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He Used The Ravens

Jesus speaking to you in Matthew 6v25, said…

Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Most times, we worry too much on these things Jesus said we should not.

You know what? You will do yourself good not to worry,
Don’t bother yourself on how God is going to work things out.

To Elijah, He said…
…and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. (1Kings17v4b)

If He had to command the ravens for Elijah’s sake. He will do much more for you. He hasn’t changed.

How He will do it,
Who or what He will use
Is His to decide.

Relax! God’s gat everything figured out and He will work it all out for your GOOD!

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The Present Help

The Present Help (Mark 16)
There are times in our lives when we face situations that are beyond us, when we become helpless and are desperate for help. It could be frustrating at times, when no help seems to be forthcoming or the help we hope for is being delayed.
The good news is that there is always a present help from God, He is ever ready and ever willing; while that need is still starring at you, He provides the way out, He gives the solution only if you solely look up to Him (Psalm121:1).
From this bible reading, the two women were on their way to the tomb of Jesus, and as they went, they began to think of the “seemingly” obstacle that they will face and said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?” (verse3).
Surprisingly, God (who is the present help) has gone ahead of them to solve the problem by sending His angel to roll away the stone. Thus, when they got there the stone had already been rolled away.
This is to encourage us that there is a God that is always there and present to help us each time we are faced with difficult situations. Psalm 46:1 says, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Ours is to call on Him and He will answer us (Jem33:3).
God’s help can come in different ways, beyond our thoughts. We cannot decide how He is to help; He is the only one to decide which way to send the help and choose what means to use, ours is to call on him and trust him to send us help.
If He sent help to these two women in Mark 16, He will also send help your way when you look to him for help.

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It Seem Right

Proverbs 14v12 (NIV)

“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death”

One of our greatest assets as human is the Will Power, that is, the ability to make decisions. God has given us the responsibility to make decisions and to make our choices as we journey here on earth; and not just that, but to also face the consequences of our decisions. He said to the people of Israel in Deuteronomy 30:19, “…I have set before you life and death” and He proceeded by advising them to choose life. Meaning, He did not just give them options to choose from, He also advised them on the choice they should make and gave them the reason for that choice.

In life, we are daily faced with the need to make decisions (either big or small) and all of these decisions leave us with their consequences (good or bad). Life is full of choices and as human, we are prone to making mistakes and have the tendency of making a wrong decision.

You may have put all the necessary into consideration when making your decisions and still hit the wall/fail. In as much as God has given us will power, He still expects us to call on Him when making our decisions (Jeremiah 33:3).

It may seem right and not be right,

It may appear wonderful and not be wonderful,

It may look good and not be good!

Thus, take caution, exercise patience and utilize the priviledge you have to ask God and He will lead you the right way as He has promised, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go” Psalms 32:8.

Remember, despite the fact that he has left us to decide, we still need to consult him to avoid the wrong end and the terrible consequences of a wrong decision.

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Experience beget Confidence

Case Study 1 – David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17v 34-37)

Case Study2 – Joseph (Genesis 37v5-10, 40v8-22)

When unpleasant things happen to us, we tend to react so badly and get carried away that we lose grip of the lessons in them for us to learn. We put our maximum attention on the problem that we lose sight of the things we have to learn from it.

As Christians, there is no situation we face or pass through that God did not allow and for every situation God allows, there is always a lesson in it for us to learn. Amongst others, we gain experience from every situations/challenges we pass through in life and it is this experience that births confidence in the journey of life.

Using David as our first case study (1 Samuel 17v 34-37), it was the experience he had with the lion and the bear while tendering his father’s flock that gave him the confidence to face Goliath as he said “…the Lord that delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this philistine”. If he had not had those experiences, he probably might not have been able to face Goliath with such confidence.

Our second case study is Joseph (Genesis 37v5-10, 40v8-22); he had had experiences with dreams when he was with his family and interpretation of dreams while in the prison. His experience in interpreting the two prisoners’ dreams gave him the confidence that he could also interpret Pharaoh’s dreams in Genesis chapter 41.

Your past victories in life should give you the confidence needed to face any other challenge that comes your way. If God didn’t fail you before, He won’t fail you now. If He saw you through before, He will see you through again.

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Your Spirit Versus Your Flesh

Ecclesiastes 12 v 7

As popularly said, a man is a tripartite being with a Spirit, a Soul and a Body.  For the purpose of this message, we will basically focus on the Spirit and the Flesh. According to the account of creation in the book Genesis (Genesis2v7), God formed man from the earth (dust) and breathe into it (releasing His Spirit into the moulded man), then man became a living being.

Taking our focus from Ecclesiastes 12v7, the Bible says, “the flesh will return to the earth where it came from, and the Spirit will return back to God who gave it”. From this scripture, it is of utmost importance to be sensitive to the roles these two play in determining where we spend our eternity. Many times, our flesh causes us to sin and do things that displease God but it is important to know that it is our spirit not our flesh that will be judged.

Many of us spend our time and resources investing on our flesh and yielding to its demands at the detriment of our spirit. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life (Galatians 6:8). It is however important to state here that, it is the spirit that gives value to the flesh; thus, it will be unwise to let the flesh lead you astray.

Remember, at salvation, it is our spirit that God saved not our flesh (Adam’s example, it was his spirit that got disconnected from God when he sinned). The flesh has tendency to always misbehave and go against the will of God but do not forget that at the end of your journey on earth, the flesh will return to the earth, it is your spirit that will have to face the consequences of what your flesh has done.

Investing in our regenerated spirit and yielding to it, is the best way to escape eternal damnation. Our spirit should control our flesh and not vice versa. We therefore will do ourselves good to allow our spirit as empowered by the Holy Spirit to lead us in all affairs of life as it is our spirit that will give account of how we lived our lives.

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Less Room, More Boom

LESS ROOM, MORE BOOM.

In life, you are more likely going to win or be defeated not just because of what you are surrounded with, but what you have within you.

Heaping the blames for your predicament on external factors is absolutely worthless.

Our Lord rightly demonstrated this; born with virtually all odds against Him. Not even a space in a decent or hygienic environment: “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7.

Though He started without a room, yet ended up rising above moon.

Having no room isn’t meant to spell your doom. The fellow you think you deeply love may have no room in his or her heart for you in return; though qualified, an organization may deny you a space; those that should might refuse to give you a room to express, exhibit or defend yourself. None of these means you can’t still experience a boom.

It’s having no drive, nor a compelling vision and purpose to live for that leads to a doom; it is not having no room.

Author:  Pastor Yomi Oyeniyi (Faith Among All Nations Ministry)

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Having It Isn’t Enough – Use It (Part 2)

Matthew Chapter 25 (Parable of the Talents)

I am a graduate, I have a masters’ degree, I am experienced, I am talented, I have diverse skills; these are the thoughts/mentality and reality of most youths. Yes! Beautiful! You have a bachelor’s degree, masters degree, talents or what have you but still, having it isn’t enough.

It is important to state here, that there is no one that is created empty, without any gift. What you need, to be who you want to be is in you, discovering it/ digging it out is however, your responsibility. Though we are not equally gifted, yet, there is no one without a deposit of gift/talent.

With the understanding that there is something deposited in you at creation, having it is however, isn’t just enough. What are you doing with that deposit? What are you doing with that gift/talent? Remember, whatever your innate ability is, it is for a purpose. The purpose of whatever gift you have is “Maximum Utilization, resulting to High Productivity” as it has been said that nothing remains constant, it increases or decreases, grows or die.

Self Discovery – Self Development – Achievement

There is a quote that says… “The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. Discover what has been deposited in you, develop/work on it and achieve your desired results/become who you want to be.

Having it isn’t just enough, using it/putting it to use is essential to get results. Put what you have to use, stop wishing for things to happen. Work with what you have no matter how small/little, for there is always a room for Growth, Development and Improvement.

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Commit God to Act (Part 3)

John 2: 1 – 10 (Jesus’ First Miracle)

Verse 4 – 5: In these verses, we saw what happened after Mary went to meet Jesus, to tell Him about the wine that got finished. Jesus gave Mary an answer contrary to her expectation/desire but yet, because she knows what Jesus can do and believes He can deal with the situation on ground, she refused to give up despite the fact that Jesus had already told her “no”, she instead, went to the servants and told them “do whatever he tells you to do”. This act of Mary was what committed Jesus to act as the servants were waiting for the instruction from Him as Mary as told them.

In the same way, we can commit God to act on our circumstances by standing on what He says in His word and engaging it profitably for our desired testimonies as God cannot deny His Word (Ps 138v2b, Titus 1v2). If He did not deny the words of Mary, how much more His Word

Verse 7 – 10: We should obey His Word unquestionably and undoubtedly, we should do whatever He tells us to do not necessarily what we feel/want to do; only by doing what He tells us to do, will we get our desired miracles. Whether or not it makes sense, follow and carry out His Order. When we do as He commands, we get His best.