Author: Oluboye Emmanuel

“23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 

24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”

Good day and welcome to todays message. Yesterday, we discussed about departing our old nature, that it is not a magical process but individual responsibility. Today, we are going indepth on to how to depart that old life which is, to live according to the spirit, changing the thought in our heart, changing what we do daily that grieves the Holy Spirit. Remember, we are to do it ourselves then the Spirit enables us to remain in it. We need to identify those old ways and walk against it.

Galatians 5:16.

“16. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

It’s our responsibility to walk away from those thought, imagination, bad friends and old ways in order to walk in the Spirit. We have to put on the new nature as if we are putting on a cloth to live a righteous and holy live. What do you need to work on in order to walk according to the spirit? Negative thought against others, your spouse, evil intentions towards other, it’s time to start fighting it. It’s time to resist it and walk righteously and live a holy life. To be a Christian is to work it out yourself.

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21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 

22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.

Welcome to this new week devotional where God will be speaking to us about our salvation. Be ready to be truthful, be a reader and a doer of God’s admonition, because God will be speaking about our life styles.

Our focus this week is base on Apostle Paul’s 

admonition. Yes we are born again, we belong to a church, head of department or active member of a unit but do we still retain our old life? Did we really change from old to new creation? Are we still holding on to those sinful nature of ours? What really changed in your life when you become a Christian? 

Most times we quote 1 Corinthians 5:17, which says, 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

But, it’s not a magic, it is ‘a working’. It’s a decision to change from the old life, that was why Apostle Paul still said, “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” It is a working not a magical process. You have to stop those old ways and walk in the new way. We have to stop the flirting around, smoking, drunkenness, and waywardness, backbiting to be a new creation. Let me end with this, Do you have any difference in your life since you accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and saviour, if yes, congratulations, if no, you need to start working out your own salvation to become the new creation of God. Depart your old ways.

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“15. By him therefore let us offer the SACRIFICE OF PRAISE TO GOD CONTINUALLY, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

Welcome to our last study on the topic “GOD HONOURS SACRIFICE”. We’ve studied what Sacrifice is, Pest to sacrifice and we are rounding up with “What To Sacrifice”. Another sacrifice we can give to God is the Sacrifice of Praise – the Product of our lips, what comes out of our month intentional about what God has done, what He is doing and what He will do.

Psalms 100:4, says,

“4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”

David speaking about Sacrifice of Praise, not specifically meant to be in the church or sanctuary but everywhere we are. Entering His gate means to start your day with Thanksgiving and let His praises be in your mouth every moment. Our sacrifice shouldn’t be a day or monthly thing. It can be in our house, everyday, any moment, just to show God gratitude for who He is and what He has done. Hebrew 13:15 said, “By him therefore let us offer the SACRIFICE OF PRAISE TO GOD CONTINUALLY.” Sacrifice of Praise is not time bond, its should be continually, daily without any reason of withholding it back from God. It’s not financial bond, just from your lips and your heart. As we do, may our sacrifices be a sweet fragrance to God in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

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“34. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

35. And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36. And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

37. Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

It’s a blessed day for everyone today in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen. We continue on ‘What To Sacrifice,’ – Our Resources. When we say our resources most times we think of money as the only resources, it’s beyond finances. It involves material things, clothing, food, kindness, cars, houses, gift and so on. Also, sacrifice can be direct and indirect to God and men. God may direct you to give sacrifice to an individual, a group, his servant or a church. Most times sacrifice come in form of meeting a need. 

Sacrifice can be giving directly to God like King Solomon did, Abraham sacrificing Isaac, giving off one’s possession to the church to meet an urgent needs. God may direct you to bless His servant with your best possession, it’s a sacrifice we need to carry out without contemplating because, every request of God has an available replacement. God will never request for what will arm you but what will lift you. What is the sacrifice God is demanding from you? Is it that cloth, shoe, car, house, salary, employment or bus for the church or school. It’s always good to make sacrifices when demanded than to regret after the lost. I pray for divine wisdom to respond to godly Sacrifice in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen.

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“1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, THAT YE PRESENT YOUR BODIES A LIVING SACRIFICE, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Welcome to another day, it shall answer to what you call it in Jesus Mighty Name, Amen. In continuation of our topic on “God Honours Sacrifice”, we shall be digging into what we can sacrifice to God. The first of it all is Our Body, the carrier of man, the symbol of human. For anyone to enjoy God, the first thing to sacrifice is our body. Let me surprise you with this, God has no control of our body, we are in charge of it. We use it as we desire. God won’t carry you, it’s your responsibility to move, tame and control your body.

Apostle Paul encourages us to present our body to God as a living Sacrifice, in order word, our body should be Holy and acceptable to God. Our body houses the Holy Spirit of God, (1 Corinthians 6) so it needs to be sacrificed to God for His use. Our body involves our mouth, eyes, ear, hand and leg which should be what pleases God. When our body is sacrificed to God, it’s use for His will. Have you sacrifice your body to the Lord? 

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“10. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

11. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

12. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

13. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

14. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”

We bless God for the light in His word on the topic, “GOD HONOURS SACRIFICE”. Today, we will move further to another ‘Pest to Sacrifice’ which is Pride. This is seeing oneself better than others, looking down on others. Not all sacrifices should be made public, even those that are made public needs to be done with humility. Remember, your Sacrifice has nothing to do with someone else’s sacrifice. 

The sacrifice of the priest, from our reading, was filled with pride and comparison, while the publican presented himself to God with humility and Jesus said, that sacrifice was acceptable to God. Our God searches through the heart to see the bedrock of our sacrifices. When we give our sacrifice to impress, suppress and intimidate others, it can’t be accepted by God. Our sacrifice should be God’s focus even when we are sowing it into men’s life. Our attitude before, during and after sacrifice has an effect on our sacrifice, if pride is involve, it kills the purpose of the sacrifice. Watch out for pride while giving your sacrifice.

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“3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

5 BUT UNTO CAIN and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”

Welcome to today teaching. Yesterday, we discussed about Cain’s sacrifice which was rejected and why it was rejected. Today, we are focusing on Cain Himself. Yes, Studying through the verse, we could see that God separated Cain from his Sacrifice. “BUT UNTO CAIN (1) and to his offering (2), He had not respect.”Cain wasn’t accepted to present an offering before God. Little did we know about this, checking through the next verse, made the likely reasons known. The scripture said, in

Genesis 4:5,7,

“5. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (Anger).

7. If thou doest well, (do good thing) shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”

(Personal paraphrase)

Cain was an angry man even before his sacrifice. He was a man who couldn’t control his anger and God told him, if you don’t work on it, it will Subdue you. Our Personality is so important to our sacrifices. Our anger, attitude, behaviour, the person we are is so important to God than our sacrifice. King David was selected by His Personality, His heart not his physical being, 1 Sam. 16:7. Who are you before presenting that sacrifice? Can you stand before God and be respected by Him? How often do you control your thought or are you controlled by your thought? The who you are can be a pest to your sacrifice.

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“3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”

Beloved, I want to believe we are all hearing from God what a Sacrifice should be and how it should be offered. Today’s lesson is about the sacrifice of Cain. Every Sacrifice differs, you don’t compare yours with someone else’s sacrifice. What God requested of you is not what He requested from me. That your sacrifice isn’t pleasing to God is your fault not someone’s else fault. Many offerings, tithes, gifts, e.t.c are rejected by God because of how it’s been offered or where it came from.

Why was Cain sacrifice rejected? The scripture said, “3. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the “Fruit Of The Ground An Offering Unto The LORD.” Genesis 4:3.

Back to Genesis 3:17  

“17. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: Cursed Is The Ground For Thy Sake; In Sorrow Shalt Thou Eat Of It All The Days Of Thy Life;”

The Lord cursed the ground on behalf of Adam while Cain still went ahead to offer sacrifice from same ground to the Lord. Yes, it was his hand work but not fitting for God as a sacrifice. What are you offering to God as Sacrifice? From where do you get that proceeds? Is God pleased with where your offering is coming from? Watch out on what you call sacrifice before offering it to God. Wrong proceed is a pest to ones Sacrifice, be warn.

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“1. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

2. And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

3. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

5. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

Happy New week to you all and welcome to the continuation of our topic, “GOD HONOURS SACRIFICE”. This week we shall be moving further to consider “Pest To Sacrifices”. The first Pest to our Sacrifices is UNFAITHFULNESS. It’s always a pleasure and a desire for Christians to give sacrifice, meet a need or be a blessing to someone in the fold, not in the size now, but to affect lives positively. Many sacrifices has been done by believers but yet no response from God to that effect. One of the reasons is this, they might have been done without faithfulness, truth or for eyes service – let people know that I also participated. That isn’t sacrifice to God, it’s sacrifice to men without God’s involvement.

Ananias and Sapphire desire to do what others were doing, peradventure they’ve been blessed by other’s sacrifice and was led to also affect others, but they did it with unfaithfulness. They took part of their proceed and called it the whole – they lied – and the sacrifice ended their lives. When you lie about your sacrifice, incomplete tithe these can led to unfaithful sacrifice. Be truthful with your Sacrifice. Be sincere with your service. Every Sacrifice must be given with the fear of God. Lack of Faithfulness in our Sacrifices nullifies our intention. Let’s add Faithfulness to our Sacrifices.

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“3. And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

4. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

5. In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

Happy weekend to everyone reading and following our devotional, May God keep making His mind known to us all in Jesus Mighty Name, amen. Today, our focus will be King Solomon’s Sacrifice. What prompted his sacrifice? It was gratitude to God for finding him worthy to ascend his father’s throne despite his background. This sacrifice was a product of appreciation so it was very deep and very great. If you’ve experienced what i’m saying you will know better. What you never fought for was given to you without asking or struggling for it, I believe you will give God the best of your appreciation. That was the case with Solomon, the scripture said, he sacrificed thousands of burnt offering to the Lord and do we see the result? It brings God’s full attention to Him. God visited Solomon twice in His life time and these made him the greatest king in the world till date.

You don’t need to see that desires becoming reality before giving God a befitting sacrifice. The contract don’t need to click before your sacrifice. Fruit of the womb shouldn’t determine when you will give God your best Sacrifice, it’s time to do it. Genuine Sacrifice attract God’s full attention and beyond expectations are met. Give God a better Sacrifice this month and you’ll be seeing the reward flowing into your life.

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