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Expected End

  “ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart .” Jeremiah 29 : 11 - 13 KJV If our expected end always aligns with our experienced encounters in life, there will be no need for anyone to cry foul. More often than not, the reality is always that the expected end is a mirage. People see failure and disappointment as the normal reality of life. For the children of Israel, leaving their promised land for Babylon for seventy years doesn’t align with an expected end of dominion and peace. And generally, what we expect from a supposedly good relationship, admirable career opportunity, and a welcomed service privilege is like an ambitious dream. So when God says “ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you”, it was an acknow...
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Slippery Sleep

   “ See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5 : 15 - 17 KJV Everyone knows that the opposite of good is evil. Unfortunately, not everyone is capable of recognizing the transformation of good into evil. On slippery sleep mode, evil camouflages as good. And to escape the slippery sleep mode and stay awakened, the scriptural admonition remains “ Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing” . Praises and prayers keep the heart of man ever connected with the good God. Even in the weirdest of evil connotations and wicked manipulations that readily induce the slippery sleep doses, praises and prayers enable the sharpening of sight on good. Amazingly, when believers follow ever that which is good or simply the good God in the weirdest of evil connotations and wicked manipulations, agents of slippery sleep doses and evil workers are turned to dispatch...
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Wholesome Word

  “ The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? ” Jeremiah 23 : 28 - 29 KJV It is not just these days of artificial intelligence (AI) that people are getting mesmerized by recommendations from chatbots, robots, chatGPT, Claude, etc, on how to manage social lifestyles, relationships, business activities and careers. Prophecies in the days of Prophet Jeremiah were influenced by the charismatic prowess of the religious charlatans; and the people do readily get swindled by dreams and revelations, rather than by holding unto “ Thus saith the Lord! ”. Dreams, colourful embellishments, and AI-assisted sermon notes and public presentations can appeal well to the people’s emotions; but they cannot replace the wholesome declaration of the word of the Lord. Therefore, anyone wh...
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Timeless Thanksgiving

  “ I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways .” Psalm 119 : 14 - 15 KJV One quick takeaway from Christophilia ‘26 is the definition of JOY as ‘Jesus and You with nothing “O” in between ’. Isn’t this consistent with the  psalmist’s experience of a timeless thanksgiving: “ I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies“; and not necessarily in thy testimonies ? When a man acknowledges Jesus as the Way, he delights in living daily and satisfactorily by God’s presence and guidance. Therefore, praises and thanksgiving become natural lifestyles, even in the absence of material prosperity and physical occurrences. The troubled and depressing world of gadgets and substances is filled with total darkness and emptiness; and only the disciples of Jesus and those who ‘have respect unto His ways’ (like the psalmist) can radiate this source of timeless thanksgiving. Timeless thanksgiving is the...
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Timeless Treasure

  “ For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe .” 1 Thessalonians 2 : 13 KJV It is natural for people to be skeptical about words of revelation from men, including politicians, prophets, and preachers. And since there are diverse motivations to the different declarations from men, people often treat marital vows, service oaths, and organizational creeds or bounds as time-based treasures. Unfortunately, declarations of believers that are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, especially in the presence of the Lord, are mostly treated with the same quality of trust as the words of unbelievers. Therefore, “ For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word...
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Timeless Triumph

  “ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man .” Colossians 4 : 5 - 6 KJV Since the major characteristic of worldly wisdom is the pursuit of graceless triumph, the demands of our fast-paced world, career breakthrough, administrative excellence, and political sagacity are common knowledge to the people. It is almost normal for all to believe that success is synonymous to sinfulness. But then the apostolic admonition “ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time“ suggests otherwise. Knowing that those that are without are generally graceless, believers are admonished to walk in graceful (not graceless) wisdom while engaging them during unavoidable relationships and transactions. Sometimes, them that are within believers’ spaces in family relationships, business partnerships, and social transactions are readily influenced or manipula...
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Timeless Transformation

   “ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. ” Colossians 3 : 16 - 17 KJV Christophilia is not just a story about an instant transformation of the people’s culture and character, it is an expression of the power in the word of Christ for a timeless transformation of life. Many people do readily claim an historical change of character by their encounter with the saving power of the Lord; and thereafter, they allow the words, languages, and lifestyles of the world to mix up with their faith in Christ Jesus. A mixture of the word of Christ and the world in crisis has always produced compromises, chaos, and complaints. Therefore, “ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom “ is about living daily by the pow...
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