4th January 2020

Checking into God's presence... “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2: 6-10 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” that he or she is witnessing another day in the New Year. I am again privileged to welcome you all to His Presence. Please note: it is not a taboo to see many thinking about life in terms of riches or wealth, beauty, position, miracles, prophesies, leadership, age, affluence and influence. These include the ability to speak and write effectively; whilst also recording successes in all other fronts. Some can also boast in the abilities to kill, maim and to destroy. To them, those represent great works! No matter what; let me give you another insight to the above attributes. It does not matter what prowess you possess or enjoy; you will be surprised how dwarfed they can be when set against the attributes of other people. Invariably, you may be rich and can still be poor in every sense when your fortune is compared to other people's wealth. In fact, you may consider yourself poor but when your position is set against other people's poverty level, you can suddenly become a very rich person. In the area of beauty however; you can see yourself as very beautiful, radiant and exquisite; at the same time you can carry the banner of ugliness to many suitors. The night marauders too operate on a different scale; according to their skills and prowess. That is very common in life! As well: we can all boost of the grace to live when we are alive; even then we can discover many often struggle in health areas. They are encamped within the category of those who think it is better to just die than to face the ignominy of being imprisoned with their severe health conditions. And through misconceptions and lack of credence to the Almighty God; many will mock the gift of life given to them by God. But when that happens, we often forget that no one has it all! Apart from that, limitation abounds in knowledge; no matter how knowledgeable you are you can still be outshone in many quarters. As well, even though you are alive today: there is no guarantee that tomorrow will always come. But while we still live: we have the power that enables us to think. In your thoughts today, you can make a big change by giving credits to God in every situation. Remember, life without Christ often leads to crisis. "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ironically, it is upon that attributes that your peace is assured in Christ Jesus. We therefore plead unto You oh Lord to draw us to Your presence as we lead our lives daily. Make us to always see your Face in our attributes and allow thoughts to desire things of the Spirit in Jesus Name. Amen Just checking into His Presence…