Month: May 2023

25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and SANG PRAISES UNTO GOD: and the prisoners heard them.

Yesterday, we saw how Apostle Paul and Silas took advantage of their predicament and converted it to Prayer time. Today we’ll also see how they converted their period of predicament to Time of praising God. They finished praying and started to praise God even in the prison, with chains and shackles on them. They found joy in praising God, and the scripture said, the other prisoners heard them praising God.

You have to be in control of your predicament, it should not dictate your mood and what you do. You are to coordinate what happens around you regardless of the present situation. Remember, this Apostle Paul told the thessalonians, that “In all things, give Thanks for this is the will of God concerning you” giving thanks is God’s will in any situation. Take advantage of your difficult time to give God praise. Let the devil ask, why are you happy? What’s the reason for your Joy? So you’ll tell him, the Joy of the Lord is my strength. Praise God in your predicament.

Good day and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“23. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

24. Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

This week, the Lord will be revealing to us that, those situations has their opportunity in us, every circumstance has positive contribution to our lives and ministry. From our Bible passage this week, we shall be seeing how Apostle Paul and Silas found their predicament as an opportunity to affect lives.

Firstly, after being beaten, they were thrown in the prison. In that situation, they were in pains, supposed to be complaining, crying, casting blames and begging the authority and the prison warder but instead of all these, they turned it to an opportunity to pray to God, to cry to their maker. To seek His face and His will in the situation they were. How often do we put prayer aside and search for who to blame and even questioning God in our predicament? How often do we look for shortcut to be set free from our struggling instead of Looking up to Jesus? When you can’t sleep, that’s when you can read your Bible and pray. In that bad situation, rejection, difficulties and oppression, there is what you can do which is, to Pray. Relax, settle down, In that situation, you can pray, you can seek His face in that circumstances, and before you know what, you are jubilanting in the midst of oppositions.

Good day and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

Finally on the study of God’s Grace, the grace of God upon you is not for show, not for self pride but for proclaiming the Glory of God. Whichever Grace bestowed upon us is to draw men to God and affect souls for Christ. Grace is not to suppress or oppose others but for the kingdom of God to be establish. The Grace is to showcase God to the devil, to expand God’s kingdom above the kingdom of the devil.

Paul speaking in 1 Corinthians 3:10, says,

“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.”

Your grace and my grace is to build for God. Jesus laid the foundation, we are to build on it, and whatever we are building must be a continuation of what Christ has started. Hope your grace is not used to destroy God’s kingdom? Hope it’s not for self gratification or to propagate the kingdom of the devil? Every grace bestowed has a purpose to fulfill, we’re not just graced for ourselves but to complete what Christ has started. We read about Apostle Paul today, we keep hearing about our fathers in the faith, expanding God’s kingdom with the grace upon their lives, likewise, we are to do the same, in our level, with the grace upon our lives. God’s Grace is for His will to be done here on earth, how far have you gone with the grace He bestowed on you?

Good day and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“12. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

13. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

In continuation of God’s Grace studying, I want us to see how to associate with God’s Grace in others. Remember, we’re not to oppose or fight grace, we need to associate with Grace in others by contributing our quota in assisting them (where necessary). We all have a measure of Grace, grace can’t stand alone, it’s meant to work with the grace in others. That Grace you admire in someone also need the grace upon you to function better and reach the unreached.

Moses was more Graced in his days. He was a Prophet and a Leader to the children of Israel. But there are areas His grace couldn’t cover, where the grace in the life of Joshua, Aaron and Hur was needed. Moses can’t be communicating with God and still fighting the amalakite. Yes, He was anointed but there are level his strength could take Him. Aaron and Hur complimented the grace on Moses by lifting His hands up. You don’t need to criticize that deficiency in other’s grace, you need to compliment it with your grace. There are grace that needs your advice, contribution, prayers or assistance, contribute the grace you have. Grace is linked and connected, they’re to compliment one another. Jesus also needed the grace of His disciples. Your grace is to complement others grace not to suppress theirs.

Good day and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“13. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

14. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

15. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

As we move forward today with our topic on What Repels Grace. Many people found Grace in the life of someone, desired it and starts imitating that Grace, that wouldn’t give you the grace, it won’t work for you because that wasn’t what you are graced for. Grace can’t be imitated or copy, it can be admire but not to be replicated. We are graced for different purpose. That someone function well in prophecying and is established is not a reason for you to dabbled into that grace. Every grace has a path that leads to it.

The seven sons of sceva fell in love with the grace upon Apostle Paul but never ask for the path that led to it. They locked up a lunatic man to do what Apostle Paul was doing, but the spirit asked them who they were, whose grace are they functioning under, and he jumped on them, left them naked. That you admire a grace doesn’t mean you must get that same grace. The grace for teaching is different from the grace to Pastor and Evangelize. Don’t force yourself to work under the grace of a healing when you are crowned with the grace to encourage. Your grace might be in office and not to be in ministry. Imitating other’s grace makes you abandon the grace upon your life. Stop imitating grace, identify your grace and function therein. God bless you.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“3. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

4. And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

Yesterday, we discussed on what repel God’s Grace in our lives, and we mentioned Sin. Today, another attitude that repel Grace is Fighting against those who are graced, opposing a Graced man and woman. When God grace a man or a women, His anointing remains upon them, they become the touch not of the Almighty, for the Lord won’t allow His name to be stained. The grace of God signifies the presence of God, so when you see a man or woman of Grace, don’t fight against them.

Haman thought his position could fight the grace of God upon Mordecai, the Jews, (not knowing Esther, the queen was his god daughter), operating under the full grace of God. When one opposes a man/woman under God’s grace, shame and reproach is the result. When the brothers of Joseph opposed Him, they later regretted their actions. We all knew how Haman ended his life. Don’t fight people under God’s Grace because God is backing them up. Don’t militate against their position or their family, because grace will fight. When you fight against them, you are simply repelling grace from your own live which can even lead to death. Don’t fight Grace be a friend to the Graced.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“1. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”

Grace abounds for everyone who enjoys it through any of the means we’ve studied. Grace can be forever and can also be withdrawn for some reasons. When we live in sin, grace seize. Grace is withheld at the presence of sin. If God can’t behold sin, grace can’t stand with sin. That was why Apostles Paul was asking, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? The answer is No, we can’t walk in these two together, one most leave for the other. Grace does not reside where iniquities rules. The two can’t walk together because they can’t agree.

What is sin you may want to ask.

“All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.” 1 John 5:17. Let’s meditate on these verses,

Romans 1:29-32.

“29. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31. Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32. Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”

Time to check ourselves up if we have any of thiese in us, if yes, Grace can’t abound. We will need to do away with whatever it may be to enjoy God’s Grace. May God help us realize the who we are in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“19. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

God’s Grace is so sweet and desirable by all. It differentiate one from others and singles you out from the crowd. We said, Grace is in different forms and different areas. We also made it known that, everyone enjoy one grace or the other at every point in time. Grace for good job, for blissful marriage, for wonderful children, for success in ministry, divine health, progress in business, and many other areas but, we all still have one area where we look up to God for more Grace. To attract more Grace, we need to thank God for the received Grace. We need to show appreciation for the grace bestowed upon our lives. 

When last did you thanked Him for those unrequested grace lavished on you? You need more grace but you have not shown gratitude for the received Grace. We all know that, to receive from God we need to thank Him for the past received gifts. To attract more Grace from Him also you need to thank Him for the received Grace that you are enjoying. Showing gratitude for the received Grace propel Him to release more of His Grace. When all you do is to complain of the needed grace you succeeded in repelling the needed Grace. Thank Him for the received Grace, keep counting the received Grace and thank Him for them all, this will attract more of His Grace upon you.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“24. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

Grace of God can also be prayed for. We can ask God for His Grace upon our lives. Remember, everyone has a measure of Grace upon him/her, but we can still go ahead to request for His Grace in other areas of our lives, that was why Jesus said, in John 14:13-14,

“13. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

Grace can be ask for because Jesus is ready to give anyone who ask of Him. Remember, the privilege of asking doesn’t neglect being Holy, being humble and living in His presence. Some times, the grace may be released as a result of the three ways listed above, but if not, we need to pray for His Grace.

Apostle Paul kept praying for Grace for everyone who served in His days. He finished some of His letters with the word, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” Despite their services, He still prayed for Grace to his beloved in Christ. When you need the Grace of God in any area of your life, go to Him in prayers and He will release such Grace without bias. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.

“8. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

9. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”

We have discussed two criteria that attract God’s Grace which are, His Presence and Humility. Today, we will be studying the third criteria which is Living A Holy life, Holiness. God can’t walk with an impure soul. Before the Grace of God can be upon you, you need to live a holy life. The book of Hebrews says, 

Follow peace with all men, and HOLINESS, WITHOUT WHICH NO MAN SHALL SEE THE LORD: Hebrews 12:14.

When Holiness is lacking in one’s life, the Grace of God will be far from such. Noah was not just picked among the whole world, but His Holy life separated Him for God’s Grace. The scriptures says, “Noah was a JUST MAN and PERFECT IN HIS GENERATIONS, and Noah walked with God”, without Holiness no one can enjoy the Grace of God. Mind you, the Grace of God is not measure by wealth or fleets of cars but being find perfect, just and separated from all evil. Grace may not be earned by prayer but by a changed life, seeking God and not just serving God. Being humble and living a Holy life, these will invite the Grace not our prayers. May the Grace of God finds us attractive in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

Good day And God Bless you

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.