It Is Well!!!

I know it is well with me in Jesus name, amen!!!

Give Me A Double Portion

 Lord, I always to Thee, pray, just for strength from day to day,
But I see there's so much to be done,
That I have to kneel anew and this favour ask of you,
A double portion -- this fight must be won.
CHORUS:
Give me, Lord, a double portion, pour Thy Spirit on me,
Thru eyes of faith Thy wondrous works I can see,
But I need Thy helping hand, in this troubled, sinful land,
Give me, Lord, a double portion from Thee.

Do Good No Matter What!!!

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do NOTHING!!!

June 2012!!!

My Father who is in Heaven, thank You for June 2012: my month of destiny changing events that will lead to a ceaseless super-abundance-overflow in every aspect of my life. Thank You God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit for the new month. As You bless me, bless my friends also, so that together, we will praise and glorify You, in Jesus Christ name, amen.

Divine Deposits!!!

Wen u encounter somebody who tries 2 tell u dat u have nothin 2 offer, & dat u can never or will never achieve somethin of substance, be sure 2 laugh LOUDLY... Its gravely impolite & heinously sinful 2 hear a joke of dis magnitude & not LAUGH.... Possibilities re written ALL over me, I do not know about u!!!

What it Means to be a Christian

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not shouting “I ‘m clean living”

I am whispering “I was lost”

Now I am “found and forgiven”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I don’t speak of this with “pride”

I am confessing that “I stumble”

And need Christ to be “my guide”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not trying to be “strong”

I am professing that “I am weak”

And need “His strength to carry me on”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not bragging of “success”

I am admitting I have “failed”

And need “God to clean my mess”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am not claiming to be “perfect”

My flaws are far too “visible”

But “God believes I am worth it”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I still feel the “sting of pain”

I have “my share of heartaches”

So “I called upon His name”

When I say… “I am a Christian”

I am “not holier than thou”

I am just “a simple sinner”

Who “received Gods grace”

Many people erroneously believe that Christians consider themselves perfect or better than others. I pray that the above poem will dispel this belief and at the same time give a better understanding of what it means to be a Christian.If you’ve been waiting until you are perfect before you accept Christ into your life, I pray that you will come into the understanding that it is by His power that we can become Christians. When you received Christ into your life, He will give you the grace to live in victory over sin.

Adopted from “Thank you Jesus” A monthly Magazine of RCCG desire of all nations, Abuja, June 2007, page 15

Resist Not Evil…

The great teachers, sages and wise ones of history have left us with many proverbs, sayings and instructions for living a good life. While most of these sayings are obvious in their meanings, others seem to be contrary to the very thing that these wise ones were teaching. Take for example Jesus, where he says, in Matthew5:34 “Resist not evil….” Now that is a rather strange saying for a religious teacher, isn’t it? What did Jesus mean by this?

It is my contention that, in addition to all of the many different ways that people sees and interprets who Jesus was – he was, above all, a profound mystic who was far ahead of the people of his time in terms of understanding the principles of the Universe and human nature.

He understood, for example, that when you focus your attention on something, you create a certain vibration or frequency which puts you in alignment (on the same frequency) with that thing. To say it simply:

“What you see is what you get.”
“What you think about, you bring about”
“What you focus on, you get more of.”

In other words, what you give your attention to, you actually align yourself with at a frequency level, whether it is something you want or something you don’t want.

Thus, when you fight against the thing you don’t want, you are giving it your full attention and, at a frequency level, actually empowering it. Exactly how this takes place is explained from a quantum physics perspective. With quantum physics we now have a clear scientific understanding for many things that the great mystics of history have known for eons.

Back to the point. When people wish to eliminate something that is undesirable, they often start a campaign to fight it, based on the antiquated idea of war. Thus, in the USA, we have seen the “War on Poverty,” the “War on Drugs,” the “War on Cancer,” the “War on Terrorism,” etc., just to name a few. Other parts of the world have other priorities and thus other ‘wars.’ Now the interesting thing is, they still have poverty, drugs, cancer, and terrorism, and in most cases the problems are actually worse now than when they declared war on them.

It makes me wonder what kind of world we would have today if we had conducted a campaign for Prosperity for All, or Optimum Health for all, or the Campaign for Justice, Equality, Brotherhood, Peace and Prosperity for all – regardless of national boundaries?

An even more profound question is, what kind of impact would we have had on terrorism if we were spending TWO BILLION DOLLARS A WEEK in the Middle East (US current war budget), on health, education, social justice, and infrastructure development (water, electricity, roads, etc.) instead of guns & bombs?

All of our experience points to the fact that what we fight against (give our full attention to), we actually tend to empower.

Why? Because this is one of the fundamental teachings on global leadership. The kind of leadership that we need today is that which can carry us from the old consciousness which has brought us collectively to the brink of extinction to a new, visionary leadership which can carry us forward into a positive future. First and foremost this requires a change in consciousness. And this change is based on an understanding of the basic principles of how the Universe works; principles which have been the fundamental teachings of the world’s mystics and have more recently been confirmed by the science of quantum physics.

At this stage in our planetary history, we don’t need leaders/managers who can efficiently pilot a sinking ship. We need visionary leaders who can really see the hidden reefs and steer us in a new direction; for Africa as a start, then the global economy in general .

What a Day... So Amazing

Friday (when Christ was crucified) is gone, Sunday (when He rose from the dead) is here!...

A day full of great beauty and unanswerable logic;
A day of rest and gladness;
A day of joy and light;
Most beautiful, must bright.

On thee, at the creation,
The light first had its birth;
On thee, for our salvation,
Christ rose from depths of earth;
On thee our LORD, victorious,
The Spirit sent from Heaven;
And thus on thee, most glorious,
A tripple light was given.

Christopher Wordsworth

The strife is o'er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor's triump won;N
ow be the song of praise begun-Hallelujah!

The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legion has despersed;...
He brake the age-bound chains of hell;
The bars from heaven's high portals fell.

Welcome, happy morning! age to age shall say;
Hell today is vanquished; Heaven is won today.
Lo! the dead is living, God forever more!
Him, their creator, all his works adore.

Latin Hymn, dating back to the sixth century.

Lift your glad voices in triumph on high,
For Jesus has risen, and man shall not die

Doing Good...this Easter

From the bible and from the example of Christ, it is clear that Christians are here on earth to do good.

One passage tells us that Christ “went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him”(Acts 10:38). In addition to His healing ministry and His work of instructing in the truth, He engaged in another kind of activity which the Spirit calls simply, “doing good”.

“As He is, so are we in this world” (1John 4:17b). We who call ourselves by His name are under obligation to imitate Him in His deeds of kindness.

In current Christian teaching, it is usually assumed that the works we are called to do are miracles. It is a lot easier apply every passage that speaks of good works to something big and dramatic than to accept it as meaning some plain, humble task of mercy such as clothing the naked and feeding the hungry. We of the evangelical fold are much more easily persuaded to pray all night for God to do a miracle than to put on our work clothes and help a neighbour.

Without doubt, there are activities that take precedence over works of charity – work of charity, setting a holy example before an unholy world, doing good to all men whether believers/Christian or not.

Some Christians feel little or no sympathy for those outside the Christian fold. Let be suggested that help be granted to some unfortunate humans and the question is instantly asked, “is he a Christian?” or “is he worthy of our assistance?”

This attitude is wrong for a number of reasons and altogether beneath those who call themselves by the sacred name of Christ. If we are to help only the worthy, who then can qualify? The Christian can hide his goods away with a clear conscience, safe in the knowledge that he would help the poor if he could find any worthy of it. The moth and rust would qualify, to be sure, and they will get them at last; in the meantime, the happy believer can sing hymns and distribute tracts while the poor ask for bread and there is none and little children cry themselves to sleep at night with no one to comfort.

….”as we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith” (Gal. 6:10). This is in harmony with the truth found in the widely known story of the Good Samaritan, where it is established that our “neighbour” is anyone who needs us, whether or not he is our kin or nationality. I do not see how we can escape the force of this double witness; and to tell the truth, I do not believe any honest person can.
“…as much as lies in you, do good to all men, but do it unobtrusively so as not to draw attention to yourself nor bring embarrassment to the one you help.”

Unquestionably, we are here to do good, but good that is done ostensibly destroys itself in the doing. Kind acts are fragile things and must be handled carefully if they are not to become unkind and actually injure the one for whom they are performed. … almost everyone has at some time been amused or disgusted by the well – heeled extrovert who swept up the dinner check with such a satisfied air as made his guest feel under obligation. But over against this, I know men who habitually do favours in such a manner as to leave the impression that they and not the recipient are being favoured. This is a fine and beautiful art, and one that does not come easily.

…we must remember that the neat little disclaimer we hear so often, “I say this to the glory of God”, does not change the moral quality of the words that follows. Boasting is boasting, no matter how we dress it.

… It is a spiritual grace to help people without putting them under obligation, without humiliating them and without establishing a superior – inferior relationship. It is an art that can do good casually instead of formally, or ,…

The world has a saying that if you want to loose a friend, do him a favour. Without doubt, this saying is the crystallization of many and bitter experiences in the give and take of human relations.
But could the fault be all on one side? Maybe when we did our friend a favour, we adopted a patronizing attitude that struck at his self – respect and stung him to the quick.

Surely, of all people, we Christian should best know how to receive favours without servility and do good without arrogance. Our Lord was a master of this art;’ we can learn (should) from Him.

A.W. TOZER: THE WARFARE OF THE SPIRIT – RELIGIOUS RITUAL VERSUS THE PRESENCE OF THE INDWELLING CHRIST. COMPILED BY HARRYN VERPLOEGH

Believe it or Leave it

You are either a Christian (believer in God) or an unbliever!

If one commits sin, whether he believes it or not, he is a sinner. Until one reach a point where and when he (will) consciously come to Christ, confess his sins and forsake them; and in fact resolve never to go back to them, one cannot claim to be a beleiver in the Christian faith.

"For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without (of non) effects? God forbid: Yea, let God be true but every man a liar".

Romans 3:3 - 4.