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New Year: How Christian Should Start a New Season!

Posted by Jan 12, 2021 Holy Word, Family, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
New Year: How Christian Should Start a New Season!

The beginning of a new year is an opportunity for Christians to check and balance their relationship with the LORD. It is time to seek GOD’s face for a new improved design of another fruitful year.

Today’s message elaborates steps to take in the early part of a new year to gain fruitfulness.

12 Steps to Take as You Start a New Year

1. Give thanks to the LORD for last year and appreciate Him for the new one.

2. Highlight the achievement and shortfalls of last year for better planning.

3. List and present your wonderful wishes for the new year to the LORD.

Proverbs chapter 13 verse 16: “Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.”

4. Forgive yourself and everyone that offended you.

5. Do a spiritual audit of your life using the scriptures.

6. I recommend the first 7 days of the new year for intensive prayers to seek GOD’s face and to know HIS plan for your life.

First Chronicles chapter 16 verse 11 to 12: “Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvellous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth.

7. List every response from the LORD.

8. Don’t be afraid if you hear nothing after 7 days, the Holy Spirit would communicate as you obey the word of GOD.

9. Sustain your Bible reading plan for the year.

Hebrew chapter 4 verse 12: “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

10. Make a list of Bible verses that would improve your spiritual. life.

11. Itemize the things that negatively affect your financials the previous year and seek help to avoid its repetition.

12. Every action that hampered your performance last year must not be repeated in the new year.

7 Bible verses that Helps for a Good Start!

1. Choose to strictly follow GOD

“When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34)

2. Put Faith in the LORD and not in the Money

“So, Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

3. Be Hopeful for a better year

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

4. Look to the LORD and not to any person

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills-From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2)

5. Don’t worry about the unknown in the new year

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

6. Don’t dwell in your last year shortfalls

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18-19)

7. The determinant of a wonderful year is your choice

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:33-34)

 

A Guide on a New Year Plan

It goes beyond a thoughtful posture on your couch, so a pen and a paper (or iPad) is essential for a good planning. Many points to write are not limited to the following:

1. Important new decisions to make for the year.

2. Your financial goals and how to achieve them.

3. How to improve your spiritual relationship with the LORD.

4. Mistakes of last year and its corrections for this year.

5. The aspect of your life that needs to change and how to get it done.

6. How you want to be a source of blessings to the poor.

7. Things to do to make the new year better than last year.

8. Identifying the time-wasters of your life and how to curb them.

9. Additional steps to take to improve the bond of your family.

10. How to contribute to the great mission of evangelism.

When you list your points, then you would have the confidence and assurance that the new year would be a great one for you. Present your points to the LORD for guidance and approval. I tried this every year and it works well for me.

 

A fruitful new year starts with intensive personal planning, presenting the plans to the LORD who has the power of fulfilment and obedience to the guidance of the LORD as the events unfolds every day. I pray that the LORD would make you enjoy this year in a spectacular form in Jesus name.

Holiness: 20 Ways for You to be a Holy Christian

Posted by Dec 31, 2020 Holy Word, Gospel Evangelism 1 Comment
Holiness: 20 Ways for You to be a Holy Christian

Holiness means a lifestyle free of sinful actions. How can a Christian survive the corruption, lies and distractions around us? Civilization and the technology made the issue of holiness unpopular. It’s a call for concern for those enduring on the narrow path to heaven.

Today’s message will enumerate the crucial steps to take for a consistent holy life in the LORD.

How to live holy in God’s Presence Every day

1. Set your heart to dislike violation of the LORD’s commandment given through Jesus Christ.

2. Ask for God’s approval before taking any action.

3. Hear from the Holy Spirit before taking your final decision.

4. Read the word of God daily.

5. Obedience to the word of God.

6. Respect the Power of Jesus’ Blood that cleanse your sins.

7. Don’t take the Grace of God for granted.

8. Preserve and respect your body as the temple of the LORD.

9. Stay away from Pastors or Prophets who urge you to come every Sunday to confess your sins.

10. Stay away from church that exalt their doctrines than Evangelizing the Gospel.

11. Read helpful Christian books.

12. Visit Christian blogs for inspired messages.

13. Don’t be afraid to say the truth in all circumstances.

14. Scold yourself when you do wrong and stick to godly corrections.

15. You must be genuinely Born-Again to attain holiness.

16. Endure the disciplinary actions of a genuine rebirth.

17. Think more about the glorious heaven and less of earthly things.

18. Don’t live with fear of sin because it would catch up with you.

19. Be on the alert always so you can respond to temptations without failure.

20. Don’t worry about people’s comment but be concerned about God’s comments about you.  

Bible verses about Holiness

Don’t fall into the traps of many false Pastors who preach on their pulpit that no one can be holy. They lie to everyone that the grace of Jesus covers their active sinful lives.

Romans chapter 12 verse 1:

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”

1Peter chapter 1 verse 15 and 16:

“but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.””

2Corinthians chapter 7 verse 1:

“Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

Leviticus chapter 11 verse 45:

“For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”

Leviticus chapter 19 verse 2:

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.’”

Hebrew chapter 12 verse 14: “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord”

The LORD’s Power is the source of your holiness while your obedience to HIM sustains your holy status. God be with you in Jesus name.

Mammon; 10 Ways to Know if I Serve GOD or My Wealth.

Posted by Dec 26, 2020 Holy Word, Church, Gospel Evangelism 4 Comments
Mammon; 10 Ways to Know if I Serve GOD or My Wealth.

Mammon is a spirit that masterminds the love of wealth for people’s comfort on earth. He is a friendly master who specialize in turning the heart of Christians from godliness.

The voice of money is so loud in the Christendom today! We rank our churches by size and the luxury in it. Why do we have millionaire club in the church? Why do we raise funds for expensive projects through game of the biggest donor among the rich and through exploitation of the poor?

Today’s message is for the Christians who have a strong concern to know if mammon is with them or not.

What did Jesus mean by serving Mammon?

He was teaching His audience about money and possession: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon.” Matthew 6:24

Jesus discourages you from the love of wealth accumulation. He wants you to spend your money into the lives of the poor. If you work hard to have many mansions, exotic cars, and all the best acquisition on earth then you are serving Mammon.

Jesus says: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.” Matthew 6:19

You’ll serve Mammon when you give importance to your wealth. Did you want people to recognise you as a wealthy person? Then you are in for it!

Jesus is not against riches but He does not want you to love money or squander the monies on material things of this earth.

The sitting down and construction of luxurious churches is against God’s plan for the Gospel, because Jesus Christ expects us to always be on the ripe field for harvest! 

The Strategy of the spirit of wealth

1. He gives you reasons for keeping all your accumulated monies into various bank accounts across the world.

2. This spirit would always discourage you from huge investment into the lives of poor.

3. Mammon tells you that building luxurious churches and purchase of exotic cars for the church workers are enough for God.

4. He puts your mind in all your treasures, so you think less about God and Heaven.

5. The spirit of Mammon lures you into greediness and a life without satisfaction.

How to Serve God and not Riches

One vital way to serve GOD is to manage your wealth properly to avoid bankrupt and invest your profit into the lives of the poor.

“Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” … Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew chapter 19

How to Know if You Serve Mammon

1. You love announcing your donations and when you are convinced to give to the poor, you want the TV stations to cover the events so that the world can know the millions you spent.

2. Preference to expensive things than moderate ones which serves the same purpose.

3. Do you yell at God disrespectfully when you run out of cash or not getting enough?

4. Devote more time to work and generate more money at the detriment of evangelism.

5. Followers of Mammon doze off when its time for Bible studies and prayers.

6. Mammon worshipers make special prayers to the Lord and promise to donate a big cash into the gospel if HE answers their request.

7. You serve Mammon when you limit the power of God to the amount of wealth you have.

8. When you love to preach prosperity and never want to emphasize messages like repentance and daily practice of holiness.

9. When your general overseer gets richer through the donation of church members and the poor congregates remain stagnant or get poorer, then you serve mammon in such a church! 

10. Church that spends much fund on various structural projects than the lives of the poor have Mammon on its altar.

I don’t intend to judge anyone or any church. The points above are not my opinion but the message of the LORD to all of us!

It’s a serious concern for me as well. You can share your comments with me.

Abomination of Desolation; What did Daniel and Jesus meant?

Posted by Dec 16, 2020 Holy Word, Church 2 Comments
Abomination of Desolation; What did Daniel and Jesus meant?

The LORD does not want you to be caught unaware when the time of tribulation approaches. So, abomination of desolation is a strong signal that needs critical observation.

Today’s message would compare the prophecy of Daniel and Jesus as related to the information about the end-time.

Prophecy of Daniel

The abomination of desolation is mentioned three times in the book of Daniel:

1. Daniel chapter 9 verse 27: “Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week, He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate”

2. Daniel chapter 11 verse 31: “And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.”

3. Daniel chapter 12 verse 11: “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.”

Is Daniel’s Prediction Fulfilled?

Antiochus Epiphanes obtain the Seleucid throne in 175 B.C.

He set himself against the Jews, massacred many of them and plundered the temple at Jerusalem before returning to Syria.

Antiochus issued a decree that all nations in his empire should abandon their own customs and become one people. All the Gentiles and even many of the Israelites submitted to this decree. They adopted the official pagan religion, offered sacrifices to idols, and no longer observed the Sabbath.

All the people were even ordered to defile the Temple and the holy things in it. They were commanded to build pagan altars, temples, and shrines, and to sacrifice pigs and other unclean animals there.

The Israelites were forbidden to circumcise their sons and were required to make themselves unclean in every way they could, so that they would forget the Law which the Lord had given through Moses and would disobey all its commands. The penalty for disobeying the king’s decree was death.

On the fifteenth day of the month Kislev in the year 168/167 B.C., “Antiochus set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar” of the temple. This appears to have been a pagan altar, probably with an image representing the Greek chief god Zeus.

Any books of the Law which were found were torn up and burned, and anyone who was caught with a copy of the sacred books or who obeyed the Law was put to death by order of the king.

Thus, no argument that the prophesy of Daniel was fulfilled.

Prophecy of Jesus – Abomination of Desolation

Matthew chapter 24 was a loaded passage explaining signs of the end times.

Verse 15 to 22: “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes…

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.”

Is Jesus’ End Time Prophecy Fulfilled?

A second fulfilment of the abomination of desolation occurred in A.D. 70 when Roman armies under Titus sacked the city of Jerusalem. In the process, Titus’ forces destroyed the temple building and altar and it has not been rebuilt to this day.

The event was a partial fulfilment of Jesus’ prophecy because the greatest tribulation is around the corner. The third repeated fulfilment of the prophecy related to “abomination of desolation” is imminent!

 

Abomination of desolation is an idolatry practice in the church. My personal observation is that the love of money had taken over the love of God in our midst. Who can convince me that the god of Mammon is not the idol on the altar of the church today?

This is food for thought for every Christian getting ready for the last day…

Horoscope; 10 Reasons to Avoid Astrologers!

Posted by Nov 28, 2020 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
Horoscope; 10 Reasons to Avoid Astrologers!

Astrologers use the horoscope as an art of divination to predict your future events or character. They ask for your birthday to relate its position in the sky, sun, moon and planets.

The horoscope originated from the eastern world but it’s becoming popular in our society. Today’s message tells more about astrology and at the end of this article you would know if it is truly for fun or not.

I was shocked when I read this publication: “A survey by Pew Research published in 2018 found that almost one in three adults in the United States believe in astrology.

More than one in four Christians also believe in astrology, including 24 percent of Protestants and 33 percent of Catholics. At 18 percent, evangelicals are tied with agnostics as the second-least-likely group to believe in astrology.

At 34 percent, Protestants are the second-most-likely group to believe in astrology, following those who claim their religion is “nothing in particular” (47 percent).

If you are someone who believes in astrology, please I appeal to you to stop because it is deceitful and unhelpful. The comment below was the experience of a Christian family who indulge in horoscope:

“They’re so funny because they are not true at all! My mom read hers and it told her that she would find the love of her life in a month and to leave the guy she’s with now… my dad laughed pretty hard at that!

But don’t listen to them, they are lying and have nothing to do with God, which is what we Christians want to stay away from!”

Is It Safe for Me to Read Horoscope?

This might be a worrisome question going through your heart now. I have the correct answer for you!

Marcia Montenegro was former professional licensed astrologer who practiced astrology for over 8 years; former President of the Metropolitan Astrological Society, former Chairperson of the Atlanta Board of Astrology Examiners; former teacher of astrology for over 5 years. But, listen to her testimony:

“The very roots of astrology are in ancient paganism and worship of the planets as gods, making astrology a true form of “fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness”.

Most astrologers are involved in other forms of occultism and New Age practices such as tarot cards, numerology, belief in reincarnation, having spirit guides, Eastern meditation practices, and so forth.

Thus, reading horoscopes (as well as consulting an astrologer) is to be receptive to something coming from this kind of spiritual worldview.

Being an occult art, astrology is connected to the paranormal powers of the occult.

This paranormal effect manifested for me when I would concentrate on a chart in preparation for a reading or during the session with the client: I would feel a distinct energy flowing between the chart and myself. I called it “tuning into the chart.”

I usually felt guided through the chart, and seemed to know where to go in the chart for information and which information was relevant for the client.”

Marcia’s testimony shows that horoscope is not safe for Christians!

The secret of astrologers is to work on your psyche to believe their prediction and if you do, then it comes to pass.

10 Reasons You Must Stay Away from Horoscope

Astrology is currently enjoying a broad cultural acceptance due to the advent of the personal computer, accelerated with the Internet, and has reached new speeds through social media.

The Devil is doing his best to lure everyone into the end-time destruction, so Christians must know this secret and run away from reading horoscope.

The following points were carefully confirmed to show that astrology is not for you:

1. People who follow their stars are more likely to abandon their commitments and be self-indulgent if they’re predicted to have a bad day.

2. There is divine punishment for those who believe in astrologers.

Isaiah chapter 47 verse 13 and 14 says: “…Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from what shall come upon you. Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them…”

3. Horoscope is usually vague and general in its predictions and can be open to a number of interpretations.

4. Astrology was based on the idea that the earth was the centre of the solar system, but their theory was proved to be wrong in 1543 when Copernicus discovered that the sun is the centre of the solar system.

Hence, the authenticity of horoscope had failed.

5. Three new planets were discovered; Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1839 and Pluto in 1932, but the astrologers find it difficult to include them to the seven planets on their chart.

Thus, their readings would forever be inaccurate.

6. Their predictions are always untrue. For instance, how could twins born in the same place and at the same time develop widely varying lifestyles?

7. Horoscope looks harmless but it is occultism. It links the clients to the dark world which takes their hearts away from the LORD.

8. Many people who love this divination suffer demonic oppression while some become demonic possessed.

9. If you love horoscope for fun then you are funnily practicing idolatry.

10. Your LORD does not want you to adore the stars, moon or any heavenly bodies. The LORD says:

“…If there is found among you…who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded…

…then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.” (Deuteronomy chapter 17)

 

The cogent points above show that horoscope is inaccurate, occultism, deceitful and idolatry. So, don’t download the application and ignore their enticement on the internet.