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Christ is our Lord and Saviour, and thus He has certain rules and regulations by which He desires His followers to live. However, we can only know them by reading and studying His word, listening to the teachings of others and to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, then putting it all into action in our lives. Now that's not an easy task, what with all the evil and ungodly distractions i...

In this world there are only two options, to follow Satan and his evil, ungodly ways, or Jesus and His LOVING and godly ways. The problem involved here is one of belief, plus where we want to end up in eternity. If the material things of the world catch your fancy more than the spiritual things of heaven, then most likely you'll be spending time with Satan in his domain of hell where eternal s...

Alcohol is a big money maker in our society, and the practice of imbibing it is well entrenched, so there's not much getting away from it. But, like everything else in this world, there's a good and a bad way to get involved in it. Let's not use it as crutch, to help with our aches and pains, because it can become very addictive and dangerous in a short time. And let's not encourag...

God's Word is filled with many promises, promises in the thousands, and they are not placed there just for show, but for us to live righteously and steadfastly by them. Yes friends, those promises have been made to give us strong footholds; a lamp to our feet and a light to our path in this evil and ungodly world. However, we first have to know them, and that can only be accomplished by readin...

This world says that you must see before you believe, but Christ desires His followers to believe before we see. Believing by faith and not sight. That means having a strong faith and trust level in Christ and His unique and unworldly policies. It's not always easy to live that faith journey, but if we truly believe, He will help us to do it. He's promised to do so, and we all know He neve...

Life is filled with material things, which most of us are concerned about, but there's also the spiritual aspect of life, that we ought also to be concerned with. That's knowing about the kingdom of God and the gospel of Christ, which are even more important than our material world, for the Spirit of God is what gives life. and Christ promised that if we sought first the kingdom of God, th...

Many are our troubles and mistakes in this evil and misguided world, but as a believer in Jesus Christ, we have the wonderful option of going to our God in prayer for help, regardless of the circumstances; whether we caused them or someone else did. That's the beauty of having an omnipotent God like ours; the One True God Jehovah. In Him, we live, breathe and have our very being, and we do tha...

Life is filled with many things like laziness, procrastination, diligence and hard work. Unfortunately the enemy is very good at the latter two, while too many Christians are marvellous at the first two. But as a true believer in Christ, that's totally unacceptable! Yes, Christ was never lazy or procrastinating. He was always up and about His Father's work. Likewise, we believers ought to...

Christianity is not just talk, but more action, and that action implies strong faith, when we go through temptations and other fiery ordeals for the sake of testing. Yes, we will all be tested at different times and stages of our lives to see how strong our faith really is, for many of us talk a good talk, but unfortunately cannot walk the walk. But it is necessary that we do walk our talk, for Go...

Oh friends, our main duty down here on earth is to glorify God the Father, and we can only do that if we live sincerely for Jesus! As He says, if we abide in Him and He in us. He is the vine and we are the branches that need to be attached to Him, if we want to get nourishing food and eventually receive eternal life. Otherwise, like unfruitful branches we'll be gathered up and thrown into the...

A Christian's number one priority is to believe! There are no ifs and buts about that! If you don't believe in Jesus and all that He says He is and all that He say He can do, then you are not a Christian and will not see the pearly gates of heaven, for Christianity comes ONLY through sincere belief in Jesus Christ. The New Testament is riddled with statements about belief, both by Jesus an...

Friends, this world is filled with much evil and ungodliness, and the only way we can combat them is by staying strong in faith, by growing in our faith in Christ every day! It's only as our faith grows and gets stronger that we are more able to resist the devil and his many temptations. Without strong faith in Christ Jesus, the enemy will soon overpower us. But he has no power over us unless...

Jesus is indeed our end all and be all, our everything, that's why He was able to make those 7 'I AM' statements in the gospel of John. And if we followers don't know and believe them, then we're undermining our own salvation and abundant life here on earth, which Jesus died to provide for us. And the only way to know those momentous and glorious statements is by studying the W...

In this cruel and evil world we need all the help we can get to make it through in one piece, and Jesus Christ is the ONLY ONE who can guarantee that! But we have to sincerely acknowledge Him as Lord and Saviour and place our total trust in Him, confidently believing that He is exactly whom He says He is, and what He says He can do; that's every and anything for NOTHING is impossible to Him! T...

Our bodies and souls can get dirty with sin as well as with unclean substances, that's why every so often we need to clean up our bodies with a physical purge, and our spirits with repentance, fasting and prayer. Both our bodies and souls will not function at their optimum level if they are dirty and discoloured with sin and unhealthy foods. And the serious and soul searching time of Lent is a...

Oh friends, today is both Valentine's day and Ash Wednesday, a day we give over to LOVE , and the Lenten season we give over to prayer, fasting and purging of our souls and spirits. Holiness and sacrifices are expected in these forty days of soul searching. And it's not easy, but it's a time when we contemplate the tenets of our faith and how we are personally fulfilling them. There&#3...

Life's not a bed of roses, but with jesus leading us, it can certainly be worthwhile and interesting. However, we need to truly receive Him as Lord and Saviour and then put Him first place in our lives, while living the humble, LOVING and compassionate way that He lived while here on earth. It's imperative that we follow His example of obedience, humility and generosity, if we want to give...

The world provides many amenities and opportunities, but we have to work for most of them! That's the only way we will ever enjoy the good things of life. And sadly, our society today is tending towards laziness and slothfulness, with many not wanting to work, but yet expecting to live the good life. That's irresponsible my people, for the Lord made us to work, to be productive and fruitfu...

The world gives us big dreams and tells us we can do whatever we want, but that's not the whole truth. We can do only so much in our own strength, and to do really great and big things, it's oh so necessary to have Jesus walking with us and sincerely and safely holding our hands and guiding us as we try to navigate these stormy times of life. We cannot live the abundant life without Jesus....

God doesn't ask very much of us, but the most important thing is that we LOVE Him, the way He LOVES us. And there's no doubt that He LOVES us because He sent His only Son Jesus to die on the cross to save us. And if that isn't LOVE , then I don't know what is! And the only way we will ever get to heaven is by showing sincere LOVE in our hearts for God, ourselves and our neighbours...

Oh friends, life is tough at it's best, but when we believe in Almighty God, then we have His promises to fall back on. But we must believe that He is who He says He is, and that He will do whatever He promises, otherwise our faith is useless. What's the use in saying you believe then not accepting and trusting God's good promises for your life eh? You're just wasting your valuable...

Ah mih people, we all know that this world can be a lonely and discouraging place, that's why we need to first spend regular and intimate time with God, then have human friends, who value and desire us to improve enough, that they will spend valuable time with us, encouraging and uplifting us. Like the saying goes, iron sharpens iron. Likewise friends sharpen friends and that's the kind of...

In this world, we have two options, two voices to listen to; that of Jehovah God and that of Satan! But wisdom dictates that we listen to the voice of God because His words have the reward of salvation with eternal life and eternity with Him in heaven. However, Satan's voice only leads us to hellfire and damnation. Now, some of the stuff that Satan offers might seem better than what God offers...

We are not our own, for we were bought and paid for with the sinless blood of Jesus. That means we have a significant duty to live the way He desires us to live. And one of the many things He desires is praise for all He's done for us. It's strange though, how we praise and give thanks to the crooked politicians and unworthy celebrities who do absolutely nothing for us, but refuse to prais...

There's only one way to get Jesus as your Lord and Saviour; that's to believe in Him, in who He says He is, the Son of God, and that He came to earth to die to save your sinful soul! There's no other way! Therefore it's of the utmost importance that we truly believe and show it in the way we live. If we don't believe, then we're already condemned to spending eternity separa...