Sunday Mornings

Hebrews 2:5-6 ( MSG ) 5.God didn't put angels in charge of this business of salvation that we're dealing with here. 6.It says in Scripture, What is man and woman that you bother with them; why take a second look their way?. Man disobeyed God and fell out of God's original plan. But God, being so mindful, kind and merciful, provided a means of reconciliation for man to reconcile back to Him ; The Salvation Project. "This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life"  John 3:16 The Salvation Project is a planned endeavor by God with the goal of delivering man from sin and eternal damnation; giving man a new life. This process was kick-started by the birth of Jesus. "It's obvious, of course, that he didn't go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham." Hebrews 2:16. Yo...

Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “ I Am  Who  I Am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘ I Am  has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:13&14 Sequel to the last episode of our devotional a week ago, Moses was now ready to be encountered by God after that he had come to the wit-end of his abilities. When God wanted to reveal Himself to Moses, He used a rather strange name. Nevertheless, it is custom for God not to be careless in naming ceremonies. Why then would God introduce Himself as I AM? A couple of weeks ago i was viewing a program on TBN and in their interludes, they kept repeating this advertisement or would i say, message: "I AM, therefore you are! That message struck me in my spirit. I began to understand why the name answered Moses' question of who God is. "Those who...

But Moses said to God, "who am I that I should go to Pharoah and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" Exodus 3:11 Sometimes we forget that the Moses in this chapter of Exodus is the same Moses in the chapter 2 of Exodus. What could have happened to Moses who felt that he could save the Israelites [all by his strength and influence]? At this point God had frustrated Moses as if to squeeze every pride and esteem he had for himself and his ambition. At this point, he had lost his youth, he had lost his position of influence in the palace, he had lost his ground amongst the Israelites, there was no possible way that saving the Israelites could be possible as far as Moses was concerned, yet this was the right time that God could move through Moses. Before now, the deliverance songs and praise would have been given to Moses, but God, in His jealous nature, wanting all the glory to belong to Him, saw it pleasing to make Moses pass through many discomfort and failures until h...

James 5:13 KJV Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. God has not asked us to seek his face in vain. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. James 5:16 KJV Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Through Biblical history, we have seen the power of prayer. Examples may include; Daniel . When all the wise men of Babylon including Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego were enlisted for execution because they couldn't know and interpret the King's dream, Daniel prayed instead. Daniel 2:17-18 (MSG) Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn’t be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men. Hannah Hannah who was barren for years decided...

I call to you, LORD; help me now! Listen to me when i call to you. Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice. (Psalms 141:1-2) The picture painted in this Psalm is that of a refugee that needs sincere and urgent help. the psalmist needed the help of God urgently [ i call to you, LORD, help me now! ]. Again our attention should be drawn to the descriptions and comparisons that the psalmist made with his prayer and lifting of hands. For a couple of weeks i have been researching to find out the meaning and significance of the evening sacrifice. It can also be referred to as [corporate] night devotion. The Israelites saw this as a moment to gather in one accord and worship God. The psalmist for one reason or the other could not attend the evening sacrifice, but did not see that as a barrier to worshiping God. He as well wanted his prayer to rise to heaven as a sweet smelling savor, holy and acceptable. Today many Christians have idolised the church an...

Job 1:10 KJV Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. The Hedge of Protection As God's children, we have a hedge around us that keeps us safe from the evil intentions of the devil. The devil continually censors us, looking for who to devour; but the Hedge placed around us has made us invincible. Breaking the Hedge The devil has no power whatsoever to break the Hedge around us. When man commits sin, the Hedge gets broken; rendering man vulnerable to affliction from the devil. God may also remove the Hedge as seen in the case of Job ( where he was tried). In such a situation, we have to stand strong and pass the test. Summarily, the devil has no power to get over the Hedge placed around us. He has no power to afflict us; except we allow him by committing sin. But God could also remove the Hedge in a bid to test us; although, in all t...

Nathanael said, "Where did you get that idea? You don't know me." Jesus answered, "One day, long before Philip called you here, I saw you under the fig tree." John 1:48 (MSG) It is very absurd to think that the time to build up your faith is when the call of the LORD for a specific task comes. Even though God qualifies those whom he calls, scriptures also point out the necessity of deliberate personal preparation as a prerequisite for being a vessel he will use. 2 Timothy 2:21 KJV If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. God still keeps his standards as a Holy God. So only holy man can be His vessels of honour. When God chose David to be king over Israel, it was because while he was in the bush taming his father’s flock and chasing away beasts that came to attack, God was watching and marking out someone that would be a vital tool to His ...