Of God and Mankind

Mark 11:24-26 (AMPC)   “ For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].   25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.   26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.”   Dear people of God, in the first part of the message on the same topic, we established that the devil is the cause of all evil in this world.   We saw that Christians ignorantly and sinfully blame God for their problems whereas the devil is the culprit who misleads them, keeps them ignorant of God’s Word to know their rights in Christ.   It is ignorance of these rights in Christ that is the bane of many Christians...

Experts have stated that humans think between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts every day. It is also estimated that about 80% of these thoughts are negative while 95% are repetitive. A repetitive thought means the same thought that comes a second, third or more times. A negative thought is one that is focused on something wrong and a wrong assumption even when the thing has not happened. It is usually started by fear of a number of things – fear of the unknown, poverty, death, old age, people generally. The way a person thinks is revealed by the comments that come out of the person’s mouth or the actions the person takes every day. When you think negative thoughts persistently, it leads to unpleasant consequences and realities for the person. This is why the Bible says in Proverbs 4:23 (GNBK), “ B e careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this fact that the thoughts we focus on determines the d...

These days the focus all over the world is on the coronavirus pandemic, all in a bid by the devil and his demons to spread fear and panic so they can operate freely in destroying human lives and send them to an eternal damnation in HELL. The fear is so palpable even with the media escalating matters with their figures of the number of infected patients and dead victims of the coronavirus. See what the Word of God says in Romans 6:16-17 (AMPC), Do you not know that if you continually surrender yourselves to anyone to do his will, you are the slaves of him whom you obey, whether that be to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness (right doing and right standing with God)? 17 But thank God, though you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient with all your heart to the standard of teaching in which you were instructed  and to which you were committed. God’s Word tells us that you are a slave of anyone or anything you pay a...