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Perfect Pleasure

  “ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong .” 2 Corinthians 12 : 9 - 10 KJV Faith in God shouldn’t really be tied to pleasure, but it is what it is. High standards of living often dictates spiritual calling and dedication; affluence and luxurious lifestyles influence relationships and family commitments. Faith in God and pleasure in opportunities and privileges are not expected to be interrelated, but it is often the driving force in today’s religious circles. Even for those who have established solid relationships with God, God is still often concerned about the focus of their pleasures, between pleasing God and satisfying personal pleasures. For example, Apos...
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Perfect Peace

  “ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: ” Isaiah 26 : 3 - 4 KJV Peace that is partial tends to promote the absence of troubles, opposition and oppression. Whereas, there can be abundance of this kind of peace with confusion in the mind and constant restlessness. When our sense of peace is derivative of physical structure and material manifests, the system can mortgage the conscience with compromises while creating the artificial provision for partial peace. Perfect peace comes from the heart’s pure relationship with God. Even when the elements move around in chaotic disorderliness, perfect peace makes the heart stay on Him. Therefore, perfect peace is not derived from (1) property prosperity, but in the pureness of peace with God; (2) extravagant entertainment, but in the excellence of endurance; (3) rude riches, but in real righteousness; (4...
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True Transformation

  “ For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works .” 2 Corinthians 11 : 13 - 15 KJV Mimicry is definitely the bedrock of fake transformation. Unfortunately, our churches, Christian homes, and societies are often built on the mimicry of righteous lifestyles, religious obligations, and real practices. Therefore, true transformation requires a change of character beyond  just a change of charisma. Whereas, beyond mimicry is the entire consecration of life, characters and clean communication in the world. Fake transformation can mimic the manners of lifestyle; but God sees beyond the manners of actions. When the motives beyond manners are cleaned, there would be no need for faking righteousness. Instead of get...
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Marvellous Might

  “ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; ” 2 Corinthians 10 : 3 - 5 KJV If the best of might in the world is men’s might, then we would have been limited to the different shades of bullies, oppressions, arrogance, and victimization. Nations with the symbolism of men’s might in the scriptures include Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Midian, etc, with the avalanche of their chariots. Unfortunately, when the weapons of our warfare are limited to men’s might, they are readily wired to scheme against the counsels of God. Pharoah tried his might with imagination against the knowledge of God and he was humbled in the Red Sea. Therefore, no matter the height of human achievements and the sophist...
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Cleansing Counsel

  “ And the waters covered their enemies: There was not one of them left. Then believed they his words; They sang his praise. They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel: ” Psalm 106 : 11 - 13 KJV When the psalmist cried out elsewhere “ Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word (Psalm 119 : 9 ), the inspired response situated the indispensability of the counsel of God. The children of Israel failed to consistently take heed thereto according to the cleansing counsel throughout their wilderness experience. Unfortunately, the challenges with taking heed to the cleansing counsel is made worse by today’s technology advancement, social media networks, and improved access to artificial intelligence. Nowadays, when we don’t even need to ask Siri, Google, Bixby, etc before the downloads of interrupting counsels, how would anyone want to wait for the cleansing counsel? It is important to note that God wants His children t...
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God Gift

   “ And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness: And gave them the lands of the heathen: And they inherited the labour of the people; That they might observe his statutes, And keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.” Psalm 105 : 43 - 45 KJV When Apostle James says “ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights” , many believers would have no problem with its reference to good gifts. Unfortunately, many believers are always distracted from the primacy of the God gift in every relationship of God with His children. For the Jews in the Old Testament, the focus is always about the miraculous possession of the promised land: “ And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness: And gave them the lands of the heathen” . Likewise, in the New Testament and in our contemporary dealings, believers’ relationships with God are mostly skewed to the possession of good jobs, good properties, good oppo...
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Right Riches

   “ Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.” 2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 2 KJV The dynamics of riches have taught us that the opposite of grace is greed. Without grace in the pursuit of riches, it becomes evident that we have bad riches in the focus of greed. These will definitely be bad riches with bitterness and betrayals, arrogance and animosity, and deception and destruction. Whereas, by using the model of riches in the churches of Macedonia, right riches are full of the righteousness of God, integrity with God, grace of God, excellence in God, and truth about God. Therefore, the currency of right riches is not in the capital; but surely in the character. That is why even when capital is liquidated by a great trial of affliction, an incredible test of faith, a gruesome measure of disappointm...
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