The 'Church' Girl

 Hi brethren,

In a bid to spice up my blog, I shall be starting a weekly series tagged 'The ' Church' Girl'. The aim of this story is not to incite anyone or reveal the secret of anyone either. It is simply the product of my sheer imagination. Since the purpose of this forum is to promote the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and also to raise men and women who will be heaven bound, I pretty much believe that you will learn from this story I am about to share. Ride with me on this new train of creativity....'The 'Church' Girl'

Instructions for Righteous Living !!!

In the book of Galatians 5 from the beginning verse to the end, Apostle Paul encourages believers to hold firm their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ lest they fall back into temptation.

He enjoins us to be steadfast in the true faith and not give opportunity to Mr. Flesh to thrive.  We are also advised to walk in the spirit so as not to fulfil the lust of the flesh(vs 16). The flesh and the spirit could be likened to a cat and a mouse- as we know, both are eternal enemies.

He further lists the manifestation of the works of the flesh in verses 19-21, stating categorically that those who engage in such would not inherit the kingdom of God(i.e. make heaven).  The joy of every believer is to make heaven, hence any thing that could thwart that dream should be eliminated immediately. It is important to list out most of these acts as stated in Galatians 5:19-21KJV- Adultery, fornication, uncleanliness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings and such like.

Are you guilty of any of the above? It is not too late to quickly retrace your steps and call on God to have mercy on you. Tomorrow may be too late!

Interestingly, the Chapter did not just end there. There is always a special gift for any believer who does the will of God. Such individual would be assured of the fruits of the spirit which indeed birth many more abundant blessings. The fruits of the spirit are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance: against such there is no law (vs 22-23).

My dear friend kindly muse over this beautiful chapter and seize the opportunity to rededicate your life back to Jesus Christ. You can make this confession: Lord Jesus, I believe you are my Lord and Personal Saviour. I totally accept you today and I assure you that I would not go back to sin. Forgive me of my trespasses and have mercy on Me. Thank you Lord that I am now your son/daughter in Jesus name.

God bless you my friend. Please feel free to leave your comments/testimonies.

Originally posted on Saturday, April 4th 2015.

About Gluttony

 

Did you know that eating excessively is sinful and totally disallowed by God? God condemns it passionately(Deut 21:20, Prov 23:1,20; 25:16,1Pet4:3).This sin when summed up in one word is called 'gluttony'. Yes! You may have to rethink before ordering for an extra plate of rice.

Gluttony, according to Thomas Acquinas- the Medieval theologian, is not only the desire of eating and drinking, but an INORDINATE DESIRE.. leaving the order of reason, wherein the good of moral virtue consists."

The above definition indicates that Gluttony is not only about excessive eating, it is about excess of anything e.g television, internet, entertainment, toys,fashion accessories, sex, or company.

According to the Holy Spirit Interactive website,there are at least three forms of Gluttony:

●Wanting more pleasure from something than it was made for.

●Wanting it exactly our way (delicacy).

●Demanding too much from people (excessive desire for other people's time or presence)

I really do not know how true it is but I have once read an online article where it is categorically stated that gluttonous people will end up in hell fire and be force-fed with rats, toads, and snakes. That sounds scary isn't it? The punishment is gravely formidable.

God prefers those who fast and pray rather than those who eat voraciously and desire immoderately. Truly, when God feeds you, you can never be hungry.

Let's quickly examine the story of Daniel in the book of Daniel chapter one.

Daniel resisted the food offered by King Nebuchadnezzar but God sustained him.For 10 days he abstained from food, yet the bible recorded that his countenance "appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the Kings meat (Dan1:15)"

Gluttony of any kind is unacceptable, avoid it like a plague. I can closely associate it with lasciviousness(which I will write about soon).

Now you know that gluttony is not restricted to overeating, it involves too much desire for anything you may want to think of.

Kindly drop your comments!

Originally posted on Tuesday, 14 April 2015.

Jesus' Instructions

Jesus gave two very special instructions in the book of Luke 21:36 which every believer can use to overcome the temptation of the last days. What are the two admonishing sentences?

The first is :Watch ye therefore;

the second is :Pray always.

In fact no seemingly magic is expected if every individual does not adhere strictly to these admonitions. Jesus has envisaged the things to come on the last days; and  as a friend of every true believer he quickly gives a route of escape because we will all definitely face temptation.

The world is evolving and the numerous signs of end time as specified in the holy bible are gradually coming  to pass. Remember  the words of Jesus in Luke 21:32:

"Verily I say onto you, this generation shall not pass away , till all be fulfilled."

If you are a friend of the Internet , you can google some of the prophecies of Jesus and you will be amazingly stunned that most of them have been fulfilled while some are happening  now and some will be fulfilled in the nearest future.

Watch and Pray are the two helping keys to survive in the current immoral world.  Apostle Paul buttresses this point in 1Thess1:17 when he writes:

"Pray without ceasing."

Devil is roaming about seeking for those he will hunt down and eat up spiritually and physically. Devil is tricky, he is strategically cunning. However, the good news is that we will always triumph if we watch and pray.

Let us be watchful (Eph6:11-12).

1Pet5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour."

Kindly leave your comments below, God bless you.

Originally posted on Monday, 27 April 2015.

Dry bones receive life!

God is sufficiently able to resurrect anything that is either dead or non-existent. This is not contestable because He is the creator of the universe. Remember that He made the heaven and the earth even when it was without form or shape.

In Ezekiel 37, God instructed  Prophet Ezekiel to command the dry bones to live. The whole chapter is significant to our present lives. The dry bones could mean any aspect of our lives that need quick recuperation. It could be our careers, academics, marriages, businesses and all our endeavours.

It is important to know that God cares so much about us and He is ever ready to breathe life into all our situations. He is a God of possibilities. Just trust Him today and He will give you rest all the days of your life.

I command all dry bones to revive in Jesus name.

Please feel free to comment and share.  

Originally posted on Monday, 1 June 2015.