Everything God created is an answer to a need or a solution to a problem. Every human is created for an assignment, for reward, for blessing. Children are a blessing. We said yesterday that our assignment is designed by God. Our assignment is also to a particular group of people. We cannot meet all the need of all the people. That will be taking the place of God. In a company, you cannot do everything: you are a guard, secretary, manager at the same time, no!
True Christianity is living by faith in God’s Word, where we are forever grateful and giving glory to God, not for what we expect Him to do, but for all He’s already done. We should come to realize that there’s nothing He hasn’t done for us yet.
No matter the crises or circumstances we face in life, God’s will is that we always maintain an attitude of thankfulness. He says in all things, give thanks, because He knows that you could never be disadvantaged.
We need to understand and appreciate God’s sovereign love for man through the different Covenants He initiated in the history of mankind in order for us to better serve Him. God operates by Covenants. Our text says, Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. (Deut. 8:18).
Dating is an avenue towards marriage and that’s why it’s advisable to date right. Be purposeful with the person you choose to date. Maintain the mindset that the person you are dating or will date is the person you want to marry. Don’t go into a relationship because everybody around you are in a relationship. Have the right mindset about dating before going into it.
Dating is a means to get to know the other party better because you want to marry the person. People that go into relationships without purpose end up wasting each other’s time. And in other to make the relationship work or feel connected to each other, they end up having sex.
When we seek God with all our heart, we normally find Him. Then, after we find Him, we get to know Him and to love Him. But, sometimes Christians behave with God as some married people behave with their partner.
Their love to their married partner is just for a moment and they begin to look outside. They are no longer satisfied with their spouses; they become fade up with the person to whom they pledged and vowed faithfulness. Man is naturally an insatiable being. Be watchful.
You are somebody special to God.
Those thoughts and feelings are lies from the devil aimed at getting you so down on yourself that you will never experience God’s best for your life. They try to make you feel you are “just not good enough” so why would God want to bless you? God does not have one child who is not good enough to receive His love.
In the School of healing or in the ministry of healing, we need to know that there is no barrier on God’s side. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the Temple was torn from top to bottom. The Holy of Holiest was then opened to give all men free access to the blessings, graces, mercies and glory of God, (Heb 4: 14-16)
God is unchangeable and faithful.
He cannot become wicked. There is no variation or shadow of turning with Him. Expect good gifts from Him. God delights in the prosperity of His children. Expect good gifts from Him. There are so many people and even Christians who don’t expect good things to happen to them.
They are so pessimistic and negative about life and the future. We should not just be positive thinkers; in fact, we should have our mind renewed by the revelation of God’s word.
Do you feel loved? It’s a wonderful thing knowing you are loved. Knowing that there is somebody out there that loves you makes you feel good inside. But if you feel unloved and feel that there is absolutely no one who even cares about you, then the lies of the Devil are working in you and creating a deep feeling of loneliness in you.
In all of God’s creation, God is saying that you are His most prized possession! In fact, in the mind of God, you are more valuable than the stars, the moon, the heavens, and all His handiwork.
Just like an artist with all the wonderful, creative pieces he designs, there’s always this one prized possession. That’s the way God feels about You! You are God’s workmanship, His masterpiece in all of creation.
Don’t waste energy on what you can do nothing about. There are some problems you can do nothing about them. Stop wasting your energy on them. Your gender, your height, your race, the climate, your nationality… you cannot do anything about them.
How come Abraham arrive at this point in life with Lot?
How can an uncle separated from his nephew?
The Bible reveals to us that God called Abraham to leave his country and his father’s house to a place God will show him.
There was no allusion to Lot or any other relative in that promise and in the plan of God for Abraham, but Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents.
Do you know that you can also learn godly and spiritual habits? Yes! In fact the best way to break free from ungodly habits is to replace them with godly ones.
Jesus Christ grew up with the habit of going to the synagogue and the Temple on the sabbath day. You remember the Bible says that, at the age of twelve, He was discussing with religious leaders in the Temple Court.
Psalm 100 is an invitation to all people to praise and give thanks to God. There is a strong emphasis about coming into the presence of God, V1-2.
This Psalm sums up the emphasis of a series of Psalms (95-100) on God’s sovereign rule, His goodness to His people, the responsibility of all nations to acknowledge Him, and the importance of God’s people exalting & worshiping Him.
The passage above is the explanation of all chaos in the world today. Generally with the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, the world lost its original standard. Everything became corrupt and stripped of God’s intended purpose and plan.
Consequently, many things went wrong and will continue to go wrong till the second coming of Jesus Christ. Let us see some major sources of problems in the world.
Favour is a fundamental attribute of God that springs from His grace, His mercy and His love. It’s what Jesus did at Calvary that earned you the favour of God.
Not your good life or good account. You can obtain favour from God. It is not by merit; if it is, then it is not longer favour. I am not by any way saying that you should live carelessly and not seek to please God. No! But know that his favour is a gift, not a merit. We use this word “favour” in our every day language.
Problems are dangerous joy-killers. They sap your strength. They derail your focus. Even when others are rejoicing, your heart is troubled; there is a concern in your life that needs to be handled; you can’t sleep because of it. You may be asking yourself, “How can I praise God when I am in this situation?” As we meditate on this topic for some days, you will learn how you can turn your PROBLEMS into PRAISES. Just follow closely.
The favour of God is that divine influence over a man’s life that makes him special on the earth. Think of David, Esther and Joseph. You can also enjoy such an influence. From this verse, we see that we can increase in the favour of God.
Growing in favour with God means building a good love relationship with Him that is personal and real. This was the case with Jesus Christ.
The secret of greatness of all Christians in the kingdom of God is not their great faith, not their long prayers, but it is the depth of their love for God. These are men and women who gave themselves over to God out of love.
What does it mean to love God? To love God means to have a deep affection and reverence for everything that concerns God: His name, His Word, His house, His people, His work and His purpose.
God is a God of new things, new beginnings, new life, fresh start. When things go wrong, when life goes bad, God gives a new start. There was a new start with Noah and his family in Genesis at the time when the world was corrupt and people were evil and wicked. There was a new start for Abraham when God told him to leave his country and family house and go to the land God promised him.