning your life, Satan has lost the battle forever! He does not own you again and he has lost his dominion over you! Ha may want to delay you but he cannot you your promised land! The blood that redeemed us was an extraordinary kind of blood- the blood of God-man, Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus is a “man” mixed with God. Therefore, when this “man” died on the cross, God also passes through death. Oh, no human brain can explain this mystery adequately. So if Jesus can buy you by His own blood then there is NOTHING He can withhold from you. If He could buy you, then He CANNOT deny you anything good. As 2011 is coming to an end, resist the lie of the devil that God is slow or that He has forgotten you. Resist depression and know that God has a plan your life and His plan for your life alone shall prevail.
Monday, November 7, 2011
CHRISTIAN MESSAGES: LORD, PROOF THE EXPERT WRONG
CHRISTIAN MESSAGES: LORD, PROOF THE EXPERT WRONG: LORD, PROOF THE EXPERTS WRONG! Luke 1:37 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 2 Kings 7:1-20` Modern living, global warming/poll...
CHRISTIAN MESSAGES: IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD
CHRISTIAN MESSAGES: IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD: It Is Good to Give Thanks to God! The Bible exhorts believers to pray always (Eph. 6:18). Along with their continual fellowship with the Lo...
IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD
It Is Good to Give Thanks to God!
The Bible exhorts believers to pray always (Eph. 6:18). Along with their continual fellowship with the Lord through prayer, they can also fellowship with Him through thanksgiving and praise. In fact, praise is a type of prayer that every Christian should master.
The Psalmist David praised God at least seven times a day (Ps. 119:164). But God is worthy of thanks and praise always—24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anytime is time to give thanks and praise to God!
We’re going to look at a number of scriptures dealing with “thanksgiving” or “giving thanks” so we can understand the vast importance of this subject in the life of the believer. For the Christian, every day should be a day of giving thanks to God.
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication WITH THANKSGIVING let your requests be made known unto God.
The Holy Ghost said through the Apostle Paul, in effect, “Let your requests be made known to God with thanksgiving.” Looking at this from a natural standpoint, suppose someone prepared a delicious Soup for you. You ask for the recipe, so the person who made the soup gives you the recipe. You want to prepare the same dish, so you begin making the soup, thinking you’re following the recipe. Yet your soup doesn’t turn out like the one the other person made. As you look back over the recipe, you realize you left out an ingredient!
Similarly, many people make requests to God—they pray and supplicate, begging favors of God—but they leave out something. They leave out thanksgiving, so their prayers don’t work! Let’s look at Philippians 4:6 again and take it step by step. First, it says, “Be careful for nothing.” That phrase is a little blind to us today. The Amplified Bible reads, “Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything . . . .” We’re not supposed to worry. We’re not supposed to be fretful or anxious. Well, what are we going to do, then? The next part of that verse says, “. . . but IN EVERY THING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” In how many things are we supposed to make requests to God? In all things—little things, big things, middle-sized things, and everything in between! And we’re supposed to make our requests with thanksgiving!
So if there’s something in life, a situation or circumstance, that you might be tempted to worry about, what are you going to do? You’re not supposed to worry—you’re supposed to pray! And you’re not just supposed to pray. You’re supposed to pray with thanksgiving!
This is where we’ve missed it. Some have already missed it in that they never obeyed the first part—they never let go of the fretting and the anxiety—and that hinders their prayers. But even if they obey that part and cast their cares and anxieties over on the Lord (1 Peter 5:7), they can still miss it in their praying if they’re not mixing thanksgiving with it.
God is pleased with our thanksgiving and praise. It is His will that we come before Him with offerings of thanksgiving. The last part of First Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks: FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS CONCERNING YOU
The Bible exhorts believers to pray always (Eph. 6:18). Along with their continual fellowship with the Lord through prayer, they can also fellowship with Him through thanksgiving and praise. In fact, praise is a type of prayer that every Christian should master.
The Psalmist David praised God at least seven times a day (Ps. 119:164). But God is worthy of thanks and praise always—24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anytime is time to give thanks and praise to God!
We’re going to look at a number of scriptures dealing with “thanksgiving” or “giving thanks” so we can understand the vast importance of this subject in the life of the believer. For the Christian, every day should be a day of giving thanks to God.
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication WITH THANKSGIVING let your requests be made known unto God.
The Holy Ghost said through the Apostle Paul, in effect, “Let your requests be made known to God with thanksgiving.” Looking at this from a natural standpoint, suppose someone prepared a delicious Soup for you. You ask for the recipe, so the person who made the soup gives you the recipe. You want to prepare the same dish, so you begin making the soup, thinking you’re following the recipe. Yet your soup doesn’t turn out like the one the other person made. As you look back over the recipe, you realize you left out an ingredient!
Similarly, many people make requests to God—they pray and supplicate, begging favors of God—but they leave out something. They leave out thanksgiving, so their prayers don’t work! Let’s look at Philippians 4:6 again and take it step by step. First, it says, “Be careful for nothing.” That phrase is a little blind to us today. The Amplified Bible reads, “Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything . . . .” We’re not supposed to worry. We’re not supposed to be fretful or anxious. Well, what are we going to do, then? The next part of that verse says, “. . . but IN EVERY THING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” In how many things are we supposed to make requests to God? In all things—little things, big things, middle-sized things, and everything in between! And we’re supposed to make our requests with thanksgiving!
So if there’s something in life, a situation or circumstance, that you might be tempted to worry about, what are you going to do? You’re not supposed to worry—you’re supposed to pray! And you’re not just supposed to pray. You’re supposed to pray with thanksgiving!
This is where we’ve missed it. Some have already missed it in that they never obeyed the first part—they never let go of the fretting and the anxiety—and that hinders their prayers. But even if they obey that part and cast their cares and anxieties over on the Lord (1 Peter 5:7), they can still miss it in their praying if they’re not mixing thanksgiving with it.
God is pleased with our thanksgiving and praise. It is His will that we come before Him with offerings of thanksgiving. The last part of First Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks: FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS CONCERNING YOU
LORD, PROOF THE EXPERT WRONG
LORD, PROOF THE EXPERTS WRONG!
Luke 1:37
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
2 Kings 7:1-20`
Modern living, global warming/pollution seems to be hitting men very hard as recent medical reports show that sperm count are said to be falling all over the world. The recent report says one in every four couple experience delay in pregnancy and categories the causes into: MALE FACTOR – 40-60%; FEMALE FACTOR – 40-60%; COMBINED FACTOR – 205 AND UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY – 25%. Note the unexplained infertility of 25% and the Holy ghost wants you to know that it was when the best experts ( magicians ) of Nebuchadnezzar failed that Jehovah God whose dwelling is not with flesh, took over ( Daniel 2:10-13 ). God wants you to know that every expert has a human limit. As 2011 comes to an end, God wants you to ignore the experts concerning your life, family and ministry. With God all things are possible and so you will be fruitful in your body and you will carry your own children. Yes, your life will proof the doctor’s report wrong. Yes, you will be fruitful in your career against all odds! Yes, your prosperity will proof the economic experts wrong! No matter what the experts have said, don’t forget what the Expert of experts have written concerning you – Ex 23:26:” There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill,” hear George Matheson: “There is an Eye that never sleeps, beneath the wind of night. There is an ear that never shuts, when sinks the beams of light. There is an Arm that never tires, when human strength gives way. There is a Love that never fails, when earthly love decays.” Hold on to God and refuse to quit. May your life/ministry proof that God is God and man is man.
Luke 1:37
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
2 Kings 7:1-20`
Modern living, global warming/pollution seems to be hitting men very hard as recent medical reports show that sperm count are said to be falling all over the world. The recent report says one in every four couple experience delay in pregnancy and categories the causes into: MALE FACTOR – 40-60%; FEMALE FACTOR – 40-60%; COMBINED FACTOR – 205 AND UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY – 25%. Note the unexplained infertility of 25% and the Holy ghost wants you to know that it was when the best experts ( magicians ) of Nebuchadnezzar failed that Jehovah God whose dwelling is not with flesh, took over ( Daniel 2:10-13 ). God wants you to know that every expert has a human limit. As 2011 comes to an end, God wants you to ignore the experts concerning your life, family and ministry. With God all things are possible and so you will be fruitful in your body and you will carry your own children. Yes, your life will proof the doctor’s report wrong. Yes, you will be fruitful in your career against all odds! Yes, your prosperity will proof the economic experts wrong! No matter what the experts have said, don’t forget what the Expert of experts have written concerning you – Ex 23:26:” There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill,” hear George Matheson: “There is an Eye that never sleeps, beneath the wind of night. There is an ear that never shuts, when sinks the beams of light. There is an Arm that never tires, when human strength gives way. There is a Love that never fails, when earthly love decays.” Hold on to God and refuse to quit. May your life/ministry proof that God is God and man is man.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
THE DEATH OF JESUS
Text: Is. 53; 1 Corth 15: 1-8
Introduction
The death of Jesus Christ is a core issue in Christian faith. Since man fell from grace in the garden of Eden, he lost the glory of God through that sin of disobedience. Man therefore needs restoration back to God.
Why Did Jesus Die?
1) Because of the sins of Man
1 Pet.2:24; Rom.5:17; Matt.8;17
2) To reconcile Man back to God
Col.1:20-22; Heb.9:7-21; 2 Coth.5;18-19; heb.2:17
3) To redeem man from Sin?
1 Peter.1:18; Ps.55:15; Rev5:9; Eph.1:7
FACTS ABOUT THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST- Mt.27:57-66
If the disciples of Jesus seem to have forgotten his promise that he would rise up from the dead, his enemies had not. They took every human measure possible to be certain that his predicted victory over the grave would never take place.
a. After Resurrection, His tomb was found empty.
Mt.28:6; John.20:1-8;
b. Jesus revealed the nail prints in his hands
John.20:27-30
c. Paul gave a testimony of Jesus Resurrection
1 pet.1:21; Acts.22:1-21
d. Jesus appeared to many after his Resurrection.
Mt.28:9-19: Jhn.20:14; Lk.24:13-26
CONCLUSION
These are infallible proof that Jesus died and rose for the salvation of mankind.
Text: Is. 53; 1 Corth 15: 1-8
Introduction
The death of Jesus Christ is a core issue in Christian faith. Since man fell from grace in the garden of Eden, he lost the glory of God through that sin of disobedience. Man therefore needs restoration back to God.
Why Did Jesus Die?
1) Because of the sins of Man
1 Pet.2:24; Rom.5:17; Matt.8;17
2) To reconcile Man back to God
Col.1:20-22; Heb.9:7-21; 2 Coth.5;18-19; heb.2:17
3) To redeem man from Sin?
1 Peter.1:18; Ps.55:15; Rev5:9; Eph.1:7
FACTS ABOUT THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST- Mt.27:57-66
If the disciples of Jesus seem to have forgotten his promise that he would rise up from the dead, his enemies had not. They took every human measure possible to be certain that his predicted victory over the grave would never take place.
a. After Resurrection, His tomb was found empty.
Mt.28:6; John.20:1-8;
b. Jesus revealed the nail prints in his hands
John.20:27-30
c. Paul gave a testimony of Jesus Resurrection
1 pet.1:21; Acts.22:1-21
d. Jesus appeared to many after his Resurrection.
Mt.28:9-19: Jhn.20:14; Lk.24:13-26
CONCLUSION
These are infallible proof that Jesus died and rose for the salvation of mankind.
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