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  “ Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.” Galatians 6 : 7 - 8 NKJV The ‘garbage in, garbage out ’ concept of any control system logic is strictly based on the utmost relevance of the system processor. It doesn’t matter the quality of input into a faulty or fake processor, the output will always be garbage. Likewise, self sowing is simply a life’s investment into the depraved and corrupted nature of man, including a trust in human intelligence, political sagacity, social networking, and administrative capacity of man with utmost confidence. And “ For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption ” is always apt on the corrupted nature of man producing corruption eventually at the end of show. Unfortunately, while the show of character camouflage is on, temporal appeals, praises, and ...

  “ And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. ”  Galatians 5 : 24 - 26 NKJV When the scriptures say bodily exercise profits a little, the referenced profit underscore the preference of sprinting over standing. Sprinting engages aerobic or cardiovascular movement of the body towards the use of oxygen to meet the energy demands for metabolism. It shows why perpetual standing without the recommended dosage of sprinting often leads to health challenges and sometimes death. Likewise, “ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” admonishes the preference of spirit sprinting over spirit standing. Those who merely live in the spirit have the form of godliness, the charisma or profession of Christianity, and the association with Christians; but they lack the character and love—manifesting fruit of ...

  ““ Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb: Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. ” Isaiah 46 : 3 - 4 NKJV From times immemorial, everyone knows that heroes of faith are usually not heralds of facts. They are mostly people who simply believe in the existence of God through daily engagements with elements that make their social, work, and physical relationships. Unfortunately, in this digital and social media age, it is far easier for everyone to listen to champions behind news network propaganda, manipulated medical reports, and administrative conspiracies than paying attention to the old-versioned “ Listen to Me, O house of Jacob ” sermon. People now go to churches for socialization, rather than for transformation…because it clearly seems that valiant victors are ...

  “ And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. ” Galatians 4 : 6 - 7 NKJV It is important to underscore the fact that steadfastness is a right of Sonship, and not a privilege. Ignorance of this identity has always been the cause of slavery and unwarranted negotiations of believers with their enemies. Unfortunately, when God allow believers to walk through difficult terrain and wilderness experiences for necessary training and development, they often choose to listen to whispers suggesting ‘unloved’ , ‘unwanted’ , ‘unmerited’ , etc. These slavish dispositions are cleverly harvested by the enemy, who is a master of deception and eternal loser in the scheme of God’s inheritance. Whereas, every believer in Christ is not just redeemed from sin, Satan and slavery, he has a steadfast spirit with dominion and authority in ...

  “ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ “Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. ” Isaiah 41 : 10 , 13 - 14 NKJV In human parlance, anointing for service or godfatherism comes with high sense of responsibility from the supplier of the service strength, like political base, financial support, administrative backing, etc. Little wonder why godfathers will readily do all within and without their might to frustrate any disloyal subjects to retain the dividend of their responsibilities. Unfortunately, God often has to contend with the grips of godfathers to get the loyalty of His children. And when He says “ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God “, it is mostly bo...

  “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. ”” Galatians 2 : 20 - 21 NKJV Given the ever dynamic standards in systems of the world, everyone knows the deficiencies of personal goodness grants in customer satisfaction, family prosperity, and political vote of confidence. Even when king Hezekiah appeared to get a reward by his personal goodness grant from the Lord, the grant was quickly messed up by his extension to  Merodach-Baladan - the son of Baladan, king of Babylon. And like Apostle Paul corrected the expressed hypocrisy in the use of personal goodness grants in the Galatian church, many believers today struggle with the pollution of grace with their goodness grants, through diplomacy, charisma, generosity...

  “ …and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ” Galatians 2 : 9 NKJV All crisis situations and circumstances in life have opportunity potentials, depending on how we respond. The different response options that are naturally available include blame game, and offense picking; while very few often think about navigating the grace gateway. For example, the crisis situation in the ministry of Apostle Paul involved the challenges with the extension of the desirable hands of fellowship to accommodate the uniqueness in ministry. Having received the secret in his fellowship with God as regards divine intervention against personal crisis situations in life, Apostle Paul had learnt how to always access the opportunity through the grace gateway. God’s rest, reassurance, and righteousness often come from the ...