Testimony Time
Just checking into His Presence...
Sunday, 5 December 2021
5th December 2021
Checking into God's Presence...
And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they." Exodus 7: 1-6
Despite the worldly trouble faced by Moses from Pharaoh, Thou still declared him a god upon Pharaoh. May the power of Your Might keep us above our enemies. Let us continue to worship You In faith, trust, hope and also believe in the plans and the thoughts that You have for us as in Jeremiah 29:11
It states- "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." On this new day Father that You have prepared for us, "there be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us". Psalm 4:6
"Thou hast put gladness in our hearts, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. We will all lie down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest us dwell in safety" Psalm 4:7-8
Therefore, let those who stand against us be in awe to the testimonies of our mouths. Teach us Your ways so we will sin no more. Make Your daily grace commune with our hearts even before we rise from our beds in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen
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Saturday, 4 December 2021
4th December 2021
Checking into God's Presence...
John 4:24 declares-"God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." But do you know the purpose of your creation, your expected end and when such will come on board? Without any doubt, there is a massive gain for those who genuinely believe in Christ; but do we all agree?
Hear this...
By His Grace, you woke up today and His Grace can nurture you spiritually, His Grace can speak for you today. His Grace can walk with and also work for you today.
His Grace can defend and fight for you today. His Grace can produce an uncommon miracle for you today. His Grace can make you be favoured today. His Grace can be all in all for you today. And His Grace can lift you today.
His Grace can transform you today.
His Grace can heal you today.
His Grace can satisfy all your needs if you rest on His Word and without participating in any notion that operates under a Godless culture.
It means without being purposeful in your worship and your relationship with God; you are nothing, and nothing can stand for you as gain in the Presence of our Lord Almighty.
May God teach us to value His grace, and with His love allow the Abrahamic covenant to come upon us now and always in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen
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Just Checking into His Presence…
3rd December 2021
Testimony Time Teasers Today:-
What is life?
Life very simply is the relationship between you and your neighbours and that can translate into many versions.
At home- the Godly relationship between husbands and wives including their children.
In the Society/Church/work place.
the fear of God in you forming the basis of your daily dispensation of your duties as you relate with every individual- maintaining Godly relationship.
Is like a toy held unto vehemently by a child that no one can take away from him or her. Not even his or her parents and the person who bought the item. What happens when the child sleeps? He or she loses the grip and the toy becomes anyone’s property.
What is life?
We can infer life to be like a beautiful flower that opens it’s bud in the morning for all to see but by evening time when the sun goes to sleep; it wilt and drop from it’s original position. And so it died.
What is life?
Life is like a sun that springs up and burns first slowly early in morning. Save for the incidence of any rain drop, it galvanises it strength to burn very brightly as the day progresses. But coming to the end of the day; the sun itself takes a bow for the glory of the moon to also shine.
In all of these, I have come to realise that whatever has a beginning must surely have an end. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:”
Death puts us in a position no one can envy because
Envy breeds contempt and
Allows the tendency to Pull him or her down
If care is not taken, it can lead to murder.
But no one can contest death.
No one can emulate
No one can suppress
No one can hijack
No one has the power to change.
No one can demote, ostracise, humiliate, kill, lie against and or fight with death for when it is time, it is time and would ultimately put us at peace; for once!!!
Therefore, “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.” Colossians 3:16
“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” Ephesians 5:19
When I joined my church; the church play a prominent role in changing the world; by so doing we had true converts joining the fold. Eg the Alhajis, the Alhajas and Pastors including men of this world like Babalawos, herbalists and the likes of them.
Life’s not measured by the amount of breadth we take but the amount of moments that takes our breadth away.
So Peter was kept in prison, but *the church was earnestly (with sincere and intense conviction; seriously praying to God for him.*
Acts 12:
To understand LIFE, You have to think about three locations.
(1) HOSPITAL
(2) PRISON
(3) CEMETERY
***********AT THE HOSPITAL **************
You will understand that nothing is more beautiful than HEALTH for HEALTH is WEALTH)
****************IN PRISON*****************
You will know that freedom is the most PRECIOUS thing in LIFE.
************AT THE CEMETERY ************
You will realize that LIFE is worth nothing. The ground we walk on today will be our roof tomorrow.
LET US THEREFORE REMAIN HUMBLE AND HAVE THE FEAR OF GOD AND RESPECT EVERYONE IN OUR SOCIETY.
Life will never provide WARRANTIES and GUARANTEES. It can only provide POSSIBLITIE5 and OPPORTUNITIES. It is upon us to convert them into SUCCESS. May God continue to guide us with His grace and mercy in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen
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2nd December 2021
Checking into Gods Presence...
Seeking and cultivating the Presence of God.
1 God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
he plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines of never-failing skill he treasures up his bright designs,
and works his sov'reign will.
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
the clouds ye so much dread are big with mercy, and shall break
in blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace;
behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding ev'ry hour; the bud may have a bitter taste,but sweet will be the flow'r.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain. -William Cowper
In seeking and cultivating the Presence of God; the above lyrics come to mind. It suggests that God moves in a mysterious ways and His works are unsearchable.
Those who must seek Him must first believe in the awesomeness of His great works and should be ready to follow Him irrespective, even where the evidence is showing God to be remaining silent over some affairs;
often the perceived silence in God’s nature does not mean He is not always acting on our behalf.
It is not uncommon to read meaning into the constant thought on the struggles we go through in the way we approach our daily life.
Usually, it revolves round the notion on whether to be or not to be a very good Christian; however in real term, this attributes can also stand for seeking to cultivate God’s presence in our daily pursuit in Christ Kingdom.
Without much ado, the simple answer to the two questions can be found usually with the individual steps taken in our quest to answer the demands necessitated by the events in our daily life: and without any doubt, it is such steps that will clearly define our role as genuine child of God or not.
In part, the essence of faith becomes very paramount in seeking to cultivate the presence of God. Christ Himself succinctly puts the idea very well in Matthew 17:20 and it says:
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
As well; it is wonderful to note what Jesus said with regards to having faith as small as a mustard seed; according to Him this is enough to move a mountain if we consistently trust and believe in Him.
Pretty much this shows that for us to begin to experience the mystery of God in our day to day living does not really require much from those who have decided to put their trust in Him and His Holy Name.
All we need do is trust Him and believe that what He said He will do He will do with our faith as little as a mustard seed! Consequently, it is only if we can trust, believe and obey His dictates that we can begin to experience His mystery in a larger form: and this includes the ability to do all these with patience, perseverance and the fear of God.
The same message was buttressed by Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 11:1-3. It states: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:”
Hence and Irrespective of what position we may find ourselves, God can still change our situation if something is found to be lacking in our journeys of faith.
Are you therefore in a wilderness of “not to be” or indeed a court room of not to be a good Christian? Let me assure you that help is always at hand whenever you decide to follow Jesus Christ.
In Psalm 77: 1-15, David gave us a clear insight into the sort of relationship those are seeking and trying to cultivate the Presence of God should maintain. It says- “I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled:
I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night:
I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so gr
However, it is when a man does not have a divine clue to their problems that they lose hope and begin to complain; that is when God’s name, works and the awesomeness in His Holy Name usually comes under the attack.
Whatever “you have against you” now and indeed what any man may have written about you does not in any way describe what God says will happen to you.
In a situation where you think that help is no longer available; this is irrespective of the essence of the spirituality that governs you; the common perception is to feel that the Lord had done us evil and the tendency is to forget about all His promises.
At that time, it may be very difficult to believe that with God there can still be a lifting up at any time. In that God can use anyone at any time as an example to promote His course for His avalanche of grace to come to manifestation.
And there is a glory set aside for anyone who believe in Him, that alone can emanate from any establishment according to Proverbs 21:1 which states:
“The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” Are you fighting a lost course? Do you think it is all over? Or have you been suppressed in any version that may have dented your faith in the power of His Holy name?
Let me assure you that there would be antagonism from many quarters but can still change your story. The question is: are you sure God can still do it?
You must always remember that the story of your life cannot just end until Christ says it has ended. What you think it’s impossible will definitely come to pass if you consistently trust God, fear Him and obey His commandments.
What type of wilderness are you going through at the moment? Instead of seeking to cultivate the Lord’s presence into your life; would you rather ensure you galvanise your position by moving into the complaining camps.
In Philippians 2: 9-16, a clear insight was given by Apostle Paul on how to seek and cultivate the Presence of God. “ Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputing’s: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
In closing, let me remind you about the biblical narrative of Hannah in the Book of 1 Samuel 1:2-2:21.
It is worthy to mention that outside of the first two chapters of 1 Samuel, Hannah’s name was never mentioned in the Bible. However, we later found out that she was one of the two wives of Elkanah, the other being Peninnah who had given birth to Elkanah's children.
The Bible recorded that Hannah remained childless because the Lord chose to close her womb in 1 Samuel 1:6. As a result, she was provoked, despised and humiliated about her condition by Peninnah.
Naturally and like any of us, she felt despaired, dejected and disillusioned about her experience and the treatment she received first from Peninnah, Elkanah and even Eli the Priest.
But instead of complaining, retaliating and or lose sight of God, Hannah remained focussed and committed, rather she took her anguish to God. She continued to seek the face of God like never before and she visited Shiloh yearly until the Lord answered her prayers.
The Bible also recorded in 1 Samuel 1:11 that Hannah also introduced a vow in her prayer. Hannah vowed a vow and she called on God on the strength of her vow to look upon her with mercy and compassion on her afflictions.
She promised that if God will indeed remember her on the strength of her vow, she will give back to God the long awaited son when he comes.
God was simply moved and impressed with her because she chose to cultivate His attention through prayers, faith, fear of Him, perseverance and a vow. Consequently, her womb was reopened but with multiple returns because Hannah was only looking for one child from God but: “the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters.
And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.” 1 Samuel 2:21. This is a clear example that we must always learn to cultivate the Lord’s presence in our lives with patience, faith, trust and perseverance irrespective of any condition that may come our way.
Grant us oh Lord the will to work with your plans in Jesus Name. Amen
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Just Checking into His Presence...
1st December 2021
Checking into God’s Presence...
“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:7-14
Do you know how potent God’s Grace is and how defiled our presence can be a times to share in this Grace?
Holy! Holy! Holy! Is the Lord, those who must worship Him must do so in holiness.
Today is another day in Your presence Father; let us be able to share in Your Grace. Amen
Wishing you all a happy new month of December.
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30th November 2021
GIVING
Giving in the house of God and to anyone in need of help should not be regarded as a taboo, considered strange and or seen as something out of place by our human nature. If we worship in a Bible believing church; it is necessary to know the enriching principles set by God to guide us in the way live and conduct ourselves at home (privately) and in the church (spiritually) in relation to giving.
David gave a clear insight in Psalm 41:1-3 and declares: “Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.”
The above verses can be linked to what Cornelius did in his daily living in Acts 10:1-3 to make an angel of God appeared to him. The Bible recorded that “There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with his entire household, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.”
In any house of God therefore, it is not out of place for God to expect us to give from our first fruits with joyful experience and tailor our gifts (giving) in His Presence after the abundance of His grace upon us and Proverbs 3:9-10 endears our thoughts towards this concept with the following sentence: “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”
Giving therefore plays an important role in the life of any child of God and should not be scornfully looked at. For Apostle Paul says: “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:” 2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Without mincing words, It is God’s ordained directive that His children must give and not only to the less privileged but also to His Household so that He too can adequately bless them in return. Under this mandate, l must be able to direct you all to do something that will make our worship more meaningful in His Presence. You must be able to trust in these principles for you to be able to unlock your heavenly riches. “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Psalm 34:8
I therefore pray to God to teach us His ways so we can always trust Him and be obedient to His principles “for the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.” Amen (Psalm 84:11-12)
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Just Checking into His Presence...
29th November 2021
Testimony Time Teasers Today:- Copied
When you see a Jobless Man's wife giving birth to triplets yet A TYCOON'S WIFE has Prayed to have a child for years, FEAR GOD.
When a degree holder resorts to guarding the gate of a man who never graduated from high school, don't disrespect education, JUST VALUE HUMILITY.
When an ordinary looking lady marries a man that has it all together yet an epitome of beauty and class has Prayed her voice out for a husband with no much success, KNOW IT'S NOT BY LOOK BUT GRACE.
AND
IF YOU SEE A MAN THAT ONCE
CHANGED CARS LIKE CLOTHES ARGUING OVER THE REPAIR OF HIS ONLY BICYCLE, Approach life with a sense of godly awe!!!
LIFE IS A LONG JOURNEY
LIFE HUMBLES THE PROUD
LIFE TEACHES PAINFUL LESSONS
-think through the things you say, the way you treat people around you. Meditate before throwing tantrums and Picture the journey before you take steps.
THE ARROGANT DONT LAST. Payback time is irreversible until you harvest all you planted.
Humility takes you to places your education won't and God's grace will lift you to where your beauty and natural talents won't.
Stay humble...
It will cost you no Penny...
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