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Careful Christian

  “ This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men .” Titus 3 : 8 KJV Doing good is readily taking for granted because of every believer’s experiential knowledge of the grace of God. If the Giver of grace, Jesus Christ, in the days of His earthly ministry went about doing good, it is natural to expect all the takers of grace to be ‘do-gooders’ . As apparently insulting the ‘do-gooders ’ term seems in our days, John Wesley once encouraged “ Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can ”. Without this careful devotion, we have seen too many supposedly Christian workers and leaders being used as unfortunate pawns in the hands of the enemies of the grace of God. Doing good requires careful mainte...
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Peculiar People

   “ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works .” Titus 2 : 11 - 12 , 14 KJV With prejudice to the import of the grace of God in the affairs of anyone, people will always mistake popularity for peculiarity. Truth be told, the grace of God doesn’t promise the redeemed of the Lord popularity, but rather peculiarity. Unfortunately, those who abuse the privileges of grace have often engaged in the teaching and practicing of ungodliness, licentious lifestyle, and all forms of wickedness. Truly, these nefarious lifestyles can promote popularity with affluence, avarice, social, and political advantages; but they will obviously deny anyone the hope of being part of a peculiar people of God and candid...
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Selfless Stewards

  “ For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers .” Titus 1 : 7 - 9 KJV One of the fundamentals of a successful ministry in the vineyard of the Lord is stewardship.  And by Apostle Paul’s reference to steward of God in his admonition to Bishop Titus, it is evident that Bishop can be steward of men rather than being steward of God. To be steward of men at the expense of stewardship to God is to become influenced by either the provocations or preferences of fellow men. The moment our actions and inaction are influenced and controlled by the affections, afflictions, and atrocities of men, we become self-wiled rather than being selfless stewards of the Lord. It is i...
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Words Way

  “ How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way. ” Psalm 119 : 103 - 104 KJV By reference to the scriptural injunction in the New Testament about the world’s way, it is instructive to understand why the psalmist embraced the words way. The world’s way includes the system of lies, lust and looseness in the administration of business, relationships, and management at home, workplaces and the society. Those who patronize the world’s way do sometimes read the words of the Lord, albeit religiously at home, churches and in the society. The only problem is that the world’s way is considered as the potent path to prosperity, popularity, and power; while those who practice the words way are considered losers. Unfortunately, the schemer of the world’s way is wiser than most professing Christians and church goers, leveraging on his scheme of deception from the beginning at garden of Ed...
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Christian Correction

  “ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works .” 2 Timothy 3 : 16 - 17 KJV One of the fundamental purposes of the release of God’s words is correction. Christians study the word of God daily for access to its cleansing power. And for those who do release their hearts to the revelation of the words of God, they are empowered by God to get aligned according to divine purpose from deception and destruction. The havoc of sin and transgressions against the commandment of the Lord is the hardening and separation of the hearts of men from the revelation of God’s words; but by the inspiration of God through His words, the bondage is broken and hearts are released to response again to divine instructions. Unfortunately, proud hearts do not understand nor appreciate the potency in “ All scripture is given by inspirat...
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Purged Portions

  “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2 : 21 - 22 KJV Privileged and powerful purposes in life, career and ministry are desirable by everyone, but not everyone believes and understands that privileges and opportunities start with purposeful preparation. And in God’s vineyard and kingdom purposes, vessels of honour derive their purposes from being purged portions. “ If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use “ throw out the challenge for self-purging on everyone who desires privileged and powerful purposes in life. It implies that the primary objective of any man in any challenging situation and circumstance is making himself a purged portion i...
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Wondrous Words

  “ Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.” 2 Timothy 1 : 13 - 14 KJV Only sound or wondrous words can keep a man contented in a dark, dank dungeon with a hole in the ceiling for light and air. Apostle Paul was in ‘chains’ (2 Timothy 1:16), ‘like a criminal’ (2 Timothy 2:9). He was lonely, bored and cold (2 Timothy 4:9-13). Death was inevitable. According to tradition, he was condemned to die by beheading under Nero’s persecution. Yet, he kept the wondrous words which were committed unto him alive; and was more concerned about passing the same good thing unto Timothy. Obviously, we can argue that compromisers and those who cannot uphold the words of Jesus Christ amidst the challenges of life haven’t actually encountered the wondrous words. The wondrous words of Christ are quick, powerful and sharper than two-edged sword,...
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