8th January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... “Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us. Thy tackling’s are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. And the inhabitant shall not say I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity”. Ezekiel 33:20-24 What is your story? Please learn from the above and seek the Lord in spite of those painful circumstances. Hannah did, she had a turn around. Joseph too had his share of the tribulations of this world whilst in Egypt; his testimonies confused his brethren who sold him into slavery. When he introduced himself; they were astonished in Genesis 45:3-4 which states- “Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.” What about you? Are you renouncing God because of some teething problems? Remember, it is not over until it is finally over. Choose God today and make Him your friend. He is more faithful than the physical friends of this world. Look upon our souls today oh Lord and let Your eyes have compassion on us. We beseech You to redeem us from any distress capable of disturbing the faith we have in Your Holy name. Magnify our thoughts with your Holy Spirit so our steps can be designed to always seek after the righteousness in Your name. Let those who are called by Your name declare: I am not sick and the people that seek after you says they have been forgiven of their iniquity in Jesus name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

7th January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... “The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.” Psalm 104:18-25 Throughout the Scripture, God's name is portrayed as the giver and taker of life. This fact remains contingent upon the continuation and the sustainability of our "breath" by the creator of the universe. It means when God ceases to power any breathe, life quite simply and suddenly becomes extinguished. David in Psalm 104:24 made a poignant note of this assertion: "How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust" If life then is seen and or perceived as some kind of race, who are we competing with? Undoubtedly, our daily experiences portray everyone to be on a form of race on a race track; either chasing one thing and or being chased by something different altogether. Even at that, life stories: depending on how you make them are usually borne out of contention which always lead to diverse-repercussions. This however puts life more on the part of a race track than the way the Bible describes and expects us to lead our lives. Why then do we need to be contentious as Children of God? How come contentment has suddenly become so foreign amongst us. It does not matter if you run or view life pinned down on a race track that is filled with contention, strife, anger, jealousies, hatred and or love. Whichever angle you perceive life; we must know that we are in this life for a little time and oftentimes that becomes too hard for us to understand. In that, irrespective of what we currently enjoy, perceived and or considered to be a sumptuous track will always come to an end before our fading eyes someday. Whilst we enjoy the New Year, take it as your season to shine but always remember that heaven is home and it is real. David said in Psalm 104: 19 For God “appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night:” Lord we beseech you to be our guide and erase all contentious spirit in our hearts so we can begin to experience peace in our lifetime. You remained the first in our thoughts this year, let the good things of life follow and encompass us. Guide so Your Holy Spirit can empower, overwhelm, enable and enrich us with Your favour and let us be surrounded with Your grace in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

6th January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with thy entire mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets"- Matthew 22: 37-40 Absolutely, no one can be a friend of God without first identifying where he or she is in relation to the core values of God's principles. The process alone can help to rectify any standards that are below par when we consider the Lord's commandments. Knowing who we are in Christ sets us on a perfect relationship with God. Already Jesus Christ have helped in no small measures to streamline the Commandments of God in Matthew 22: 37-40 However and in spite of our normal nonchalance to the above directives, the desire to love and follow through on the above instructions underlies the assurances invested in the unmerited grace of God. Undoubtedly, this will significantly attract the natural flow of God's kindness: albeit to those who are called by His name. It is therefore an undeniable fact that every individual must know where they are with God. The same principle applies to the sort of love we harbour for one another. What we often forget is we show a great disservice to ourselves where we don't follow the precepts of God as stipulated in James 2: 8-9 which states: “If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” As we cross successfully into the pattern of Your New Day oh Lord: we thank you for the privileges given to enjoy and also celebrate the first week of another Year. With Your power teach us how to love You. Empower us to show similar love to our neighbours and give us victory over every adversaries in the midst of every prevailing circumstances in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

5th January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... "Luke 8:17 declares-“there is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light". Ordinarily, the gift of this new day from God should come as a surprise to everyone because through the Lord’s mercies we have not been consumed by death. Besides, God also empowers every new dawn to uncover every secret affairs nurtured during the night. Truly, the affairs of the night may have paralysed some thoughts, making the news of the coming day to be so far apart from the night. In retrospect; let us remember that whatever has a beginning must surely have an end. All illicit affairs enjoyed using the covers of the night or brought about under any guise must somehow disappear; this is in spite of the joy derived from the escapades. Now that the new day is here, what affairs did you engage in last night? Did you see them as following through on the righteousness of God? Every new day therefore offers us the opportunity to set new limits and pursue God's purpose. Exodus 9:16 says “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” The Lord and His purposes are always perfect but we are not and it is also true that the Lord understands that. However the choices embarked upon should be filled with the desire to walk according to the purpose of God. Undoubtedly, Christians nowadays are always prone to be assailed with doubts and fears which can keep them away from living according to the purposes that God has established. We invite Your Presence oh Lord to teach us consistently so we can overcome this by reading and studying Your word. Develop our faith in You and make them stronger day by day as we learn from You and pray to You regularly. Let us become more embolden to accomplish great purposes in Your name. Make every gate in our lives to be lifted so that You as the King of Glory can usher in era of Glory into our lives. We decree that this New Year, the Almighty God will release the spirit of excellence and of successes upon us and God will allow His rain of prosperity to fall and clothe us with the spirit of honour. You will also give us strength to be made perfect in our area of weaknesses in Jesus Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

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…

3rd January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:12-14 Goodness is an attribute of God which all Christian should not only exhibit but also practice with true intent and purposes. Genuine Christian must be open, generous in the expression of their love to others and display always the attributes of forgiving spirit. Above all, it must be said that there is some kind of peaceful feelings associated with goodness. This gives power and greatness to the extent that Christians can now declare "therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God." “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” Therefore and in this New Year oh Lord; guide us with Your goodness and let Your kindness show through us in all manifestations. For Your Word says: “I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed.” Romans 15: 17-18 Again we plead in Your name to allow the virtues of Christ to overwhelm, prepare and strengthen us purposefully: mainly for actions relating to the true love of God. With Your Might, ensure we continuously make sincere attempt and also take valid strides surrounding the will to do what is good in all circumstances: not only for this Year but always; unto You in Your service and in our relationship with our neighbours in Jesus Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...

2nd January 2020

Checking into God's Presence... "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works." Psalm 145:15-17 We give thanks unto You oh Lord for sparing our lives to see the month of January. Thank You for being nigh unto all that called upon You in the previous year; taking note of our troubles through the faithfulness in Your name as we celebrate the birth of another decade. This new year, we want to invite You more into the affairs of our lives and by the same margin oh Lord; begin to fulfill our desire so we can bless Your name forever. We do know Lord that great is Your name and Your greatness is unsearchable. Empower therefore our generation to praise Thy works and declare the greatness in Your Mighty works; as delivered unto each and everyone of us daily. We beseech You to make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts from the glorious encounter with Your kingdom through Your name this New Year. Also position our faith in You and let us speak of the glory of Thy kingdom and talk of the power that bears testimonies to Your Name; for the eyes of all who are called by Your name wait upon Thee. Give us our meat in due season and open Thine hand to satisfy our desire with the hidden treasures of heaven. You are righteous in all ways and holy is Your works; therefore fulfill our desires because of the fear we have for Your Holy Name. With Your love oh Lord: preserve us, hear our cries and save us from the perils of the world as we go through the endeavours of another year. For the testimonies in Your name; let our mouths speak of Thy praise oh Lord and make all flesh bless Your holy Name for ever and ever in Jesus Name. Amen Just Checking into His Presence...