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There are two options open to us when we die, death and damnation with Satan in hell, or peace and eternal life with Jesus in heaven. Now, if we don't intentionally choose the latter, then we'll be automatically slated for the former, that's eternal separation from God, which is mankind's worst dilemma. Therefore we need to intentionally accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, since He&#...

Christ left the heavenly splendour of heaven and came to earth as a man to save and serve us. We see His servanthood in every aspect of His life. He was not too proud to wash the feet of His disciples, making humility one of the most important traits of being a follower of His. And good leadership required the most humility and servanthood in His philosophy. But, unfortunately, that's not the...

Christmas is indeed a time for much joy, celebrations, gift giving and feasting, but have we ever stopped and wondered why it's so. Why at the end of every year we have so much fun, love and compassion for others? It's because of the incarnate birth of Christ, the Son of God, who came to earth to save us from our abominable sins. Now that should be a reason for much joy, because that gives...

Now, how do we walk hand in hand with God eh? After giving our lives to Jesus, then we need to know His word, obey it, as best we can, and cry out to God for help when we find ourselves unable to do what He asks. The wonderful thing about our God is that He NEVER asks us to do something He doesn't enable us to do, and if come to Him in reverence and ask for help He will give it. That is His pr...

Fear and doubt are two liabilities of living in this sinful, fallen world. However if we sincerely believe in Christ and His promises found in His Holy Word, the Bible, then we need to refute, as soon as possible, any doubt and fear that comes into our lives through unseen and/or unfortunate circumstances. It's not always easy to do that, but with a strong and steadfast faith in Christ, we wil...

Oh friends, life is not just sunshine, lollipops and roses! No! It also entails a fair amount of work! For life cannot get better or improve without us seriously and sincerely working, expending energy to make it so. Consequently, any society in which there are many more lazy, busybodies than sincere workers, that society will eventually fall on hard times and cease to be of any use or value. It w...

Oh friends, many descriptions have been used to describe our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but perhaps the best one is that which He Himself used; that's likening Himself unto a solid ROCK! A ROCK that cannot be moved, shaken, changed or in any way intimidated. That's why it's so important we surrender our all to Him, put our total trust in Him, because He is the ONLY One who can lead...

God made us and God still controls us, thus we are beholden to Him for the paths we tread in this life. However, since God's ways are higher than ours, and although He has given us free will to choose our own paths, His direction for our lives will always be much more productive and amenable than ours. That's why it's ever so important that we accept God's plan for our lives and wa...

If you're a follower of Jesus, then He expects you to be diligent and excellent in EVERYTHING that you do! That's just how His kingdom is set up. And that also ensures that God the Father is exalted in all we do, which is one of our earthly requirements. But also friends, when we do stuff with diligence and excellence it causes others to want to be like us, that's a follower of Jesus;...

Life is generally what we make it my friends! That means, what we do has an impact on what happens to us. Therefore, if we don't effectively use the many gifts and promises that God has given us, we won't have the kind of life that God desires we have and that Christ died for us to have. And what a sad waste of our lives that would be. Therefore, I'm pleading with us, to stand strong i...

There are two states of physical and spiritual distinctions in the world, darkness and light. The first, darkness is the territory of Satan, the evil one. while the second, light, is the territory of Christ, the author of LIGHT! Unfortunately, Satan has made many of us to live in darkness because of our evil deeds, and he makes us afraid of the light, because if we come to the light our evil deeds...

Our world is currently in a state of disaster that's fuelled by disobedience to the basic social laws of society. And how we expect to last any length of time with such widespread disobedience, I truly don't know, because a stable society is only achieved by basic obedience to the rules of the society. And even more so, as believers in Christ Jesus, we need to obey His word if we desire to...

Oh friends, this world is filled with so much deceit and unfaithfulness that it's really difficult to navigate it with any sense of safety and security. However, the Lord God Almighty, our Creator and Controller is faithful despite our evil doings and unfaithfulness! He is the ONLY ONE to whom we can ever look to for true faithfulness, because He has nothing to prove or gain by being unfaithfu...

We all talk a good talk, but are less than able to back it up with true faith. We forget what the Lord has done for us when new storms confront us and cry out faithlessly for help. But friends, that's the purpose of Jesus bringing us through the storms; to raise the level of our faith, so that the next time we're not as antsy and fearful as the time before. If coming through each storm suc...

This world is a crazy place, with all kinds of evil and deceit, which means we have to be careful how we walk in it. However, as believers in Christ Jesus, we have the options of surender, trust and prayer in His mighty name. And if we are wise, we will use every ounce of it that we can, because He is the ONLY ONE who can truly help us in our times of need, and in these turbulent and topsy-turvy d...

We came into this world with nothing, and when we die, we won't take anything with us either. That means all the money and material wealth we strive after and pile up is left right here for others to waste and fight over! And the sad part is that while piling up the worldly wealth we usually forget about and ignore God and all the things He believers are necessary for us to prosper in His righ...

When the Lord made us, He gave us certain commands to which He expects us to adhere. These commands or commandments' are all for our benefit. Meaning, if we follow them then our lives will be blessed with peace, abundance, joy and LOVE! Likewise, if we don't follow them, then our lives will be filled with misery and unhappiness. It's a simple do as I say and prosper, don't do as I...

God made us to have good fellowship and communion with us. But as the ole people says, it takes two to tango, which means that if we're not in fellowship with God, then our lives won't be running as smoothly as they can. And with the evil and ungodly state of our current world, it's even more necessary that we communicate sincerely and seriously with our Maker, for He's the ONLY ON...

Our earthly tomorrows never seem to come, but the eternal one with Christ certainly will! He's promised it, and like everything else He's promised, He's faithful to perform. That's why we can look forward to a time when there's no more death, pain, crying, sorrow and those negative earthly things. When Christ takes over, it will be all peace and LOVE and joy. But that means you...

Christ gave His life so that we could be saved from our sins, the least we can therefore do is give our life to do his work. Not be ashamed of Him and His gospel and stand up strong and fight the evil world on His behalf. Remember too, that is also to our benefit, so that we can spend eternity with Him in heaven, rather than with Satan in the fires of hell. And if we deny Him, He will also deny us...

What can get us safely though this life eh? Nothing but sincere trust in Jesus! What can keep us filled with peace and joy during our trials? Nothing but leaning on the everlasting arms of Jesus. He is the only eternal security there is! Satan doesn't guarantee anything but eternal death and damnation, eternal separation from God, the worst thing that can ever befall a human soul! But trust in...

Satan is always at our heels bothering us to do wrong, but we cannot turn him away unless we are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, for it's our submission to the Holy Spirit that gives us the strength and wherewithal to resist the devil. That means before we can resist the enemy, we must first have an allegiance with God. And that allegiance also calls for us to draw near to God, for i...

Friends. don't be fooled, Satan knows more about God than any of us, as he was once the Archangel Lucifer, thus he knows how to play us. So please, it's ever so important that as believers in Christ we don't fall for the lies and wiles that Satan employs to get us to do his dirty work. He desires to keep us chained to the earth, while the Lord expects us to soar like eagles, and the on...

Jesus is expected to come back two more times; first to take the church home to heaven in the Rapture, then at the end of the seven years of the Great Tribulation. And the long and short of the story is that if Jesus comes at either time and you have not received Him as Lord and Saviour, then your path will lead to eternal separation from Him, that's death and damnation with Satan and all the...

Worry is a very negative and unproductive exercise. It only eats away the little strength and positivity we have, making us even less able to handle the situation that concerns us. The most important thing a believer can do is to place His complete trust in Christ, then have the faith to understand that God will not let Him fall by the wayside. Just like he takes care of the birds and the flowers,...