THANKSGIVING

I am grateful to God for His Grace. This year has been tough but God has been so faithful. 

See you in the new year.

THE RIGHT CHOICE

Joshua 24:15

"...then choose for yourselves this day who you will serve..."

GOD is so gracious that despite being GOD, HE gave man the gift of choice. HE wont force us to do what HE wants us to do. You either choose to follow HIM or choose to follow the world.

The choice to serve God is not an easy choice to make because we, as humans get easily swayed by the pleasures of the world. It is easier to spend 24 hours watching TV or surfing the internet than it is to read and study the Bible for 1hr. We can talk with our friends for 5hrs stretch but we cant spend 30mins praying to GOD. Why? Because good things don't come easy, thats why!

I asked God to give me wisdom to understand why choosing HIM over the world was the right choice. This is because in order for a person to be convinced to do something, he has to first understand what he is about to do and also why he has to do it.

After asking GOD for wisdom 

(James 1:5; if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask GOD, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.")

 The HolySpirit opened my heart and mind to these revelations:

1. Perception of life:

The world's view of life is Y.O.L.O ( You Only Live Once). You flex life to the fullest and then die. Thats it? What a rip off!

But GOD's view is in John 3:36

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for GOD's wrath remains on him". 

I would take eternal life over Y.O.L.O anytime, thank you very much.

2. Government:

The devil is the prince of the world. John 14:30 and the devil himself reiterated this fact in Matthew 4:8-9 where he showed Jesus the world and its splendour and promised to give all to Jesus if Jesus would bow to him. (LOL)

But GOD is the Almighty, the Alpha and Omega, All powerful, the Most High GOD! All power in Heaven and on Earth belongs to Him.
Job 26:14,  "These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?

Psalm 95:3, "For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods."

Job 9:4, "He is wise in heart and mighty in strength – who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?

Okay, GOD's authority is far above that of the devil. In order words, the devil himself is subject to GOD. Now why would i choose a subject over a Lord? I aint stupid!

3. Reward

The worldly reward is limited to his followers. And this reward is that although you gain a lot of worldly pleasures which are fleeting in nature, but this choice is at the expense of your soul.

Mark 8:36

"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul"

GOD rewards Everyone! Whether you choose to follow GOD or the world. Irrespective of your choice, You still get a reward according to your deeds on earth.

Revelations 22:12

" Behold, I am coming soon. My reward is with me, and i will give to everyone according to what he has done."

His reward for those who follow him is eternal life in paradise while for those who follow the world(devil) is hellfire. 

The world hates GOD but GOD is so full of love that HE gave His Son to redeem man. He gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can be saved. Thats true love! 

Its no brainer, GOD WINS!

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

A Good Father

The worst day of my life was 8th June 2015. The day i lost my father. Words cannot explain the feeling of loss and emptiness that overwhelmed me. At first, I was angry with GOD. Remembering all His promises of Life and not death. At that point i thought GOD had failed me. 

The devil tormented me with regretful thoughts:

' I should have done this better'

' I should have spent more money on him and time with him'

' I should have done this or done that'

Through all this, the Holyspirit never left me. I was so angry. I made up my mind to stop going to church because i wanted to avoid anything that would remind me of GOD's promises but GOD found other ways of reaching out to me. 

On Social media,

Different accounts and handles posted, tweeted and retweeted 

psalm 30:5

"Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning"

 Open Heavens devotional read :

Matthew 5:4,

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

 

On the internet,

Revelation 14:13

"...blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, so that they may rest from their labours, for their deeds follow with them"

 

I realised God wanted me to talk to him and for the first time since the loss, i cried. I told God how much i love my father and how much it hurts that HE has taken him away from me so prematurely. I told GOD how empty i felt. I uttered the dreadful words: "I am now fatherless"

 

Then i attended the Global Leadership Summit, which i thought was a circular summit, one of the speakers spoke about dealing with the death of a father with the scripture:

Psalm 68:5

"Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling"

Again, i wept but this time, the tears were those of relief. I realised that i was not alone. GOD took my father to fill that role in my life. The role of a Father. The One that will protect, love and care for me. The One that will supply all my needs according to His Riches in glory and HE has been faithful. 

THE ALMIGHTY GOD IS MY FATHER!