Praise Medley - Deborah Uthman

20th November 2020

Checking into Gods Presence... Is it possible for the generality of human beings to always find strength in their expression of love, even if one needs to forgive his/her brother to achieve this purpose? Do you also know that it is also possible for those who were created by God to naturally use their status, age and rank that includes some self-inflicted righteousness to perpetrate hate campaign which does not tally with what the Bible says on love? In 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Apostle Paul says so much about the ways of love, and it states: - “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[b] it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now, we see in a mirror dimly but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” "Beloved, let us love one another, for Love is God, and everyone that LOVETH is Born of God, and knoweth God. He that LOVETH not, knoweth not God, For God is Love.”- 1 John 4: 7-8 “For Love is God, and everyone that LOVETH is Born of God, and knoweth God”. I, therefore, pray that nothing will snatch our salvation and separate us from the love of Christ which we have received. We beseech You oh Lord to allow love to bear all things, believes in all things, hope in all things, and endure all things through Christ that strengthens us in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...

19th November 2020

Checking into Gods Presence...  “But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.” Jeremiah 10:10-14  Talking about the judgement of tastes tells us so much about who we are in our Christian life. Against the backdrop of Gods prominence Who shows Himself constantly as the true God, the living God and an everlasting king. The Lord is “the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;” at his wrath, the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.” “He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightning’s with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.”  I wonder why those who worship God must find it so convenient to change their minds in pursuing what they confess originally before God. They make a covenant and simply forgets the promises surrounding those covenant, and oftentimes, this creates problems for human beings. God, on the other hand, does not change; but can only delay in fulfilling His covenant. When God created the earth, it was with the purpose for men to take absolute dominion. Men, however, used their hands to dismantle the true purpose of Gods plan upon the earth, by constantly using their imagination to toy with the dominance of Gods reign. Heavenly Father we thank You for Your dominance in our lives, and we invite You to graciously bless our souls today. Grant us the desire to work according to Your dictates and fill us with Your Holy Spirit in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence… 

18th November 2020

Checking into God's Presence...  In John 14:15, Apostle John wrote- “If ye love me, keep my commandments” and right through the whole Bible, there are Bible verses that offer specific truths concerning the ways that genuine Christian live their lives and what it means to obey the commandments of God. As such, when it comes to being obedient to the word of God; delayed obedience is tantamount to total disobedience in accordance with what the Bible says in Deuteronomy 11:1. The Lord instruction goes like this- “therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always. And in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” “Now, therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Exodus 19: 5-6 For: “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain”. James 1: 25-26 Brethren in Christ, can I ask if you consider or see the above instructions on obedience to the words of God as a burden? It is always true that human beings find it very difficult to obey God, and this resonates what happened in the Book of Genesis where God professed that He regretted ever creating human beings. An assertion made in Genesis 6:5-6 states- “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”  We confess today oh Lord that we have not thorough in walking according to Your statutes, so today we want You to empty what is not Yours inside us and fill us with Your Spirit so we can begin to live a life worthy of Your eternal glory in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence... 

17th November 2020

Checking into God's Presence... And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.” 1 King 17: 13-16 Elijah declared to the widow of Zarephath: “Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah”  So, therefore, I command you all to fear not; but go and act following the commandment of God The widow of Zarephath followed the instruction of God through Prophet Elijah, her house ate for many days, and the barrels of her meal was not wasted, neither did her cruse of oil fail according to the word of the Lord from Elijah. I also pray that we all receive portions of divine success, joy, breakthrough, healing, and peace. We will be privileged to eat for many days, and the barrel of our meals will not be wasted, and the cruse of our oil will never fail in Jesus Mighty Name Amen. Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...

16th November 2020

Checking into God's Presence... And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? Art, not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.” 2 Chronicles 20:3-9 To always seek the face of the Lord is not a taboo; the routine had been practice more than two thousand years ago, judging from the above bible passage. Seeking the face of God in all our endeavours opens up an eternal and divine investment. In return, those who follow the pattern will receive the Lord’s blessing. As King Jehoshaphat declared “And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?; In like manner, those who seek God’s face in all things can expect their clothes of blessings to be in vogue, and the cruse of their oil shall not fail them, for God’s divine investment would have taken over the zeal in their level of faith. Make us victorious in the power of Your Name oh Lord, and none of Your Children shall beg for food. We, beseech You: "to take the part with them that help us" and let Your mercy declare peace upon us. With Your grace; forbid us from having any repercussion from the troubles of this world as You will remove humiliation, shame, rejection and dejection. And let any forms of lack be far away from us in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...

15th November 2020

Checking into God's Presence... “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Colossians 3:16-25 As children of God, we must remember always that God did not bring us this far to disgrace or bring you to shame. Therefore we must allow the word of Christ to dwell in us richly in all wisdom; “teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord”. We must walk in the spirit and in truth and also worshipping the Lord God in honesty; working to build a house for ourselves in heaven through our conducts in this world. As a wise woman; you must be able to pray, fast and love throughout every season. You must be able to clothe the naked, counsel the sick and go into praise when going through some agonies. You must keep going, and must not be weary in any form or shape, and you will then see the walls of bitterness broken down by His grace. We must also be prayerful, nurturing men and women unto the path of righteousness, and constantly arming ourselves with the breastplate of truth. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” “in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Jesus Christ." But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Then we should also believe that His goodness and mercy shall always follow us throughout the days of our lives in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...