March 1

Testimony Time:-Everyday matter but does each day matter any more? Let us look back to when God began to create the world, He did it with style, precision, enthusiasm and purpose until His accomplishment became a true revelation. There was a pattern which was subsidiary to none in His approach. Indirectly, God seemingly opened up a story book for man to evolve and then dominate His good work. If God knows everything and can achieve all things; then nothing should have stood in obscurity before Him, He must have known beforehand what will happen to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. "For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps." (Job 34:21) Needless to say that God had the option to stop His creation just before the reign of men was introduced. God did not do that because His sole aim of creation is for men and women to honor and praise Him. It does not matter how, when and where they have committed sin; so long they can they can be reconciled back to Him with the hope they will not be found in the path of sinners again. There is therefore an abundance of grace in the story of everyday. Such grace empowers you to choose rightly according to the demands of God; but don't forget that the grace also reduces the power of God to the position of an Onlooker when we willfully and clandestinely choose to dive and swim into the pool of sin-very much like how the Lord looked on as Adam and Eve fell grossly into sin. (Genesis 3) Your mercies are forever new everyday, we also know you can do and achieve all things; therefore let Your power brings us to You daily so we can be called Your Own in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

February 29

Testimony Time:-It is so pleasing to see many attending churches and called by the name of Christ; however if only those who attends and worships the Lord under any guise can do so according to His commandments the world will be a better place because "As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love." (2 John 1:6). Aside, responsible service in the presence of God can also be rewarded with greater authority in the realm of the spirit. In that, as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9) However, the desire to love God and His commandments requires also some responsibility which must not be taken lightly. Evidently, there are some risks involved and the decision to love cannot be traded with because it is unlike an emotion. To love therefore starts with the power and ability to choose love over any other form of hatred in accordance to the teachings of Christ. "Therefore brethren, there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? (1 John 4:18-20) Finally, to love is an obedience through faith and must be without fear. It involves risk, choices, decisions and should not be handled with emotions. Such Abraham practiced only for him to be blessed with a Covenanted Child in the name of Isaac. (Genesis 16:19) Father without Your empowerment we cannot love rightly, choose to endow us with Your loving kindness so that the desire to love You will be paramount in every decision we make in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

February 28

Testimony Time Teasers Today:- I woke up this morning asking for the guidance of the Spirit to lead in what to write today. As I pondered over some nudges I stumbled into this write up by Sister Taiwo Shokoya-Ayanbeku and then a silent voice proclaimed this is good enough for the special message for the day. Please read- WE CAN CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PAST And it goes- "The past is over and done, we cannot change that now, yet we can change our thought about the past, How foolish for us to punish ourselves in the present moment because someone hurt us in the long ago past. I often say to people who have deep resentment patterns, ''Please begin to dissolve the resentment now, when it is relatively easy, Don't wait until you are under the treat of surgeon knife or on your death bed, when you may have to deal with panic, too'' When we are in a state of panic, it is difficult to focus our minds on the healing work, We have to take time out to dissolve the fears first. If we choose to believe we are helpless victims and that its all hopeless, then the Universe will support us in the belief, and we will just go down the drain, It is vital that we release these foolish, out-moded, negative ideas and beliefs that do not support us and nourish us, Even our concept of God needs to be one that is for us, not against us. We need to choose to release the past and forgive everyone, ourselves included. We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive, but the fact that we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing process. It is imperative for own healing that ''we'' release the past and forgive everyone. I forgive you for not being the way I wanted you to be. I forgive you and set you free'' This affirmation set us Free, Good morning my loves, have a bright beautiful day, muah....." To conclude, let us know that even in our limitations God can still perform wonders depending on our perceptions. If in your heart you say it is over, then it is over! Challenges oftentimes are meant to set us free; not to kill, maim, discourage and or suppressed. Whilst there is breathe in us we can still get to where God wants us to be if we regard the temporary setback as a message from God that perhaps that was not His intention for us in the first place. Your testimony is closer to you than your thoughts if only we know and believe that God is merciful and truthful to His word. "For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does." (Psalm 33:4) His thoughts for us is of peace; not of evil and His mercies are forever new everyday. (Jeremiah 29:11 and Lamentation 3:19-23). Would you then care to share and claim from these advantage? God sets a table before us daily to eat from; it is up to you to choose wisely and eat from His table or that of Satan. You can also choose to become a glutton and eat from the two tables; the choice and the rewards become yours very sincerely. God on this day, work in our hearts and remove all pollutants of the Devil for your Spirit to take possession and make us free to enjoy Your truthful Presence. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...

February 27

Testimony Time:-We may be giving glory to God for His steadfast love and care; as well let us check ourselves to see if really we are having a proper relationship with Christ. In that, relationship with Christ must be such that challenged everyone to be upright in their Christian duties. It has a lot to do with our responses to Christ teachings, examples, His laws and the type of love we have towards our neighbors. These attributes alone bear testimony to whether we are dead or alive with/in Christ and under no circumstances can they be misconstrued as- 1. The display of ornamental crosses worn on different necks. 2. The amount of religious visits to so many churches. 3. Monetary contributions to various projects in any Christian Assemblies. 4. Lucrative positions or otherwise we may have been appointed to or may have usurped under different agendas. 5. Coined or faked spiritual endowment and or endorsement. 6. How big your ministry is 7. Not the size of personal pockets and or church pockets. 8. It is not how well you can speak, write and sing to the Lord's praises. 9. The sort of name we bear or who we are connected with or to. "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace." Romans 6:12-14 "Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Roman 6:11) Lord give us your spirit so we can be alive in you. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

February 26

Testimony Time:- ‘For the LORD does not see as man sees.’ (1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV). Copied from Evangelist Bowale Ogunmekan's Facebook page. The message touched me in many ways; in that many Christians have been endowed with lifetime changing opportunities which may have been rebuffed under so many guises. Let us read, we can only be blessed if we choose to- "Look again at that situation you don’t understand. Try to imagine Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus. She is about to give birth to the Son of God who will one day redeem the world. She needs a place to stay for the night. Someone has the opportunity of a lifetime! Sadly, the record reads, ‘There was no lodging available for them’ (Luke 2:7 NLT). Opportunity knocks; but the innkeepers were too busy to open the door and seize it! Look again at that seemingly hopeless situation. Imagine a boy in the crowd following Jesus. Can you see him in the corner? Look again. His lunch basket contains five loaves and two fishes - just enough to feed one person. Andrew asks Jesus, ‘What good is that with this huge crowd?’ (John 6:9 NLT). Yet when the Lord blessed it, it was more than enough to feed five thousand people. Like the song says: ‘Little is much when God is in it’’. Look again at that enemy who seems unchangeable. Saul of Tarsus is attacking you. Why? Because he hasn’t yet had his life-changing encounter with Jesus on the Damascus Road. God hasn’t revealed to him what He’s revealed to you, so he is passionate about the wrong things. Don’t counter-attack, and don’t give up on him. God’s about to do great things for him - and through him. Rarely are people as they first appear. Nobody has to stay the same as they are today. When God begins to work in their life, anybody you know can experience a 180-degree turnaround - sometimes within twenty-four hours." Have you been blessed? It is pertinent that you divorce your marriage with anger, pride, low self esteem and being locked with the past. It is a must to shun lies, rumour mongering, adultery, fornication, lasciviousness and all other vices so we can be married to Christ. Don't just be a church goer, be Christ lover and obliterate all forms of uncharitable conducts in our lives in favour of His Righteousness. Time is going, are you going to continue to live like Lot who did not value so much the presence and position of God in His life? Would you care to know that Lot compromised everything possible by living in Sodom where he should not have been seen or lived because the nation were considered ungodly by God? Noah on the other hand was a righteous man to the core and his relationship with God was very different; he lived in the Spirit, worked/walked in the Spirit, moved in/with the Spirit and lived within the Lord's victory. Now which side do you belong? Lord on this new day, give us the right spirit to work with You, the right attitude to claim from You and enough wisdom to know we cannot live without You in our lives and that You will continue to exist even when we cease to exist in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

February 25 (Testimony Time Teasers Today)

Testimony Time Teasers Today:- A story shared as received because it blessed me. God is Faithful! In the country of Armenia, in 1988, Samuel and Danielle sent their young son, Armand, off to school. Samuel squatted before his son and looked him in the eye. "Have a good day at school, and remember, no matter what, I’ll always be there for you." They hugged and the boy ran off to school. Hours later, a powerful earthquake rocked the area. In the midst of the pandemonium, Samuel and Danielle tried to discover what happened to their son but they couldn’t get any information. The radio announced that there were thousands of casualties. Samuel then grabbed his coat and headed for the schoolyard. When he reached the area, what he saw brought tears to his eyes. Armand’s school was a pile of debris. Other parents were standing around crying. Samuel found the place where Armand’s classroom used to be and began pulling a broken beam off the pile of rubble. He then grabbed a rock and put it to the side, and then grabbed another one. One of the parents looking on asked, "What are you doing?" "Digging for my son," Samuel answered. The man then said, "You’re just going to make things worse! The building is unstable," and tried to pull Samuel away from his work. Samuel just kept working. As time wore on, one by one, the other parents left. Then a worker tried to pull Samuel away from the rubble. Samuel looked at him and said, "Won’t you help me?" The worker left and Samuel kept digging. All through the night and into the next day, Samuel continued digging. Parents placed flowers and pictures of their children on the ruins. But, Samuel just kept working. He picked up a beam and pushed it out of the way when he heard a faint cry. "Help! Help!" Samuel listened but didn’t hear anything again. Then he heard a muffled voice, "Papa?" Samuel began to dig furiously. Finally he could see his son. "Come on out, son!" he said with relief. "No," Armand said. "Let the other kids come out first because I know you’ll get me." Child after child emerged until, finally, little Armand appeared. Samuel took him in his arms and Armand said, "I told the other kids not to worry because you told me that you’d always be there for me!" Fourteen children were saved that day because one father was faithful. How much more faithful is our heavenly Father! Whether trapped by fallen debris or ensnared by life’s hardships and struggles, we are never cut off from God’s faithfulness. He is true to His character. He is reliable and trustworthy and can always be counted on. Deuteronomy 7:9 "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations…" 1 Corinthians 1:9 - God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. Psalm 37:28, "For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever" in Jesus name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...

February 24

Testimony Time:-It does not matter how much beauty you think you possess; if such beauty can not be translated into the true reflections owing to the righteousness of God, then there is a problem. Can I then ask what sort of experience you are giving those who come into contact with you? We must always remember that in life, we all must live within certain boundaries where we profess the name of God. To cross these boundaries is to transgress only to cope with what can be described as the "sins of the enlightened". This is because such people have come into contact with the revelation of Christ which shows the transgressors to be automatically accessible with the revelation Christ. Presumably with what they must have learnt in the name of Christ, therefore they should know what they are doing. It is therefore not a misjudgment for Christians to be defined by their actions. What they say and do plays major part in any relationship, nothing more! The Bible already professed "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. "A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of"-Luke 6:45. Hence, most problems people claim to face cannot be attributed to the church and immediate family per se; but to the sins of their hearts. Clearly, there had been numerous opportunities to get to hear the word of God at the altar of God EVERY service day. There are popular saying that "if we build again the things which we have destroyed, we make ourselves transgressors" (Galatians 2:18). What have you disowned in the name of Christ that clandestinely you have linked up with a bridge? Consider the anger you probably have jettisoned and now it is worn through the look of your eyelids. What of lying in God's name? Take us, make us, build us and cleanse us; make us Your own. Amen Just checking into His Presence...