Of God and Mankind

One mistake most Christians make in their dealing with evil influences - satan, demons and their human agents is that they relax after overcoming them in a spiritual battle using prayer to God in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.   However, satan and his agents never give up in trying to bring down Christians through sin, hardships, conflicts and sufferings because they know that it is ONLY the Christian that has the chance of entering heaven once he or she exits this world.   The Christian is the one who has repented of sin, confessed and forsaken sin, surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and lives in strict obedience to Jesus Christ, Who ALONE is the guarantee of anyone having eternal life in heaven.   The evil ones therefore try to bring down the Christian because they know they have lost all opportunities at entering heaven having rebelled against God their Creator Who has passed judgement on them.   The mission of the evil ones is just one: sin...

Dear friends, just like the Word of God tells us about the last days, we are witnessing a flurry of preachers who are telling people about our Jesus Christ. However, the majority of these preachers are focusing on materialism in this world and not spirituality to gain access into heaven.  Our Lord Jesus Christ said clearly that if you seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, all other things would be added unto you - Matthew 6:33. We see the same message in Proverbs 21:21, "He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor." If righteousness is what a Christian or a child of God should seek first in order to get all other blessings from God, why then are most preachers doing the opposite, preaching prosperity instead of righteousness? For some preachers, they believe prosperity is an easier message to sell than righteousnes...

2 PETER 3:1 "For His (God's) divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue)." Dear people of God, the knowledge, correct application through meditation, belief and confession of God's Word in the Holy Bible is the key to every blessing we desire in life. Today's lead text tells us God has bestowed upon us all that is required for life and godliness. Since God's Word is true, it means every true child of God has this life and godliness bestowed upon him or her. So, why are most Christians still struggling and begging God to bless them when He has already done so? It is because of ignorance the second part of today's lead Bible text - you see when you have the full personal knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue), then you understand that ...

Many Christians are ignorant of their inheritances as children of God as well as their authority over the powers of satan, demons and their human agents. This ignorance is responsible for the wrong ideas some Christians hold in their minds and manifest in their actions. Faith in the Word of God in the Holy Bible is the key to unlocking the blessings/inheritances that God has given. If you have to wait until something manifests, then that is walking by sight and not by faith. The Word of God tells us that Christians walk by faith and not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7. To walk by faith means you understand that the only outcome in any situation is what you have believed in your mind and declared with your mouth. When you therefore hold on to the wrong beliefs in your mind, then those wrong beliefs will manifest in your life. On the other hand, when you hold on to the right beliefs in your mind, it is those right beliefs that would manifest in your life. This is w...

Trying to live without Jesus Christ is just as dangerous as trying to live without air to breathe – the consequences are disastrous. Ever since I’ve come to know Jesus Christ personally by His grace upon my life (and not on my own merit), at times I do wonder how I was able to live so many unfruitful years in the past without Jesus. Just as a child or baby animal depends on his parent(s) for survival, so I depend on Jesus Christ for my entire life. I cannot now imagine living outside of His care upon my life. Unlike humans whose tolerance level for other’s misbehaviour is limited, Jesus is ever ready and willing to take us into His fold when we take the decision to sincerely surrender our lives to Him from a life of sin and evil. Indeed, there is no better place to live than in the surrounding loving arms of Jesus. Our parents cooperated with Divine Providence to bring us into this world. In similar fashion, Jesus Christ fashioned us right inside our mother’s womb...

I heard the testimony of a friend’s wife who once visited a hospital to have a scan and the result came that she had fibroid. To the amazement of the doctor, the lady tore the results and said, “This report is not for me because I am pregnant.” True to her confession, the lady went for a scan at another place months later and it was confirmed that she was indeed pregnant. Again, she went back to the earlier hospital where she was told she had a fibroid and this time around the results showed she was pregnant! Dear friend, what this lady displayed is how faith works. Yes, the results did show she had fibroid but because she rejected it and held on to her belief that she was pregnant, her faith moved God to act on her behalf to confirm it as a baby. There is also another testimony of a lady who was pregnant and the scan showed it was a baby boy but she wanted a baby girl. She prayed to God for a miracle and scans still showed that she was carrying a baby boy. Howeve...

Dear friend, if someone who did not know Jesus Christ discovers you are a Christian and asks you the question, “why do you love Jesus Christ”, what would be your answer? Can you give reasons why you love Jesus or would you just say because you’re a Christian and all Christians are followers of Christ? When you have a personal relationship with Jesus, it is easy to come up with reasons why you love Him. For me, knowing and loving Jesus is the best thing that has happened in my life. I will now tell you why I love Jesus: (1)   Jesus delivered me from the power of sin and death – 1 John 3:6-7. Before I gave my life to Jesus Christ, I was engaged in sinful habits – stealing, telling lies, keeping malice, watching pornography, listening to worldly music, taking alcohol and getting drunk, reading immoral literature, fornication, etc. By His grace, Jesus has through His mercy and the power of HIs Holy Spirit delivered me from all these sins, which if I died in them w...