Month: July 2023

“17. And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Humans are made by God no matter How we are. We are all created, sent to the mother earth to fulfill a predestined purpose. Yielding to God is what makes those purpose establish. Little did we know that we can’t secure our lives without the help of the Almighty. So, no matter who we are, we are made to be by God. 

God was speaking to the Israelites, reminding them not to forget all He did to make them great. He declared that, “He is the reason for them making wealth and becoming great”, so it will be too foolish for them to say, “The power of their hands has made them great”. Likewise, no matter our levels in life we are to yield our resources to God who made them available because we are who we are by the grace of God upon our lives. All those wealth are given by God to fulfil His purpose over our lives. We’re to use our resources to better the world no matter how great or small our resources are. We’re to surrender to God not to withhold from Him the resources He bestow on us. Using our resources to make lives better is yielding to God our maker because He made us who we are and blesses us with what we have.

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.

“16. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17. But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.”

Beloved, it’s a wonderful week for us all in Jesus Mighty, Amen. This week, our focus will be, “Yielding To God”. Who do you belong to? Whose Will do you run after? What guides your decisions or what you say, who do you submit to? This and more will be handled this week, may God give us an entrance to His word in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

We can only yield to the power and authority. We can’t be in between, it’s either we are for God or devil and this can be identify by who we obey, listen to and try to please. Jesus speaking in the Matthew 6:24, said,

“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

I like us to search ourselves this day, who do you love and who do you hate, God or the devil? Being in the church doesn’t implies who you yield to, it can only be determine by what you do. My question to us today is, Who are you yielding to?

Good Day and God Bless you.

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

“19. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

20. Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

21. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

As we round up our study on the topic, “Risk Takers”, we are considering the life of Apostle Paul, who spread the Gospel even more than the Apostles who walked with Jesus why? Because He took more risk than any of the Apostles during and after His days. Paul was speaking in 2 Corinthians 4:8-10,

“8. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

10. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.”

He was a man who risk His life for the Gospel and we can see his exploit in the world today. Is it possible to preach or teach the Gospel without referencing his writings? It’s very hard. How far can we take risk for the Gospel? Are we not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ with our ways of life? What risk are we taking for the Gospel? How often do we preach about Jesus? This is the greatest risk we should take daily in our lives. We should let it be part of our lives by making people know we belong to Jesus wherever we are. Be a risk taker for the Gospel of Christ.

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. And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 

2. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

The hardest risk to take is the risk that comes as an instruction from God and through His servants. Risk that looks so foolish and selfish. Imagine an old man with only a son and God said give me your son as a sacrifice. Am hungry for the sacrifice of your child, I feel like taking him back to myself. The Old man foolishly took his son, without the knowledge of his mother, went to the mountain to give him to God, that is risk in obedience.

2 kings 4: 1- 7, A widow went to a man of God for the debt of her late husband. The lender came for his money and God’s servant said, “Go and borrow again” how do you respond to that? Risky Obedience

2 kings 5: 8 -14, Naaman, a warrior with leprosy, needed healing, was before Elisha for cleansing and was told to go to a small (unrecognized) and dirty river to wash himself up, Risky Obedience.

This is what God wants from us, not to question His instructions, are we willing to go this far with our risk.

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.

“16. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

17. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

18. When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.”

One of the stories of the Bible that is filled with lessons whenever I read through it, Is the story of Ruth. Who was she? A young widow without a child also no brother in-law, and still determine to remain with her Mother in-law. Reasoning about what was on her mind when she made this risk? I believe this was her thought, “I am married to this family till death do us part. This is my mother in-law and I can’t leave her alone without a Husband or a child. I will surely stand by here as loyalty to my late husband, I will remain as her only daughter and we will be together.” What a deep thought. That is one of the greatest risk of the Bible, no hope for marriage because she wasn’t ready to let go from the woman.

To be loyal to that spouse of yours in challenging times is a risk you need to take as long as you are together. Her loyalty to that family earned her a great-grand -mother to David and the linage of our Lord Jesus Christ. There are risk to take in our marriages, ministries, place of work, even our extended family that may seems foolish but it’s a sign of loyalty. How far is your loyalty with your challenged friend? God rewards risk of loyalty with lasting reward. We are reading about Ruth but nothing more about Orpah. What will be said about you also?

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.

“20. And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

21. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

What do we do when things aren’t working our ways? What do we say when we’ve tried all our best but still end in futility? How do we go about reoccurring failures around us? When all roads seem blocked and we’re caged, what is the easiest risk to take? Praising God for His awesomeness. Praise Him for what He has done, what He will do and How He will do it in His own ways. Most times we wait for someone to cajole us to Praise God even when things are good. We wait for reasons to give God Praise which is not meant to be so. May I let you know that, Praises in challenging time is a risk that need to be taken always.

King Jehoshaphat saw a great opposition which is enough to swallow Judah all at once. He didn’t wait for God’s Instructions for Praise but he declared the Praise of God against the weapons of war, they danced and sang in the presence of their enemies vividly. Praising God is a risk to be taken seriously and daily in the face of opposition. When you Praise Him He shows you why He is God. Let’s take the risk of praise today, no matter the situation, risk His praises in your heart today.

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.

“33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 

34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Beloved, we’re all called to take risk not by ranks, anointing or position but as believers. We are risk takers anywhere we are, this is where our identity is revealed as true believers. That was the case of the good Samaritan in the parable of Jesus Christ. 

A man was robbed, left wounded according to Jesus’ parable. He was left to die on the road and needed an urgent help from someone. Jesus said a priest and a levite saw him and passed by the other side without taking the risk to save him. But a Samaritan, (then Samaritans are considered to be an unbeliever), came to the point, stoop low, attended to the man, carried him on his horse and took him to a nearby inn (hospital) for treatment. 

What a risk on his own life. I know as Nigerians many thoughts are running through our mind, yes, the same thoughts went through his mind but he took the risk to save a life. When your risk doesn’t attract mockery or fear then it’s a normal step. Your risk should worth people condemning you if possible. Sometimes your risk may be to save a single soul and not multitude. Can you risk your life for one?

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.