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Winsome Words

  “ Order my steps in thy word: And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man: So will I keep thy precepts. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes .” Psalm 119 : 133 - 135 KJV Inspiration by the words of the Lord is simply the enthronement of God as the centre of our human instruction in life, family, career and relationships. There are so many religious activities in these days of manipulation by social media, economic standards, and the pressure of performance. Irrespective of our professional practices, the practical steps of most believers are ordered by social and economic standards and etiquettes. And when the psalmist prayed “ Order my steps in thy word: And let not any iniquity have dominion over me ‘, he was not alone by all practices today. The prayer is sincerely deeper than “ Order my speeches in thy word… ”. Many preachers can give sound speeches on holiness and righteousness; but they are denied th...
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Real Refreshment

  “ The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; Therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, To the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly Wait for the salvation of the LORD. ”  Lamentations 3 : 24 - 26 KJV Depending on the cause of exertion and weakness, there are sundry sources of refreshment for the body and the soul of man. For tne most parts, with the prospect of monetization, emotional breakdown and disturbance are readily refreshed by financial inducement. Little wonder, even the scriptures say “ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things ( Ecclesiastes 10 : 19)”. Notwithstanding, money refresheth not all things. Even after the abundance of wealth and the provision of material resources, there is always a void in the heart of man that only God can fill. The presence of God in all life’s circumstances is the real refreshment. And whenever our fellowship at home, coll...
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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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